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For those who might not have known, Starkeyville got its first in
rememberance an ice jam flood. In the past, the dry sloughs have taken the
water, and we simply rolled up our pant legs; not so this time. Last known time
of flooding on this plain was the '68 flood. It was quite the surprise for all
of us.
Ice jams downstream didn't allow these sloughs to empty into the Little Salcha,
so everything simply backed up. From Sun AM through Thurs AM, we averaged 23" of
water; appeared to crest Tues pm at 33-36". The current was around 5-7 mph; at
23" it was around 2-3 mph.
Steve G. was kind enough to let us borrow a canoe once we got a few supplies
stashed on the other side for evacuation, to include pet goodies and gear. We
cruised the neighborhood and placed high water marks where we safely could
manage, and actually had to run some non-residents out of there about the time
the water was cresting. He ate with us, and I got him ferryed out before dark.
To my knowledge, the Piledriver area was unaffected, but monitored.
I would like to make it known that thru this time, Rob and Val Weathers were on
the beat with the rest of the Salcha Rescue crew, knowing their own place was
being flooded. As a cooperative weather observer, I kept both the local command
and my NOAA folks apprised of our situation; it brought them some comfort
knowing that someone was at least on watch while they carried out their
community duties. They are to be applauded; Rob is also very proud of the way
the rest of the team handled itself through this period.
We currently have diesel and sewage contamination in the neighborhood; the large
volume of water flushed a lot of it downstream. Viltrakis' and Weathers' have
crawl space damage; we fear the Taylor's place is pretty serious, as he
sustained 18" of water in his older log home. Stalhnecker is okay; haven't
gotten over to visit yet, other than to learn he went to the roof, given the
strength of the current, as he received the full brunt of the river where it
breeched. We, Nutter's, and Chuck's place are fine. Our high water mark was
just below the bottom of our kitchen step, with another 16" of freeboard before
ADIOS. Water testing and septic pumping is pending along with assessment.
Guess it's time to have the hydrologist update the topography. The Tanana did a
sneaky pete on us.
Margie
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:37:02 -0700 (PDT)
From: LONE DOLPHIN <onelonedolphin@yahoo.com>
Subject: TROOPER SANDS INFO NEEDED
To: bystedtc@yahoo.com
ALOHA CHRIS!
I LIVE IN SALCHA, I AM A GRANDMOTHER AND HAVE A DISABILITY. LAST SAT {19 AUG
07}I HAD A RUN IN WITH TROOPER SANDS IN MY OWN YARD WHICH BLEW MY MIND!! AS I
WAS RETURNING FROM A WEDDING UP IN THE CHENA RIDGE AREA I FOUND MYSELF
SURROUNDED BY ABOUT A DOZEN YOUNG GUYS IN CAMOUFLAGED UNIFORMS WITH AUTOMATIC
RIFLES COCKED AIMED AT ME AND SHOUTING AT ME...ACCUSATIONS ABOUT BEING A
TERRORIST...
THERE WAS THIS OTHER GUY IN A RED T-SHIRT & JEANS ALSO INVOLVED WHO CLAIMS TO
BE A TROOPER BUT NEVER IDENTIFIED HIMSELF UNTIL AFTER HE WAS IN
MY YARD AND AFTER TROOPER SANDS ARRIVED AT LEAST 5 MINS
AFTER I PARKED MY TRUCK & GOT OUT TO REMOVE MY GUITAR ETC TO GO INSIDE
MY HOME ...
WHEN I TOLD THEM THEY WERE TRESPASSING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY & THAT I WAS GOING
TO CALL AST IF THEY DID NOT CEASE & DESIST ONE OF THEM SHOUTED AT ME WITH AN
ATTITUDE THAT THEY'D ALREADY CALLED AST!
WHEN A REAL TROOPER CAR FINALLY SHOWED UP IN MY YARD IT WAS TROOPER
SANDS...THEY COERCED ME AND INTIMIDATED ME INTO BLOWING INTO THEIR SILLY LITTLE
MACHINE & CLAIMED I WAS "OVER THE LEGAL LIMIT FOR ALCOHOL" AFTER BEING THROWN
DOWN ON THE GROUND AND BADLY BRUISED, I WAS HAULED INTO FAI TO JAIL.FOR "DUI".
THEN THEY HAULED MY TRUCK INTO TOWN TO THE IMPOUND YARD WHICH ADVERTISES IN THE
GCI YELLOW PAGES THAT THEY TAKE CREDIT CARDS FOR PAYMENT, HOWEVER THE IMPOUND
YARD REFUSED THE CREDIT CARD AND IT TOOK AN EXTRA TWO DAYS TO GET THE CASH UP TO
GET MY TRUCK OUT WHICH COST AN ADDITIONAL FIFTY DOLLARS!!
I'M APPALLED AT THE WAY I WAS TREATED AND HOW MY CIVIL AND ADA RIGHTS HAVE
BEEN VIOLATED...I HAVE TO GO TO COURT 1 OCT 07 AND HOPE YOUR SITUATION CAN SHED
SOME LIGHT ON MY OWN...MAYBE EVEN GET THIS THING THROWN OUT OF COURT AS WELL AS
SOME RESTITUTION FROM THE STATE CONSIDERING THE STEEP COSTS OF BAIL AND
IMPOUND!!
I'VE NEVER HAD ANYTHING OF THIS KIND HAPPEN TO ME IN MY NEARLY 50 YEARS OF
BEING ON THE FACE OF THIS PLANET & I AM WONDERING WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU AND IF MY
ATTY CAN GLEAN ANY INFO FROM YOUR SITUATION SINCE IT IS APPARENT THERE ARE
FALSEHOODS IN THE REPORT FILED BY SANDS ABOUT ME.
SANDS IS LOW MAN ON THE TOTEM POLE AS WELL AS THIS OTHER GUY, MONIGOLD SINCE
THEY WERE RECRUITS IN 2005...MY BODY IS BRUISED AS A RESULT OF THEIR ROUGH
TREATMENT OF ME. SINCE I DO NOT TRUST THE PUBLIC DEFENDERS TO HAVE MY BEST
INTEREST AT HEART OR TO STAND UP FOR MY CIVIL RIGHTS OR MY RIGHTS AS A DISABLED
PERSON I'VE HAD NO OTHER OPTION BUT TO HIRE MY OWN ATTY...AS YOU KNOW THIS IS
COSTLY & ON MY DISABILITY INCOME I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD FOOD/HOUSING/BILLS
ETC FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS!!
ON TOP OF THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO LEAVE ALASKA FOR HAWAII FOR ENROLLMENT IN
THE UNIVERSITY THERE BY NOW!! HOWEVER, NOW I'VE HAD TO DEFER MY ENROLLMENT
INDEFINITELY SINCE I'M EMBROILED IN THIS LEGAL CRAP. NO ONE IDENTIFIED
THEMSELVES AS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS UNTIL AFTER THEY WERE IN MY YARD HERE IN
SALCHA...
THEY TOWED MY TRUCK, THREW ME INTO A FILTHY 6X6 ROOM WITH 6-7 OTHER WOMEN
WHERE WE WERE EXPECTED TO SLEEP ON THE FLOOR, SO NOW I'M SICK ON TOP OF
EVERYTHING ELSE DUE TO THE NATURE OF MY DISABILITY COMPROMISING MY IMMUNE SYSTEM
& BEING EXPOSED TO GOD ONLY KNOWS WHAT IN THAT ETERNALLY LONG 12 HOUR PERIOD IN
THAT FILTHY LITTLE ROOM...WHAT REALLY FROSTS ME IS THAT I WAS RETURNING FROM A
TROOPERS WEDDING WHERE I WAS INVITED TO DO THE MUSIC BUT WHEN I GOT THERE THEY'D
HIRED SOMEONE ELSE WITHOUT TELLING ME!!! I FEEL SET UP SINCE THEY WERE THE ONES
POURING DRINKS!!
YOU CAN EMAIL ME BACK OR CALL ME AT HOME AT THE NUMBER I LEFT ON YOUR ANS
MACHINE YESTERDAY EVE. I BELIEVE ALASKA IS NOT UNDER MARTIAL LAW AT THIS TIME SO
I FAIL TO UNDERSTAND WHY THE AIR FORCE POLICE WERE INVOLVED AT ALL SINCE I LIVE
12 MILES OUT OF THEIR JURISDICTION...I HAVE EVIDENCE OF SANDS LYING IN MY COPY
OF HIS "INCIDENT REPORT" AND I FIGURED YOU MIGHT WANT A COPY FOR YOUR ATTY...LET
ME KNOW HOW WE CAN GET TOGETHER SO I CAN GET A COPY TO YOU...I THINK OUR ATTY'S
SHOULD TALK TO EACH OTHER!
IF THIS IS HOW THEY ARE GOING TO TREAT A DISABLED GRANMA WHO'S SACRIFICED THE
"NORMAL" USE OF MY BODY FOR AMERICA AND THE WORLD BY WORKING FOR BOEING AND THE
FAA AS A CIVILIAN ON INDEPENDENT CONTRACTS TO MAKE COMMERCIAL JETS QUIETER ON
DEPARTURE AND TAKEOFF IT MAKES ME WONDER WHEN ALASKA CAME UNDER MARTIAL LAW!!
THE WAY I WAS TREATED WAS EGREGIOUS!!
COURSE THE THREE MAIN THINGS I'M SUPPOSED TO AVOID BY DR'S ORDERS ARE:
STRESS, SLEEP DISTURBANCE, AND COLD I CAN TELL YOU I'VE NOT HAD A DECENT
NIGHT'S SLEEP FOR NEARLY A WEEK AS OF TODAY NOT TO MENTION THE STRESS LEVEL HAS
AFFECTED MY HEART CONDITION AS WELL AS EVERYTHING ELSE!!
LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU SOON AND I'D LOVE TO TALK TO YOU IN
PERSON SOMEHOW SO AS TO KEEP INFORMATION FROM GETTING INTO THE WRONG HANDS THE
WAY ALL COMMUNICATIONS VIA EMAIL AND PHONE ARE MONITORED BY THE GOV'T. I HAVE
INSIDE INFORMATION ON THAT AS I AM A CARETAKER FOR A MAJOR AT EIELSON AFB!
MAHOLO FOR YOUR INFO ON THE SALCHA WEB SITE!!
DIANA AUSTIN
ONELONEDOLPHIN@YAHOO.COM
Army eyes
Alaska expansion
Howdy,
I know some of you are familiar with the presence of the new Cold Climate
Research Facility up at the U.
Moreah and I attended the Cold Climate construction seminar down in Delta
this past Saturday; the website is a product of the speaker's efforts over
the years.
I hope and encourage you to share this website; the need for sustainable,
affordable housing in the Fairbanks area is needed like it never has been
before. There's some GOOD STUFF here. We learned a lot.
The Alaska Building Manual for AFHC has been updated in 2006, so give it a
look as well.
Enjoy!
http://www.uaf.edu/ces/faculty/seifert/
Margie
Subject: #90 on
your phone IMPORTANT
PASS ON TO EVERYONE YOU
KNOW
I received a telephone call
last evening from an
individual identifying
himself as an AT&T Service
technician (could also be
Telus) who was conducting a
test on the telephone
lines. He stated that to
complete the test I should
touch nine( 9 ), zero( 0
), the pound sign ( # ),
and then hang up. Luckily,
I was suspicious and
refused. Upon contacting
the telephone company, I was
informed that by
Pushing 90#, you give the
requesting individual full
access to your telephone
line, which enables them to
place long distance calls
billed to your home phone
number.
I was further informed that
this scam has been
originating from many local
jails/prisons
DO NOT press 90# for
ANYONE ! The GTE Security
Department requested that I
share this information with
EVERYONE I KNOW.
After checking with Verizon
they said it was true, so do
not dial 90#
for anyone! PLEASE HIT THAT
FORWARD BUTTON AND PASS THIS
ON.
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Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 21:37:05 -0800
From: MDSchwartz <kewlynx@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: MDSchwartz <kewlynx@hotmail.com>
Subject: Another No on Fire Service
To: sfa@salcha.org
This is the dialogue I had with my insurance company:
Hi,
I am a current policy holder with your company.
Currently, the Salcha community near Eielson AFB does not have fire service
(zip 99714). Due to a rash of fires throughout this winter, the push is on once
again for us to organize a volunteer fire service, in addition to our already
in-place ambulance service as Salcha Rescue.
For the sake of argument, some folks believe that our insurance rates would
drop. I am not one of them. The other side of that is that our property values
would go up exponentially, given that service, and that our insurance premiums
would reflect this as well.
Most of us feel that with only a volunteer crew, as opposed to a crew in-
station, that the response times would be as marginalized as medical response
times, in that there might not be enough members responding to adequately and
effectively do nothing more than to prevent any further spreading of a fire.
I have also had a fellow Salchan point out that if his structure were only
partially burned, that the insurance company would only pay for damages
incurred, which would fall very short of what it would cost this day and age to
replace and bring up to code. Some clarification here would be very helpful.
This is a rather impassioned discussion, and there will be a petition
circulating in our community to sign yes or no for some kind of fire service in
the Salcha area.
If you would be so kind as to provide us with some accurate consumer
information, this would be vastly appreciated. I am only QUITE aware that you
have several customers with home insurance in the Salcha area.
Thank you kindly in advance.
**Their reply to my query:
Margie,
My name is Cathy X. and I am the Personal Lines Manager for X. Insurance
Company. I am not in any way an authority on the issues you have addressed nor
am I a consumer advisor. You have some valid points to be considered in your
community's research into the feasibility of organizing a volunteer fire
service. I can tell you that a recognized fire department whether volunteer or
not, can make a difference in a homeowner's insurance premium but there are
many factors that determine what the possible savings to the homeowner would or
could be.
For instance the distance to the Fire Station from the home or the Protection
Class assigned to the Fire Station can be a deciding factor in the premium
difference. It would be advisable for you to contact another volunteer Fire
Department in your area to see what they had to do to organize a recognized
Fire Department and what rating they were given and how their homeowners were
affected by the additions of a Fire Department to their area. Very possibly a
licensed insurance agent could give you the name of a Fire Department or you
could contact ISO (Insurance Services Office) in New York to see if they can
shed some light on your questions regarding a volunteer fire station. ISO web
site is: www.isomitigation.com
As for the question of Insurance to value or replacement cost, here again I
would suggest you contact a licensed insurance agent in your general vicinity
and discuss the different types of coverage available to homeowners and how
replacement cost is determined to keep up with costs of construction as they
inflate each year.
It may also be a good idea to check the web site for the Division of Insurance
for Alaska to see if they can give you any more detailed advice.
It suffices to say, a good Fire Department can be the difference between a
partial fire loss and a total fire loss to a homeowner.
I hope I have been of some assistance.
So, I have gone to www.isomitigation.com, and found it's both interesting and
informative. I thought this to be particular to be aware of if you are thinking
about signing that petition:
TAKEN FROM THE ISOMITIGATION.COM website
The PPCTM Evaluation Process
To determine a community's Public Protection Classification (PPCTM), ISO
conducts a field survey. Expert ISO staff visit the community to observe and
evaluate features of the fire-protection systems. Using a manual called the
Fire Suppression Rating Schedule (FSRS), ISO objectively evaluates three major
areas:
a.. fire alarm and communications systems
A review of the fire alarm system accounts for 10% of the total
classification. The review focuses on the community's facilities and support
for handling and dispatching fire alarms.
b.. the fire department
A review of the fire department accounts for 50% of the total classification.
ISO focuses on a fire department's first-alarm response and initial attack to
minimize potential loss. Here, ISO reviews such items as engine companies,
ladder or service companies, distribution of fire stations and fire companies,
equipment carried on apparatus, pumping capacity, reserve apparatus, department
personnel, and training.
c.. the water supply
A review of the water-supply system accounts for 40% of the total
classification. ISO reviews the water supply a community uses to determine the
adequacy for fire-suppression purposes. We also consider hydrant size, type,
and installation, as well as the inspection frequency and condition of fire
hydrants.
After completing the field survey, ISO analyzes the data and calculates a PPC.
The grading then undergoes a quality review. The community will receive a
notification letter identifying the new PPC. ISO also provides a hydrant-flow
summary sheet, along with the classification details and improvement
statements. The classification details summarize each subcategory and indicate
the total points the community earned. The improvement statements indicate the
performance needed to receive full credit for the specific item in the
Schedule, as well as the quantity actually provided. /quote.
**This is something I had a bit of a debate over several years ago when the
fire department issue had been discussed was the lack of infrastructure, and
what it would take to make all this feasible. Okay, so where are we going to
pump water from at -30F without having to travel back to one or two locations
to do so?
How much equipment/buildings/manpower, ad nausem do we need? This also goes
without considering training, requalification costs, and overall upkeep of
equipment, facilities, and insurance.
Really, are we being asked to write a blank check for all of this? Again?
There is also a gross disparity as to who would benefit from fire protection
and who would not. For example, if you live on the back side of Harding Lake or
up on Salchaket Heights, or any point between Midway Lodge and the Richardson
Roadhouse (which is the end of Salcha Rescue's service area), or even up the
Salcha River, there is truly not a snowball's chance in hell of enjoying fire
protection while you pay through the nose for it. Yes, all of these areas
mentioned are within the Fairbanks North Star Borough as taxable properties,
mentioned as a courtesy to you new people out in the Salcha area.
As I had mentioned about my visit to the DNR office in another post for a burn
permit, the customer ahead of me was quite upset that his home insurance
company insisted that he was serviced by the Steese Fire Department, and not
the University Fire Department. From what I gathered, this made his homeowner's
insurance higher that it would be under the University fire service
jurisdiction.
The clerk was able to pull up his parcel account to see which service area the
Borough had designated his property to be assigned, and it was to the
University fire service area.
Given the reply from my insurance company, and the disparity the aforementioned
homeowner has with his insurance coverage rate between the University and
Steese Fire Service areas, I got the following information, with an Insurance
Class Rating of "1" being the highest/best:
Fairbanks Fire Dept, rating of 1 University Fire Dept, rating of 2 North
Pole Fire Dept, rating of 3
Steese Fire Dept rating of 8- that's right, 8. And per their admin assistant,
who was kind enough to return my call, they are trying to get themselves
plumbed up to a 6. That's still quite a far cry from the other three department
ratings.
SO, give the www.isomitigation.com website a look.
And for cryin' out loud you guys, get some flippin' insurance. It ain't going
to bankrupt you.
Da schmuck With a Truck
And I forgot
to mention that somebody stole the totem pole out side the Midway Lodge,
Saturday night also. The same thieves?
Anybody
spotted a trailer with a picnic table and a totem pole?
Yvonne
Okay, there has to be
someone out there that knows something. First, the beautiful Salcha
sign that was stolen right after it was put up, the fuel tank from the
fairgrounds, and now the picnic table. We personally have had two
thefts. They stole the cache at the end of our driveway and last week I
noticed all of my big tomato planters had been taken. The stealing out
here is getting ridiculous. We can only hope they catch the ones
responsible and they get what's coming to them. I hope someday they have
something taken from them that means something and they'll know how it
feels.
It was a
great day when we learned that Leroy Ellison was making a beautiful
picnic table as a donation to the seniors to be raffled off in an
effort to collect some money to pay the fuel bill for the senior
building.
He
delivered it to the seniors on Friday morning and we all were standing
around admiring this beautiful golden log picnic table.
Well,
guess what, some lowlife individual/s stole it Saturday night. Picnic
table and the trailer it was loaded on
If you by
chance know somebody who added a golden picnic table to their yard or if
you seen it somewhere or maybe even noticed that somebody was driving
around with it on the highway since Saturday night please call the
troopers or the senior center 488-1606 or Phyllis Stern 488-1664.
Yvonne
-----Original
Message-----
From: The Old Relics [mailto:twooldrelics@gci.net]
Sent: Sunday, June 04,
2006 5:09 PM
To: Sue Rossing; Cynthia
Jeffries; Candy Smith; Yvonne Leavitt
Subject: table
Our picnic table
that we were raffling off and the trailer it was on were stolen last
night.
>From: "Wally Leavitt" <leavittw@ptialaska.net>
>Subject: Salcha News
>Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 12:43:29 -0800
>
>Dear Friends and neighbors
>The collections of signatures for the Salcha Fire Protection petition
>are in full swing. Volunteers are going door to door to collect them. If
>you noticed that nobody has knocked on your door yet and you would like
>to sign the petition, please call Ed Keep Barnes 488 5336 or Donna Price
>488 4449 or myself 488 4785 and someone will assist you. You can also
>find the petition at the Knotty Shop, just ask for it. Tomorrow,
>Saturday, Donna and Ed will be at the Salcha Lodge collecting
>signatures.
>
>The seniors have a huge yard sale coming up June 2. 3 and 4. If you
>would like to have a preview, we are looking for volunteers to help set
>up May 29-June 1 and also to take it down June 5. If you have something
>to donate to the yard sale you can take it down to the Sr Center and
>leave it outside on the deck if nobody is there.
>Phyllis Stern and Rhonda Prucell are the ones who's most active in
>putting all this together but Tom Stern is in the hospital for heart
>surgery this weekend so please keep them in your prayers. Sharon
>Morrison 488-2512, Carolyn Lincoln 488-5791 or myself 488 4785 would be
>the ones to call for info about the yard sale.
>The seniors are not just for "old people". If you would like to support
>the seniors for $8/year membership you are most welcome to do so. The
>seniors are the only organization with a newsletter that's being sent
>out every month with a lot of useful information on what's going on in
>our community. We are always looking for volunteers for numerous things
>to do.
>Right now we are looking for people that can go to town once a month to
>get the food boxes from the food bank. You go to the food bank at 9AM on
>a Saturday morning and they load it for you and then drive the load to
>the Senior Center where there will be people to unload. If we get 12
>people it will be one trip/year. The only thing is that you need to use
>a pickup truck or van to do it. It's around 30 boxes that need to fit.
>Call Sharon Morrison 488-2512 if you are able and willing.
>
>Don't forget the Salcha Fair, June 23, 24 and 25. It will be loads of
>fun and activities so plan on spending some time at the Fairgrounds.
>
>Have fun
>Yvonne
>Wally and Yvonne Leavitt
>5394 Ingrid Drive
>Salcha, AK 99714
Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 21:46:36 -0500
From: Kristi Skocpol-Saleh <ristik2@comcast.net>
Reply-To: Kristi Skocpol-Saleh <ristik2@comcast.net>
Subject: Hello from Texas and a Future Salcha Resident
To: mmills@salcha.org
Dear Morrie Mills,
Hi, my name is Kristi. My husband and I are in the process of purchasing
property on Peregrine Road. We will be moving from Texas to Alaska with our
son in 2008 (after I finish school); however, we will be spending our next two
summers in Alaska. I have many questions about Salcha...we are buying the
property sight unseen. I absolutely love your website; it has provided me a
way to get the know the city and its residents...thank you.
Would you be available and willing to talk to me sometime about Salcha? I will
call you because of the long distance or you can call me at 214-883-0475.
Thank you for your time,
Kristi Skocpol-Saleh
Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 23:38:29 EDT
From: Caelma2006@aol.com
Reply-To: Caelma2006@aol.com
Subject: For the open forum
To: sfa@salcha.org
My husband and I may be moving to your area and if there's anyone who has
time to email us and tell us all about Salcha, we'd sure appreciate it.
Caelma2006@aol.com
This letter is in response to
Mrs. Kimberly’s recent assault on members of the Salcha community. In this
letter, Mrs. Kimberly invites anyone to dispute her claims if they can. Well,
that is exactly what I intend to do, not only with the response, but also
verbally to members of our small tight knit community.
- Maybe the lack of mention from
the Newsminer for the woman that lost everything in the fire was due to the
fact that she was out of town when it happened, and as she had only lived in
the community for a few short months, not a lot was known about her.
- As Mrs. Kimberly mentioned, she
has lived in the community for 18 years. At no point during this time has
Salcha had fire service, which I am sure she was aware of. So why was she so
surprised that she could have lost everything if the fire had spread? She
should be happy to learn that there is a petition in the works to remedy
this situation, so that in the future, neighbors will not have to experience
the horror and helplessness that she felt that day.
- As far as the owner of the Knotty
Shop bribing bystanders with free ice cream to help her haul out inventory.
If I was in Crissy’s situation, alone and scared, with no one to help me, I
only hope that I would have the foresight to seek help in any way possible.
- How is Mrs. Kimberly sure why
Ralph and Crissy had their picture taken in front of the burned out home?
Did she ask them? Maybe they wanted to be able to show their young son,
later in life, what had happened to the home where he was born and raised.
For that matter, what business is it of anyone why? One thing that she
conveniently left out was that this was the home that Ralph and Crissy lived
in and raised their family in for four years, having just moved out a mere
three months prior to this tragedy.
- As for why Crissy did not mention
that the woman who was renting the house had cats, maybe in the panic of the
situation, she just was not thinking straight. If she had realized at that
moment that the cats were trapped in the home, I have no doubt that she
would have done everything in her power to rescue them. Knowing Crissy to be
a very soft-hearted, caring person, this is something that will weigh on her
mind for a long time in the future, even though nobody in their right mind
could fault her for not thinking of every detail during this difficult
incident.
- Knotty Shop, one of a kind. You
bet it is. When I want a special locally hand-made gift, this is where I and
many others head, because we know that we will have a choice of the finest
available at a price that is fair. When I have company, this is where I take
them to shop for souvenirs. I know that we will be treated with kind,
courteous, friendly respect, not only by the employees, but also by the
owners. This is the way it has been since the shop opened, by the former
owners and the current.
- Mrs. Kimberly wants to know what
the Knotty Shop has done for the community, because she couldn’t think of
anything. Obviously she is not as much in the know as she seems to think she
is. The Knotty Shop has given many of our young and not so young Salcha
citizens a place to work where they did not have to commute for an hour to
do so. This has enabled many people to gain valuable work experience in a
friendly, relaxed environment. I personally can name several such people who
have gone on to other experiences in life. People that value the time that
they spent working here for both the old owners and the new. Thankfully
there are many more good and decent former and current employees then there
are bitter, disgruntled ones. Another way that the Knotty Shop has helped
the community is with donations, many many donations. Here is list of some
of the organizations that have been helped just in the last few years alone.
- 30 Millimeter Club, Eielson AFB
- 353 Moral Club
- 354th Maintenance,
Eielson AFB
- 355 Fighter Squadron, Eielson AFB
- Alaska State Literacy Association
- Alaska Trapper’s Association
- Alpha Battery 4th-11th
S.A. Family Readiness Group, Ft. WW
- Anteon Corp. DOD contractors
support for the 172nd Stryker Brigade, FT. WW
- Arctic Lions Club
- Ben Eielson High School Grad Bash
- Ducks Unlimited
- Eielson Spouses Club
- Far North Christian
- Foxy Ladies Support Group for the
18th Fighter Squadron, Eielson AFB
- Habitat for Humanity
- Monroe Catholic HIPOW
- North Pole Sister City Group
- North Star Council on Aging
- Northrop Grumman, Ft. Greely
- Northstar Volunteer Fire
Department
- Peace Officers Association
- Raven Basketball Team, Ben
Eielson High School
- Raven Football Team, Ben Eielson
High School
-
Salcha Elementary School
-
Salcha Senior Citizens
- Ticasuk Brown Elementary School
I feel deep sympathy for Liz, the
woman that lost her possessions in the recent fire, along with her treasured
feline companions, and truly hope that she is receiving the support she needs.
The fact that someone is using her tragedy as a way to vent their anger and
frustration of completely unrelated issues is appalling and in very bad taste.
In the future, I would recommend that if a person knows not of what they speak,
then perhaps they should refrain from speaking.
Shelly Curtis
I would like to thank Morrie for respecting my impassioned email
enough to print it and I would like to apologize to him for having to endure the
wrath it brought down on his head.
Your website is a wonderful community service and I am truly sorry
for any negative aspects I brought to it by expressing my own personal opinion
of what I have experienced while living out here in Salcha. You do not deserve
to be treated as you have been by those that don't appreciate my opinion or
agree with it.
I do like the 'new' addition to your site and hopefully others can
discuss and express themselves about this community and how they think they
might better it.
I certainly agree with you that,' if you aren't part of the cure,
you are part of the problem'.
I would also like to tell all the business owners in Salcha that
do contribute to this community that my family appreciate your efforts and
we will support you by bringing our business to you.
And before I end this I would also like to say thanks to all of you
who supported me with emails, cards and nice phone calls. It really helps to
know that I am not alone out there.
So, Morrie, again I am truly sorry for anything this very
impassioned, frustrated, grieving, menopausal woman might have done to bring
down the wrath from above on your head.
Thank you for letting me express myself, again, but with a whole
different tone.
Always your neighbor,
Jan Kimberly |
