Fish and Wildlife visitors

            Mrs. Kresl’s class talked with Fish and Wildlife visitors.  We did lots of activities with them.  We touched animal furs like beaver, muskrat, land otter, and weasel.  We also played a migrating bird game.  Then, we learned about the Water Cycle.  We played a game where we pretended to turn into a water drop and went on a trip around the gym.  Next, we went for a walk outside to look for things that had water.  Then, we drew pictures of what we saw on our walk.  We saw monkey moths, fish, a rainbow, boats, a river, and waterfalls.  We had lots of fun!

 

Written by: Candace, Ella, Faith Ann, Kya, and Walt

Our Favorite Parts:

Candace & Faith Ann

“The Water Drop game was our favorite!

Kya

Playing the migrating game was the best!

Ella & Walt

I liked touching the animal skins the best!

School Lunches

School lunches!    

By: Babyboo  

Chignik Bay School has the best cook in the district. She is also my grandma. Minnie has been working for the school for quite some time now, off and on for about 25 years. All of the children in Chignik Bay have grown up eating her school lunches. She is one of the most talented cooks I know of. I am going to tell you about one of her best dishes.   

Students enjoying some real cooking!

Minnie makes the best barbeque chicken. My guess is she rubs the chicken with the barbeque sauce. The way she makes the sauce is good. It tastes sweet, sour, and a little bit spicy, but not too spicy. She never over cooks it either; it’s always so perfect. And when people are done with the chicken you can hear them licking their fingers because it’s so good and the sauce is so awesome they can’t get enough of it. When you get done eating you can feel that sticky sauce on your fingers.

Lunch time in Chignik Bay.

Minnie said she learned her good cooking skills from her mom, Annie. Her mom taught her how to make homemade bread when Minnie was only 8 years old. Try a piece of her homemade rolls or donuts and you can tell she’s been at it a long time.

If I were you, I wouldn’t wait any longer to eat Minnie’s cooking.

Note: Minnie is currently out of town and won’t be back until the end of November. We are anxiously awaiting her return!  

Sports Update

Nondalton Cross-Country Meet By Blazer

           

We left for our one and only cross-country meet on September 14, 2011. First thing we did when we got to Nondalton was put our stuff up in the boy’s area. Some of us played ball or relaxed and chatted with our friends until Ed told us what we were going to do next, which was go walk the course. So we all got ready and then had to wait until they gave the okay. It seemed to take forever just to walk the course. After walking the course we had dinner, played ball, and hung out with our friends. At 10 o’clock we had to get ready for be. “Lights out” was at 10:30, but no one went to bed until a little after 12 o’clock.

The next day we woke up at 6:40 am to take a shower. At 8 o’clock we all ate breakfast and then did an icebreaker. An icebreaker is something you do in the morning to get you pumped up and ready for the morning. The game was called “Hit the Deck.”  Later on we went into our leadership activities. One of the activities was about volunteering. Another thing we did was a community service project, which we were to fill potholes because one of the machines they normally use broke down a few years ago. The last activity we did was archery. Now that was my favorite class because I like shooting the bow. Also it is my favorite weapon.

The race was going to start later in the day, at 4:15 for the girls and 5:15 for the boys. In first and second place for the girls were Ayla Rickteroff from Newhalen and Alicia Hobson from Kokhanok. The first and second places for the boys were Johnathon Mckennet and William Clark, both from Port Alsworth.

The same day as the run we had a volleyball scrimmage. We made four teams and my team won them all. Our team name was The Dragonflies. After the volleyball scrimmage we had a dance. The dance was okay but I wasn’t there the whole time cause I was playing around with my friends somewhere else, having fun, playing tag or finding something to do. The last day there we cleaned up the school, where we slept and the areas our stuff was in. Then we had free time until the plane came to pick us up. That was fun.

Lunch on the Ferry

By Link

Waiting to board the Tustemena

  In the Summer, the ferry comes in every two weeks and they sometimes serve lunch, and man, if you have never tried an Alaskan hamburger then you need to come to Alaska and buy one from the ferry. The hamburgers are so delicious that when you eat one you won’t want to get up.

The ferry also does a pumpkin run once every year but the last few years they did not have enough money to come down this way. Whenever they bring in pumpkins and candy you can go on the ferry and pick out your own pumpkins. You can also get your picture taken if you are scary or funny. 

Students having lunch on board.

Cheeseburger, buddy.

 

The Water System in Chignik Bay

By Chevy Lover

The resevoir: our water source

The water system in Chignik Bay has two main connections from the Reservoir to the village. The pipes are about two miles long and run off in two different directions, one of which leads to the water tower while the other one goes to Trident. Back-up water is stored in the water tower in case the Reservoir pipe gets clogged. When that happens the tower feeds the back-up water to the village until the pipe is unclogged.

Outlet pipe

There is a trail that can take you up to the Reservoir. But be careful, it is about two miles long.  Once you get there you get a treat, which is the icy cold, tropical blue water. It tastes like glacier water, freezing cold and delightful.  

Icy cold glacial water.

The Reservoir was built in the early 70s or 80s. They put a concrete dam to block the water from rushing out of the lake too fast.  The lake has probably been around for 100,000 years, but I’m not sure if it was man made.  The bridge was built to access an electrical box that was built after the dam.

I will report more about this topic when I receive further information.

Elder Passed By: Elezebeth Denise

             Robert Livingston passed away at age 85 on September 26, 2011.We can say he lived a long, happy life. Bob was born in Independence, Kansas on May 26, 1927. He joined the U.S. army at 18, then came to Alaska in 1947, where he met and married his beloved Annabelle. Soon after, they moved to Cold Bay, Alaska, where they had three beautiful children. He moved to Chignik Bay, Alaska while working for power plant companies along the Alaska Peninsula.

He lived in Chignik surrounded by loving people. Bob was always social and concerned with the safety and well-being of the people of Chignik. No matter what, he would help a person with anything. He loved to help out at the school. Bob encouraged the children of the village to strive for more; he always had something good to say.

                                                    Rest In Peace

Robert Livingston

May 26, 1927 – September 26, 2011