Tributaries
Tidbits from the Headwaters
Upstream Rocketry Club Qualifies for National Competition
Students from Upstream Learning’s rocketry club are the first in Alaskan history to qualify for the American Rocketry Challenge (ARC), which will be held near Arlington, Virginia, on May 20.
Golden Eagles Fly Over Nabesna
WISE annually provides science lectures for the public in the late winter in the Copper Basin. On April 8, WISE and the Wrangell Mountains Wilderness Lodge at 28-mile Nabesna Road hosted an in-person group of about 30 people interested in learning more about raptor migration.
Vaping: The Invisible Problem in Our Schools
Statistics on increasing vaping trends in Valdez schools have brought about greater efforts by the school district staff to educate students and prevent this behavior during this school year.
Chosen Frozen
On March 21 a crowd of enthusiastic adults and students gathered on 2 Mile Lake near Chitina for Chosen Frozen. Even though it was overcast with a little breeze, spring was in the air!
Getting Ahead of Flooding
On April 6, the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) held a meeting at the Glennallen American Legion to discuss mitigating and preparing for spring flooding risk. The meeting was led by Bruce Cain, who is a board member for the Glennallen Improvement Corporation.
Mathletes Represent Copper Basin in Fairbanks
MathCounts is a national program that exists to get Middle School students excited about math. The Upstream Learning MathCounts team had the privilege of competing in the Alaska State competition at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. They earned this opportunity by placing first in the Alaska Rural Chapter MathCounts competition in February.
Olympic Snowboarders visit Valdez Schools
The Natural Selection Tour, featuring 24 snowboarders from around the world, finished their competition in Valdez on March 28th. Among competition finalists were Olympic Gold Medalists and X-Games finalists and medalists.
Kenny Lake Hockey Practice
Kenny Lake children have been meeting two to three times a week since early February for a short season of hockey practice. We had two groups: a ‘Learn to skate’ program for beginners ages 3 and up coached by Judith Lorenz and a hockey group (8-12 yo) coached by Gabe Doty and assisted by Ms. Lorenz.
ROAR Spring Recycling Update
As spring advances (hopefully) and the rather large amount of snow recedes, (hopefully), it seems a good time to look ahead at what is happening with recycling in the Copper Basin. People bringing aluminum cans and paper to the ROAR transfer site will notice it becoming rather crowded over the next month.
Letter to the Editor
We would like to thank all the local coaches and team volunteers who have invested in our children’s lives this year.
On the Way to the Outhouse
Between the age of 1 and 2, our first daughter loved sitting in my lap while I read to her. We read “Go Dog Go,” “Are you My Mother?” stories from the Bible, Mother Goose rhymes, “Baby Talk,” and many other books. In the midst of reading all these fun children’s books, I decided I wanted to write a children’s book as well.
March in the Garden
The sun rose on the vernal equinox on Monday the 20th and dawned over a perfectly classic March day, a chilly 0° at 8 am. After last year’s gloomy and rainy end of summer months and then winter’s normal moody weather, the past few weeks of sunshine have been a balm to the soul.
McCarthy Classic Relay
On Thursday, March 16, the Kennecott McCarthy Recreation Alliance hosted the third McCarthy Classic Relay Race.
2023 Mac-Attack Blue Division Champions!
The Copper River 8U mites team outlasted 20 teams from all over the state to bring home an 8U State championship in the blue division at the annual Mac Attack Tournament in Eagle River.
March CRSD School Board Meeting
The Copper River School District Board of Education held a regular meeting on March 7.
Where have 40 Years Gone?
We found a place for the clinic at Florence Clayton’s, at the corner of the Glenn Highway and Co-op Road. Again, encouraged because this was the first place we had been able to find anywhere to live, let alone practice, we settled in for an evening of decision-making and rest, thinking that we would decide to go or stay in the morning.
Valdez Forms Child Care Task Force
At the February 21 Valdez City Council Meeting, council members approved the formation of a task force to address child care in the City of Valdez (COV).
Glennallen Nordic Team Goes to State Championships
The 2022-23 ASAA Nordic Ski State Championships held at Kincaid Park in Anchorage were a great experience for our young Glennallen Nordic ski team.