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John Frohrip – January 26, 1949 – April 29, 2013
Obituary taken from the Krox News, photo from http://minnesota.publicradio.org
John Joseph Frohrip, 64, of Fertile, MN, died on Monday, April 29, 2013, suddenly at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.
John was born on January 26, 1949, to Edward and Jean (Fraser) Frohrip, in Little Fork, MN. He graduated from International Falls High School and continued his education at the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND. John was united in marriage to Jennifer Anderson on September 16, 1972, in St. Michael’s Church, Ray, ND.
After graduation he worked as the City Planner for Hillsboro, ND. This was followed by various city manager or economic development director positions in MN. After ten years as Economic Development Director for Richmond, WI, John decided on the adventure of accepting a job as City Manager for Seldovia, AK. He Continue Reading
Alaska’s Spirit of Youth Award Winner – Chance Haller
by Jenny Chissus, photos by Tiffany Haller
It was a pleasure to sit down with Chance Haller the other day to discuss his recent recognition up in Anchorage as a Spirit of Youth Award recipient in the Lifesaver and Prevention category. Out of 400 individuals nominated for the award, only 20 were selected for the 10 categories this year.
Chance has lived in Seldovia for three years now, and is a Sophomore at Susan B. English school. Even at his young age, he has been working as a Junior Fire Fighter for the Seldovia Volunteer Fire Department for over two years, and has also received his certification as an ETT (Emergency Trauma Technician) with the EMS Department in Seldovia.
When I asked how he got into it – he said that his dad (the Fire chief) originally talked him and his friend Levi Blodgett into joining (Levi’s dad was also on the Fire department) and he’s been involved ever since. Chance’s entire family, including his mother Tiffany, both sisters Taylor and Ashley – as well as his brother-in-law Cody, all have served in the Fire and EMS departments. So, you could say it is “in his blood”! Continue Reading
Sparse Visits To Seldovia by AMHS in June
by Jenny Chissus
OK, this is looking rather bleak for Seldovia. Just last week, we were looking at the schedule, and it appeared as though the Tustumena would make the return to service for the month of June – coming into our community a total of 8 times, in addition to serving Seldovia 3 times by the Kennicott, including service to Seldovia on the 4th of July!
The latest news, confirmed by looking at the calendar on the AMHS website (see below) is very disheartening for Seldovians and folks looking to come into Seldovia for a visit or summer returning residents of our community. With only two “middle of the night” sailings into Seldovia for the whole month of June – it is essential that you plan accordingly! If you have a vehicle on the “wrong” side for your future plans – please be sure to make your reservations and plan ahead!
Rod Hilts is heading over to the town hall meeting in Homer tonight that is hosting Senator Peter Micciche sen.peter.micciche@akleg.gov and our Representative Paul Seaton rep.paul.seaton@akleg.gov to voice the Seldovia Chamber of Commerce’s concern with this lack of transportation service to our community for the month of June. With only three sailings in May – this has been a tough time for transportation this year to Seldovia.
In addition to moving the Chainsaw Carving Competition from Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day Weekend (partly because of the lack of ferry service) we have two additional events this year that are going to be hard hit by this schedule change: The Summer Solstice Music Festival – since the beginning of the festival is always kicked off with a Jam Session on the Tusty in route to Seldovia on Thursday, and the 4th of July, as the Chamber has selected “Celebrating AMHS 50 years of service” and we won’t be seeing the AMHS in Seldovia for the 4th as was previously scheduled.
We are thankful for the great service of the Alaska Marine Highway to Seldovia – but we are hopeful that the “powers that be” can empathize with us regarding the negative impact on our community (and others) due to this serious lack of service for half of our summer season, and come up with some better alternatives with the Kennicott while the Tusty is in dry dock for repairs and maintenance.
Perhaps on the 14th and the 28th the Kennicott could stop into Seldovia on their way to Homer in the mornings? Then stop by again on the way out of Homer on her way to Kodiak on the 15th and 29th? That way, folks could schedule some turn around times… just a thought!
If you have any further comments or thoughts, great ideas, etc., please feel free to contact Kerri Traudt, the Vessel Schedule Coordinator for the Alaska Marine Highway System.
907-228-7253 telephone
907-228-1513 fax
Susan B. English Spring Prom 2013
Thanks Ian for taking such great photos of our 2013 Prom!
Click on the image below, which will take you to sbe2013prom.shutterfly.com where you can download images, share them on Facebook and order prints directly from Shutterfly!
Click on this image to view almost 400 photos of Seldovia’s Prom 2013
Seed Starting Class with Suzie
by Damara Burnett
Starting your seeds the “Thyme on the Boardwalk” way!
Join Suzie Stranik at the Seldovia Sea Otter Center Sunday, April 21st at 1:00pm for a free demonstration class on how to get an early start on your lettuce and vegetable garden.
The greenhouse is full of young seedlings, come by “Thyme” any time to catch a preview of spring, the door is always open!
Detect Tax Filing Frauds and Fakes
PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Adam Harkness, Alaska Public Relations Manager: 907-644-5202 | pr@thebbb.org
David Quinlan, Director of Public Relations: 206-676-4119
IS THERE REALLY A PROBLEM WITH THOSE TAXES?
Detect Tax Filing Frauds and Fakes
Anchorage, Alaska – April 15, 2013 – With the tax deadline looming, taxpayers need to prepare for unexpected emails and phone calls purporting last-minute issues with returns or refunds. Watch out for high urgency notices or key phrases like “incomplete filing” and “problem with your refund.”
Fraudsters are phishing for personal information, while unethical companies are attempting to upsell tax preparation services.
Consumers comply out of fear that refunds will be delayed or agree because they are short on time and don’t want to re-start their tax filings.
Better Business Bureau serving Alaska, Oregon and Western Washington encourages skepticism with unsolicited or unexpected “tax problem” notices and phone calls. Watch out for red flags:
– Blocked or random phone numbers.
– Unrecognizable senders with limited contact information in signature lines.
– Blank “To” fields; “BCC” reaches mass-recipients.
– Attachments and unfamiliar Web addresses.
– Heavy foreign accents or poor grammar.
– Threatening or aggressive tactics.
The Internal Revenue Service does not initiate contact with taxpayers by email to request personal or financial information. If contacts are claiming to be from the IRS, the Department of Revenue or a tax preparation company, verify with those sources directly; only use official websites or trusted public directories—not contact information enclosed in emails or numbers on caller IDs. Report phishing and use irs.gov to track refunds.
For more tax phishing avoidance tips, visit bbb.org or attend Secure Your ID Day on April 20, 2013:akorww.bbb.org/secure-your-id.
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