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Host: Ellen Lockyer

Point Armstrong Bears
AK’s Bonnie Sue Hitchcock
When bears get ready for winter, they like to put on a few pounds, and where better to do that than at a salmon hatchery. But kids and other people who live at the hatchery have to do some pretty fast thinking if they want to go outside and have some fun. Hitchcock speaks with hatchery manager John Thorenson and Sindal Claycamp.

Wild Salmon Guy
KFSK’s Matt Lichtenstein and Joe Viechnicki
If only salmon treats came in a new package. The Crab Bait Radio guys dream up a new fishy delivery system, with hilarious results.

Fish Tasters
This just in… the trade group “Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers” is doing some product testing on high school kids in the North Pole area. It seems that the fish tacos that are now on the school menu are made of genuine Alaska Pollock. It beats fish sticks.

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Unalaska Guns
KUCB’s Anne Hillman
Some folks in Unalaska are stocking up on guns, since the Obama-Biden ticket swept the election. Hillman speaks with local gun dealer Forrest Bowers.

• Break: “Haiki Kirkomaan,” Freshet, John Miller

Gustavus Hospice
AK’s Scott Burton
Blair Aubrey was not a native of Gustavus, but she loved to spend summers there, and when it turned out she was terminally ill, the friends she met there took her in to care for her in the town she loves.

• Music Button: John Lennon, “Love”, from Lennon Legacy

Moving to Anchorage
AK’s Ellen Lockyer
The Kalmakoff family — Mom, Dad, all five kids, Grandma and a puppy — moved from Perryville, on the Alaska Peninsula, to South Anchorage. They are adjusting since getting to the city in March. Lockyer speaks with Jennifer Kalmakoff about the reasons for the move… and finds out that many Alaska Natives are planning to migrate right back to the bush when the time comes.

300 Villages
Hughes
Chicken

• Calendar of Events (”Killer Bees” - Mark Daley, Acoustic Rainbow #18)

• Break: The Unknowns “Love and Marigolds” from the Monsoon Wedding

Prince of Wales Island
AK Contributor Jay Marble
Hunting is a way of life in many an Alaska village.. and in Craig, on Prince of Wales Island, a special celebration of deer is an annual event.

Eating Alaska
AK’s Bonnie Sue Hitchcock
Ellen Frankenstein has made a documentary film about how eating patterns change in Alaska. It’s called “Eating Alaska” and Bonnie Sue Hitchcock speaks with Frankenstein about the project.

• Music Button: Guy Clark “Home Grown Tomatoes” Live performance

KP Poem
Keith Liles, poet
Poet Liles writes a lot about food.. in this one.. well, you just have to listen to it. It’s from his new book “Spring Hunger.”

Creamed Onions
AK’s Duncan Moon
Let’s get this perfectly clear. Duncan Moon hates creamed onions, and has since he was a child. He reminisces about just why the odious veggie is anathema to his dinner plate.

• Closing: George Shuffler, James Allen Shelton “House of Gold” from The Legacy Continues

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Host: Ellen Lockyer

Hoonah Memories
AK Contributor Ann Kaiser with Jessica Cochran
Some of us remember tough times, like Hoonah’s Mamie Williams, who made sure folks were eating after a fire destroyed almost the entire town.

CK and Wolfgirl
AK contributor Julia O’Malley, Essay
CK is a guy who lives a rugged lifestyle, living hand to mouth in an abandoned RV. O’Malley is a good Samaritan with a lot of dog food on her hands.

• Music Button: “Bottom Dollar” by Mike Auldridge from Dobro/ Blues and Bluegrass (Reissue)

Native Outmigration
AK’s Ellen Lockyer, Story
High energy costs are pushing some Alaska Natives out of their villages and into the big cities, where living could be cheaper. So there are a lot of new kids in Anchorage schools this year, and they are adjusting to the new pace, with the help of the Anchorage School Districts Indian education staff and a new Native Culture Charter School. Lockyer speaks with Doreen Brown of the Anchorage School District and Martha Gould-Lehe of the Alaska Native Cultural Charter School.

• Break: “After The Gold Rush” instrumental version by William Coulter from The Road Home

Port Armstrong Hatchery
AK’s Bonnie Sue Hitchcock, Story
Salmon hatcheries are non-profits, and funding them does not come easy. When hatchery runs are thin, the hatchery’s cost recovery salmon harvests are not enough to keep operations afloat. So Hitchcock spoke with Ben Contag and John Thorington, the hatchery’s manager and maintenance director, about how they are doing.

• Music Button: “Fish” by David Carter from Two Hands are Enough

State Pensions
AK’s Ellen Lockyer , Interview
A rocky stock market and the credit bailout have made a lot of people nervous about their retirement income accounts. Lockyer speaks directly with Gary Bader, chief investment officer with the state Department of Revenue to get the good and bad news.

Nanwalek
KBBI’s Kathleen Gustafson, Story
The village of Nanwalek is trying to raise money for its pre-school language immersion program by selling a new CD. Producers and teachers Rhoda Moonin and Sally Ash talk about the project.

• Calendar of Events (“Buddy Can you Spare A Dime” by Rhodes Spedale Trio from Touchstones and Torch Songs)

• Break: “Buddy Can You Spare a Dime”, continued

Gustavus Electric
AK’s Scott Burton, Story
Dick Levitt’s effort to build a small hydro-electric plant to power Gustavus has gone way over-budget and grown in foot-print. And the environmental impacts are hard to take for some, like Tom Mills of the Hoonah Tlingit tribe.

• Music Button: “Electricity (Hannett/Cargo Studios version)” by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark from Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Buying Art
AK’s Bonnie Sue Hitchcock, Interview
It may seem like a strange time to buy art, but Sitka Gallery owner Eugene Salavio says it makes more sense than the stock market, and local painter Steve Lawrie is finding plenty of locals to buy his.

Nifty Thrifty Hints
AK’s Ellen Lockyer, Story
Ellen Lockyer hit the library, the hair salon and consignment shops in search of bargains.

• Closing: “No Cheap Girl (Instrumental Version)” by Big Tunes featuring Muzzi G. from Dirrty Green, Vol. 5 - EP

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Host: Ellen Lockyer

Election Recap
AK’s Ellen Lockyer
With new president Barack Obama and Senator Ted Stevens race still in question, and Sarah Palin back in the state, you might think it was a new political scene in Alaska. But Don Young says it isn’t.

• Music Button: “Suddenly I See” By KT Tunstall from Eye to the Telescope

The Fedullo Fun-down
AK’s Ellen Lockyer, Host Interview
UAF journalism professor Charles Fedullo hashes over the election results and the make-up of the state legislature.

Juneau Reactions
AK’s Scott Burton
On the streets of Juneau, folks were mostly happy with their new president, but surprised by the reelection of Don Young and the possible re-election of Ted Stevens

• Break: “Stevie’s Tune” by John A. Walsh from Oasis Acoustic Album Vol. 6

A Brit’s Perspective
Sheena MacKay, Commentary
BBC veteran reporter Sheena Mackay watched her first US election Tuesday; she was unimpressed by our lack of pomp and circumstance…but wishes Britain had an Obama.

• Music Button: “Yes We Can Can” by Harry Connick, Jr. from Oh My, Nola

The Old Wharf
KTOO’s Weld Royal, Story
An old-falling apart building in downtown Juneau, the Merchant’s Wharf, is being saved from demolition by new owners and a new resataurant – Flight Deck. But some of the displaced, smaller, funkier establishments, like Collette Costa’s diner, will have to close to make way.

300 Villages
Chignik Lagoon
Deering

Re-building Hoonah
Contributor Ann Kaiser
After Hoonah was nearly destroyed by a fire in 9144, the community was re-built – with more modern conveniences, and eventually, a school. Ann Kaiser spoke to some of the residents who remember that time of re-building.

• Break: “Fly Like An Eagle” performed by Urban Jazz Project from Back That Jazz Up

Wise at Every Size
AK’s Bonnie Sue Hitchcock, Story
A program offered in Sitka and other Southeast communities helps women learn to appreciate their bodies the way are, and tries to remove the taboo, and thus the temptation, of taboo foods. Bonnie Sue Hitchcock spoke with some of the programs graduates and health educator Marci Getz.

Mr. Mom
Clint Farr, story
Juneau dad Clint Farr is thinking of quitting his job to be a stay at home dad, so he checked in with some friends who are for the inside scoop.

• Music Button: “Mr. Mom” by Lonestar from “Let’s Be Us Again”

• Calendar of Events (“This Could Be the Start of Something Big” by sugimoto atsuhiko from “Live” at Tokyo Blues Alley)

Sea Kittens
KUCB’s Anne Hillman, Story
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has started a new campaign to call fish “sea-kittens” in an effort to get people to treat them more kindly. It’s not going over well in Unalaska.

• Closing: “Too Many Fish in the Sea” by Earl Van Dyke & The Soul Brothers from 20th Century Masters – The Millenium Collection

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Host: Steve Heimel

Natives and the Plans for Statehood
AK’s Steve Heimel, Interview
Today, many Native Alaskans feel like their voices were never part of the discussions leading up to statehood. They’re getting a chance now to add their voices, in discussions being lef by Liz Cheney and the First Alaskans Institute. But native historian Don Mitchell says it’s true: they had little to do with it at the time.

• Music Button: “Another Day” by The Cure from Three Imaginary Boys

Meeting up at Boarding Schools
Contributor Anne Sutton, Story
Natives from diverse backgrounds were soon asked to come together, to settle aboriginal land claims. For Willy Hensley and Edward Itt it was a far cry from how they grew up. But Byron Mallott says it helped that many knew each other from boarding school.

• Break: Music by nunivarmuit kasyautait of Mekoryuk, performing at Camai Festival in Bethel, 2004

The Birth of the Alaska Federation of Natives
APRN’s Ellen Lockyer, Story
When Emil Notti returned to Alaska in 1963, he found villages in poverty and rural jobs scarce. Soon, despite the lack of funds, natives came together to work on their own plan for land claims. The result was the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

ANCSA Folo
AK’s Bonnie Sue Hitchcock, Story
ANCSA is considered brilliant by some, but people like Dacha Alexander of Fort Yukon don’t like the way the Native Corporations’ drive to make money seems to over-taken other uses of the land. Colorado University law professor David Getches says it’s unavoidable.

• Music Button: Wainwright drummers performing at Inuit Circumpolar Conference in Barrow, 2006

Aialik Bay
AK contributor Ann Kaiser, Story
The village corporations formed to manage village tribal lands for the most part haven’t been as profitable as the big regional corporations. But for Port Graham, that’s starting to change: they’re starting up a new eco-tourism lodge with Alaska Wildland Adventures that they hope will be profitable, provide jobs, and help sustain their culture.

• Music Button: performed by The English Bay Band of Nanwalek

Fishing for Change
Contributor Johanna Eurich
Native fisherman Robin Samuelson recounts how his father and other took on the canneries to help put an end to discrimination against Natives in the Bristol Bay fishery. Senator Ted Stevens helped out with the community development quota program he designed.

• Break: “Similar Realities” by Pamyua from Verses

Uncle Ted & the Tribes
Contributor Johanna Eurich, Story
It’s impossible to separate Ted Stevens from the history of statehood. And while Stevens has often helped rural Alaska with funding for a huge range of needs, he hasn’t been an advocate for tribes. So while many Natives will support him despite his recent conviction, others never have been his biggest fan.

• Music Button: The Alaska Flag Song, performed in Inupiaq

Watching Whaling
Contributor Johanna Eurich
Vic Fischer, a long time Alaskan and delegate to the state’s constitutional convention, recalls arriving in Point Hope just in time to head out whaling.

What Next?
AK’s Ellen Lockyer
Ellen Lockyer spoke to a number of Natives at AFN about statehood; their opinions vary widely. Jack Schaeffer of Point Hope wants the North Slope to become its own state – because he says Alaska is unfriendly to subsistence. Wilson Justin says it just happened too fast. Liz Cheney of the First Alaskans Institute says talking about it is the first step to repairing the relationship between Natives and the state.

• Closing: “Next Generation – Positive and Looking Forward” by Craig Austin from World of Music (Instrumental)

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Host: Jessica Cochran

Native Veterans
AK’s Ellen Lockyer, Story
Alaska’s Native veterans were honored at this year’s Alaska Federation of Natives convention. One goal of people like Jerry Beale of the state’s veterans administration and Moe Bailey of Veterans Aviation Outreach is to help veterans living in remote areas get access to the services they’re entitled to.

300 Villages
Hydaberg
False Pass

Pribilof Pull-out, Part 1
APRN’s Annie Feidt
When the federal government pulled out of the Pribilofs in 1983, one unintended consequence was that the federal government never renamed Mt. McKinley “Denali”. Larry Merculieff explains.

• Break: “Denali” by Ken Waldman from 55 Tunes, 5 poems

Pribilof Pull-out, Part 2
APRN’s Annie Feidt
Larry Merculieff describes the parade held the day the federal government left the Pribilofs; he says the Aleuts there showed their spirit that day — the spirit that helped they re-group and survive when the only industry they’d known for 200 years was suddenly gone.

AFN - Energy Woes
AK’s Ellen Lockyer, Story
The energy crisis in rural Alaska is mounting; this year at AFN, native leaders like Bethel area representative Mary Kapsner are trying to come up with some solutions.

• Music Button: “River Take My Song” by Steve Durr from Susitna Summer

Founding Schools, Founding Villages
AK contributor Johanna Eurich, Story
Two Southwest Alaska native villages were founded when white peolpe moved there, and started schools. Johanna Eurich speaks with Rolly Moody of Aleknagik and Diane Carpenter about Stony River.

• Break: “The River Takes His Turn” by Rick Redington from Sweet Life

Floating the Alsek
KTOO’s John Ryan, Story
Two rafting parties ran into trouble this past summer on the Alsek: two people drowned, and another groups campsite was swamped by a calving glacier. John Ryan takes listeners along on his group’s trip down the river — from preparation to scouting out passage through ice-choked channels.

• Music Button: “Roll Muddy River” by The Wilburn Brothers from Greatest Hits

Skater Kids
KFSK’s Matt Lichtenstein, Story
Skateboarders in Petersburg testified before the city council and got some proposed restrictions eased a bit: they may also have shown the city council that the local skate park needs to be improved.

• Calendar of Events (”Sunday Arak” by Balkan Beat Box featuring Dana Leony from Balkan Beat Box)

Dangerous Conversations
Julia O’Malley, commentary
Since Sarah Palin was nominated for the vice-presidency, conversations with strangers can be like dodging minefields.

• Closing: “Chesapiko Politiko” from Srtaki No. 1

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Host: Jessica Cochran

Family Boat Trip
KMXT’s Casey Kelly, Story
Walt Jones, along with his wife Kit, his boss Pat Robertson, and others cruised from Maine through the Northwest Passage this summer on board the MV Geraldine. Not small ships have done it – but numbers are expected to go up.

Nome Prepares
AK’s Jessica Cochran, Interview
Increased Arctic traffic could be an opportunity for the city of Nome. Mayor Denise Michaels says the city has been working on its harbor, talking to the Coast Guard and looking for funding to prepare to meet take advantage of opportunities – and meet increased needs.

The Fabled Northwest Passage, Part 1
AK’s Ellen Lockyer, Story
Finding a way through the Northwest Passage has been a goal since the late 1400’s. Perhaps the most famous failure was Sir John Franklin’s 1845 attempt.

• Break: Main Title from “The Northwest Passage – The Movie” by the MGM Studio Orchestra from Classic Film Themes from Hollywood Masters (Motion Picture Soundtrack Anthology)

The Fabled Northwest Passage, Part 2
Norwegian Roald Amundsen was the first to find the fabled route. It helped shape Canada’s national identity, according to geography professor Dorn Van Dommelin.

• Music Button: ”Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes” by Jimmy Buffet from Changes in Attitudes, Changes in Latitudes

Coast Guard Prepares
KTOO’s Rosemarie Alexander, Story
The Coast Guard spent time this year testing its capabilities in the Arctic during the summer: for the first time, it sent a cutter, not an ice-breaker on a mission there. Rosemarie Alexander spoke with the Hamilton’s Captain Vincent DeLaurentis and Rear Admiral Arthur Brooks.

Ship Building Boom
AK’s Scott Burton, Story
More traffic in the Arctic could be a boon for Ketchikan Ship & Dry Dock: it’s building up experience working on boats for northern conditions with a ferry designed by the Office of Naval Reseearch for Cook Inlet and Knik Arm. Scott Burton spoke with project coordinator Lew Madden and the shipyard’s Doug Ward.

300 Villages
Point Lay
Hope

• Calendar of Events (Music Bed: “Liquid Water, Solid Ice” by Obie Leff from Sing to Learn Kindergarten! Science)

• Break: “Northwest Passage” by Woody Herman from The Thundering Herds (1947 to 1947)

Who Owns the Arctic?
AK’s Jessica Cochran, Interview
Ben Ellis, managing director of the Institute of the North says since it’s ocean, no one owns it – though there is some debate about sub-floor rights, and the route through Canada. He’s been working on an Arctic Chipping Assessment with the Arctic Council, and he says most of the increased shipping up north will be regional.

The Future Northwest Passage?
AK’s Ellen Lockyer, Story
Mead Treadwell, also of the Institute of the North, looks ahead to the possibility of trans-Arctic shipping.

• Music Button: “Beyond the Northwest Passage” by the Waybacks from Loaded

Science Kids
AK’s Bonnie Sue Hitchcock, Story
Alaska’s, and the country’s, ability to play a bigger role in the Arctic may depend on getting more kids interested in science: a recent performance in Sitka aimed to do just that. [Package]

• Closing: “Around the World in 80 Days” [? by BBC Concert Orchestra from Choice Film Soundtrack Cuts, Vol. I – the BBC Concert Orchestra]

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Host: Jessica Cochran

On Your Knees Cave
AK Contributor Jay Marble, Story
The “On your Knees Cave” on Prince of Wales Island has provided lots of clues about the animals who lived on the island in earlier times, researched by people like Jeff Heaton of the University of South Dakota. Now one clue has been returned: the remains of a human found there.

Aleutian Archaeology
KUCB’s Anne Hillman, Story
The Aleutian Islands are rich with archaeological finds, and major digs have unearthed information about the early Alaska Natives who have lived there for nine thousand years. But some say there’s still more to learn.

• Calendar of Events (”Stevie’s Tune” by John Walsh from Oasis Acoustic Volume VI)

• Break: “Wade in the Water” by Tommy Dorsey Orchestra from A Salute to Tommy Dorsey

Ellen’s Grenade
AK’s Ellen Lockyer, Commentary
Lockyer once found an unusual object while digging a flower bed in her garden. A WWII vintage hand grenade.

Shipwrecks
APRN’s Lori Townsend, Story
Military and other shipwrecks have left some unwelcome stuff in Alaska waters. Diver Steve Lloyd, who found the “Aleutian” steamship that sank in 1929, says it’s seeping bunker oil.

300 Villages
Goodnews Bay
Kenny Lake

Aqueduct Trail
AK’s Scott Burton, Story
The old Treadwell Ditch, a flume that brought water to Juneau’s Treadwell Mine, has great historic value, and a recreational trail that runs beside it is popular with hikers like Francis Still. The Juneau group Trail Mix is trying to decide how to fix up the trail – and some would like more development.

• Break: “Gold Rush” by Nashville Dulcimers from 16 Super Hits

Fool’s Gold
AK’s Ellen Lockyer, Story
Commonplace and almost worthless pyrite is often confused with gold. Ellen Lockyer speaks with geologists Dwight Bradley and Jeannine Schmidt about the similarities and differences between pyrite, often called fool’s gold, and real gold.

Pebble Mine
AK’s Bonnie Sue Hitchcock, Story
The proposed Pebble Mine is a volatile issue in Alaska. In August, state voters turned down a ballot proposition that was aimed at restricting mines in Alaska. Hitchcock speaks with Travis Rumell and Ben Knight, the producers of the documentary “Red Gold”, which seeks to educate people about the Pebble Mine.

• Music Button: “A Real Alaskan Girl” by Marian Call

Marian Call
APRN’s Lori Townsend, Interview
Anchorage’s Marian Call is making a name for herself as a singer and songwriter. Call is heading to points South on tour to promote her career. And she’ll be travelling in a converted bus. Townsend interviews Call about the bus.

• Closing: “Whatever Lola Wants” Slide Huxtable from Oasis Jazz Volume VII #5

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Host: Steve Heimel

Big Ideas
APRN’s Steve Heimel, Host Essay
Steve Heimel came to Alaska long after the pivotal year of 1959, but he remembers what drew him to the state.

Big Ideas - Big Projects
AK’s Ellen Lockyer, Story
The harder they come, the harder they fall, say the poets.  Lockyer speaks with Alaska Senator Mike Gravel and historian Terrence Cole, and a bit with Governor Wally Hickle, about some of the construction schemes put forward by a nuclear - loving nineteen - fifties government.

• Music Button: “River” by Mr. McFeely, from We Have The Bomb

Jumping Ship
APRN’s Lori Townsend, Story
People came to Alaska all different ways in the forties and fifties, but merchant seaman Eldon Galier jumped ship to get to Anchorage. Looking back, he says he was undecided about statehood.

• Break: “Things Ain’t What They Used To Be” by Mercer Ellington and Ted Persons from Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – Berlin ‘65 Paris ‘67

Moose Hunt in Anchorage
APRN’s Lori Townsend, Story
Seamen Eldon Galier recalls hunting moose where the Sullivan arena now stands, and other adventures in early Anchorage.

Fur
APRN’s Annie Feidt, Story
From the first, Europeans exploited Alaska’s rich natural resources. The Russians developed a lucrative fur trade, and other colonists followed suit.  Even present day Alaskans continue the trade. Feidt speaks with trappers Red Beaman and Dean Wilson and furrier Perry Green about the state of the fur market today.

Transportation
APRN’s Lori Townsend, Story
Townsend takes us on a tour of the Port of Anchorage, and meets Port Director Bill Sheffield, Horizon Van Lines’ Brad Brown and Lynden Transports Van Oliver to get at the whys and wherefores of today’s shipping business.

• Music Button: “Beyond The Sea” by Big Band Classic from Thanks For The Memories

Environment
AK’s Scott Burton, Story
Big Alaska projects drew the ire of early environmental groups, and inadvertently helped to develop the strength of the environmental watchdog groups we have today. Burton spoke with early activists Jim King and Ginny Wood and writer Dan O’Neill.

• Break: “Don’t Sit Under The Apple Tree With Anyone Else But Me” by Dave Brubeck from Private Brubeck Remembers

Rural Health Care
Johanna Eurich
1950’s health care in rural Alaska was rudimentary. Gloria Park tried to train health aides who sometimes couldn’t read the English language instruction manuals. Even in hubs like Nome, Natives often had a hard time getting care, as Mia Bassler illustrated in a story about a premature baby.

Aviation
AK Contributor Johanna Eurich, Story
Aviation plays a huge role in Alaska, so it’s no wonder some firsts happened here, like Ingrid Peterson’s first flight over the north pole. But even with flight so essential, it’s hard for airlines to stay in business. Just ask Susan Bramstead of Alaska Airlines or PenAir’s Orrie Siebert.

Saving the Economy
Steve Heimel, Interview
Heimel speaks with Juneau economist Greg Erickson about the economy in early statehood: it turns out the 1964 earthquake, and the relief money it brought, helped the state through a rough time.

There’s Art in Them Thar Hills
AK’s Ellen Lockyer, Story
Early explorers, like Captain Cook, brought artists with them to Alaska, but it wasn’t until the late nineteenth century that major artists began depicting the natural wonders of the Great Land on gigantic canvases. Lockyer speaks with museum curator Artemis Bonadea and art education curator Jodie Jenkins about how Sydney Laurence and Fred Machetanz, among others, shaped the public perception of Alaska.

• Closing: “Opus One” (Oliver)  by Big Band Classics from Thanks For The Memories

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Host: Scott Burton

Stevens Trial
AK’s Jessica Cochran and APRN’s Libby Casey, Interview
Senator Ted Stevens was indicted on charges that he lied on his Senate disclosure forms, on Libby Casey’s second day at work in D.C. Casey talks about what it’s been like to learn her new beat amidst this scandal.

• Music Button: “I Should Have Known Better” by the Beatles from A Hard Day’s Night

Lobbying 101
AK’s Scott Burton, Story
There may be some dishonest lobbyists out there, but there are plenty who choose to play by the rules. Scott Burton talks with Juneau lobbyist John Walsh about the right way to go about getting what you want, and with the Alaska Public Offices Commission about how they enforce the rules.

• Break: “The Old Hen” by Jim Mills from Hide Head Blues

Subdividing the Farm
AK’s Ellen Lockyer, Story
Matanuska Valley folks are increasingly worried, and increasingly split, about suburban housing development that is rapidly devouring the potato fields. The land is becoming too valuable to farm, but some farmers are hanging on.

• Music Button: “Farmers Song” by Neil Young performed live at 1993 Farm Aid Concert

Bear Problems
AK’s Jessica Cochran, story
This summer, more bears were shot around Anchorage and the Kenai than usual. Anchorage Assembly member Bill Starr thinks it may be time to start killing them, but Fish and Game researcher Sean Farley says that won’t fix anything: more bears will come. People like nature writer Bill Sherwonit think if humans adjust their behavior, we can avoid most incidents.

300 Villages
Aleknagik
Glacier View

• Break: Back Up and Push by Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys from The Essential Bill Monroe and The Monroe Brothers

International Corruption
APRN’s Annie Feidt, Story
Alaska is not alone in having to deal with unscrupulous politicians. Feidt speaks with Dr. Marcin Walecki of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems in Washington, DC: he trains countries around the world to root out corruption, and he plans to use Alaska as an example.

Ethics Professor
AK’s Scott Burton, Host Interview
University of Alaska Southeast professor Dr. Jonathan Anderson mulls over political ethics issues, from campaign donations to conflict of interest.

• Music Button: “Lebanese Blond” by Theivery Corporation from Garden State (Music from the Motion Picture)

• Calendar of Events (”Puttin’ on the Ritz (Karaoke Version) by Stingray Music from Karaoke Hits – In the Style of Fred Astaire, Vol. I)

Teen Cliques
AK Contributor Rachel Kvapil, Story
The world of high school cliques is more complicated than the average person knows about, or cares about, for that matter. Kvapil speaks with young adults who can’t seem to figure out if they want to be Goths, Nerds or Wannabees. Some try all of them. [Package 4:02, 4:27 with lead]

• Closing: Don’t You (Forget about Me)” from Karaoke- 80’s Male Pop, Vol. 16

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Host: Scott Burton

Whither the Weather
AK’s Jessica Cochran
National Weather Service scientist Gary Hufford predicts a warmer than usual winter, with normal precipitation: could mean more slush and freezing rain.

Blueberry Memories
Ann Boochever, Commentary
Juneau teacher Ann Boochever remembers a blueberry picking trip with her family.

Fish To Freezer
AK’s Scott Burton, Story
Processors like Horst Schram of Horst Seafoods help Alaskans package up their fish and game so it will stay tasty for a long time.

Weatherization
AK’s Jessica Cochran
The state is helping people makes their homes more energy efficient. Alaska Housing Finance Corporation’s Sherrie Simmonds says $30 million has been approved for the weatherization program and 2,500 audits have been done under and energy rebate program.

• Break: “Closer to the Fire” by Peter Lainson from Instrumental Stories

Firewood Frenzy
Jay Marble, Story
What many urban dwellers consider a luxury, many Alaskans experience as one way to stay warm. Jay Marble finds that some Prince of Wales Islanders are passionate about their woodstoves.

Firewood Health
AK’s Scott Burton, Story
Wood smoke may smell nice, but there are health impacts — for people and the forest. Scott Burton talks to Clint Farr and Alice Edwards of the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Bill Leighty and others about the environmental impacts of burning wood.

300 Villages
Central (north of Fairbanks)
Buckland (south of Kotzebue)

• Music Button: “A Summer Song” by Chad & Jeremy from The Sunshine Collection (re-recorded versions)

Tree Count
AK’s Ellen Lockyer, Story
The Municipality of Anchorage is a “Tree City, USA” designee, and now the city has started a three-year program to assess the health and safety of all its publicly-owned trees. Ellen Lockyer speaks with tree expert Jim Flott and city park superintendent Monique Anderson.

• Break: “Hunt, Chase” by Caleb Sampson from Fast, Cheap & Out of Control

Proposition 2
AK’s Ellen Lockyer, Story
Subsistence harvesters in Game Unit 19D are rejoicing this year because it is the first hunt in years on their home turf. Donnie Fleagle credits the state’s predator control program with bringing back the moose and says she’s glad that ballot measure 2, which would have restricted predator control, didn’t pass in this summer’s Primary election. Ellen Lockyer speaks with Fleagle and with Alaska Fish & Game’s Kim Titus and Tom Paragi.

• Calendar of Events (”Barabarella” by Ferrante and Teicher from Ultra Lounge, Vol. 16: Mondo Hollywood)

Fire Safety
AK’s Jessica Cochran
A new computer game called Raven Island helps teach kids about fire safety. The state’s Jodi Hettrick says its being launched for fire safety month.

Hoonah Fire
AK contributor Ann Kaiser, Audio Postcard
Old timers in Hoonah remember a devastating fire that almost destroyed the village in May 1944. We hear from Carl and Geneveve Greenwold, Mamie and Carol Williams and others in Hoonah about the disaster and efforts to rebuild the village.

• Closing: “Fire and Rain” (Instrumental Only) by ProSound Studio Band from Karaoke - Sing Hits of the 70’s

All that and more this week on AK, heard statewide on local APRN stations statewide.

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Host: Scott Burton

Volcano Summer
Anne Hillman, KIAL - story
The Aleutian Islands experienced an explosive summer this year, when three volcanoes erupted within a month, causing air traffic snafus and evacuations in some places. Reporter Anne Hillman speaks with rancher and pilot Lonny Kennedy and fisherman Duane Freeman about rescues in the teeth of the eruption.

• Music Button: “The Volcano” by Jimmy Buffet from Songs You Know By Heart

Whale Superpod
Emily Schwing, KBBI - story
Researchers and tourists love to spot a whale, but visitors on a Ktchemak Bay cruise encountered a lot more - a superpod of killer whales that biologist and whale expert Craig Matkin called a “whale extravaganza.”

• Break: “Money for Nothing” by Johnny “Guitar” King from Pop Master Vol. 2 — Johnny “Guitar” King

PFD
Scott Burton, AK
It’s that time of year again, and Alaskans are looking forward to receiving Permanent Fund checks, with the added $1200 “energy rebate” attached. Some folks have definite ideas where the money is going to go this year — to pay for fuel and electricity.

300 Villages
Scott Burton & Jessica Cochran - AK
Edna Bay
Barrow

• Calendar of Events (”Summertime Blues” by Sandy Nelson from The Very Best of Sandy Nelson)

Kantishna Music Fest
Scott Burton, AK - story
The old mining community of Kantishna is within Denali National Park, and even by Alaska standards, it’s remote. But a summertime music festival draws visitors, like musician Tim Easton, and our own Scott Burton.

Vagabond Vendors
Ellen Lockyer, APRN - story
Come the end of summer, the tents of Anchorage’s outdoor market are taken down, and vendors who have sold hand-made items there all summer are looking ahead to travel, relaxation, or winter markets. Ellen Lockyer speaks with ceramic artist Arlene Hayward, woodcarver Walter Bennet, Suzanne the Bead Lady, and Les the Salmon Quesadilla Guy. [Package 4:40, 5:09 with intro.]

• Break: Theme from “A Summer Place” by Percy Faith and His Orchestra from Percy Faith’s Greatest Hits

Sitka Farmer’s Market
Bonnie Sue Hitchcock, KCAW - story
A growing interest in fresh produce has spurred farmers’ markets to spring up around Alaska. Sitka’s Linda Williams is organizing a market designed to cut travel time off the fruits and veggies local folks eat, and gardener Laurie Adams is an enthusiastic supporter of the effort.

• Music Button: live performance by the Tomadachi Taiko drummers, August 2008

Taiko Drummers
Ellen Lockyer, APRN - story
Anchorage’s Japanese-style ensemble taiko drum group started in an elementary school, but it’s so much fun that adults want to give it a try. So adult beginner taiko drum classes are gaining popularity. Ellen Lockyer speaks with taiko instructors Toshi and Sachiko Kono and drummer Mary Hasbrook.

Michio Hoshino Totem
Ann Kaiser, free lance contributor - story
Japanese photographer Michio Hoshino was renowned for his photos of nature. He spent years photographing Alaska, until he was killed by a bear in Kamchatka. This summer in Sitka, a totem pole was dedicated in his honor: friends from Japan and Alaskans like Lynn Schooler, and Tlingit Bob Sam remembered their old friend.

• Closing: “Atlin” by Hungry Hill from Hungry Hill album

All that and more this week on AK, heard statewide on local APRN stations statewide.

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Host: Steve Heimel

Statehood 101
An introduction to Alaska’s statehood battle, from 1915 to 1958. Cuts from General Jim Keck and Senator Ernest Gruening.

Industrial Forces
Anne Sutton takes a look at the role of Alaska industries in pushing for or against statehood. For many Alaskans, like John Enge of Petersburg, the huge fish traps run by outside cannery owners were a rallying cry for more control over Alaska’s resources. With historians David Stone, Steve Haycox, and Bob King.

• Break: “Catch a Falling Star” by the Sergio Rafael Orchestra from “Moon River - 60 Minutes of Romantic Strings”

Remembering Anchorage, 1949
Jessica Cochran, AK
Lee Jordan came to Alaska with the Army’s Alaska Communications Service: he arrived in the middle of the winter, and was pleasantly surprised by Anchorage. He typeset the “We’re In” headline, and went on to found the Chugiak-Eagle River Star newspaper.

The Military Role
World War II and the increased military presence in, and defense significance of, Alaska increased the state’s visibility, and built up its population and infrastructure…to bring statehood closer to reality. But it also may have held it back. Interview with retired Elmendorf historian John Cloe.

• Music Button: “Rebel Rouser” by Duane Eddy from “Have Twangy Guitar Will Travel (1958 Jamie Records Original)”

Statehood Opposition
Much of the opposition to statehood from inside the state arose from concern about the economics. Here actor Rick Reichman reads from a 1943 Juneau Chamber of Commerce report opposing statehood.

Commonwealth, Anyone?
Jessica Cochran, AK
Some who opposed statehood preferred the idea of becoming a commonwealth, but historian Steve Haycox says most Alaskans wanted full statehood and nothing less.

“Ice Palace”
This popular novel by Edna Ferber was adamantly pro-statehood, says historian Mary Mangusso. Ernest Gruening credited it with winning over some votes. With clips from the film based on Ferber’s book.

• Break: “A Certain Smile” by Beegie Adair from “An Affair to Remember”

Statehood Passes
Steve Heimel, APRN
Territorial Governor Mike Stepovich and Alaska Senator Ted Stevens recall the spring of 1958, and the day the Alaska Statehood Bill finally passed.

Personality Plus
Anne Sutton
Historian John Whitehead says to some extent, passage of the bill was based on how much people liked Alaska’s boosters — like Bob Bartlett and Ernest Gruening. But Nevada Senator George Malone was one who could never be swayed.

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Homesteaders
Ed Murrow said Alaska would draw its strength from homesteaders. And they were a hardy bunch: like Frank and Marge Mullins of Kenai. AK’s Ellen Lockyer visited Marge at their original homestead.

The Alaska Symphony
This summer, Juneau’s Symphony Orchestra premiered the revised version of Wilson Sawyer’s grand symphony about Alaska. Anne Sutton spoke with violinist Bob King.

• Closing: “The Alaska Symphony” written by Wilson Sawyer, performed by the Juneau Symphony Orchestra.

Lots of Sarah Palin and more this week on AK, heard statewide on local APRN stations statewide.

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Original Broadcast: February 2, 2008
Updated Broadcast: August 30, 2008

Original Host: Rebecca Sheir
Update Host: Jessica Cochran

Palinography
A brief history of Governor Sarah Palin, nee Sarah Louise Heath, from her birth in 1964 in Sandpoint, Idaho, to her journalism degree at the University of Idaho, to her two-term stint on the Wasilla City Council and as Wasilla’s mayor.

The Palin Phenom
AK’s Scott Burton spoke with former governor Wally Hickel, and pollsters Dave Dittman and Ivan Moore, to find out why Sarah Palin’s approval ratings are so sky high.

• Music Button: “You’re the Top” performed by Irving Joseph from The Heritage of Broadway Vol, 2

Critiquing the Gov
Jessica Cochran, AK
In spite of the Governor’s stellar approval ratings, there are some pretty fervent critics out there, like Representative Bill Thomas, Ketchikan Gateway Borough mayor Joe Williams and former legislator Andrew Halcro.

Ode to Sarah
Leave it to folks in the state capital to be cynical about the new Governor right from the get-go. The Empty Oil Barrel Band came up with this song just a few months after she took office. Here they are, performing at the Alaska Folk Festival in Juneau last April (2007).

• Break: “The Governor” performed by Melvin Sparks from What You Hear Is What You Get

If I Could Meet the Candidates
The Alaska state caucuses are Super Tuesday, but are people taking our role in the national election seriously? Sure, Barack Obama — and Ron Paul — have opened offices in the state, but the closest we’ve come to an actual candidate was a visit from one of Mitt Romney’s sons. If Tonei Glavinic of the Alaska Teen Media Institute could get closer, he knows what he’d do.

300 Villages
Galena
Gambell

Othello in Alaska
Rebecca Sheir, AK
Lovers of The Bard won’t want to miss Othello, at Cyrano’s Off-Center Playhouse in Anchorage this month. AK host Rebecca Sheir speaks with director David Edgecombe about his production’s special Alaskan twist.

Where the Fins Meet the Frets
Jeff Brown, KTOO - Juneau
Governor’s Award for the Humanities winner Ray Troll is well-known for his graphic art. Now he’s making the jump into music. His debut CD, “Where the Fins Meet the Frets,” comes out in March.

Awww, shucks…
Wherein Palin expresses humility at the idea of being the VP nominee, 6 months before the fact.

• Break: “Sara (Karaoke Version)” performed by Boggle Karaoke from Karaoke Hits of Fleetwood Mac

Sarah Says It All
Governor Sarah Palin speaks with AK host Rebecca Sheir about her first year in office. (You can find an extended version of this interview here.)

• Music Button: “You Do Something To Me” performed by Frank Sinatra from The Best of the Columbia Years 1943-1952

Sarah P. for VP - February 2008
Rebecca Sheir, AK
Google “Sarah Palin,” and you come up with hundreds of thousands of hits, including cyber-ruminations from DC Gossip queen Wonkette, the feisty fan site Palintology.com, and a page titled simply: “Draft Sarah Palin for Vice President.” AK host Rebecca Sheir speaks with its founder, University of Colorado senior Adam Brickley.

Sarah P. for VP - August 29, 2008
Jessica Cochran, AK
We follow up with Adam Brickley; he’s thrilled, and still has confidence in Palin.

Alaskans React to Palin VP Choice
Reactions from Alaskans including Palin’s mother-in-law, Republican convention delegate Kim Skipper and Bethel resident Gary Vannasse.

A Tribute Song
Dave Stancliffe, Tok

• Closing: “Que Sera Sera” performed by Tony Evans and His Orchestra from The Ultimate Viennese Waltz Collection

When our show on Sarah Palin first aired in February, talk of Palin for VP seemed like wild speculation. Now that she is the Republican nominee, we’ll revisit that show: the kudos and critiques from Alaskans, the interview with the Governor herself.

Tune in to most APRN stations this weekend for the full story. Or download the February show now.

Photo by Jeff Medkeff. Click the image for a larger version at Flickr.

All that and more this week on AK, heard statewide on local APRN stations statewide.

Guest Host: Scott Burton

Construction 101
The Anchorage School District’s Construction Academy trains high school students in construction skills — and now, connects them with employers. KSKA’s Len Anderson visited recent graduates Justin Rhoades, who now works for Josh Sandstrum at Willowridge Construction and Laird Newgent at Alaska Premier Closet to see how it’s going.

Spinning 101
Alaska’s blanket weavers get their yarn from one woman: Elana Malford. She spins wool by hand, on her thigh. Ann Kaiser.

• Calendar of Events (”Luz” by Freshet, from Freshet)

• Break: “Deploy” by Joshua Copeland from Smooth Jazz in the Lounge, Vol. 3

Return to Unalaska
World War II veteran Lloyd Adams returned to Unalaska recently to show his wife (the girl he wrote letters home to) where he spent two years. KIAL’s Anne Hillman.

When Mom Deploys
Alaskan Sharon McBride was a single mom in the Army for 3 years; she wrote a book to help her daughter deal with her deployment. “My Mommy Wears Combat Boots” was published this spring. She spoke with AK’s Jessica Cochran.

• Music Button: “Away (Box Set Bonus Version)” by the Cranberries from The Treasure Box for Boys and Girls

Annual Meeting in Angoon
When Alaska Native Corporations hold their annual meetings, they often don’t look much like big city meetings. This year’s Kootznoowoo meeting in Angoon was the hottest gig in town. KTOO’s Weld Royal.

300 Villages
Clark’s Point
Excursion Inlet

• Break: “Miner’s Night Out” by Todd Taylor from 3-Five-N

Underground
Scott Burton followed miner Jerry Harmon for a day at Kensington Gold Mine to see what it’s like working in one of Alaska’s more controversial industries.

Fight the Fight
Alaska Teen Media Institute’s Tiana Johnson spoke to her brother and his friend — two champions in the Alaska Fighting Championship’s mixed martial arts fighting events.

RedHead Express
Palmer’s Redhead Express recently landed a major career boosting gig in the music Mecca of Branson Missouri. AK’s Ellen Lockyer spoke with them before they left.

• Closing: “Old Joe Clark” performed live by RedHead Express.

All that and more this week on AK, heard statewide on local APRN stations statewide.

Guest Host: Ellen Lockyer

Rural Providers’ Conference
Every year, the Rural Alaska Community Action Program hosts a week of workshops somewhere in bush Alaska for the benefit of village health care and social services workers. They have to deal with stressors like alcohol and mental health issues, so they need to keep up with the latest information and network with peers. AK’s Ellen Lockyer visited the latest conference in Glennallen, and came back with some powerful stories from Floyd Guthrie, Nick Gonzales and George Stone.

• Music Button: Haida chant and rattle

Yakutat Cell Phones
Reporter Ed Shoenfeld speaks with Yakutat folks about the pros and cons of mobile phones in their town. It seems Yakutat can’t get cell service, and people there really don’t care.

• Break: “Rural Renewal” by the Crusaders and Eric Clapton from Rural Renewal

Seth Kantner
Author Seth Kantner, who wrote “Ordinary Wolves”, has a new book out called “Shopping for Porcupine”. This one is an account of his own life in the Arctic. He spoke with Lori Townsend.

• Calendar of Events (”Wild Horse” by The Stairwell Sisters from Feet All Over the Floor)

300 Villages
Eagle
Egegik

Anderson Land Giveaway
Fairbanks reporter Lori Neufeld speaks with Anderson mayor Keith Fetzer, and Eric Warmer and Dave Miller, two people who took advantage of Anderson’s home-site giveaway program last year, to see how things are shaping up.

• Break: “Small Town (Karaoke Version)” by John Mellencamp from Karaoke - John Mellencamp, Volume I

One Resourceful Guy
KNOM’s Paul Korchin introduces us to Nome utility manager John Handeland: his thrifty ways are saving Nome residents lots of money on electricity.

Energy & The Farm Bill
Like the rest of the country, Alaska is facing an energy price crisis. For some that’s a reason to ramp up agriculture. The latest version of the federal Farm Bill has big bucks authorized for Alaska projects. AK’s Ellen Lockyer speaks with Congressman Don Young, the state’s Rural Development guru, Chad Padgett and others about what could make Alaska agriculture take off.

• Music Button: “Plant a Radish” by William Larsen & Hugh Thomas from The Fantasticks: Original Cast Album

Small Southeast Villages
AK’s Scott Burton spoke to the Southeast Conference, Craig manager John Bolling and Maxine Thompson of Angoon, to find out how rural Southeast towns are weathering tough economic times.

• Closing: “True Life Blues” by George Shuffler and James Allan Shelton from The Legacy Continues

All that and more this week on AK, heard statewide on local APRN stations statewide.

Guest Host: Lori Townsend

Tourism
Travel in Chukotka is an arduous business. KNOM’s Amy Flaherty spoke to people like Tandy Wallack of Circumpolar Expeditions and John Kreilkamp of Cruise West, who are already doing business there.

Old St. Nick’s
Juneau’s St. Nickolas Church is a reminder of the Russian heritage in Alaska. AK’s Scott Burton speaks with Father Michael Spainhoward and member Andy Ebona about the church’s history in Southeast Alaska.

• Break: “Russia…” by Rahul Sharma from White (The Science of Consciousness)

Unalaska Mission
Unalaska’s famed Church of the Holy Ascension is the focal point of the Russian Orthodox community there. Reporter Anne Hillman has more about the bicentennial of the beginnings of the Russian community.

• Music Button: “Faith – Instrumental Only Version” from Karaoke: Sing Like George Michael

Aleutian Invasion
Two non-native species, first foxes and now rats, have invaded the Aleutian Islands, much to the detriment of local and migrating birds. The foxes have been eradicated, and now extermination efforts are turning toward rats. AK’s Ellen Lockyer has this update on latest efforts to rid Rat Island of its namesake.

Oil Development
Alaskans and Russians are protesting oil development plans in both the North Aleutian Basin and in the Kamchatka region. KMXT’s Casey Kelly brings us the story.

Russian Elders
Athabascan Peter John lived to be 102. Here his recorded voice tells us of how he heard stories about the first Russians on the Yukon River.

• Break: “From Russia With Love – Instrumental Version” from A Tribute to James Bond

Lord Baranof
A “shame” totem pole in downtown Sitka depicts a naked Alexander Baranof. Now, some people want to change the pole to give Baranof some clothes to promote healing. KCAW’s Melissa Marconi-Wentzel explains it all.

• Music Button: “Naked Eye” by Luscious Jackson from Fever In Fever Out

300 Villages
Elim
Evansville

Russian Memories
Lori Townsend speaks with Dave Heatwole and Kathleen Tarr about their many trips to Russia during the late 1980s and 1990s. Heatwole was on one of the first Alaska Airlines jets to break the ice curtain.

The Russians are Coming!
AK’s Ellen Lockyer remembers the three day party in Cordova, when a shipload of Russian tourists came ashore and the whole town rocked.

• Closing: “National Anthem of Russia” by Swarovski Orchestra from National Anthems of the World

All that and more this week on AK, heard statewide on local APRN stations statewide.

Guest Host: Annie Feidt

The New Gold Rush
Annie Feidt, APRN - Anchorage
With gold prices at about $900 an ounce, prospecting is on the rise. Companies spent more than $1 million on exploration in Alaska last year. People like Bob Hoekzema of the Alaska Miners Association are excited about the possibilities for new mines and jobs in Alaska. But environmental groups like the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council will be watching, trying to make sure mining doesn’t negatively impact the environment.

Prepping for the Boom
Shane Iverson, KYUK - Bethel
The area around the Donlin Creek proposed mine in the Kuskokwim region is being explored by major multi-national companies. Local opinion on mining activity is divided, but most agree now is the time to learn more about it. KYUK’s Shane Iverson spoke with locals Mike William, Sr. of the Alaska Inter-tribal Council, Noah Andrews, Sr., Rose Kalistok and Cougar Gold representative Peter Drobek.

Mining Tools: The Gold Pan
Annie Feidt, APRN - Anchorage
In the first of 3 segments, recreational mining enthusiast Steve Herschbach of Alaska Mining and Diving Supply explains how to use a gold pan.

• Break: “Fields of Gold” by Robert Tardik from Without Words

Boogie Down in Pelican
Scott Burton, AK - Juneau
The 10th Annual Pelican Boardwalk Boogie took place Memorial Day weekend. Locals like Richard and Tami Lundahl and Karen Stepanankle say it brings lots of people and cash, but organizer Collette Costa says the original intent was pure entertainment.

Music Button: “Sorry I Let You Down” by the Wilders, live at Pelican’s Boardwalk Boogie Festival

Essence of Cash
Anne Hillman, KIAL - Unalaska
Single mom Amber Webb is selling lotions, potions and sex toys for the “Essence of Romance” company in Dillingham — to help people become more comfortable with their sexuality and to bring in a little cash.

• Calendar of Events (”Working in the Coal Mine” by Booker T and the MG’s from And Now!)

300 Villages
Atka
Anderson

Mining Tools: The Sluice Box
Steve Herschbach shows Annie Feidt how to use a sluice box and it’s more sophisticated cousin, the suction dredge.

• Break: “Gold Rush” by Todd Taylor from 3-five-N

Mining Tools: The Metal Detector
Annie Feidt, APRN - Anchorage
These things are so specialized they can tell the gold from a buried soda can, and find gold the size of a pin-head.

The Recreational Boom
Annie Feidt, APRN - Anchorage
Steve Herschbach’s business is booming; he tries to tell customers how hard it is to actually find gold, but they can’t get rid of gold fever.

• Music Button: “All that Glitters is not Gold” by Dinah Shore from 16 Most Requested Songs - Encore!

Listen to the Elders: Madeline Notti
Phillip Blanchett
In this segment from Koahnic Broadcast Corporation’s ‘Listen to the Elders” series, Madeline Notti recounts her family’s history of gold mining.

Assay Me This
Ellen Lockyer, AK - Anchorage
An assayer’s job is to assess the purity of gold and ther precious metals. There were once dozens of offices around Alaska, including one at Knik being investigated by Fran Seager-Boss of the Mat-Su Borough. Now, Oxford Assaying (www.oxfordmetals.com) is one of the only ones left. Ellen Lockyer paid a visit to co-owners Toni Logan Goodrich and Gene Pool.

• Closing: “Heart of Gold (Karaoke Version)” from Karaoke Boys from the 70’s and 80’s, Part I