Message from the Editor June 2016
Summer time rhythm!
After 9 loads of the DC4 fuels planes landing in Igiugig and shuttling thousands and thousands of gallons of fuel to and from the airport, filling and emptying trucks, and keeping up with the demands of our local lodges; I am finally ready for summer to begin. But, first, H@lA has a wonderful report on the Yugestun training she attended in Anchorage. She has several tips to encourage the apprentices to speak yugestun at any given opportunity which is followed by the cisslat (calendar) of the month.
Summer Reading Club is under way. Get ready, “On your Mark, Get Set…..Read”! Summer reading club has been going strong since 1998 and will continue to go strong for many more generations to come. The annual village clean up written by Stacy Hill was led by the fearless leaders, Tate, Jeff and myself and followed up with a picnic at the school.
Teens, toddlers, and now….twins!! Terek and AlexAnna’s growing family and how they are adjusting as a new family of eight is such a blessing.
Farmer John (Jeff Bringhurst) has an update on their hard work on the new green houses and the WWOOFER Chun of China and how they been working diligently with Tia and Tate to build these greenhouses. Dirk Middleton, a returning smolt crew member, has written a wonderful view on climate, change, & community and reflecting on how everything has begun to change quicker than we like it to. Following his article we have the awards ceremony and congratulations to Tia for graduating high school; good luck on your adventure of life after high school! We will support you in what you choose to do in life as we have for many years of our past graduates of Igiugig School. Below her you can look at our weather for the month of May and following that you can look at your favorite people and the announcements.
Remember to be safe, have fun, and fish on!
