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  1. Chugiak boys basketball has new coach in Orin WearRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 3 | Alaska Star

    ... Delta High in 1990 after playing two years of varsity basketball. After college, he returned to Alaska, coaching in Galena for seven years and taking the 2A team to five consecutive state tournaments, from 2003 to 2008, including a state title the ...

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  2. Enrollment boost gives Galena school a chanceRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 1 | Anchorage Daily News

    Galena's boarding school enrollment has surged by nearly 50 percent this year, providing hope the district might be able to reach ambitious growth goals that will allow it to maintain buildings at the town's closed Air Force station.

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    Related Topix: US Military, Elmendorf Air Force Base, US Air Force, Education Etc.

  3. Enrollment boost gives Galena school a chanceRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 26 | KTVF Fairbanks

    Galena City School District Superintendent Jim Smith said the enrollment increase is a reason for cautious optimism.

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    Related Topix: US Military, Elmendorf Air Force Base, US Air Force, Education Etc.

  4. Enrollment boost gives Galena school a fighting chance

    Tuesday Nov 24 | Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

    Galena's boarding school enrollment has surged by nearly 50 percent this year, providing hope the district might be able to reach ambitious growth goals that will allow it to maintain buildings at the town's closed Air Force station.

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    Related Topix: US Military, Elmendorf Air Force Base, US Air Force, Education Etc.

  5. Galena names new police chief

    Nov 15, 2009 | Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

    Mike Ervin was named Galena's police chief on Tuesday. Ervin, a 38-year-old Athabascan, has served with the Galena Police Department for 1 1/2 years and will replace outgoing Chief John Millan. 1 comment

    Related Topix: Northway, AK, Tok, AK

  6. Toshiba 4S 10 MW Reactor Ideal for Survival Retreat

    Nov 5, 2009 | Al Fin

    ... without being refueled. The Toshiba 4S Nuclear Battery is already being proposed as the power source for the remote Galena Nuclear Power Plant in Galena, Alaska. Toshiba is the parent company for Westinghouse whose AP1000 is working through its ...

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  7. Rural Alaska subcabinet tours Yukon River villages

    Nov 2, 2009 | Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

    ... cabinet members flew to Tanana Monday as part of the subcabinet's third tour. Stops also are scheduled for Ruby and Galena. Sullivan is the chair of the subcabinet. He is being accompanied by Emil Notti, the commerce commissioner; Mike Black, his ...

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    Related Topix: Tanana, AK, Ruby, AK

  8. Best use of taypayer money?Read the original story

    Oct 29, 2009 | Abc13.com

    ... one of the biggest along the Yukon River, a small community of Athabascan Indians. They are found in the town of Galena, Alaska, so remote there's no drinking water. You can't even drive here. Peaks' website claims gains of 22 percent on test scores ...

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  9. One consultant makes $4,000 a day from Spring ISD for teacher trainingRead the original story

    Oct 28, 2009 | Abc13.com

    ... one of the biggest along the Yukon River, a small community of Athabascan Indians. They are found in the town of Galena, Alaska -- so remote there's no drinking water. You can't even drive here. Peaks' Web site claims gains of 22 percent on test ...

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    Related Topix: Education Etc., Vail, CO

  10. Boardman joins SEARHC staff in SitkaRead the original story

    Oct 18, 2009 | Juneau Empire

    ... therapy, substance abuse treatment, outreach and prevention programs. He also worked in the Yukon River community of Galena, providing therapeutic services to the villages of Ruby, Huslia, Nulato and Kaltag. Boardman is an Indian Health Service ...

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    Related Topix: Sitka, AK, Psychology, Science, Autism, Health, Brigham Young University, Colorado State University

  11. A summer on the Yukon

    Oct 11, 2009 | Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

    ... but still moved swiftly. Scoured riverbanks hinted at the force of this spring's devastating breakup. We reached Galena a day after leaving Ruby, and a few days after that, the village of Koyukuk, where we met the respected elders Benedict and Eliza ...

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    Related Topix: Tanana, AK, Whitehorse, YT, Yukon, Canada, Koyukuk, AK

  12. Inside Alaska business

    Sep 5, 2009 | Anchorage Daily News

    ... Cove for the first time, the company said. TelAlaska is scheduled to launch service in Iliamna on Sept. 10 and in Galena later this month. Service should begin in Port Lions, Sand Point, Teller and Unalaska by year's end. The company is owned by ...

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    Related Topix: Alaska, Fort Yukon, AK, Cold Bay, AK, King Cove, AK, Iliamna, AK

  13. An Economy-Size Nuclear ReactorRead the original story w/Photo

    Aug 12, 2009 | City Paper

    ... Toshiba is in talks to provide the first 4S (the moniker stands for 'super-safe, small, and simple') to the city of Galena, Alaska, population 700. Remote from other towns and accessible only by air and water, Galena currently relies on diesel ...

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  14. Tiny little nuclear reactors

    Aug 11, 2009 | Connect Savannah

    ... Toshiba is in talks to provide the first 4S (the moniker stands for "super-safe, small, and simple") to the city of Galena, Alaska, population 700. Remote from other towns and accessible only by air and water, Galena currently relies on diesel ...

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    Related Topix: Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Energy

  15. Newborn moose calves battle very slim odds

    Jul 18, 2009 | Anchorage Daily News

    ... survived in a study performed in southwest Yukon. Around 30 percent made it through a year in two studies done around Galena and Nelchina. Terry Bowyer, a biologist formerly with the University of Alaska Fairbanks' Institute of Arctic Biology, ...

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    Related Topix: Alaska, Biology, Science, Tok, AK, Nelchina, AK

  16. Big Alaska Looks to Small NuclearRead the original story w/Photo

    Jun 30, 2009 | International Herald Tribune

    Diagram of a small-scale nuclear plant proposed for the City of Galena, Alaska. In a quest to lower energy prices, some municipalities in the oil-rich state of Alaska are looking to small-scale nuclear power.

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    Related Topix: Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Energy, Alaska, Computers, US Governors, Sarah Palin

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