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907 Updates December 02, 2017

Anchorage woman sentenced to one year for assaulting toddler
Kevin said Chase suffered multiple skull fractures and will have lasting affects from the trauma.
 
 
 
 
Dog recovering after fall from overpass onto Glenn Highway
 
 
 
 
Police, firefighters clear 5-car Tudor Road pile-up
 
 
 
 
Drug dog finds methamphetamine welded in heavy equipment
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press & Sean Maguire: UPDATE: Alaska Senators applaud the passage of the Senate tax bill 51-49
 
 
 
 
By Victoria Taylor: Marijuana Control Board develops working group to address testing
While not established yet, the group is expected to be made of members from multiple platforms including cultivators, scientists and even government employees.
 
 
 
 
By Peggy McCormack: Proposed Hatcher Pass ski area seeks name
Submissions will be taken until December 17, with a decision for the winning name to be made in late January.

You can send your ideas to skihatcherpass@gmail.com. You can also visit https://www.skihatcherpass.org/skiareaname or https://www.facebook.com/skihatcherpass or mail to P.O. Box 924, Palmer, AK 99645.
 
 
 
 
By Mike Ross: Making play things for wild things
 
 
 
 
By Sidney Sullivan: New high speed internet infrastructure launches services in Arctic Alaska
 
 
 
 
By 49 Writers: Literary Roundup | November 24-December 7, 2017
 
 
 
 
By Craig Medred: Own history
 
 
 
 
By Suzanne Downing: Scandal: Former Alaska Democratic Party staffer alleges sexual assault
 
 
 
 
By Suzanne Downing: Risky business: Anchorage channels its inner Detroit
 
 
 
 

By Naomi Klouda, AJC: Rogoff hires additional legal help to fight financial probe
 
 
 
 
The Alaska Philosophaster: Alaskan Spark
Some things have changed since 1992, when I worked in it with the BLM Alaska Fire Service. But not a lot. Aircraft and safety standards have improved, fire shelters and retardant chemicals have changed.
 
 
 
 

By Barbara Hunt Frontiersman.com: Pope’s astronomer comes to Palmer
 
 
 
 
Steller Watch December 1st: ~92
The Sea Lion of the Month for December was nominated by a dedicated Steller Watch Citizen Scientist: ~92! This sea lion is a male that was born on Gillon Point on Agattu Island (this island is assigned the ~ symbol). When we captured him June 24, 2013 to he weighed just over 60 Ibs (27.4 kg) and was over 3.5 ft long (111 cm) and almost 3 ft (83 cm) around his torso (measured just below the front flippers). not the heaviest pup we have seen but quite long!
 
 
 
 
Last Child in the Woods to First Child in the Garden

907 Updates December 01, 2017

Congratulations Anita Laulainen!
Alaska’s newest license plate design includes northern lights
 
 
 
 
Restorative justice workers hope to head off juvenile crime
 
 
 
 
By Ariane Aramburo: 1 arrested after burglary at Enterprise Rent-A-Car in Spenard
 
 
 
 
By Victoria Taylor: Muni completes first-phase in building new substance abuse treatment facility
 
 
 
 
By Kortnie Horazdovsky: Court Documents: Woman stabbed woman, drove her down highway
 
 
 
 
Congratulations!
By Sean Maguire: APD graduates 18 recruits and closes in on a long-held staffing target
 
 
 
 
By Rebecca Palsha: Sexual harassment affects more than just celebrities, consultant says
 
 
 
 
By Samantha Angaiak: UAA School of Nursing weighs in on nursing shortage
 
 
 
 
Alaskans to rally in support of Net Neutrality
In Alaska, supporters of Net Neutrality are organizing protests outside of Verizon stores, joining a national day of protest on Dec. 7, 2017.
 
 
 
 
Earthscope US Array Project-Alaska
 
 
 
 
Story Time with Aunt Phil: Russian Jack
 
 
 
 
From Alaska to Amazonia: first global maps of traits that drive vegetation growth

907 Updates November 30, 2017

How a Wasilla man, out on bail, was able to attack his victim again
 
 
 
 
Wasilla man guilty of woman’s kidnapping, attempted murder
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: Seward man arrested after shooting neighbor in the head with shotgun
 
 
 
 
By Kalinda Kindle: Alaska Senators say they plan to support individuals choosing to go without health care
“You can pay now or you can pay later, but if you are forced to go to the ER that could potentially bankrupt you,” Horton said.

He says medical care is expensive already.

“If you are uninsured and you break a leg you are going to have to the ER and that is where insurance is going up because ER’s have to over right the cost for people that are uninsured,” Horton said.
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Number of jobs in Prudhoe Bay region drops to decade low
Alaska’s Energy Desk reported Wednesday that the region had a record 13,485 jobs in March 2015, but that number has since dropped to 8,923.
 
 
 
 
By Cameron Mackintosh: School Board sends $50 million bond package proposal to assembly
 
 
 
 
By Samantha Angaiak: Performance event aims to inspire wellness through Native humor, art
 
 
 
 
What should she and Alaska Airlines have done?
Randi Zuckerberg calls out Alaska Airlines over ‘lewd’ passenger
 
 
 
 
Cow moose guarding dead calf near Spenard home
Marsh said that cow moose often remain with dead calves but will move on shortly, so no action was taken regarding the cow by Fish and Game. Under state law, homeowners must remove carcasses of dead wildlife on their property.

“Although the dwelling is unoccupied, it’s still got a landowner and that person will be responsible for removing the carcass,” Marsh said.
 
 
 
 
Wasilla first-grader wins $25,000 scholarship
 
 
 
 
Workforce Wednesday: Young Fishermen’s Summit
The Alaska Young Fishermen’s Summit is December 6-8 at the Dena’ina Center in Anchorage.

You can register for the summit, here.
 
 
 
 
Lymph System Shocker!!! The PD Pundit Looks at Yet Another Surprise From the Amazing Brain
 
 
 
 
Growing an Indoor Edible Garden

907 Updates November 29, 2017

Stolen zebra mount returned to owner
Scott gave the video to police who were able to find and arrest 38-year-old Desiree Fuller at the Travel Inn on Gambell.
 
 
 
 
Lawmakers to look at sexual, other harassment policies
Taking part will be Reps. Matt Claman (CLAY’-man) and Charisse Millett, both of Anchorage, and Louise Stutes of Kodiak. The state senators taking part are Cathy Giessel of Anchorage, Anna MacKinnon of Eagle River and Peter Micciche (mih-CHIK’-ee)of Soldotna. All are Republicans, except for Claman, who is a Democrat.
 
 
 
 
APD investigates possible home invasion in south Anchorage
 
 
 
 
By Samantha Angaiak: Calendar features Anchorage police officers inspired by officer shot on the job
 
 
 
 
Please note the website link below is one I found on the MOA site. When I click on the link in the story this happens:
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By Kalinda Kindle: Community members talk about how to cut down crime
Officer Nave said filling out online crimes reports, even if the police do not come to your door, is critical to tracking, and eventually busting the criminal.

Below is the Anchorage Police Departments non-emergency number:
907-786-8900

Below is the Anchorage Police Departments online reporting:
website.
 
 
 
 
Condolences
By Leroy Polk: UAF student struck, killed while trying to help snowmachiner on the side of the road
 
 
 
 
By Kyle Hopkins: ‘I want to give a shout out to all the villages.’ Alaska band Portugal. The Man nominated for Grammy award

907 Updates November 28, 2017

By Kortnie Horazdovsky: Earthquake shakes Southcentral Alaska
 
 
 
 

By Mike Ross: Ice jam causes flooding in Peters Creek area
 
 
 
 
By Kalinda Kindle: Girdwood businesses feeling the crunch from late ski season start
 
 
 
 
By Beth Verge: Breaking down SB 54: What you need to know about Alaska’s newest crime reform bill
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: Alaska woman found dead, her son arrested for first degree murder
 
 
 
 
By Heather Hintze: Caught on camera: Burglar steals stuffed zebra head
 
 
 
 
By Daniella Rivera: Alleged leader of drug ring denied reduced bail

 
 
 
 
By Scott Gross: Aurora Flooring hit hard by local vandals
 
 
 
 
By KTVA Web Staff: Anchorage man sentenced 20 years for child porn
 
 
 
 

By Leroy Polk: Marijuana officials to meet, possibly address smoking at Alaska retail stores
In a public notice, the control board said that the public meetings scheduled for Nov. 28 and 29 would consider these issues, as well as proposed marijuana establishments whose owners have applied for licenses. Also included, are “updates on implementation of marijuana establishment licensing, ongoing and proposed regulations projects, and other matters that may come before it,” the notice said.

The public meeting will be held at the Alaska Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Avenue in Anchorage, getting underway at 9 a.m. on both days.
 
 
 
 
By Kyle Hopkins: How Alaska non-profits spend your donations from ‘Giving Tuesday’
You can search for recent 990s by using free online watchdog services such as Guidestar or Charity Navigator. Both services require registration but there is no fee for research.

To learn more about a given non-profit:
1. Sign up for the service using your email address.
2. Look for an immediate email asking you to verify your registration.
3. Go the Guidestar or Charity Navigator home page and enter the name of the charity in the search bar.
4. Click “show forms 990” (Guidestar) or “click to view” (Charity Navigator) to see the charity’s most recent tax filings.
5. Go to page 10 of the 990 form and look at Row 25, “Total Functional Expenses.” This row shows you how the non-profit is spending its money. You can divide column B (program expenses) by column A (total expenses) and multiply by 100 to see the percentage that the charity is spending directly on services and programs.

It’s not a fast or efficient process, but it provides a level of detail on local non-profits that is not readily available through the Pick Click Give or state consumer protection division web sites.
 
 
 
 

By Daybreak Staff: ‘A Very Electric Christmas’ performs this weekend
 
 
 
 
By Moms Everyday: Garlic tarragon roasted beet sandwiches

 
 
 
 
Heating it up: Compost Heated Greenhouses
 
 
 
 
By THE JUNEAU EMPIRE EDITORIAL BOARD: Believe the women: Don’t reward sexual abuse, harassment
 
 
 
 
Christine Cunningham: I love animals but I kill them too – Hunting Alaskan-style
 
 
 
 
By JACOB MANN Frontiersman.com: Midshipman returns home to speak to Naval Academy hopefuls
On one of his stops, he met with Laelle Robinson, a junior at Wasilla High School.

“She’s in a good spot right now, but there’s always room to improve,” Farmland said.

Robinson comes from a military family. She also used to be home schooled. Farmland talked with her for a while to go over what it takes to qualify. He also gave her advice on how to become more competitive and how to stand out more in her application process. He noted that she was in extracurricular activities, which is a good notch in her belt. Robinson is currently in Wasilla High School’s Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) program. Although it isn’t required to be in JROTC prior to joining the academy, it does help introduce young people into the military way of life and will certainly be useful when they decide to enroll.

 
 
 
 
Pride and a Paycheck – Heidi Morris, page 4
 
 
 
 
Congratulations Catina and Blaine Shaishnikoff, Aleutian Greens owners
Author: Laurel Andrews Fresh greens from a shipping container in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands? Believe it.

 
 
 
 
By Annie Zak: Shop Talk: In a recession, Skinny Raven rethinks how to measure success
 
 
 
 
By Annie Zak: Open & Shut: A roundup of comings and goings among Anchorage-area businesses

907 Updates November 27, 2017

By Associated Press: Report: Juneau’s rape kit backlog is ‘one of the worst’
 
 
 
 
By Liz Raines: Anchorage mayor discusses budget increase
 
 
 
 
By Victoria Taylor: Welfare check leads to rescue of Fairbanks man stuck under shower for 3 days
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Alaska couple looks to change damaged property tax law
 
 
 
 

By Cameron Macintosh: Anchorage ski community mourns man killed in Hatcher Pass avalanche
 
 
 
 By KTUU Staff: Festive events light up Southcentral Alaska’s holiday season
 
 
 
 
By Sean Maguire: Discounted cannabis sold on ‘Green Friday’
Neal says Cannabaska started cultivating its own strains and selling its own products, allowing it to give the special deals that attracted hundreds of Alaskans to his store. Neal says in addition to the $110-ounce deal, it was also offering $200 ounces for those further back in line and other specials throughout the day.

“It’s a way to give back to the community,” Neal said.
 
 
 
 
By Sean Maguire: Pennsylvania hunting guide fined up to $23,000 for multiple AK offenses
 
 
 
 
By Daybreak Staff: Mic Check in the Morning: Matt Hopper and The Roman Candle
 
 
 
 
By Daybreak Staff: Mic Check in the Morning: Ukulele Russ
What do you do when you live in a cabin in the middle of nowhere with no running water and temperatures that are 50 below?
 
 
 
 

AFD Car Seat and Booster Seat Checkup Event – Friday, Dec. 1st, 2:30 – 4:30 P.M.
The AFD and Safe Kids Alaska will be providing car seat and booster seat inspections this coming Friday, December 1st, at the AFD Training Center from 2:30 to 4:30 P.M.

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I signed up for Nextdoor, a neighborhood information service. Our zip code shows: Nextdoor Abbott Loop North. It is fairly easy to use and navigate. Fortunately not much drama. This is helpful since the APD Scanner went off-line for public information.

You can receive a daily email update. For example November 23, 2017 is:

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I just wanted to say “Happy Thanksgiving!” to everyone on Nextdoor, and to future friends that I haven’t met.
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Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
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Hope each of you and your families have a great Thanksgiving holiday this year. I am glad to have you as neighbors.
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Is this her?
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Re: Helping the homeless in this very cold weather!
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YAY!!
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Re: Poll: How many people have tried Simplisafe?How about the remote monitoring? COPS monitoring sites are all in the lower 48 (TX, MD, NJ and 2 others but none on the west coast or in AK). Do they really call you if your alarms are going off?
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There is regular trash pick up tomorrow. I called this am to check.
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Re: Snow Plow! ❄️
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Just texted, thanks!
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We have one! We will donate. I will give you a call this afternoon.

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907 Updates November 23, 2017

By Ariane Aramburo: Colony High School Band performs in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
The award was created to recognized Bob and Delores Hope’s love of music. Colony High School will perform around 11:18 a.m. Alaska time during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
 
 
 
 
By KTUU Staff: UPDATE: Skier killed in Hatcher Pass avalanche
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: Snowmachiner struck, killed while driving on the side of the road
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk & Mike Ross: UPDATE: Woman arrested after police say gun went off, hitting passenger
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: Wasilla man sentenced for sex trafficking through force, fraud, coercion
ANCHORAGE (KTUU) – A man from Wasilla was sentenced on Tuesday for crimes the judge presiding over the case called “incredibly manipulative, coercive, and demeaning.”

The case dates back to an arrest made in January of 2016. At that time, troopers arrested Terry Lee Keehn II, 44, of Wasilla, for sex trafficking through force, fraud, and coercion.
 
 
 
 
By Melody Martinsen Acantha editor: Ideas sought for activities for NOWA conference here in 2018
The Northwest Outdoor Writers Association will hold its 45th annual conference, April 26-29, 2018, in Choteau, local tourism officials announced recently.

Gayle Fisher, executive director of the Central Montana Tourism Region, and Beth Barlow and Tom Frownfelder, both members of the Choteau Tourism Business Improvement District, said the conference will bring in outdoor writers from Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Alaska and, in Canada, British Columbia.
 
 
 
 
Waaaa Would they also welcome a later start date for a driver’s license such as age 18 or 20? What about the kids who can wake up and want to get going?

By Scott Gross: Local teens welcome new school start times
 
 
 
 
By Heather Hintze: New Hatcher Pass ski area gets $500,000 grant for chairlift
 
 
 
 
By Daybreak Staff: Workforce Wednesday: Career Coach
 
 
 
 
Security?
Cooking with Tracy: Bruschetta

907 Updates November 22, 2017

-4 this morning~
 
 
By Emily Carlson: Kenai men claim oil company poisoned them and knew about it
 
 
 
 
By Kalinda Kindle: Anchorage Assembly approves a $521 million budget
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: Alaska’s newest US attorney takes the oath of office
Bryan Schroder, who was nominated by President Donald Trump in July 2017, was confirmed by the Senate on Nov. 9. On Tuesday, he took the oath of office with Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy Burgess.
 
 
 
 
By Barbara Hunt: PALMER BUZZ: Palmer book at top of the charts
 
 
 
 
By Cameron Mackintosh: Anchorage airport announces new security screening procedures
 
 
 
 
By Daniella Rivera: Marijuana testing lab flags ‘concerning’ discrepancy in potency results
 
 
 
 
Moms Everyday Alaska: Peanut butter cookie dough chocolate cheesecake

907 Updates November 21, 2017

Congratulations Samantha Mack!
By KTVA Web Staff: Alaska Native becomes UAA’s first Rhodes Scholar
 
 
 
 
Comments on writing an receiving condolence, military death letters?
By Rebecca Palsha: A death, a condolence card and a friend at the Anchorage Police department
 
 
 
 
To his credit, he told his wife to get out of the car and she was out of the line of fire before pointing his gun at officers. What had she done to get him to surrender~~
By Cameron Mackintosh: Wife of man killed by police speaks out about shooting
 
 
 
 
By Joe Vigil: Anchorage Police unveil new OUI vehicles
 
 
 
 
By Caslon Hatch: More details on Alaska-China gas deal released
 
 
 
 
By Daybreak Staff: Teacher of the Week: Siray Abbey
 
 
 
 
Comments on rezoning, fees and application procedures? Have you been successful with a rezoning process?
By Caslon Hatch: City wants to waive re-zoning fees for senior center
The ordinance will be introduced at Tuesday’s assembly meeting with action expected December 5. If passed, Chugiak Senior Citizens, Inc., the management corporation for the senior center, will be responsible for bringing forth the rezone application.
 
 
 
 
By Laurel Andrews: How an Anchorage entrepreneur went from ‘just say no’ to a national cannabis startup
 
 
 
 

Why not use these as shelters for Natives in need?
By Leroy Polk: Alaska Native corporation sells four Anchorage-area hotels
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Alaska VA to hire more workers, continue cutting wait times
 
 
 
 
Comments? “Caught”, as in doing something wrong?~~
By Daniella Rivera: Amber Batts: The State ‘created an advocate’ by charging me with sex trafficking
She says she likely wouldn’t have become an advocate for sex workers, had she not been caught.