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Saturday, September 29, 2007

Second Water & Mining Initiative Fails Legal Test


September 28, 2007, Anchorage, Alaska – Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell denied certification today of a second initiative application related to water and mining. The initiative was denied because it contained an impermissible appropriation of public lands and water.

According to Lieutenant Governor Parnell, “The initiative failed to meet state legal requirements and proposed improper prohibition of certain mining uses of water, a power reserved only to the legislature. Therefore the application itself was faulty and could not be certified.”
Lieutenant Governor Parnell’s decision was supported by an Alaska Department of Law legal opinion, dated September 27, 2007, which concluded that an impermissible appropriation persists in the bill, and therefore the bill does not conform to the constitutional and statutory requirements of the initiative.
The lieutenant governor’s decision may be appealed within 30 days. Please note that this decision pertains only to the initiative application regarding water and mining submitted on July 30, 2007. An earlier initiative application regarding water and mining was submitted on April 25, 2007 and was denied by the lieutenant governor as it also contained impermissible appropriations.
The Department of Law’s legal opinion is available online
The lieutenant governor’s letter to the initiative’s sponsors is available online

The Division of Elections memorandum is available online

Indian Army commander pleased with Yudh Abhyas

Spc. Vincent Fusco
20th Public Affairs Detachment

DONNELLY TRAINING AREA, Alaska — Indian Maj. Gen. Jasbir Singh, Indian Army Tiger Division commander, visited soldiers from 4th Rajput, Indian Army, who are participating in Exercise Yudh Abhyas 07-01 with Soldiers from B Company, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment.

Singh met with Indian and American commanders participating in the simulated, but realistic training environment of a country overwhelmed by terrorists.

“It is a matter of great pride and an excellent opportunity to train with the American Soldiers,” Singh said. “Both armies have a very rich experience in combating terrorism.”

According to Singh, the time has come when the scope of territory affected by terrorism has grown, and more nations worldwide will need to fight against terrorism.

He believes exchanging experience gained in Yudh Abhyas improves individual and joint working abilities.

“I was very much impressed with the very realistic setting conducted,” Singh said. “I am professionally satisfied with what I’ve seen.”

Singh said 3-21st was selected to train with the Indian Army for their experience and exceptional skill in combating terrorism and looks forward to more joint training in the future.

“We must enlarge the scope and enlarge the number of troops participating in joint exercises,” Singh said. “This exercise has been very beneficial for my officers. They have learned a lot and we are richer in experience.”

The second part of the exercise, Yudh Abhas 07-02, will begin in October when C Co., 3-21st travels to India.

Troops exchange tactics, techniques in joint exercise

Spc. Vincent Fusco
20th Public Affairs Detachment

DONNELLY TRAINING AREA, Alaska — Soldiers of B Company, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, were on point with the Indian soldiers of 4th Rajput, Indian Army for Yudh Abhas 07-01, a bilateral training exercise held Sept. 9 through Monday.

The militaries of the two nations shadowed each other for an exchange of combat tasks, tactics and culture.
“We have done some medical training, some engineer training, and now we are to eliminate as much of the insurgency as possible,” said Indian Maj. Karwan Akash, 4th Rajput, Indian Army, about training objectives.

Each platoon in B Co. was paired with a group of Indian soldiers for the exercise, according to Sgt. Jason Lewton, a Cody, Wyo., native and the noncommissioned officer in charge of drivers for the Indian Army with 2nd Platoon, B Co., 3-21st.

“We started training on marksmanship, then platoon-level attacks on troops and then the attack on Bondsteel, the (military operations on urban terrain) village,” Lewton said.

The Soldiers from B Co. were not just there to teach combat tasks, but to observe how the visiting soldiers accomplished those tasks and interacted with the forces of another nation.

“Their tactics are kind of similar to ours,” Lewton said. “They do a lot of the stuff I noticed we did seven years ago, before the war in Iraq.”

Lewton and Akash noted the Indian soldiers were very energetic about training with opposing forces and the role-players from Defense Training Services: Iraqi-Americans who spoke fluent Arabic and played true-to-life characters for the exercise.

“It’s an eye-opener,” Akash said. “We get to know more about what can be done to improve the training.”

In spite of working in near-freezing temperatures with wind chills and constant rain, Akash says his soldiers had no problem adapting to Alaska’s cold and wet autumn.

“India has many climates to train in,” Akash said. “We train (in) the harshest of the elements.”

Lewton said while the language barrier was one of the most significant challenges in working together, the training provided an opportunity to learn each other’s language.

In addition to a military exchange, Yudh Abhas 07-01 has been a cultural exchange as well, with soldiers teaching each other phrases and words from their language and learning about climate and society.

“It’s helped the American and Indian soldiers learn how to understand each other,” Akash said.

With India’s history of combating terrorism predating the current wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Lewton was impressed with the visiting soldiers’ overall level of proficiency.

“They’ve been really successful in all the field exercises preformed so far,” Lewton said.

“They’re coming on as fast as any unit I’ve seen in the U.S. military.”

The four-day capstone mission at the end of the exercise was the around-the-clock operation of a forward operating base, during which the Indian and American troops encountered attacks on the base and mass casualty missions inside and out of the base.

“Working with the Americans has brought certain tactics we are trying to establish, and so far we have achieved that,” Akash said.

“It’s one of the first real chances we’ve had to interact with another culture,” Lewton said.

“I truly enjoyed working with them, and I hope we get more opportunities to do this with other countries.”

The exchange will continue in October when the Soldiers of 3-21st travel to India for the second part of the exercise, Yudh Abhas 07-02.

“This is the most forthcoming step of two nations facing a common problem,” Akash said.

Photo of the day - September 28

Softer colors of fall, these pastels come from the Labrador tea leaf.
Photo Courtesy Fronty Parker

Friday, September 28, 2007

Photo of the day - September 27

Alaska Department of Fish and Game wildlife technician Ron Riesgaard is shown listening for radio collared bison during a recent bison survey as a flock of sandhill cranes passes overhead. Photo Courtesy Steve DuBois

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Photo of the day - September 26

This bull moose was following a cow and twins. They hung around our yard for about a half an hour. Photo Courtesy Lisa Stossmeister

Photo of the day - September 25


Beautiful sunflowers and a "hearty" potato harvest. What a great summer & fall!
Photo Courtesy Mary St. Peter

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Holiday Gallery Holding it's Last Open Meeting

The last open meeting for the potential vendors Holiday Gallery will be held at the Gallery site above Mt. McKinley Bank or next to Calico Cow upstairs on the 2nd floor.

Date is October 1, at 6:00pm.

Please contact Viki Faber at 895-4667 or Jane Oliver at 895-5293.

Meet David Stancliff

Exclusive to Delta News Web

25 guests spent an enchanted evening as David Stancliff, troubadour, composer, storyteller, and Alaska historian entertained with his voice, guitars (3 of them!) and banjo.

An Alaska dreamer, Mr. Stancliff lives the dream, a true Alaska lifestyle, and then sets the dream and the lifestyle to his own melodies and his own drummer.

He modestly describes his playing style as "bread and butter" guitar and banjo, but for the audience it is a 5-course banquet and epicurean dessert followed by a 5 star hotel visit!
His original material topics include such humorous entrees as Bunny Boot Blues, Don’t go to Tok if You Can’t Take a Joke, It’s a Moose!, grand scale images like Denali You’re the Great One, and sentimental and serious material with titles and content like Little Cabin in the Hills, and My Lady Alaska. He also encourages audience sing-along with familiar songs such as You are My Sunshine and gospel standards.

And he is a story teller—his recitation of the classic Robert Service Sam McGee was powerful and dramatic—for several moments we were transported to Lake Lebarge, seated on a log by a glowing campfire, unable to see beyond the periphery of the fire light, warm on one side and cold on the other, remembering Sam being perpetually cold.

He evoked childhood scenes, geographic memories and travel images, all nicely balanced with more songs.

Mr. Stancliff had a few copies of his 3rd CD entitled Beyond Alaska, and one was awarded as a door prize to a lucky winner. The song We Shall Rise on this CD is a memorial to the losses of 9-11 in New York, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania, and the song itself was first presented at Gettysburg National Cemetery on November 19, 2001.

What a splendid enjoyable evening in the company of a nice, talented, creative man, who showered the audience with his niceness, his talent, and his creativity—meet Dave Stancliff—we did, and if you do, you’ll never forget and never regret.

If you wish to be placed on the notice list for this Lyrica House Concert series, please call us at 895-4104.

If you should be in Tok in season, find out where Mr. Stancliff is playing for tourists, and take in his show. Meanwhile, support and encourage live music in Delta—Thanx to those who do and who did!
Article submitted by Ken Farrow
Photo Courtesy Judith Farrow

Photo of the day - September 24

Pumpkin Harvest on Labor day. Photo Courtesy Eric Stewart, Tanana Loop Ext.

Monday, September 24, 2007

Symphonic Treat

Exclusive to the Delta News Web

Imagine a professional-level Symphony orchestra in Delta Junction!

Enthusiasts were treated on Thursday evening to a magnificent evening of classical music and virtuoso instrumental performance by the Arctic Chamber Orchestra.

The chamber orchestra (smaller than a full-scale symphony orchestra) of 37 including the renowned oboist Joseph Robinson, and conducted by the vibrant and dynamic Edward Zilberkent—together held one hundred and fifty or so listeners enthralled for over an hour and a half at Rika’s.

The orchestra delivered 3 works: Beethoven’s Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus, Strauss’ Concerto for Oboe in D Major, and Hadyn "London" symphony, and an intermission allowed meeting and relating with the marvelous performers.

The concert by the Arctic Chamber Orchestra was made possible by means of several grants, but you may not know that the 3 dozen touring musicians are all volunteers, sharing their personal time, professional-level skillsets and dollars with us. This is volunteerism at its very best—young and not so young, these musicians are members of the Fairbanks Symphony and their day jobs represent a full spectrum of occupations—graduate students, retired professionals and a range of others.

This concert, offered since 1970 is a rare treat and opportunity. If you failed to take advantage, put it on your calendar for next year.

Thanx to Rika’s for providing the facility. The hall is an ideal venue, and the fresh-baked pastries and coffee were, as is ALWAYS the case at Rika’s, delicious.

And , of course a HUGE thank you to the stellar musicians, support staff, and grant-makers, who gave us such a stunning and rewarding evening.

Article and photos submitted by Ken Farrow

Red Hats PJ party


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Chinook - by George Hosier II - Green Thumb

I’ve pretty much given up trying to grow a garden. It’s nothing but a pain in the neck—and the lumbar spine. It gives you blisters on your hands, mud on your boots, stains on your knees, sunburn on your nose and the mosquito-bitten complexion of a raspberry. I didn’t always feel this way. I used to have a romanticized, glamorous concept of hovering over tiny green shoots that reached affectionately toward my face as I coaxed them to burst forth into lush foliage and luscious fresh food.

I had always toyed with the idea of growing a few tomatoes, squashes, and beans in a charming little garden plot out back, but never had enough backyard or enough spare time to bring my dreams to fruition. Nevertheless, each time I found myself ducking into Lowe’s for a box of light bulbs, my feet dragged me involuntarily toward the gardening section.

To read the rest of the story we invite you to browse our Chinook pages.

Chinook - by George Hosier II - Alaskan Glossary

Al-a-ka-ket interj. What you promise to do to your neighbor’s dog if it comes onto your property and tears up your garbage one more time.

Am-bler n. A bull caribou that is taking his time coming within range while your muscles begin to spasm from holding your bow at full draw.

A-nuk-tu-vuk Pass n. A flirtatious overture from your Inupiat co-worker, Anna Ktuvuk

Arc-tic En-try n. 1. A small vestibule built onto the front of an Alaskan house intended to provide a buffer zone between the subzero temperatures outside, and the warmth within. Usually full of Bunny Boots, bottles of Heet, parkas, and 37 thousand pairs of frozen socks. 2. A hole cut in the ice to accommodate contestants in the Polar Bear Plunge.

To read the rest of the story we invite you to browse our Chinook pages.

Chinook - by George Hosier II - Eccentrics

I’m not sure why, but Alaska seems to attract a lot of--to put it tactfully--“colorful” personalities. They especially seem to accumulate in the bush. Perhaps it’s a Last Frontier thing, what with the rugged individualism and all. I suppose it’s to be expected that anyone who would purposely make their abode in a place that can get colder than winter on the backside of Saturn has to be a few beans short of a burrito.

Not that that’s a bad thing. I always thought burritos had too many beans in them anyway. At any rate, I’ll never forget some of the Alaskans I’ve met and known. Their quaint personalities, their idiosyncrasies and their eccentric behavior add texture to my nostalgia. Many of them will be a part of me for as long as I wake up screaming in the middle of the night.

To read the rest of the story we invite you to browse our Chinook pages.

Photo of the day - September 22

I thought these leaves on a thin layer of ice made a pretty abstract picture. Fall is here!
Photo courtesy Ellen Clark.

Saturday, September 22, 2007

Photo of the day - September 21

Fall, my favorite time to take pictures of brilliant colors, this year the reds were delicious.
Photo Courtesy Fronty Parker

Friday, September 21, 2007

Photo of the day - September 20

This Oriental Lilly was grown by Teresa Lanham and photographed by Mike Kingston

Thursday, September 20, 2007

War on Hunger

Exclusive to Delta News Web

3rd weekend of the month, and another 3000 pounds of food brought to Delta and distributed by Alpha Omega Life Care, Inc.
FACT: approximately 1 in 8 people are assisted with supplemental food in Alaska.
FACT: a significant number of households with seniors 65 years or older are food insecure.
FACT: many children have gone to bed hungry in Alaska.
FACT: in many Alaskan households a choice must be made between purchasing food and paying for utilities or heating fuel.
FACT: Alpha Omega Life Care, Inc. invests time, energy, dollars, and Volunteer hours, each year in Hunger Abatement.
FACT: Fairbanks Community Food Bank volunteers donated 200 hours Packing boxes for distribution in September.
FACT: September 15, 2007 Alpha Omega Life Care, Inc. in partnership with Fairbanks Community Food Bank served in Delta Junction, 79 households, 331 people, and of those 194 were children on.

Alpha Omega Life Care, Inc. has as one of its primary concerns and core missions that of Hunger Abatement. To that end, the agency operates several food distribution programs to individuals and families who qualify.

3 tons of food a month are brought here and distributed, but it could not be done without the contribution and assistance of the generous volunteers in Delta.

Thank You, Delta, for your participation in the WAR ON HUNGER!

Photo of the day - September 19

This pair of swans (and babies!) was spotted on Bolio lake early last week. Although they eluded the camera for a few days, we finally caught up to them on Thursday afternoon. Submitted by: Teresa Knopp. Courtesy of: CRTC Photo By M. Kingston

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Delta Area Artists and Craftsman

Viki Faber and Jane Oliver are having a second meeting at Pizza Bella at 6pm on September 21 to assemble an artistic co-op for a two month Holiday Gallery Extravaganza.

Anyone interested may call Viki at 895-4467 or 4002, and Jane at 895-5293.

Great opportunity to sell your art and get exposure, and fun too!

Hurry the cut off date is closing in.

Photo of the day - September 18

The first snow we have seen on the mountain that can be seen from our place. Colder temperatures brought rains to Delta Jct the last couple of days, but on the Granites and Donnelly Dome it brought snow. Photo Courtesy Carol Watkins

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

This beautiful sky with silhouetted tree line took place in the eastern sky viewable from Clearwater Road last week. Image by Dwight Phillips

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Photo of the day - September 15

While on a fishing trip out of Valdez, I took this photo of a tufted puffin with a small fish in it's mouth. Photo Courtesy Steve DuBois

Saturday, September 15, 2007

American, Indian Troops Gear up for Joint Exercise

Pvt. Howard Ketter
20th Public Affairs Detachment

FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska -- U.S. and Indian soldiers participated in the opening ceremony for the Yudh Abhyas exercise Saturday at Fort Wainwright.

Soldiers in B Company, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, will work with the 4th Rajput, Indian Army during the exercise, which is scheduled to run through Sept. 23 at the Donnelly Training Area.

The ceremony was the beginning of a training exercise designed to incorporate the infantry skills of the 4th Rajput and the 3-21st.

“We’re absolutely looking forward to this training,” said Capt. Matthew M. Molly, B Co. commander, from Columbia, Mo. “We both have a lot to offer each other.”

The training will consist of platoon evaluations on several live-fire exercises. Both companies will conduct continuous operations featuring several scenarios controlled from a forward operating base.

“This is primarily conventional training so that we can deploy anywhere at any time,” said Col. B.S. Dalal, commanding officer, 4th Rajput.

The training will conclude Sept. 23 with a barbecue hosted by the companies. There will also be recreational activities scheduled for the 4th Rajput the following week.

“We’ll go back with happy experiences, good memories and harmonious relations with the U. S. Army,” Dalal said.

Moon Over Buffalo - Presented by the Fairbanks Drama Association

Moon Over Buffalo
The Comedy of Ken Ludwig
Directed by Tim Lamkin
Sept 21 - Oct 7

An aging acting couple, the Hays not exactly the Barrymore's - are on tour in Buffalo, New York in 1953 with a repertory consisting of Cyrano de Bergerac (revised one nostril version) and Noel Coward's Private Lives. Fate has given these thespians one more shot at starring roles. Will George Hay be sober enough to emote? Will Charlotte Hay appear on stare or run off with their agent? Will their daughter go through with her wedding to fiancée Howard who has a crush on swimming start Esther Williams? Hilarious misunderstandings pile on madcap misadventures, all of which are magnified by Charlotte's deaf mother who manages the theatre. A comedy of hilarious comic invention and a neat sense of absurdity.

Fairbanks Drama Association
1852 2nd Ave
Fairbanks AK 99701

Photo of the day - September 14

A strange looking cloud over Carol's garage on Wed, Sept 12. Photo Courtesy Carol Watkins

Additional information sent in by Dave Noble: The cloud is an Arch Cloud. It's created when we have Chinook winds, like we had on Wednesday. The highest wind gust reported was 57 mph on Texas Range.

Friday, September 14, 2007

Saving a Cultural Heritage

News Release from the U.S. Army Garrison
Saving a cultural heritage: Archaeologists race seasons, construction deadlines to understand, preserve artifacts at pre-historic site

DELTA JUNCTION, Alaska -- Nine thousand years ago, the pyramids of Egypt were millennia from construction.

In Europe, the massive sarsen slabs that today make up Stonehenge were likewise still nestled snugly in their native bedrock, awaiting human hands to bring them to their full potential.

In Alaska, near present-day Delta Junction, a small group of hunter-gatherers — probably the ancestors of modern Athabascans who still inhabit the area — claimed a small hilltop as a temporary camp.

In between forays for moose and caribou, they used basic stone tools to scrape fat, meat and hair from the hides of previous kills.

Specialized workers prepared food in a separate area of the camp, while others sat and patiently chipped razor-sharp slivers from chunks of stone for blades or other tools.

Now on the same site, which sits in U.S. Army Garrison Alaska’s Donnelly Training Area, another group of seasonal workers strive to find any remnants of the previous inhabitants.

Slowly and diligently, they scrape away thin layers of soil, peeling away centuries of accumulation with hand trowels, brushes and dustpans. This band of roughly 20 archaeologists is charged with excavating the site and saving the artifacts they find there from the pace of Army transformation.

When this dig is completed, their trowels and buckets will be replaced by the blades of bulldozers and other heavy construction equipment working to create a target area for the new Battle Area Complex Combined Arms Collective Training Facility.

Excavation of the site began last year, according to Aaron Robertson, the lead archaeologist for the dig.

“When you make a stone tool you have these tiny little flakes that come off. They’re the bi-products of manufacturing,” Robertson explained. “Whenever you manufacture a tool, especially a bifacial projectile point or an arrowhead, you produce lots and lots of these flakes.

“When you find them in a concentrated area, we usually refer to that as a lithic workshop. That’s what we started to find in this area.”

The site is broken down into meter squares, and then divided into quarters again when excavation begins. After the surface root mat is removed and decaying vegetative material brushed away, archaeologists gently scrape away soil a millimeter at a time.

Any artifacts are identified and plotted in the three-dimensional map of the site, then carefully removed, catalogued and prepared for further study after this season’s field work is completed. All the soil is collected in buckets and carried to shaker boxes where it is screened through a fine mesh to find any artifacts which might have been missed.

“The last week of last year’s field season, we came across a unit that had bone fragments in it,” Robertson said. “You usually find the coolest things in the last week.”

He noted this was an important find because the makeup of the soil in the area makes bone preservation rare.

“Bone doesn’t survive in Interior Alaska very well, because of the soil type,” he explained. “The spruce trees make the soil very acidic, so if bone is in the ground it doesn’t survive very well.

“Usually it has to be altered in some way,” he said. “If you cook it or if you burn it, it changes the chemical makeup of the bone and increases its chance of preservation. The ash and the charcoal basically neutralize the acidity.”

When work centered around the units where the bone fragments were found, the team discovered a pre-historic hearth — another important find.

“This was an ancient fire,” Robertson explained as he lightly pointed to different pieces of the excavation. “You can see the bone fragments on the top, this is a big piece of charcoal, this is charcoal and this discoloration here is ash.”

He said the next step is to create a three-dimensional map of the hearth.

“Then we’ll basically destroy it while we excavate it, so we’re slowly recording it,” he said. “We photographed it, we drew it and after we’ve done the three-dimensional map we’ll pull out these big pieces of bone that are in there and the charcoal and we’ll send away the charcoal for dating so we’ll know pretty much how old it is.”

So, how old does he think the site might be?

“They can be older than 8,000 years old, the type of artifacts that we’re finding, but they can be much younger as well,” he said. “But the type of tools that we are finding here fit in with the chronology of Alaska starting 8,000 to 9,000 years ago.”

That timeframe marks the change from the Pleistocene to the Holocene epochs, Robertson said.

“The Holocene is the modern era, and the Pleistocene is dominated by mammoths and a totally different type of fauna,” he explained. “The animals that occur in the Holocene are the same animals that we have today (like) your moose, caribou and sheep.”

Robertson said he expects to find the site was occupied sometime during the Holocene. He figures the bone fragments are from big game mammals such as sheep, caribou or moose, but noted earlier bones found at the site included remains of snowshoe hare, showing the site’s occupants hunted both big and small game during their stays.

Robertson and his crew are contractors with the Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands from Colorado State University. CEMML manages lands with environmental and cultural importance for U.S. Army Garrison Alaska and various other military installations nationwide.

He said the site was identified in 2002 as part of an environmental survey done when the Army was looking for construction sites for the complex. In 2006, when the location was selected, Robertson drew the task of “mitigating” the site.

“When we first came out here, all these trees were still standing,” he said as he pointed to acres of open land, recently denuded of stands of aspen and spruce. “It took us about 45 minutes to get to the site. It’s dried out considerably, but that was a very boggy area.

“During the course of our investigations, we found the site was actually four times larger than we originally thought, and we started finding a lot of these artifacts that made it a unique site — a site that needed a lot more attention,” he continued. “That led to this field season and hiring more people. Last year we had 12 people, this year we have a staff of 20, with 18 on site at any given time.”

Potential sites are found by sleuth work combined with field work, Robertson said. Sites are found by looking at the terrain and then digging lots of test holes.

“Primarily you would look for places close to water,” he said as he pointed to a small pond near the site. “Then you would dig lots of holes around the margins of the lake and at every high point around the lake.”

He said while some sites are found in unlikely places, the majority are found in “high probability” areas.

“People’s needs then were the same as they are now — you need water, you need shelter, you need food,” he explained. “There’s plenty of food available here, there’s water right at hand and we’re finding where they made their shelter.”

Among Robertson’s crew is an archaeologist who helped initially identify the site in 2002.
“Of course then, this was all black spruce and you couldn’t really see the land form at all, so we just sort of started doing a transect and we came to a rise right here, which is an indication there could be some archaeology involved,” explained Dave Cory as he labeled a recent find. “We went up on the top of it and we found some artifacts, some flakes and a scraper that were found right on the surface, and so we recorded a site here.”

For Cory, archaeology was a second career after helping build the trans-Alaska oil pipeline.
“I’ve always been interested in ancient history and pre-history and I just enjoy the exploration and the mystery of it all,” he said.

Robertson said pipeline construction was one of the initiating factors for a recent boom in Interior archaeology.

“The field of Alaskan archaeology is relatively young as compared to archaeology elsewhere in the world,” he explained. “They were doing archaeology in Egypt and Meso-America in the 1700s and 1800s.

“Archaeology didn’t really start in the lower 48 until the turn of the century, the 1900s and (1920s), and they had a lot more time to work out the chronology of how things happened,” he continued. “Archaeology in Alaska didn’t start until the 50s, and it really took off in the 60s and 70s, especially with development and the pipeline coming through the Interior. That led to a whole birth of Alaskan archaeology.

“People didn’t look to the Interior of Alaska until the 60s and 70s, all the early work was on the coast,” Robertson said. “This site will be important because it has a lot of the artifacts that are ‘type artifacts’ for certain components of Alaskan chronology, but we’ll be able to date them.
“Alaskan chronology is not set in stone, it is still at the birth and it will go through several changes within my lifetime.”

Charles Holmes, an affiliate assistant professor in the anthropology department of the University of Alaska Anchorage, recently visited the site and said there are several reasons the site is important.

“First, the site is buried so it is possible to discover if more than one occupation episode is represented, and possibly obtain radiocarbon dates on charcoal from ancient campfires,” Holmes said. “Aaron (Robertson) showed us the stratigraphy in the excavation pits and where concentrations of artifacts were recovered. The careful excavation and recording of the artifacts will help the archaeologists find horizontal patterns of activity across the site and possibly vertical patterns through time.

“Second, the site is large by interior Alaska standards,” he continued. “There was lots of room for ancient people to camp and conduct various activities, such as stone tool manufacture and maintenance, animal hide processing and food preparation. Thus, different areas of the site could be investigated and compared.

“Third, diagnostic stone tools have been recovered that show the site was occupied by different groups at different periods over thousands of years,” Holmes explained. “Distinctive projectile points suggest the early hunters may have lived at the site around 12,000 years ago. Other tools, such as scrapers and burins indicate various activities like hide scraping and antler or bone working were conducted at the site.”

Holmes had praise for Robertson’s work at the site, and the Army’s conviction to allow excavation before construction work destroyed the find.

“Aaron and his team have done a great job of locating and inventorying archaeological resources at (the site),” said Holmes, who describes himself as a semi-retired freelance archaeologist who does consulting and contract work. He also continues to do archaeological research in the Tanana Valley. “It is fortunate that this important site was discovered and evaluated for significance before construction activities began.

“The team discovered that the site is bigger than first thought and has been able to recover more data than was anticipated,” Holmes continued. “The Army was able to extend the time for the archaeologists to work by at least a month. I only wish that Aaron and his team would have been able to excavate more of the site.”

“We’re ultimately responsible for the 1.5 million acres of land entrusted to our use. So it’s very important that we all work together to preserve Alaska’s heritage,” said Col. Dave Shutt, USAG Alaska commander. “We’re proud of the fact we made such a positive impact by excavating the Battle Area Complex site before construction began.”

Holmes and Robertson both noted archaeological data recovery is only one step in preservation.
“All of the data will have to be organized, catalogued and analyzed,” Holmes explained. “Then a comprehensive report of the analysis, which explains the data and puts the information in context, will have to be prepared.

“I think Aaron has made a good start on these tasks. In the end, the Army will have made a significant contribution to our knowledge of Interior Alaska archaeology.”

High-resolution photos are available. If you’d like more information, please contact Bob Hall, the U.S. Army Garrison-Alaska Public Affairs Officer, at (907) 384-2546 or (907) 748-7459.

Opera Auditions - Fairbanks

September 29 & 30, 2007

Later date: Madama Butterfly in concert with the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra April 4 & 6, 2008.

General Auditions 2008 - 2009
All Roles and Chorus - All Paid Positions
*Soprano Susan Foster will sing the title role; an understudy will be cast.

To schedule an audition or obtain additional information, please email: operafairbanks@ak.net or call (907) 457-2780.

Opera Fairbanks - www.operafairbanks.org

Photo of the day - September 13

Dualing Valdez bird photos with Marlin Dunklebarger. While on a fishing trip out of Valdez, I took this photo of a black-legged kittiwake that was resting on a floating log in Prince William Sound. Photo Courtesy Steve DuBois

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Community Service Announcement

“The State of Alaska, Department of Labor Mobile Job Center will be at the IGA parking lot in Delta Junction: Tuesday, September 18th from 11 am until 4 pm and Wednesday, September 19th from 9 am until 5 pm

For further information, please contact the Fairbanks Job Center at 451-5901 or go online to www.jobs.state.ak.us .”

Photo of the day - September 12

While hunting this fall, the howls of wolves were everywhere…but none to be seen. This fresh track was found near the Granite Mountains. Photo by Merri Darland

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Family Night - A Day to Eat Dinner with the Family


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Upcoming Municipal Election - October 2, 2007

District 12 – Precinct 020 - Council Seats B, D and G are available at the regular Delta Junction City Council Municipal Election on Tuesday, October 2, 2007.

The polling place is the Community Center at Mile 266 Richardson Highway and will be open from 8:00am to 8:00pm.

Candidates by Seat are: (B) JW Musgrove, (D) Leslie Feilner, and (G) Pete Hallgren. All incumbents are running unopposed.

A person is qualified to vote who: a) is a citizen of the United States; b) has passed their eighteenth (18th) birthday; c) has been a resident of the City of Delta Junction for at least thirty (30) days preceding the election; d) has registered to vote thirty (30) days before the election and is not registered in another jurisdiction; and e) is not disqualified under Article V of the State Constitution.

Voters with disabilities who are unable to go to the polling place may vote through a personal representative. Stop by or call City Hall, 895-4656, for more information about absentee voting procedures.

Last Week's Mystery Photo Contest Results

Congratulations to Elizabth Bak, the winner of this weeks' mystery photo. Elizabeth wins a gift certificate from Buffalo Center Diner, compliments of Ed and Ann Richards

The photo was taken at the Delta Vet Clinic. Dr. Crusberg and his wife, Lisa, painted the fire hydrant after the original photo was snapped, and I forgot to take the picture of it facing the clinic, after the painted it. This is the same hydrant, except it is red in the original picture.

We had 22 correct entries. Congratulations to all who have submitted correct guesses.
This is our last mystery photo for the season. Thank you for being an active part of the Delta News Web.

Certificate of Appreciation Awarded to Golden Eagle Outfitters

This image is of a Certificate of Appreciation given by the Cold Regions Test Center, commanded by LTC George Bond for the past 3 years. Thanks for a Job Well Done. Photo by Bob Goss and submitted by Mike Kingston.

Photo of the day - September 11

This is a photo I took at Valdez of a gull sitting in the rain while waiting his turn to gnaw on some silver salmon remains at the fish cleaning station. Photo Courtesy Marlin Dunklebarger

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Heating Assistance Forms Are Now Available

2007-2008 Heating Assistance forms are now available at Alpha Omega Life Care, Inc.

There are new income limits this year.

Anyone needing assistance filling out their form can make an appointment and we can help.

Stop by to pick up your form. Ask for Judith or Claudia 895-4104 OR 895-4143.

Remembering 9/11 - Patriot Day

In the United States, Patriot Day occurs on September 11 of each year, designated in memory of the nearly three thousand who died in the September 11, 2001 attacks. However, most Americans refer to the day as "Nine-Eleven (9/11)", "September 11th", or some variation thereof.

U.S. House Joint Resolution 71 was approved by a vote of 407-0 on October 25, 2001. It requested that the President designate September 11 of each year as "Patriot Day." President George W. Bush signed the resolution into law on December 18, 2001 (as Public Law 107-89). It is a discretionary day of remembrance.

Initially, the day was called the National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for the Victims Of the Terrorist Attacks.

On September 4, 2002, President Bush used his authority created by the resolution and proclaimed September 11, 2002 as Patriot Day. He has continued to make similar declarations every year since.

On this day, the President directs that the flag of the United States be flown at half-staff and displayed from individual American homes, at the White House, and on all U.S. government buildings and establishments, home and abroad. The President also asks Americans to observe a moment of silence beginning at 8:46 A.M. (Eastern Daylight Time) marking the first plane crash on Sept. 11, 2001.

Some countries have also shared Patriot Day with the U.S. as well. For example, in Canada, the prime minister orders flags on the Peace Tower (in Ottawa on Parliament Hill) and on all Canadian diplomatic missions in the U.S be flown at half-staff.

Article taken from Wikipedia. To read the entire article go to Wikipedia.

Important REAA and CRSA Election Information

The Division of Elections reminds you that the Regional Educational Attendance Area and Coastal Resource Service Area Elections are scheduled for Tuesday, October 2, 2007. Polling places will be open from 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. on Election Day. If you are unable to go to the polls on Election Day, vote absentee!

To vote by mail, your absentee by mail applications must be received by Monday, September 24, 2007 to be eligible to receive a by-mail ballot for the REAA and CRSA Elections.

Absentee in-person voting begins Monday, September 17, 2007 at locations throughout the State of Alaska. You may vote absentee in-person 15 days before an election and on Election Day. If you are unable to go to the polls due to age, serious illness or a disability you may apply for an absentee ballot through a personal representative selected by you to bring you a ballot.

To obtain a by mail application or locate an absentee in-person voting location near you, visit our website at www.elections.alaska.gov or contact a Regional Elections Office.

• Director's office in Juneau at (907) 465-4611.
• Region I in Juneau at (907) 465-3021; in Kenai at (907) 283-3805
• Region II in Anchorage at (907) 522-8683; in Wasilla at (907) 373-8952
• Region III in Fairbanks at (907) 451-2835
• Region IV in Nome at (907) 443-5285
• TTY: 1-888-622-3020

Remember: YOUR VOICE IS HEARD WHEN YOU VOTE!

Photo of the day - September 10

This Great Horned Owl was caught in flight as he attempted to evade the photographer.
Image by Dwight Phillips

Monday, September 10, 2007

Alaska Strykers Host Joint Training Exercise With Indian Soldiers

FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska, September 10 –U.S. Army Alaska will host a combined (international) training exercise with the Indian Army at Fort Wainwright beginning today through September 24.

Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2007 will include soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry division, based at Ft. Wainwright, and soldiers from the Indian Army.

Approximately 650 Stryker soldiers will train with about 100 soldiers from India in a variety of military exercises at the Army’s Donnelly Training area, near Fort Greely. Most of the training exercise will involve the unit’s Stryker vehicles and will primarily focus on counterinsurgency/anti-terrorism training.

This training exercise is an example of the ongoing mission of U.S. Army Alaska to strategically work with the international community to encourage cooperation across borders in combating the Global War on Terror.

Questions concerning this military exercise should be referred to Capt. Chris Hyde at 384-6328.

Division of Agriculture Director to Visit Delta

Franci Havemeister, the new Director of the Division of Agriculture, invites people to come to the CES conference room in the Jarvis Office Center from 9:00 – 11:00 AM on Tuesday, September 11, 2007.

Franci wishes to meet the producers, hear about their concerns, and establish an open line of communication.

She will also be available during lunch at the Buffalo Diner from 1:00 – 2:00 PM after which she will be visiting a few farms in the area.

Please come to meet the Director at the CES Conference Room or at the Buffalo Diner.

It would be helpful if you could call (895-4215) to confirm your attendance at either the morning session or during lunch.

Thank you,

Phil Kaspari
Agricultural Extension Agent

Delta Packers - Team Photo

A picture of the Delta Packers Youth Football Team, they are doing great this year. In the middle row, second from left is my daughter Heather Yearty. This is her first year playing football and she loves it. Thank you Erica Dovorak and the coaches for giving these kids the opportunity to play football. Photo Courtesy Misty McLendon
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Photo of the day - September 8

The residents of Delta Jct are blessed by the magnificent views of the Alaska Pipeline with the northern lights in the background. Photo Courtesy Jason Langiewicz

Saturday, September 08, 2007

Photo of the day - September 7

Delta resident Bob Troutman crosses the start/finish line after completing his first marathon on Aug. 19th, in Anchorage. The 26.2 mile course which begins and ends on 6th Ave. in downtown Anchorage winds it's way along the coastline of Knik Arm and the Chester Creek greenbelt. Running a conservative pace and finishing in a time of 4:22, Troutman placed 6th out of 17 overall in his age division. Training for the race began in early March. Logging nearly 1200 miles along the Richardson Hwy, Tanana Loop, Rika's Road and the Pipeline easement had it's moments. An encounter with a sow Grizzly and her two cubs on the pipeline easement convinced him to move most of his training out along paved roads. Now it's time for a few weeks of recovery and some hunting. Bob's goal is to qualify for the Boston Marathon in 2009. Photo Courtesy Linda Troutman

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Friday, September 07, 2007

Garden Soup - Thank You

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Photo of the day - September 6

You know it's hot when a desert fox looks for air conditioning ! At 125 F a desert fox here on base found some cool air leaking out from the bottom of this door of an office. Unlike Alaska foxes the desert fox never grows the long beautiful coat and bushy tail. Needless to say the foxes here are pretty safe from the fur trade! SGT Sherman Stebbins, HHC 3-297th Inf, Camp Beuhring, Kuwait, resident of Delta Junction.

Thursday, September 06, 2007

Shopping Online Can Benefit Alpha Omega Life Care, Inc.

Christmas is just around the corner and if you do any of your shopping online it can benefit Alpha Omega Life Care, Inc. The website: www.reverbk12.com is a portal to many of the merchants you may already shop with online. Using this site to enter those stores on the net allows Alpha Omega to collect a specific amount, or a percentage of what you would normally spend to help support the programs we deliver to your community.

When you enter the site click on Find My School/Group and then search by Reverb ID, or you can scroll down the list of organizations and click on Alpha Omega. Shopping is done by category and the list of merchants is almost endless.

The Reverb ID for Alpha Omega is # 1003070.

Some of the merchants you will find through this portal are: Kohl’s, Lane Bryant, Sears, Kmart, Target, Dell Computers, Panasonic, Gateway, Toshiba, Sharper Image, Fingerhut, Chadwicks, Starbucks, Best Buy, Carol Wright, Lillian Vernon, Orbitz, Brookstone, Avon, Footsmart, Josten’s, Old Navy, Office Depot and Office Max just to name a few.

All it takes is a few extra seconds to enter your favorite merchant’s online store through this portal and you will be contributing to a local social service agency that provides many programs to your community.

We at Alpha Omega Life Care, Inc. thank you!

P.S. I know it works I do my online shopping through this site. JEF

Senior Benefits Program

Alpha Omega Life Care, Inc. has available applications and program qualifications for the Senior Benefits Program. Alaska residents who are age 65 years of age or older may qualify for a monthly payment from the Senior Benefits Program.

The payment will be $125, $175 or $250 depending on annual gross income. Income limits are calculated according to the Alaska Federal Poverty Guidelines and will change every year.

For more information call Alpha Omega @ 895-4104 / 4143 or the Senior Benefits Office @ 1-888-352-4150.

Photo of the day - September 5

Fall is upon us. Photo Courtesy Jason Langiewicz

Wednesday, September 05, 2007

Last Week's Mystery Photo Contest Results

Congratulations to Illene Jurgens the winner of this weeks' mystery photo. Illene wins a gift certificate from Buffalo Center Diner, compliments of Ed and Ann Richards

The photo was taken at the Granite View Mountain Sports. It was the top part of the snow covered mountain.

We had 9 correct entries. Congratulations to all who have submitted correct guesses.

This will be our last mystery photo for the season. We have enjoyed the contest and all the entries each week.

Watch for details in the DNW for possibly another kind of contest coming soon.

Late Firing Exercises Set

The Army will conduct late-night firing operations in the Fort Greely area periodically from Sept. 9 through Oct. 2 from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.

The exercise will include firing of mortars and 155mm howitzers at Mississippi Impact Area and Oregon Lakes region.

Delta Junction area residents may hear booming noises and feel vibrations from the explosions.

For more information call Derek Mills, 873-4714.

Laptime Stories at the Delta Community Library

For the second year, the Delta Community Library will be holding a Laptime Stories activity for children from birth up to age three.

Laptime Stories will be held every second and fourth Tuesday from 10:30 to 11:15 am at the Library, beginning Tuesday, September 11, 2007 through May 2008.

A parent or caregiver must attend and older siblings are welcome. No registration is required.

For more information, please contact Miss Nancy at the Library, 895-4102.

Photo of the day - September 4

This male Goldeneye duck displays a bit of "attitude" for the photographer.
Image by Dwight Phillips

Tuesday, September 04, 2007

3rd Annual Red Hats Pajama Party

September 29, 2007
6:00 PM
Delta Senior Center

Come and enjoy!
Pizzas and Popcorn

Wear your best pjs and win a prize!

We need to know your movie preference. Please call eves to 895-2221 for more info and to request your favorite movie.

We will provide the top 2 movies and decide which to show during the party.

Mark your calendar!

Photo of the day - September 3

The aurora was out strong last week. This photo was taken at the range outlook in between Ft. Greely and Delta Junction. Photo Courtesy Jason Langiewicz

Monday, September 03, 2007

Celebration of Labor Day

Labor Day is a United States federal holiday that takes place on the first Monday in September. The holiday began in 1882, originating from a desire by the Central Labor Union to create a day off for the "working man". It is still celebrated mainly as a day of rest and marks the symbolic end of summer for many. Labor Day became a federal holiday by Act of Congress in 1894

Labor Day has been celebrated on the first Monday in September in the United States since the 1880s. The form that the observance and celebration of Labor Day should take were outlined in the first proposal of the holiday — a street parade to exhibit to the public "the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations" of the community, followed by a festival for the recreation and amusement of the workers and their families. This became the pattern for the celebrations of Labor Day. Speeches by prominent men and women were introduced later, as more emphasis was placed upon the economic and civic significance of the holiday. Still later, by a resolution of the American Federation of Labor convention of 1909, the Sunday preceding Labor Day was adopted as Labor Sunday and dedicated to the spiritual and educational aspects of the labor movement.

Today Labor Day is often regarded simply as a day of rest and, compared to the May 1 Labor Day celebrations in most countries, parades, speeches or political demonstrations are more low-key, although especially in election years, events held by labor organizations often feature political themes and appearances by candidates for office. Forms of celebration include picnics, barbecues, fireworks displays, water sports, and public art events. Families with school-age children take it as the last chance to travel before the end of summer. Some teenagers and young adults view it as the last weekend for parties before returning to school. However, of late, schools have begun well before Labor Day, as early as the 24th of July in many urban districts, including Nashville and Atlanta. In addition, Labor Day marks the beginning of the season for the National Football League and NCAA College Football. The NCAA usually plays their first games the weekend of Labor day, with the NFL playing their first game the Thursday following Labor Day.

Article taken from Wikipedia. To read the entire article, please visit their website.

Photo of the day - September 1

Picture from from my pumpkin patch on Friday. This was one of my biggest pumpkins for the 2007 season! Mother Nature and a Mother Moose can be so cruel sometimes. Here I have been worried about our first frost, silly me! Photo Courtesy Eric Stewart, Tanana Loop Extension

Saturday, September 01, 2007

What is VJ Day

Victory in the Pacific Day (V-P Day) (or Victory over Japan Day, V-J day) is the celebration of the Surrender of Japan, which was initially announced on August 15, 1945 (August 14 North American date), ending combat in the Second World War. In Japan, the day is known as Shuusen-kinenbi (終戦記念日), which literally means the "Memorial day for the end of the war". This is commemorated as Liberation Day in Korea and some other nations.

At noon Japan standard time on August 15, 1945, Emperor Hirohito's announcement of Japan's acceptance of the terms of the Potsdam Declaration was broadcast to the Japanese people over the radio. Earlier the same day, the Japanese government broadcast an announcement over Radio Tokyo that "acceptance of the Potsdam Proclamation [would be] coming soon," then advised the Allies of the surrender by sending a cable to U.S. President Harry S. Truman via the Swiss diplomatic mission in Washington, D.C.

Since Japan was the last Axis Power to surrender and V-P Day followed V-E Day by three months, V-P Day marked the end of World War II.

The formal Japanese signing of the surrender terms took place on board the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945, and at that time Truman actually declared September 2 to be VJ-Day.

To read the entire article, go to Wikipedia

Farmer's Market Photos


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Photos courtesy of Carol Watkins

Senate Minority Newsletter From the Legislature

Senator Gene Therriault
R- North Pole


Federal Commission Commends Gasoline Progress

In a statement accompanying its fourth semi-annual report to Congress on the status of the proposed Alaska natural gas pipeline, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher commended recent progress under the leadership of Gov. Sarah Palin. We were especially pleased that the FERC report noted the deadline for submitting proposals under the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act has been extended to Nov. 30, 2007, and, despite that, still concludes that a project sponsor could begin working in the summer of 2008.



Senator Con Bunde
R- Anchorage



Eye on Education

Task Force Wraps Up

The Joint Legislative Education Funding Task Force met for a final time Thursday, August 30 to finalize the report it is mandated to submit to the Governor by Sept. 1. The Task Force made several recommendations for policies to be implemented during the second regular session of the Twenty-fifth Legislature, including the creation of a standing Education Committee that would be separate from the current Health, Education and Social Services Committee. The Task Force referred many of the more contentious items to this Committee. Sen. Gary Wilken, who represented the Senate Minority on the Task Force, authored a dissenting opinion that is included in the final report. Among his concerns is a recommendation to phase in funding over four years to cover district cost factors as outlined in a report by the University of Alaska’s Institute of Social and Economic Research. Sen. Wilken believes that the artificial deadline of Sept. 1 established by the resolution creating the Task Force resulted in the dismissal of all long-term options that would have included reviewing the entire K-12 education funding formula in total, rather than recommending a substantial adjustment to a single component. Sen. Wilken hopes that the entire Legislature, in cooperation with the Governor, will take the time necessary to thoroughly review the ISER study and question some of its basic assumptions.

Senator Fred Dyson
R- Eagle River

Incentives Awarded

An idea originally championed by Sen. Con Bunde came to fruition this month with the distribution of more than $1.8 million to educators and support staff in the first year of the Alaska Public School Performance Incentive Program. The three-year pilot program provides incentive payments to eligible staff members at schools whose students show significant improvement from the year before—or whose students continue to achieve at high levels—in state assessments of reading, writing and math.


Sentator Tom Wagoner
R- Kenai

Meeting with U.S. Dept. of Ed. Secretary Margaret Spellings

Sen. Con Bunde was one of several legislators to meet Aug. 30th with U.S. Department of Education Secretary Margaret Spellings, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, and Sen. Ted Stevens to discuss the No Child Left Behind Act and other federal education issues. Sen. Bunde said he was honored Secretary Spellings took the time and initiative to tour schools across Alaska to get firsthand knowledge of the obstacles and successes of the NCLB.

“Secretary Spellings commended our notable improvements in AYP and our team approach for improving education in Alaska. She acknowledged that Alaska is on the cutting edge nationwide, and that other states are watching our innovations. It was a valuable gathering and I hope she seriously considers the input we gave her,” Sen. Bunde said.

Senator Gary Wilkens
R- Fairbanks
Fort Wainright

Special Session Approaching

The Senate Minority Oil & Gas Team—Senators Gene Therriault, Tom Wagoner and Fred Dyson—are gearing up in preparation for the Special Session Gov. Sarah Palin has announced will begin Oct. 18 to reconsider the Petroleum Profits Tax passed last year. Gov. Palin is scheduled to formally call the session and present the administration’s proposal Sept. 4th. Gov. Palin has characterized the PPT as “tainted” in light of an on-going corruption probe. Additionally, the Department of Revenue has concluded the new tax mechanism is resulting in far less revenue than was estimated. The Senate Minority has not taken a position pending more details on the Governor’s plan, but would welcome an independent review of the data set used for the modeling presented during the 2006 PPT debate.

Sen. Gene Therriault, Rep. John Harris and Shell Alaska Asset Manager Rick Fox stand aboard the MV Nanuq during a July tour in Valdez. The 300-foot Nanuq is the centerpiece in Shell's oil spill response fleet and was built specifically for the Arctic




Photo of the day - August 31

A Robin appears to be looking for a hand out in this photo taken in Delta on May 8.
Photo Courtesy Art Lenon


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