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The Nome Static, June 2019 (Print Layout)

By KNOM Radio | May 30, 2019 |

Explore the June 2019 edition of “The Nome Static” as it appears in print.

‘Dear Friend of KNOM…’ (June 2019)

By Lynette Schmidt | May 30, 2019 |

“In rural Alaska, communities pull together to make rejuvenation possible.” Read the introduction to the June 2019 newsletter.

Repatriation, Recording, Representation

By David Dodman | May 30, 2019 |

Man and woman stand smiling in front of a large wall map of northwestern Alaska.

Repatriation of human remains and cultural artifacts from Lower-48 museum archives was one of the many accomplishments that prompted local leader Vera Metcalf’s induction into the Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame.

Shaktoolik Students Save Seal

By David Dodman | May 30, 2019 |

In early April, a group of Shaktoolik students rescued an abandoned ugruk (bearded seal) pup. The week-old seal washed on shore in the rural community.

Recycling Bicycles

By David Dodman | May 30, 2019 |

A student smiles at the camera, seated at a table on which stands a bicycle being repaired.

Nome Anvil City Science Academy students recently learned to repair something many Alaska teens greatly prize: their own bicycles.

‘We All Help Each Other’

By David Dodman | May 30, 2019 |

In Western Alaska, the school athletics season ends with a highlight for many students and spectators alike: Native Youth Olympics (NYO).

From the GM’s Desk (June 2019)

By Margaret DeMaioribus | May 30, 2019 |

“We pray for sustained light and hope in each life KNOM touches,” Margaret writes in the end-note to KNOM’s June 2019 newsletter.

The Nome Static, May 2019 (Print Layout)

By KNOM Radio | April 26, 2019 |

See the May 2019 edition of “The Nome Static,” as it appeared in the print edition sent to home subscribers.

‘Dear Friend of KNOM…’ (May 2019)

By Lynette Schmidt | April 26, 2019

Western Alaska is a land of extremes: winter’s darkness and summer’s midnight sun, the Bering Sea, vast stretches of treeless tundra, thriving communities and roadless infrastructure.

Native Youth Olympians

By David Dodman | April 26, 2019

Native Youth Olympics high-kicker, seen in a three-image series successfully kicking a suspended beanbag in a high school gymnasium.

Native Youth Olympics (NYO) events — like the Eskimo stick pull, seal hop, kneel jump, scissor broad jump, and high kick — all connect to skills needed for subsistence.