Nome’s “Prom Closet” Sparks Styles & Smiles
The daughter of Ric and Lynette Schmidt has been busy. Rosa Wright, née Schmidt, is both a math teacher and the junior class advisor at Nome-Beltz Middle High School. She noticed that students attending the prom were underdressed due to limited options. Nome high schoolers face many challenges when hunting for the right formal attire, […]
Alaska Blooms in the Garden of Time
The 2024 Met Gala showcased “Garden of Time”-themed fashion. A notable attendee was model and actress Quannah Chasinghorse, a member of the Alaska-based Hän Gwich’in tribe. She has attended the Met three times and always makes a commitment to represent her heritage. This year, she worked with Tlingit artist, Heather Dixon, who designed the forget-me-not […]
Alaskan Athletes Get Seal of Approval
Youth from all over Alaska gathered in Anchorage in late April for the Native Youth Olympics. Athletes competed in events rooted in Alaska Native tradition, such as the wrist carry and the two-foot high kick. The seal hop is generally regarded as the most grueling of all. To mimic the motion of a seal on […]
A Re-Burled Arch
The Burled Arch, the iconic symbol at the Iditarod finish line, collapsed unexpectedly on Saturday, April 27th due to wood rot. The finish line for the first Iditarod in 1973 was drawn in the snow with red Kool-Aid. Mushers wanted a more official marker, so an arch was built of burled spruce wood. This first […]
Nome-Beltz High School Is on Track
After months of hard work, Nome-Beltz High School recently formed a track and field team for the first time in nearly a decade. In the fall, cross country coach Ryan Fox proposed forming a track team as a means for more year-round running. With approval from the school and unanimous interest from his runners, he […]
GM Update: Furnace and Doors at AM Site
As we are moving into spring, I wanted to share updates on our AM site doors and the furnace for the station. Currently, we’ve surpassed our goal of $5000 for the doors replacement. The furnace fund is sitting at approximately $10,000 of our $35,000 goal. I want to thank everyone that has generously donated to […]
The Nome Static, May 2024 (Print Layout)
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Dear Friend…(May 2024)
On the seventh Sunday after Easter, which is also fifty days after Easter, we celebrate Pentecost. The Church’s birthday! On this day God’s coming was a spectacle, with howling winds, rattling walls, untamable fire, instant fluency in foreign languages! But when we look at this event more closely, God’s coming had one purpose. God hurled […]
Nome Birdwatching Takes Flight
There is no doubt that with Alaska’s beautiful scenery and diverse habitats, Nome is high on a birdwatcher’s wishlist. As the temperature rises and ice breaks up, migratory birds will flock to Nome. Many of Nome’s best birdwatching locations are accessible by the three main road systems: Safety Sound Lagoon, Kougarok Road, and Wooley Lagoon. […]
The Other Iditarod Trail Race
While the world’s attention is focused on mushers and their dog teams blazing down the Iditarod Trail, another crop of athletes races from Anchorage to Nome to much less fanfare. Since its inauguration in 2000, the Iditarod Trail Invitational has gathered competitors from around the world to race across the Alaskan wilderness on skis, on […]