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July 22, 2022

Skagway could be included in landslide risk monitoring

By Melinda Munson In September 2020, Skagway Traditional Council (STC) sent a letter of support for Sitka Sound Science Center’s (SSSC) application to the National Science Foundation. SSSC sought a grant to expand geohazard monitoring in Southeast Alaska.

Funding was approved for a five year period, and Skagway now has the chance to be included in landslide research and monitoring.

It’s a timely topic, promptly following the slide that occurred June 23 on Railroad Dock, causing slight damage to a Princess ship and temporality shutting down parts of the bustling dock.

Landslides are a frequent occurrence in Southeast Alaska communities. A December 2020 landslide in Haines killed two people.

The same storm triggered a landslide along Dyea Road, causing damage that is scheduled to be repaired by 2023.

Sitka had their own geo-hazard tragedy. In 2015, a large rain event set off a landslide, causing three deaths. SSSC responded by forming a geo-task force which included a geologist, social scientists, emergency managers and the Sitka Tribe of Alaska. Thus, the Sitka Landslide Risk project was born.

The group first thought of using the already existing tsunami warning system, but then the question became, does one run up or down when they hear the siren?

The task force eventually settled on a web page which lists landslide risk as low, medium or high.

Lisa Bush, executive director of SSSC, says this system and real-time information, which took five years to develop, puts the power in the

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hands of community members.

“Should I go home tonight, should I send my kids to school? It’s up to the individual, which we got to through lots of community discussions and talking to community leaders and inviting the community to voice their opinion of how this landslide system should work,” she said.

SSSC’s lead geo-scientist, Annette Patton, who described herself as a “nerdy data-driven geologist” will visit Skagway in August.

“We have two primary goals, Patton said. “The first is to take some of the geology experts from other parts of the world and introduce them to the area of Skagway, because they haven’t actually been there before, myself included. So, we really want to get the lay of the land, learn a little bit about the place from spending time there, but also chatting Photo by Zak Overmyer with folks who are knowl- A photo of the June 23 landslide above Railroad Dock taken on July 16. See the Skagway rock (see page 3- landslide study)

slide site visit report by Shannon & Wilson at Skagway.org under the July 21 Assembly meeting agenda.

The future of Lazy Daisy blossoms with new growth

By Melinda Munson Skagway Traditional Council (STC) purchased the one-acre garden, Lazy Daisy, in March 2022. Looking around the facility, there’s nothing lazy about it. Flower bouquets and fresh strawberries are for sale, along with hanging baskets. The temporary greenhouse is packed tight with cucumber and tomato plants and multiple potato towers line the property.

Brooke Jasky-Zuber, garden manager, has four employees that will help her coax zucchini, lettuce, onions, peas, cauliflower, broccoli, brussel sprouts, squash and swiss chard out of land that just a few months ago was swallowed by weeds

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and hadn’t been tended for several years.

Jasky-Zuber grew up in Sterling, Alaska where her family lived “off-grid.” She was responsible for washing seaweed for the garden and dumping fish heads into the soil. When she turned 18, she started traveling and working on farms. She completed an internship working with medicinal plants. In Skagway, she worked a few years at Jewell Gardens. In her free time she forages and preserves wild plants.

Jasky-Zuber described her new job as “one of the healthiest work environments I’ve ever been in.”

That fits right in with STC’s mission which is to:

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“nurture, educate, and protect our tribal members by preserving cultural heritage, natural resources, improving partnerships and economic stability, while upholding tribal sovereignty.”

Jaime Bricker, president of STC, said the council purchased the garden because they were “interested in having a space that promotes food security, physical (see page 3- garden)

Photo by Melinda Munson

Brooke Jasky-Zuber, garden manager at Lazy Daisy, attends to hanging baskets.

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Letters and Opinion

July 22, 2022

Keep the Historic District Commission I am submitting this correspondence in regards to the proposed disestablishment of the Historic District Commission (HDC) that was discussed at the HDC meeting on June 27. I disagree with this proposal. Skagway prides and sells itself on the preservation and identification with the Klondike Gold Rush, a unique aspect to Skagway. Because of this, the municipal code has strict rules on development and display within the historic district of Skagway. I believe disestablishing this HDC will hinder Skagway’s commitment to this image

and it’s longevity.

First, planning and zoning is one of the busiest committees for the assembly. Combining the duties of HDC adds additional duties that are better suited for a targeted overseeing committee.

Second, we pride ourselves and market ourselves for the genuine Klondike experience visitors feel when they come to Skagway. We should have a designated commitment to that appearance that has time and knowledge to best address it and its needs.

Finally, and more importantly, unlike Juneau, Ketchikan and Sitka, three of

Opposition to the Medallion program Dear Assembly: I would like to urge you to support Ordinance No. 2205. If the ships are allowed to bring these “currency” programs to our port, it will be detrimental for the business community as well as the municipality. It is quite worrisome to me that they would embed sensors and use technology with “non-disclosed capabilities” in our port. I urge anyone who thinks this may be an acceptable program to dig deeper and fully

research it. A large majority of the business community of Skagway has spoken against this program and any like it and I urge you to listen.

Carol Bourcy Richter’s and Alaska Liquor Store

Skagway’s biggest competing ports, Skagway is not a certified local government. https://www.nps.gov/subjects/clg/index.htm Again, as a community that prides itself on our history as well as being a community in which the Park Service exists within the townsite, we should be becoming part of programs like this, so that private business owners and citizens can utilize special funds to restore and maintain historic buildings in order to better preserve and share our history. To participate in this program, you have to have a formed committee very

similar to that of the HDC. Instead of disestablishing it, we could utilize the HDC to receive this national recognition.

At a time when cruise lines have more options as far as which southeast ports they can visit, rather than disestablishing the commission, we should have a more active committee that is working to ensure and improve the experience of our primary industry.

Thank you for your consideration.

our town, not to mention the massive hit to the workers in Skagway as well. Please do not allow this to happen.

ships own our local businesses. The shady nature of this program and its digital mining of information without disclosure or approval is absolutely unacceptable. I am in favor of Ordinance 2205 as written. The ships have a history of lying to clientele about local businesses (both retail and tour operations) and have no oversight or repercussions for these lies or shady practices. Thank you for taking this stance.

Alanna Bagdon Head Madam, Red Onion Saloon

Kaitlyn Jared Skagway Resident

Dear Assembly: I am absolutely against Dear Assembly: the Medallion Program or I am deeply opposed to anything else of that nature the Princess Medallion Pro- being utilized in our municigram. It would do nothing pality. This is a program that but harm our local business- is damaging to our business es and increase the strangle- community and also adds to hold of the cruise lines on the misperception that the Sherry Corrington

Closing for the winter For the first time since 2008, the Skagway Brewing Company will not be open in the winter. Our last night open in 2022 will be October 29. This was a very difficult decision, as we thoroughly enjoy providing a place for friends, family and visitors to gather during those long months. We love cooking and serving you great food and drink. Unfortunately, many factors came together at once that will not allow us to do so for 2022-2023. Our operation requires a great deal of skilled labor, and though some of our faithful staff will be in town, it doesn’t appear that there will be enough in town this winter. We also need some time to make several transitions that will be good for our business and for the community moving forward. And lastly, we cannot afford to stay open. The last couple of years have been rough all around, but particularly on the financial front. This summer has been lackluster and not good enough for us to endure the financial loss that we typically take on in order to keep the doors open in the winter. We do expect things to get back on track next year and anticipate being back open in the winter of 2023-2024.

Please keep in mind that at the end of each season, as many people take a big exhale and go on those hikes that they didn’t have time for all summer, most restaurants that stay open year-round, spend the first two months scrambling to find new and often temporary staff, and get them trained in. It is a stressful task that comes right after an exhausting summer, so please support those restaurants and retail stores that are staying open this winter.

Sincerely, Mike Healy, GM Skagway Brewing Company

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Heard on the Wind . . .

The visitors department received this photo from Jim Summerfelt of BC. Summerfelt said, “When I took this photo, my first thought was he was waiting for his wife, who was in a jewelry store!”

Little boy about eight years old to his mother.

“Would it be strange living here?”

Mom: “It would be a little weird.”

A tourist went into the public restroom on 6th Avenue and turned on the faucet just to test the coldness of Skagway water. “It’s warm water,” he said. The faucet lever was on the hot setting.

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July 22, 2022

By Lisa Phu AlaskaBeacon.com Alaskans who find themselves in a mental health crisis can now call or text 988 to access a trained crisis counselor. Support is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to individuals of all ages.

The three-digit number for suicide prevention and mental health crisis support became operational in Alaska and across the nation on July 16.

Leah Van Kirk, statewide suicide prevention coordinator with the Alaska Division of Behavioral Health, said 988 “provides an easy to remember three-digit number for someone to use when they’re in crisis or when they’re in emotional distress.”

“It’s for anyone that’s experiencing emotional distress, mental health crisis, substance use crisis,

thoughts of suicide, and also for someone who maybe has a friend or a loved one who they’re worried about and they want to get help,” she said. “So it’s to support those in crisis and those who are maybe trying to help someone in crisis and aren’t sure how.”

Callers in Alaska using 988 from a 907 area code will be connected to Careline Alaska based in Fairbanks. Counselors are trained to respond to a crisis, provide emotional support and connect callers with local resources. Confidential support is available to anyone in crisis, including non-English speakers and those who are deaf or hard of hearing.

“The Careline and 988 are answered by Alaskans for Alaskans because we know what it’s like here,” Van Kirk said. “Having a call center here run by Alaskans is really important.”

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Alaskans can now dial 988 to reach mental health crisis hotline In 2020, the suicide rate in Alaska was 28.1 per 100,000 people, more than twice the national average, according to Van Kirk. That same year, suicide was the second leading cause of death overall for youth and young adults ages 15 to 34 in Alaska. It’s also preventable.

“Sometimes when people call they just need someone to talk to. One of the things that we know about our crisis call center is that it decreases suicidality. So being able to reach out and talk to somebody helps reduce risk,” Van Kirk said.

Between 2017 and 2020, Careline Alaska received over 20,000 calls each year.

Van Kirk expects that to go up with the implementation of 988. The state has allocated $1.3 million to support increases in staffing, technology and a small media campaign targeting youth and young adults. The money comes from COVID-19 (continued from front page) Supplemental and Amerihealth, an established supply what the growing season can Rescue Plan Act Mental of Tlingit potatoes, a place is going to look like, what Health Block grant funding. to be close to nature, provide we’re going to need, so that Now 911 dispatchers can jobs, beautify our valley, im- we can have a plan for the prove economic opportunity growing season. Because this year was just sort of like and so much more.”

Bricker said STC will … flying by the seat of my eventually add “student, el- pants … just trying to catch der and artist activities in up constantly.”

While Bricker is impressed this space.”

For Jasky-Zuber, this ini- with the progress of Lazy tial year with its late start is Daisy, there is one thing all about “reclamation” and she’d like to change.

“We do hope to have a new “experimentation.”

She’d like to see a permanent name picked for the garden greenhouse next season and before next year and hopehopes to plant more native fully some sort of opening ceremony once we’ve setspecies.

She’s looking forward to tled on the new name in tra“being able to sit down and ditional Tlingit language,” have the time to map out she said.

Garden

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edgeable about the area. But we also want to use it as an opportunity to start some conversations … with tribal government, city government and other community leaders, which is obviously a very long list.”

The SSSC team said they are focused on listening to the needs of the community.

What areas are of the most concern? What kind of warning system would be most advantageous to Skagway?

Does Skagway even want to benefit from an expansion of SSSC’s services into the upper Lynn Canal community?

“We have spent the last few years developing this great team of scientists and researchers who have experience now working in a rural community. We would love to share that with you and your community, but only if you want that,” Bush said.

Individuals with questions or wanting to express their interest in the program can email Reuben Cash, STC environmental coordinator, at reuben@skagwaytraditional.org. The Sitka Landslide Risk interface can be viewed at https://sitkalandslide.org.

transfer calls that don’t involve a medical, fire or police emergency.

“It just reduces need for a law enforcement response when somebody is struggling with a mental health crisis,” Van Kirk said.

Those in Alaska calling 988 from an area code other than 907 will be connected to that state’s crisis center

network. Nationally, the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is a network of more than 200 crisis centers. There’s also an option to chat online with a crisis counselor at 988lifeline.org/chat.

The numbers for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – 800-273-8255 – and Careline Alaska – 877266-HELP – still work.

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July 22, 2022

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Editor’s column

Things I never thought I’d have to say

By Melinda Munson I find myself repeating the same things over and over to my seven kids.

Some of the phrases are generic: “Stop running in the house,” or “Use your indoor voice,” or “I pay for your cell phone, why aren’t you answering it?”

Some of the sentences I utter are just plain weird.

Here are a few of my favorites.

•“If your brother asks you to kick him in the crotch, don’t do it.”

•“You did a nice job walking quietly to time-out. Here’s a sticker.”

•“Your singing voice is beautiful. Why don’t you go sing in your bedroom, with the door closed.”

• “Stop telling your sister not to look at you. She’s blind.”

• “Don’t take off your clothes while you walk to the bathroom. Wait until you’re in front of the toilet -- with the door closed.”

•“Just because you announce we’re going to Disneyland to all your siblings, does not mean we’re going to Disneyland.”

• “Get that pillow out of here and stop suffocating your sister.”

• “Yes, I’m feeding you lunch today. I feed you lunch every day.”

• “Poop is yucky. It is not play dough.”

•“We don’t know that man. Stop calling him Daddy.”

•“I repeat: Stop telling your brother we’re going to Disneyland. We’re not going to Disneyland.”

School starts Aug.15. That’s just 24 more days. You can do it, parents. I’ll host the moms back to school party.

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Yearly stipends approved for daycare providers

By Melnda Munson The Skagway Borough Assembly passed its second resolution aimed at stemming childcare insecurity.

Resolution 22-16R, proposed by Assmblymember Reba Hylton, gives yearly stipends to licensed childcare providers with a minimum of 10 enrolled children.

Parent Alex Weddell spoke in favor of the legislation during citizens present.

“I had a very difficult winter. I had to pay an enormous amount of money out of pocket to hire a private sitter in the wintertime. I might have to do that again this fall when Dippers closes. I have no childcare for tomorrow, a Friday, a work day for me … I want to be here. I want to buy my home here. I want to be part of this community. But it is so hard already.

There’s just already challenges living in Alaska and living in a remote community. But with the childcare crisis going on, it is next to impossible,” she said.

The resolution was discussed at two assembly and two finance meetings. The final vote was five to one, with Assemblymember Sam Bass dissenting.

“I think they should have to stand on their own, just like all the other businesses

Two of Skagway’s three daycares out for a stroll.

in town,” he said, noting that the grocery store and hardware store were also crucial to the community.

“I think what makes childcare different is that, as Alex was talking about, if we don’t have child care, we don’t have people that can go to work,” said Assemblymember Deb Potter.

“We’re already so low on employees all across the board.”

The new resolution sets aside an annual subsidy of $10,000 for childcare providers open at least five consecutive months and $25,000 for childcare providers open at least 10 consecutive months. Providers who receive a 2022 grant through Community Grant Funding (which will expire to childcare providers in 2023) are not eligible for 2022 funding through Resolution 22-16R.

Photo by Melinda Munson

Resolution 22-15R, also sponsored by Hylton, makes available two $100,000 grants for two start-up daycare centers. Those providers will not qualify for funding through Resolution 22-16R until four years after start-up.

Hylton described childcare as an integral part of the community, with Resolution 22-16R making childcare a line item on the budget which assembly members can adjust as needed.

“But what this resolution … does, it just puts it in writing. And it gives those childcare providers currently that are providing the service, and ones that potentially will come on, they can see how they can have a sustainable business plan with the help of the municipality funding them,” Hylton said.

Dustball 2022

The following offices are on the ballot: Two (2) Assembly seats - for three (3) year terms each; One (1) School Board seats - for a three (3) year term FILING DATES - Interested persons wishing to file for an elected office may file a DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY with the Bourough Clerk between Aug. 1 and Aug.15, 2022.

ELECTION HOURS - The polls will be open at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, and will close at 8:00 p.m. on the same day.

VOTER QUALIFICATIONS A person may vote in a municipal election only if the person: • • •

is qualified to vote in state elections under AS 15.05.010; has been a resident of the municipality for 30 days immediately preceding the election; has registered before the election as required under AS 15.07 and is not registered to vote in another jurisdiction.

EARLY / ABSENTEE VOTING Voters can vote early / absentee as follows: • Early in-person at City Hall from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Monday through Friday, between Monday, September 19, 2022 and Monday, October 3, 2022.

• Absentee by-mail. Please submit an absentee ballot application to the borough clerk EARLY to allow for mailing time. The deadline to request absentee ballots by mail is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 23, 2022.

Absentee ballot application forms are online at www. skagway.org/clerksoffice/page/election-information or by request.

For more information visit www.skagway.org or contact the Borough Clerk at s.burnham@skagway.org or907-983-9706.

Photo by Vince Fedoroff, Whitehorse Star

Chico’s Orion Hanson of Skagway reaches for first while Rustlers’ Gary MacKellar looks for the ball during Men’s Division A Final action at the Dustball tourney at the Pepsi Centre in Whitehorse on July 11. The Alaska team beat the Rustlers 20-19 to win the softball tournament.

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July 22, 2022

June 24 Dispatch helped reunite a lost wallet and its owner.

Fire personnel assisted Guardian Flight with a medevac.

June 25 Police responded to a report of vandalism.

Police responded to a noise complaint.

June 27 Fire personnel responded to an alarm at an employee housing complex.

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Police & Fire Blotter Submitted by Skagway Police Department

June 29 Fire personnel responded to a call about a fire during the burn ban.

Police responded to a call about a stolen cell phone which resulted in a citation.

Fire personnel responded to an alarm at an employee housing complex.

June 30 Dispatch guided a lost hiker back to their path.

Police performed a welfare check.

Dispatch helped reunite lost keys with their owner.

June 28 Police assisted with a vehicle lockout.

Dispatch helped reunite a lost wallet with its owner.

Fire personnel responded to a medical emergency.

Police responded to a burglar alarm.

Police responded to a non-injury traffic collision.

July 1 Police and fire personnel responded to a rescue call on the Dyea Flats.

Fire personnel responded to an alarm at a downtown business.

Dispatch reunited a set of lost keys with their owner.

Police responded to a call about a fire during the burn ban.

Police personnel responded to a call of a rowdy patron at a local restaurant.

Fish this!

Fire and water

By Andrew Cremata During dark winter nights, northern lights sometimes set Skagway’s skies ablaze with primeval colors forming swirling shapes that dance to chaotic natural rhythms. Beams of green energy tipped with magenta highlights radiate from heaven’s vault before coalescing into undulating curtains that flow along unseen currents.

When the lights appear, Skagway’s hearty winter souls eagerly wander into the windswept night, bundled in layers to experience one of Nature’s finest performances. Voices of appreciation cry out into the valley. Friends message one another to make sure everyone has an opportunity to witness the spectacle with their own eyes. Some watch in awestruck silence while others take photos.

The northern lights are the product of two elementary forces -- electricity and magnetism. Electrically charged particles from the sun are carried on the solar wind until they eventually collide with the earth’s atmosphere. The particles are absorbed by the planet’s magnetosphere and channeled toward the poles where they collide with various gasses. The reaction between magnetically charged electric particles and atmospheric gasses creates a spectrum of bright colored light.

In more artistic terms, the earth’s magnetic forms willfully absorb solar force to create the sublime colored shapes that fill observers with joy and inspiration.

Wherever solar forces and magnetic forms meet, creation soon follows. This simple truth is just as evident during spring, summer and fall as it is in winter. Ice melts, waters flow, rain falls and life blossoms along the banks of every lake, river and stream.

A handful of years ago, as I sat eating lunch under an overcast sky, the clouds suddenly parted.

Bathed in raw sunlight, I leaned my head back

Dispatch helped reunite a lost wallet with its owner.

Responding to a call about someone without a passport attempting to walk to Canada, Skagway officers gave the subject a courtesy ride to Canadian customs and subsequently back into Skagway.

Police responded to a call about unauthorized forklift usage.

July 2 Police responded to reported calls of distress at a downtown building and assisted in locating their source – an intoxicated employee who had locked themselves in a storage closet.

Police received multiple calls of a suspicious person seen around town – the same individual who attempted to walk to Canada.

Dispatch took a report of a tourist being scammed by a local business.

The tourist called back later to report that after confronting said business owner, they no longer believed it was malicious, but the owner was simply a “bumbling buffoon.”

to fully enjoy the unexpected warmth against my face. All around me, quarter-inch-long, red, winged insects began emerging from the rocks and gravel. In under a minute, the termite-like bugs were all around me as far as I could see until the ground looked like someone had painted it red.

Ten minutes later the insects were entirely gone, scampering back under their rocky confines as the clouds once again blocked the sky. During their short time under the sun, the small insects were entirely focused on their reproductive cycle, yet another interplay between force and form.

Anglers call these events “hatches.” Under preferred conditions, certain insects emerge. Some may live mere hours -- just enough time to conduct their business and ensure a future generation.

Meanwhile, they scatter and fall in places where fish live and thrive.

Anglers seek out watery confines where sunlight’s warmth triggers insect hatches that cause fish to gather. While fishermen are undoubtedly a natural force, many lack any real sense of form.

This explains why so many fishermen spend countless hours pounding away at their favorite fishing hole, rod in hand, without so much as a nibble.

It’s possible many a fisherman’s failure has something to do with a belief that natural forces are somehow a commodity. Endless social media advertisements and magazine articles designed to sell brand new boats, lures, rods, reels, braided lines, trolling motors, electronic fish finders and everything else under the sun eventually dull an angler’s senses. Success becomes an entitlement, but blind force without a form of expression leads to frustration, anger and failure.

Form’s expression is the product of skillful limitation called restraint. The successful angler understands that gear can only complement force.

Throwing a marine engine at a school of fish may yield results but artistically presenting a fly to a hungry trout makes a lot more sense.

An angler’s form is evident as they tie on a lure, cast and retrieve. Their gear becomes an extension of body and an expression of restrained

Dispatch, police and fire personnel assisted a tourist lost on the Upper Lake Trail make it back to their ship in time for departure.

Police responded to a call regarding an unruly person at Seven Pastures.

Fire personnel responded to a medical emergency.

July 3 Dispatch helped to reunite a lost phone with its owner.

Police personnel performed a welfare check.

Fire personnel assisted Airlift Northwest with a medevac.

Fire personnel responded to a medical emergency.

Police responded to a call about a tourist having a “bad trip.”

Police personnel responded to a report of a vehicle hit and run.

Fire personnel assisted LifeMed with a medevac.

force. This is art, and it’s why the act of fishing is capable of relieving stress and anxiety by focusing the mind.

Patience is another essential aspect of an angler’s form. The act of patience is restraint applied to time, with a little faith sprinkled on top for good measure.

The same truth of restraint applies to harvesting fish. Catching and keeping every fish in the water is certainly an act of force, but a lack of form in the style of self-limitation will quickly lead to overharvesting. When the fish are gone, there is nothing to eat, which proves that form is an act of self-preservation, an essential part of the unified whole.

There is something of a divine nature in these simple rules of fishing. Natural law states that any system out of balance will fail. Take a look around and ask whether these truths apply to more than the art of catching fish, especially in a culture where force seeks to control form and sell it for a profit.

I recently took a friend fishing in Lake Maud, British Columbia, one of the smallest lakes in the region and the only one that I know of that bears a woman’s name. A grand army of insects had recently hatched and they clouded the air all along the bank of a narrow rapid that emptied into the lake.

My partner and I presented small flies to rising grayling, catching fish on almost every cast. Maud Lake is a small body of water, so many of the fish were undersized and had to be released, but we still managed to limit out in less than 90-minutes.

Unwilling to injure fish for no reason, we hopped in my canoe and set our sights on trout.

Later that night, I fried my grayling filets in breadcrumbs and topped them with fresh, overeasy eggs supplied by my fishing partner’s chickens. In places where force and form freely mingle, simplicity resides.

Sun and earth. Fire and water. Electric and magnetic. Grayling and eggs. These are all things that belong together. Sacrifice one for the other at your own risk.

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JOBS-OPPORTUNITIES PERSONALS-MISC. SERVICES FOOD BANK DONATIONS WELCOME. Donations may be sent to the Food Bank, PO Box 200, Skagway, AK 99840. The local Food Bank helps those in need with groceries. If you need assistance, or know anyone who needs assistance, at any time of year, call any pastor or 907-612-0313.

LEGAL ADS Skagway Public Safety Facility – Janitorial Services Bid/RFP Due Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 - 2:00pm The Municipality of Skagway is requesting bids to provide janitorial services for the Skagway Public Safety Facility (SPSF) located on 17th and State Street in Skagway, Alaska. The approximate area of the SPSF needing janitorial services is 10,000 sq. ft.

A full copy of the Request for Bids

July 22, 2022

CLASSIFIEDS LEGAL ADS

can be obtained by e-mailing a.lawson@skagway.org, or on the municipal website at https://www. skagway.org/rfps.

PORT OF SKAGWAY - FUEL WATERFRONT LEASE Bid/RFP Status: Open - accepting bids and proposals Bid/RFP Due Date: Tuesday, August 9, 2022 2:00pm Bid/RFP Reference Number: RFP - Fuel Waterfront Lease Project and Background The Municipality of Skagway (MOS or Municipality) is requesting proposals from all qualified persons and entities to lease (as Lessee) certain waterfront real property for use as a fuel storage and transfer facility, located at 198 Terminal Way, Skagway, Alaska, and more particularly described as follows (Property): Lease parcels 8 and 9 according to Appendix A within a portion

BROADWAY BULLETIN BOARD COMMUNITY CALENDAR Library Hours: Weekdays 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Weekends 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Call 983-2665 or email library@skagway.org Dahl Clinic Winter Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Closed Sat. and Sun. 907-983-2255 For after-hours emergencies, dial 911.

Solid Waste Facility Hours T, Th, Sa, Su. 1 - 3 p.m.

Skagway Museum 907-983-2420 Border stations: 7 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Call each station for specifics.

Ferry Terminal Hours M-F 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

See www.skagway.org for borough meeting updates.

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SKAGWAY WORSHIP DIRECTORY Assembly of God Church

8th & State • 907-983-2350 Sun. Worship....................11 a.m.

Wed. Bible Devotions & Prayer 7 p.m.

Email skagwayag@outlook.com

First Presbyterian Church 5th & Main • 983-2260 Sunday Worship 11 a.m.

Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

Women’s Prayer 10 a.m Tues.

Bible Study time varies.

Please inquire.

Online access available to all events.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

11th & State • 983-2518 Sun. Sacrament Meeting...10 a.m.

Sun. School/Primary ...11:10 a.m.

Relief Society/Priesthood..12 p.m.

St. Therese Catholic Church 9th & State • 983-2271 Sun. Mass.......................5 p.m.

Mass Mon. & Tues.....12:10 p.m. (when a priest is available)

RECREATION CTR SCHED Skagway Recreation Center • 12th & Main • 983-2679

of ATS #4, Skagway Recording District, First Judicial District, State of Alaska. If area or access is required outside of lease parcels 8 & 9 please identify that need in the proposal.

The Property is comprised of approximately 2.19 acres or 95,315 square feet and is depicted on the survey of the Property and surrounding area, attached as Appendix A. The Property is presently used for receiving fuel via barge, storing fuel, providing fuel locally, and providing for the transport of fuel between Skagway and the Yukon.

The Municipality intends that such use of the Property continue in the future by the successful Proposer, but is willing to consider alternative uses.

The Property currently has improvements that allow it to be used as a fuel transfer and storage facility. The continued presence and use of these improvements

Weather Watch NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OBSERVATIONS FOR PREVIOUS 24-HOUR PERIOD BEFORE 7 A.M.

DATE

MAX

MIN

PREC

Weather Watch 6/18 - 7/02 6/18 75 46 6/19 67 50 6/20 67 49 trace 6/21 67 50 .08 6/22 59 44 .25 6/23 62 47 trace 6/24 72 49 6/25 74 49 6/26 64 53 .05 6/27 66 49 trace 6/28 78 51 6/29 82 51 6/30 77 52 7/1 68 47 7/2 63 49 -

are regulated by the current tideland lease and sublease, copies of which are attached as Appendix B. In the event that the Property continues to be used as a fuel storage and transfer facility MOS intends to provide the successful Proposer with the right to use and operate certain

pipelines located outside of the Property.

The term of the lease of the Property will commence on or about March 19, 2023 following the expiration of the lease term of the presently effective Property lease, and the term will not exceed thirty-five (35) years.

July 22, 2022

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ALASKA VOTER ADVISORY August 16 Statewide Election

The REGULAR PICK ONE PRIMARY ELECTION and SPECIAL GENERAL ELECTION are on the same ballot.

THE AUGUST 16th ELECTION WILL BE AN IN-PERSON ELECTION

WANT TO VOTE BY MAIL?

Apply for an absentee by-mail ballot by August 6!

with polling places open on election day 7am-8pm

RANKED CHOICE VOTING: HOW TO MARK YOUR BALLOT Fill in only one oval per candidate, in each column.

You do not have to rank all the candidates. Your second choice is only counted if your first choice candidate is eliminated.

MISTAKES TO AVOID If you skip a ranking your next ranking moves up.

Here, if your first choice candidate is eliminated, your third choice counts as your second choice and your fourth choice would count as your third choice.

If you give more than one candidate the same ranking, nothing after those candidates will count.

Here, only your first choice counts.

Your vote only counts once, even if you rank a candidate more than once. When a candidate is eliminated in a round, they are eliminated from all future rounds.

If you skip two or more rankings in a row only the rankings before the skipped rankings will count. Here, your first choice counts and the fourth choice would not count.

For more detailed information, sample ballots, and explainer videos, visit www.elections.alaska.gov/rcv.php.