Bethel wrestles with new liquor law Oct 15, 2009
Kotzebue residents this month also eased liquor rules in their city, saying it's OK for the city to own and operate a liquor store or bar. There, the vote also called for creating an alcohol distribution center and a local liquor control board. (Anchorage Daily News)
Cruise ship visit marks opening of the Far North Oct 13, 2009
To the north, Kotzebue would like to build its own deep-water port a few miles outside town ... Red Dog - the largest zinc mine in the world, located about 90 miles northwest of Kotzebue - operates the only major U.S. marine cargo port in the Arctic ... "There wasn't as much of a need to get up there before," Capt. William Deal, commanding officer of the Coast Guard base at Kodiak, said as the plane prepared to fly north to Kotzebue and - skimming 500 feet above the gray Arctic chop - west over... (Juneau Empire)
Travel costs leave mushers on ice Oct 13, 2009
"It was absolutely masterful the way he was handling the pressure and the trails on this race," said John Baker of Kotzebue, who finished sixth that year. "Every year," St. George said, "the Norwegians have a high expectation of either winning this race or being right there.". (Anchorage Daily News)
A rare encounter with otters on the tundra Oct 13, 2009
During an outing on the tundra, Kotzebue writer and fisherman -- this time shooting with a camera instead of a rifle -- meets a friendly and curious mother with pups. The otters give Kantner plenty of photo opportunities, until papa shows up and warns his family away. (Anchorage Daily News)
Melting ice caps open up shipping routes Oct 13, 2009
To the north, Kotzebue would like to build its own deep-water port a few miles outside town ... Red Dog - the largest zinc mine in the world, about 90 miles northwest of Kotzebue - operates the only major US marine cargo port in the Arctic. (Boston Globe)
No funeral blues for Aniak fire chief, a party instead Oct 11, 2009
Meantime, Brown has also launched regular "Kick Ash" camps in Galena and Kotzebue that provide kids with basic emergency trauma training. "What they mostly learn is teamwork and self-esteem," he said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Unoffical count shows liquor sales passing Oct 10, 2009
KOTZEBUE -- An effort to allow city-run liquor sales in Kotzebue has passed 412-365, according to a final but unofficial count Friday. Kotzebue currently bans the sale -- but not possession -- of alcohol ... The Kotzebue vote also calls for the creation of a city-run alcohol distribution center -- where people would pick up liquor they ordered from out of town -- and a control board to oversee sales. (Anchorage Daily News)
10 villagers face variety of charges after store burglarized Oct 8, 2009
John Mitchell Jr., 29, of Selawik, and Clifford Griest, 28, of Kotzebue, were charged with sixth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, troopers said ... He was booked in the Kotzebue jail ... All the suspects were transported to jail in Kotzebue. (Anchorage Daily News)
Liquor laws relaxed in Bethel, Kotzebue Oct 8, 2009
The other major liquor vote came in Kotzebue ... "I think a lot of people realized that what we have right now wasn't working," said Willie Goodwin, chairman of the Kotzebue elders council ... Kotzebue, population 3,100, banned liquor sales more than 20 years ago. (Anchorage Daily News)
• JDHS boys take second at state Oct 4, 2009
JDHS boys take second at state - Juneau Empire. Web search powered by YAHOO. (Juneau Empire)
Dramatic finish Oct 4, 2009
39, Hickerson, Winona, Kotzebue, 22:43 ... 72, Nelson, Darilyn, Kotzebue, 23:57 ... 77, Gallahorn, Heather, Kotzebue, 24:18. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Kirk, Wilson easily top 1-2-3A field Oct 4, 2009
62, Miller, Jared, Kotzebue, 18:49 ... 84, Magdanz, Grant, Kotzebue, 19:18 ... 85, Atkinson, Sam, Kotzebue, 19:18. (Anchorage Daily News)
Pebble players may face APOC penalties for proposition fight Oct 1, 2009
Separately, NANA Regional Corp., a Kotzebue Native corporation that owns the Red Dog zinc mine property, spent $689,000 to fight Measure 4, but APOC staff say NANA didn't break any laws. FINGER POINTING. (Anchorage Daily News)
The joys of an Arctic winter Sep 30, 2009
An SUV on Shore Avenue in Kotzebue, below an abandoned house with caribou antlers and a moose rack on the roof ... A Kotzebue blogger writes that winter on the tundra can be a "fab" time: "You can feel one of two things. Happy. Or Sad. Me? I choose to be happy. As sad and looming as the darkness and cold will be, I need to remind myself that with winter comes a lot of other things." Family activities, favorite TV shows and no muddy floors top the list. (Anchorage Daily News)
Voting wet: Consequences for Bethel, Kotzebue Sep 30, 2009
Anchorage economist David Marshall, who has studied suicide and accidental death in village Alaska, writes that voter approval of alcohol sales in upcoming Bethel and Kotzebue referendums will be result in disaster: " It will raise accidental deaths and suicides, homicides, other violent crimes, and law-enforcement incidents of all sorts. ... One wonders if the needs of the ... residents who want to be able to drink when they choose can be met in some other way than by having bars and liquor... (Anchorage Daily News)
Make your vote count Sep 24, 2009
" What's best for our kids is having long time school employees who aren't replaced every year. Dunleavy instigated a teacher exodus in Kotzebue, where local residents began circulating petitions and pouring into public meetings, in an attemt at support loved local teachers who taught in the community for years. Nevertheless, 62 percent of the Kotzebue Middle/High School teachers, many feeling forced out, left the school that year because of Mike. ". Support Dunleavy wrote on Sep 23, 2009 10:22... (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Our view: Red flag at Red Dog Sep 23, 2009
The recent settlement by Teck Alaska over wastewater discharge violations at its Red Dog Mine and port near Kotzebue testifies to both the value of the Clean Water Act and the risk inherent in world-class mining operations. Story tools. (Anchorage Daily News)
Bethel considers easing alcohol restrictions Sep 20, 2009
In smaller Kotzebue, voters will decide whether to allow the municipal government to own and operate a liquor store or bar, plus channel all imported alcohol through a single distribution center ... Next, he predicts the cash-strapped city will propose a city-run liquor store -- just like petitioners are proposing in Kotzebue. (Anchorage Daily News)
The somber beauty of air crash memorials Sep 18, 2009
"The portrait is that of a Inupiaq man from the Kotzebue area," wrote the e-mailer. "Just north of the Arctic Circle on the Chukchi coast." Either he knows what he's talking about or he's trying to fry my spell-checker. (Salon)
Photos: Kotzebue 4x4 succumbs to tundra Sep 17, 2009
Anchorage Daily News. Daylight : 7:32 AM - 8:16 PM. (Anchorage Daily News)
Agency suspects fire was not accidental Sep 16, 2009
KOTZEBUE -- The state fire marshal's office is investigating as a possible arson a blaze that wiped out three homes in Kotzebue this month, a Department of Public Safety spokeswoman said Tuesday ... A deputy fire marshal plans to visit Kotzebue next week to continue the investigation ... The fire, first reported just after midnight Sept. 5, began in a cluster of homes between Second Avenue and George Fox Way in Kotzebue, she said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Rural Action Subcabinet plans public hearings Sep 16, 2009
Alaska Attorney General Dan Sullivan, who heads the subcabinet, plans to address those questions during public hearings this week in Unalakleet and Kotzebue. Sullivan automatically became chair when Palin appointed him the state's top lawyer in June. (Juneau Empire)
Chevron subsidiary drops North Slope leases Sep 15, 2009
WH Pacific opens Kotzebue engineering office. WH Pacific Inc. has opened an engineering office in Kotzebue to better serve clients in Northwest Alaska, including the NANA and Bering Straits regions and the Chukchi portion of the North Slope Borough ... The company has hired Matt Bergan of Kotzebue as operations manager at the new office. (Anchorage Daily News)
Little known Alaska parks offer history, scenery, adventure Sep 15, 2009
And despite his having been on the job more than four years, most of Helfrich's domain remains largely a mystery to the Kotzebue-based park manager ... " Which makes many Alaska parks archaeological treasures. "We actually think of these as preserving the homelands of the Inupiat people," said Ted Birkedal, team manager for cultural resources at the park service's Alaska regional office. Most visitors are local subsistence users. "We allow access for subsistence for traditional ways of life,"... (Anchorage Daily News)
Spectacular six-pack of seldom-seen parklands in Alaska Sep 15, 2009
Headquarters: Kotzebue ... Fly in by air taxi from Kotzebue or Bettles or travel by watercraft ... Headquarters: Kotzebue. (Anchorage Daily News)
Attorney general seeks answers to key issues in the Bush Sep 14, 2009
Subcabinet members will have a public hearing in Unalakleet today, and Sullivan will go on to Kotzebue for a hearing on Wednesday ... A. I think a great example and I haven't been there, I'll certainly know more about it, but my understanding is that in Kotzebue the Red Dog Mine has employed. (Anchorage Daily News)
Ex-Houston cop, city in skirmish Sep 14, 2009
Guest wrote on Sep 13, 2009 7:05 PM:" Why has Parker worked at so many police departments in just seven years? (Kotzebue PD, Tanana PD, Togiak PD, Emmonak PD and Houston PD.) Is there more to this story? ". Sounds like. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Kotzebue mine to pay $120,000 penalty to EPA Sep 11, 2009
KOTZEBUE - The federal government has assessed a $120,000 penalty against Teck Alaska Inc., the owner and operator of Kotzebue's Red Dog lead and zinc mine ... KOTZEBUE - The federal government has assessed a $120,000 penalty against Teck Alaska Inc., the owner and operator of Kotzebue's Red Dog lead and zinc mine. (Juneau Empire)
Alaskans, Russians discover common ground to dance on Sep 8, 2009
Russian groups are closely related to the Alaskans of St. Lawrence Island and used to make regular trips to Kotzebue for trade fairs, where they would share dances ... 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 ... The group started filming dancers in their hometown of Kotzebue and also at the last Inuit Circumpolar Conference. (Juneau Empire)
Kotzebue will vote on controlling liquor sales Sep 8, 2009
Kotzebue voters are about to decide if they should allow local alcohol sales for the first time in more than 20 years ... "The reasoning behind that is -- we know that we're not going to prohibit alcohol in Kotzebue, so why not control it?" said police chief John Ward ... Kotzebue voted to close bars and liquor stores in 1987. (Anchorage Daily News)
Alaska hires new top doctor Sep 6, 2009
Olson said he first met Hurlburt as a medical student in Kotzebue, and as a doctor later referred patients to him. Hurlburt has both the Alaska background and the skills to deal with Alaska's public health problems, he said. (Juneau Empire)
• The Selawik Slump grows unabated Sep 3, 2009
Ben Crosby of Idaho State University studies unique landforms, and he began travelling to and studying the Selawik Slump a few years ago, after his father-in-law, Caleb Pungowiyi of Kotzebue, told him about it. "It's anomalously large," Crosby said by phone from Pocatello. (Juneau Empire)
Anchorage's 12 homeless deaths this year Aug 23, 2009
JOSEPH FERREIRA, 53 Originally from Kotzebue. Found June 3 outside an apartment building at 1004 Ingra St. Resident saw him gurgling and intoxicated as she was leaving; an hour later, he had stopped breathing. (Anchorage Daily News)
Business people Aug 22, 2009
He rejoins the Civil Engineering Department and is working on a state airport project in Kotzebue, among other projects. Taubitz graduated from the University of Michigan with a master's degree in architecture and returns to the Architecture Department after previously working for the company for three years. (Anchorage Daily News)
Caribou slaughter leaves calves stranded (7/29/08) Aug 5, 2009
Troopers in Kotzebue didn't get the report of the mass killings until July 16, and three investigators arrived in the village three days later to begin combing the area by helicopter and all-terrain vehicle, she said ... Troopers in Kotzebue can be reached at 1-907-442-3222. (Anchorage Daily News)
Parnell shares Palin values, but has own style Jul 29, 2009
A trip this month to Kotzebue, where gasoline is selling for more than $6 per gallon, persuaded him to push for another yearlong suspension of the 8-cent-per-gallon motor fuels tax on gas, diesel and marine and aviation fuel. "I had families talking with me and saying they couldn't even afford to go to their fish camp as early as they wanted to because they didn't have the money to pay for gas," he said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Some village organizations owe the IRS payroll taxes Jul 29, 2009
In Kivalina, about 80 miles northwest of Kotzebue, City Manager Janet Mitchell said employees were getting paid but taxes weren't when she arrived in late 2005. The IRS placed $132,000 in payroll tax liens against the city for 2002 to 2005, according to the state. (Juneau Empire)
Payroll taxes threaten village organizations Jul 27, 2009
Janet Mitchell began working in late 2005 as city manager in Kivalina, about 80 miles northwest of Kotzebue. Before she arrived, she said, employees were getting paid but taxes weren't. (Anchorage Daily News)
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)
Palin: Tour is thanks, not 'bye' Jul 21, 2009
She danced with Eskimos in Kotzebue ... She danced with Eskimos in Kotzebue ... She danced with Eskimos in Kotzebue. (Juneau Empire)
Palin says tour of state expresses thanks Jul 20, 2009
She danced with Eskimos in Kotzebue. And she watched grizzlies at a wildlife sanctuary. (Anchorage Daily News)
Who's up / Who's down Jul 19, 2009
Dillingham, Kotzebue, McGrath, Unalakleet. Uh, gov, what was that resignation day talk about lame ducks flying all over on the state's dime. (Anchorage Daily News)
Palin wraps up term with bears, bills, travel and tweets Jul 18, 2009
Palin fished a day with her family in Bristol Bay, visited the McNeil River bear sanctuary and signed bills in Kotzebue, McGrath and Unalakleet in between stops in Homer, Juneau, Fairbanks and, briefly, Anchorage. Palin spokeswoman Sharon Leighow on Friday said it's not a farewell tour, nor is it the "lame duck" junketing Palin decried in her resignation announcement. (Anchorage Daily News)
•Letter: Pence right to oppose all legislative earmarks Jul 17, 2009
Likewise, I'd prefer my taxes were not going to provide $380,000 for a recreation and fairgrounds area in Kotzebue, Alaska. Subscribers, to read full story. (The Daily Journal)
Report scrutinizes Alaska Native corporation contracts Jul 17, 2009
The Senate Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight found that last year, four Alaska Native corporations 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. They provide a variety of services to the government, although many of their contracts are through the Department of Defense for such services as... (Anchorage Daily News)
Palin Racks up Air Miles, Tweets Since Resignation Jul 9, 2009
Then, it was off to the Arctic town of Kotzebue for another bill signing. Palin also sent several Twitter updates Wednesday. (Newsmax)
AP: Palin: Politically Speaking, 'If I Die, I Die.' Jul 9, 2009
07/07/2009 KOTZEBUE, Alaska (AP) - Sarah Palin says she's not a quitter, she's a fighter, but adds that, politically speaking, "if I die, I die. So be it." ... Palin was scheduled to appear in Kotzebue to sign a bill designed to bring public safety officers to small towns ... Kotzebue, a town of about 3,000 people, is 550 miles northwest of Anchorage and lies on a spit of sand at the end of a peninsula. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Gov. Palin returns to work Jul 8, 2009
KOTZEBUE, Alaska - Sarah Palin has returned to work as Alaska governor following Friday's abrupt announcement that she's resigning at the end of the month. Palin appeared Tuesday at a bill-signing ceremony in the remote western Alaska coastal community of Kotzebue ... Palin was in Kotzebue to sign a bill aimed at improving management of public safety officers in rural communities. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Palin: I'm Not a Quitter Jul 8, 2009
Palin was scheduled to appear in Kotzebue to sign a bill designed to bring public safety officers to small towns. Kotzebue, a town of about 3,000 people, is 550 miles northwest of Anchorage and lies on a spit of sand at the end of a peninsula. (CBS News)
Palin defends her decision to leave office Jul 8, 2009
KOTZEBUE, Alaska - Sarah Palin declared yesterday that she s not a quitter, she s a fighter, but added that, politically speaking, If I die, I die ... Palin, who plans to step down by the end of July, with 18 months left in her term, returned to work late yesterday, signing a bill in the remote western Alaska coastal community of Kotzebue, 30 miles north of the Arctic Circle. (Boston Globe)
Palin returns to work, defends decision to resign Jul 8, 2009
KOTZEBUE -- Gov. Sarah Palin remained in the spotlight Tuesday with an appearance in a remote Arctic village where she stood by her decision to resign just as she tries to elevate her national profile ahead of a possible 2012 presidential run ... Palin signed a bill in Kotzebue that is intended to bolster law enforcement in Alaska villages ... While wearing waders, she also gave several interviews Monday from her family's fishing spot before flying to Kotzebue. (Anchorage Daily News)
GOP candidates in Va., NJ wary of Palin Jul 8, 2009
Reggie Joule, D-Kotzebue, as an unidentified person takes photos before a bill-signing ceremony in Kotzebue, Alaska on Tuesday, July 7, 2009. "I don't know how this recent announcement - which I still don't fully understand, I only know what I've read in the media - how that fully plays out and whether she's going to prefer a private life or whether she still wants to stay actively involved," McDonnell said. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
PALIN ON TV: 'All options are on the table' Jul 8, 2009
" Palin said she doesn't think she needs a title to affect "positive change," but added that she can't see herself being totally out of public service. Palin is returning to the public eye four days after her bombshell announcement, albeit in a place far removed from the glare of the national media: in a remote fishing village 30 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Palin was scheduled to appear in Kotzebue to sign a bill designed to bring public safety officers to small towns. Kotzebue, a town of... (USA Today)
Palin defends decision to resign Jul 8, 2009
KOTZEBUE, Alaska - Gov. Sarah Palin returned to the spotlight Tuesday with an appearance in a remote Arctic village where she stood by her perplexing decision to resign. Palin signed a bill in this small town 30 miles north of the Arctic Circle that is intended to bolster law enforcement in Alaska villages. (AZCentral -- News)
Photos: Kotzebue spring cleanup (and bike raffle) Jul 2, 2009
"The cleanup was held about two weeks later than usual this year because we had so much snow," writes Kotzebue blogger Cathy, who takes her camera everywhere she goes. "After eight months of snow and wind there is a lot of trash lying around. The city of Kotzebue pays the kids $1 a bag for trash they collect.". (Anchorage Daily News)
Proposed Kotzebue boarding school to focus on professions Jun 27, 2009
100-STUDENT MAGNET SCHOOL IN WORKS FOR KOTZEBUE: The proposed $29 million in Kotzebue is intended to give career-oriented students of late high school and early college age a chance to work toward employment in the most common professional occupations in village Alaska ... At least, that is the concept behind a new boarding school that is in the works for Kotzebue. (Anchorage Daily News)
Consultant fires back at mining proponents Jun 16, 2009
The huge Red Dog zinc and lead mine near Kotzebue operates on NANA land. "We sat down with the staff to learn what the rules were, and all the way through we attempted to follow them, which I believe we did," Kornfield said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Letters to the editor (6/3/09) Jun 3, 2009
Anchorage Daily News. Daylight : 4:34 AM - 11:24 PM. (Anchorage Daily News)
Economy bites Alaska Native corporations Jun 1, 2009
Executives at NANA, a regional corporation in Kotzebue, said this week they became concerned about the long period of stock market growth in late 2007 and began a gradual shift to less risky investments ... "No doubt, those royalty payments are important to us," said Helvi Sandvik, president of NANA Development Corp. NANA owns the huge Red Dog zinc and lead mine near Kotzebue. (Anchorage Daily News)
Warriors are taking up arms against abuse May 31, 2009
"The damage started years ago," said Rick McCafferty, a training specialist with the program who grew up in Kotzebue, where it seemed as though just about every child he knew was being abused sexually or physically. It has to stop, says Gottlieb. (Anchorage Daily News)
Village places huge burden on VPOs shoulders May 21, 2009
"Our law enforcement is almost non-existent in the villages because a lot of times we have to wait for the state troopers to respond," said Jackie Hill, administrator for tribal government services for the Maniilaq Association, the Kotzebue-based health and social services agency that serves 11 villages in the region. The Alaska State Troopers maintain a post in Kotzebue, and as in other regional hubs, troopers fly or snowmachine to outlying villages for emergencies, to investigate crimes and to... (Anchorage Daily News)
Suicide leaves everyone asking why May 17, 2009
" The death of Dorcas Mildred Ballot on Dec. 1 began a three-week string of suicides and suicide attempts that quietly punched holes in families and villages across Northwest Alaska. And served as a reminder: After decades of planning and spending, training and talking, suicide continues to take the lives of rural Alaskans at a distorted, alarming pace. Last year, 162 Alaskans killed themselves, according to preliminary numbers from the Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics. That's the most ever... (Anchorage Daily News)
Rural suicide has no single cause and no easy solution May 17, 2009
In the northwest region that includes Kotzebue and surrounding villages, 55 people killed themselves between 1999 and the end of last year, according to preliminary numbers issued by the state earlier this month ... But while officials at every level say they're trying to slow the deaths -- one former cop in Kotzebue thinks she's on to something -- there's no easy solution because there's no single cause ... Last week in Kotzebue, Maniilaq held a conference for young people and elders to talk... (Anchorage Daily News)
Photos: Scenes from Selawik May 17, 2009
Selawik Alaska, near Kotzebue in northwest, AK on Tuesday April 21, 2009. 1 of 31. (Anchorage Daily News)
Kotzebue faces vehicle registration for first time May 10, 2009
Four wheelers, snowmachines cars and trucks share the streets on Monday April, 20, 2009 in Kotzebue, Alaska. The state of Alaska has announced that residents of Kotzebue will soon have to register their cars, truck, snowmachines and ATV's ... KOTZEBUE -- Here, 26 miles above the Arctic Circle, the free ride is over. (Anchorage Daily News)
