Knowles loses race despite rural voteBy Matt Volz Associated Press Writer

There was no anti-Republican sentiment inAlaska's election.

Voters kept the governor's office firmly in thehands of the GOP by sweeping self-described"hockey mom" Sarah Palin into office. She turnedback Democrat Tony Knowles in his bid for a thirdterm in office.

Likewise, Alaska voters returned Republican DonYoung back to Congress for an 18th term, though hewon't be in the majority since Democrats took con-trol of the U.S. House.

Palin, a 42-year-old mother of four, celebratedwith a cheering crowd of supporters at electionheadquarters in Anchorage on Tuesday night.

"We don't want to be presumptuous, but TheAssociated Press has called it for us so I think we're

going to go ahead and call it, also," Palin told thecrowd.

Knowles refused to concede the race, hoping for alate surge of votes from rural Alaska and Southeast toturn the tide.

Palin has now won handily twice over veteranAlaska politicians. Besides knocking off Knowles,who served from 1994-2002, the former Wasillamayor also beat incumbent Gov. Frank Murkowskiin the August GOP primary.

Palin will become Alaska's 11th – and first female– governor on Dec. 4.

"I think she's very vocal. I think she's very accept-able. I think she'd be refreshing, said Juneau voterDonna Peel, 74, a self-described "Republican with anR tattooed on my backside."

Young, 73, won the election over Democrat DianeBenson with about 57 percent of the vote, a tightrace for a man who won most congressional termswith 70 percent of the vote.

Alaska voters shot down a proposal to tax NorthSlope oil companies $1 billion a year until a naturalgas pipeline is built.

The other proposition fared better. With about 98percent of votes counted, more than 51 percent ofvoters gave a "yes" to shortening the state's legislativesessions to 90 days.

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Engine failure to blameBy Joy LandaluceThe Cordova Times

Larry Hancock, a Cordova pilot,former city manager and past ownerof Copper RiverAir Taxi on LakeEyak, was killed ina crash onHawkins Island at1 p.m. Sunday.

Hancock wasflying from Wa-silla to Cordova, when he called a"mayday," reporting engine failure amile east of Cordova.

At 2:21 p.m., the aircraft was spot-ted near Mud Bay on HawkinsIsland.The aircraft was intact but nosigns of survivors were observed.

At 5:02 p.m., Alaska StateTroopers landed at the crash sightand recovered the body of the 57-year-old pilot, Hancock. His dog,Tanner, was onboard and survived.

Cordovans expressed shock anddisbelief at the death of this pastCordova city manager and local pilot.

Lori Gates, city of Cordova finan-cial director, remembered what kindof person he was.

“When Larry was the city man-ager, he was very appreciative of allhis employees,” Gates said. “Just agreat guy to work for.”

Steve Ranney, a fellow pilot,remembers a man full of life.

“Always looking for yet anothernew adventure,” Ranney said.“Copper River Air Taxi was goingstrong when he decided to sell andheaded off to the North Slope to

work with his son, Ben.“He spent most of the summer fly-

ing out of Bettles. He and his son hadfallen in love with flying the past fewyears and were building a place nearPalmer, he was coming down to dosome work on his house,”Ranney said.

Son and fellow pilot, BenHancock remembers a father whowas loved all over the world.

Memorial services will beSaturday, Nov. 11, 4 p.m. at theAnchorage Funeral Home, 1800Dare Ave.

Courtesy photoBen Hancock, left, and his father, Larry Hancock, shared a love of flying and Alaska. Last summer at Tokon Lake, father andson enjoy some time together before their next flight.

Hancock

Alaskans pick Palin for governor

Courtesy photo/Ed O’NeillAlaska’s governor-elect Sarah Palin celebrates her electionvictory with Therese O’Neill, president and publisher ofAlaska Newspapers Inc., at the Egan Convention Center inAnchorage late Tuesday night.

Plane crash kills former city manager

Alaskastatewideelectionsummary

U.S. House District 1431 of 439 precincts - 98 percent

x-Don Young, GOP (i) 113,209 - 57 percent

Diane Benson, Dem 79,997 - 40 percent

Alexander Crawford, Lib 3,345 - 2 percent

Eva Ince, Grn 1,407 - 1 percent

Bill Ratigan, Oth 1,395 - 1 percent

Governor431 of 439 precincts - 98 percent

x-Sarah Palin, GOP 98,347 - 49 percent

Tony Knowles, Dem 81,836 - 41 percent

Andrew Halcro, Ind 19,446 - 10 percent

Don Wright, AKI 1,004 - 0 percent

Billy Toien, Lib 569 - 0 percent

David Massie, Grn 456 - 0 percent

Ballot Measure 90-Day Session Limit431 of 439 precincts - 98 percent

Yes, 100,803 - 51 percent

No, 96,602 - 49 percent

Ballot Measure Natural Gas Tax431 of 439 precincts - 98 percent

Yes, 68,258 - 34 percent

x-No, 130,952 - 66 percent– By The Associated Press

Alaska seafood highlight of China Fishery, Seafood Expo 2006By The Cordova TImes staff

Alaska Seafood drew a crowd atAsia’s largest seafood show.

Seafood traders were queuing up at theAlaska Seafood Marketing Institutebooth recently to receive premium qual-ity tasting samples of Alaska black cod,

king crab, smoked sockeye salmon andsalmon roe, together with informationabout the products and Alaska suppliers.

“The China Fishery and SeafoodExpo 2006 here in Qingdao, China,has drawn thousands of seafood trademembers from all over Asia, and it’s atremendous international trade event

for Alaska Seafood,” explains RayRiutta, executive director of the AlaskaSeafood Marketing Institute.

During the three-day trade show,the institute’s booth collected tradeleads and dispensed literature, offeringsamples of Alaska Seafood togetherwith Alaskan Amber beer generously

donated by the Alaskan Brewing Co.“The Alaskan beer was a perfect com-

plement to our Alaska seafood prod-ucts,” commented ASMI internationalprogram director KC Dochtermann.“This is always a great opportunity topromote the superior flavor of a multi-tude of offerings from Alaska.”

The Cordova Times communitycalendar is a free service listing.Submissions should including date,time, place and brief description ofthe event and can be e-mailed tocdvtimes@ctcak.net by 3 p.m.Friday prior to the followingThursday’s publication. Submissionsmay be edited for length and clarity.

Friday, Nov. 10• Alcoholics Anonymous Meet-

ing, 8-9 p.m., at emergency areaat Cordova Community Hospital.Monday, Nov. 13

• Iceworm Committee Meet-ings at 5 p.m. at the SalvationArmy Meeting room. Come andhelp plan our 2007 festival.Volunteers needed. If you havequestions call Darrel Olsen 424-5756

• Alcoholics AnonymousMeeting, 8-9 p.m., in the emer-gency area at the CordovaCommunity Hospital.Wednesday, Nov. 15

•November’s Funtastic After-School Schedule – Hand-coloredflying airplanes at the library.

• Class offered on BoardFinancial Oversight. Learn whatboard members should knowabout the financial picture of anorganization. Offered from 9a.m. to noon at Prince WilliamSound Aquaculture Corp., 500First St. Register at www.forak-ergroup.org, click on ClassCalendar, or call 743-1200. Opento the public.

• Class offered on UnderstandingFinancial Statements from noon to2 p.m.This course is designed pri-marily for finance committee mem-bers and staff who need a more

detailed knowledge of financial sys-tems. Learn about the budgetprocess and develop the tools you will need to create and improveyour organization's budget from 3-5 p.m.

• Alcoholics Anonymous Meet-ing,8-9 p.m.at the emergency areaat Cordova Community Hospital.Thursday, Nov. 16

• City and Planning Commissionmeets at 7 p.m. in the LibraryMeeting Room. All items for theagenda must be submitted 21 daysprior to the meeting. For informa-tion, call 424-6220.

Meetings, gatherings and public information

• Arts and Pageants meets at 8p.m. the last Tuesday of the monthin the Library Meeting Room.Thepublic is welcome to come andshare art ideas for the community.For information, call 424-3632.

• Cordova City Council meetsat 7:30 p.m. the first and thirdWednesday of the month in thelibrary meeting room. Publiccomment is taken during the firsthalf-hour of the meetings. Forinformation call Cordova CityClerk Lila Koplin at 424-6200.

• Cordova Historical Societyevening program at 7:30 p.m. onthe third Thursday of the monthin the library meeting room.Refreshments will be served. Callthe museum at 424-6665 withquestions.

• Cordova Public Library –Cordova Public Library BookBags are still available. All pro-ceeds from the sale of bags goesto buying more books for the

library. Susan Ogle created thewonderful design on the bags.

• Friends of the Library – TheFriends of the Library urge youto join their organization.Remember the books for sale inthe Friends section of the library.All proceeds go to support thePublic Library.

• Cordova Family Resource Centeroffice hours are 8:30 a.m.to 4:30 p.m.,Monday-Friday,or call 424-5674 foran appointment. In case of emer-gency, call the 24-hour help line at424-4357 (HELP).

• Chugachmiut Women, Infantsand Children Program offers freefood and nutrition education forpregnant and breast-feedingwomen, their infants and childrenunder age 5. Call 424-5731.

• Parent Support Group hasinformation addressing manyneeds such as attention deficitdisorder, dyslexia, fetal alcoholsyndrome and other disabilities.Call 424-8196.

• Childcare Assistance Programis available for qualified workingparents and parents in school.Call 424-7738.

• Respite care programs areavailable to give a break to familiesthat have a child with a develop-mental disability. Call 424-8300.

Upcoming events:Sunday, Nov. 19

• The Northwind Quilter’sGuild would like to invite thecommunity to the sixth annualTea and Auction. Please join usat the Reluctant Fisherman onSunday at 2:30 p.m.

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Author says all children born giftedSchools said to notmeet current needsThe Cordova Times staff

Almost five million children dropout or fail to enroll in high schooleach year. One child out of 12 goesto school medicated for a learningdisability.

Diagnoses of autism and ADHDare on the rise. Even children iden-tified as gifted and talented oftenhave no way to use their gifts inschool. Our one-size-fits-all edu-cational system cannot address thevaried needs of today's kids.

The current system was designed120 years ago to turn farm childreninto assembly-line workers for theIndustrial Revolution. Today's kidsare of the Information Age, an ageof electronics and fast media. Theyhave different needs. Today'sschools are not meeting them; par-ents and educators are looking foranswers.

“The Call to Brilliance,” A newbook, by Resa Steindel Brown, anaward-winning educator, describesthe first successful school modelwhere all children excel. In thisbook, Brown reveals the insidertruth behind our educational sys-tem.

"The fact is," says Brown, "allchildren are born brilliant. If wewould stop processing our childrenin an assembly-line fashion, andsearch for every child's interests, tal-ents and passions, we would findthem. All children would succeed,none would drop out and manylearning disabilities would becomeirrelevant."

The book challenges currenteducational practices with true-lifeexperiences. Brown's sons, unableto read until ages nine and ten,entered college in electronics andcomputer sciences at eleven andtwelve. By fourteen, one was a sys-tem administrator for WarnerBrothers. By fifteen, the otherbecame the chief technology offi-cer of an online sports magazinewith more than 60 sales representa-tives. Brown's children were notatypical.

“The Call to Brilliance” aboundsin the success stories of childrenwho did not fit into our currentstructure. From the programsBrown created, these children

trained with the Berlin Opera, cre-ated digital images used in the film"Lord of the Rings," presented soft-ware solutions to TRW, PacificBell, Industrial Light & Magic,NSA, Sony and more, all before theage of eighteen – and all in a pres-sure-free environment. They werenever tested and received no home-work. Instead they spent half a day,every day, playing, climbing trees,creating, inventing, and learning topursue their passions and talents.

“The Call to Brilliance” is basedon Brown's 35 years of experiencein education. It shows parents andeducators how to redirect their chil-dren’s’ challenges into strengths,discover their children’s’ interests,fuel their interests into passions andtheir passions into brilliance.

"When we break away from aone-size-fits-all education, childrenstart to manifest amazing gifts pasttheir age or grade level," Brownexplains.

“The Call to Brilliance” will bepublished in January. Dr. WilliamGlasser, author of “Choice Theory,”has written the foreword andJoseph Chilton Pearce, author of“Magical Child,” the introduction.

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If you suspect an infant, child, or young adult of having a developmental delay or disability, the Infant Learning Program and Cordova School District are here to help.

Special Services are available to eligible children identified with a disability in one or more of the following areas:

Deafness • Deaf-Blindness • Early Childhood Developmental Delay • EmotionalDisturbance • Hearing Impairment • Mental Retardation • Multiple Disabilities

• Visual Impairment • Other Health Impairment • Orthopedic Impairment • Speechor Language Impairment • Specific Learning Disability • Traumatic Brain Injury

For more information contactInfant Learning Program 424-3425Mt. Eccles Elementary 424-3236Cordova High School 424-3266

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Cordova Historical Society celebrates 40-year anniversaryThomas is awarded for appreciationBy Joy LandaluceThe Cordova Times

Under the costuming and dec-orations of World War II, thePioneer Igloo was transformedin time. The Cordova HistoricalSociety celebrated the supportand commitment of its memberson Oct. 28.

It was founded in March of1966 by a group who understoodthe importance of preserving thepast.The original founders gath-ered around a table in theCordova Café, but by the follow-ing January had a new homeinside the First Bank of Cordova.

Meetings during the first yearincluded establishing paperworkand acquiring artifacts. Ed Kingbrought in a pair of horseshoesfrom the Bering River coalfieldsto serve as a lucky omen for thebeginning of the collection.

“Rationing safeguards yourshare,” is just one of the manywar slogans, butter rations andcanned cakes the CordovaHistorical members would enjoyduring the four-course meal.

A potato-slicing contest andan award for appreciation wasbestowed upon VirginiaThomas. Thomas jumped rightin and has volunteered endlesshours to the Cordova Museumand Cordova Historical Society.

Cathy Sherman told of thegreat team that surroundedThomas.

“Over 250 original pho-tographs were archived and doc-umented in this huge pioneerproject, ” Sherman said.“Virginia patiently trained staff,assisted with educational work atthe museum, fixed computerproblems and even painted thebathrooms.”

Thomas came to town as amilitary spouse who had a greatpassion for lighthouses, historyand writing. Also awarded forvolunteer hours and work weregiven by the Historical Societyto, Virginia Lacy, Mike Webberand Judy Fulton.

Neil Schultz ended the awardportion of the evening with aspecial thanks to CathySherman.

“We all want to thank you forthe work that you do forCordova and its history,” Schultzsaid.

Michelle Fisher, Kay Groff and Piper Harding entertain guests as part of the singing group, False Alarm, sings a series ofassorted songs from the 1940s.

Vicki Hall and Virginia Lacy show offthe fashions of the forties at theCordova Historical Society andMuseum dinner.

World World II army poster depicts aworkforce filled with women.

Cathy Sherman and Sharon Ermold greet guests with butter rations and dog tags at the Cordova Historical Society andMuseum annual dinner on Oct. 28.

Bob Bercceli and Milo Burcham try their skills at the tradi-tional potato-peel race.

Photos by Joy Landaluce/Cordova TimesBoatswain Richard Thomas and Virginia Thomas at the Cordova Historical Society and Museumannual dinner. Virginia Thomas was awarded the annual appreciation award for her volunteer workfor the Museum and Historical Society.

Special meetings create opportunity By Don ClarkSpecial for The Cordova Times

October is the official school-enrollmentcount-month in the state of Alaska.

Unfortunately for the Cordova SchoolDistrict, the number of students enrolledcontinues to decline.

There are 419 students enrolled in the dis-trict. Mount Eccles Elementary School has201 students and Cordova Junior/Senior

High School has 218.This is a trend that began in the 2002-2003

school year when there were 479 studentsenrolled in the Cordova School District as ofOctober of that year. Since then there hasbeen a continual decline in enrollment num-bers.

These numbers are significant because theydetermine the district’s funding amount fromthe state of Alaska. Currently the state allots$5,380 for each student enrolled in a school.So, a decrease of even a few students can be

very significant, especially to small school dis-tricts.

When declining enrollment numbers arecoupled with a 100 percent increase in theschool district’s required contribution to theTRS/PERS retirement systems it could bedevastating to our district.

While I believe the state is going to providerelief from this dramatic increase in ourTRS/PERS contribution we will not knowthat until late spring. Within the next fewweeks we need to get a balanced budgetapproved by the school board and then thecity council.

There have been several special school

board meetings already in October for thepurpose of developing a school budget fornext year and there will be more duringNovember.

These meetings provide an opportunity forthe public to learn more and make sugges-tions regarding next year’s budget. Of course,if you are unable to attend any of these meet-ings your suggestions can be delivered eitherin person to the district office, by phone, 424-3265, or email, donclark@gci.net.

Don Clark is the Superintendent of CordovaJunior/Senior High.

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It’s time to unite Alaskans on common groundAlaskans awaken these post-elec-

tion mornings with a new hope forunity and a common sense of purposefor a positive change.

Indeed, our future is big andbright across all of Alaska.

On election day, Alaskans – ruraland urban – spoke to the issues andthat future by selecting new leader-ship.

Our new governor is Sarah Palin.Our new lieutenant governor is SeanParnell.

This team, along with the new gov-ernor’s chief of staff, has the opportunity to unite Alaskansafter a rigorous campaign debate that carved out some distinctdifferences and a great deal of common ground.

And to the winners of Tuesday’s election goes the torch forleadership that keeps Alaskans focused on the commonground – the place where we step into the future together byrenewing our commitment to civility and common sense.

In addition, it’s a fresh, new opportunity for the Palin-Parnell team to help us put the campaign rancor behind usand to focus on people and policies that will guide the courseof Alaska for the next four years.

One of the governor-elect’s major responsibilities in thedays, weeks and months ahead is to make key personnelappointments that will range from boards and commissions tocabinet-level state department heads.

In that regard, we urge Palin and her lieutenant governor tosearch among all of Alaskans – Republican, Democrat orIndependent — for those leaders who will continue to pursuecreative and constructive ideas and policies to keep this greatstate on the cutting edge of both economic development andpreservation.

We urge the winners to unite Alaskans – Native and non-Native – for a higher purpose that preserves a well-balancedapproach to such issues as subsistence rights priorities andthe privileges of sport hunting and sport fishing.

Alaskans are diverse and leadership in Alaska needs to cel-ebrate that diversity, capturing the creativity and commonsense that comes with preserving traditional cultures andembracing the culture of new ideas.

For instance, we urge the new governor-elect to practicepolicies of inclusion rather than exclusion. That will meanseeing – more and more – the common ground that unitedrural and urban Alaskans, rather than the differences theymay or may not have.

It will mean a long-term commitment by the new admin-istration to select rural and urban representation for study

groups, ad hoc committees, special panels, boards, commis-sions and departments.

It will mean a transparent and shared kind of leadershipthat enables all Alaskans to share in the winning spirit of anew government, a new sense of fairness, a new commitmentto purpose and a new hope for tomorrow.

Certainly, there are winners and losers on the day of anelection.

But just as certain, all Alaskans are winners for having par-ticipated in the democratic process that continues to placethis state first among the 50 bound together in our sacredunion.

Unfettered by divisiveness, we have the freedom to thinkand act with a First Frontier kind of certainty and confidencethat comes from cooperation, compromise and commitment.

We urge the new governor, Sarah Palin, to continue lis-tening and learning as she shapes her administration and thefuture of our state.

It takes courage to do so; but she has that courage – thecourage to unite all Alaskans for the tasks and challenges athand.

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Enrollment decline may force further school budget cutsCOMMENT

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Revisiting the short-tailed shearwater strandingFrom 5,000 to 10,000 dead

or injured short-tailed shear-waters washed ashore onUnalaska beaches on Aug. 30.

That evening, marine biol-ogists Reid Brewer, CalebLivingston and Scott Svarnymeasured, photographed, andtagged about 50 birds onFront Beach between Carl’sand the Sailors Memorial.

The next day, volunteerscounted bird carcasses on six of Unalaska’sbeaches to document the massive die-off.

The total number of shearwaters directlycounted that day was 2,155 whole birds,though many of the volunteers suggested thatmany more were tied up in kelp wracks onthe beaches.

Volunteers counted birds again on the

Sept. 4 and again on the Sept.8, and the counts decreased to1,538 and 1,412, respectively.From Aug. 31 to Sept. 4, theremoval rate of the carcassesfrom these six beaches aver-aged 28.4 percent. FromSept. 4-8, the removal ratewas 7.2 percent.After the Sept. 8 count, birdcarcasses became so tatteredand torn, it was difficult to get

an individual count. The carcass removalsmay have been the result of scavenging,weather, natural decomposition, wave scour,tidal transport or burial.

The number of birds involved in the inci-dent was very difficult to determine sincecounts were made on only six of many beach-es due to limited volunteers, logistics, weath-

er and accessibility.On Sept. 5, 11 of the dead birds were sent

to the National Wildlife Health Center fortissue testing and cause of death analysis.

On Sept. 20, Grace McLaughlin, a wildlifedisease specialist for the center, reported thatthe birds tested negative for avian influenza,negative to Newcastle disease and showed noapparent signs of starvation or weigh loss.

Conspiracy theories aside, the only knowncause of these bird deaths was the boat strikereported to the Alaska Department of Fishand Game on the morning Aug. 30.

Brewer would like to thank those involvedin counting and collecting birds in veryadverse weather.

Reid Brewer, a marine biologist in Unalaska,is with the Marine Advisory Program.

By Reid BrewerFor The Cordova Times

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We may edit letters for length, clarity andtaste.We may also refuse to print letters thatwould place this publication in legal jeopardy.

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Joy Landaluce/Cordova TimesHeidi Wiese, above, as a princess, at the MooseLodge Halloween party. Erin Smith, right, dress-es ghoulishly with a large amount of make up.Dawn Orey, left, chose her favorite monster togive a Halloween hug. Decorations at the MooseLodge this year were the result of many hours ofvolunteer work by Orey.

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Ghouls, goblins and witches enjoy HalloweenEvents report record numbersBy Joy LandaluceThe Cordova Times

Children's Halloween Party isjust one of the functions availableon Halloween in Cordova.

More than 100 cupcakes were giv-en out as prizes for the cupcake walkat the Moose Lodge Halloween par-ty. Penelope Oswalt, women of themoose senior region, praised thedecorations this year and said theywere the result of many hours of vol-unteer work of Dawn Orey.

“Dawn put so much work intothis function, as well as hand-fill-

ing hundreds of candy bags,”Oswalt said. “This is such a funproject to work on and it just getsbetter and better.”

Fire Chief Mike Hicks and theCordova Volunteer Fire Departmentalso had record numbers of ghostlygoblins, witches and ghouls.

“This year guests were met by thenew Dalmatian mascot,” Hickssaid. “A big thanks to everyone whohelped and attended with theHalloween fun.”

Rev. Gary Barnes also celebratedthe holiday with a Harvest Festival.This was the first Harvest Festivalheld in the newly built LittleChapel Church on Lake Avenue.“We had over 250 people stop by,”said Barnes.

Courtesy photosDharmaTracksingerenjoys theHalloween festiv-ities. GladahHicks, below getsa hug from thenewest memberof the CordovaVolunteer FireDepartment.

Joy Landaluce/Cordova TimesMore than 100 cupcakes were given away at the traditional cakewalk at the Moose Lodge Halloween event.

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The Community Advisory Boardof American Seafoods Co., one ofthe nation’s largest seafood proces-sors, announced it is acceptingapplications for its Alaska commu-nity grant program. The deadlineto submit an application is Nov. 20.

The CAB community grant pro-gram awards $75,000 annually tocommunity projects throughout rur-al Alaska. In December, the CAB willallocate a total of $30,000 to variousAlaskan community projects thattackle issues such as hunger, housing,safety, education, research, naturalresources and cultural activities.

In February, the CAB programawarded $29,500 in grants to a vari-ety of Alaskan community pro-

grams, including Cordova LittleLeague Baseball – $1,000; SoutheastAlaska Boy Scouts – $1,000; St. PaulDepartment of Public Safety –$2,000; and Illiuliuk Family andHealth Services – $3,500.

“We are appreciative of the sup-port provided by American Seafoodsand their CAB grant program,” saidJeff Hawley, city of Cordova parksand recreation director.

CAB evaluates each proposalusing the need in the community,project benefits, the number of peo-ple that will benefit from the pro-gram, which individuals the awardis intended for and the ability to gar-ner additional funding as the criteria.

Since 1997, the board has grantedmore than $600,000 to organiza-tions and programs in rural Alaska.Grant recipients will be chosen at

the Dec. 4 meeting in Anchorage.“We feel that our Community

Advisory Board’s grant program is agreat way for American Seafoods togive back to the communities we oper-ate in,” said Inge Andreassen, presi-dent of American Seafoods Company.“It’s exciting to be able to provideadded opportunities to organizationsthat are doing great works, and welook forward to once again honoring

that commitment in December.”Applications for the grant program

are available online at www.ameri-canseafoods.com, or by contactingKim Lynch at kim.lynch@ameri-canseafoods.com or (206) 256-2659.Completed applications should bereturned to Lynch at AmericanSeafoods using email, fax at 206-448-0300, or mail at 2025 1st Ave, Suite900, Seattle, WA, 98121.

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Alaska salmon fisher-men received higherprices for the 2006 sea-son for all species butsockeye and the prelimi-nary values are likely toclimb higher.

Figures just released bystate fishery managersshow that the 2006statewide salmon harvesttotaled 141.5-millionfish. That ranks as the15th largest catch onrecord since Alaskabecame a state 47 years ago. Thepreliminary value is $308 million,compared to $334 million for lastyear’s record harvest of 221-millionsalmon.

Average dock prices this year forchinook salmon increased to $2.77a pound, up from $2.23 last year.Coho prices averaged 99 cents apound, an increase from 75 cents in2005. Chum salmon pricesincreased year to year by five cents,a 19 percent increase. For pinks, theprice crept up to 13 cents a pound,an increase of one penny from lastyear.

The statewide-average price forsockeye of 67 cents is seven centsless than last season.That’s due pri-

marily to a drop of a-nickel-a pound atBristol Bay, which by farprovides most of thestate’s sockeye catch –nearly 29 millionpounds this year com-pared to about 12 mil-lion pounds from else-where in Alaska.

“Anytime you have anaverage price for a par-ticular species, it can bedeceptive. If you end upwith a larger share of the

fish being caught where the pricewas lower it will contribute to thestatewide price going down. Butthat can be deceptive,” saidUniversity of Alaska fisheries econ-omist Gunnar Knapp.

On a brighter note, NortonSound had its best commercialcoho harvest ever at 131,000 fish.Healthy chum runs also continuedin the Yukon and KuskokwimRivers.

“In fact, if there were more buyersfor chum salmon from that region,our statewide harvest would’ve beenmuch higher. There were hundredsof thousands of fish there that couldhave been harvested but were not,due to no markets,” said Alaska

Department of Fish and GameDeputy Commissioner GeronBruce.The statewide chum salmonharvest of 21.4-million fish ranksas the second best of all time inboth numbers of fish and in thedockside value of $56.3 million.

Here are some comparativecatch values – in millions of dollars– for the 2006/2005 salmon fish-eries per region:

2006 2005Southeast

$95,229 $85,444Prince William Sound

$51, 046 $55,118Cook Inlet

$15, 204 $33,585Bristol Bay

$93,935 $96,515Kodiak

$25,770 $27,353Chignik

$5,036 $5,545Alaska Peninsula

$17,190 $26,371Kuskokwim

$1,142 $1,208Yukon

$3,694 $2,551Norton Sound

$ 390 $ 236Kotzebue

$ 228 $ 125

Preliminary salmon prices do notinclude bonuses or other post-sea-son adjustments. That means 2006salmon values will likely increaseafter Alaska processors file theirfinal reports on purchases andprices paid. That information willbe available in April. Find completedetails on regional salmon catchesand prices atwww.cf.adfg.state.ak.us.

Pebble hopefuls talk fishRepresentatives of Northern

Dynasty hope to meet with as manyfishermen as possible this month inSeattle to talk about the PebbleProject, one of the world’s largestopen-pit gold and copper mines theCanadian company hopes to oper-ate someday at headwaters ofBristol Bay. Why so far away fromthe proposed mine site?

“Of the more than 1,800 drift netpermits in the Bristol Bay fishery,1,100 are held by non-residents ofAlaska.That means we really have aproblem with local participation inthe fishery,” said Trefon Angasan,an outreach coordinator forNorthern Dynasty.

Angasan, who now lives inAnchorage, is a lifelong Native

rights advocate and former stateFish Board member. He claims hisclan goes back 10,000 years in theBristol Bay region, and his familycurrently holds more than 50 localsalmon permits. Angasan calls him-self a “connector between NorthernDynasty and the people.”

“I’ve taken a lot of heat for thatbut I think it is a necessary step tobe sure that at least what was beingsaid within the inner circles is con-veyed to the local people,” heexplained. “They really haven’tshown me they can do it safely yet.Until they do, I am going to with-hold my comments and keep anopen mind at least until they arefinished with their permit applica-tions.”

The fisheries’ meeting, whichcoincides with the start of thePacific Marine Expo, will featureupdates on the Pebble project byNorthern Dynasty Chief ofOperations Bruce Jenkins, and apresentation by Fisheries BiologistJim Buell. It is set for 2-5 p.m. onNov. 15 at the Leif EriksonBuilding in Seattle. Get more infor-mation from Angasan at trefonan-gasan@gci.net or by calling (877)450-2600.

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October warmer than expected for many AlaskansHighest temperaturereported, 64 degreesBy The Cordova Times staff

Warmer than normal weatherprevailed across much of Alaskathis October.The strongest positivedepartures were found in theInterior, west central coast and theArctic.

It was especially warm Oct. 9-10as a chinook event from a stronglow-pressure system in the Gulf of

Alaska brought some record hightemperatures, high winds and areasof heavy precipitation.

A few areas in the Panhandle hadmonthly average temperaturesbelow normal. Precipitation variedwidely across the state with bothabove and below normal totals.

The strongest positive departures– 200 percent of normal – occurredin the west central part of the state.

The weather in Fairbanks thisOctober can be characterized byunseasonable warmth with a lack ofsnow. In fact, it wasn’t until the Oct.

21 that there was any snow coverand only 3 inches covered theground at month’s end.

Snowfall for the month was 4.6inches, down from the normal 7.7inches. Precipitation totaled 0.56inch, just 0.2 inch below average.

The average monthly tempera-ture of 31.7 degrees Fahrenheit wasjust over 8 degrees warmer thannormal for October. The averagehigh and low was 39 degrees and24 degrees, respectively. The high-est temperature of 64 degreesFahrenheit occurred on Oct. 9, and

was associated with a chinookevent. The low for the month,minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit,occurred on Oct. 28. Heating-degree days totaled 1,026 units,which is about 250 below average.

In a warmer than normalOctober, Anchorage had five newrecord-high temperatures. Fromthe Oct. 8-11, highs of 53 degrees,64 degrees, 55 degrees and 53degrees set new records for theirrespective dates.

On Oct. 20, the high of 51degrees Fahrenheit also set a record.The 64-degree high on the Oct. 9was the highest temperatureobserved for the month and 17degrees on Oct. 28 was the lowest.The average high for the month was43 degrees, and the average low wasat freezing, 32 degrees Fahrenheit.

The monthly average tempera-ture, 37.5 degrees, was 3.4 degreeswarmer than normal. Precipitationtotaled 2.02 inches for the month,which is slightly less than normal.Snowfall totaled 8.7 inches, 0.4inch above normal that came dur-ing the last week of the month. Fiveinches of snow was on the groundat the Ted Stevens AnchorageInternational Airport by the startof November.

It was quite warm in Barrow thisOctober, with an average tempera-ture of 25.5 degrees Fahrenheit, adeparture of almost 11 degrees.One has to go back to the earlytwentieth century to find a warmerOctober. Not surprisingly, heating-degree days totaled 1,218 units, wellbelow average for the month.

The average high was 28 degreesand the average low was 23 degrees.The absolute daytime high of 39degrees Fahrenheit occurred onOct. 10, while the absolute low of 3degrees fell on Oct. 27.Precipitation totaled 0.30 inch, afew hundredths of an inch below

average. Snowfall totaled 10.2 inch-es, a few inches more than normal,and 5 inches were on the ground atthe airport by month’s end.

Similar to the weather inSeptember, Nome had a warmerand wetter October. The averagetemperature for the month was 36degrees Fahrenheit, which is 7.5degrees above average.The averagehigh and low was 40 degrees and32 degrees, respectively. The high-est and lowest temperaturesobserved were 49 degrees on Oct. 9,and 18 degrees on Oct. 25.Heating-degree days were belowaverage at 891 units. Precipitationwas 1.66 inches above average at3.24 inches, and occurred on 24days during the month. Snowfallwas at 1.4 inches for the month.This is below average by 4.2 inches.

Temperatures in Juneau were quiteclose to average for October. Theaverage for the month, of 42.4degrees Fahrenheit, was just 0.1degree above climatology.The high-est and lowest temperatures for themonth were 59 degrees on Oct. 10,and 20 degrees on Oct. 29. In con-trast, the average high and low for themonth was 47 degrees and 37degrees, respectively. Heating-degreedays also were near climatology with700 units. Precipitation totaledalmost 3.5 inches more than normal,with 11.78 inches and occurred on 24days during the month. A mere traceof snow was reported at the airporton the last two days of the month.

This information consists of pre-liminary climatological data that wascompiled at the Alaska ClimateResearch Center, GeophysicalInstitute, University of AlaskaFairbanks. For more information onweather and climatology, contact thecenter at 474-7885 or visit the cen-ter Web site at http://climate.gi.alas-ka.edu. Please report any errors towebmaster@climate.gi.alaska.edu.

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Whales added to still-recovering listBy Joy LandaluceThe Cordova Times

Michael Baffrey, executive direc-tor of the Exxon Valdez TrusteeCouncil, appeared at the CordovaPublic Library on Oct. 30 to pre-sent the Draft 2006 Update toInjured Resources and Services Listand record Cordovans comments.

Almost two decades after theExxon Valdez oil spill, it is clear thatsome resident species injured by thespill have not fully recovered.According to Exxon Valdez OilSpill Trustee Council’s InjuredResources and Services site, thecouncil recognizes 30 resources andservices as injured.

Riki Ott, author of “SoundTruth, Corporate Myths$,” was notencouraged by much of the publicmeeting.

“The EVOS Trustee Councilmust be watched very carefully now,especially in the waning days of theMurkowski Administration,” Ottsaid.

“The Restoration Reserve has

over $150 million in it and it looksripe for the plucking to some,” hesaid. “The restoration of the sound

is not complete, we need herringrestored before we have full recov-ery. Until the herring are restored,

that pot of money should be usedfor what it was intended – restora-tion of areas damaged by Exxon's

spill, including science,” Ott said.Ott also said he was encouraged

that the council did not adopt therecommendations of the latest $1.2million peer review.

“That expensive review byIntegral Consulting basically con-cluded everything in the sound hadrecovered. We wish. But it's just notso,” Ott said.

“The proposed injured-specieslist reflects, I think, the status of theSound's recovery,” Ott said. “It list-ed for the first time the AlaskaTransient stock of Orcas. Some ofthe species like harbor seals andharlequin ducks are recovering.That phase can take years.”

Public Advisory Member MarkKing is also encouraged by the factthat the AT1 group of Orcas is nowlisted.

“The group has gone from 25 to13,” said King. “No calves havebeen observed since the spill. Thisgroup has definitely been impactedby the spill.”

If you want more informationabout the Exxon Valdez Oil SpillTrustee Council’s InjuredResources and Services site, visithttp://www.evostc.state.ak.us/Habitat/injuredresources.htm

EVOS presents update to injured resources, services

Joy Landaluce/Cordova TimesFisherman Ross Mullins, Micheal Baffrey, executive director of the EVOS Trustee Council, and Ken Adams, fishermen, dis-cuss the herring species recovery at the Prince William Sound Research Application and Planning group in the CordovaDistrict Fisherman United building on Main Street.

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• 3:14 p.m. An officer unlocked a vehicleon Seventh Street.

• 3:42 p.m. A vehicle quit running in themiddle of Copper River Highway and anofficer assisted in getting it restarted.

• 5:24 p.m. Gary Gorla, 46, was arrest-ed for a probation violation.

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Joy Landaluce/Cordova TimesDalmatian mascot for Cordova Volunteer Fire Department makes his debut at Mount Eccles Grade School on the firstMonday of November to meet the children and announce the “Name the Mascot” contest along with a fire-safety mes-sage to conclude Fire-Safety Month which was October.

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Cordova wrestlers halfway through seasonFirst-year coachexcited about teamBy Joy LandaluceThe Cordova Times

Cordova High School wrestlingteam, varsity and junior varsity,attended the first tournament of theseason on Oct. 6 and 7.

Ron Horton, first-year headwrestling coach, said the successfulseason is already halfway over.

“This is my first year as headcoach of this year’s Cordova HighSchool wrestling team,” Hortonsaid. “I have been the coach for theCordova Pounders wrestling pro-gram for the last 16 years. Many ofthese wrestlers have dreams of statechampionships,” he said.

“James Wiese, Cordova HighSchool graduate from 2003 hasbeen volunteering his coachingassistance. I felt having James com-ing to practice these last few weekshas been a big help,” Horton said.“Showing the importance of basicskill as well as some finer points ofthe sport. I would like to thankJames for his help with the team.”

“The Moose Lodge is also verygenerous with support of the

wrestling program,” Horton said.Many of the wrestlers have been

wrestling up a division, according toHorton. He says they are taking theirtime working their way into wherethey would like to be before theRegional tournament.Their attemptsalso include “getting in shape theright way,” according to Horton.

“No wrestler goes below 1,600calories a day,” Horton said.“Losing weight the healthy way isvery important to this team.”

Horton said he would like tothank Don Clark and ThornePopelka for the opportunity tocoach this team.

“I look for big things to happenthis year on the mat,” Horton said.“See you on the mat.”

Cordova hosts the 2006 DenaliConference this year.

“No wrestler goes below1,600 calories a day.

Losing weight the healthy way is very

important to this team.”— Ron Horton,

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“Future rock star” will not be on David’s

resume. He stinks on drums but has shown

quite a talent for teaching. Teaching is just one of hundreds of possible directions students can go. To fi nd out what else UA has to offer, and see more student fi lms – like David’s “Stickman”– go to uareelworld.com.

The University of Alaska. It Rocks.

I,m going to make it big

as a Phys Ed teacher and coachSee David’s really, really short fi lm @ uareelworld.com