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What's New:
Spring Breakup Underway
(the view from old town Galena at 11 am on May 12)
The Yukon River ice at Galena started moving at 8:50 am on Monday,
May 12.
Check out
this page
from the Pacific River Forecast Center for the latest breakup
observations and flood warnings.
Alaska Board of Game votes on Interior hunting and trapping
proposals
Numerous proposals concerned Game Management Units 21 and 24 in
the Galena area.
Click here for a KIYU summary of the actions taken by the BoG
that would impact the sreas frequented by the residents of Kaltag,
Nulato, Koyukuk, Huslia, Hughes, Galena and Ruby.
Alaska weather links
With spring
breakup coming soon, you can check out
this page
from the Pacific River Forecast Center for the latest breakup
forecasts and measurements on the factors that influence breakup.
And here's The National Weather Service Lower Koyukuk and Middle Yukon Valley
forecast
Search current conditions reported by automated weather stations
around Alaska here
or here.
Galena Nuclear
Toshiba and
its American subsidiary Westinghouse held a meeting with the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission on October 23, 2007, to discuss the
design and potential licensing process for the 4s reactor. The
first commercial model of the 4s could be located in Galena. The NRC's summary of the meeting is available
here.
The next pre-application meeting, focusing on the safety analysis
that the NRC will perform, is scheduled for May 21, 2008.
For more information on that meeting,
download this agenda and preview from the NRC.
Follow
this link to a page containing the seven "white papers" on the
Galena nuclear power proposal. These are preliminary studies
touching on major issues that would come up in a formal review
process with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Toshiba and its partners approached Galena in 2003 about hosting
the first commercial model of its 4-S power plant, which the
company refers to as a "nuclear battery."
Preliminary meetings and information exchanges have taken place,
but the formal application has not begun.
The return of the Galena Agriculture Fair
(Larry Hausmann's 38.5 lb cabbage)
After a 4 year hiatus, Galena residents revived the annual harvest
festival in 2007. The fun-filled day included vegetable judging,
canoe races, kids' games, and even an old car and truck rally.
A photo montage of the August 25,
2007 event is
available here.
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The 2008 Galena Spring
Carnival wrapped up on Sunday March 23.
To hear speeches given by competitors in the dog races and
snowshoe races,
visit this page.
Results from all events
here.
Tanana's John Erhart defended his title in the
15 mile Open Sled Dog Race, edging out fellow Tanana mushers Gary
Frank and Courtney Moore.
Open Sled Dog Race Final Results
Open Sled Dog Race Day 1 Results
Recent
additions to the KIYU
newsroom include stories on
the exploration for coal bed methane around Galena...actions taken
by the Alaska Board of Game affecting Game Management Units 21 and
24 in the KIYU listening area...and the snowmachine accident
between Galena and Nulato that killed a dog in the Iditarod team
of Jennifer Freking.
As heard on the air...
The Nulato Comprehensive Plan website,
by Agnew::Beck Consulting LLC.
The Ptarmigan
Hall slide show
Originally used as barracks for the NCOs stationed at the Galena
Air Force Base, Ptarmigan Hall is the largest and one of the
newest structures on the base.
The Galena City School District has taken over the building, which
houses boarding school students and staff.
GALENA BASE CLOSURE INFORMATION
Galena Air Base
Comprehensive Reuse Plan site has information and primary
source documents on the effort to identify future uses of Air
Force facilities in Galena.
This includes the draft and final versions of the
Galena Air Force Base Reuse Plan.
Also, the Air Force 611th Civil Engineering Squadron has released a
draft version of the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the
disposal of Air Force property at the Galena Airport (formerly
known as the Galena Forward Operating Location).
Follow this link to review the draft copy of the EA
The
BRAC Reading Room
This page is provided as a way to
stay informed on the
Base Realignment and Closure process, in
which the Air
Force will close its forward operating location in
Galena.
The
BRAC Reading Room contains summaries written by KIYU, and also
links to other documents and sources of
information that are
guiding this process.
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KIYU Galena is a 12.5
kilowatt listener-supported public radio station, broadcasting on
910 AM to the Middle Yukon and Lower Koyukuk region of the
Interior of Alaska. Villages served by KIYU include Ruby, Galena,
Koyukuk, Nulato, Huslia, Kaltag, and Hughes. Other villages that
hear KIYU programming through their local stations include Holy
Cross, Anvik, Grayling, Shageluk, McGrath, and Fort Yukon.
KIYU is a member of Community Radio of
Alaska, along with KSKO McGrath, KZPA Fort Yukon, KTNA Talkeetna,
KHNS Haines, and KUAC Fairbanks.
News stories from KIYU can be heard on KUAC
Fairbanks, and the Alaska Public Radio Network.
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KIYU GALENA
PO BOX 165
GALENA, AK 99741
(907) 656-1488 PHONE
(907) 656-1734 FAX |
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