July 21st Workshop Wednesday Exhibiting Your Crops at the Deltana Fair: Roxie Dinstel from the Cooperative Extension Service will show you how to get your crops (vegetables and grains) ready for the fair.
Suggestions and ideas for displays and complying with the rules will enable you to better display them and probably win more prizes.
Workshop Wednesdays are free, one hour seminars at the Delta Farmers’ Market at 1:00 P.M.
Join us at 6:00 to start painting the Exhibit Hall.
Every week day. We will be at the fair ground from 6:00 – 8:00.
Cleaning or Painting.
Delta Fair Association
895-FAIR
The dates for Golden Days have been set…Wednesday, July 21st – Sunday, July 25th and this year’s theme is “All That Glitters.” The Kinross Fort Knox Mine Rubber Ducky Race tickets will go on sale Memorial Day weekend and will continued to be sold until the ducks hit the water on Saturday, July 24th at 2:30pm!
Please check back regularly as updates will continue to be made as the Golden Days committee meets and finalizes the details of this year’s celebration. Please contact the Chamber Office at (907) 452-1105 or email GoldenDays@FairbanksChamber.org for more information.
Our website has a detailed schedule of Chamber events for each day of Golden Days. There are a number of ways for you and your business or organization to get involved…Forms & Applications listed on website.
The first World Eskimo Olympics was held in Fairbanks in 1961 drawing contestants and dance teams from Barrow, Unalakleet, Tanana, Fort Yukon, Noorvik and Nome. The event was a big success and has been held annually ever since.
For time immemorial, Native peoples of the circumpolar areas of the world have gathered in small villages to participate in games of strength, endurance, balance, and agility. Along with these athletic games, dancing, storytelling, and other audience participation games took place. This provided an opportunity for friendly competition, entertainment and laughter. The hosts provided food and lodging, and visitors brought news from surrounding villages and expanded opportunities for challenge building and renewing old and new friendships. This is the background of the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics and the atmosphere, which we seek to replicate.
For more information please go to the following website: www.weio.org/
World Eskimo-Indian Olympics (WEIO)
(aka World Exhibition of Indigenous Olympics) WEIO is a non-profit 501c3 organization and all contributions are tax deductable. Tax# 92-0100207
Phone: 452-6646
Fax: 456-2422
Email: weio@weio.org
July 21, 2010 – July 24
http://www.weio.org/
WEIO
P.O. Box 72433
Fairbanks, Alaska 99707-2433
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Peter was a fisherman in Alaska 19 years ago.
Darren Jerome Zaremba would like to meet you. He turned 19 today and would very much love to have some sort of contact with his father.
If anyone can help please email me at tinar67@yahoo.com Any info would be appreciated. Even if he has no interest, if he can at least let me know so we can stop looking.
“People gathered at the Buffalo Center Gas Station for the 2nd Annual Classic Car Night. The donations went to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
The show got rained on at the start, but it didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the crowd.
Delta Library “Pirate Day” It was a hoot…. the kids came in costume, as you can see, heard a Pirate Tale from Miss Nancy, had some Pirate Language lessons (Avast! Ahoy! etc..) and found a treasure map that led to a big treasure chest filled with pirate booty. As you can see, the library staff and volunteers enjoyed it, too!
Rhubarb Throwdown Commences. Chef Keith Lewis will officiate and judge. Do you make the best rhubarb cake, jam, salsa, chutney, pie and more? Do you think you have what it takes to wow the judge?
The tables will also be turned when we challenge Keith to a face-off with a local rhubarb fancier’ in a rhubarb throwdown and the contestants get to be the judge.
Pass the word. 1 hour. Noon – 1 PM , right before the Delta All Schools Reunion Picnic! Meet at the Loretta Building at the Fairgrounds.
Deltana Fair 1st Annual Rhubarb Throwdown!
Prizes & Bragging Rights go to the winners.
Hosted by Ruby Hollembaek, Unique Networking & PR
PO Box 502
Delta Junction, AK 99737
Sunday August 1, 2010
Noon at the Loretta Building
http://www.deltanafair.com/
Just show up at noon with your dish, drink or concoction and we’ll have our illustrious judge, Chef Keith Lewis, give it his taste test.
Divisions are open. Come enjoy the fun! Awards will be given. Tables will then be turned while contestants will judge Chef Keith’s rhubarb specialty against one of our own Delta local’s. That’s our own version of a “rhubarb throwdown”.
Partipicant Application
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Name to appear in Rhubarb Throwdown!
Name :
Phone (day) Phone (night) Address:
Street City St Zip
Name of DISH
Recipe: (Optional)
Arctic Combat returns to the Carlson Center with the best cage fighting in the state. THIS IS THE BEST FIGHT CARD YET! Each bring their unique fightng styles to the cage. Fitetime Entertainment is proud to bring you what is sure to be an explosive event. As always these fights are guaranteed to provide 100% action.
Event begins at 7:30pm, doors open to the public at 6:30pm. Date is July 16.
Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com , charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000, all Fred Meyer Ticketmaster outlets and the Carlson Center Box Office. Tickets range from $12.50 – $65.00, convenience fees do apply. Ticket prices increase on the day of the event so make sure to purchase yours early!
Event website
For more information, please call (907) 451-7800
Anchorage, Alaska – July 13, 2010 – Summer is a peak time for home improvement projects and Better Business Bureau is arming consumers with tools to avoid common remodeling troubles. According to BBB’s second quarter statistics (April through June 2010), the following home improvement categories were among Alaska’s top 20 most-inquired-about industries:
#1 Contractors – General (Also tied for third for most-complaint-about industries.)
#4 Roofing Contractors
#8 Construction & Remodeling Services
#9 Heating & Air Conditioning
#11 Painting Contractors
#13 Plumbing Contractors
#15 Landscape Contractors
#16 Heating Contractors
#17 Contractors – Electrical
#18 Excavating Contractors
Common Scams. BBB serving Alaska, Oregon and Western Washington warns of:
- “Traveling Handymen” – Beware of unknown solicitors who show up at the doorstep promising home or yard repair for a low day rate. They may ask for money up-front, and then disappear—leaving jobs incomplete.
- “Extra Materials” – Don’t trust repair solicitors who claim they’ve got leftover materials from working on a neighbor’s home. They guarantee a good deal and perform the work, but then demand a higher payment. In other scams, they collect a full payment and ditch out mid-project.
- “#1 Contractor” – Be careful with contractors who embellish qualifications, but aren’t properly licensed or offer poor workmanship.
Caution Signs. Steer clear of contractors and remodelers that:
- Use high pressure sales tactics and aggressive limited time offers.
- Show up on foot or in unmarked vehicles. Legitimate repair businesses usually use trucks featuring their company logo or decal.
- Refuse to provide a written bid or estimate.
- Demand a full payment up-front.
Home Improvement Tips. Do research first.
- Check licensing. Alaska businesses are required to have a business license and many Alaska home remodeling industries are required to have professional licensing. Verify proper state licensing at www.commerce.state.ak.us/occ/ .
- For a listing of pre-screened remodelers, check BBB’s Accredited Business Directory; BBB verifies proper licensing and other details.
- For more BBB Home Improvement Tips, visit http://www.bbb.org/ .
FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska – The visitors’ center at the main gate will be closed Friday, July 16.
All visitors’ passes will be handled at the log building adjacent to the guards.
You can tell summer is here when things aren’t getting done in a timely manner. I apologize for the last week with the sporadic updates. I have had family up from the lower 48 and we went to Valdez for four days, camped, fished and took in the sights.
Last night, you know how Alaska Airlines thinks the only time you can leave Alaska on a plane is at 1:00am or later. That was me last night. Didn’t get home until 3am, so that was the reason for the late updates this morning.
I appreciate all the photos and things that have come in the last 5 days. I am working on each email this morning and will get everything posted today.
Thank you for your patience and understanding. Hope each and everyone of you are having a fabulous summer. – Webmaster
There will be a Benefit Dinner tonight (July 13) at the Snowhook for Dusty’s mother, Gloria Schoening, who has been diagnosed with cancer. Tickets are $20 each, and can be purchased at the door. Dinner will be from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
There will also be a gun raffle with tickets available there. The gun raffle is for a ruger 22-45 pistol, and those raffle tickets are $10/each, need not be present to win.
The winner of last week’s mystery photo is Cheryl Cooper
We had 5 correct entries last week.
Cheryl will receive a gift certificate from the Buffalo Center Drive-In, courtesy of John and Linda Sloan
This photo is at the bottom of the tall IGA sign near the trees in the parking lot. A cache sits in the fireweed and green grass on the sign.
Dear Delta Community,
The Delta Ministrial Association has agreed to close its individual church doors on July 18 to meet at the city park for a community church service. At least six churches will meet on the lawn for their Sunday Service.
We hope all who can will join a community of believers to worship the Father and His Son in Spirit and in Truth.
This event will proceed rain or shine as a large tent is available. A picnic will follow. Please bring a picnic side dish.
An worship practice will be held on July 17 at 7PM at Delta Christian Center, 4.5 mile Jack Warren Road. Choir members and musicians welcome! Contact 803-3343 for music practice information
Contact Pastor Dave Becker for further details at 895-4490.
11 AM to 12:30 PM
Picnic follows.
The Workshop Wednesday seminar this week will be Raspberries-Growing Tips and Hints.
The speaker will be Katie Behrens.
Workshop Wednesdays are presented by the Highway’s End Farmers’ Market each week.
The hour long seminars are free and begin at 1:00 P.M. on the market grounds.
John Hudson is trying to contact Roy Bowdre try e-mail . Call 1-706-259-8942.
School reunion coming up?
Thanks John Hudson
The Delta Public Health Center is holding a Women’s Health Clinic on Tuesday July 27 and Wednesday July 28. The Nurse Practitioner from Fairbanks Regional Public Health Center will be providing the exams and appointments will be required.
The Women’s Health Clinic is intended for women and teens that have difficulty accessing health care due to lack of health insurance or have other barriers. Fees for service will be based on a sliding scale for Pap smears and exams. No one will be refused service if unable to pay.
Screenings for Chlamydia and gonorrhea by urine sample and blood testing for HIV and syphilis will also be available at no charge. These screenings are available to both women and men. All testing is confidential.
For more information or to schedule an appointment at the Women’s Health Clinic, call the Delta Public Health Center at 895-4292.
Submitted by Rachelle Hill RN BSN
FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska – Motorists on the Richardson Highway between Fairbanks and Delta Junction may encounter convoys of military vehicles for the remainder of the summer.
Officials expect the convoys – some of them consisting of large groups of vehicles upon Alaska Department of Transportation approval – to be on the highway beginning July 9 through October. Their maximum speed is 45 miles per hour.
The convoys are instructed to travel in groups no longer than 200 feet long and to allow space for passing vehicles to get in.
Coordination will be made with the Alaska Department of Transportation. Drivers are instructed to pull over when more than five vehicles are stacked up behind them when there is a safe spot to do so.
All civilian motorists are asked to pass the convoys with caution.
Linda Douglass
Public Affairs Officer
(907)353-6701
Anchorage, Alaska – July 7, 2010 – Identity theft is an ever-increasing threat to all consumers, but many don’t think about the threat to their kids.
Children, teenagers and some young adults make particularly good targets because:
- They have “unblemished” credit records, or often no credit history at all.
- Once their identity is stolen, it can go undetected for months—if not years.
- They are likely to be unaware of identity theft signs.
What can parents to do protect their teens and pre-teens? Better Business Bureau serving Alaska, Oregon and Western Washington offers these tips:
- Ask questions when personal information is requested. Schools, athletic teams, extracurricular activities and pediatric offices routinely request children’s Social Security numbers or birth certificates for registration purposes. Before providing ask: Is this required? Who will have access to the information and how will it be stored? If you do not like the answers, don’t provide the data.
- Securely store Social Security cards. Don’t carry your child’s Social Security card in your wallet or purse and do not permit your teen to do so.
- Identify ID card troubles. Advise teens to avoid listing Social Security numbers on student IDs and other forms of identification.
- Teach financial wisdom. When a teen opens their first checking account or applies for their first credit card, discuss safeguarding checks and bank account numbers. Show them how to monitor accounts for suspicious activities. Advise teens to only carry what is absolutely necessary in wallets or purses.
- Advise of phone phonies. Talk to teens about not giving out personal and financial information in response to phone calls, telemarketers, text messages and e-mails from unknown individuals or businesses.
- Instruct on Internet safety. Stress the importance of not divulging personal information, phone numbers and addresses to online acquaintances through e-mails and on social networking sites. Help them review privacy settings.
- Discuss safeguarding strategies before kids leave the nest. Talk about dorm and apartment storage and how to avoid “prying eyes” of roommates, friends and visitors.
- Check credit reports annually for free. Visit http://www.annualcreditreport.com/ .
- Teach teens to shred unneeded personal documents. At BBB’s free Secure Your ID Day, Shred Alaska will shred up to three file boxes or grocery bags of paper per person.
Saturday, July 17 in Soldotna: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Wells Fargo, 44552 Sterling Highway, Soldotna, AK 99669
Saturday, Oct. 23 in Anchorage: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Visit www.alaska.bbb.org/secure-your-id for more ID theft prevention event information.
FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska – Fort Wainwright will celebrate the 70th anniversary of Ladd Army Airfield with an open house July 17.
The gates will open to the public at 10 a.m. allowing an opportunity to view various displays of military equipment and interact with the men and women in uniform who operate that equipment, many of whom have recently returned from deployments.
Agencies involved in open house include the Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security; Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation; Directorate of Emergency Services; Directorate of Logistics; 16th Combat Aviation Brigade; 1/25 Stryker Brigade Combat Team; Air Force and Bureau of Land Management.
BLM’s Alaska Fire Service will do a Convair 580 simulated retardant drop (water) and a Smokejumpers demonstration and display.
The history of Ladd Army Airfield will be featured at Hangar 1, the first hangar constructed on the field in 1940, and a few WWII military staff cars and vehicles will also be displayed.
Mike Hunt of Anchorage, an original WWII Lend Lease ferry pilot, will be present for interviews and questions.
In addition to the aircraft a DVD presentation will trace the history of the building of Ladd Airfield and numerous photographs, drawings, posters and pamphlets will be on display.
Retired Air Force Col. Bill McDonald will display his collection of vintage military aviator uniforms and equipment.
Numerous modern day military and civilian aircraft from throughout Alaska will also be on static display for spectator viewing.
There will also be displays of emergency equipment and a military working dog demonstration provided by the Directorate of Emergency Services.
Both Badger Gate and post’s main gate will be open. Parking will be at buildings 2116 and 2118 on Montgomery Road and shuttles will run every 15 minutes to the event site. Disabled parking is at Building 1562.
Linda Douglass
Public Affairs Officer
(907)353-6701
The winner of last week’s mystery photo is Abigail Ruse
We had 16 correct entries last week.
Mikaila Oliver submitted her guess and was entered into the drawing for this week and this is what she had to say about the photo. The mystery photo this week is the Pepper Man on the new Taquitos sign. I know this because my Grandpa at Clearwater Signs painted it and I helped put it up.
Abigail will receive a gift certificate from the Buffalo Center Drive-In, courtesy of John and Linda Sloan
Independence Day is a national holiday marked by patriotic displays. Similar to other summer-themed events, Independence Day celebrations often take place outdoors. Independence Day is a federal holiday, so all non-essential federal institutions (like the postal service and federal courts) are closed on that day. Many politicians make it a point on this day to appear at a public event to praise the nation’s heritage, laws, history, society, and people.
Families often celebrate Independence Day by hosting or attending a picnic or barbecue and take advantage of the day off and, in some years, long weekend to gather with relatives. Decorations (e.g., streamers, balloons, and clothing) are generally colored red, white, and blue, the colors of the American flag. Parades often are in the morning, while fireworks displays occur in the evening at such places as parks, fairgrounds, or town squares.
Independence Day fireworks are often accompanied by patriotic songs such as the national anthem “The Star-Spangled Banner”, “God Bless America”, “America the Beautiful”, “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee”, “This Land Is Your Land”, “Stars and Stripes Forever”, and, regionally, “Yankee Doodle” in northeastern states and “Dixie” in southern states. Some of the lyrics recall images of the Revolutionary War or the War of 1812.
Firework shows are held in many states, and many fireworks are sold for personal use or as an alternative to a public show. Safety concerns have led some states to ban fireworks or limit the sizes and types allowed. Illicit traffic transfers many fireworks from less restrictive states.
A salute of one gun for each state in the United States, called a “salute to the union,” is fired on Independence Day at noon by any capable military base.
For more information see Wikipedia.
Delta’s Highway’s End Farmers’ Market presents their Workshop Wednesday calendar for July. These popular hour long seminars are held on the farmers market grounds each Wednesday at 1:00 P.M. There are no charges or fees to attend.
July 7th: Composting with Worms: Learn about raising red wiggler worms that will compost your family’s food waste and make rich garden soil. Each participant will make their own composting box and be supplied with worms. Speaker: Taylor Maida, Cooperative Extension Service.
July 14th: Raspberries-Growing Tips and Hints: Growing raspberries in Delta Junction. Speaker: Katie Behrens.
July 21st: Exhibiting your Crops at the Deltana Fair: Roxie Dinstel from the Cooperative Extension Service will show you how to get your crops (vegetables and grains) ready for the fair – hints for complying with the rules will enable you to better display them and probably win more prizes.
July 28th: Pruning Lilacs: Forester Bruce Swaim will demonstrate how to prune your lilac bushes for better growth and flower production. Participants will be offered the opportunity to prune the lilac bushes at the Visitor’s Center. Pruning shears will be provided, but you are encouraged to bring your own. Participants will meet at the market site and walk across the street to the Visitor’s Center as a group.
* Alaska Salsa Festival/July 22-25
* Where: Hotel Captain Cook – Anchorage Alaska
* Competition and Performances!
* Beginner Dance Classes
* Advanced Dance Workshops
See the website for more information and registeration
Call (907)336-0333
Dear Editor:
I wish to thank so many in the Delta Community who made the Tea at the Sullivan Roadhouse and Garden a successful fundraiser for two very worthy causes; the Delta Senior Housing Project and the preservation and maintenance of the Sullivan Roadhouse and garden. The event raised $900! 85% or $765 will be donated to the Deltana Community Services Partnership for the Delta Senior Housing Project. The remaining 15% or $135 will be given to the Chamber for the Sullivan Roadhouse.
First of all, thank you to the Delta Chamber of Commerce for allowing us to use the Roadhouse which created the nicest atmosphere for the tea. Much appreciation goes to John and Linda Sloan for letting us use the drive-in kitchen to prepare the tea sandwiches and use some of their space in their awesome walk- in cooler!
Acacia Floral sold the tickets for us and donated beautiful flowers that filled a teapot and tea cup that were used to decorate some of the tables. Lisa and Bridget, I truly appreciate your support and generosity.
Whitestone Farms donated flowering plants from the greenhouse to fill our pots used for door prizes. The ladies loved them, Kevin! Thank you.
Thanks to Audrey Murphy who gave us two lovely crocheted doilies that she made to include among our door prizes; so “very tea!” The winners were delighted, Audrey.
I am always impressed by the positive, willingness to serve attitudes of our Delta students and this time was no exception. Young ladies from the Delta High School National Honor Society and Fort Greely National Junior Honor Society happily came to the tea, dressed up, ready to serve. Not one of them complained about going back and forth to the drive-in kitchen to pick up food while it rained that day. They carefully carried covered tiered trays and delivered them to the tea ladies. Upon uncovering the trays, many ooh’s and ah’s were expressed at the presentation. Stacey and Valerie Krepel, Shana Wilburn, Samantha Trainor, Katy Dighton, Kari Olsen and Thea Levinson impressed all the ladies with their kindness and caring attitudes. Great job!
We were also blessed with the musical talents of Rachelle Stebbins who played beautiful music on the old piano at the Sullivan, as she accompanied flutist, Valerie Krepel with tea music. It was a very special touch that everyone enjoyed.
Linda Mereness came dressed in a wonderful tea outfit and hat and greeted people at the door. It was so good to have you there, Linda and you looked absolutely stunning! Thank you so much for helping.
Christy, Lou Ann and Carol you guys are the best! Thank you from my heart for providing china, silverware, linens, serving pieces and donating and preparing all of the tea food and treats with me. I could not have done it without you. Your talents and creativity and willingness to serve means so much to me. Thank you!
Lastly, I’d like to thank all of the people in the Delta Community who came to the tea. Your generosity and support is very much appreciated by all of us. By the way ladies, those tea hats were great!
Until our next tea,
Kathy Trim
The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) was a forerunner of the United States Air Force. Created on July 2, 1926 as part of the United States Army, it was also the predecessor of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), established in 1941. Although abolished as an organization in 1942, the Air Corps (AC) remained as a branch of the Army until 1947.
The Air Corps was created by the United States Congress from the Air Service largely as a compromise between advocates of a separate air arm and those of the Army high command who viewed the aviation arm as an auxiliary branch to support the ground forces. Although its members worked to promote the concept of airpower and an autonomous air force between 1926 and 1941, as a branch of the Army (similar to the Signal Corps or Quartermaster Corps) its primary purpose by Army policy remained support of ground forces rather than independent operations.
On March 1, 1935, still struggling with the issue of a separate air arm, the Army activated the General Headquarters Air Force (GHQ Air Force), a command element conceived in 1924 and inactive since its creation in 1933, for centralized control of aviation combat units within the continental United States. GHQ Air Force reported directly to the Chief of Staff of the Army until November 19, 1940, when it became subordinate to Army General Headquarters (Army GHQ) after that headquarters was activated. The separation of the Air Corps from control of its combat units caused problems of unity of command that became more acute as the Air Corps enlarged in preparation for World War II. This was resolved by the creation of the Army Air Forces on June 20, 1941, when both the Air Corps and GHQ Air Force (renamed Air Force Combat Command) became subordinate to a new higher echelon.
The Air Corps ceased to be an administrative organization on March 9, 1942. It remained as a branch of the Army until 1947, however, and the overwhelming majority of personnel assigned to the AAF were members of the Air Corps.
Information has been taken from Wikipedia.
To read more about the United States Army Air Corp see Wikipedia