Alaska's best? Kauffman and Tufuga Oct 21, 2009
Outside linebacker -- Bob Seater, Nikiski; Anthony Edwards, Barrow ... Interior lineman -- Tyler Peek, Nikiski; Victor Unutoa, Barrow; James Duncan, Monroe; Caleb Cinereski, Seward ... Quarterback -- Albert Gerke, Barrow. (Anchorage Daily News)
ATCO opens Alaska office Oct 18, 2009
Frontec operates radar sites in Alaska with Arctic Slope Regional Corp. of Barrow, giving ATCO further incentive to reopen an office in Alaska, Wilmot said. Beyond the buildings themselves that ATCO sells or rents, the company also can handle camp operations, from utilities to catering to housekeeping, Wilmot said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Boy, 9, may be youngest to harpoon, kill a whale Oct 14, 2009
The crew landed the whale last Tuesday as hunters approached the city of Barrow's annual quota of 22 bowheads ... Paul's role in the hunt drew fresh attention to Barrow whaling, and subsistence whale hunting inside and outside Alaska. (Juneau Empire)
Cruise ship visit marks opening of the Far North Oct 13, 2009
And Barrow, a remote Eskimo whaling village that sits at the very top of the continent, for the past few summers has had cruise ships full of German tourists and Coast Guard patrol boats docking near its rudimentary landing facility ... "There is increasing talk of Arctic shipping lanes, expanded fisheries, new tourism opportunities and other competing uses," Barrow's mayor, Edward Itta, told a panel of senior Obama administration officials who traveled to Anchorage in August to deliberate what... (Juneau Empire)
Melting ice caps open up shipping routes Oct 13, 2009
And Barrow, a remote Eskimo whaling village that sits at the very top of the continent, has had cruise ships full of German tourists and Coast Guard patrol boats docking near its rudimentary landing facility the past few summers. We can no longer assume, Governor Sean Parnell said at a congressional hearing, that the Arctic is an impenetrable barrier. (Boston Globe)
Opening-day success buoys Barrow whalers Oct 12, 2009
Saggan Crew muktuk rests on the old runway in Barrow Sept. 26, 2009 ... Barrow whalers landed four bowheads Saturday to launch a promising fall hunt after what the borough mayor is calling a "terrible" spring season ... "It started out with a bang," Barrow Whaling Captains Association President Eugene Brower said of the fall hunt, which opened midnight Saturday. (Anchorage Daily News)
Barrow boy may be youngest to harvest whale Oct 12, 2009
Oct. 6, 2009, the Panigeo crew of Barrow struck a whale ... A fourth-grader delivered the killing blow to a 32-foot bowhead whale in Barrow recently: A singular, hands-on hunting lesson from the boy's Inupiat uncles ... The crew landed the whale Tuesday as Barrow hunters approached the city's annual quota of 22 bowhead whales in what has quickly become a successful fall season. (Anchorage Daily News)
UI professor off to Greenland (34) Oct 4, 2009
Similar research is under way at two other Arctic stations Eureka, in Canada's Northwest Territories, and Barrow, Alaska. The combined data will give researchers a comprehensive look at Arctic cloud patterns. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Perfection ended Oct 4, 2009
FRIDAY'S RESULTS BARTLETT 34, COLONY 12 PALMER 48, SOUTH 12 SATURDAY'S RESULTS NORTH POLE 36, WEST 12 KENAI 47, BARROW 13 SOLDOTNA 41, MONROE 0 HOMER 24, NIKISKI 15 KODIAK 24, EIELSON 14 FRIDAY'S GAMES KODIAK (5-4) VS. KENAI (8-1), 4 P.M. NORTH POLE (5-4) VS. BARTLETT (7-2), 7:30 P.M. SATURDAY'S GAMES PALMER (6-3) VS. CHUGIAK/JUNEAU WINNER SOLDOTNA (7-2) VS. HOMER (6-2), 4:30 P.M. Postseason football. ADVERTISEMENT. (Anchorage Daily News)
Kirk, Wilson easily top 1-2-3A field Oct 4, 2009
94, George, Sam, Barrow High, 20:01 ... 95, Solomon, Nasuayaaq, Barrow High, 20:05 ... 78, Simmonds, Flora, Barrow High, 24:20. (Anchorage Daily News)
Dramatic finish Oct 4, 2009
78, Simmonds, Flora, Barrow High, 24:20 ... 82, Prociw, April, Barrow High, 24:35. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Vanishing Arctic ice shows no sign of returning Oct 3, 2009
There was "no indication of freezing whatsoever" in the open water next to the grouped ice, he said as the C-130 flew south to land at Barrow, Alaska. "In contrast to previous years, there's absolutely no freezing outside that cluster.". (Scientific American)
Trampling blamed for Alaska walrus deaths Oct 2, 2009
This Aug. 23, 2009, North Slope Borough photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows veterinarians and biologists from the Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Alaska SeaLife Center and the North Slope Borough taking samples from dead walruses on the beach near Icy Cape on the Chukchi Sea about 140 southwest of Barrow, Alaska ... An estimated 3,500 walruses were spotted Sept. 12 at Icy Cape, about 140 miles southwest of Barrow ... After the carcasses were... (Anchorage Daily News)
Walrus deaths mystery: Was it trampling? Oct 2, 2009
An estimated 3,500 walruses had been reported Sept. 12 at Icy Cape, about 140 miles southwest of Barrow ... After the carcasses were spotted, the Fish and Wildlife Service and the North Slope Borough surveyed the entire Chukchi Sea coast from Barrow to Cape Sabine. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Win or wave goodbye this weekend Sep 30, 2009
Barrow (4-4) at Kenai (7-1) noon. Monroe (5-3) at Soldotna (6-2), noon. (Anchorage Daily News)
2 Alaska girls die after falling into lagoon Sep 30, 2009
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Two 4-year-old girls have died after falling through thin ice into a lagoon in the small city of Barrow in northern Alaska. North Slope Borough Police Lt. Darryl Holman says the girls were playing along the lagoon between an elementary school and a residential neighborhood Monday when they fell through the ice and were found submerged in water. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Whalers land four bowheads on first day of fall hunt in Barrow Sep 30, 2009
BARROW - Barrow whalers landed four bowheads on the first day of the fall hunt ... BARROW - Barrow whalers landed four bowheads on the first day of the fall hunt ... Barrow whalers are allowed a quota of up to 22 whales - or "strikes" - in 2009. (Juneau Empire)
Sled ride turns deadly for two 4-year-old Barrow girls Sep 30, 2009
Two young Barrow girls out for an afternoon of sledding died after they slid out onto a lagoon, broke through thin ice and fell into the frigid water below Monday afternoon, according to police and their families ... Life was good in Barrow earlier Monday, he said ... Hunters have landed eight whales from the Beafort Sea since Saturday, Barrow Whaling Captains Association President Eugene Brower said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Eagles, Kardinals hold top ranking Sep 24, 2009
In small schools, No. 2 Eielson is one of three Greatland Conference schools in the top five despite the conference's past struggles against the NLC. Also ranked from the GLC are No. 4 Nikiski, which moved up one spot from last week, and No. 5 Barrow. Nikiski was the last GLC team to win the state small-schools title in 2001. (Anchorage Daily News)
Regional news: Rabid wolf attacks hunter Sep 22, 2009
Federal wildlife researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey on their way to a walrus tagging project spotted 100 to 200 of the animals' carcasses near Icy Cape about 140 miles southwest of Barrow. Rabid wolf attacks hunter in Southwest Alaska Like a ghost, a white figure crept through the moonlit night, lurking near a campsite. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Bethel considers easing alcohol restrictions Sep 20, 2009
Thirty years ago, Conn studied what happened to nearby villages when Bethel and Barrow allowed local liquor sales. "Alcohol-related violence, one person to another, rises and falls in absolute tandem with the level of booze supply in that city (and) in certain communities near that city," he said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Arctic woes: Dead walruses, low sea ice Sep 18, 2009
Federal wildlife researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey on their way to a walrus tagging project spotted 100 to 200 carcasses near Icy Cape about 140 miles southwest of Barrow. The dead walruses appeared to be mostly new calves or yearlings. (MSNBC -- Environment)
200 Dead Walruses Spotted in Northwestern Alaska Sep 18, 2009
Researchers spotted 100 to 200 carcasses near Icy Cape, which juts into the Chukchi Sea about 140 miles southwest of Barrow. For the second time in three years, thousands of walruses have congregated on Alaska's northwest coast as Arctic sea ice has receded beyond the shallow continental shelf, where the animals dive for clams and other benthic creatures. (Fox News)
The One Thing Sep 18, 2009
Now, for comparison: The airport in Barrow, Alaska (320 miles north of the Arctic Circle) handled 37,000 passengers last year; Murtha's airport handled 6,700. There was a vote today to cut off all federal funding to this waste of taxpayer money. (Fox News)
Parker clan believes in giving back Sep 18, 2009
She put that lesson to concrete use after seeing an ESPN documentary on a high school football team in Barrow, Alaska, the nation's northernmost city where the dropout and suicide rates were disproportionately high. Parker fixated on the fact that the football team was playing on a gravel field. (The Augusta Chronicle)
• Drilling for permafrost on Mount Kilimanjaro Sep 18, 2009
Via e-mail from Barrow, he sent his thoughts about the Kilimanjaro trip. His plan is to drill each day on the ascent of Kilimanjaro to see what effect elevation has on ground temperature. (Juneau Empire)
Library of Congress spotlights Alaska Sep 15, 2009
Murkowski said she was grateful that Alaskans from Barrow to Juneau can now witness their own history without traveling to Washington. "It's free, it's there, it's ours," she said. (Juneau Empire)
Senator scans Alaska history at library Sep 14, 2009
"Not only can you come here and look and observe with your own eyes," Murkowski said, "but in your classroom in Barrow or at home sitting at your computer, you have access to our nation's treasures. This opens up the world.". Maps in the library's collection detail more than 200 years of state history, beginning with an 1802 Russian map that shows the coastline but has few details of anything north of the Seward Peninsula. (Anchorage Daily News)
Thousands of walrus haul out onshore as Arctic ice retreats Sep 10, 2009
Chad Jay, a U.S. Geological Survey walrus researcher, said Wednesday that about 3,500 walruses were near Icy Cape on the Chukchi Sea, some 140 miles southwest of Barrow. Animals the agency tagged with satellite transmitters also were detected on shore at Cape Lisburne about 150 miles farther down the coast. (Anchorage Daily News)
Eagles perched atop statewide football poll Sep 9, 2009
Barrow at Valdez, 1 p.m.. Prep football at adn. (Anchorage Daily News)
Alaskans, Russians discover common ground to dance on Sep 8, 2009
They were accompanied by instructor and director Norman Jayo, photography instructor Minne Naylor, Barrow dancers Mary and Clara Sage and executive producer D'Anne Hamilton ... The exchange continued with this trip, when Barrow dancers Mary and Clara Sage and Kotzebue dancers Atoruk and Lambert (who were also students on the project) joined the Russians in dance. (Juneau Empire)
Friendlier Arctic seas bring opportunity -- and risk Sep 6, 2009
The crew member took a flight to Barrow ... Residents in Nome, Barrow and other Arctic coastal villages are receiving intense attention from the Coast Guard, which is hoping to establish a new base at Nome, not far from the Bering Strait ... To the northeast, Barrow and other North Slope villages are getting increased contact from tourists and offshore oil and gas workers arriving on support vessels. (Anchorage Daily News)
Barrow kids explore indigenous cultures in Mexico Sep 5, 2009
Inupiaq students at in Barrow are learning about other indigenous cultures through the Alaskan/Mexican Indigenous Interchange program. "This program changed my life, said 2006 participant Selma Khan of Barrow. I used to think that we were the only ones who had to struggle for our way of life, but now I m finding out how people all over the world have had to do the same. Fatima Garcia, a Mexican high school senior, said that most striking to her in Arctic Alaska was the way the Inupiaq connect to... (Anchorage Daily News)
Master vs. pupil on the gridiron Sep 4, 2009
Delta Junction at Barrow, 1:30 p.m.. Bartlett at Dimond, 2 p.m.. (Anchorage Daily News)
Alaska editorial: State's future will rely on oil leases Sep 4, 2009
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently reaffirmed a lower court decision upholding the environmental review that allowed the federal government to sell 92 Beaufort Sea leases east of Barrow in 2007. The court said the Minerals Management Service took the required "hard look" at the environmental effects of the lease sale. (Juneau Empire)
Spotted®: The focus is on you! Aug 29, 2009
Adopt-A-Text books, which allow students who have a visual impairment, learning disability or physical disability to bookmark where they stop and use the recording as study material, would be made available to schools in Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall and Clarke counties ... Adopt-A-Text books, which allow students who have a visual impairment, learning disability or physical disability to bookmark where they stop and use the recording as study material, would be made available to schools in Barrow,... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Remains of ancient inhabitants found in Kivalina Aug 26, 2009
Ipiutak remains have since been discovered in Cape Krusenstern, Deering, Cape Espenberg, Barrow and, now, Kivalina. How the Ipiutak could have sustained a village of hundreds on the resources of the area, without evidence of whaling, is a puzzle to historians and archaeologists, as is where the Ipiutak went. (Anchorage Daily News)
Ancient Native remains located near Kivalina Aug 26, 2009
BARROW - Construction workers doing excavation for Kivalina's new wastewater treatment plant unearthed the skeletal remains of three people believed to be members of a tribal group that lived in Alaska more than 1,000 years ago ... BARROW - Construction workers doing excavation for Kivalina's new wastewater treatment plant unearthed the skeletal remains of three people believed to be members of a tribal group that lived in Alaska more than 1,000 years ago ... More have since been discovered on... (Juneau Empire)
Police Beat: Aug. 23, 2009 Aug 23, 2009
Rachel A. Williams, 18, Barrow and a 17-year-old Barrow girl were cited at a traffic stop for underage drinking ... Curtis J. Nayukok, 19, Barrow, arrested at a traffic stop on warrant for failure to appear on an underage drinking charge. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Too hot? Try 'Cold' Aug 23, 2009
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Moose shut out Wolfpack Aug 23, 2009
Eielson 48, Barrow 13. Barrow hung around for the first half of a Greatland Conference game at the Whalers' wind-swept artificial turf before Eielson ran away with it in the second half ... The visiting Ravens outscored Barrow 27-6 after halftime to remain undefeated (3-0 in conference, 3-0 overall). (Anchorage Daily News)
Obama's task force comes to Alaska Aug 22, 2009
They visited Nome, Barrow and Deadhorse and flew over the ice pack ... North Slope Borough Mayor Itta thanked the task force for visiting Barrow. (Anchorage Daily News)
Soldier-coach reduced to tears Aug 16, 2009
Offense: Anthony Edwards, Barrow; Raphael Matautia, Kodiak; Keifer Kanayurak, Barrow; Kyle Wood, Soldotna; Nathan Strieby, Soldotna; Justin Sanders, Barrow; Colten Growden, Eielson; Alex Woodell, Kodiak; Anthony Griglione, Soldotna; Charles King, Eielson; Sarah Colvin, Eielson. Defense: Joe Shirley, Soldotna; Robert Vigo, Barrow; Gary Anthony, Kodiak; Sheldon Emmerson, Kodiak; Cody Romine, Barrow; Anthony Griglione, Soldotna; Ross Courtney, Soldotna; Albert Gerke, Barrow; Philip Bennett; Zayan... (Anchorage Daily News)
Chugiak, Eagle River showdown Aug 14, 2009
Anchorage Daily News. Find out where the fish are biting, and share your knowledge. (Anchorage Daily News)
Bartlett climbs atop football poll Aug 12, 2009
DeVaughn said he doesn't believe his squad deserves to be ranked ahead of NLC powers Soldotna and Kodiak, which grabbed the No. 3 spot with a 21-7 non conference win at Barrow. "I think it's definitely too high right now," he said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Unalaska has fog, fish -- and magic Aug 12, 2009
I think the most beautiful spot on Earth is the beach outside of Barrow at midnight in the summer as the sun rolls along the horizon like some golden chariot wheel of the gods ... Elise Patkotak is an Alaska writer and author of "Parallel Logic," her memoir of 28 yeas in Barrow. (Anchorage Daily News)
Experiment Farm growing grass that saves planes Aug 12, 2009
The grass grows readily around Barrow, he said. That's an indication of how Alaska-hardy it is. (Anchorage Daily News)
Full Story » Aug 10, 2009
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Vast Expanses of Arctic Ice Melt in Summer Aug 10, 2009
Schrader reported seeing only one bear, an animal chased from the Arctic shore of Barrow, Alaska, that "swam close to Ocean Watch on its way out to sea.". Observation satellites' remote sensors will tell researchers in September whether the polar cap diminished this summer to its smallest size on record. (CBS News)
Not the same old Wolves Aug 9, 2009
Eagle River claimed a rare victory, Juneau's new school briefly held a lead in its football debut and Kodiak survived a blustery day in Barrow on a busy day of high school football Saturday ... " The next goal for the Wolves is to get in the win column against a large-school team. Both victories so far -- Saturday's over Houston and last year's over Skyview -- came against teams that play in small-schools division. Palmer 25, Dimond 22 Jim McCall caught a 14-yard touchdown pass from Dustin Silva... (Anchorage Daily News)
Shutout routs rule the day Aug 8, 2009
Fridays Results Kenai 47, Lathrop 0 Chugiak 37, East 0 Bartlett 39, Wasilla 0 Homer 27, Nikiski 0 Todays Games Thunder Mountain at Sitka, 11 a.m. Monroe at Delta, 4 p.m. Valdez at Skyview 2 p.m. Eielson at Seward 2 p.m. Houston at Eagle River, 2 p.m. (at Chugiak) Service at South, 4 p.m. (at Dimond) Soldotna vs. West 4 p.m., Anchorage Football Stadium North Pole at Colony, 4 p.m. Dimond at Palmer, 7 p.m. Kodiak at Barrow, TBA West Valley at Juneau, 8 p.m. ... High school... (Anchorage Daily News)
And the teams to beat will be... Aug 7, 2009
Brantley said Eielson should provide a hefty challenge, as will Kodiak, last year's runner-up, and Barrow, which begins its fourth season after reaching the playoffs for the first time last season. Hoping to emulate Barrow's rise to prominence will be Juneau's Thunder Mountain, which gets its fledgling football program going Saturday at fellow independent Sitka ... Friday Lathrop at Kenai, 6:30 p.m. Nikiski at Homer, 6:30 p.m. Chugiak at East, 7 p.m., Anchorage Football Stadium Bartlett at... (Anchorage Daily News)
Study: Thawing tundra emits more carbon Aug 6, 2009
The conclusion comes from an elaborate experiment on a tundra lake near Barrow that involved installing plastic dikes and moving water between parts of the lake. Story tools. (Anchorage Daily News)
Coaching changes in the CIC Aug 6, 2009
Kodiak at Barrow, TBA. West Valley at Juneau, 8 p.m.. (Anchorage Daily News)
Caribou slaughter leaves calves stranded (7/29/08) Aug 5, 2009
Point Hope is an Inupiat Eskimo village of 700 people 330 miles southwest of Barrow, an area considered one of the longest continuously occupied in the state. Like other area Bush communities, the village relies heavily on the 377,000-strong Western Arctic Caribou Herd, which passed through an area about 25 miles to its east at the beginning of the month, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. (Anchorage Daily News)
North Pole, Soldotna top preseason poll Aug 5, 2009
Rounding out the small-schools poll is Kenai Central at No. 3, Kodiak at No. 4 and Barrow at No. 5. Also receiving votes were Valdez and Homer. (Anchorage Daily News)
Barrow girls take two, boys come close in Kalaheo goodwill series Aug 1, 2009
The nature of goodwill is demonstrated when the coaches and players of both the Kamikaze and the Barrow Alaska girls team get together for a team photo after the Barrow girls handed the Kamikaze a rare loss, Wednesday at the Kalaheo Neighborhood Center ... Published: Friday, July 31, 2009 2:09 AM HST KALAHEO A night s rest can do wonders, and the basketball teams from Barrow, Alaska, proved that, Wednesday afternoon ... Curren Dillberg came into the game in the fourth period and finished with a... (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Simmonds charity pair nips Kaulupono Jul 31, 2009
Published: Thursday, July 30, 2009 2:09 AM HST KALAHEO Jaleen Simmonds calmly dropped two straight foul shots late in the game to pull the Barrow Alaska U16 girls to a 33-32 edge over the efforts of a tenacious Kaulupono Girls team, Tuesday. Papalina s Tystin Gummerus and Marcus Brown each netted 10 points each to lead the Kalaheo blueshirts to a 46-24 showing over the Barrow Alaska U12 boys ... The teams are heading to Kona where they will be participating in a World Youth Basketball... (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
On Resignation Day, Palin's Future Unclear Jul 27, 2009
Up near Barrow is a place called Indian Camp 18, I think that if it was OK with the natives there you could work something out. Its really nice in the winter trust me. (CBS News)
Police Beat: July 26, 2009 Jul 26, 2009
July 14: Thomas Jay Stibbs, 38, Barrow, arrested on 5,000 warrant for failure to appear in court on DUI charge. July 15: Christopher Everette Starr, 30, Wasilla, turned himself in on 500 warrant for failure to appear at arraignment on DWLR charge. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Senator delays action on Native corporation contracting Jul 24, 2009
Four were among the 100 largest federal contractors in the country: Arctic Slope Regional Corp. of Barrow and Anchorage, Afognak Native Corp. of Kodiak and Anchorage, NANA Regional Corp. of Kotzebue and Anchorage, and Chugach Alaska Corp. of Anchorage. Native contractors disagree that they are diverting business away from small businesses. (Anchorage Daily News)
Giant Alaskan Blob Mystery Solved Jul 22, 2009
No one in the area whether biologist, Inuit hunter or oil worker had ever seen anything like the strange stuff, which moved slowly through the Chukchi Sea last week between the towns of Barrow and Wainwright. It stank, trapped sea birds in its gooey mass and, perhaps most alarmingly, was pretty hairy. (Fox News)
In the middle of hot summer comes a book called 'Cold' Jul 21, 2009
Anchorage's Bill Streever's new book, "Cold: Adventures in the World's Frozen Places" takes advantage of the author's years working in Barrow chairing the North Slope Science Initiative's Science Technical Advisory Panel to deliver a fascinating tour through the history, science and geography of cold weather on a warming planet. "Living here in Alaska, working on the North Slope, it's constantly in your face," Streever said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Arctic Mystery: Identifying the Great Blob of Alaska Jul 19, 2009
The North Slope Borough, the local government for the vast and sparsely populated cap of Alaska, sent its own people out the main village of Barrow to have a look ... "It's sort of like a swimming pool that hasn't been cleaned in a while." The blob, Konar said, is a microalgae made up of "billions and billions of individuals." "We've observed large blooms in the past off Barrow although none of them at all like this," Barry Sherr, an Oregon State University professor of oceanography, said in an... (Time.com)
Black goop identified as algae Jul 17, 2009
Miles of the thick, dark gunk had been spotted floating between Barrow and Wainwright, prompting North Slope Borough officials and the Coast Guard to investigate last week. A sample was sent to a DEC lab in Palmer, where workers looked at it under a microscope and declared it some kind of simple plant -- an algae, Meggert said. (Anchorage Daily News)
