Copyright (c) 2013 The Tundra Drums, All rights reserved. http://www.thetundradrums.com/ en-us CAUYAT - "The Beat of the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta" http://www.thetundradrums.com/ http://www.thetundradrums.com/cms_data/dfault/images/.TEMP/companylogoTEMP144x144-1146.jpg 144 73 The Tundra Drums - RSS Feed http://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/local/delta-girl-named-miracle-network-champion/667.htmlhttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/local/delta-girl-named-miracle-network-champion/667.htmlTen-year-old Karen Nickoli has been chosen as the 2013 Alaska Champion in the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Champions program. Karen spent more than a year at The Children’s Hospital at Providence and finally returned home in March. Life took an abrupt turn when Karen and her family received her diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Far from her Yup’ik Eskimo home in Russian...Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:00 ASTArticles from the May 16, 2013 edition of The Tundra Drumshttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/education/brhs-class-of-2026-gets-ready-to-start-school/668.htmlhttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/education/brhs-class-of-2026-gets-ready-to-start-school/668.htmlThe BRHS class of 2026 will start kindergarten this fall as the class of 2013 heads out the door. Mikelnguut Elitnaurviat School and Ayaprun held their annual kindergarten round up April 24 through 26. Fifty-five new kindergarteners for M.E. school and 25 for Ayaprun were pre-registered and received free medical screenings with the help of Bethel Family Clinic, YKHC Dental and Optical Department,...Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:00 ASTArticles from the May 16, 2013 edition of The Tundra Drumshttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/local/aquatic-center-breaks-ground/669.htmlhttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/local/aquatic-center-breaks-ground/669.htmlTomorrow at noon a groundbreaking ceremony will be held at the site of the Yukon Kuskokwim Regional Aquatic Health and Safety Center, 267 Akiachak St. The facility will include a six-lane...Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:00 ASTArticles from the May 16, 2013 edition of The Tundra Drumshttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/local/officer-charged-with-with-dui/670.htmlhttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/local/officer-charged-with-with-dui/670.htmlA former Bethel police officer has been charged with DUI. The Samuel “Colin” Symmes was one of the officers who responded to the scene of an incident last October where 24-year-old Sam Alexie Jr. was shot and killed after pointing a rifle at another police officer, according to KYUK.org. Charges of two counts of DUI and one count of misconduct involving a weapon were filed against Symmes....Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:00 ASTArticles from the May 16, 2013 edition of The Tundra Drumshttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/fishing/fishing-regulations-change-for-yukon-river/671.htmlhttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/fishing/fishing-regulations-change-for-yukon-river/671.htmlThe Federal Subsistence Board announced changes to Yukon River area subsistence regulations on May 6. In Districts 1, 2 and 3, from June 1 through July 15, fishers may not possess king salmon taken for subsistence purposes unless both tips (lobes) of the tail fin have been removed before the person conceals the salmon from plain view or transfers the salmon from the fishing site. The change...Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:00 ASTArticles from the May 16, 2013 edition of The Tundra Drumshttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/local/girl-killed-by-gunshot/672.htmlhttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/local/girl-killed-by-gunshot/672.htmlOn April 29 an 8-year-old boy, playing with a Rugar 10/22, shot and killed his 5-year-old sister in Mountain Village, according to Alaska State Troopers. The youth had used the weapon...Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:00 ASTArticles from the May 16, 2013 edition of The Tundra Drumshttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/local/plane-misses-runway/673.htmlhttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/local/plane-misses-runway/673.htmlA plane missed the runway in Newtok on May 4. The Hageland Aviation plane had four people aboard, including the pilot. Minor injuries to the passengers and pilot were reported, accord...Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:00 ASTArticles from the May 16, 2013 edition of The Tundra Drumshttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/local/woman-dead-in-atv-rollover/674.htmlhttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/local/woman-dead-in-atv-rollover/674.htmlAn Alakanuk woman died following an accident on an ATV on May 7. Troopers report that Lois Chikigak, 30 of Alakanuk, was operating an ATV at high speeds when she lost control of the ATV and it rolled over on her. She was pronounced dead at the local cli...Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:00 ASTArticles from the May 16, 2013 edition of The Tundra Drumshttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/alaska/referendum-drive-underway-to-repeal-oil-tax-bill/675.htmlhttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/alaska/referendum-drive-underway-to-repeal-oil-tax-bill/675.htmlA drive to repeal the oil tax bill that passed this year’s legislature is underway. The group, Vote Yes – Repeal the Giveaway, applied for a referendum petition that was approved last month. If enough signitures are gathered for the petition, the referendum will be on the 2014 ballot. Senate Bill 21, introduced at the behest of Gov. Sean Parnell, reduces taxes on oil taken from the ground in...Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:00 ASTArticles from the May 16, 2013 edition of The Tundra Drumshttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/alaska/governor-to-run-again/676.htmlhttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/alaska/governor-to-run-again/676.htmlGov. Sean Parnell announced earlier this month that he plans to seek re-election to the state’s highest executive office in the 2014 election. Parnell, a Republican Party member, held the office of Lieutenant Governor in Gov. Sarah Palin’s administration. When Palin left the governor’s officer in 2009, Parnell stepped into the position. He then ran for the office in 2010 and won the...Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:00 ASTArticles from the May 16, 2013 edition of The Tundra Drumshttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/alaska/walker-seeks-governorandaposs-office/677.htmlhttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/alaska/walker-seeks-governorandaposs-office/677.htmlBill Walker, lawyer and former Valdez mayor, announced last month that he will seek the Republican nomination for the 2014 governor’s race. Walker ran for the nomination in 2010 and finished second to current Gov. Sean Parnell. He said he entered the race because the state needs an agressive, strong leader with a record of putting Alaska’s interests first. Walker works with the bi-partisan...Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:00 ASTArticles from the May 16, 2013 edition of The Tundra Drumshttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/alaska/redistricting-board-awaits-us-supreme-court-decision/678.htmlhttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/alaska/redistricting-board-awaits-us-supreme-court-decision/678.htmlLate last month the Alaska State Supreme Court clarified to the Alaska Redistricting Board that the board needed to draw the state’s voting district boundaries based on requirements in the state constitution. Also last month, the board said it wanted to wait...Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:00 ASTArticles from the May 16, 2013 edition of The Tundra Drumshttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/opinion/et-tu-begich/679.htmlhttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/opinion/et-tu-begich/679.htmlI’ve been accused of growing up somewhat sheltered in terms of Alaska politics – I was raised in a little leftist bubble, you might say, that encompassed Bootlegger’s Cove, Chugach “Optional” Elementary School, and, that hotbed of young liberalism, Steller Secondary School. I remember when then-city assemblyman Mark Begich visited the Steller auditorium to explain (somewhat sheepishly,...Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:00 ASTArticles from the May 16, 2013 edition of The Tundra Drumshttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/opinion/during-the-us-arctic-council-chairmanship-the-state-department-appointments-should-be-alaskans/680.htmlhttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/opinion/during-the-us-arctic-council-chairmanship-the-state-department-appointments-should-be-alaskans/680.htmlThe chairmanship of the Arctic Council rotates between the eight Arctic nations. For the last six years the chairmanship has been successively held by Scandinavian countries: Norway, then Denmark, and then Sweden. On May 15, in Kiruna, Sweden, Canada will assume the chair, and in two years’ time it will be the United States’ turn. We continue to hope that Canada and the United States will...Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:00 ASTArticles from the May 16, 2013 edition of The Tundra Drumshttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/business/best-in-the-west-competition-begins/681.htmlhttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/business/best-in-the-west-competition-begins/681.htmlThe Best in the West small business competition is on for 2013. The Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center and UAF Kuskokwim Campus has invited people with small business ideas and dreams to apply for startup prize money by entering the competition. Awards range from $2,000 to $8,000. Best in the West is open to all Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta residents. The selection committee will choose the best...Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:00 ASTArticles from the May 16, 2013 edition of The Tundra Drumshttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/business/crowley-wins-trucking-fleet-awards/682.htmlhttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/business/crowley-wins-trucking-fleet-awards/682.htmlCrowley’s Alaska petroleum distribution subsidiary, CPD Alaska, LLC., was recently honored with the Alaska Safe Truck Fleet of the Year and the Most Improved Fleet awards during customer ConocoPhillips’ and the Alaska Trucking Association annual Safety Awards Banquet, held in Anchorage in late April. Crowley’s Bob Cox, vice president, and Mike Moeller, director of trucking, attended the...Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:00 ASTArticles from the May 16, 2013 edition of The Tundra Drumshttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/announcements/sobriety-conference-set-for-fairbanks/683.htmlhttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/announcements/sobriety-conference-set-for-fairbanks/683.htmlThe Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc. has announced the Rural Providers’ Conference will be held June 10 to 14 in Fairbanks. RurAL CAP and the Tanana Chiefs Conference will co-sponsor the 30th annual RPC, which will be held at the Tanana Chiefs Conference Campus. This year’s conference theme is Our Hearts Together. Keynote speakers include Jerry Isaac, Anna Frank, Travis Cole,...Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:00 ASTArticles from the May 16, 2013 edition of The Tundra Drumshttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/announcements/rural-development-loan-applications-being-accepted/684.htmlhttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/announcements/rural-development-loan-applications-being-accepted/684.htmlUSDA-Rural Development Alaska State Director Jim Nordlund has announced that applications are being accepted from qualified non-profit and public organizations (intermediaries) to provide loans to support rural businesses and community development groups. Funding, which is intended to spark business expansion and create jobs will be made available through USDA’s Intermediary Relending Program....Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:00 ASTArticles from the May 16, 2013 edition of The Tundra Drumshttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/fishing/salmon-prices-depend-on-foreign-currencies/685.htmlhttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/fishing/salmon-prices-depend-on-foreign-currencies/685.htmlBetween 60 and 70 percent of Alaska’s seafood is exported to customers around the globe, and the strength of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar plays a big role in annual sales. Tracking by the Juneau-based McDowell Group for the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute shows mid-year ups and downs for Alaska’s biggest seafood buyers. On the down side: The Japanese yen has taken a 20...Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:00 ASTArticles from the May 16, 2013 edition of The Tundra Drumshttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/obituaries/paul-takumjenak-1937-2013/686.htmlhttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/obituaries/paul-takumjenak-1937-2013/686.htmlPaul Takumjenak died peacefully at the age of 76 at ANMC on April 25, 2013. Paul Takumjenak was born on Oct. 6, 1937 to Crim Klement Takumjenak and Massa Kalika of Aniak. Paul’s family lived in Aniak for many years. Paul had six siblings from the eldest sister Mary, Krimet, Lena, Palassa, Sophia and the youngest after Paul, Nickolas. Paul was not able to complete his education because he had to...Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:00 ASTArticles from the May 16, 2013 edition of The Tundra Drumshttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/obituaries/evelyn-alice-aiiyak-panandaposyuk-walters-1925-2013/687.htmlhttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/obituaries/evelyn-alice-aiiyak-panandaposyuk-walters-1925-2013/687.htmlEvelyn Alice Aiiyak Pan’yuk Walters was born Oct. 30, 1925 and went to be with Lord on April 8, 2013. Her biological parents were Mary Waskey and John Mark. Evelyn was raised by her adoptive parents Minnie and Wilson Gonognon in Scammon Bay. She married Waskey Walters on April 17, 1943 in Mountain Village and this year they would have been married for 70 years. She lived in Mountain Village,...Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:00 ASTArticles from the May 16, 2013 edition of The Tundra Drumshttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/obituaries/akeuq-john-ayunerak-1939-2013/688.htmlhttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/obituaries/akeuq-john-ayunerak-1939-2013/688.htmlApril 18, 1939 - April 6, 2013 Akeuq, John Ayunerak was born in Qasunaq in 1939 to Natalia and James Ayunerak. He was raised in Cupik life style with lots of knowledge of survival in both Cupik and Western lifestyle. His education of Western life took him to several locations in Alaska, California and Seattle. He was Eucharistic minister while studying for deacon. He was ordained on May 17, 2004....Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:00 ASTArticles from the May 16, 2013 edition of The Tundra Drumshttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/announcements/fund-announces-2013-grant-opportunities/689.htmlhttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/announcements/fund-announces-2013-grant-opportunities/689.htmlThe Alaska Native Fund, established in 2011 in a partnership between the Alaska Conservation Foundation and an Alaska Native steering committee, is an innovative grant program that supports Alaska Native organizations and individuals in seeking solutions to the environmental issues facing their communities. The fund supports projects that elevate indigenous knowledge to address food security,...Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:00 ASTArticles from the May 16, 2013 edition of The Tundra Drumshttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/education/pierce-graduates-from-uaa/690.htmlhttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/education/pierce-graduates-from-uaa/690.htmlLisa Pierce of Mountain Village is among the 2,315 graduates of the University of Alaska Anchorage Class of 2013. She received a master of social work degree at a celebratory ceremony at the George M. Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, Alaska, on May 5. Pierce is a member of Phi Alpha. Her parents are Robert F. and Theresa E. Pierce. The University of Alaska Anchorage, founded in 1954, is the largest...Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:00 ASTArticles from the May 16, 2013 edition of The Tundra Drumshttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/features/turn-back-the-pages-may-6-1982/691.htmlhttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/features/turn-back-the-pages-may-6-1982/691.htmlMay 6, 1982 The Tundra Drums Demantle found not guilty – A six person jury has acquitted Joe Demantle Fr. of Tuluksak of two charges of taking game without a license and transporting illegally taken game. The four men, two women jury needed only 20 minutes to reach their verdict after hearing the case argued in Bethel last week. Attorney Myron Angstman, representing Damantle, did not deny the...Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:00 ASTArticles from the May 16, 2013 edition of The Tundra Drumshttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/local/trooper-report-may-16-2013/692.htmlhttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/local/trooper-report-may-16-2013/692.htmlThe following is from the dispatches of the Alaska State Troopers. Those who have been arrested, cited or summoned are presumed innocent until found guilty in a court of law. On April 22 Alaska State Troopers investigated a burglary at the Pilot Station city office. Approximately $800 of search and rescue funds were taken. Surveillance video was being analyzed and investigation continued....Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:00 ASTArticles from the May 16, 2013 edition of The Tundra Drumshttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/announcements/solicitation-for-relending-program-underway/693.htmlhttp://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2013/05/16/announcements/solicitation-for-relending-program-underway/693.htmlUSDA-Rural Development Alaska State Director Jim Nordlund has announced that applications are being accepted from qualified non-profit and public organizations (intermediaries) to provide loans to support rural businesses and community development groups. Funding, which is intended to spark business expansion and create jobs will be made available through USDA’s Intermediary Relending Program....Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:00 ASTArticles from the May 16, 2013 edition of The Tundra Drums