PRINCE OF WALES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Chamber POWer
232 Members Strong

Volume 23, Issue 11, November 2012

From the Presidents Desk:

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President-Jan Bush
B-3 Contractors, Inc. belle@aptalaska.net

Your TO-DO list for November: 1Before you go to bed on November 3rd, be sure to turn your clocks back one hour! 2Please exercise your right to vote on Tuesday, November 6th! The POWCAC meeting of October 29th was well attended by residents from all over our island home. POWCAC has hired Sheinberg Associates to provide objective and factual information to POWCAC and POW residents, school districts, communities, and organizations on the implications of POW forming a borough. POWCAC identified ten questions for the Sheinberg team to research and answer. See the list of questions on page 8. See the email address at the bottom of the list to send your questions for consideration. The POWCAC membership will finalize the question list at the next meeting on November 20th beginning at 1PM at the Klawock City Hall. Chamber Director Jeannie McFarland is leading the efforts to put together the 2013 Island Guide with help from the office managers, and a group of volunteers. The 2013 Guide will expand to 56 pages from its current 52 page layout. See Jeannies Guide Notes in the pages of this newsletter. Please volunteer your photos and other talents to this effort. Memberships and Island Guide advertising are behind 2012 levels. If you have not returned your membership paperwork and advertising contracts, please do so immediately. The late returns have the greatest impact on the timely completion of our annual publication.

Past President- John Bruns

Forest Products Task Force john.bruns.ak@gmail.com

Vice President-Budd Burnett

Hollis Community Council dbld@aptalaska.net

Secretary- Sharilyn Zellhuber

Arrowhead LP Gas/Arrowhead Transfer szell@ati.lynden.com

Treasurer- Kim Swainson

Individual lilginch@hotmail.com

Director- Lynnette Logan

First Bank-Craig Branch Lynnette.Logan@firstbankak.com

Director Janice Lund

Columbine Inn jlund@aptalaska.net

Director- Jeannie McFarland

McFarlands Floatel/Baskets & Bullets floatel@starband.net

Director- John Moots

Alaska Power and Telephone john.m@aptalaska.com Newsletter Editors: Rebecca Chester, Sharon Brosamle & Jan Bush Office Managers: Rebecca Chester And Sharon Brosamle

Weekday Office Hours: 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM PO Box 490 Klawock, Alaska 99925 Phone: 907-755-2626 Fax: 907-755-2627 info@princeofwalescoc.org www.princeofwalescoc.org

The Prince of Wales Chamber of Commerce Directors and Office Staff wish all our members a Happy Thanksgiving. We are grateful for the support that enables us to exist and continue working on behalf of all our members!

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NO VEMBER EDITION
This left hand column of the reformatted newsletter is dedicated to our sponsors who have paid for advertising and help the Chamber cover the costs of mailing and maintaining our email account and website. To become a sponsor and have your information appear here each month or for certain months of the year, call the Chamber office. We thank all of our sponsors for their support of this newsletter.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
NOVEMBER OFFICE HOURS.............PAGE 2 NOVEMBER CHAMBER MEETING.........................PAGE 2 BOARD OF DIRECTOR ELECTIONS ... PAGE 2 POW RUNNERS CLUB FUTURE FUN RUNS AND WALKS... PAGE 2 PFD FACTS..... PAGE 3 THANK YOU MEMBERSHIP 2013..PAGE 4 RULES FOR WORK...........PAGE 5 THORNE BAY CHRISTMAS BAZAAR...PAGE 5 OFFICE WORKS........PAGE 6 PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND GUIDE UNDER CONSTRUCTION....PAGE 6 POWCAC AND POWCOC BOARD SUPPORT FOR IFA RESOLUTION 12-03.....PAGE 6 CHAMBER OF CHAMBER BREAKFAST ........ PAGE 7 POW BOROUGH STUDY QUESTIONS ... PAGE 8 HOLLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY THANK YOU LETTER......PAGE 9 HEALTH FAIR INFORMATION......PAGE 9 CELL PHONE SPAM.....PAGE 10 BERT STEDMAN LETTER ABOUT SE CONFERENCE....PAGE 10 IFA TIDINGS ... ... ..PAGE 10 MARATHON NEWS AND REFLECTIONS....PAGE 11 PRINCE OF WALES MARATHON SPONSOR LIST...PAGE 12 BAZAAR SEASON INFORMATION...PAGE 12 FISH ALASKA ADVERTISING....PAGE 12 PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND GUIDE UPDATE.. ....PAGE 13 VISITOR COMMITTEE MEETING UPDATE..PAGE 13 POW VOC TEC PROJECT REPORT .PAGE 13 ISLAND WIDE VISITOR COMMITTEE NEWS .... PAGE 13 NOVEMBER EVENTS CALENDAR...........PAGE 14

2013
Prince of Wales Island Runs and Walks
Our scheduled runs are as follows: Walkers are welcome along with all ages and abilities of runners!
November 17 Gobble Wobble - 9:00 at Craig High School December 8th Jingle Bell Run - 9:00 at Klawock Mall February 9th Cupid's Chase - 10:00 at Craig High School March 16 Shamrock Shuffle - 9:00 at Craig City Gym May 4th Totem-to-Totem Tune-Up - 9:00 at Healing Heart Totem in Craig May 25th POW Marathon: 7:00 at Craig Firecracker Run - 9:00 at parking lot of SEARHC in Klawock

OFFICE HOURS
As the season slows down and we wrap up the Island Guide for 2013-Our office hours will be changing. Please watch for our Fall schedule. Starting Monday November 12th our office hours will be: Mon-Fri 12pm - 4pm with some evenings open also. If these hours dont work for you please call for an appointment.

CHAMBER BOARD - NOVEMBER MEETING

Locations and times are subject to change.

The Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors will meet on Wednesday, NOVEMBER 14th at AP&T upstairs conference room. Officers for 2013 will be elected.

BOARD ELECTIONS
Ballots were emailed or sent out on October 26th. Please return these to the Chamber Office by the end of the day on November 9th. They can be emailed, faxed, mailed, or brought in. There are two seats open for one year terms, and five seats open for two-year terms. 2

The largest payout-$2069-in 2008 The smallest payout-$331.29-1984 Total payouts since 1982-$33,840.45
1976-Voters pass a constitutional amendment to establish the Permanent Fund (Alaska Constitution, Article IX, Section 15). 1980-First Permanent Fund dividend legislation enacted. The legislation established a program giving every adult Alaska resident $50 for every year of residency since statehood in 1959 and also established a Dividend Fund. Payment of dividends were stayed under litigation (Zobel v Williams) challenging the constitutionality of the program. 1982 The legislature passed legislation authorizing equal dividend payments to all six-month residents. The first dividend amount was $1,000. The first dividend checks were distributed June 14, 1982. 1983-Residency period defined as 6 months ending March 31. Filing due date established as June 30. 1989-Legislature changed residency period from 6 months to 24 months. Individuals banned from assigning dividends (except to government agencies) by regulation. Felons not eligible for dividends. Physical presence requirement established. 1990-Superior Court ruled 24-month residency requirement unconstitutional and changed the residency requirement to 12 months. Disclosure requirements established to print program costs on dividend checks. 1992-Individuals banned from assigning dividends (except to government agencies) by statute. 1993-Direct-deposit program for full dividends established. Residency period changed to calendar year. Voter registration forms included with dividend application. 1994-Filing due date changed to March 31. Longevity Bonus Annuity check-off program began. Legislature authorizes the division to charge fee for processing claims and assignments on dividends 1996-Misdemeanants with two prior crimes not eligible for dividends. 1997-Fairbanks office re-opened February 1997 (2 positions). Misdemeanants with one prior felony or two prior misdemeanors not eligible for dividend. 2003-Online applications exceed 100,000 (155,226). Electronic signature for online applications implemented March 20, 2003. All review cases worked by year-end. Fraud Investigations moved from Anchorage to Juneau. 2005-Online applications exceed 200,000 (211,464) and electronically signed applications exceed 100,000 (129,822). Time period for applicants to respond to requests for information changed to 30 days. 2007-Over 2/3 of Alaskans apply online (420,596) and electronically signed applications exceed 275,000 (276,203).

Taken from the Friends of

the Prince of Wales Hatchery Association newsletter!

POWHA sold their first major sale of cohos to EC Phillips on August 28th. Volunteers are a very important part of what makes POWHA a success. Fish and Game require us to release over 6400 cohos back to the river for escapement, we need to collect 3500

cohos for broodstock, as without the brood stock we cannot collect and incubate 5 million eggs each year.
Surplus sales, pays the bills! September 12 : After a day of heavy rain the river rose and topped the weir pickets, and we estimate that 4000

coho adults went over the fence during this time. On that day there were many hundreds of cohos that swam up the fish ladder and entered the common raceway, too. It turned out to be the biggest day of sales for this season. More than 1900 were harvested and sold that day alone and the sales from that one day amounted to almost $18,000!
Jeff Green and his crew from EC Phillips and Sons delivered totes of slush, and flake ice, to us via a flat deck truck,

and we used our forklift to unload these, and replace them with totes full of cohos. Beginning on August 28th, and ending on October 2nd, there were 11 days of harvesting. 11,821 cohos, with a total weight of 74,837 pounds,
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THANKS to those members who have returned their membership information!!

First Presbyterian Church Fish, Fur & Feathers Flyquest Adventures Frannie Weatherford, Author Greater Ketchikan COC Greater Palmer COC Greater Sitka COC Gregory, Ralph H.O.P.E. Haines COC Harris Aircraft Services Hollis Adventure Rentals Hollis Bible Church Hollis Community Council Hollis Public Library Hollis Volunteer Fire Dept. Hydaburg Cooperative Assoc. Inn at Creek Street Inter-Island Ferry Authority Island Air Express Island Charters Island News Island Plumbing & Heating Island Realty James, Ann J & J Charters Jim's Lures Juneau COC Kenai Convention & Vstors B. Ketchikan Visitors Bureau Klawock Church - The Journey Klawock Heenya Corp. Klawock PTSA Klawock RV Park Klawock School District Log Cabin Resort & RV Park Log Cabin Sporting Goods McFarlands Floatel Melendez Chiropractic Clinic Mike Hamme's Quality Carpentry Mitsy Enterprises Naukati Bay Inc. Naukati Bay Outfitters No Frills Cooking in SE Alaska Northend Cabins Northland Services Ocean Bluebird B & B Ocean View Bed & Breakfast Oceanview RV Park Cmpgrd & Lodging Off The Hook Taxidermy On Whiskey Creek Organized Village of Kasaan Outer Otter Sport Fishing Overlook Inn P.O.W.E.R. Pacific Airways Pacific Wing, LLC Papa's Pizza PeaceHealth Medical Group - POW Permenter, Barbara Petersburg COC Petro Marine Services POW Cancer Coalition POW Health Network POW Properties POW Ready Mix POWCAC Prince of Wales Hatchery Assoc. Prince of Wales Realty Prince of Wales Runners & Walkers Club Prince of Wales Sportfishing Prince Rupert & District COC ProMech Air Raven Hair Design Red Dawg Retreat Ruff It Bayside Cabins Ruth Ann's Restaurant & Hotel Salmon Sez - Speech & Language Thr. Sealaska Timber Corp SEAtrails Seldovia COC Service Auto Parts Shaan-Seet Hotel Silver Bay Seafoods Skagway COC Soldotna COC South Haven Guest House Southeast Alaska Tax Service Southeast Conference Southeast Retreat, Inc. Southeast Road Builders St Johns by the Sea Catholic Church Stevens, Jan Stone Arts of Alaska Sunnahae Arts Council Sunrise Aviation, Inc. Super - 8 Ketchikan Sure Strike Charters The Bay Company The Clothes Company The Feed Store The Healing Touch Massage Therapy The Hill Bar The Local Paper The Nature Conservancy The Plaza LLC The Salvation Army Thorne Bay Business Assoc. Tod Tew, CPA Tongass Business Center Tongass Communications Tongass Substance Screening Trojan & Son LLC Trophy Inn Tyler Rental U of A, Southeast USFService, Craig & Thorne Bay Viking Lumber Water Street Apartments Waterfall Resort Welchman Longbow & Cabin Welcome Inn B&B Wells Fargo Bank Wesley Rentals Whale Pass Bible Church Whale Tail Pharmacy WildFish Company Wrangell COC Zat's Pizza

A Bed and Breakfast AC - Alaska Commercial Company Adventure Alaska Southeast Aimee's Cabin Rentals Alaska Bear Factory Alaska Gifts Alaska Marine Lines Alaskan Dreams Fishing & Hunting Alaskan Escape Alaska's Boardwalk Lodge Alaska's Fish Tales Lodge Aplace Tostay Arrowhead LP Gas Arrowhead Transfer B-3 Contractors Beachcomber B&B Bellingham-Whatcom Cty Tourism Best Western plus The Landing Black Bear Store Blue Heron B&B on Bucareli Bay Blue Heron B&B on the Boat Harbor Brosamle, Sharon Cabin's in Alaska Cape Fox Lodge Catch-A-King Charters Changing Tides Inn Chester, Rebecca City of Craig City of Kasaan City of Thorne Bay Claus, Bob Cleary Computer Service Coffman Cove Adventures Coffman Cove Bunkhouse & Lodging Coffman Cover Charters LLC Columbine Inn Craig 4th of July Committee Craig City School District Craig Tribal Association Davies-Barry Insurance Denali Chamber of Commerce DHB Restoration, LLC Diversified Investments & Ins. Donna's Place Dreamcatcher Bed & Breakfast E.C. Phillips & Son Edna Bay Alliance Church Edna Bay Community Fireweed Lodge First Bank

If your business name does not appear on this list, please contact us as the Island Guide goes to production no later than November 12th.

Tongass Business Center

907-225-9015 Fax 907-225-9014 1-800-478-9015 tbcktn@tbccenter.com www.tbcenter.com

Glenns rules for work: (Dont know Glenn but I like his rules. Sharon) 1. Raises are earned, not given. 2. Leave your home life at home. 3. (This one I dont ) If youd wear it to the state fair, dont wear it to work. (Im all for casual and comfort! Makes a happier worker.) 4. DO NOT read your text messages when a customer is talking to you. 5. You are the company to the customer. 6. Reasonable mistakes are acceptable, carelessness is not. 7. If you wouldnt say it to peoples faces, dont say it at all. 8. When you cause the problem, you fix it. 9. If you cant be on time, be early.
10. Be Low Maintenance! Reprint courtesy Glenn Sheppard, National Chamber Review

Call for catalog. Office equipment and supplies, Sharp Copiers and faxes, printing and binding, newsletters, office furniture.

For anyone interested , we have a copy of the USFS Big Thorne

Project, Draft Environmental Impact Statement here at

the office. It is on DVD, youre welcome to come get a copy or take a look at it.

Hollis Adventure Rentals

907-530-7040 cell 425-766-8969 fax 907-309-6483
harentals@comcast.net www.Harentals.com

Its time for the Annual Thorne Bay Christmas Bazaar

Saturday November 17th ~ 9am - 3pm Thorne Bay School Gym Call now and reserve your space ($10) or your table ($15) Call Teresa @ 907-828-3950 or Laura @ 907-828-3961 **FUN, FOOD, GAMES! LOTS OF EARLY CHRISTMAS SHOPPING!!**

PO Box 1041, Craig, AK 99921 Car rental with kayak, boat and camping gear packages at the Hollis Ferry Dock. We also offer Skiff, Van, RV, Truck, and Fishing Gear rental at affordable rates.

OFFICE WORKS
FROM REBECCA

I would have thought with fall gone, winter and cold blustery days setting in, that things here in the office would slow down to a small crawl..but that is not the case, as we are in full swing with advertising and getting geared up for the 2013 POW Island Guide! For the month of October 1, the USFS map went out to San Antonio, TX. 2012 POW Island Guides went to Oregon and Indiana. We had one visitor in the office from Oregon! Our featured photographers this month are Karen Petersen, Marta Heacock, Meridith Sornsen

and Scott Sellards!

We only have 18 boxes of guides left for a total of 1350. That is 225 less than last month.

Thanks to all who have stopped in and dropped off their pictures for the 2013 Island Guide!!
The Chamber staff is continuously striving to serve our members with services and new benefits; we are open to all ideas! So come on in, sit down, and lets talk about how we can serve your business! The Chamber staff NEEDS the physical address of your business; please include it on your membership application, or give us a call with it today! This helps locate you on the new mychamberapp!

The Prince of Wales Island Guide 2013

It is time to update the Island Guide with new photos, information and an events listing to get us through another year. Memberships in the Chamber of Commerce are coming in and they are key to producing another great Guide of our Island but anyone can help with the production. It will be hard to improve on the spectacular 2012 Guide, so the layout and some of the information there will remain the same. Changes will come with your help to have an awesome cover, new information to tell the story about our Island and all it has to offer, a center fold that will help direct travel for business and recreation, an events schedule to inform everyone about what is happening, information about our cities, communities, and villages and a directory that takes the place of a phone book for many. It is a big job to get the Island Guide out by the first of the New Year and we could use your help. Look through the 2012 Guide and take the time to send us your photos, information and comments. We are going into production now. Contact the Chamber Office at; info@princeofwalescoc.org or 907-755-2626, with anything that will help us create this publication for you.

PRINCE OF WALES COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL RESOLUTION No. 12-03 The Prince of Wales Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and POWCAC has adopted this resolution in support of an annual operational subsidy from the State of Alaska to the IFA. Further we acknowledge and appreciate past support from the State of Alaska for the IFA, including the FY 2013 $500,000 appropriation for capital improvements to the Hollis terminal, the $1.3 million appropriation in the Capital Budget for the defeasance of the IFAs bonded debt, and several prior operational appropriations to the IFA. All members of POWCAC are considering adoption of this resolution to help the IFA secure funds.
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Tongass Federal Credit Union

907-755-2800 Fax: 907-755-2810 Toll Free: 800-960-8328 Mary Isaacs, Branch Manager tfcu@aptalaska.net www.tongassfcu.com Branches located in the Island News building in Thorne Bay, the Klawock-Heenya Mall and 2000 Tongass Avenue in Ketchikan. The Thorne Bay branch is open 10AM-2PM Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. The Klawock branch is open 10AM-5:30PM Tuesday-Friday, noon-3PM Saturday. Public-use ATMs are at Thorne Bay Market, KlawockHeenya Mall branch and 6 locations in Ketchikan

CHAMBER OF CHAMBERS BREAKFAST

During the recently held Southeast Conference on Prince of Wales Island, the POW Chamber of Commerce Directors hosted a breakfast at the Fireweed Lodge in Klawock for Conference attendees that represented other southeast community Chambers of Commerce or Visitor Bureaus. The opportunity to network with fellow chambers was a welcome one, and the sharing among all the attendees have resulted in a continued dialogue about signature programs and events that are sponsored by the Chambers in southeast Alaska. POW Chamber of Commerce Co-Office Manager Rebecca Chester shared her experience launching the MyChamberApp mobile application for cell phones, and Keith Smith, the director of the Ketchikan Chamber re-iterated how easy it is to work with the folks at MyChamberApp. Jennifer Robinson from the Sitka Chamber office and a gentleman from the Juneau City Council each spoke about their Business After Hours events. Several Chambers have regularly scheduled events that take place in local businesses after the doors close to the general public. The local business sponsors the event for chamber members, providing opportunity for networking with other businesses. The host business can celebrate an anniversary or use the opportunity to highlight a new product or welcome and introduce a new employee or manager. Some have used the evening to promote a favorite nonprofit cause. Food, beverages, door prize drawings, and facility tours can all be a part of these evening events. (The Prince of Wales Chamber of Commerce hopes to start a similar program in 2013 let us know if youd be interested in sponsoring such an evening.) We also heard about software packages that different Chambers use, one of which our office staff plans to investigate further. We received a handout that had been prepared by Rebecca, of responses from SE Chambers to a variety of questions we had asked ahead of time regarding the size of their membership, dues structure, fundraising ideas, and benefit packages, etc. This gave us all a chance to ask specific questions of each other. Senator Bert Stedman also visited with us for a short time, talking about upcoming legislation in this next session.

CAPE FOX LODGE

Cape Fox Lodge's restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A bar/ lounge is open for drinks. Room service is available during limited hours. Down town Ketchikan 907-225-8001

We look forward to exploring a few of the ideas we gleaned from this gathering, and appreciate all of those who attended and shared with us. Thank you to the Fireweed Lodge and Bob Anderson and staff for serving up a fantastic meal to get us moving for the day.
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DIVERSIFIED INVESTMENTS & INSURANCE

907-225-9805 Fax -907-225-9807 dii@diiketchikan.net

PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND BOROUGH STUDY

POWCAC identified the following 10 Questions for the Sheinberg Team to research and answer: 1. Describe the types of boroughs and how they are different from one another.

Specializing in investments 2. Describe the mandatory, and optional, functions and duties of a and insurance for businesses POW Island Borough. and individuals: retirement (IRA, 401(k), deferred compensation), education, brokerage accounts, life, health, disability and longterm care Insurance. 3. Determine whether POW Schools will gain or lose revenue if a Borough is formed, and explain why. 4. Develop two realistic POW Borough budgets (one for a borough exercising mandatory duties only (schools, planning, taxation), and another for a borough that exercises a few additional duties.) 5. Estimate the acres of State Land that a POW Borough would be entitles to select. 6. Describe legal options for Assembly apportionment on POW given the areas demographics.

In business over 30 7. Prepare a table clearly describing how a POW borough will affect years. existing 1st and 2nd class cities, school districts, and unincorporated communities in the study area.

8. Describe the effects of a POW Borough on local tribal governments and Native Corporations.

FIRST BANK
Craig Branch
907-826-3254 Fax 907-826-3910
Lynnette.logan@firstbankak.com

9. What are the options for raising local revenue to support a POW Borough? (Including a tax on extraction of resources) 10. Describe the implications of forming a POW Borough on land planning and permitting. Any questions you would like to add to this list should be emailed right away to POWStudy@SheinbergAssociates.com. Deadline for questions is November 9th. A final list of questions will be drawn up at the November 20th POWCAC meeting at Klawock City Hall at 1PM. Phase 1 of the Borough Study Project has officially begun. November-December: Phase 2:Research, Data collection, Interviews Jan-April: Phase 3:Draft and Final Report January 22: POWCAC meeting to present the DRAFT report! The Chamber of Commerce will report on this study in future newsletters. This and all available methods will be utilized to make sure correct information is disseminated to POW citizens.
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www.firstbankak.com Full service community bank Offering checking, savings And time deposit accounts; Consumer, commercial, construction and home loans; And online banking services. Two ATM locations on Prince of Wales Island.

Prince of Wales Classifieds Ad Page

There are currently 5 jobs on our WEBsite, go to
http://www.princeofwalescoc.org/ classified-ads

Chamber of Commerce

Hollis Public Library PO Box 764 Craig, AK 99921 Phone/Fax (907)530-7112 hollispubliclibrary@gmail.com September 23, 2013 Prince of Wales Chamber of Commerce We would like to thank you for your generous donation this year for our annual fundraiser and for all of your continued support throughout the years. Hollis Public library cannot run without the support of our island community. Our fundraiser this year was a huge success, and thanks to your donations we raised over $2,900 dollars!! We look forward to many more successful fundraisers throughout the years to come and hope you will consider donating to our library again. Sincerely, Hollis Public Library Staff

To check out all the job listings!!

DHB RESTORATION, LLC

Coffman Cove 907-329-2018
gwd2nd@douglasshomebuilders.com

North Prince of Wales Road Construction NEWS From Paul Thibodeau Highway 43 to Naukati will be open on November 20th!

fax 907-329-2019

www.douglasshomebuilders.com

General contractor specializing in remodeling, disaster restoration and new construction of both residential and commercial structures. 30 years-plus of experience with detail-focused approach to all aspects of work.
Douglass also offers carpet and upholstery cleaning on all of Prince of Wales Island Boats and RVs too. Call for a free quote. 24 hour fire and flood service. Cell phone 907-254-0672.

Upcoming Health Fairs POW clinic schedule

Call 305-1201 or email jessica.rooney@akics.org for more information. Times will be announced as we get closer to confirming our schedules.
Health Fair in Naukati the week of November 26th Clinic in Port Protection and Edna Bay the week of December 10th Our Health Fairs will feature reduced cost lab work: A Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (including Fasting Cholesterol test) for $25, additional labs: TSH (Thyroid) $25, PSA (for men) $25, HA1C (Diabetic test) $25.

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CLEARY Computer Services

Klawock 907-755-2963 cell 907-401-0200 fax 907-755-2121
kcleary@clearycomputerservices.com

Southeast Conference in Craig

Author: Bert Stedman

www.clearycomputerservices.com

Repairs, installations, Internet, networks and servers, Windows, navigation software. Security software and most replacement parts in stock. Custom orders. Pick -up, drop-off, or on-site service available. 25 years experience; work guaranteed.

Last week my staff and I attended the annual meeting of Southeast Conference in Craig. Southeast Conference is a regional, nonprofit corporation that advances issues of importance to our region. Their meetings are a great forum for communities, policymakers, and businesses to discuss how to move Southeast Alaska forward. Prince of Wales Island was a great location for this years conference. The 3rd largest island in the USA, Prince of Wales is a beautiful corner of our state with a rich history. The conference took place in Craig, but we were welcomed by Alaskans from all communities on the island. Of special note was the community reception which featured culinary delights from all across the island. At the conference we received updates on energy and economic development projects moving in the region. These included presentations on new hydroelectric projects as well as the Niblack and Bokan Mountain mineral deposits. These projects will help to create a more sustainable economy in Southeast Alaska and will provide hundreds of needed jobs for our residents. Id like to thank the Southeast Conference staff, the board of directors, and the communities of Prince of Wales Island for organizing a great conference.

"Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid."-John Wayne

Did you know that you can report an unsolicited text or picture message on your smart device as spam? Simply forward the message to 7726 (SPAM on your keypad). Or, text the word SPAM to 7726 and, when prompted, reply with the phone number of the spammer. You will not be charged for messages forwarded to 7726!

GUN CONTROL MEANS HITTING YOUR TARGET-SHARON BROSAMLE

Commercial retail rental space available in Ketchikan

Judy Zenge Manager 907-225-7000 Email: theplazallc@gmail.com

October 2012 Inter-Island Ferry Authority Tidings

The Inter-Island Ferry Authority carried 3707 passengers and 996 vehicles between our Hollis and Ketchikan ports during the month of October 2012. The IFA carried 33,177 passengers and 7,214 vehicles from January 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012 between our Hollis and Ketchikan ports. Driver free begins January 1, 2013 and continues through April 30, 2013. There are no sailings Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. The IFA will cover the Lituyas sailings between Metlakatla and Ketchikan January 10, 2013 through January 25, 2013. Please allow extra travel time to our Hollis terminal due to the Klawock Hollis Highway road construction and winter road conditions. Drive Safely!!
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TO KEEP UP TO DATE ON THE TSUNAMI DEBRIS AS IT REACHES OUR SHORES, SUBSCRIBE TO BEACHCOMBERS ALERT: Join the Beachcombers and Oceanographers International Association by sending your $20 annual donation to 6306 21st Ave. NE, Seattle WA 981156916

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Its a Bit of the Sporting News From the P.O.W. Marathon Committee
The marathon committee continues to meet on a regular basis and is making forward progress toward the goal of staging our marathon, half marathon and relay options on May 25, 2013. We are pleased to share a bit about our recent accomplishments. We have maintained contact with our guest speaker, Debbie Cropper, who recently finished yet another marathon in Kenai. Debbie has volunteered to mentor our P.O.W. runners training for both the marathon and half marathon. She certainly has the race credentials and the generous personality to do this. She may be contacted at debrun26@gmail.com for answers to your running questions or for a training plan. No charge! ProMech Airlines and Alaska Airlines have each donated roundtrip airline tickets for our P.O.W. Travel Package Raffle. These raffle tickets will be priced at $5.00 each and will be on sale at the Chamber Office in Klawock, as well as local bazaars and running events. The drawing for this grand prize is at the end of the marathon ceremonies on the evening of May 25, 2013. This travel package will be the beginning of a wonderful journey for our lucky raffle winner. Perhaps youve seen Jean Jackson out running with a wheel while being followed by persons wielding spray paint. They are out charting our new marathon and half marathon course for 2013, which starts at Craig High School, goes through Klawock and then out Boundary Road and back. Our usual, certified course will not be available due to ongoing and extensive road construction. This new, alternative course is absolutely beautiful and we know our participants will enjoy the out-and-back feature along with the postcard picture-perfect scenery as well as more frequent aid station assistance. Also perchance, you might have viewed zombies out and about in Craig the morning of October 27, pursuing fleeing runners and walkers. These zombies were fifteen local volunteers who proved that some creative street theater can enhance any running event! We also enjoyed the services of three make-up artists, who reveled in creating our memorable zombies. And we cannot forget to mention the over fifty-two participants who had to weave their way through the maze of zombies on the course during this Zombie Fun Run/Walk. Do look for notices explaining our next fun run/walk, The Gobble Wobble, on November 17. We enjoy bringing island residents together for these fun events.

Harris Air based in Sitka, offers scheduled service into Klawock with our twin-engine IFR equipped aircraft with connections throughout Southeast. Ask about shipping freight/groceries. Now operating a Klawock terminal. Sitka 907-966-3050 Fax-907-966-3051 Email: info@harrisair.com

Located in downtown Ketchikan. Beautiful rooms and spacious suites close to restaurants, shops, galleries tours and the abundant wildlife of Ketchikan Creek. Discounts Finally, online registration is open! You may go to for Prince of Wales Residents! www.powmarathon.org for more information about our islands Memorial Day Weekend Marathon. From this site, you Jose & Jessica Crespo 907-225-0246 Fax 907-225-1803 Email: inn@creekstreet.com

will be directed to www.active.com for completing your registration. Ann James at annjames326@gmail.com is the contact for paper registrations. Have questions or concerns? You may contact Jean Jackson at jc4jackson@gmail.com. Race Co-Directors Jean Jackson and Ann James

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P.O.W. Marathon
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BAZAAR SEASON
By Jennie McFarland

Half Marathon
Sponsors and Supporters
As of October 31, 2012

Gold Level
Alaska Power and Telephone

Silver Level
Island Air Express Inter-Island Ferry Authority Alaska Airlines R&M Engineering POW Health Network Southeast Road Builders City of Craig Outer Otter Sportfishing B-3 Contractors, Inc. POW Chamber of Commerce

The Bazaar Season on Prince of Wales Island will start with the one in Thorne Bay on November 17th and continue every weekend in a different community until the Hydaburg Bazaar on December 11th. Other bazaars listed in the Island Guide include Craig on November 24th and December 8th. Although not listed, communities that traditionally have bazaars are Klawock and Coffman Cove. Check with the city offices or school for dates. This is a chance for vendors to share their items with the island residents and keep us shopping locally. Attend a bazaar and find that perfect gift or something you cant live without. At the Thorne Bay Christmas Bazaar shoppers will find a real variety of items this year and some entertainment too. The Bazaar is November 17th from 9am to 3pm in the School Gym. There will be door prizes given away every hour, kids will find a game or two to play and the popular Business Association Silent Auction will give everyone an opportunity to test their bidding skills and get a bargain for a worthy cause. There is still time to rent a space or a table to show your wares. Contact Teresa Lindseth, 828-3940, or Laura Jennings, 828-3961, to make arrangements to be there.
AGE AND TREACHERY WILL TRIUMPH OVER YOUTH AND SKILL-SHARON BROSAMLE

FISH ALASKA ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITY

By Jeannie McFarland

Bronze Level
Diversified Investments Papas Pizza Southeast Alaska Conservation Council Cleary Computer Services

Supporters
ProMech Air Best Western + Landing Hotel Hill Bar McFarlands FLOATEL Shaan-Seet Wesley Rentals NAPA Alaska Marine Lines

To better serve our members and draw more people to POW, The Chamber bought an ad in Fish Alaska Magazine. Fish Alaska and Hunt Alaska are Alaskan produced magazines with wide distribution through subscribers in Alaska and the Lower 48. They are running a spotlight on SE in the December issue and offered us a reduced rate to take out an ad on the Prince of Wales Island page. The ad seen here will be placed in the center of a page with other Prince of Wales Island businesses and a heading of PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND. Let us know if your customers saw this ad and we may consider making it a regular addition to member benefits. Our ad will continue and will be in the January and February issues also. We already offer co-op advertising in the Alaska Milepost that some of our members have taken advantage of. The Board decided to take advantage of the opportunity to advertise in the Fish Alaska Magazine as an additional service to our members. Another great advantage of membership in YOUR Prince of Wales Chamber of Commerce!

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The unexpected dry spell during October aided the progress of the sitework for the POW Voc Tec Center located on Boundary Road. Local firm B-3 Contractors has made the road crossings for both water and sanitary sewer mainlines, and has installed those utilities into the lot. Work continues on the excavation of the driveways, parking lots and building footprint, following by import of shot rock to those areas. The next meeting for the Voc Tec committee will take place on Monday, November 5th at Klawock City Hall at 2PM. The committee will review the 95% complete bid documents for the building contract. Final approval is on the agenda for a meeting scheduled for Monday, November 26th.

Prince of Wales Vocational & Technical Education Center Report

2013 PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND GUIDE UPDATE

Work is continuing on the 2013 Island Guide. Photos and information continue to be collected in November with a goal of final proofing starting right after Thanksgiving. Maintaining the same general layout of the 2012 Guide, the 2013 version will update photos and information with the help of everyone on the Island. Gregg Poppen, Full Circle Media Arts in Ketchikan will do the production. The guide will be printed and available early in 2013 to help everyone plan the years activities. Help from Island residents is still needed in several areas. Take a look at the following list and share what you might have with the production committee through the chamber office via email, info@princeofwalescoc.org or by phone, 907-755-2626. PHOTOS Cover quality photos that describe what we offer on our Island. Photos of outdoor activities; people biking on the Scenic Byway, Walking trails, camping in cabins or three sided shelters. Photos also of unique things we have on our Island that people might want to see. Photos of Communities to replace the ones in this years guide. NEW INFORMATION; A fresh new look of some areas; like the road system and why we have so many miles of it here on Prince of Wales Island. Community write ups updated to reflect a unique feature along with the history, service icons and contact information of those pages. THE CENTERFOLD MAP; One of the best features of our guide. What could be added, changed or deleted. We have an early November deadline for changes to the map. EVENTS Updates and additions to the current page listing to make it more useful by everyone. Please take a little time to help us out producing another great publication for the Island.

ISLAND-WIDE VISITORS COMMITTEE MEETING (Jeannie McFarland)

The October meeting of the Island Wide Visitor Committee was held on the 11 th in Thorne Bay. The agenda included many visitor related activities on the Island. The meeting started with a discussion on what changes will be in the 2013 Guide. The Guide is in production now with a distribution date in early January; the first week of November is the deadline for new submissions. Currently the Guide Committee is looking for more photos for the cover and throughout the publication. Updates on Events on the Map in the center and Community Descriptions are also needed. Contact the Chamber Office at 907-755-2626 or info@princeofwalescoc.com with any submissions you have. Reports were also given on the wrap-up of the Southeast Conference Meeting in September, USFS Summer Plans, Sealaska Stewardship trails, the IFA and Rainforest Islands Ferry, the Farmers Market projects and the Scenic Byways planning meeting. Complete notes on the meeting are available via email at floatel@starband.net. The next meeting will be November 15th from 11am to 2pm in the Craig Ranger District Conference Room.

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NOVEMBER 2012 EVENTS!

PLEASE SEND YOUR DECENBER EVENTS TO

info@princeofwalescoc.org
BY NOVEMBER 28 TO SEE THEM HERE NEXT MONTH!

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH AND 10TH WEDNESDAY, NOV. 7 TO 11TH SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26TH MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26TH

FARMERS MARKET MEETING AT 10AM AT THORNE BAY CITY HALL ISLAND GRIND, CRAIG HS 7PM DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS- FALL BACK ONE HOUR BEFORE YOU GO TO BED ON SATURDAY! POW VOC TEC COMMITTEE MEETING-KLAWOCK CITY HALL 2PM NATIONAL ELECTION DAY . . . GET OUT AND VOTE! HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL SEEDING TOURNAMENT AT KLAWOCK HIGH SCHOOL GYM HAINES BALD EAGLE FESTIVAL VETERANS DAY POW CHAMBER BOARD MEETING-AP&T CONFERENCE ROOM-NOON VISITORS COMMITTEE MTG-CRAIG RANGER DISTRICT CONF. RM 11AM-2PM SCENIC BYWAYS MEETING FOLLOWING VISITORS COMMITTEE MEETING AT 2PM IN CRAIG RANGER DISTRICT CONFERENCE ROOM MARATHON COMMITTEE MEETING AT 6PM, KLAWOCK SCHOOL 3/4 CLASSROOM POWCAC MEETING FOR BOROUGH STUDY AT KLAWOCK CITY HALL AT 1PM THORNE BAY CHRISTMAS BAZAAR-THORNE BAY SCHOOL GYM 9AM-3PM GOBBLE WOBBLE FUN RUN/WALK-CRAIG HIGH SCHOOL 9AM

CRAIG FALL BAZAAR, SIGN UP AT CRAIG CITY HALL THIS WEEK THE HEALTH FAIR IS IN NAUKATI POW VOC TEC MEETING AT 2PM AT KLAWOCK CITY HALL

Looking ahead to December

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8TH SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8TH CRAIG HOLIDAY BAZAAR, SIGN UP AT CRAIG CITY HALL JINGLE BELL FUN RUN/WALK-KLAWOCK MALL

REMEMBER -

SUPPORT CHAMBER MEMBERS THAT SUPPORT ISLAND ECONOMY!

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