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This year we are replacing our usual Family Ice Fishing Day at Silver Lake with Ice Fishing Week across the valley! It is a chance for newbies to get started and experts to learn new …
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Shanika Dunn
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3/13/21
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The Greater Copper Valley Chamber of Commerce held an online meeting on Thursday February 25. The meeting hosted Alaska DOT Northern Region Director Ryan Anderson and Information Officer Caitlyn …
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Allison Sayer
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3/11/21
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An important piece of protected wildlife-rich habitat near the confluence of the Tonsina and Copper Rivers is growing in acreage, thanks to a generous donation by a local couple, and a continued …
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Allison Sayer
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3/3/21
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It has been over a year since a group of partners hosted a two day symposium centered around the theme of “Tradition, Science, and Stewardship” in the Copper Valley. Organizations and agencies …
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Allison Sayer
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3/3/21
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After the appointment of Louise Stutes, R-Kodiak, as Speaker of the House on February 11, the House organized, formed committees, and started to hold floor sessions.Residents of the Copper Valley, …
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Allison Sayer
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3/3/21
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Alaska’s Division of Forestry (DOF) held an informational meeting February 17 at the Kenny Lake Community League Hall to start the estimated 16-month-long process of developing a Community …
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Allison Sayer
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2/23/21
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The concept of "pairing," where one identifies flavors that go well together, commonly applies to food and drink. Music is just the same, working with whatever is going on in front of you, like …
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Shane Kimberlin
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2/23/21
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The Wrangell St Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST) Subsistence Resource Commission (SRC) held its regular spring public meeting on February 11. According to the National Park Service, “The …
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Allison Sayer
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2/23/21
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Mark Miller, Team Lead for Research, Stewardship and Science at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, presented a list of recent relevant research publications with links at the February 11 …
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Allison Sayer
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2/23/21
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13 Valdez High School Nordic Skiers competed in the Region 6 Regional Ski Competition last weekend at Birch Hill in Fairbanks. West Valley, Lathrop, Monroe, North Pole, Hutchison, and Valdez …
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Allison Sayer
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2/17/21
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A fiction serial by Shane Kimberlin The phone rang as soon as the kettle began to whistle. There was no gap between them. They were like two boxers hitting each other’s jaws at the same moment. A …
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Allison Sayer
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2/17/21
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A Fiction Serial by Shane Kimberlin Hank Williams warbled from the radio as I drove, the cat riding shotgun beside me. I turned the music off. I wanted something to distract me from the situation at …
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Allison Sayer
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2/17/21
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The Copper Valley is filled with keen observers of nature, many of whom have a particular fondness for birds. Even in the coldest, darkest parts of winter, some steadfast little creatures remain to …
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Allison Sayer
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2/17/21
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The 32nd Alaska State Legislature convened for the first of its two regular sessions on January 19. Residents of the Copper Valley, Prince William Sound, and nearby communities are …
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Allison Sayer
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2/17/21
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As Retold and illustrated by Bob Neeley Long ago person -kwāday dān tg’inchi’- tells this story: Three Indian sisters are walking along the water. It just says “water,” it could be …
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Allison Sayer
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2/10/21
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In a years-long effort to repatriate 462 acres of its ancestral homeland, the Native Village of Tazlina (NVT) has roughly eight months left to raise $250,000.If successful, the Village will be able …
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Allison Sayer
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2/10/21
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Let's talk about bees. Honey bees are not indigenous to North America. If I were to start saying all the countries they came from, I would probably be amiss somewhere and then other beekeepers would …
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Allison Sayer
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2/10/21
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On January 15 the City of Valdez issued a press release with a call to action: Contact State Representative George Rauscher with your concerns about Governor Dunleavy’s plan to close the Valdez …
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Allison Sayer
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2/2/21
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Dog Sleds and Digital Stories is a program aimed at giving Alaska Natives aged 14-24 from the MSTC and CRNA-served villages intensive experience with both dog mushing and filmmaking. There are …
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Allison Sayer
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2/2/21
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The Bureau of Land Management received 143 public comments in response to its proposal to alter the East Alaska Resource Management Plan to allow for a land exchange in Thompson Pass (See …
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Allison Sayer
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2/2/21
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