Monthly Archives: June 2010

Alaska Clean Energy Works Director Pat Lavin has released the following statement regarding Senator Murkowski’s visit to the White House this week to discuss how to move the nation forward on energy issues. After the meeting, Murkowski contended that a move to reduce carbon emissions, which she has long said she supports, “will not sell in this country.”
“Poll after poll has demonstrated strong support for reducing pollution and investing in cleaner energy sources, especially since the BP disaster in the Gulf,” said Lavin. “Americans absolutely support action to do that. It will lead to more energy security for Alaskans and will create the market conditions necessary to finally build an Alaska natural gas pipeline. Just saying no only benefits special interests who like the status quo. Instead of partisan doomsaying, Senator Murkowski should seek solutions that help develop Alaska’s renewable energy sources and natural gas, create jobs and reduce our dependence on oil.”

Lavin is available for on-camera, in-person, or over-the-phone interviews.

Pat Lavin, Clean Energy Works
907-360-0573

For all you little Ninjas,  there are 4 classes in July 7, 14, 21, 26 at the Elementary gym at 5:30pm.

Learn ninja techniques, make a toy weapon and learn a weapon fighting form, break boards, do an obstacle course, and at the end receive a ninja t-shirt. Price is $40 per person which must be paid at signup July 7th.

Any questions please call Annette (907)590-7011

FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska – Fort Wainwright will host a Backyard Barbecue Cook-Off and an afternoon and evening of fun for everyone at the Birch Hill Ski Lodge July 4.

The barbecue competition is sponsored by the Alaska Barbecue Association, and is open to all Soldiers, units, families and civilians. Setup and cooking start at 8 a.m.

By the time the gates open to the public at 2 p.m., the grills will be going strong. Judging for the cook-off starts at 2:30 p.m., so come out and root for your favorite grillers. The top three military units will win barbecue grills. Winners in the open class competition will be awarded Alaska BBQ Association points as well as cash prizes.

The ski lodge’s snack bar will be open, serving hot dogs, hamburgers, pulled-pork sandwiches, salmon, bison burgers, reindeer dogs, corn on the cob, potato salad, cole slaw and baked beans. Beer, soda and bottled water will be available at the beer tent. Both the snack bar and the beer tent open at 2 p.m.

The local band, Cool Change, will perform starting at 3:30 p.m. This group of local musicians has performed at various locations in Fairbanks, singing a mix of country and rock.

The bouncy huts will be set up for the kids’ enjoyment, and Fort Wainwright will debut the Speedball Mega Arena. The new Speedball Mega Arena is an inflatable structure with panels for participants to use for shielding them from their opponents. The game is much like paintball, but gamers use rubber balls instead of paintballs.

The games are all free of charge.

For more information on the post’s July 4th activities, call 353-1998.

* Webmaster called on this event and the Delta/Greely community is also invited to attend these activities.

FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska – The Fairbanks public is invited to the monthly post-wide yard sale 10 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 10, 2010

Post residents will sell from their homes in the housing areas, or from booths at the Lemon Lot at Neely and Meridian, across from the Post Office.

Military retirees, civilian employees at Fort Wainwright and military families who live off post may secure spaces at the Lemon Lot. Tables are not provided.

A sign will indicate a special lane for yard-sale visitors. Visitors should tell the gate guards they are here for the yard sale, and must show proof of insurance, valid driver’s license and vehicle registration. The gate guards will give each visitor a post pass for that day and a map. The pass should be kept on the dashboard in the front window of the vehicle.

There is no need to stop at the visitors’ center. Military police will strictly enforce speed limits in all areas.

For more information, call 353-6612.

FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska – Soldiers will continue their training this week on the small arms range adjacent to the Richardson Highway.

Beginning about 9 a.m. today, the soldiers will fire grenades until about 4 p.m.

Residents living near the range and motorists passing the range on the Richardson Highway may hear the blasts of the grenades or feel vibrations.

All of the units continue their small arms training with machine guns.

The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 is Title V of the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008, Pub.L. 110-252, H.R. 2642 , an Act of Congress which became law on June 30, 2008. The act amended Part III of Title 38, United States Code to include a new Chapter 33, which expands the educational benefits for military veterans who have served since September 11, 2001. At various times the new education benefits have been referred to as the Post-9/11 GI Bill, the 21st Century G.I. Bill of Rights, or the Webb G.I. Bill, with many current references calling it simply the new G.I. Bill

The law is an effort to pay for veterans’ college expenses to a similar extent that the original G.I. Bill did after World War II. The main provisions of the act include funding 100% of a public four-year undergraduate education to a veteran who has served three years on active duty since September 11, 2001. The act also provides the ability for the veteran to transfer benefits to a spouse or children after serving (or agreeing to serve) ten years.

The act was originally proposed by Virginia Senator Jim Webb, who introduced the original form of the bill in January 2007 as his first legislative proposal. Webb hoped that these benefits would help current veterans as much as the original G.I. Bill helped the Greatest Generation in shaping America.

The law’s provisions came into effect on August 1, 2009.

Information has been taken from Wikipedia. Click here to read the entire history.

The winner of last week’s mystery photo is Heather Misquez

Supporters of Parental Rights conducted a successful pancake fundraiser at the Community Center Saturday, June 26. Pancakes, sausage, orange juice and coffee were served to well over 100 people and $1,472. was raised for Alaskans for Parental Rights.

Last winter Delta was one of the first communities in our state to gather enough signatures to petition the state to put parental rights on the ballot August 24. Almost 40,000 signatures were gathered around the state from people who want to restore the rights of parents. The money earned selling pancakes will help buy bumper stickers and yard signs and distribute information about this very important vote.

In 1998 the legislature passed a law guaranteeing parents the right to consent before an abortion is performed on their minor daughters. The Alaska Supreme Court prevented the law from being enforced for ten years before announcing they had determined it was unconstitutional. It seems they felt the right to privacy was being infringed upon for girls as young as 12 and 13. Alaskans have been rightly outraged at this latest power grab by our courts and the vote on Ballot Measure 2 on August 24 is their chance to correct this blatant error by the judiciary. Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion business is fighting tooth and nail to prevent the restoration of parental rights. Ballot Measure 2 will give parents the right to be notified, not consent, in order to avoid another lockdown by the courts.
Special Thanks to the following for their help in putting together the Pancake Fundraiser:

Delta Meat and Sausage, Northern Lights Dairy, IGA, Senator John Coghill, Rynnieva Moss, everyone at Clearwater Baptist Church, and Don Haase, candidate for the District 12 House seat. You can donate online at http://www.alaskansforparentalrights.org/.

This weeks’ Workshop Wednesday at the Highway’s End Farmers’ Market is The Care and Sharpening of Knives With a Stone. Frank Ownby of Absolutely Alaskan Knives in North Pole will show you how to do it correctly at no charge.

If you like him to, he will expertly sharpen your kitchen, hunting and fishing knives for a fee of $1-$5.00, depending on the condition of the blade. He will sharpen your good sewing scissors for $3-$5.00 a pair, depending on their condition.

Frank makes excellent knives and is very knowledgeable. Be sure to take a few minutes to talk with a good authority who is willing to share his expertise with you.

The farmers’ market offers this seminar free of charge to everyone interested at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 30th on the market grounds.

Vegetables are now available at the Highway’s End Farmers’ Market. Lettuce, spinach, carrots, radishes, green onions, potatoes, cucumbers, hot peppers and dill are available as well as a very few tomatoes.
Local honey and bee pollen are also available as well as flowers and hanging baskets. Crafters, jewelry, hand spun yarn, hand thrown pottery, books, baked items, fabric by the yard, as well as gourmet hot dogs make the market an interesting place to visit.

Delta 50th Anniversary t-shirts, hoodies and hats are sold at the market every market day.

Customers often sit on the benches to enjoy the various musicians, singers and bands that play during the day. Electricity is available for them at no charge in the gazebo for the day long open mic. Everyone is welcome.

The market is open Wednesdays and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Alaska, AK, June 28- Average retail gasoline prices in Alaska have risen 2.0 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.39/g yesterday. This compares with the national average that has increased 0.7 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.74/g, according to gasoline price website AlaskaGasPrices.com.

Including the change in gas prices in Alaska during the past week, prices yesterday were 48.1 cents per gallon higher than the same day one year ago and are 2.5 cents per gallon lower than a month ago. The national average has decreased 0.4 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 13.5 cents per gallon higher than this day a year ago.

About AlaskaGasPrices.com

GasBuddy.com operates over 200 live gasoline price-tracking websites, including AlaskaGasPrices.com. GasBuddy.com was named one of Time magazine’s 50 best websites and to PC World’s 100 most useful websites of 2008.

Adult T-shirts (brown) $12.00

Youth T-shirts (green) $10.00

Hoodies (brown) $20.00

Pick up your ticket (one per person) and commemorative pin (one per adult) to attend the July 25, 2010 Community Picnic at the Park.

· Anniversary t-shirts, sweatshirts, and hats are available for sale at the Farmer’s Market on Wednesdays and Saturdays, 11:00am to 3:00pm, at City Hall, Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm, and during the picnic and fair. More sizes and zippered hoodies due to arrive soon.

· Tickets for the picnic (one per person) and commemorative pins (one per adult) are available at the Farmer’s Market, City Hall, and the Delta Community Library.

City of Delta Junction Trivia Contest

Check the Delta Wind, DeltaNewsWeb, and the City’s website for trivia questions about history of Delta Junction. Turn your answers in at City Hall no later than July 29. Winners will be announced at the Deltana Fair. Who can answer fastest and the most accurate?

Saturday, July 24, 2010
3-on-3 basketball tournaments at the multi-rink / basketball court

Sunday, July 25, 2010, 2:00 to 5:00pm

· 50th Anniversary Picnic at the *Delta Community Park* – Bring your own chair or picnic blanket. Seating will be limited.

· DJ Brandon Krebs will play a selection of songs from the past fifty years

· Panoramic community photo

· Pass-the-Mic(rophone) and share “Remember When” stories

· Birthday cake and cupcakes with locally-made Northern Lights icecream

· Lockheed Martin Water Balloon Catapult Launch – Youth participation is encouraged

· Door prizes

* The City Park is located between Deborah and Kimball streets, behind Interior Building Supply and Delta Community Library off the Richardson Highway. Anyone with disabilities is asked to contact City Hall to make arrangements for assistance into the park from Kimball Street. Everyone is welcome!
Friday, July 30 / Sunday, August 1, 2010

10U and 12U girl’s softball tournaments at the Delta Community Park

· City Council 50th Anniversary Float in the Deltana Fair Parade

· City of Delta Junction 50th Anniversary booth at the Deltana Fair

· View photographs taken by residents of Delta Junction over the past fifty years

Purchase a copy of the “Delta 50-year Snapshot 1st Edition” DVD for $5.00

August 2010

. Co-ed softball tournament at the Delta Community Park, date to be announced

. Come out and enjoy the company of your family, neighbors, and friends! Bring appropriate attire for wind, rain, or sunshine. Some tent protection will be provided.

. Stay tuned to Facebook, “Delta Junction, Alaska 50th Anniversary Celebration.”

Stop by City Hall or call 895-4656 or 803-0307 for more information.

The Korean War (1950–53) was a military conflict between the Republic of Korea, supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and People’s Republic of China (PRC), with air support from the Soviet Union.

The war began on 25 June 1950 and an armistice was signed on 27 July 1953. The war was a result of the political division of Korea by agreement of the victorious Allies at the conclusion of the Pacific War. The Korean peninsula had been ruled by Japan prior to the end of the war.

In 1945, following the surrender of Japan, American administrators divided the peninsula along the 38th parallel, with United States troops occupying the southern part and Soviet troops occupying the northern part. The failure to hold free elections throughout the Korean Peninsula in 1948 deepened the division between the two sides, and the North established a Communist government.

The 38th Parallel increasingly became a political border between the two Koreas. Although reunification negotiations continued in the months preceding the war, tension intensified. Cross-border skirmishes and raids at the 38th Parallel persisted. The situation escalated into open warfare when North Korean forces invaded South Korea on 25 June 1950. It was the first significant armed conflict of the Cold War.

The United Nations, particularly the United States, came to the aid of the South Koreans in repelling the invasion.
Information has been taken from Wikipedia. Click here to read the entire story.

The Breast Cancer Detection Center of Alaska will be in Delta July 6-8, 2010 at the First Baptist Church
For appointments call 1-800-464-4577

You must make an appointment. Please arrive ten minutes early to fill out paperwork.

This service is provided regardless of ability to pay

The winner of last week’s mystery photo is Flower Cole
We had 15 correct entries last week.

Flower will receive a gift certificate from the Buffalo Center Drive-In, courtesy of John and Linda Sloan

The mystery photo was part of the bench sitting on the deck of Buffalo Center Drive-In. The Group “W” Bench was a song by Arlo Guthrie called Alice’s Restaurant

Click here for the lyrics

Arlo’s most famous work is “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree”, a talking blues song that lasts 18 minutes and 34 seconds in its original recorded version. Guthrie has pointed out that this was also the exact length of one of the famous gaps in Richard Nixon’s Watergate tapes. He has been known to spin the story out to forty-five minutes in concert. The Alice in the song is Alice Brock, who now runs an art gallery[3] in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

The song, a bitingly satirical protest against the Vietnam War draft, although Guthrie stated in a 2009 interview with Ron Bennington that Alice’s Restaurant is more an “anti-stupidity” song than an anti-war song, is based on a true incident. In the song, Guthrie is called up for a draft examination, and rejected as unfit for military service as a result of a criminal record — consisting in its entirety of a single arrest, court appearance, fine and clean-up order for littering and creating a public nuisance on Thanksgiving Day in 1965, when Arlo was eighteen years old. On the DVD commentary for the film, Guthrie states that the events as presented in the song are true to real-life occurrences.

For a short period of time after its release in 1967, “Alice’s Restaurant” was heavily played on U.S. college and counter-culture radio stations. It became a symbol of the late 1960s and for many it defined an attitude and lifestyle that were lived out across the country in the ensuing years. Many stations across the States have made playing “Alice’s Restaurant” a Thanksgiving Day tradition.

For more information see Wikipedia

The June 23rd Farmers’ Market Workshop Wednesday this week will be all about Rhubarb – how to grow it, how to divide the plants and everything else you wanted to know about this delicious and abundant plant.

Rhubarb is to Alaska what apples are to the Lower 48, only better. It has far more nutrients and antioxidants than apples.

Learn about the “Rhubarb or Bust – 1,000 Alaska Acres Planted to Rhubarb by 2015” project.

Speakers: Katie Behrens and Ruby Hollembaek. This one hour seminar is held without any charge and begins at 1:00 P.M. at the Highway’s End Farmers’ Market site at the corner of the Richardson and Alaska Highways and across from the Visitor’s Center.

The G.I. Bill (officially titled Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, P.L. 78-346, 58 Stat. 284m) was an omnibus bill that provided college or vocational education for returning World War II veterans (commonly referred to as G.I.s) as well as one year of unemployment compensation. It also provided many different types of loans for returning veterans to buy homes and start businesses. Since the original act, the term has come to include other veteran benefit programs created to assist veterans of subsequent wars as well as peacetime service.

On June 22, 1944, President Franklin Delanor Roosevelt signed into law the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the GI Bill of Rights. By the time the original GI Bill ended in July 1956, 7.8 million World War II veterans had participated in an education or training program and 2.4 million veterans had home loans backed by the Veterans’ Administration (VA). Today, the legacy of the original GI Bill lives on in the Montgomery GI Bill.

Information has been taken from Wikipedia. Click here to read the entire history.

The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States is an oath of loyalty to the national flag and the republic of the United States of America, originally composed by Francis Bellamy in 1892. The Pledge has been modified four times since then, with the most recent change adding the words “under God” in 1954. The Pledge is predominantly sworn by children in public schools in response to state laws requiring the Pledge to be offered. Congressional sessions open with the swearing of the Pledge, as do government meetings at local levels, meetings held by the Royal Rangers, Boy Scouts of America, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Freemasons and their concordant bodies, other organizations, and some sporting events.

The current version of the Pledge of Allegiance reads: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

According to the United States Flag Code, the Pledge “should be rendered by standing at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. When not in uniform men should remove any non-religious headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Persons in uniform should remain silent, face the flag, and render the military salute.”

In 1923 the National Flag Conference called for the words “my Flag” to be changed to “the Flag of the United States”, for the benefit of new immigrants. The words “of America” were added a year later. The United States Congress officially recognized the Pledge as the official national pledge on June 22, 1942.

Information has been taken from Wikipedia. Click here to read the entire history.

Alaska, AK, June 21- Average retail gasoline prices in Alaska have risen 1.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.42/g yesterday. This compares with the national average that has increased 3.7 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.73/g, according to gasoline price website AlaskaGasPrices.com.

Including the change in gas prices in Alaska during the past week, prices yesterday were 54.0 cents per gallon higher than the same day one year ago and are 6.9 cents per gallon lower than a month ago. The national average has decreased 9.0 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 7.2 cents per gallon higher than this day a year ago.

About AlaskaGasPrices.com

GasBuddy.com operates over 200 live gasoline price-tracking websites, including AlaskaGasPrices.com. GasBuddy.com was named one of Time magazine’s 50 best websites and to PC World’s 100 most useful websites of 2008.

Supporters of Alaskans for Parental Rights will hold a Family Pancake Feed at the Delta Junction Community Center from 8am to noon on Saturday, June 26. The Delta Junction Community Center is at milepost 266.5 Richardson Highway in Delta Junction.
Pancakes, breakfast sausage, coffee and juice served.

Cost will be a donation to Alaskans for Parental Rights!

This event is being held to support a YES vote on the August 24 primary ballot to the question of whether parents have the right to be notified before an abortion is performed on their Minor daughter.

Hosts for the event will be:

Senator John Coghill
Steve and Debbie Joslin
Joel and Rachel Holbrook
Adam and Rhoda McNabb
Pete & Fran Hallgren
Donald & Lois Lintelman
Russ and Jeannie Pinkelman
Rob and Linda Nebeker
Glen and Kathy Cotton
Doug and Cathie McCollum
Todd and Cindy Hayden
John and Linda Sloan
Howard and Yvonne Echo-Hawk
Dan and Eva Splain
Paid for by Alaskans for Parental Rights, Jim Minnery, Chair, PO Box 231425, Anchorage, AK 99523

Father’s Day is a celebration inaugurated in the early twentieth century to complement Mother’s Day in celebrating fatherhood and male parenting.

It is also celebrated to honor and commemorate our fathers and forefathers.

Father’s Day is celebrated on a variety of dates worldwide and typically involves gift-giving, special dinners to fathers, and family-oriented activities.

The first observance of Father’s Day is believed to have been held on June 19, 1910 through the efforts of Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington. After listening to a church sermon at Spokane’s Central Methodist Episcopal Church in 1909 about the newly recognized Mother’s Day, Dodd felt strongly that fatherhood needed recognition, as well. She wanted a celebration that honored fathers like her own father, William Smart, a Civil War veteran who was left to raise his family alone when his wife died giving birth to their sixth child.

Dodd was the first to solicit the idea of having an official Father’s Day observance to honor all fathers. Enlisting help from the Spokane Ministerial Association in 1909, she arranged for the celebration of fatherhood in Spokane.

On June 19, 1910, young members of the YMCA went to church wearing roses: a red rose to honor a living father, and a white rose to honor a deceased one. Dodd traveled through the city in a horse-drawn carriage, carrying gifts to shut-in fathers.

Information has been taken from Wikipedia. Click here to read the entire story.

The 29th annual Salcha Country Fair starts June 25 and will run through June 27. The gates will open at noon each day. Email: salchafair@alaska.net of call (907)488-4556 for more info.

Saturday will be a fun packed day. Some of the highlights are:

• Air Force Band coming from Elmendorf called the Alaskan Express
• Talent contest for Kids 1st place $100.00 cash,  then the Adult talent contest 1st place is $200.00 cash.
• After the talent contest there will be a Moose Calling Competition that is very funny, and educational nice prizes for that also.
• Mud Bogs,  sign up begins early and the race starts at 1:00.

Sunday will be grudge matches and tug of war. Of course kids games, great food and entertainment. Just some of the stuff we have scheduled.

Location is in Salcha: on the way to Fairbanks, about 75 miles north of Delta Junction on the right hand side of the road , and 25 miles south of Fairbanks, on the left hand side of the road.

The Delta Farm Bureau will be hosting their annual farm tour on Thursday, July 15th. The tour will give you an opportunity to see Alaska agriculture in action in the Delta Junction area.

The first stop will be at Russ and Jeannie Pinkelman’s Hog Operation on the Alaska Highway. This will erase everything you ever thought you knew about pigs – they are clean animals and like to be kept clean.

The next stop will be to the University of Alaska Fairbanks Experiment Farm where you will learn about the research activities that are being conducted on the Delta farm.

A locally grown lunch will be at the Snowhook Club on the Alaska Highway. The menu includes buffalo burgers, steak fries, potato salad, a tossed salad, rhubarb crisp and ice cream.

After lunch, the tour will continue to Sawmill Creek Road where you will visit the Peterson’s Insanity Acres grain farm and distribution operation. You will see their new high tunnel as well learn about financial assistance with the purchasing and operation of a high tunnel.

The tour continues to Scott and Connie Plagerman’s farm where you will see their irrigation system and learn about the practices and automation of a large scale hay operation.

The last farm visited will be the livestock management practices at Phil and Mary Kaspari’s yak farm.

The tour ends with a visit to Delta Meat and Sausage on the Alaska Highway. This USDA slaughter facility sells a variety of meat such as beef, pork, elk, yak and buffalo. They also process summer sausages, meat sticks as well as brauts and hot dogs from all of the above meats. You will enjoy the treats on the sample trays and have an opportunity to make a purchase if you desire.

The registration fee is $45, which includes the lunch. Tour participants will enjoy the luxury of riding in a motor coach – the infamous school bus was not invited this year.

The bus will leave Delta Junction at 9:30 A.M. from the Jarvis Office building at Mile 1420.5 of the Alaska Highway (same building as the State Troopers). Registration begins at 9:00 A.M. The tour will arrive back at the Jarvis Office Building at 4:30 P.M.

You will be outdoors most of the day and some walking is involved. Comfortable shoes, layered clothing and water bottles are recommended. Young children should not attend for their own safety.

Tour participants must pre-pay before July 10th. Payment may be made using PayPal on the Alaska Farm Bureau’s website at http://akfb.fb.org. Or, send a check, payable to the Delta Farm Bureau, to the Delta Farm Bureau,  P.O. Box 760 , Delta Junction, AK 99737

Nome Mayor Denise Michels has dropped her bid for the Democratic Nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska.

“The outpouring of support I’ve received from Alaskans statewide has been incredible and humbling,” said Michels. “But given the multitude of ventures I’m involved in as Mayor of Nome and Director of Transportation for Kawerak, I made the decision to focus my energy on my ongoing projects statewide and nationally. I owe it to my constituents and our service population to see this work through to completion, and I have decided to fulfill my current obligations. Thank you again to each and every Alaskan for their support.”

Michels has served as the Mayor of Nome since being elected in 2003. She has served as a past President of the Alaska Municipal League as well as the Alaska Conference of Mayors. She also served as Chair of Governor Palin’s transition team for the Department of Military and Veteran Affairs.

The 2010 Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program has arrived! Coupons are available by appointment (call 895 4104) at Alpha Omega Life Care Inc on Rapids Street. Eligible Seniors may also pick up coupon books at Alpha Omega without appointment between 4 PM and 6 PM on Saturday, Jun 19.
Seniors may begin using the coupons immediately at Farmers Markets.

Each coupon has a value of $5.00. There are 5 coupons in each book, and one book will be issued to each participant–a total benefit of $25 for each eligible senior. Coupons must be used by October 31, 2010.

So come and get your coupon books on Saturday, Seniors, or call for an appointment. Alpha Omega Life Care Inc and the State of Alaska DHSS Family Nutrition Program look forward to serving you with this
program!

Make Pop Proud and Shop Smart for Father’s Day Finds

With Father’s Day on Sunday, June 20, Better Business Bureau serving Alaska, Oregon and Western Washington provides shopping tips and ideas when purchasing for pop:

Gift Cards and Certificates: Check for expiration dates and usability online.

Electronic Gadgets: Cameras, GPS’, phones, watches, music players, DVDs…

Don’t remove electronics or similar products from boxes before wrapping, as the original packaging may be required for a return.

Recreational Rentals: ATVs, campers, canoes, kayaks, motorcycles…

Make sure written contracts include base rental cost, daily fees, insurance, and other details such as time restrictions. Visually inspect the rental and get written proof of any existing damage before leaving the business.

Guides, Tours and Classes: Fishing, sightseeing, skydiving, golf lessons…

Get details in writing. Understand:

1. Total costs and features. What services and equipment are included? Ensure taxes, service, single supplement and other charges are clearly disclosed.

2. Restrictions and conditions. Asterisks are commonly used to indicate restrictions, such as additional charges and time requirements. Look for a “conditions” clause. Read the small print to see if it alters the original offer.

3. Cancellation and refund policies. Get these in writing. Are there any cancellation penalties? What is considered a valid cancellation reason for the buyer or the operator? Under what conditions is a full refund available?

Spend dollars for dad wisely. Check http://www.bbb.org/  for free BBB Reliability Reports. When buying expensive items or gifts, get refund, exchange, warranty and guarantee policies in writing. Ask if there is a return time limit. Get a gift receipt and enclose it with the present.

Last Saturday 26 brave individuals from Fairbanks, Ft. Greely, and Delta participated in the Delta Greely Blast-off bike/run biathlon. Despite the cold rain, all participants finished the 8.5 mile bike and 3.1 mile run with flying colors! The top three men were: 1) Robert Marcotte of Fairbanks; 48:00, 2) Jesse Schexnayder of Ft. Greely; 48:15, and 3)Paul Wayfield of Fairbanks; 53:40. The top three women were: 1) Brandy Baker of Delta; 56:12, 2) Brooke Whipple of Delta; 58:00, and 3) Courtney Durham of Delta; 58:54.

The race organizers would like to thank all the volunteers for their help in making this year’s biathlon a success. From keeping refreshments stocked for the racers, to keeping time, to directing traffic, these volunteers helped keep racers safe and the race running smoothly.

The race organizers would also like to thank the following local businesses for their contributions to this year’s race: Buffalo Drive-In, Busy Bee Office Supplies, Durham Realty, DiTamaso, Inc., Ft. Greely FMWR, IGA Food Cache, and Posh Salon.

Other organizations that helped make this year’s race a success include the DA Police, Alaska State Troopers, Delta Junction City Hall, Delta Hockey Association, and Alyeska Pipeline.

We look forward to the return of the triathlon next year when the pool renovations at Ft. Greely are complete.

Thanks again to all who participated and helped make this biathlon such a success!

“Delta Greely Blast-Off Biathlon Race Committee”