Nome Girls’ Game Gives Back
Nome Beltz High School’s volleyball team raised funds for breast cancer awareness at the annual Arctic Pinkies Volleyball Tournament. “In the background we were selling pink volleyballs and the money that we made would be donated towards the Arctic Pinkies organization. We ended up writing a $500 check to the Arctic Pinkies,” said Nome-Beltz volleyball […]
Some End-of-Year Notes For Your Taxes (and IRAs)
A pre-tax donation made directly to a charity like KNOM from an IRA or other retirement plan can count toward the annual Required Minimum Distribution for folks 70 1/2 years old or older. This direct transfer to a charity is called a “Qualified Charitable Distribution”. This option could help reduce taxable income. With strong performance […]
Small Businesses Awarded
“In this region we have some tremendous smoked salmon, great producers of it, but none of it is available retail”, said Jessica Farley, owner of Noxapaga Inn and Smokehouse and a recipient of a small business grant. She said her business processing smoked seafood from the Bering Sea could begin next summer. Farley, and two […]
Elders & Youth Talking Circle Brings Discussion of Men’s Role in Preventing Violence
The circle started with only twenty chairs, but quickly grew to include nearly 150 young men surrounding an elder who guided talking points. George Edwardsen hosted the men’s talking circle to discuss violence against Native women. He is an elder, and the president of the Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope, the region’s tribal government. […]
Remembering a Dear Friend
Father Armand M. Nigro, SJ, a former spiritual advisor to KNOM, passed away September 27, 2019. Business and Development Director, Lynette Schmidt, recalls: “Father Armand served as a priest for more than 75 years both in Alaska and later as a retreat leader in high demand all over the United States. Whenever we talked on […]
From the GM’s Desk (December 2019)
“This Christmas season is a reminder of the beauty of craftsmanship in the region: carvers and qaspeq sewers; Christmas play producers and community builders. As the KNOM family, we welcome this creation, this new life, with great celebration. From God’s blessings this Christmas, may you experience a newness of joy and peace.” Margaret A. DeMaioribusGeneral […]
The Nome Static, November 2019: Print Layout
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Young Providers Recognized
Adelaine “Addy” Ahmasuk of Nome and Trevor Savetilik of Shaktoolik won the Bering Straits Native Corporation (BSNC) 2019 Young Providers Award. The organization recognized their daily contributions “to the health and well-being of their families, communities and culture.” Adelaine Ahmasuk, who is a commercial fisherwoman, is an advocate for indigenous people. She formed an Inupiaq […]
Counting Western Alaska
Preparations are underway for the 2020 census in the Bering Strait region, which is set to start in the village of Toksook Bay in January. There are several challenges involved with counting every Alaskan, especially in the rural villages and cabins that Western Alaskans call home. The census data is part of the equation that […]
First Tribal Justice Summit Held
Tribes in the Bering Strait region are using traditional values to restructure the tribal justice system in their communities. Kawerak, the regional tribal consortium for the Bering Strait region, hosted a tribal justice summit to foster discussion and spawn ideas. “Tribal courts are really our courts. They seek to provide restorative justice to our tribal […]