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Posts by Sophia Desalvo

2021 Statewide Yup’ik Spelling Bee Included Iñupiat Spellers for the First Time

By Sophia Desalvo | April 27, 2021
Children sitting in chairs spaced out wearing masks.

This year’s Yup’ik Statewide Spelling Bee for Beginners included Iñupiat spellers for the first time. Fourth grader Kopeck Kaitlyn Alston from Brevig Mission earned first place.

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Kawerak Inc. Looking to Expand Nome Recycling Efforts

By Sophia Desalvo | April 19, 2021 | 1
2015 e-Waste Pickup in Nome

Kawerak brought in the Zender Environmental Health and Research Group to conduct a feasibility study for the potential project, a concrete step toward building a sustainable future in Nome.

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Aaron Burmeister: “My goal is to bring the victory home to Nome.”

By Sophia Desalvo | March 22, 2021

Aaron Burmeister finished second in the 2021 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, reaching the finish line in Deshka Landing just 3 hours after Dallas Seavey, the now 5-time Iditarod Champion.

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Seavey Holds Slim Lead over Burmeister

By Sophia Desalvo | March 14, 2021
Burmeister, on to Unalakleet

Seavey and Burmeister neck and neck into the Skwentna-South checkpoint.

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First Out of Ophir, Brent Sass heads to the Iditarod Checkpoint

By Sophia Desalvo | March 10, 2021
Brent Sass in White Mountain

Brent Sass heads to this year’s race half-way point. Other mushers who have already taken their mandatory 8 hour layover are not far behind.

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Aliy Zirkle Scratches from 2021 Iditarod After Injury on the Trail

By Sophia Desalvo | March 9, 2021 | 1
Woman in blue and purple parka with red hat

Aliy Zirkle sustained significant impact that resulted in a concussion and orthopedic injuries to her upper torso.

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Rookie Withdraws from 2021 Iditarod for Economic Reasons

By Sophia Desalvo | March 9, 2021
The burled arch in Nome being prepared for the Iditarod finish.

This year’s Iditarod will look different in a lot of ways, especially with the absence of familiar faces who opted not to participate in this year’s shortened “Gold Trail Loop.”

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Unalakleet Basketball Game Cancelled After Confusion Over Positive COVID-19 Case

By Sophia Desalvo | March 3, 2021
Boy basketball player reaching for ball. Fans in the stands in background.

Nome-Beltz High School was prepared to host a basketball game against Unalakleet last Friday, but after learning of a positive COVID-19 case in the village, the Bering Strait School District decided to cancel the games.

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Iron Dog Race Update, Hale Brothers First to Leave Koyuk En Route to Nome

By Sophia Desalvo | February 15, 2021
Snow machine racer on trail.

Brett Lapham and Zack Weisz have taken over first position in the leaderboard. The team checked out of Unalakleet on the way to Nome at 10:08 this morning with 30 layover hours used.

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Bering Strait School District Approves Travel for Basketball Competition Between Villages in “GREEN”

By Sophia Desalvo | February 9, 2021
Boy basketball player reaching for ball. Fans in the stands in background.

In a meeting last week, the School Board for the Bering Strait School District approved a plan for basketball teams to travel between villages that are in the “GREEN” zone.

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"HAPPY BIRTHDAY", WESTERN ALASKA STYLE

A vintage photo of an igloo on a field of snow and ice, with a pair of snowshoes and a handwritten sign that says “Happy Birthday from Nome.”
Listen to a few distinctively Western Alaska versions of the Happy Birthday” songs heard each day during Hotlines.

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