Winter 2004 • Volume 10 Issue 1

NSIC Acquires Interest in Pacific StarNorton Sound EconomicDevelopment Corporation

420 L Street, Suite 310Anchorage, AK 99501Phone: 1-800-650-2248Fax: (907) 274-2249Web Site: www.nsedc.com

NSEDC Mission Statement

“NSEDC will participate in andencourage the clean harvest of allBering Sea fisheries to promoteand provide economic develop-ment through education, employ-ment, training and financialassistance to member communitiesand Western Alaska, whileprotecting subsistence resources.”

NSEDC Board Members& Member Communities

Walter Seetot • Brevig MissionMary Menadelook • DiomedeCharles Saccheus Sr. • ElimGilbert Ungott • GambellDean Peterson • GolovinDanny Adams • KoyukDonald Stiles • NomeVictor Joe • St. MichaelSam Mokiyuk • SavoongaHarvey Sookiayak • ShaktoolikWilfred Katcheak • StebbinsIsaac Okleasik, Jr. • TellerHenry Ivanoff • UnalakleetFrank Oxereok, Jr. • WalesDan Harrelson • White Mountain

Norton Sound Investment Company LLC(NSIC) now has ownership interest in the crabvessel Pacific Star. This vessel is a 162 footlength crabber. NSIC acquired its interestthrough Norton Sound Ventures, a companywhich is 50% owned by NSIC. Thetransaction closed in October 2003.

The Pacific Star will primarily fish for brown crab, opilio crab, and king crab in the Bering Seaand the Aleutian Islands, and will be managed as part of a fleet of vessels including the OceanOlympic, Alaskan Beauty, and North Pacific. NSIC has an ownership interest in each of thesevessels. NSIC’s ownership interest is smaller in the Pacific Star than it is in the other three crabvessels, but its percentage ownership is expected to grow over time when other owners wish tosell.

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NSEDC Teams up with University of Rhode Island forCommunity-Based Fisheries Development PlanBy Simon Kinneen,Fisheries Biologist

At the third quarter NSEDC meetinga proposal to conduct Phase 1 of acomprehensive community-basedfisheries development plan wasreviewed and approved by the Boardof Directors. The FisheriesDevelopment Plan, which will bedesigned, coordinated, and assembledin cooperation between staff membersfrom both NSEDC and the Universityof Rhode Island, will rely heavily oninformation gathered from membersof participating communities.

The Fisheries Development Plan willbe housed in NSEDC under theNorton Sound Fisheries Research andDevelopment Program (NSFR&D)whose Fisheries DevelopmentDivision is tasked with thedevelopment of new and existingfisheries in the Norton Sound.

Continued Page 3Fishieries Development Plan

WHAT’S INSIDE...ô Special Recognition -

Truman Kava & Oscar TakakPage 2

ô NSEDC Community Outreach MeetingsPage 3

ô New NSEDC Board Members-Sam Mokiyuk &Charles Saccheus Sr.Page 4

ô New NSEDC At-Large Board MembersPage 4

ô Anoplopoma fibria (Sablefish)Page 5

ô Francis “Petey” Lockwood-2003 NSEDC Holiday Card WinnerPage 6

ô Recipes- Page 6ô Fun Pages- Pages 7 & 8ô Mystery Community- Page 9ô EET Highlights- Page 10ô NSEDC Success Story- Jesse M. Morris

Page 10ô Community Spotlights- Stebbins & Golovin

Pages 9 & 11

Recognition

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NSEDC Special Recognition

Biography of Truman Kava, former NSEDC Board Member

Truman Kava was born on January 30, 1946 to Bobby and Elsie Kava in Savoonga, Alaska.Truman has six Yupik names and he uses one of his Yupik names, “Uma,” named after hisgreat-grandfather. Truman grew up in Savoonga in a subsistence lifestyle and he has sixbrothers and seven sisters. Truman attended Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka, Alaska andreceived his general education diploma in the early 1980s. Truman attended BuildingMaintenance at the Beltz Vocational School in Nome, Alaska. Since then, he has worked as acarpenter for many different projects for thirty years. Truman was in the National Guard fortwelve years as a radio operator.

Truman married Charlotte Tucker on February 29, 1976, on leap year. So far they have had six anniversaries.Truman and Charlotte have seven children and ten grandchildren.

Truman served on the IRA Council in Savoonga for twenty years. He has been an ANICA Board Member formany years. He currently works with Bristol Environmental Services cleaning up the formerly used defensesite at Northeast Cape.

Truman enjoyed the years he served as a NSEDC Board Member. It has amazed him how fast the company hasgrown and how much it has helped the people in the Bering Straits Region.

Oscar Takak of Elim and Truman Kava of Savoonga were recognized at the October 2003 NSEDCAnnual Meeting in Nome for their years of service as NSEDC board members. They each received ajacket with the NSEDC logo and a plaque as tokens of appreciation for their contributions. NSEDChas been privileged to have had Oscar and Truman as board members and wishes them all the best.

Biography of Oscar Takak, former NSEDC Board Member

Oscar Takak was born in Shaktoolik on April 19, 1946 to Willie and Hilda Takak. Heattended Wrangell Institute and Mt. Edgecumbe High School, until graduating in 1966. Inthe fall of 1966, Oscar went to the University of Alaska Fairbanks for a year. Oscar served 6years in the National Guard. In Shaktoolik, he was a member of the IRA and the ShaktoolikNative Corporation, for whom he also worked.

Oscar was married to Marlene Saccheus of Elim in 1974, and together they have had 4 children. After almost11 years of marriage, Marlene was killed in a plane crash in 1985.

Oscar remarried Joyce Saccheus in 1989 and together they have 5 children. They enjoy berry picking andfood gathering.

Oscar has been active in the community of Elim. He was the Elim Native Store manager for 2 years. He hasbeen on the Elim Covenant Church board, the NSEDC board since 1992, and on the Elim City Council for 6years. He is going on another 3-year term. Also, Oscar is the chairman of the Norton Sound/Bering StraitsRegional Aquaculture Association, which he has been a part of since its beginning in 1996, and certificationby the state in 1997. He is also on the Regional Planning Team, comprised of members of the AquacultureAssociation and ADF&G staff. Besides his many obligations, Oscar is an experienced, commercial herringand salmon fisherman. He began commercial fishing in 1965, though, he has been a subsistence fishermanfor longer.

Community News

Norton Sound Seafood Products

UNALAKLEET PLANT:Phone 1-907-624-3014Fax 1-907-624-3808Contacts:Tom Magwire, Operations ManagerRocky Piccinich, Production ManagerRich Ferry, Plant EngineerAnnabelle Cunningham, Accountant

NOME PLANT:Office 1-907-443-2304Fax 1-907-443-2457Contacts:Josh Osborne, Plant Manager

SAVOONGA PLANT:Office 1-907-984-6859Fax 1-907-984-6827Contacts:Orville Toolie, Plant ManagerJustina Noongwook, Accountant

Community Outreach MeetingsScheduled This Spring

NSEDC provides employment,education, and training opportunitiesas well as financial support forfisheries related events as funds areavailable. Because NSEDC strives tokeep residents of the Norton Soundinformed about its programs, NSEDCstaff is planning to meet with eachmember community between Mayand July of 2004. Residents areencouraged to attend theseCommunity Outreach meetings whichwill provide an opportunity for them to see how NSEDC works and askquestions about its various programs. Door prizes will be given awayincluding fuel and gift certificates from local businesses. There will alsobe a grand prize, possibly an outboard motor. Watch for the April 2004NSEDC newsletter for more information to see when we may be comingto your community.

Fisheries Development Plan Continued from Front Page

The University of Rhode Island’s SethMacinko and Richard Pollnac, both ofwhom will be heavily involved in thisproject, have conducted this type ofproject in other parts of Alaska. Sethis currently serving on the NorthPacific Fishery ManagementCouncil’s Scientific and StatisticalCommittee, and also was a member ofthe National Academy of Sciencesreview committee for the CDQprogram and therefore is intimatelyfamiliar with the inner-workings ofthe program and NSEDC’s obligationsand restrictions as a CDQ group.

The Community-Based FisheriesDevelopment Plan will be based ontraditional and historical knowledge,observations of fisheries trends, andfactors relating to the fisheries such asstatus of stocks, environmental trends,and economic conditions (ifapplicable). Communities that decideto participate in this project will bevisited by the plan development team

to share information, as well as toreview data that has already beencollected. Additionally, the meetingswould provide a forum to discuss thepotential for fisheries developmentprojects complementing a realistic lookat what, if anything, can be done in thevarious communities that is strictlyfisheries-related. The end result of thisproject will be a roadmap for theFisheries Development Division tofollow in the pursuit of its overall goal,and an addition of understanding forNSEDC to help determine goals anddirection for community programs. Athorough documentation of membercommunity dependence on fisheries willbe created and accessible for use infuture endeavors. The participation ofthe University of Rhode Island willprovide a high level of credibility to thestudy and to any future NSEDC projectsciting this plan. Further, NSEDC ormember communities can use the studyas a documented, scientific reference tocomment on any proposed restrictions or

changes to current fisheries structure(or other marine activities) in theNorton Sound/Bering Straits region.

The structure of the plan developmenttimeline and process is currently beingreviewed by involved parties, and shouldbe available in draft form in the nearfuture. Staff contact for this project isSimon Kinneen; please direct anycomments or questions to him at (800)650-2248. NSEDC staff would like toacknowledge Nome fisherman EricOsborne for his participation in theorigination of this project.

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Community Outreach Meeting inGambell, Alaska

Simon Kinneen,NSEDCFisheriesBiologist, takessediment coresamples fromSalmon Lake.

Community News

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The NSEDC Board of Directors recently elected thefollowing at-large NSEDC board members: JackCarpenter and Scot Henderson for the Finance Committee;Eric Osborne and Stephen Ivanoff for the Fisheries

At-Large NSEDC Board Members Elected

New NSEDC Board MembersCongratulations to NSEDC’s newest NSEDC Board Members: Sam Mokiyuk of Savoongaand Charles Saccheus Sr. of Elim. Sam and Charles are featured in the articles below.

Charles F. Saccheus Sr. was born on January 18, 1940 in Elim, Alaska to David and JeanneSaccheus. He married Marjorie Kavairlook in 1970 and together they raised six children. Charlesserved 16 years in the National Guard-Eskimo Scouts and Ears of the North.

Charles has been very active in Elim politics. He sat on the Elim IRA Council for the past 33years, 6 years on the Elim City Council, and 10 years on the Elim Native Corporation Board.Charles is a retired Postmaster. He served as the Elim Postmaster for 30 years. He is currentlyserving on the Seward Peninsula Subsistence Regional Advisory Board, E-Board of ANICA and

the Alaska Beluga Whale Committee. Charles was issued a permit to put radio tags on beluga and to study belugasby the NMFS.

As an NSEDC Board Member, Charles would like to play a more active role on our natural resources and theecosystem of our fisheries and game. As a grandfather of six grandchildren, he also is an active subsistence hunterand gatherer.

Charles F. Saccheus Sr., NSEDC Board MemberBiography by Colleen Saccheus, NSEDC Community Outreach Liaison

Sam Mokiyuk was born and raised inSavoonga, Alaska. His Yupik name isQiighqaq. Sam has worked as a truck driver,manager, Asbestos Apartment worker, andHazworker. Sam was recently elected torepresent Savoonga on the NSEDC Board ofDirectors.

Sam Mokiyuk, NSEDC Board MemberAutobiography

View of Savoonga, Alaska, Sam Mokiyuk’shometown.

Development Committee; and Janice Dickens and PaulIvanoff III for the Scholarship Committee. At-largemembers assist the NSEDC committees to which they areassigned. Congratulations!

Fisheries News

NSEDC StaffEugene AsicksikPresident & Chief Executive OfficerJanis IvanoffCommunity Benefits Director& Vice President

Virginia NashalookAccountant Assistant

Chris CookChief Financial Officer & ControllerKathy WheelehanOffice Manager & TreasurerSimon KinneenFisheries BiologistMary Lou RockCommunity Development SpecialistNina RazinaSenior AccountantRosanna DotomainAccountantHerb IvanoffAccountant

Pacific Star Continued from Front Page

NSIC remits a portion of all income received from its investments toNSEDC. These remittances can pay for programs to benefit the NSEDCregion as determined by the NSEDC Board of Directors, and for the lastfour years have paid for the NSEDC Community Benefit Share programwhich annually distributes finances between each of NSEDC’s 15 membercommunities.

Sablefish(Anoplopoma fimbria)By Simon Kinneen,Fisheries Biologist

Sablefish, which is also calledblackcod, is a member of theAnoplopomatidae family and isdistributed in the North Pacific Oceanin shelf and slope waters from as farsouth as California up into the BeringSea. Sablefish are well known fortheir high oil content which makes fora rich smoked product. Sablefishhave been acknowledged as being thehighest cost per pound fish inAlaskan commercial fisheries.

Sablefish are extremely long-livedfish, with many individualsdocumented as living over 90 yearsand the oldest determined to be 113years of age. The fish experiencerapid growth at a young age, andfemales, which generally mature ataround 55 cm, reach that size afteronly 3 to 5 years. The maximum sizeof sablefish is around 80 mm.Sablefish typically spawn betweenJanuary and March (most commonlyFebruary in the Bering Sea), and doso along the continental shelf atreported depths between 250-750meters, with some reports stating inexcess of 1000 meters. Females havea highly variable fecundity which isrelated to size. Small femalesproduce around 100,000 eggs,

whereas the larger ones produce over amillion. By April, the larval sablefishhave come up to surface waters fromwhere they migrate to nearshore watersto grow. Fairly little is known aboutjuvenile diets, but it is apparent that theyare carnivorous, eating other fish in thenearshore surface waters. In BritishColumbia, young sablefish have beenobserved in estuarine waters eatingoutmigrating juvenile salmon. As theynear a mature size, they begin to migrateoffshore where they enter the fishery. Asadults, sablefish eat other fish includingpollock, arrowtooth flounder, herring,and rockfish.

The commercial fishery for sablefish ismost commonly prosecuted throughlongline fishing, with a smaller portionof the catch being taken with pots.Bycatch in the sablefish fisheries caninclude arrowtooth flounder, pollock,turbot, rockfish, and other groundfish.The CDQ Program receives 7.5% of theTotal Allowable Catch (TAC) for BeringSea and Aleutian Island sablefishfisheries. NSEDC’s fixed gear sablefishCDQ allocation for the 2003-2005 cycleis 18% for the Bering Sea and 23% forthe Aleutian Islands, which in 2003amounted to around 76,000 pounds and194,000 pounds respectively.

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NSEDC Staff -UnalakleetJerry IvanoffEET Coordinator & Secretary

Carol CharlesAdministrative Assistant

NSSP StaffTom MagwireOperations ManagerRichard FerryFacilities EngineerMarziano “Rocky” PicciniProduction ManagerJosh OsborneNSSC Plant ManagerOrville ToolieSavoonga Plant Manager (seasonal)Annabelle CunninghamUnalakleet, Accountant (seasonal)Justina NoongwookSavoonga Halibut OperationsAccountant (seasonal)

Community News

RECIPESRECIPESRECIPES

NSEDC Christmas Card 2003Congratulations to Francis “Petey” Lockwood of St. Michael! In the spring of 2003NSEDC had a Christmas card design contest and received many wonderful entriesfrom students within the Norton Sound region. Petey, who was in 4th grade at thetime, won the contest. He received a store gift certificate, a pizza party for his entireclass, and his design appeared on the 2003 NSEDC Christmas card which was sentto associates throughout the state. Read on to find out more about this gifted youngartist and why he is affectionately called “Petey.”

Francis R. Lockwood is a 5th Grade student at St. Michael School. He is 10 years old andhas four brothers and four sisters. He is well known as “Petey” in St. Michael becausewhen he was two years old and wanted to watch his favorite VHS movie, “The LittleRascals,” he would say, “Watch Petey.”

Petey loves to draw, read, play outside in the snow with his cousin, do puzzles and loves torent VHS tapes on weekends. Petey is a quiet person but once you get to know him, he canask a lot of questions. Petey loves living in St. Michael and would not want to liveanywhere else.

Francis R. LockwoodBy mother Dorothy Lockwood

Contributed by Marjorie Saccheusof Elim, Alaska

“Baked King Salmon”

Ingredients:salmon filletranch dressingsour cream or mayonnaise

Directions:First, put filleted king salmon in brine. Thensmoke it for one day. When you are ready to bakeit, mix one-half ranch dressing and one-half sourcream or mayonnaise and spread over the fish.Bake at 350 degrees for one hour or until done.Serve with rice, potatoes or macaroni. If freezingthe fish for the winter put it in Ziploc bag with alittle water or glaze it first.

“Alberta’s Pan Fried Smelts”Contributed by Alberta Jacksonof Brevig Mission, Alaska

Ingredients:1 cup bleached flower1 tablespoon black pepper (to taste)1 pinch of salt (to taste)1 teaspoon of garlic powder

Directions: Mix ingredients and meltsome butter in a frying pan. Coat freshfrozen smelts in the mixture and fry untildone. Larger smelts are more filling andsmaller smelts are more sweet. Butterfrying is more flavorful.

RECIPES

Winning design by Francis“Petey” Lockwood.

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NSEDC Fun Page

WORD SCRAMBLE

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CONNECT THE DOTS

Pots are used to catch me in the ocean.I have eight legs. My two front legs have claws.What am I? Connect the small dots to find out.

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NSEDC Fun Page

NSEDCWord Find

Word scramble answersfrom the previous page

1. gambell2. fishing3. koyuk4. golovin5. shaktoolik6. water7. unalakleet8. diomede

9. dry fish10. teller11. NSEDC12. wales13. elim14. nome15. net

16. white mountain17. boat18. brevig mission19. food20. savoonga21. stebbins22. saint michael23. community

D H M T R A I N I N G R U B I E W X EH N R R E H V M N Z Q S D F G T I K MM S E A F O O D E T R U O P L M J H PM L Y W R E Z A Q V X A W D R V G N LN B V L C X E F T H Y J U K I L P O OA D W H U J N B F J W T R C B V M J YT H J E R D R T Y C R A B J Q A S G ME F N J I I M T W S F C O D B D E R EN K T Y V A C D R E F Y A H M K I O ND W R I E H P A R D G Y R U B M V T TE T N O R T O N S O U N D N E Y H B WR V G Y U J L H G K M V M R C Q T E HV J M I U R L E T E F H E N D C B R BE F B H M K O N F D V N M E T U N I VS A S W D G C N U U M I B I H M O N DS R A L A S K A S C M H E R R I N G VE V B E H N R I W A B A R G E C N S EL O L P G B L M T T N R C N R Q D T SA D E G N F I S H I N G R F M T U R OD M F K T X A Z R O S J R H W R U A LC G I B E K I H A N S E V C V N H I EP R S W A N S M B G C O M M U N I T YD G H E W N O B E A H E W U M G U S ET H F V B G N R M O L K C D Q S C E TD H R B Y W S S E J I L T R E D V Q A

Look for NSEDC-related words going

vertically andhorizontally

Word Find ListAlaskaBargeBering StraitsBoard MemberCDQCodCommunityCrabEducationEmploymentFishingHerringLiaisonsNorton SoundNSSCPollockRiverSablefishSeafoodTender VesselTrainingTrawl

The NSEDC Word Find answer keyappears on page 9.

NSEDC LOGO FIND

There are seven(7) more

NSEDC logos besides this

one that appear throughout

this newsletter. Can you

find them all? (Hint: look for

different sizes)

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NSEDC Community Spotlight

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NSEDC Word Find answer keyMYSTERY COMMUNITY

Can you guess this NSEDC member community?

The answer appears on the next page.

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Stebbins, AlaskaBy Atha Foxie, NSEDC CommunityOutreach Liaison

We have 547 or more people living in Stebbins. Stebbins has two stores- Stebbins Native Store and Ferris General Store. Ourschool is named Tukurngailnguq school which has about 198 students enrolled. For subsistence we mainly catch herring fish,Tomcod, salmon, seals, whales, and birds. We also pick berries, all kinds of greens, and many more. Organizations in Stebbinsinclude the IRA, Tapraq, and Stebbins Native Corporation. Some events Stebbins has are fiddling, Halloween costume dances,potlatches, Easter games, and a dance festival. This year’s 10th annual Dance Festival was held on January 29 and 30. At thisfestival we have cultural workshops such as beading, sewing, survival skills, skin sewing (making little things), dancing, nativeyouth Olympics, basket making, weaving, and many more.

Atha Foxie,NSEDC Community Outreach LiaisonAutobiography

Wilfred Katcheak,NSEDC Board MemberAutobiographyWilfred Katcheak is from Stebbins,Alaska where he has spent most ofhis life. He and his wife, Daisy, havefive children, three girls and twoboys. Wilfred works for the nativestore as the manager and has workedthere for six years. He has served onthe NSEDC Board of Directorsrepresenting Stebbins for eight years.Wilfred enjoys being outdoors withhis family and friends.

Hello, my name is Athanasia Foxie. Iwas born and raised in Stebbins andhave been here ever since. I have fivechildren- two boys, one adopted boy,and two girls. Their ages are from 16-25 years old. I am working at theBering Straits School District as aParent Liaison and a tutor. This will bemy last year to work for BSSD becauseI want to do something different nextyear and go back to school again.

Education, Employment, andTraining (EET) Highlights

On July 24, 2003, the NSEDC ScholarshipCommittee met in Nome approving thefunding of sixty-four applicants ($80,000.00)for the fall semester of 2003.

Thirty-two NSEDC Seafood Processorsworked with Glacier Fish Company bringinghome $165,283.27 in crew share wages. As ofOctober 2003, this brings the cumulative totalfrom Glacier Fish Company 1992-2003 to$7,794,842.25 in crew share wages with$8,177,842.68 in seafood processor earningsfrom all companies from 1992-2003.

Jerry Ivanoff attended the Second InternationalFishing Industry Safety and Health conferencein Sitka, Alaska from September 21-25, 2003bringing statewide, national, and internationalattention to the NSEDC fisheries and safetyorientation class working with Captain JimHerbert of the Alaska Vocational TechnicalCenter in Seward.

Fisheries safety orientation classesare held several times per year inSeward, Alaska. Anyone interestedin participating in upcoming classesand working with Glacier FishCompany as a processor may contactJerry Ivanoff at 1-800-385-3190 formore information.

Education and Training

NSEDCScholarshipDeadlines:

Fall 2004 Semester:

June 30

Spring 2005 Semester:

November 30

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Jesse M. Morris, born to Eric Morris and Kim Sweeny in Nome, Alaska, has three sisters: Katie,Ella, and Sara. Jesse graduated from White Mountain High School in 1998 entering intoWilliamette University in September of that year. Transferring to the Alaska Pacific University inAnchorage, she graduated in May of 2003 with a Bachelors’ of Arts Degree in Education with anemphasis in Psychology.

From her last letter to NSEDC in Unalakleet dated March 25, 2003, “The last five years will finallypay off when I graduate with a Bachelors’ Degree in Education with an emphasis in Psychology this

May. Following that much anticipated day, I plan on returning to the Norton Sound Region to pursue a career inElementary Education. I want to thank you, and the entire scholarship committee, for your continued financial supportthroughout my college career. The generous scholarships I’ve received from NSEDC have been invaluable in making thispart of my life a little easier. Again, thank you for supporting my education and the work you do to help so many others inour region.”

Jesse is now a Nome Public Schools Elementary Teacher. Congratulations! She says, “As an elementary teacher, I amtrying to teach my elementary students to respect themselves and their community, so that they could become positive andproductive members of society.”

EET Success StoryJesse M. Morris of Nome, Alaska

Mysterycommunityanswer from

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NSEDC Community Spotlight

Dean Peterson, NSEDC Board MemberBiography by Duane Lincoln, NSEDC Community Outreach Liaison

Dean “Chon” Peterson was born and raised in Unalakleet. Hegraduated from high school in 1979. He moved to Golovin andmarried his high school sweetheart where they raised theirfamily of three boys. One of their sons is going to college inAnchorage, another is at Mt. Edgecumbe High School, and theyoungest is in Golovin.

Chon works for the Bering Strait School District as one of ourmaintenance men. He is co-chief for the fire department and

serves as vice president on our Traditional Council. He has represented Golovin onthe NSEDC board since 1993. Some of his accomplishments for the communityinclude: supporting the fleet while they are in Golovin, helping to get thecommunity a floating dock, and always looking for ways to streamline the fisheriesusing local talent and resources.Chon’s hobbies are hunting, fishing, spending time with his boys, and making surethat all the youth that are willing to work are working. He also likes to work onsnowmachines and tinker around fine tuning the house.

Golovin, AlaskaBrief history of Golovin:The city of Golovin is located on apoint of land 70 miles east of Nome,Alaska. Golovin used to be called“Chinik” where the KauweramuitEskimos lived. Later the UnaligmuitEskimos also settled there. Thecommunity of Golovin is named afterRussian naval officer Captain VasiliGolovin. In the 1900’s reindeerherding was an important part of thecommunity.

Present day Golovin by DuaneLincoln:Golovin has approximately 150people and has four main entities:the City of Golovin, Chinik EskimoCommunity, Golovin VolunteerDepartment, and Golovin NativeCorporation. Each entity takes theirturn at sponsoring Thanksgiving Dayand rotates our community jointmeetings.

The City of Golovin (city) owns andoperates the washeteria, power plant, andfire hall. A crew is currently laying sewerlines throughout the community. The cityprovides the following services: waterdelivery, office space, clinic space, fueldispensary, heavy equipment rentals,garage space, a summer floating dock,boat trailer rentals, garage space, and thecity landfill. The Nome Post Officecontracts its services to the City ofGolovin. Along with Kawerak,Incorporated, and the Alaska StateTroopers, the city works very well withour VPSO program.

Chinik Eskimo Community (CEC) isworking on a new multipurpose buildingand a new clinic. CEC sponsors a yearlycultural camp and they have four elderswho joined the Chinik council. With thehelp of ANICA, CEC owns and operatesits own store. The services CEC providesare: the Tribal Coordinator, Suicide

Prevention Coordinator, DiabetesProgram, a grant writer, and allowingaccess to a multipurpose building forfisherman who use Golovin as a harbor.

The Golovin Volunteer Fire Departmentrebuilt their first fire truck from an oldBLM water truck. With the funds frombingo and pull tabs, the fire departmenthelps to sponsor school sports uniforms,fourth of July activities and raffles,Halloween candy giveaway, and from theday after Christmas until New Year’s Daythey have a week long event of gamesand raffles for all ages. Along with ourVPSO, the Golovin Volunteer FireDepartment is the main organizer forsearch and rescue.

The Golovin Native Corporation is a for-profit organization that focuses on gravelsales and cable television.

The Martin L. Olson School has 51students enrolled. All the teachers andprincipal consistently returned over theyears. Our teacher’s aides, cooks, andmaintenance crews have been veryreliable. Golovin now has a new schoolwith larger classrooms, kitchen, andindividual office space. Our gymnasiumis bigger with a wooden floor and alibrary for community use and activities.

Ariel view of Golovin

Golovin community meeting.

Duane LincolnNSEDC Community OutreachLiaison AutobiographyThanks toHoward Lincolnand FlorenceDoyle. I havelived in Golovinall of my life. Igraduated fromboth gradeschool and highschool inGolovin. I have worked as a waterplant operator and served with theAlaska Army National Guard. For thepast five years I have been working forthe Norton Sound Heath Corporationas a village based counselor.

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NSEDC Advisory CommitteesExecutive Committee:• Henry Ivanoff, Chairman• Dan Harrelson, Vice-Chairman• Don Stiles, Secretary• Dean Peterson, Treasurer• Harvey Sookiayak, Sergeant-at-Arms

Rules & Bylaws Committee:• Don Stiles, Chair• Henry Ivanoff• Charles Saccheus Sr.• Frank Oxereok Jr.• Mary Menadelook• Harvey Sookiayak• Dean Peterson• Isaac Okleasik, Jr.

Scholarship Committee:• Walter Seetot, Chair• Victor Joe• Gilbert Ungott• Wilfred Katcheak• Frank Oxereok Jr.• Sam Mokiyuk• Jerry Ivanoff• Paul Ivanoff III, At-Large• Janice Dickens, At-Large

Corporate Officers:• Eugene Asicksik, President• Janis Ivanoff, Vice President• Jerry Ivanoff, Secretary• Kathy Wheelehan, Treasurer

Norton Sound Investment Co. LLC:• Henry Ivanoff, Chair• Dean Peterson• Harvey Sookiayak• Don Stiles• Dan Harrelson• Eugene Asicksik

Fisheries Development Committee:• Dean Peterson, Chair• Don Stiles• Charles Saccheus Sr.• Wilfred Katcheak• Danny Adams• Dan Harrelson• Isaac Okleasik, Jr.• Sam Mokiyuk• Eugene Asicksik• Tom Magwire, NSSP• John Bundy, GFC• Steve Ivanoff, At-Large• Eric Osborne, At-Large

• Danny Adams

Finance Committee:• Henry Ivanoff, Chair• Harvey Sookiayak• Dan Harrelson• Scot Henderson, At-Large• Jack Carpenter, At-Large• Chris Cook

Norton SoundEconomicDevelopmentCorporation (NSEDC)is a private nonprofitcorporation representing 15member communties andover 9,311 people in theBering Straits Region ofNorthwestern Alaska.NSEDC is one of sixCommunity DevelopmentQuota (CDQ) organizationsin Alaska.