2012 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL OFF TO A KICKING START!
Tickoop Hawley amidst the opponents during 2011 State tournament in Anchorage, AK. Shield Stalker and Byron Adams looking on.
2011 CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES
A mixture of traditional and modern games and races!
Elders stake race 65 on up: Jerry Norton, Joseph Swan Sr. and Oran Knox Sr.
One wipe-out in the 21-30 age group: she was okay!
Aunty Lucy Adams and her sister-in-law Alice Adams leg wrestling!
Aunty Lucy is in her late 70's.
Men's leg wrestle. Ross Stalker Jr. is in his 50's. Fun!
Virginia Reel time! Live Kivalina band warming up! The crowd goes wild! lol Uncle Jerry on bass.
The band watching their dancers! lol
Nocton on drums, Enoch Jr. on guitar, Saqu on guitar, Jerry on bass and Leroy on guitar.
Everyone having fun! Elder Austin Swan Sr. and Millie Hawley first in the line dance.
It was fun times for the community now that the threat of flooding is over and winter has set in. Traditional activities after the Christmas holidays has always been racing of any sort. In the early 1960's, there would be dog races. Now in these modern times, it is now snowmobile races. Games are modern games now but the community still does Inupiaq games of skills.
CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Episcopal Church: December 24
Friends Church: December 25
Feast at the gym: December 26
Races begin: December 27
New Years Service: Midnight of December 31.
Drawing for City Raffle: after the Midnight Service
HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY!
***PUBLIC NOTICE***
City Office will be closed on
Legal Holidays for us!
(Watch Marilyn go to work!)
CHRISTMAS FEAST
Will be on Monday
At the Gymnasium
1st day of races will be on Tuesday
At
| December 27 | Snowmachine Egg Races |
| December 28 | Relay Egg races |
| December 29 | Qaatchiaq race w/5 gallon/run races |
| December 30 | Stake Races 18 years on up/ Run races |
| December 31 | Relay stake races 18 yrs on up/run races |
KIVALINA CITY AND TRIBAL COUNCIL MEETS WITH NORTHWEST ARCTIC BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICTS SUPERINTENDENT TO DISCUSS NEW SCHOOL!
On November 18, a joint meeting was set up between the NWABSD, the City, Kivalina Relocation Planning Committee and IRA! In attendance was the Regional School Board and Northwest Arctic Borough. A visitor from Senator Lisa Murkowski's office was present during the meeting. Under discussion was the agenda items below:
a. Problems with Location of
b. Governor’s Veto & Legislature’s Conditions
c. Kasaylie Case
d. What is Needed
i. Signed Agreement as to Location from City/IRA
ii. Pledge of Support to Accomplish
Kivalina was one of five (5) villages that were listed as one of the places that would have a school built in the Kasayulie case. During the joint meeting, Dr. Norm Eck stated that we must have a site selected before the legislature can fund the new school. That being said, the City will have an election to put the site Kisimaguiqtuq as the possible site for the new school as follows:
Fold the ballot to this line
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General Election Ballot
December 2011
Mark only by use of “X” marks. Place marks in squares at the left of the candidate names or issues that you wish to vote for.
Mark must be inside or touching the square so that it shows the intent of the voter. Erasures and corrections will invalidate only that part of the ballot on which they appear.
Do not vote for more than the indicated number of names for each term of office.
If you spoil your ballot, give it back to one of the election judges and get another ballot.
Your spoiled ballot will be destroyed while you are in the presence of the judge.
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Should the new school be built at Kisimagiuqtuq?
| YES | | NO | |
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NOVEMBER 18
Division of Homeland Security officials arrived to gather data on damages after the November storm in Kivalina. Minimal damage was done to the town during the storm. Kivalina wasn't hit too hard with the winds and the surge, thank God.
QAVVIK BOYS TAKE THIRD IN 2010 STATE TOURNAMENT!
QAVVIK GIRLS PLAY FOR CHAMPIONSHIP AT STATE!
QAVVIK BOYS AND GIRLS KEEP REGIONAL CHAMPION TITLES!
Kivalina Qavvik boys and girls teams retain their championship titles and will go to State 2011 being held at Anchorage, AK being held March 14-18. GOOD LUCK KIVALINA QAVVIK TEAMS!
COACH ANDY LEE'S TEAM SITKA WOLVES GOING TO STATE!
They will be at the State Tournament 2011! Good luck SITKA WOLVES!
Andy Lee works with our young people in Kivalina who have higher education plans.
STATE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
March 14-18, 2011 at Anchorage.
REGIONALS AT KOTZEBUE
March 2-5, 2011
KIVALINA IRA COUNCIL voids special election!
The Kivalina IRA Council had a special election in February 2011 to fill the vacant seats which were once held by three (3) former members who have since resigned and one was voted out. Because no one turned in their criminal background check, no one on the ballot were qualified to run so they voided the election by poll vote in the February 22 special meeting.
Janet Mitchell ran in October of 2010 and won Seat A. She was finally sworn in on February 22, 2011. So the council now operates with four (4) members until such time that three members are appointed.
If you are interested in being on the Tribal Council, please remember, you have to send for a criminal background check from the State Troopers office located in Anchorage and submit it to the Tribal Administrator. The State Troopers main office number is 265-5511.