Posts Tagged ‘White Mountain’
Nome Hosts Cross-Country Invite; In Volleyball, Kotzebue Huskies Defeat Lady Nanooks
Teams from Kotzebue, Teller, White Mountain, and Savoonga visited Nome for the Nome Cross-Country Invite. And the Kotzebue Huskies volleyball team hosted the Nome Nanooks, resulting in a Kotzebue win.
Read MoreIditarod Musher Zirkle Visits Western Alaska Schools in the Off-Season
This week, Aliy Zirkle saw Golovin, Elim, and White Mountain in a way she’s never seen them before: without snow.
Read MoreProfile: At Culture Camp, New Teachers Immerse in Region
Educators new to Nome Public Schools and the Bering Strait School District recently got a hands-on introduction to the culture and tradition of the region at Cultural Camp for Educators.
Read MoreElder Voices: Velma Brown
Velma lived in communities all over Alaska and has many stories to share, about everything from school to winter storms to alcohol addiction.
Read MoreElder Voices: Willa Ashenfelter
On this week’s episode of “Elder Voices” from the KNOM Archive, hear White-Mountain-born Willa Ashenfelter describe village life she remembers as a child, particularly her fond Christmas memories. Tune in Wednesday at 11am and again at 6pm, only on KNOM.
Read MoreElder Voices: Steven Agloinga
Steven Agloinga was born in White Mountain in 1926. Steven shares his story in a rebroadcast of Elder Voices from a 2004 interview with KNOM. Join KNOM every Wednesday at 11am and again at 6pm, for a rebroadcast of the beloved series Elder Voices.
Read MoreAugust ’09: “Come back soon!”
August 23, 2009 The transmitter fails this morning, just as the automated remote control commands the increase to daytime power. KNOM general manager Ric Schmidt coaxes it to operate at very low power: about 2,000 watts. The reason for the problem was a lightning strike that severed the jumper cable 100 feet above ground. Due to high…
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