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HEA Press Release – December 26, 2012 – 11:00am
by Joe Gallagher
Homer Electric Association crews are heading to Seldovia this morning to patrol the power line and hopefully restore power to the 352 meters along Jakolof Bay Road to Big Tutka Bay.
The outage began on Monday morning, December 24th, after a heavy snowfall in the area damaged the power line. HEA crews were unable to get to the area due to harsh weather conditions on Monday. On Tuesday, Christmas Day, the crew was able to get to Seldovia and assess the situation.
At this point, it appears there is a problem on the line between Big Tutka Bay and Little Tutka Bay. Due to the heavy snowfall, HEA cannot risk energizing the line between the Gerry Willard Generation Plant in Seldovia and Big Tutka Bay until it is certain the line is clear of all trees and other interference. An unexpected fault would result in damage to the generation plant and create a widespread outage in the area.
Around the rest of the Kenai Peninsula, most of the outages that occurred on Christmas Day have been restored. As of 11:00 am on Wednesday morning, HEA crews are working on a small outage in the North Fork area near Anchor Point and another small outage on Moose Range Drive in the Sterling area.
If you do not have power, please call HEA’s outage reporting hotline at 1-888-8OUTAGE (1-888-868-8243).
Please remember to always stay away from down power lines. The lines are extremely dangerous and getting too close to a line can cause serious injury or death.
For more information, please contact Joe Gallagher at 398-3478
Christmas Lighting Competition Results 2012
by Jenny Chissus, photos by Darlene Crawford
The HEA and Seldovia Chamber sponsored Christmas Lighting Competition was a complete success!
Thank you to the many individuals and businesses who created beautiful lighting displays about town this year. First place winners in the Residential and Business categories each receive a $125.00 credit with HEA, and the second place winners in each category receive a credit for $100.00. Thank you HEA for sponsoring this competition!
It was difficult to ascertain the most beautiful – but that is the job of the selection committee for the Seldovia Chamber of Commerce.
The first place winner in the Residential category goes to Keith Swick – who lights up his neighborhood with the most colorful display!
Dick and Lisa Yingling’s brilliantly decorated home on the slough received second place! Continue Reading
Homer Electric Christmas Outage – UPDATE
by Joe Gallagher
UPDATE 5:45pm – The largest outage is in the Seldovia area where power is out along Jakolof Bay Road to Big Tutka Bay. HEA crews were able to get to the Seldovia area on Tuesday, but the heavy snowfall prevented the crew from being able to patrol the entire line and make the repairs needed to safely energize the line between the generation plant and Big Tutka Bay. The crew will return to the area on Wednesday morning to continue the restoration on work.
“Blessing Boxes” go out to Local Families Today
by Ian McGaughey
On Friday, December 21st at 10:00am at Seldovia Bible Chapel, volunteers continued what has become a Seldovia Christmas tradition. “Blessings Boxes” full of turkeys and items to make a complete Christmas dinner were packed and then distributed to approximately 50 area families.
“This is an effort to minister to the physical food needs of our neighbors while serving the spiritual need of celebrating Christmas,” Pastor Jonathon Hoard said. “We want to share the blessings the Lord has blessed us with.”
Seldovia Village Tribe partnered with Seldovia Bible Chapel to purchase nearly 50 turkeys and other items from Safeway and Country Foods.
“This tradition has been going on for over 20+ years” Seldovia Village Tribe President and CEO Crystal Collier said. “It’s an important part of Christmas, sharing with those in our community. We thank all those that volunteer to pack boxes and deliver, those that transported the food to Seldovia and Seldovia Bible Chapel for partnering in the joy of this provision.”
Pilot Don Sellinger donated his services flying the roughly 800 pounds of turkey to Seldovia, while Homer Air donated the transport of countless canned goods. Even with all the food, volunteers find room in the Blessing Boxes for a little something extra.
“If we know that there is a child at the residence, we’ll include a toy,” Pastor Hoard said. “We also like to include a small book or DVD that discusses the true meaning of Christmas.”
The Blessing Boxes are a natural extension of services run by both organizations. The Seldovia Bible Chapel has an informal food program based on donations, while Seldovia Village Tribe offers an extensive Food Distribution Program administered by the US Department of Agriculture.
Seldovia-area residents interested in learning more about the Food Bank can contact Debbie Cameron, SVT CHR at 435-3255.
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