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Welcome to Ravn Air Group …and our Alaskan Spirit magazine! >OL[OLY [OPZ PZ `V\Y Ä YZ[ [YPW ^P[O \Z VY `V\ HYL H YLN\SHY N\LZ[ VU V\Y Å PNO[Z ^L HWWYLJPH[L `V\Y I\ZPULZZ HUK ^HU[ to make your time with us enjoyable, comfortable and safe. This magazine is our way of telling you more about who we are, where you are headed, how to make the most of your [PTL ^P[O \Z HUK ^O` ^L HYL ZV WHZZPVU ate about the Alaskan communities we connect every day.

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Welcome to St. Paul Island Here’s a breathtaking look at our newest destination, St. Paul Island, one of the richest and most remote birding and wildlife wonderlands in the world. And there’s a lot more to love about St. Paul—you’ll want to visit soon! Photo courtesy Alaska Guide Co.

06 Around Ravn Country Where do you want to go and what do you want to do? This is our look at NYLH[ [OPUNZ [V KV HUK WSHJLZ [V ]PZP[ in the more than 115 Alaska commuUP[PLZ `V\ JHU Ã… ` [V ^P[O 9H]U *VTL see Alaska with us this summer!

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10 Things To Love About Valdez & Kodiak This month we focus on Valdez and Kodiak, two of our favorite destiUH[PVUZ HUK ^VUKLYM\S Ä ZOPUN M\U family towns in some of the most breathtaking scenery in the world. Here is a look at things that both visitors and residents love about these unique communities.

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Alaska High School Sports Hall of Fame Each year the Alaska School Activities Association honors the best high school athletes, coaches and benefactors with admission to the Alaska High School :WVY[Z /HSM VM -HTL 4LL[ [OPZ `LHY»Z amazing inductees.

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Alaskan Grown! Hundreds of Alaska farming families are WYVK\JPUN H I\TWLY NYV\W VM MYLZO MVVK VW[PVUZ JSVZL [V OVTL MVY O\UNY` (SHZRH families. It’s about food security and healthier choices as much as it is giant vegetables! By Elwood Brehmer.

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What’s Happening in Ravn Country events just for women and just for kids. In addition to weekly prizes, all anglers who purchase a derby ticket have a chance to win $5,000 cash in a drawing at the end of the season. www.valdezfishderbies.com

Anchorage Market May 11-September 8 Saturdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sundays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 225 E. Street

Whether you’re shopping for fresh produce, exotic goods from around the world, or Alaskan souvenirs, you’ll find it at “Alaska’s Largest Open-Air Market.” Located in the heart of downtown, the market consists of more than 300 vendors on 2 acres. The Anchorage Market & Festival is a great place to bring family, friends and visiting tourists. It offers free and lively entertainment, great food, and a fun and safe atmosphere. anchoragemarkets.com

Seward Mermaid Festival Seward Halibut Tournament

May 17-19

The festival was created by local business owners and residents, and in partnership with the Seward Harbor Opening Weekend, to celebrate rejuvenation, to develop a creative community impact and encourage local entrepreneurship. The mermaid theme was chosen to represent the community’s symbiotic relationship with the seas, oceans and waterways. The family friendly event includes vendors, food trucks, music and more. www.sewardmermaidfestival. com

June 1-30

Kodiak Crab Festival May 23-27

The festival is a time for the community to celebrate its abundant resources from the sea and the summer season. This five-day event held each year during Memorial Day weekend includes a variety of family friendly activities. The event also showcases local businesses and nonprofits with an influx of both local and off-island visitors.

Early-season June fishing offers anglers a chance to target trophy fish for great prizes before the peak-season crowds arrive. With 40 tagged fish prizes, fish of any size can win big. Heaviest fish prizes are $5,000 for first place, $2,500 for second and $1,500 for third. halibut.seward.com

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Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby

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The longest-running halibut derby in the state of Alaska returns, with almost $100,000 in cash prizes up for grabs There are multiple categories, including major tagged fish prizes, monthly big fish winners, released fish prizes and kids prizes, including all children under 12 entered automatically entered in the end-of-season drawing at the Jackpot Halibut Derby Gala. www.homeralaska.org

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The annual events return, with big prizes through multiple events, including derbies for halibut and silver and pink salmon. The main draw is the halibut derby, featuring a $10,000 cash grand prize for the largest fish, $3,000 cash for second and $1,500 for third. Derby tickets per species cost $10/daily or $50/season and there are

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Grab a rod, pull on hip waders and head to Ship Creek for the annual Downtown Soup Kitchen’s Slam’n Salm’n Festival. Pick up a free derby ticket before wetting a line for the chance to win thousands of dollars in cash and prizes. As one of the only urban fishing derbies in America, the derby provides a unique opportunity for visitors and locals to get in some “reel” action in the center of the state’s largest city. www.anchorage.net

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The Bristol Bay Fish Expo is the premier trade show set in the heart of the world’s largest sockeye salmon run. This event brings the community and seafood industry together to gear up, conduct business, talk fish and fill our bellies. Bristol Bay’s commercial salmon fishery has been going strong for over 130 years and with our protection, it will continue. www.bristolbayfishexpo.com

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June 22, Anchorage

The Midnight Sun Game tradition dates back to the earliest days of Fairbanks, Alaska. For over a century, a special baseball game has annually been held in Fairbanks on June 21. On the longest day of each year (with a full 24 hours of daylight in the vast Tanana Valley), Fairbanksans celebrate the coming of summer with the playing of this traditional game–which continues through the midnight hour and never uses artificial lights. With Fairbanks a mere 150 miles south of the Arctic Circle, the sun is just beginning to set in the North as the game of baseball gets underway and, at its conclusion some three hours later, the sun begins to rise again–also in the North.

The longest day of the year means a long distance race for many in Anchorage. Organized by the University of Alaska Anchorage and Anchorage Parks & Recreation, five running races are held simultaneously - including the Midnight Sun Marathon (26.2 miles), Alaska Half Marathon (13.1 miles), a marathon relay (4 x 6.5 mile legs), Coastal 5K and Buddy Half Marathon, in which teams of two or three runners split the half marathon course into sections relay style.

Bear Paw Festival July 10-14, Chugiak-Eagle River

The whole town turns out for a weekend filled with fun for all ages. Sometimes unexpected but always a good time, events run the gamut. The Slippery Salmon Olympics are perhaps the best-known event. Teams of two race against the clock and each other with a real salmon as the critical item to take along while tackling all the obstacles. www.bearpawfestival.com

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Clark Mischner

Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute

Bristol Bay Fish Expo and Trade Show

Midnight Sun Baseball Game

www.explorefairbanks.com

World Eskimo-Indian Olympic Games Chickenstock Music Festival

July 17-20, Fairbanks

Downtown Days

June 14-15, Chicken

The annual weekend music festival for the whole family held annually at Chicken Gold Camp & Outpost returns. Chickenstock takes place in the quirky remote town of Chicken, which is completely off grid and there are no public services available such as telephone, Internet, cell towers, electricity, water, trash, flush toilets, sewer, Wi-Fi, grocery stores, and convenience stores within 100 mile radius. Come prepared to be self-sufficient for all-weather camping. There will be food trucks, as well as local brews and a selection of wines available inside the gates. There also will be local craft venders selling their wares. www.chickenstockmusicfest. com

June 22, Anchorage

Midnight Sun Festival June 23, Fairbanks

This annual event sees more than 30,000 people pack downtown for 12 hours of fun under the midnight sun. Food trucks from across the state come out to supply the masses with sweet treats, ethnic cuisine, snacks and drinks for the whole family. Shoppers can find treasures to purchase with endless amounts of Made in Alaska items, jewelry, art, pottery, clothing and a variety of home goods. Activities are sprinkled around the event with a gold panning booth, pony rides, car smash, skate park and even a midway on 4th Avenue.

Downtown turns into one big celebration on June 22, 2019, with the Solstice Festival & Hero Games, an Anchorage Downtown Partnership, Ltd. Production, taking over Fourth Avenue and Town Square. Artists, musicians and other performers transform Fourth Avenue into a party. The Children’s Rainbow Factory, which includes puppet shows, a kayak pool, and giant sandbox, just to name a few! www.anchorage.net

The energy-filled games of the far north are simply amazing. Endurance, agility and a bit of magic are all in the mix when viewing the sporting events and the athletes going for the gold. The Alaskan high kick, knuckle hop and the four-man carry are just three of the many athletic events that boggle the mind. Imagine hopping on bare knuckles across an unforgiving floor or flying 8 feet into the air to kick a sealskin ball. In addition to the extraordinary games at the Carlson Center are the pageant events where beautiful gifted Native women vie for a crown of walrus ivory and whale baleen. www.explorefairbanks.com/ events

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land in the dark there. So, we always have to be aware of the times when we can leave and arrive.”

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Welcome to St. Paul

Birding paradise in the Bering Sea Imagine traveling all the way to Anchorage, then going even farther…to a small, ^PUKZ^LW[ PZSHUK PU [OL 7YPIPSVM 0ZSHUKZ PU the Bering Sea. St. Paul Island is raw and rich with wildlife, LZWLJPHSS` IPYKZ >OLU `V\ QV\YUL` OLYL you leave the crush of tourists and souveUPY ZOVWZ ILOPUK >OH[ `V\»SS Ä UK PUZ[LHK PZ H\[OLU[PJ <UHUNHU (SL\[ J\S[\YL ^PKL VWLU ZWHJLZ HUK [OL IYLH[O[HRPUN ILH\[` of nature. :[ 7H\S PZ [OL UL^LZ[ 9H]U (PY .YV\W destination. It is one of the most remote destinations in H Z[H[L YPJO PU YLTV[L WSHJLZ HUK H VUJL PU H SPML[PTL Z[VW MVY SV]LYZ VM IV[O ^PSKSPML and Unangan culture. :\SSP .PIZVU PZ H [V\Y N\PKL VU [OL PZSHUK ^OLYL [V\YPZT PZ HU PTWVY[HU[ ZV\YJL VM revenue. While it’s most famous as a destination for birders, there’s quite a bit else to see, he ZHPK -VY L_HTWSL [OL ;YPKLU[ WSHU[ OLYL

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2019 could be record salmon year By Laine Welch

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Glacier Tours

Valdez is the land of tidewater glaciers, reaching down to the ocean, and the best way [V ZLL [OLT \W JSVZL HUK WLYZVUHS PZ I` IVH[ ;^V L_JLSSLU[ [V\Y VWLYH[VYZ VɈLY daily catamaran tours of NSHJPLYZ 5V ]PZP[ [V =HSKLa PZ JVTWSL[L ^P[OV\[ `V\Y ÄYZ[ sight of a calving glacier, KYVWWPUN OV\ZL ZPaLK JO\URZ of blue ice into the sea right in MYVU[ VM `V\ -VY TVYL KL[HPSZ ZLL :[HU :[LWOLUZ *Y\PZLZ at www.stephenscruises.com or Lulu Belle Tours at www. lulubelletours.com.

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Helicopter Tour

If one is by sea, the second best way to see our glaciers HUK PJL ÄLSKZ PZ I` HPY [OH[ PZ

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salmon each year. More than 15 million return to the hatchery each summer. Located H[ +H`]PSSL 9VHK P[ PZ LHZPS` HJJLZZPISL HUK PZ VWLU daily throughout the summer. ^^^ ]HSKLaÄZOLYPLZ VYN the-hatchery

I` OLSPJVW[LY =: /LSPJVW[LYZ VɈLYZ KHPS` ÅPNO[ ZLLPUN [V\YZ that take you over and around NSHJPLY ÄLSKZ HUK OLSW `V\ NL[ a sense both of the majestic beauty and the vast rugged SHUKZJHWL [OH[ Z\YYV\UKZ us. Whether it’s a 35-minute ZPNO[ZLLPUN ÅPNO[ VY H OV\Y multi-landing tour, you will see some of the most exciting sights in Prince William Sound. The goal is to make sure your visit is everything you dreamed it would be. www.vshelicopters.com

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Solomon Gulch Hatchery

Like salmon? Then you’ll love a few million of them, which is exactly what returns to the :VSVTVU .\SJO /H[JOLY` each summer. Valdez -PZOLYPLZ +L]LSVWTLU[ Association built the Hatchery PU HUK YLSLHZLK P[Z ÄYZ[ WPUR ZHSTVU MY` PU Today it incubates and releasLZ \W [V TPSSPVU WPUR salmon and 2 million coho

canyon walls, greeting travelers from above. Keystone *HU`VU PZ SVJH[LK H[ TPSLZ [OYV\NO VU [OL 9PJOHYKZVU Highway. www.discovervalKLaHSHZRH VYN valdez-the-land-of-waterfalls

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The Waterfalls

Valdez is the Land of Waterfalls for good reason. Valdez has some of the most breathtaking waterfalls in the world. With more than 27 feet of average snowfall during the winter, Valdez becomes The Land of Waterfalls when [OL ZUV^ TLS[Z PU [OL ZWYPUN HUK Z\TTLY [PTL *V\U[SLZZ waterfalls cascade down almost every mountain side in Valdez. Driving into =HSKLa `V\ ^PSS WHZZ [OYV\NO 2L`Z[VUL *HU`VU" H WSHJL VM ZWLJ[HJ\SHY ^H[LYMHSSZ THNUPÄJLU[ NLVSVN` HUK fascinating history. Horsetail -HSSZ HUK )YPKHS =LPS -HSSZ cascade over towering

Fishing

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Hiking Trails

Love to meet adventure ÄYZ[OHUK& ,_JLSSLU[ OPRPUN [YHPSZ HYV\UK =HSKLa WYVvide easy, free access to incredible vistas, wildlife and history. Many of these trails harken back to the 19th century and the early history of both Alaska and Valdez, where you can be walking PU [OL MVV[Z[LWZ VM [OL ÄYZ[ WYVZWLJ[VYZ HUK VYPNPUHS Alaskans. There are excellent THWZ HUK KL[HPSZ VU ZVTL VM [OL TVZ[ WVW\SHY [YHPSZ at ^^^ ]HSKLaHSHZRH VYN discover-valdez-maps-trails.

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residents took the initiative to save and relocate the museum collections as well. ;VKH` T\ZL\T WYVNYHTZ HYL JHYYPLK V\[ PU HWWYV_PTH[LS` 12,700 square feet. www. valdezmuseum.org

Kayaking

Some call it the Best Kayaking in the Universe! We agree—there are many WSHJLZ [V RH`HR PU =HSKLa ;OL TVZ[ WVW\SHY WSHJL PZ =HSKLa .SHJPLY >OH[L]LY `V\Y ZRPSS SL]LS [OLYL HYL VW[PVUZ [V \ZL `V\Y V^U WLYZVUHS RH`HR VY take a tour with one of several RH`HR [V\Y JVTWHUPLZ OLYL www.alaskasummer.com, www.anadyradventures.com

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The Maxine & Jesse Whitney Museum contains one of the SHYNLZ[ JVSSLJ[PVUZ VM 5H[P]L Alaskan art and artifacts in the world. The Whitneys came to Alaska in 1947, and 4H_PUL [YH]LSLK [V 5H[P]L villages throughout the territory, buying items directly from the artists to sell in her NPM[ ZOVW :PUJL VWLUPUN PU 4H` [OL WYVMLZZPVU ally designed exhibits have garnered much attention from locals and visitors alike. www. mjwhitneymuseum.org

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Our Two Museums

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When you’re surrounded by world-class seafood, you have to make the most of it. Take time to visit and savor our many excellent ZLHMVVK YLZ[H\YHU[Z VɈ LYPUN IV[O ZPTWSL HUK JVTWSL_ WYLWHYH[PVUZ VM V\Y SVJHS halibut, salmon, lingcod HUK YVJRÄ ZO (UK SLH]L H little room for dessert! Some recommendations—Alaska /HSPI\[ /V\ZL ;OL -H[ Mermaid, Mikes Place and The Wheelhouse. More at DiscoverValdezAlaska.org.

Special Events

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Fishing Valdez

Land of big fish and few fishermen 0U H Z[H[L YPJO PU Ä ZOPUN JVTT\UP[PLZ Valdez is unique as a combination of more and less.

While other harbors host hundreds of charter boats, there are about a dozen in Valdez.

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Silver salmon are also in range of shore anglers later in the summer.

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“We start seeing them in late July and (\N\Z[ PZ WYPTL [PTL [V JH[JO [OLT from shore or from small boats from the harbor.” ;OL =HSKLa OH[JOLY` HSZV WYVK\JLZ TPSSPVUZ VM WPUR ZHSTVU ^OPJO YL[\YU in legendary numbers in late summer, JYLH[PUN H MHTV\Z HUK WVW\SHY ZOVYL Ä ZOLY` MVY MHTPSPLZ ;OL ZOVYLSPUL MYVT [OL OH[JOLY` [V [OL (S`LZRH WPWLSPUL terminal will host hundreds of anglers when the salmon are in. ;OH[»Z HUV[OLY ILULÄ [ VM Ä ZOPUN =HSKLa ,]LYL[[ ZHPK·P[ VɈ LYZ ZVTL[OPUN MVY every angler, regardless of skill or L_WLYPLUJL “We get a little bit of everything, and [OH[»Z ^OH[ RLLWZ P[ PU[LYLZ[PUN 0 SV]L what I do, a ton of fun and work.”

¸0[»Z H ]LY` ZWLJPHS WSHJL ¹ OL ZHPK ¸0[ Z[HY[Z ^P[O [OL KYP]L KV^U VY Å `PUN PU seeing the huge mountains rising out of the water. It’s a scenic, neat little town ^P[O SV[Z VM ZOVWZ SV[Z VM ^PSKSPML HUK ^OHSLZ ( WSHJL H IP[ TVYL \U[V\JOLK ¹ -VY TVYL PUMVYTH[PVU VU Ä ZOPUN PU Valdez, see www.valdezsaltwateradventures.com.

Valdez Derbies -PZOPUN KLYIPLZ HYL H IPN WHY[ of summer in Valdez. Here are dates for 2019: • Halibut Derby May 18-September 1 • Halibut Hullabaloo Derby June 7-16 • Silver Salmon Derby July 20-September 1 • Kids Pink Salmon Derby July 20 • Women’s Silver Salmon Derby August 10 -VY TVYL PUMVYTH[PVU ZLL ^^^ ]HSKLaÄ ZOKLYIPLZ JVT

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Destination Dillingham

The best king fishing in the world? @V\ TPNO[ ZH` P[ ^HZ IV[[VT VM [OL [O two outs. We were down to the last hour of an epic trip on the Nushagak and I had room for one more king to take back to Anchorage. Mike Addiego was guiding our boat upriver, leapfrogging a series of runs, ahead of a new school of bright kings that were rushing upriver. I’d already lost a couple of nice kings that TVYUPUN ;OL IPN Ä ZO ^LYL Q\Z[ UPWWPUN at our salmon egg clusters and I couldn’t keep them hooked. Then I felt gentle tap on the ball of salmon eggs and set the hook into a beast. ;OL IPN Ä ZO W\SSLK THU` `HYKZ VM OLH]` line against a tight drag, circling the boat a number of times before I could lead P[ PU[V 4PRL»Z ^HP[PUN UL[· WV\UKZ VM chrome king salmon and the perfect end to a memorable trip. 1\Z[ HUV[OLY KH` Ä ZOPUN [OL ILZ[ RPUN salmon run in Alaska and probably the

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Kids, take your parents to Fort Abercrombie for history and nature! by Erin Kirkland, Just For Kids editor When the United States entered World >HY 00 PU (SHZRH OLSK H ZWLJPHS WV sition for our country’s defenses, thanks to a strategic location. Your great-grandWHYLU[Z SPRLS` YLTLTILY ISHJRV\[Z HPY raid drills, and the rationing of things like butter, meat and fuel. -VY Z\YL (TLYPJHUZ KPK [OLPY WHY[ MVY [OL ^HY LɈ VY[ PUJS\KPUN [OV\ZHUKZ VM `V\UN TLU [LTWVYHYPS` Z[H[PVULK HSVUN [OL shorelines of Alaska. ;OL TPZZPVU ^HZ JYP[PJHS·WYV[LJ[ [OL western coasts of America from invasion by air or sea, and Kodiak Island was one Z\JO WSHJL -VY[ (ILYJYVTIPL /PZ[VYPJHS :[H[L 7HYR located on Kodiak island’s northern end about 5 miles from the city of Kodiak, was constructed under an executive order MYVT 7YLZPKLU[ -YHURSPU + 9VVZL]LS[ >OLU [OL 1HWHULZL H[[HJRLK 7LHYS Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, the obvious PTWVY[HUJL VM -VY[ (ILYJYVTIPL Z

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Kids of Alaska

Meet Mattie Gross, Military Child of the Year finalist by Erin Kirkland, Just For Kids editor

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place. This award is to recognize military children, but in reality, it is a testament [V HSS MHTPSPLZ HUK [OLPY KHPS` ZHJYPÄ JLZ [V serve others. EK: /V^ KV `V\ [OPUR SPML PZ KPɈ LYLU[ MVY Alaska’s military kids? MG: 0 [OPUR SPML PU (SHZRH PZ KPɈ LYLU[ MVY all kids, not just military kids. Being so remote, especially in Kodiak, can make the simplest things tougher. Travel is expensive and time-consuming and dependent on weather. As a student athlete, away games are a challenge; you can’t just hop on a bus and drive to the nearest high school. In Kodiak you must take either plane or ferry to be able to go compete against another team. We also don’t have all the same opportunities you may experience in big cities. Island life isn’t always the easiest but it has made me tough and adventurous. My family has served three separate tours in Alaska. I think the hardest part for me and other military children are the miles that separate extended family. I grew up separated from the rest of my family, sometimes even separated from my dad. It would have been great having those big family Thanksgiving dinners and Christmases you see in movies. But when I do get to see them, it makes the time with my family even more special. There is a popular saying among Coast Guard folk which is, “Home is where the Coast Guard sends you!” EK: What are you hoping to do with this recognition? MG: I want to use this award to bring

H^HYLULZZ MVY [OVZL Z\Ɉ LYPUN MYVT mental illnesses; that even through personal struggles you can help others and advocate for something you believe in. My dream is to have a classroom that students feel safe and accepted in, no matter their background. Being recognized as Military Child of the Year for the United States Coast Guard would be an amazing end to my high school career and a beginning to my future. To learn more about the Year of the 4PSP[HY` *OPSK H^HYK ]PZP[ www.militarychildoftheyear.org.

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Ravn Air Group is a signficant supporter of youth athletics and the Alaska School Activities Association. In each issue of Alaskan Spirit, we honor events and people making a difference through ASAA.

ASAA

Alaska High School Hall of Fame 2019 honorees The Alaska School Activities Association YLJLU[S` PUK\J[LK WLVWSL PU[V [OL *SHZZ VM VM [OL (SHZRH /PNO :JOVVS Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame was established to honor individuals, in a permanent manner, who exhibited high ethical standards and integrity while achieving excellence in high school athletics and activities, as well as others who have made exemplary contributions to interscholastic athletics and activities in Alaska.

Athlete Inductees Justin Dorn 2001 graduate of Juneau Douglas High School – A dominant high school ZVJJLY WSH`LY 1\Z[PU was a member of 1\ULH\ +V\NSHZ»Z :[H[L *OHTWPVUZOPW 9\UULY \W [LHT OPZ Q\UPVY `LHY HUK :[H[L *OHTWPVUZOPW [LHT OPZ ZLUPVY `LHY /L ^HZ HSZV ZLSLJ[LK [V [OL Ä YZ[ 2 All-State teams. Justin is credited by 1\ULH\ +V\NSHZ /LHK :VJJLY *VHJO .HY` 3LOUOHY[ HZ OH]PUN LZ[HISPZOLK H winning tradition in Juneau. “I’ve had the good fortune to coach so many incredible young men, but Justin Dorn stands the tallest in my view. He was both a skillful HUK [LUHJPV\Z WSH`LY ¹ (M[LY NYHK\H[PUN MYVT .VUaHNH <UP]LYZP[` Justin returned to Juneau and now owns 1\ULH\ 7O`ZPJHS ;OLYHW` Philip Engebretsen NYHK\H[L VM /VTLY High School – An V\[Z[HUKPUN T\S[P ZWVY[ athlete and student at Homer High School. (TVUN 7OPS»Z HJJVTWSPZOTLU[Z PU OPNO

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ZJOVVS HYL! :LUPVY *SHZZ 7YLZPKLU[ :[H[L >YLZ[SPUN X\HSPÄ LY (SS :[H[L PU -VV[IHSS HUK )HZRL[IHSS :[H[L -VV[IHSS 4VZ[ =HS\HISL Player, State Basketball Player of the Year, State Athlete of the Year and numerous (SS ;V\YUHTLU[ HUK 9LNPVU H^HYKZ ¸;V [HSR VM WLYZVUHS HJOPL]LTLU[Z K\YPUN OPZ high school career is only to minimize what he modeled for the school and the teams OL JOVZL [V WSH` VU /L ^HZ H Z[\KLU[ H[OSL[L Ä YZ[ ¹ ZHPK MVYTLY /VTLY JVHJO and educator, Tim Daugharty. 7OPS HJJLW[LK HU HJHKLTPJ ZJOVSHYZOPW [V WYLZ[PNPV\Z 6JJPKLU[HS *VSSLNL ^OLYL OL WSH`LK IHZRL[IHSS HUK [OYL^ QH]LSPU MVY H school record. Randy Hanson 2010 graduate of Bethel 9LNPVUHS /PNO :JOVVS ¶ ( four-time State Wrestling -PUHSPZ[ HUK H [OYLL [PTL :[H[L *OHTWPVU 9HUK` is arguably the greatest wrestler coming out of the storied Bethel 9LNPVUHS /PNO :JOVVS WYVNYHT )LJH\ZL VM OPZ WVZP[P]L H[[P[\KL HUK H[OSL[PJ HJJVT WSPZOTLU[Z OL ^HZ H YVSL TVKLS MVY V[OLY Z[\KLU[Z PU [OL )L[OLS HYLH 9HUK` HSZV WHY[PJPWH[LK H[ H OPNO SL]LS PU JYVZZ JV\U[Y` and basketball. As a cross country runner, OL X\HSPÄ LK HUK WHY[PJPWH[LK PU [OYLL Z[H[L JOHTWPVUZOPWZ )L[OLS >YLZ[SPUN *VHJO +HYYLU 3PLI Z[H[LZ ¸/L PUZWPYLK V[OLYZ [V ^VYR OHYKLY IV[O VU HUK VɈ [OL TH[ ¹ 9HUK` ^HZ HU V\[Z[HUKPUN Z[\KLU[ HUK was his class’s valedictorian. (M[LY NYHK\H[PUN MYVT )L[OLS 9LNPVUHS /PNO :JOVVS 9HUK` ^YLZ[SLK MVY [OL University of Minnesota, where he was All-Academic Big Ten. He is now teaching and coaching at South Anchorage High School.

Alev Kelter NYHK\H[L VM *O\NPHR High School – An outstanding athlete in the ZWVY[Z VM Å HN MVV[IHSS hockey and soccer. Alev ^HZ [OL .H[VYHKL :VJJLY 7SH`LY VM [OL @LHY MVY IV[O HUK :OL WSH`LK both hockey and soccer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After graduating with her bachelor’s in Ä UL HY[Z (SL] JVU[PU\LK OLY H[OSL[PJ JH reer in rugby. She was selected to several international teams including Team USA’s WSH`LY YVZ[LY MVY [OL 9PV 6S`TWPJ .HTLZ Stacia Rustad 1992 graduate of Kenai *LU[YHS /PNO :JOVVS ¶ ( MV\Y `LHY WHY[PJPWHU[ PU cross country, volleyball, HUK [YHJR HUK Ä LSK :[HJPH was also a four-year starter on the Kenai *LU[YHS IHZRL[IHSS [LHT :[HJPH ^HZ H RL` JVTWVULU[ PU 2LUHP *LU[YHS»Z )HZRL[IHSS :[H[L *OHTWPVUZOPW HUK :[H[L *OHTWPVUZOPW 9\UULY \W [LHTZ ( [OYLL [PTL (SS 9LNPVU HUK [^V [PTL All-State Selection in basketball, Stacia ^HZ UHTLK (SHZRH +HPS` 5L^Z -LTHSL Athlete of the Year in 1992 and was also YLJVNUPaLK I` IV[O *VU]LYZL HUK <:( Today as the 1992 Alaska Player of the Year. >OPSL WSH`PUN IHZRL[IHSS H[ [OL <UP]LYZP[` of Maine, Stacia was the 1995 and 1996 :JOVSHY ([OSL[L VM [OL @LHY :OL WSH`LK VU [OYLL JVUMLYLUJL JOHTWPVUZOPW [LHTZ HUK [^PJL PU [OL 5*(( +P]PZPVU 0 5H[PVUHS Tournament. Stacia returned to teach and coach at 2LUHP *LU[YHS MVY LPNO[ `LHYZ HUK HZ [OL

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school’s Athletic Director for seven years. Since 2016, Stacia has served as the Athletic Director at Wasilla High School. Cody Tanner NYHK\H[L VM *O\NPHR /PNO :JOVVS Âś *VK` Tanner was a three-time Ă„ UHSPZ[ PU ^YLZ[SPUN ^PUUPUN [^V JOHTWPVU ZOPWZ PU IV[O HUK +\YPUN OPZ [OYLL `LHY OPNO ZJOVVS JHYLLY *VK` OHK H YLJVYK *VK` JVUZPZ[LU[S` TV[P]H[LK his teammates to give their very best. -VYTLY OPNO ZJOVVS [LHTTH[L )PSS :[VS[aL ZHPK ¸(Z [OL [LHT JHW[HPU OL ^HZ H YLHS SLHKLY" TV[P]H[PUN \Z [V ^VYR OHYKLY H[ WYHJ[PJLZ ZOHYPUN OPZ [YLTLUKV\Z RUV^S LKNL VM [OL ZWVY[ I\[ TVZ[ PTWVY[HU[S` SLHKPUN I` L_HTWSL š *VK` ^YLZ[SLK MVY :V\[O^LZ[ 6YLNVU *VTT\UP[` *VSSLNL ^OLYL OL ^VU [OL 6YLNVU *VTT\UP[` :JOVVS *OHTWPVUZOPW /L YL[\YULK [V (SHZRH [V

JVHJO ^YLZ[SPUN H[ *VSVU` /PNO :JOVVS both as an assistant and head coach. Austin Vanderford NYHK\H[L VM 5PUPSJOPR High School – Austin Vanderford was a WOLUVTLUHS OPNO ZJOVVS ^YLZ[SLY WSHJPUN [^PJL H[ [OL Z[H[L JOHTWPVUZOPW WYPVY [V ^PUUPUN Z[H[L JOHTWPVUZOPWZ IV[O OPZ Q\UPVY HUK senior years. Austin was also a standout IHZRL[IHSS WSH`LY -VYTLY ^YLZ[SPUN coach, John Lindeman stated “Austin was UV[ VUS` WO`ZPJHSS` H ^YLZ[SLY OL OHK [OL TLU[HS WHY[ KV^U HZ ^LSS /L \UKLYZ[VVK mind over matter and he continued to ZLLR V\[ ^H`Z [V PTWYV]L HUK W\ZOLK himself consistently.� Austin wrestled for Southern Oregon <UP]LYZP[` /L ^HZ H [^V [PTL 5(0( (SS (TLYPJHU HUK H 5H[PVUHS *OHTWPVU /L has become a highly successful Mixed 4HY[PHS (Y[Z WYVMLZZPVUHS

Vic Belleque A longtime and successful volleyball and basketball coach for Dillingham High School – Vic coached for over 20 years at Dillingham High School. While coaching both boys and girls basketball he had a JHYLLY YLJVYK VM ^P[O Ă„ ]L JVU MLYLUJL JOHTWPVUZOPWZ (Z H ]VSSL`IHSS coach, his teams won eight conference JOHTWPVUZOPWZ ¸([ [PTLZ ^L ^V\SK IL NVUL MVY H ^LLR Ă… `PUN PU ZTHSS WSHULZ [V ]PSSHNLZ [OH[ THU` WLVWSL ^PSS UL]LY ZLLš YLTLTILYZ MVYTLY WSH`LY .^LU .\Z[HMZVU >LSJO ¸=PJ ^HZ YLZWVUZPISL for us in every way imaginable. He made sure we were safe and fed, had all our OVTL^VYR JVTWSL[LK ILMVYL YL[\YUPUN OVTL WYLZLU[LK V\YZLS]LZ HUK V\Y [V^U YLZWLJ[M\SS` H[ HSS [PTLZ HUK OHK M\U š (M[LY YL[PYPUN =PJ OHZ JVU[PU\LK [V ZWLUK Z\TTLYZ PU +PSSPUNOHT OLSWPUN ^P[O IV[O youth and adult recreational activities.

Coach Inductees

Lifetime Achievement Inductee

Mike Ashley A legendary hockey coach for 19 seasons at Dimond, West, Service and South Anchorage High Schools – Including his work as both an assistant and head JVHJO 4PRLÂťZ [LHTZ ^VU V]LY NHTLZ HUK UPUL :[H[L *OHTWPVUZOPWZ In four years as head coach at Dimond, 4PRLÂťZ [LHT ^VU [^V Z[H[L JOHTWP VUZOPW /L ZLY]LK HZ HU HZZPZ[HU[ H[ Service as they won three straight State *OHTWPVUZOPWZ ([ :V\[O 4PRL SLK [OLT [V MV\Y Z[YHPNO[ JOHTWPVUZOPW -LSSV^ /PNO :JOVVS *VHJO 7H\S )YH\ULPZ Z[H[ ed, “that at whatever high school Mike Ashley was coaching, that ice hockey WYVNYHT ^HZ Z\JJLZZM\S¡VU HUK VɈ [OL PJLÂŻOL KL]LSVWLK Z[\KLU[ H[OSL[LZ HUK his teams not only won athletic titles— they also won numerous Team Academic Awards.â€?

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Staffing Alaskan Style By Paula Bradison

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WVZZPISL PU V\Y SHYNLZ[ JP[PLZ LZWLJPHSS` if you choose a career in health care, education or government service. ;OL ^VYR TH` IL H[ H ZSV^LY WHJL but can be equally as challenging and engaging as anywhere else. Personal interactions are highly meaningful and genuine connections are quickly made and fostered. With Alaska’s unusual mixture of old HUK UL^ HSVUN ^P[O NLVNYHWOPJHS challenges, unique solutions are required, so “out of the box” thinkers are gladly welcomed. This means NYLH[LY VWWVY[\UP[PLZ MVY WYVMLZZPVUHS HUK WLYZVUHS NYV^[O WS\Z [OL HIPSP[` [V challenge oneself even further, whether WO`ZPJHSS` TLU[HSS` VY WYVMLZZPVUHSS` In the work we do, every day we are OLSWPUN (SHZRHUZ Z[HY[ UL^ JHYLLYZ that make the most of both their skills and their love of Alaska and fellow Alaskans. Whether Alaskan by birth, a “cheechako,” or returning from “Outside,” LTIYHJPUN HSS (SHZRH OHZ [V VɈ LY THRLZ MVY [OL PKLHS LTWSV`LL ;OPZ ^PSSPUNULZZ [V HKHW[ HUK HKQ\Z[ [V [OL \UL_WLJ[LK [YHUZSH[LZ OPNOS` LɈ LJ[P]L ly in the Alaskan work environment. :\JO LTWSV`LLZ HYL HZ \UPX\L HZ the state itself, adding unimaginable ILULÄ [Z [V ^OVTL]LY PZ MVY[\UH[L enough to add them to their team. Paula Bradison is owner of Alaska Executive Search and has spent several decades helping Alaska business and Alaskans succeed.

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cabbage—some of the largest on Earth— and Alaska farmers regularly claim their carrots are the sweetest in the world. Johanna Herron is in charge of the Alaska .YV^U WYVNYHT H[ [OL Z[H[L +P]PZPVU of Agriculture. Based in Palmer in the 4H[HU\ZRH 9P]LY =HSSL` [OL KP]PZPVUÂťZ Vɉ JLZ HYL PU [OL OLHY[ VM (SHZRHÂťZ ZTHSS but strong farming industry. She also SLHKZ (SHZRHÂťZ -HYT [V :JOVVS WYVNYHT which aims to get more local foods on school lunch trays. Herron told a gathering of the Alaska WVSPJ` NYV\W *VTTVU^LHS[O 5VY[O [OH[ [OL \S[PTH[L NVHS MVY (SHZRH .YV^U PZ [OH[ all Alaskans will someday have access to locally grown foods and the farmers behind those foods have reliable access [V X\HSP[` THYRL[Z MVY [OLPY WYVK\J[Z ¸(IZVS\[LS` (SHZRH .YV^U PZ one of the most recognizable logos in the state and it’s Ă„ UHSS` NHPUPUN TVTLU[\T and recognition and we’re excited about that,â€? Herron said, adding that the WYVNYHT OHZ ULHYS` -HJLIVVR MVSSV^LYZ

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More information ;OL ]PZP[VY JLU[LY H[ *LU[LY (]LU\L PZ H NVVK WSHJL [V Z[HY[ H ]PZP[ to the refuge itself. Since the refuge is roadless, it must be reached by either IVH[ VY Ă… VH[WSHUL HUK ]PZP[VY JLU[LY Z[HɈ JHU WYV]PKL [YPW WSHUUPUN HK]PJL to those interested in refuge recreH[PVUHS VWWVY[\UP[PLZ ;OL PUMVYTH[PVU desk at the center has a main line HUK H [VSS MYLL U\TILY -YVT 4LTVYPHS +H` to Labor Day, the visitor center is VWLU ;\LZKH` :H[\YKH` H T W T +\YPUN [OL YLZ[ VM [OL `LHY P[ PZ VWLU ;\LZKH`Z ;O\YZKH`Z HUK Saturdays 12-5 and Wednesdays 10-5. Admission is free.

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About the author Clark Fair, a Kenai Peninsula resident for more than 50 years, is a lifetime Alaskan who lived for several years in Dillingham.

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10 things to love about Kodiak

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Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge

Kodiak holds the distinct Z\IZWLJPLZ VM )YV^U .YPaaS` ILHYZ VM 5VY[O (TLYPJH ;OLYL are an estimated 3,500 roaming the island. These bears can reach well over 10 feet in OLPNO[ 4VZ[ HYL WYV[LJ[LK PU [OL 2VKPHR 5H[PVUHS >PSKSPML 9LM\NL ^OPJO [HRLZ \W [^V thirds of Kodiak Island.

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Whale Watching

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Mountains and Sea

It’s a land of stark and ZWLSSIPUKPUN JVU[YHZ[Z YHUNPUN from coastal wetlands and meadows to glacial valleys, HSWPUL SHRLZ HUK PJL ZJ\SW[LK 4,000-foot mountains. The ocean reaches inward so that nowhere in Kodiak can you stand and be more than 15 miles from salt water.

World of Seafood

The sea churning through [OL HYJOPWLSHNV [LLTZ ^P[O SPML 0U HKKP[PVU [V HSS 7HJPÄ J :HSTVU ZWLJPLZ /HSPI\[ HYL abundant, herring are found in most bays, and Tanner and +\UNLULZZ *YHI HYL Z\ɉ JPLU[ [V Z\WWVY[ H SHYNL JVTTLYJPHS harvest.

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It’s hard work, art and physicality all together with music.” Ballet student Krista Simpler says, “Dance forces me to be in the present. You have to focus on what you’re doing, and it makes you forget anything negative that’s happened during the day. You can let it all go.” When she bought the building, Loewen repainted with the blue shades of tropical diving destinations, favorite adventure spots before her travel budget went to dance trainings and conventions. She remodeled to create a homework room and a waiting room full of children’s books. To encourage boys to enroll, she added hip-hop and tumbling classes to the roster of rhythm and movement, ballet, musical theatre, ballroom, tap, jazz and contemporary dance. “It’s a very creative environment. It’s a place kids can go and be themselves and express themselves and spend time with their peers. It’s a great gift to the community,” says instructor Cory Rusch. Dance is a structured, disciplined creativity, and that appeals to Loewen. It mirrors her personality—her high expectations for herself and others, a merging of art and intellect.

“Freedom comes from technique,” she tells her students. “Once you master a skill, it’s easier to dance and express artistry because you aren’t struggling with the steps.” We are talking in the studio foyer ^OLU ZOL ZWV[Z [^V IHSSLYPUHZ NVVÄ UN VɈ PU JSHZZ HUK JYHJRZ [OL KVVY Q\Z[ wide enough to whisper-yell, “PAY ATTENTION!” with a look that stops the girls immediately. “We’re teaching responsibility and resilience, how to work at it and not get MY\Z[YH[LK [OL Ä YZ[ [PTL `V\ MHPS H[ ZVTL thing. My feeling is that kids don’t get that much anymore. You have to keep at it.” Loewen was born in Kotzebue and grew up in the Kodiak Island village of Old Harbor. She came to dance late, signing up for classical ballet as a freshman at Kodiak High School. She loved the challenge of technical footwork, even [OV\NO ZOL Z[Y\NNSLK H[ Ä YZ[ [V JH[JO \W with students her age. “I left every class [OL Ä YZ[ TVU[O PU [LHYZ ILJH\ZL 0 ^HZ frustrated and it was so hard.” She wrote Peter Pan on the bottoms of her dance shoes to inspire herself to jump higher. A bookworm from kindergarten on, she found that dancing on stage VɈ LYLK OLY [OH[ ZHTL THNPJ VM L]LY`[OPUN falling away, losing herself in the focus and concentration and muscle memory of choreography. /LY JVɈ LL [HISL UV^ PZ Z[HJRLK ^P[O TVYL business management titles than novels. “When I started the studio, I knew I could teach, but I didn’t know anything about running a business, so I was reading tons of business books and learning HIV\[ Ä UHUJLZ HUK Z[YH[LNPLZ 0 RPUK VM lost touch with the artistic part of it that makes it joyful and fun. I’m working on getting that back.”

MaryBeth Loewen spends her free time exploring the beaches and trails of her coastal home.

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MaryBeth Loewen as Mother Ginger in the Nutcracker Ballet.

hardwood and mirrors, their movement silhouetted in the warm light of the studio windows on winter evenings. “Teaching has taught me more about dance than I ever knew as a performer. For those hours when I’m teaching, everything else is gone. I can go in the worst mood, and when I come out, I’m in the best mood.” “A lot of times, our passions don’t pay. It’s a privilege to be a mentor and role model and use my body every single day. To listen to beautiful music. To see kids accomplish things and instill them with JVUÄ KLUJL ¹ Sara Loewen is the author of “Gaining Daylight: Life on Two Islands,” winner of the Willa Award for creative UVUÄ J[PVU HUK H JVTTLYJPHS ZHSTVU Ä ZOLYTHU PU 2VKPHR (SHZRH :OL HSZV PZ 4HY`)L[O»Z ZPZ[LY 4HY` )L[O 3VL^LU VM 2VKPHR PZ H KHUJLY whose studio is a place for children to SLHYU TVKLYU HUK [YHKP[PVUHS KHUJL HUK [V NYV^ HZ O\THU ILPUNZ :[\KLU[Z JHU \ZL TV]LTLU[ [V L_WSVYL LTV[PVUZ (Y[PZ[ ^LIZP[L! ^^^ UL_[Z[LWKHUJLRV KPHR JVT WYVÄ SL THY` IL[O SV^LU

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The number of passengers may vary based on length of flight, amount of luggage, and flight operations. Aircraft specifications listed are actual. Maximum payloads and size of shipment may be reduced due to weather, distance, size, and weight of the shipment.

DeHavilland DHC-8-100 Max passengers: 29 - 37 Max payload: 8,100 pounds Max cargo length: 11 feet

Max cargo width: 80 inches Max cargo height: 76 inches

Saab 2000 Max passengers: 45 Max payload: 12,120 pounds Max cargo length: 11 feet

Max cargo width: 67 inches Max cargo height: 69 inches

Beechcraft B1900C Max passengers: 19 Max payload: 4,500 pounds Max cargo length: 14 feet

Max cargo width: 54 inches Max cargo height: 57 inches

B1900 Cargo Max passengers: N/A Max payload: 5,000 pounds Max cargo length: 25 feet

Max cargo width: 54 inches Max cargo height: 57 inches

Piper PA31 Chieftain Max passengers: 9 Max payload: 1,800 pounds Max cargo length: 8.5 feet

Max cargo width: 40.5 inches Max cargo height: 41.5 inches

Cessna C207 Skywagon Max passengers: 7 Max payload: 1,200 pounds Max cargo length: 8 feet

Max cargo width: 39 inches Max cargo height: 39 inches

Cessna C208 Caravan Max passengers: 9 Max payload: 3,200 pounds Max cargo length: 14 feet

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Dillingham home to champion Brazilian Jiu Jitsu wrestler By Lori Evans Photos courtesy of Anastasia Padias

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In Anchorage, she frequently takes classes at Legacy Jiu Jitsu. In addition, she has an online nutrition coach and trainer.

medicine or a doctor of

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who now is considering further education and a career HZ H KVJ[VY VM JOPYVWYHJ[PJ WO`ZPV[OLYHW` /LY KLKPJH[PVU PZ PUZWPYPUN Davis said. ¸:OL»Z [OL ILZ[ WLYZVU [V have in your corner and the ^VYZ[ WLYZVU [V OH]L PU `V\Y VWWVULU[»Z JVYULY ¹ OL ZHPK

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:\I^H`ÂŽ OHZ WYV]LU P[ZLSM [V IL SLHKLY PU MHZ[ OLHS[O` MVVK As one of the largest quick-service restaurant chains in the ^VYSK [OL LHZ` [V WYLWHYL ZHUK^PJOLZ HYL THKL [V VYKLY YPNO[ PU MYVU[ VM [OL J\Z[VTLY WYLJPZLS` [OL ^H` [OL` ^HU[¡PU JVU[YHZ[ [V [OL VUL ZPaL Ă„[Z HSS HWWYVHJO VM V[OLY LZ[HISPZOTLU[Z Dee Buchanon adds that each restaurant is locally-owned and VWLYH[LK WYV]PKPUN HU L]LU KLLWLY JVUULJ[PVU [V J\Z[VTLYZ ¸;OLZL HYL (SHZRHU LU[YLWYLUL\YZ ^OV KLSP]LY X\HSP[` MVVK quickly, and at the same time, are active members of the communities in which they live and work,â€? she said. “It’s a time-tested system that works.â€?

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