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Ready to go, bring on the Forest Fair! Chugach Electric
planned power
outage this month
By Jon Scudder
Turnagain Times
Girdwood is getting ready to
kick off its annual Forest fair.
It is the 41st time the event has
been held, featuring Alaskan
artists, hand-crafted items, exotic foods and entertainers on
what will likely be Alaska’s
busiest tourism weekend.
The Forest Fair is planned
for July 1-3; Friday and Saturday hours are 11 a.m. to 8
p.m.; and Sunday from 11 a.m.
to 6 p.m. The fun begins with a
Forest Fair Parade July 2 at 10
a.m. As usual, the community
parade will lead fairgoers from
Alyeska Resort’s Daylodge to
the celebration’s main venue,
adjacent to Egloff Drive.
Forest Fair director, Gus
O’Malley, is enthusiastic about
the upcoming event. “The fair
is going to look very much the
same to fairgoers – despite all
the news and hubbub regarding policing changes,” he said.
O’Malley added, “There are
many returning and new vendors with a fabulous music line
up. Our T-shirt design is really
By Ken Smith
Turnagain Times
The 41st Annnual Forest Fair logo was designed by Shanley
McCauley. The theme this year is “Summer of Love.”
great and we will have some
new shirt designs, cups and water bottles to fill up at the free
water station. Alaskan-crafted
ales are on order for the beer
garden and the Forest Fair pins
are getting painted.”
He said the theme for this
year’s Forest Fair parade is
“Summer of Love” with Pat
and Betsy Preis nominated as
Grand Marshalls.
“We are bringing back the
Kids Games this year,” O’Malley said, “including the favorites from years past such as pie
eating contest, adult and kid
versions, egg toss, bubble gum
Chugach Electric is replacing the structure that houses
the substation controls located
in the Girdwood Old Townsite
behind the Tesoro Mall.
“The existing enclosure has
reached the end of it life,” said
John Sinclair, junior manager
and transmission substation engineer for Chugach Electric.
In order to complete the
work, an 8-hour power outage
is planned for Thursday, June
28, beginning at 11 p.m. and
ending by 7 a.m.
“Crews will work as safely
and efficiently as possible to
get the job done in the scheduled time, said Phil Steyer, director of government relations
for Chugach Electric. He added
that the project will require one
or two additional outages in the
coming months. “We are replacing a small structure inside
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the substation with a new small
structure,” he explained.
Sinclair described the structure being replaced as the
brains of the substation. “The
new structure is dimensionally
going to remain the same,” he
said. “Not much on a visual
scale will change when we are
done.”
When asked about the age of
the substation, Steyer answered
that it has been around as long
as electricity in Girdwood.
“There’s no reason that the substation should not function for
the foreseeable future,” he said.
The planned outages are
scheduled for the beginning
and end of the project.
“There may be a short outage
near the end of the project, but
that has not been determined
yet,” said Steyer. “It takes an
outage to take the old structure
out of the building and another
outage to move the new structure inside the building.”
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Girdwood’s newest restaurant offers a touch of class
By Jon Scudder
Turnagain Times
The Girdwood Picnic Club
opened in downtown, adding
to the development of restaurants in the community, and
raising the bar for the local
restaurant experience. The
new owner’s artistic flair is
obvious from the paintings
adorning the outside and
similar passion conveyed in
their food and drinks and interior design.
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leigh Hill had a soft opening
last week. The restaurant is
in the building formerly occupied by World Cup retail
store on Hightower Road.
The space has been transformed into a sumptuous
restaurant, offering breakfast, lunch, baked goods and
espresso daily from 7 a.m. to
4 p.m.
“Business has been great,
really positive,” said Raleigh
Hill, commenting on his first
week since opening June
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The Girdwood Picnic Club opened last week in downtown, offering a bakery and café.
Formerly a ski shop, a complete renovation turned the space into a spacious dining
area offering meals in an eclectic atmosphere and comfortable seating.
ceived so far has been good.”
His wife said the couple
has been looking at locations
for a couple years and noth-
ing really worked out. “Then
this building went up for
lease, and we jumped on it
immediately,” she said.
“The second we walked in
the door, we knew it was perfect. We had a few meetings
over some delicious wines
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June 16, 2016
THE ALASKA WILDLIFE CONSERVATION CENTER
WELCOMES A DOZEN NEWBORNS
Photos courtesy of Doug Lindstrand
As spring winds to an end, the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
welcomed a dozen newborns, and counting, including an orphaned
coyote pup and moose calf. The moose calf was orphaned to the
Wildlife Center by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game from
Anchorage after efforts to locate his mother were unsuccessful. The
orphaned male has been doing well following his arrival on campus
and is expected to make his first public appearance in the coming
days. A new coyote pup was transferred to the AWCC on May 26,
after having been discovered near a runway on Joint Base ElmendorfRichardson in Anchorage. The pup has done well under the care and
supervision of AWCC staff, though no public appearance date has
been set.
Additionally, the AWCC campus welcomed four newborn musk
oxen calves, which were successfully delivered within the Wildlife
Center’s herd. The most recent addition was born the morning of
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June 4, joining its fellow calves in the herd. The ox calves have been
well received by visitors and staff alike. Continuing the resurgence
of the wood bison population, the AWCC is watching over threemonth-old wood bison calves. They are thriving under the care
of their mothers and are an exciting indication of the positive
conservation efforts for reinstating wood bison into the Alaskan
wilderness.
“The AWCC staff continue to uphold the highest standards for
rearing orphaned and newborn wildlife,” said AWCC Executive
Director Mike Miller. “We are pleased to play a role in the protection
and rehabilitation of each species. Orphaned and newborn wildlife
require necessary attention before being introduced to the public
to ensure their best recovery and future growth. Check back
throughout the summer as the pup and fawns are placed on exhibit
and as we welcome new arrivals.”
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Opinion
PADDY WAGGIN’
My brother asked me what
Alaskans thought of having
better gun laws in the country after the massacre in the
Orlando night club June 11.
Specifically, he asked if people would be willing to trade
some of the liberties for better
security of U.S. citizens. It’s a
legitimate question and needs
to be discussed.
Hillary Clinton came out
and said that we need to “redouble our efforts to defend
our country from threats at
home and abroad.” Didn’t
President Obama use similar
language when he defended
his use of the NSA spying on
everyone from the everyday
homeowner to journalists in
2014? Wasn’t he the guy that
pledged to dismantle George
W. Bush’s post 9-11 programs
that Obama said were “intrusive” while he campaigned
in 2007-2008? Instead, President Obama expanded them
and don’t think for a second
Paddy
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Hillary won’t do the same, all
under the guise of protecting
Americans.
Republican
presidential
nominee, Donald Trump,
Tweeted, “Is President Obama
going to finally mention the
words radical Islamic terrorism?”
I don’t know if that’s a fair
statement, since it is not certain
whether the Orlando shooter,
Omar Mateen, had any real
ties to Islamic extremists. But
Trump’s statement is a reflection of how many Americans
feel. When in doubt we all like
to blame first and apologize
later or just stay quiet and let
the discussion fade away.
Crazy people and those that
hate need to be differentiated
from terrorists. There are peo-
ple that are just idiots and want
to be on television. There are
people who have had a lousy
childhood and want to act out
their anger. These aren’t terrorists. They’re screwballs
that should have had their parents treat them better and put
them in counseling the minute they saw a problem. Then
again, it’s tough to see if your
children have any issues if you
never talk to them.
Were the two suburban,
white, teenage boys who built
bombs in their parent’s garage, went bowling, and then
murdered 12 students and one
teacher at Columbine High
School terrorists? I always
have a feeling that many of
these kids and later, adults, are
victims of their parent’s lack
of caring and showing any
kind of interest in these kid’s
lives. It’s sad because it could
easily be avoided by communicating. Who knows, maybe
having dinner together and
seeing everyone’s day went
would help?
Maybe we need to make
parents more accountable by
charging them with negligent
homicide if their teenage kids
kill people. After all, they
raised them. If a teenage girl
can run a guy over in her car
after throwing a booze and
drug party at her parent’s
house, while they’re conveniently away for the weekend,
then why can’t the people who
own the house and allowed
the party to happen be held
accountable? It doesn’t seem
right that parents get a free
ride for doing a lousy job at
raising their children. Why
should innocent people be the
only ones who suffer?
We’re not born as racists or
haters. We’re born as loving,
innocent babies who only seek
to be nurtured into a gracious
world where we can grow,
learn, and help make the world
a better place. For some reason
there’s a growing number of
kids that are ignored and held
to a higher standard by their
parents than the parent’s could
ever even achieve. Just look at
how parents live vicariously
through their children by making them play sports that they
don’t even like. It’s strange
how some people pressure the
only legacy they’ll leave behind. I just don’t get it.
I responded to my brother’s
text message by saying, “Most
Alaskans believe that if everyone in that club was armed,
the shooter would have been
killed much sooner and there
would have been less casualties. Responsible people, who
carry guns, can help deter and
stop the psychos before they
kill innocent people.” Then I
take a moment, relax and think
about the words of abolitionist, Frederick Douglass, when
he said, “It is easier to build
strong children than to repair
broken men.”
Hope Happenings
By Jeannine Jabaay
Turnagain Times
Hope Correspondent
Solstice is a day when the
sun seems to never leave the
Alaska sky. There may be
no better place to take in the
wonder of the longest days of
the year than in the wilds of
Hope. From the epic hiking
and biking trails that lead to
the most glorious and picturesque settings, to the quaint
and seemingly untouched
serenity of the Hope’s downtown charm, the community
of Hope invites you to experience for yourself why
so many travelers make this
town a regular place to visit
and explore.
Here Comes the
Market
Beginning June 18, the
Hope Summer Market will be
in full swing! Gina Motoyama, the proprietor of Tito’s
Discovery Café’, invites locals and tourists alike to visit
the hand crafted and home
grown delights. The market
will run through Sept. 3 each
Saturday from noon to 5 p.m.
“The Hope Summer Market is
a community gathering place
where local food growers and
artisans connect directly with
the consumers of their high
quality produce and handcrafted goods,” said Motoyama.
“We intend to provide a
vibrant marketplace that
celebrates the arts, encourages social interaction, and
supports healthy eating and
sustainable agriculture,” Motoyama said.
More details and vendor
registration can be found at
www.Facebook.com/HopeSummerMarket.
Gordon Wisdorf 80th
Birthday!
The Social Hall will be a
place of great celebration on
June 24 as the town of Hope
is invited to join Gordon
Wisdorf’s 80th birthday. The
party will be open housestyle, with a beer and wine
garden, barbecue, kraut, and
salads. All are invited to join
from 1 to 5 p.m. for the festivities. Happiest of birthdays to Gordon, and may
there be many, many more!
Seaview Music
Looking for some great
tunes, ice cold beer, and good
friends? Then head on down
to the Seaview Café and Bar
every Thursday, Friday and
Saturday for live music and
an epic time. Thursdays are a
locals favorite with Open Mic
Jamn Night with Andy Mullen.
Be prepared for the unexpected.
Friday and Saturday, June 17
and 18, welcomes the musical
Photo courtesy of Derrick Jabaay
Hope Locals, Chloe and Beverly Jabaay, pick wildflowers near the Resurrection River.
talents of the Hope Social Club,
formerly known as the Melissa
Mitchell Band. This group is
guaranteed to surprise, entertain, and get you bouncing on
the Seaview deck!
Friday, June 24, brings Diana Z and Eric Cross to the
stage. They are followed on
Saturday, June 25, by the Hannah Yoter Band. Hannah got
her musical career started right
here in Hope, and her smooth
vocals are a true delight.
The early 4th of July weekend on July 1 and 2 bring new
sounds to the Seaview with Tye
Dye 4 on Friday, July 1, and
Winterland on Saturday, July
2. Whatever your favorite style
of music, the Seaview never
disappoints. We’ll see you on
the deck!
Library and Gift Shop
Hours
Summer brings the tourists and snow birds home,
and with that come extended
hours at the Hope Library
and Gift Shop. Stop in any
time between noon and 4
p.m., seven days a week to
check out the library’s extensive Alaskan section, sip
on free coffee and cocoa,
and kick back to the stories
shared by locals. The library
is one of the only businesses
in Hope that is open yearround. Be sure to support
your local libraries.
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Forest Fair Kicks Off
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blowing contests and many
others,” he said. “The Kids
Parade through the fair will
be daily at 3 p.m. Meet at the
kid’s booth to join the Parade,
kids of all ages welcome.”
“Each year I run the Forest
Fair, it gets a little easier,” he
added. “I have a better handle
on the permitting, the paperwork, and the set up. This year
was an anomaly because the
policing issue in Girdwood
ground everything to a halt.
It’s been hard to move things
forward with so much uncertainty. We finally reached a
point where we had to plow
ahead despite that uncertainty
and have faith that the Municipality of Anchorage and the
State would come together in
the best interest of the community.”
O’Malley credits his committee with resilience and
strong commitment to staging
the fair each year. “We have a
strong volunteer committee,
the Forest Fair family, that
works really well together to
get all aspects covered,” he
said. “This group is amazing
with relentless drive to make
the Forest Fair continue to be
the best festival in Alaska by
raising the bar of awesomeness year after year.”
He said the Girdwood Forest
Fair has increased the numbers
of private security this year,
although it hasn’t been a great
point of concern. “We have
been working with Girdwood
Board of Supervisors and the
Municipality of Anchorage to
ensure public safety measures
are in place for the influx on
people,” he said.
As far as getting to Forest
Fair, O’Malley offered this
advice. “There is a lot of construction happening, both on
the Seward Highway, and in
Girdwood, as well as a lot of
other events that weekend. We
still have free parking at the
Alyeska Resort Daylodge, but
every car we get off the highway will make the weekend
better for people. I highly encourage people to carpool.”
There is also the local bus
service provided y Glacier
Valley Transit, which runs a
shuttle service from the Daylodge about a mile away, and
the buses will be running
routes every 15-minute from
11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Parking
on Alyeska Highway or Crow
Creek Road is not allowed.
This year’s Forest Fair will
have some new additions.
“There are some great new
vendors and musicians performing,” said O’Malley. “We
keep striving to improve the
fair in smaller ways each year.
My big exciting change is an
ATM on site this year.”
Asked if he had a favorite
booth, O’Malley said, “There
are so many really cool handcrafted arts its hart to highlight
anyone in particular. You can
literally get your Christmas
shopping done in July as there
is something for everyone. I
always love to see what the
Kids Booths have to offer.”
One of the booths and a fair
cornerstone is the highly coveted, limited-edition Forest
Fair T-Shirt booth. There is
no admission fee to the fair,
although fairgoers are urged
to support the fair’s expenses
by buying one of the T- shirts.
Artist Shanley McCauley created this year’s Forest Fair
logo.
Another hallmark of is the
live music, and this year will
be no different. The entertainment committee chair, Julia
Isaac, referred to as the Lyrical
Queen, has brought together
the best musicians and entertainers together again.
Isaac said she is looking forward to a weekend full of local
Alaskan bands at the Marlow
Pavilion Stage with the Steve
Norwood Band Friday, July
1; the Dirty Hands, Saturday,
July 2; and the Denali Cooks
closing out the main stage
Sunday evening, July 3.
Also scheduled to play at
the Marlow Pavilion Stage
are old favorites Hobo Jim
and Rogues and Wenches,
joined by other newcomers,
such as Conway Seavey, Blaze
and Eric, and the Ava Earl
Band. There will also be fun
and unique fire spinning, bel-
ly dancing and more on the
Beach Stage daily at 1:15 p.m.
Camping will be allowed in
the Forest Fair campgrounds,
June 30 afternoon through
July 3. The campground is
located on Karolius Road
behind the Forest Fair Park.
Campers must pay a fee and
obtain a permit. Public camping is prohibited in the town of
Girdwood during Forest Fair
weekend.
More information about
camping rules and reservations can be found at the Forest Fair website at www.girdwoodforestfair.com.
O’Malley, who is a fouryear chairperson, has earned
his mettle knowing the importance of the hundreds of
volunteers needed to support
Forest Fair. Getting ready for
the Forest Fair is a cooperative
community affair. “There’s a
whole army of volunteers that
make this run,” he said.
Volunteers are needed for
Security, Earth Maintenance,
T-Shirt Booth, Water Station, Identification Checking,
Kids Booth, and Information
Booth.
“Forest Fair doesn’t start
feeling real to me until the
‘Friends of Forest Fair Clean
Up’ work party the weekend
before the event,” he said.
“Community members just
seem to materialize to get this
huge job done. That’s when I
start to really feel the vibe.”
This year he said signing up
to volunteer has gotten easier. He said there are sign-up
sheets on the Forest Fair website where people can volunteer for all sorts of different
tasks.
“We always need a lot of
help Friends of Forest Fair
weekend, June 25 and 26,” he
said. “It’s also an opportunity
to thank people for their hard
work with a Volunteer Barbeque and build the vibe up prior
to the event.”
IT’S TIME ONCE AGAIN
FOR THE 41ST ANNUAL
GIRDWOOD FOREST FAIR!
The Forest Fair Committee hosts a weekend
work party Saturday and Sunday, June 25 and
26 to get the Fairgrounds ready. Volunteers are
needed for the following:
• Handy men and women needed for constructing
the stages, Information Booth, and Biergarten
• Kids needed to paint trash cans
• People to rake booth areas and sweep paths
• Artists needed for sign painting and set up
• Gardeners for planting flowers
• And anything else that needs to get done
Volunteer opportunities during the Forest Fair
include Security, Information Booth, and T-shirt
booth, Water Station, Kids Booth, Beer Garden
and Earth Maintenance.
Sign up at www.girdwoodforestfair.com.
You’re invited to join us at the Forest Fair
Parade on Saturday July 2, at 10 a.m. All participants in the parade must be in costume to
create a highway of fun. This year’s Parade
theme is “Summer of Love”. Meet at the Alyeska
Daylodge parking lot at 9:30 a.m. and bring you
bubbles, bells and ribbons of love!
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June 16, 2016
Power Outages
Continued from page 1
“There may be a short outage
near the end of the project, but
that has not been determined
yet,” said Steyer. “It takes an
outage to take the old structure
out of the building and another
outage to move the new structure
inside the building.”
Steyer spoke with the fire chief,
the school district and a number
of organizations, including the
Girdwood Board of Supervisors, Alyeska Resort, Water and
Wastewater and Girdwood 2020.
“We discussed windows that
would be least inconvenient and
see what we can do and come to
an agreement that works for the
community, and our folks that
have do the work,” Steyer said.
The last presentation was made
at the May 16 GBOS meeting.
“We talked to folks in the
community about a window that
would be the least inconvenient
for the first outage, which we determined was 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.
on Tuesday, June 28,” Steyer
said. “No date has been set for
the second outage. We have given people a heads up that it may
occur in late October or early
November.”
Scheduling of the second outage depends on a contract for
the new control enclosure. “The
piece of equipment delivery date
has yet to be determined,” said
Sinclair, “but we want to get it
here as soon as possible.”
Myers Power Products, Inc.
out of Ontario, Cal. is providing
the control enclosure equipment.
The cost of the project is estimated at just under $1 million. It is
part of Chugach Electric’s fiveyear capital improvement plan.
No other work is planned for the
Girdwood substation.
The substation itself has life
left in it, said Sinclair. “The
substation is a collection of individual items, and each item
has individual life spans, but it
is a moving target, and it is not
etched in stone.”
Quality Health Care for Turnagain Arm
We wish everyone a safe and healthy summer.
We’re here should those bike rides and hikes turn into more than
you planned. Don’t let injuries and illness stop your fun!
Wellness and Preventative Care
• Well child checkups
• Annual men and women exams
• School and sport physicals
• Work physicals and drug screens including;
Merchant Marine and DOT
• Lab tests
• Minor illnesses
• Chronic conditions
• Specialist referrals
• Immunizations; annual flu shot
Urgent Care
• X-ray
• Splints and casts
• Sutures & staples
• Wounds & burn care
• Acute illness
Laboratory Services
• Limited in-house lab tests
• Routine lab work
• State Virology Partner
GHC offers a sliding scale discount to everyone regardless of
their health care coverage.
Are you coming to the Forest Fair? Parking will be available
during the 41st Annual Girdwood Forest Fair for a minimal
donation cost of $10 per day!
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Turnagain Arm Pit restaurant in
Indian temporarily closes after fire
By Ken Smith
Turnagain Times
Early morning on Saturday, June 11, a fire broke
out at the Turnagain Arm
Pit in Indian. The Girdwood
Fire Dept. responded at
about 2:47 a.m. after a 911
call was made. The South
Anchorage Fire Department Fire Station #9 also
responded.
When fire personnel arrived at the scene they
found heavy smoke and
some fire visible in the back
of the building, said Girdwood Fire Chief Will Day,
who was not with the fire
personnel that responded.
Girdwood firefighters arrived first, followed by Fire
Station #9 firefighters, who
arrived about 20 minutes after the call was received.
The fire was under control
by 3:26 a.m., said Day. He
said that when fire personnel arrived there was smoke
in the rear of the building
and little bit of fire visible
from the building. There
was nobody in the building
when fire crews got there,
he said.
The Anchorage Fire Department is investigating
the cause. The kitchen and
dining room had significant
damage to contents such as
the tables and oven, said
Jon Scudder/Turnagain Times
Day, but the building itself
was not damaged too severely. The fire was contained to the kitchen and
dining area. As to the extent of the smoke and water
damage, Day did not have
any estimates.
Captain Steve Barenburg
of Fire Station #9, who
was on-scene, said a person
passing by the restaurant
was in the parking lot and
reported that fire and smoke
was visible.
“We could see fire through
the windows and determined where it came from,”
Barenburg said. “It was
not intentional. The damage was melted items in the
kitchen extensive area in the
bar area on the south side
and eating area, the north
side of the structure seemed
more smoke damaged. The
windows got knocked out
by pressure of the fire and
by the fire fighters to create ventilation. “I would say
pretty much the fire was out
within a half-hour of arrival.”
The Turnagain Arm Pit
owner, Jack Goodsell, posted on his Facebook page:
“Last night, we suffered a
disappointing loss at our
Indian location. An electrical fire started, burning our
kitchen and primary dining
area. Fortunately, no one
was in the building, and no
one was hurt. It’s another bump in the road, but it
won’t stop us! Clean up has
already begun, and we will
reopen as soon as possible.”
PUBLIC NOTICE
Planned Power Outage Scheduled for Girdwood
11 pm June 28 – 7 am June 29, 2016
Chugach Electric is replacing the structure that
houses substation controls at the Girdwood
Substation.
In order to complete this work, an 8-hour outage
is planned for June 28 beginning at 11 p.m. and
ending by 7 a.m. June 29, 2016.
Crews will work as safely and efficiently as possible
to get the job done in the scheduled time. (This
project will require 1 or 2 additional outages in the
coming months. Details to follow.)
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June 16, 2016
South Anchorage News
By Amy Newman
Turnagain Times
South Anchorage Correspondent
My family and I are currently vacationing in Philadelphia and Washington,
D.C., which seems fitting in
the weeks leading up the 4th
of July, both being so important to our nation’s history. We
have a private tour scheduled
with Rep. Don Young’s staff.
Someone told my husband
they let you sit at his desk and
prop your feet up; if that’s
true, it’ll definitely make for
a one-of-a-kind photo op.
Father’s Day is this weekend, and the Alaska Zoo is
holding a dual Father’s Day/
summer solstice celebration
that should be fun. And don’t
forget the South Anchorage
Farmer’s Market is still going on every Saturday from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. at the O’Malley
Sports Centre. New vendors
are still arriving, so make
sure to check it out.
Aerial fitness flies in
to South Anchorage
If you’ve ever attended a Cirque du Soleil show
and left w an aerial acrobat,
now’s your chance. AIR®
Anchorage, an aerial fitness
studio owned and operated
by Jennifer Perkins of Dharma Hot Yoga, is scheduled to
begin offering classes Monday, June 20, at the Huffman
Business Park, the new retail
space on Huffman Rd. off the
New and Old Seward Highways.
Aerial fitness incorporates
a variety of fitness modalities
– such as barre, Pilates, and
high intensity interval trainings – and blends them into
a high-energy workout using
the aerial hammock, which is
made of silk scarves suspended from the ceiling
Jennifer began offering aerial fitness classes at Dharma
Hot Yoga in the fall of 2014
after connecting with Shama
Patel, AIR® Founder and
President, on Instagram. Jennifer said she had been toying
with the idea of rebranding
the studio and moving into
something unique to Anchorage; at Patel’s urging, she decided to convert to a full air
studio.
For beginners, Jennifer said
there’s the Air Foundations,
which is designed as an introductory course for newcomers to aerial fitness and can be
modified for all skill levels;
other classes will be available
for those wanting a greater
challenge. Jennifer said she’ll
also continue to offer several yoga classes, including
yoga sculpt, power yoga and
pre- and post-natal non-aerial
based fitness classes.
Studio hours are tentatively
scheduled for 6:30 a.m. to 9
a.m. and 5 p.m. to 8 or 9 p.m.,
but may change based on user
demand. There are several
introductory offers, including a free initial class for all
new clients. Visit the AIR®
Anchorage Facebook page
for more information, and to
download the app for course
schedules and promotions.
Celebrate Dad with
Zoolstice
The Alaska Zoo is offering
all dads free admission this
Sunday, June 19, in honor of
Father’s Day. Make sure to
visit between noon and 4 p.m.
for Zoolstice, the zoo’s annual celebration of the summer
solstice. There’ll be a bouncy house, face painting and
live music performances on
the coffee shop lawn by indie
singer/songwriter Benji Beach
from 10:30 a.m. to noon and
Berri Ona: A Little Folk Band
from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. For
more information, e-mail rentalevents@alaskazoo.org.
Photo courtesy of Air Anchorage
You can get a total body workout while flying through the air on silk hammocks at AIR
Anchorage, opening in South Anchorage next week.
the Anchorage Golf Course
this summer are just for you.
AARP members (male and
female) are invited to come
out every Tuesday morning at
7 a.m. for the AARP League.
Enjoy discounted rates – $20
for 9-hole green fees – and
varying formats of play each
week. Visit www.anchoragegolfcourse.com for a schedule
and list of formats, or call head
golf professional Tom Farris at
522-411 for more information.
For the ladies, enjoy golf
with a side of socializing
at the Wacky Women Golf
League, held every Thursday beginning at 5 p.m. Visit
www.wackywomengolf.
com for more information.
Unwind with Yoga at
the Alaska Zoo
Cat and cow, cobra, downward facing dog. Yoga has so
many animal-based poses; it
makes sense to hold classes
with the animals at the Alaska Zoo. Join yoga instructor
Alicia King at Gateway Hall
every Tuesday and Thursday from 6 p.m. for an hour
of breathing, guided poses
and gentle stretching that
will leave you feeling happy,
healthy, and at one with your
body. Classes cost $10 each.
Contact Alicia at Alicia_
king@live.com with questions or to pre-register (not
required, but encouraged).
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Turnagain Times
June 16, 2016
Page 7
Cooper Landing News
By Susanna LaRock
Turnagain Times
Cooper Landing Correspondent
Fishing Open on the
Russian and Upper
Kenai
Fishing on the Russian
River and the Upper Kenai
River opened up Saturday
for fishing. Die-hard anglers were at the ready, after
having to take a break for
the brief closure from May
to June. The waters on the
Russian and Upper Kenai
are much higher than usual
this time of year, which will
present a challenge for seasoned anglers of the sport
fishing area.
It doesn’t look like the first
run of sockeye salmon has
quite hit the confluence yet,
but they will be here soon
and combat fishing will be
in full swing. Anglers are
reminded that bears like to
fish these waters too. All fish
should be processed in designated areas, away from the
river whenever possible, and
carcasses should be chopped
into small pieces and thrown
into the current when processing near the river. Be
bear aware, be aware of your
fellow anglers, and fish on.
Summer Ashtanga
Yoga Classes
This summer until Sept.
30, Cooper Landing Community School will be hosting Ashtanga Yoga Instructor, Tanisha Walters, for
three days a week of Ashtanga Yoga classes. Tuesdays,
Thursdays, and Fridays, people of all ages and all levels
of yoga knowledge are encouraged to try this class.
Classes will be held at the
Cooper Landing Community
Hall, on Bean Creek Road,
from 9:30 to 11 a.m. The cost
is $10 per Class or a 10-session punch card for $75. Ten
percent of proceeds will go
to Cooper Landing Community School. Participants can
bring their own mats or use
the mats available at the hall.
Kids Summer Reading
Program
Throughout the months of
June and July there will be
a Summer Reading Program
for kids at the Cooper Landing Community Library. At
11 a.m. on Wednesday mornSusanna LaRock/Turnagain Times
ings kids of all ages should The water is high and fishing has not reached “combat” levels during the first week of
come to the library and par- sockeye fishing at the confluence of the Russian and Kenai Rivers.
ticipate in this fun program
to promote early literacy and should call Nana at 595-3827. Social Club will play Satur- hosting some live music this
encourage reading during the
day, June 25. There will be summer. Chris Towne will
summer months. There will Summer Music Scene
food served and Kassik Craft be performing on Saturday,
be story times, field games,
The Kingfisher Roadhouse Beers featured. For more in- June 18. Steve Norwood will
crafts, art projects, and priz- will be hosting some talented formation go to their website play Friday, June 24, and
es given to kids for reading musicians during the month www.gwinslodge.com.
Mario Carbone will be perbooks all summer long.
of June. Melissa Mitchell will
The Sunrise Inn will be forming Saturday, July 2.
be playing on Friday, June 17.
Saturday Flea Market
Gary Sloan and Jim Lassiter
at Senior Housing
will be playing Friday, June
Cooper Landing Senior Cit- 24. Mario Carbone will play
izens Corp. Inc. will be host- Monday, June 27. The Kinging their annual Flea Market fisher has also announced that
at the Raven’s View complex they will be serving breakfast
on Campus Drive this year. on Sunday mornings from 8
Saturday, June 18 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. so take your
a.m. to 4 p.m. head up Snug dad out for a special meal on
Harbor Road. to the Senior Father’s Day and enjoy the
Haven and check out all of view.
the treasures for sale. This is
Gwin’s Lodge has ana great way to show your sup- nounced dates for their Sumport for this fabulous group mer Concert Series. During
of seniors who help to make the month of June they will be
our community such a special hosting a few fabulous bands
place to live. There are still in their pavilion. Friday, June
spaces available to rent for 17 Blackwater Railroad Co.
anyone who would like to sell will be playing. Todd Grebe
their goods; it costs $10 for a and Cold Country will play
space, and interested parties Friday, June 24, and the Hope
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Turnagain Times
June 16, 2016
Mountain News
By Ben Napolitano
Special to the Turnagain Times
$999 Season Pass Sale.
Purchase By June 30
Alyeska Resort wants to
welcome back our loyal passholders and welcome new passholders by slashing pre-season
prices for the 2016-2017 Ski
Season. Available now through
June 30, Adult Season Passes
are available for just $999.
In order to properly thank our
locals and loyal season passholders, we are dropping adult
pre-season passholder pricing
by 30%! Passes will be available for purchase online or
through the Tram Ticket Office
which will be open daily from
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Are you a midweek kind of skier? From now
until June 30th, you can purchase an Adult Mid-Week pass
for just $499.
With pricing like this, you
only need to ski less than 9 days
in the 2016-2017 season to get
the value out of your mid-week
pass and less than 13 days to get
the value out of your seasons
pass! Last year we integrated
the Rocky Mountain Super Pass
into the Season Passholder benefits, which allows each passholder to have three free days
of skiing at Copper Mountain,
Steamboat, and/or Winter Park,
all for no additional charge.
This year Alyeska Resort will
not only be offering this same
benefit, but passholders will
also have the option to add-on
the MAX Pass for a discounted
price of $299. The MAX Pass
gives you access to 25 resorts in
the Lower 48 and Canada for 5
days each. Just when you were
ready for summer, Alyeska got
you stoked on winter again,
right?
Speaking of add-on programs, downhill mountain bikers can add a summer biking
pass for just $150 and a Sitzmark music pass for just $100
F r e e ! Summer
concert SerieS
Sat. June 18
Winterland
Sat. June 25
todd grebe’s
cold country
ForeSt Fair aFter partieS:
Fri. July 1
denali cookS
Sat. July 2
big Fat buddha
or combo the both of them for
just $200. Bottom line is, lots of
deals to get excited about so call
the tram TKO for more details
on the pass that is right for you.
Alyeska Bike Park is
OPEN and CRANKING
The melting snow on the
mountain doesn’t mean mountain fun is over. It’s time to ditch
the two planks (or one) for two
wheels and snow gear for knee
pads and bike shorts. The Alyeska Bike Park is open and
cranking every Friday through
Sunday from noon to 6 pm.
There is a very distinct similarity between the bike crowd
and the ski crowd and honestly
the faces are pretty much the
same as well. And not just the
same faces as in the same people who ski also ride DH bikes,
but the faces of joy from riding
down a mountain.
The folks who ride are bike
people and bike people are inherently good natured, fun-loving and slightly crazy, in a good
way. Whether you’ve gone DH
riding before or if you’re new to
the sport, grab a bike, gear up
and point it down hill for a fun
and thrilling way to enjoy Alyeska.
The Alyeska Bike Park features downhill, single-track
trails for everyone from beginners to experts. The Alyeska
Bike Park features man-made
dirt and wooden features as
well as accentuated natural features such as berms, jumps and
drops.
The trail crew does an amazing job buffing out the trails to
make them fresh so whether
you’re bombing through the
high alpine of Silver Tip and
Fridays or getting tight and
technical in the trails of Gear
Jammer or Bermuda or just
learning to take on the mountain on Big Spruce or Chips ‘n
Salsa, riders will be have great
conditions to shred brownPOW!
Lessons are available at the
Daylodge Bike Hub for all
ages and ability levels and are
recommended for new riders.
Bike tours and rentals are also
available. Alyeska’s rental fleet
of Kona bikes are great because
DH riding can be hard on your
personal bike so why not beat
up on one of Alyeska’s bike
and save yours for later. Full
face helmets and pads are also
available.
Forest Fair After Party
beerS on tap | 21 & over | Food ‘til late | theSitzmark.com
Forest Fair is a great time of
year when outsiders and locals
alike gather in the quaint town
of Girdwood, Alaska. The live
music, craft vendors and of
course the food vendors (spinach bread) from all over the
Photos courtesy of Ben Napolitano
The Alyeska Brewskis is 1/3 IPA and 2/3 Heff brewed
and bottled by King Street Brewing. Bottles available
at the Sundry Shop on the second floor of the Hotel
Alyeska or on tap at the Sitzmark, Aurora Bar & Grill and
Bore Tide Deli.
state come out to present their
specialties much to the delight
of the festival goers. As the day
goes on sights and sounds pour
out of the Girdwood park; it’s
truly a spectacular display of
local appreciation for summer
time in this great Alaskan town.
But as soon as the clock strikes
10 p.m. it’s time to pack up and
head out of the park. The energy is still high at this point and
people still want to party but
where should they all head?
Up the hill to the Sitzmark of
course.
The Sitzmark will be hosting two nights of FREE music
both Friday and Saturday night
as part of the annual Forest
Fair After Party. Friday, July
1 the Sitz will host the state of
Alaska’s favorite band, Denali
Cooks. Join Woody, Larry, Jimmy, and Andy combine original
music, fresh lyrics, amazing
musicianship and magical harmonies. Every Cooks show is
worthy of a road trip to go and
listen and dance! Hit the trails
in the Alyeska Bike Park then
jam out with good tunes and
celebrate summer in Alaska.
The music continues July 2
with local favorite Big Fat Buddha who has become increasing popular in the Girdwood
area with their signature mix
of bass, percussion and lead
funk/rock guitar. With crowd
favorites like How Time Flies,
That Train Don’t Roll Here, and
covers like Ghost Riders in the
Sky, these guys always get the
crowd moving and shaking.
Hike Up, Tram Down.
Enjoying Your Time on
the Mountain
Hiking in Alaska is a beautiful thing. The great exercise is
just one of the benefits of walking up a mountain but the real
perks of this outdoor activity is
the fresh air and scenery. One
common complaint with hikers
is the down. The steep, Alaskan
grades on the down hike can put
unwanted stress on the quads,
knees and lower back which
can leave even the most experienced hiker tight for a few
days after. The solution: Take
the tram down, for free! That’s
right, Alyeska Resort offers
hikers a free bump down to the
base area of the hotel in the aerial tram. But what about hikers
who enjoy the trails with their
dogs? The four-legged hiker is
also welcome to download the
tram for free but must be must
ride in a dog kennel.
Don’t rush to download the
tram however; stop into the
Bore Tide Deli or Seven Glaciers lounge to have a mountain top snack, beer or other
beverage. The Bore Tide Deli
has soup, sandwiched and other
lunch items as well as beer on
tap including the new Alyeska
Brewski Hoppenweizen from
Sing Street Brewing. This 1/3
IPA and 2/3 Heff brew is a perfect mountain top reward.
Drink Beer, Eat Food –
Alaskan Brewery Hosts
Beer Dinner at the
Sitzmark
Come one come all, (as long
as you’re at least 21 years old)
to a delicious beer dinner created by Alyeska Resort Chef
Jorge Villarreal and Alyeska
Resort Executive Chef Jason Porter, hosted by Alaskan Brewing Company at the
Sitzmark June 30, 2016 at 7
p.m. The dinner will feature
a welcome beer followed by
five food stations each one
paired with a beer from the
Juneau-based brewery. This
beer dinner will be a fantastic
way to spend your Thursday
evening! Tickets are $49 per
person and can be purchased
at any ticket office, online at
TheSitzmark.com or at the
door day of event.
Turnagain Times
June 16, 2016
Page 9
Lively Arts
By Ron Holmstrom
Turnagain Times Correspondent
Alaska’s biggest annual theatre event is taking place in
Valdez, now through June 18.
It is a great opportunity for
theatre fans and workers to
take in nearly non-stop activities: workshops, play readings,
classes and nightly fully produced performances of notable works on the Valdez Civic
Center stage. There is so much
to do during this conference
week that I once described it as
“great, grueling fun.”
Twenty-four years ago, then
Prince William Sound Community College President Jo Ann
C. McDowell called on her old
friends playwright Edward Albee and legendary Broadway
director Marshall W. Mason to
participate in the very first Last
Frontier Theatre Conference,
(LFTC,) held in August of
1993. McDowell had formerly
been associated with the William Inge Festival in Independence, Kansas for over a decade while serving as President
of Independence Community
College, and brought her experiences and connections to bear
in creating this new event for
Alaska. (Note: This year, Marshall W. Mason was presented
with the Lifetime Achievement
Award at the 2016 Tonys.)
Over the next twelve years
the Conference honored a major American playwright and
director at each successive conference. Past honorees include
Arthur Miller, August Wilson,
Terence McNally, and many
other household names. The
authors were in attendance for
these events, teaching classes
and talking about their careers,
while evening performances
focused on presenting their
work to participants.
In 2005, McDowell moved
on to a new college and started the Great Plains Theatre
Conference, leaving the Alaska
conference in the capable hands
of PWSCC’s new president
Doug Desorcie, and Theatre
Conference Coordinator and
eight-time participant Dawson
Moore. Desorcie and Moore
revised the Conference’s mission to increase the level of focus on new work by early and
mid-career playwrights. The
conference continues to attract
major theatre professionals
who attend to share their expertise and encourage new works
and emerging playwrights.
The Play Lab, headed by Michael Warren Powell, formerly
of the Circle Rep Lab, began
in 1995 as a workshop for six
new plays by Alaskan authors.
The lab soon became the centerpiece of the conference and
Photo courtesy of Jonathan Lang
The Cast of Cemetery Tours.
has grown to include new plays
from all over the world. During
the weeklong conference, there
are daily readings of many
brand new works in the Play
Lab. These public readings are
performed by attending actors
and critiqued by panels of theatre professionals.
The final Saturday evening
will conclude with “The Gala,”
which this year is being presented by TBA Theatre Company
as a 1920s-style “speakeasy.”
The event features dinner and
drinks, live music and the presentation of the Jerry Harper
Service Award, which was created in memory of the late Jerry Harper, a dearly missed icon
of the Alaska theatre community. The award was created in
2007 to honor people who have
been instrumental in the development and success of the Last
Frontier Theatre Conference.
This year’s Harper Award is
especially notable, in that it is
being presented to Doug Desorcie. The former president of
the college, Desorcie has been
a part of the conference since
it’s very inception. A graduate of University of Alaska
Fairbanks, hockey goaltender Desorcie was also the first
Alaskan All-American hockey
player. He is well known to the
Valdez community for his tireless efforts in supporting various events and organizations,
even outside of the conference. For more information on
this exciting event, please go
to the website at: theatreconference.org.
Playing this month at Cyrano’s Playhouse downtown and
continuing through July 10 is
Sila, written by Chantal Bilodeau and directed by guest director Stephan Golux.
The play is set in the Canadian Arctic and looks at the
recent massive changes in the
region. In Inuit cosmology,
“sila” is the primary component of everything that exists.
In the play Sila, Arctic people
and animals and spirits fight
and mourn changes in climate
and culture, and celebrate the
transcendence of resilience,
adaptation, and love.
Cyrano’s present a new play
every month, so go to their
website to learn more about
Sila and all of their up-coming
productions: cyranos.org.
Finally, (no pun intended,)
the Stories at the Cemetery
tours return to Anchorage
Memorial Park Cemetery for
summer 2016. There are two
opportunities to attend this
very interesting look into the
historic past of Alaska.
Tuesday, June 21 at 7 p.m.
is the Annual (John Bagoy)
Summer Solstice guided tour
to ten gravesites with a presentation at each. Sponsored by
Cook Inlet Historical Society,
this tour is led by Audrey and
Bruce Kelly who share the life
stories of notable and sometimes notorious Alaskans.
Whose was the first burial in
our historic cemetery? Join us
on June 21 and find out.
On Sunday, July 10 from 6
p.m. to 8 p.m. this self guided tour from gravesite to
gravesite features costumed
actors telling “their” selected stories. This year’s reenactments by the “Cemetery
Players” feature the first bank
robbery in Anchorage, the
filming of The Cheechakos in
Girdwood, the sale of moonshine during Prohibition, the
“Earthquake Lady” and more.
These twelve stories are different than the ones presented
on June 21.
On Sunday, Aug. 14 at 6
p.m. is a special repeat of the
July 10 tour, only all the actors appear, one after the other, on a stage erected on the
cemetery grounds. This is a
great way to catch this event
without having to walk the entire grounds of the graveyard.
Bring your own chair.
All tours start at the John
Bagoy Gate at Seventh and
Cordova Streets. Parking is
available on the street or in the
Office Depot parking lot. The
tours are free to the public, although donations are certainly
encouraged.
That about wraps it up for
this week, so once again,
thank you for checking out my
column here and please watch
my weekly Your Entertainment Link every Thursday on
FOX-4 TV during the 9 p.m.
news hour.
Participate in
Your Community!
The Girdwood Board of Supervisors meets
on the third Monday of each month at 7 PM
in the Girdwood Community Center.
Next Meeting: Monday, June 20
For Agendas, Minutes,
and more information go to
www.Muni.org/GBOS.
See you at the meeting!
Page 10
Turnagain Times
June 16, 2016
Trooper Report
The Alaska State Troopers
reported the following incidents. Any charges reported are
merely allegations and the defendants are presumed innocent
unless and until proven guilty.
Motor Vehicle Crash—
Damage Only
MILE
89.8
SEWARD
HWY—May 17 around 1:26
p.m., troopers responded to a
report of a non-injury motor
vehicle crash involving a vehicle striking a guardrail and then
sideswiping another vehicle at
mile 89.8 of the Seward Highway. This section of the Seward
Highway is within the Seward
Highway Traffic Safety Corridor. The crash investigation
determined Christine Effler,
age 69 of Wasilla, was operating an early 1990s model pickup truck traveling southbound.
Randy Nabb, age 64 of Wasilla,
was operating an early 2000s
model pickup truck traveling
southbound. Nabb came to a
stop in the southbound lane for
an active traffic work zone flagman. Effler didn’t realize right
away that traffic in front of her
had stopped. Effler attempted
to swerve to the right of Nabb’s
vehicle. Effler struck the southbound side guardrail and then
struck a travel trailer Nabb was
towing. Nabb’s travel trailer
sustained more than $500 damage but it remained operable.
Effler’s vehicle sustained more
than $500 of disabling damage
and was towed from the scene.
Effler was cited for the crash.
Felony DUI/Refusal
TURNAGAIN PASS—May
21 at approximately 10:09 a.m.,
troopers stopped a blue 2014
Jeep for speeding near milepost
63 Seward Highway. The driver
was identified as Crystalen Saccheus, age 28 of Anchorage. An
investigation revealed she was
driving the Jeep while impaired
and under the influence of alcohol. She was found to have two
prior DUI convictions and was
arrested for Felony DUI. She
later refused to provide a breath
sample as required and was
charged with Felony Refusal
to Submit to a Chemical Test.
She was remanded at Anchorage Jail and held with no bail
pending arraignment.
Motor Vehicle Collision
MILE
108
SEWARD
HWY—May 23 at around
4:11 p.m., troopers responded
to milepost 108 of the Seward
Highway for a three vehicle
collision. An investigation revealed that a 2001 Ford Explorer being driven by a licensed
juvenile female was traveling
northbound when she crossed
left of center and struck a 2004
Volkswagen Touareg being
driven by Sandra Ward, age
57 of Girdwood. The Explorer
then struck a 2004 Nissan Murano being driven by a Kayla N.
Sims, age 19 of Anchorage. The
Anchorage Fire Department responded to the scene, in order
to treat minor injuries. Southside Towing responded to the
scene and removed the vehicle
from the roadway. Alcohol is
not believed to be a factor.
Motor Vehicle
Collision—Injury
MILE
110
SEWARD
HWY—May 25 around at
8:30 a.m., troopers responded
to a report of a motor vehicle
crash with injuries involving a
single vehicle striking a rock
wall embankment near mile
110.7 of the Seward Highway.
This section of the Seward
Highway is within the Seward
Highway Traffic Safety Corridor. The crash investigation
determined Orrin Carrico, age
30 of Anchorage, was operating an early 2000s model
slide-back tow truck traveling
southbound. The southbound
tow truck crossed the centerline, went off the northbound
side of the highway and struck
the rock wall embankment.
Carrico confirmed he was not
wearing a seat belt. Carrico was
transported by ambulance to
an Anchorage area hospital for
non-life threatening injuries.
The tow truck was considered
a total loss.
REDDI, DUI
MILE
101
SEWARD
HWY—May 26 at 11:43 a.m.,
troopers arrested Stephen
Malone (age 47 of Anchorage,
for driving under the influence
(DUI). Initially Malone was
called in as a REDDI (Report
Every Dangerous Driver Immediately) Malone was operating his late model four-door
passenger car traveling southbound and went off the highway into a ditch near mile 101
of the Seward Highway. This
section of the Seward Highway
is within the Seward Highway
Traffic Safety Corridor. The
traffic investigation revealed
Malone was an impaired driver.
Malone was arrested for DUI
and his vehicle was impounded. Malone was transported
and remanded to the Anchorage
Correctional Complex with
bail set at $750.
DUI, Driving While
License Revoked
MILE
100
SEWARD
HWY—May 26 around 8 p.m.,
troopers contacted Christy
Punturo, age 34 of Texas, on a
traffic stop near mile 100 of the
Seward Highway. An investigation revealed Punturo was
driving under the influence of
alcohol and driving on a suspended license. Punturo was
arrested for DUI and Driving
While License Revoked and
remanded at the Anchorage Jail
in lieu of $4,000 bond.
Motor Vehicle
Collision—Injury
TURNAGAIN PASS—May
27 at approximately 3:38 p.m.,
troopers responded to a two-vehicle collision near mile 63.5
of the Seward Highway. The
investigation revealed Rodney
Lee Murray, age 24 of Anchorage, was driving a 2015 Subaru Outback on Johnson Pass
Rd. Murray turned northbound
onto the Seward Highway
and his vehicle was t-boned
by a 2016 Ram pickup, driven northbound on the Seward
Highway by Kade Karlin Cooper, age 20 of Kasilof. Murray
was injured and transported to
Central Peninsula Hospital in
Soldotna by Cooper Landing
Ambulance for treatment of
non-life threatening injuries.
Both occupants reported wearing their seatbelts. Murray was
issued a citation for Failure to
yield to a vehicle entering an
intersection after a stop. Alcohol was not a factor. Both vehicles were totaled in the crash.
Warrant Arrest
MILE
98
SEWARD
HWY—May 29 at about 11:05
p.m., troopers contacted Krystal S. Hood, age 24 Anchorage during a traffic stop for an
equipment violation near milepost 98.0 of the Seward Highway. An investigation revealed
that Hood had an outstanding
warrant for her arrest for Failure to Complete Work Service
on the original charge of Driving While License Revoked.
Hood was arrested at the scene
without incident, transported
and remanded to the Anchorage Jail where she was held on
$500 bail.
Assault, Criminal
Mischief, DUI,
Endangering Welfare of
Minor, Unlawful Contact
GIRDWOOD—June
4
around 8:24 p.m., troopers
responded to a residence on
Crow Creek Road for a reported disturbance. Troopers contacted the defendant Katharina
Shoffner, age 45 of Girdwood,
driving away from the scene.
An investigation revealed
Shoffner had allegedly assaulted a former family member and
damaged their property. She
was also found to be driving
under the influence with a child
in the car. Shoffner was arrested for Assault 4th (DV), Criminal Mischief 3rd (DV), DUI,
and endangering the welfare of
a child in the 1st degree. Shoffner later attempted to contact
the victim in her case via text
message, and was subsequently
charged with unlawful contact
in the 2nd degree. Shoffner was
remanded at the Anchorage Jail
in lieu of $1,250 bond.
Warrant Arrest
HOPE—June 5 around
10:25 p.m., troopers contacted
Jordan W. Rodgers, age 28 of
Kenai, while investigating a
reported disturbance between
a male and female. An investigation revealed that Rodgers
had an outstanding warrant for
his arrest for Failure to Comply
with Conditions on the original
charge of Theft 3rd. Rodgers
was arrested, transported and
remanded to the Anchorage Jail
where he was held without bail
and 10 days to serve.
DUI, Endangering
Welfare of Minor
MILE
103
SEWARD
HWY—June 5 at approximately 8 p.m., troopers stopped a
2010 Audi A4 near mile 103
of the Seward Highway for
speeding and passing in a no
pass zone. The driver, Jesse Alexander Smith, age 23 of Anchorage, was found to be driving impaired while under the
influence of alcohol. Smith was
arrested for DUI and endangering the welfare of a child 1st
degree (two counts) due to a 12
year old and 14 year old who
were occupants of the vehicle.
Smith was later transported to
the Anchorage Jail where he
was held on a $1,000 appearance bond.
DUI, Misconduct
Involving a Weapon
MILE 64 SEWARD HWY—
June 5 around 5:30 p.m., troopers stopped a 1998 Jeep Cherokee near mile 64 of the Seward
Highway for speeding. The
driver, Cody Francis Allen, age
28 of Kenai, was found to be
driving impaired while under
the influence of alcohol and
possessed a firearm inside his
vehicle. Allen was arrested for
DUI and misconduct involving
a weapon 4th degree. Allen was
transported to the Girdwood
Post where he was released per
the bail schedule.
Driving While License
Cancelled
HOPE—June 5 at approximately 4:37 p.m., troopers
stopped a 2002 Volkswagen
Passat for speeding near mile
64 of the Seward Highway.
The driver, Peter Anthony Williams, age 28 of Anchorage,
was found to be driving with
a cancelled license (DWLC).
Williams was issued a misdemeanor citation to appear in
court for DWLC and released
on scene.
Trespassing, Criminal
Mischief 4
GIRDWOOD—June 8 at
about 11:53 p.m., troopers
responded to a residence on
Christina Place in Girdwood
for a disturbance. An investigation revealed that Tiffany
George, age 30 of Anchorage,
had trespassed in the residence
and damaged the property of a
former household member. She
was arrested and remanded at
the Anchorage Jail in lieu of
$400 bond.
Turnagain Times
June 16, 2016
Page 11
100,000 silver salmon fry released
at Cove Creek in Passage Canal
By David Pinquoch
Special to the Turnagain Times
On June 9, approximately
100,000 silver salmon fry were
released into Passage Canal at
Cove Creek near Whittier.
For many years the Alaska Department of Fish and
Game, Prince William Sound
Aquaculture Corporation, the
city of Whittier and local volunteers have worked together
to provide a remote release
of silver salmon into Passage
Canal to enhance sport-fishing
opportunities on the shoreline
of Passage Canal and beyond.
In recent years king salmon
have been added to this effort.
A lot of time and effort goes
into this project each season.
Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation provides
the net pen and the silver
salmon fry. City of Whittier's Public Works Department
employees install, remove,
repair, clean and store the net
pen. City of Whittier Harbor
Department employees and
local volunteers feed the salmon fry. Alaska Department of
Fish and Games Hatchery di-
Photo courtesy of David Pinquoch
Silver fry were released June 9 to salmon pens in Cove
Creek in Passage Canal near Whittier.
vision provide the king salmon fry.
Salmon fry are kept in the
pen for up to 14 days to "imprint" them. It is believed that
salmon return to the scent of the
freshwater they are placed in or
near. This is known as imprinting. Studies show imprinting
happens very fast, although
imprinting the fry for a longer
period of time increases the
number of fry returning. Studies have shown an increase of
30% when fry are held in net
pens for a period of time.
So how successful is the remote release program in Whittier? How many of the silver
salmon released on June 9th are
expected to survive to return to
Whittier? We hope to answer
these questions and more in the
near future. For now, let's just
say, the king salmon are in!
Pinquoch is a member of
Whittier Boat Owners Association and the owner of Alaska
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June 16, 2016
Girdwood Picnic Club
Continued from page 1
with building owners Justin Persons and Tonia
Burrow, who own the renowned Double Musky
restaurant in Girdwood.
“We decided it would be a good fit and signed
the lease May 1,” said Jenny. “The location was
also a perfect fit for their family. Girdwood has
been our home for many years and our son (four
years old) will go to school here. Our house is half
a mile from the restaurant, which is pretty nice.”
“We wanted the restaurant to feel like you are
a guest in our home,” she continued. “Our staff
is amazing! Being in the business for so long, we
knew exactly who we wanted to work with. Our
lead cooks, Jesus Cardenas and Brooke Bjorkman,
are both super talented with happy attitudes.”
Adding to their talented staff is Kyrra Bell, who
is a barista and server.
“Our theme is ‘fresh comfort food,’” she explained. “We have lots of fruits and veggies on the
menu. Every day we have a selection of five-to-six
baked goods as well, such as muffins, scones, and
cookies. The flavors rotate on those daily.”
Many of which are on display for customers to
view in a display case. For beverages, we have a
full espresso bar with homemade coffee syrups,
Thai tea and fresh watermelon lemonade.
“We will be changing the menu every one-totwo months,” she said, “so the locals will always
have something new to try and our cooks can use
their creativity.”
She said her favorite is the breakfast tacos and
the homemade granola for breakfast. For lunch,
her favorite dishes are the funky chicken salad
and the homemade mac-n-cheese. “The scones are
definitely the biggest seller of the bakery items,”
she added. “Girdwood loves scones!”
This reporter dined for lunch on their first weekend of business after a “soft” opening last week to
work out the kinks, stated owner Raleigh Hill.
I visited with my wife, and we entered an inviting space with large leather booths surrounding
the perimeter of the dining space. Tables could accommodate two and four-tops, that could easily be
joined for larger parties.
The interior design includes an oval bar of oak
with tasteful metal stools for sitting. The bar was
full and the restaurant was nearly at capacity with
the hum of people enjoying themselves while the
staff efficiently served the eager patrons. Our sandwiches, I had the toasted Panini bread with grilled
cheese and fresh strawberries, and my wife had the
egg salad on fresh baked bread. Both dishes came
with a side of kale slaw and potato salad.
“Food is a huge part of our lives,” said Jenny
Hill. “We’ve both worked in restaurants since we
were teenagers and grew up in homes where our
moms would cook dinner every night. We love to
wine and dine, and our vacations tend to revolve
around eating at great restaurants.”
“Some of my very first memories are standing on
a chair in the kitchen with my great grandma and
helping her knead dough,” she said. “She is my
strongest baking influence. I come from a long line
of women who love to cook. I have always worked
front-of-the-house, so it is exciting to bake professionally. I love to experiment with flavor combinations and to mix sweet and savory items together.
My most prized possessions are my cookbooks.
“Raleigh and I have both always loved working
in food service. Raleigh started at the Alyeska Resort as a busser and worked his way to manager. I
also worked there for a while then went to Chair
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Girdwood Picnic Club co-owner, Raleigh Hill,
prepares an espresso. Girdwood’s newest
restaurant in downtown offers breakfast,
lunch, baked goods and espresso daily from
7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
5 where I worked for seven years. It was hard for
us to leave our jobs, but we were ready to try to
do it on our own. It’s exciting and terrifying figuring everything out. Each day we are learning
something new, getting a little more organized and
streamlined.”
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