http://www.thearcticsounder.com Serving the Northwest Arctic and the North Slope en-us 2010 Alaska Newspapers, Inc. Thu, 9 Sep 2010 05:16:51 PDT 1440 http://www.thearcticsounder.com http://www.thearcticsounder.com/graphics/rss_as.gif http://www.thearcticsounder.com/article/1036katmai_search_for_floatplane_scaled_back http://www.thearcticsounder.com/article/1036katmai_search_for_floatplane_scaled_back An extensive search for a floatplane with four people on board that vanished Aug. 21 on a short flight from Katmai National Park and Preserve to King Salmon has been scaled back, but will continue, National Park Service officials say. Tue, 7 Sep 2010 15:56:38 PDT http://www.thearcticsounder.com/article/1036pedro_bay_corp_stays_neutral_on_pebble http://www.thearcticsounder.com/article/1036pedro_bay_corp_stays_neutral_on_pebble Officials with Pedro Bay Corp. said today that the company is continuing to maintain a neutral stance on the controversial Pebble mine and is retracting an earlier statement critical of Bristol Bay Native Corp.'s opposition to mine development. Tue, 7 Sep 2010 15:50:31 PDT http://www.thearcticsounder.com/article/1036rural_communities_can_access_education_board http://www.thearcticsounder.com/article/1036rural_communities_can_access_education_board The State Board of Education Early Development is scheduled to meet September 9-10, starting at 8 a.m. each day. The meeting will be held in the Mat-Su Assembly Chambers, 350 E. Dahlia Ave., in Palmer. The public is invited to attend. Tue, 7 Sep 2010 15:15:55 PDT http://www.thearcticsounder.com/article/1036state_works_with_villages_to_keep_them_warm http://www.thearcticsounder.com/article/1036state_works_with_villages_to_keep_them_warm A state program designed to ensure that rural Alaska communities have an adequate supply of home-heating fuel is headed into its second successful year, the state reported in a press release. Tue, 7 Sep 2010 09:44:13 PDT http://www.thearcticsounder.com/article/1036yukon_river_turbine_poses_no_alaska_fish http://www.thearcticsounder.com/article/1036yukon_river_turbine_poses_no_alaska_fish Fish have no reason to fear a turbine generator in the Yukon River Mon, 6 Sep 2010 23:13:06 PDT http://www.thearcticsounder.com/article/1035southwest_alaska_will_soon_be_broadband http://www.thearcticsounder.com/article/1035southwest_alaska_will_soon_be_broadband Broadband connectivity is coming to Southwest Alaska, and a local economic development organization wants to make sure businesses are ready to take advantage of it. Sun, 5 Sep 2010 00:02:43 PDT http://www.thearcticsounder.com/article/1035calista_places_ceo_on_leave_following_lawsuit http://www.thearcticsounder.com/article/1035calista_places_ceo_on_leave_following_lawsuit Matthew Nicolai, longtime chief executive and president of Calista Corp., has been placed on leave by Calista's board of directors, said the company's spokesman. Wed, 1 Sep 2010 14:35:14 PDT http://www.thearcticsounder.com/article/1035akiak_sleetmute_igiugig_get_state_money_to http://www.thearcticsounder.com/article/1035akiak_sleetmute_igiugig_get_state_money_to Three rural communities will receive funding to construct housing units for Village Public Safety Officers. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:43:55 PDT http://www.thearcticsounder.com/article/1035new_fishers_loan_program_up_and_running http://www.thearcticsounder.com/article/1035new_fishers_loan_program_up_and_running Applications are being accepted at the Alaska Division of Investments for an expanded program of low interest loans to help commercial fish harvesters switch out old, inefficient boat engines for new, fuel-saving models. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:23:28 PDT http://www.thearcticsounder.com/article/1035guhlke_schultheis_adams_named_to_asmi_board http://www.thearcticsounder.com/article/1035guhlke_schultheis_adams_named_to_asmi_board Icicle Seafoods executive Dennis Guhlke has been appointed, and Jack Schultheis and Kevin Adams reappointed to the board of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, state officials announced today. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:48:42 PDT