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“I really feel honored and blessed to be able to feed our people and hopefully continue to keep doing this the way we were taught,” captain Russel Lane said.
Mushers experience the race from a different angle as volunteers of the Kobuk 440.
Non-local hunters are prohibited from hunting caribou in the Northwest Arctic until the herd sufficiently rebounds.
Power was partially restored in the village, while additional repairs will continue
Northwest Arctic Borough volunteer firefighters responded to the blaze Tuesday afternoon.
Holmes — who is originally from Alabama, mushes out of Brushkana and is featured on the reality TV show “Life Below Zero” on National Geographic — won the Kobuk 440 title last year and in 2017.
Students wearing red walked out of school, held up signs and chanted slogans calling for increased education funding, from Anchorage to Utqiaġvik to the state capital.
Students wearing red walked out of school, held up signs and chanted slogans calling for increased education funding, from Anchorage to Utqiagvik to the state capital.
Some residents say recent workshops represent a significant step toward reviving the practice of making skin boats and, more broadly, preserving whaling traditions.
The mushers will take off from Kotzebue on April 4. To watch the start of the race — and enjoy hot chocolate, coffee and hot dogs —spectators should come to the start at the lagoon in front of the Nullaġvik Hotel around noon.
For some, the workshops in Utqiaġvik are a significant step toward reviving the traditional practice and preserving whaling traditions.
This week, the Kotzebue Public Works Department staff were using additional hot jets to complete the repairs..
On Saturday, the team faced defending champions, Anchorage’s Grace Christian, and lost to them 35-27. Still, the girls played their hearts out, their coach said.
“Everything’s dedicated to him,” said senior Kiara Burnell, who’d had Derek Ahgeak as a coach since she was a freshman. “It’s really personal this year.”