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(Note:
All phone numbers begin with 907 unless otherwise listed. All Web sites
begin with http://, which is not needed to link to sites.)
G
GPS: Short for global
positioning system, which uses satellites to tell where planes, boats,
hikers, collared bears or other moving objects are. Helps planes land
through clouds.
Glacier Bay
National Monument
and Preserve: Federally managed wilderness in what until recently was
a completely glaciated area. Traditional home of what are now Hoonah-based
Tlingits. Served by Gustavus airport, private ferry. Contact: 697-2230; www.nps.gov/glba/
Superintendent: Tomie Lee Chief
Ranger: Chuck Young
Glory Hole:
Juneau
nonprofit homeless shelter and soup kitchen. Run by council of church
representatives called
Juneau
Cooperative
Christian
Ministries. Probably the largest homeless shelter in Southeast.
Contact: 586-1346; www.ptialaska.net/~homeless/
Goldbelt Inc.:
Juneau's ANCSA urban Native corporation, with about 3,200 shareholders.
Involved in tourism and real estate, has ended timber operations. Contact:
www.goldbelt.com/, 790-4990
Subsidiaries: Goldbelt Tours, including Mount Roberts Tramway,
Goldbelt Hotel; companies involved in IT, energy and data processing.
Details at www.goldbelt.com/subsidiaries/8a.html
Governors: In order from
current to first: Frank Murkowski, Tony Knowles (two terms), Walter Hickel,
Steve Cowper, Bill Sheffield, Jay Hammond (two terms), Bill Egan, Keith
Miller (partial term), Walter Hickel (partial term), Bill Egan (two
terms).
Greens Creek Mine:
The Admiralty Island multi-metal mine within Juneau's boundaries is a joint venture of Kennecott Minerals (71 percent),
based in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Hecla Mining Co. (29 percent), based in Coeur d'Alene,Idaho. Kennecott is a subsidiary of London-based Rio Tinto, a global minerals
company. Contact: www.greenscreek.com/;
789-8100 General Manager: Rich
Heig, 789-8110
Gunalcheesh:
Tlingit for thank you. An accent mark should go over the first e.
Gustavus: Recently
incorporated second-class city of 440 near the mouth of
Glacier Bay
, about 50 miles northwest of Juneau . Former military airstrip handles summer tourists.
Contact: 697-2288 Mayor:
Sandi Marchbanks, 697-2743 Schools:
Part of the Chatham
School District
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Hagevig
Fire
Training
Center
:
William
Hagevig
Regional
Fire
Training
Center, state training facility
in Juneau. Hagevig was a longtime
Alaskan involved in fire training statewide. Cruise ship and ferry crews
train there. Contact: 465-3117
Haines:
Consolidated borough of 2,400, until recently a separate city and borough.
At the southern end of Haines Highway, which connects to the
Alaska Highway
at Haines Junction, and
80 air miles northwest of
Juneau.
Contact: 766-2231; www.hainesborough.us/
Mayor: Michael
Case
City
Manager: Keith Bettridge
Economy: Transportation, tourism, fishing.
Haines
School District: District for Haines
with about 300 students. Contact:
766-2644; glacierbears.hbsd.k12.ak.us
High
school mascot nicknames: Barrow Whalers, Cordova Wolverines, Cook Inlet
Academy Eagles, Craig Panthers, Haines Glacier Bears, Juneau-Douglas
Crimson Bears, Kake Thunderbirds, Ketchikan Kayhi Kings, Metlakatla Chiefs
and Misschiefs, Mt. Edgecumbe Braves and
Lady Braves, Nikiski Bulldogs, Nome Nannoucks, Petersburg Vikings
and Lady Vikings, Seward Seahawks, Sitka Wolves, Valdez Buccaneers and
Wrangell Wolves.
Hoonah:
First-class city of about 850 near Icy
Strait
. Across the strait from
Glacier Bay. Tlingit community on
the northeast shore
of Chichagof Island, 40 air miles west of
Juneau.
Contact: 945-3663 Mayor:
Windy Skaflestad Schools:
Hoonah
City
School District, 945-3611 Economy:
Fishing, logging, tourism.
House
District 1:
Ketchikan, Saxman and parts of
Prince of Wales Island
. Also includes Cannery
Creek,
Clover
Pass, Coffman Cove, Gravina
Island
, Hollis, Meyers Chuck,
Mountain Point, Mud
Bay,
Pennock
Island
, Thorne
Bay
and Ward Cove.
Representative: Jim Elkins, Republican Contact: 465-3424; www.akrepublicans.org/elkins/index.php
House
District 2:
Sitka, Wrangell and
Petersburg
. Also includes Baranof,
Elfin Cove,
Etolin
Island,
Hidden
Falls, Kupreanof,
Mt. Edgecumbe, Pelican, Peninsula
Point, Port Alexander and
Scow
Bay.
Representative: Peggy Wilson, Republican Contact: 465-3824; www.akrepublicans.org/wilson/index.php
House
District 3: Includes downtown Juneau,
Douglas
Island, Lemon and Switzer Creek
neighborhoods, Hawk Inlett, Snettisham, and the Juneau
Airport
area.
Representative: Beth Kerttula, Democrat
Contact: 465-4766; www.akdemocrats.org/index.php?con_id=10
House
District 4: Includes
Juneau's
Mendenhall
Valley,
Auke
Bay,
Tee
Harbor,
Shelter
Island, and areas to the north
within Juneau
. boundaries.
Representative: Bruce Weyhrauch, Republican
Contact: 465-3744; www.akrepublicans.org/weyhrauch/index.php
House
District 5: Known as the Cordova/Southeast
Islands
District. Includes
Angoon, Annette Island, Cape Pole, Cape Yakataga, Chenega Bay, Colt
Island, Cordova, Craig, Cube Cove, Edna Bay, Ellamar, Ernestine, Eshamy
Bay, Evans Island, Excursion Inlet, Eyak, Funter Bay, Gustavus, Haines
Borough, Hinchinbrook Island, Hobart Bay, Hoonah, Horse Island, Hydaburg,
Hyder, Kake, Kasaan, Katalla, Klawock, Klukwan, Labouchere Bay, Long
Island, Main Bay, Metlakatla, Middleton Island, Naukati, Point Baker, Polk
Inlet, Port Alice, Port Chilkoot, Port Protection, Skagway, Tatitlek,
Tenakee Springs, Tyee, View Cove, Waterfall, Whale Pass and Yakutat.
Representative: Bill Thomas, Haines Republican
Contact: 465-3732; www.akrepublicans.org/thomas/index.php
Huna
Totem Corp.:
ANCSA
Village
Native corporation for
Hoonah. Not Hoonah Totem. Headquartered in
Juneau
.
Contact: 789-1773; www.hunatotem.com/
Huna
Heritage Foundation: Cultural arm of Huna Totem, based in
Juneau. Contact:
790-4937; www.hunaheritage.org
Chief Executive Officer: Robert "Bob" Wysocki
Tourism Development V.P.: Don Rosenberger
Hydaburg:
First-class city on
Prince of Wales Island
, population 369. Incorporated in 1927.
Contact: 285-3761
Mayor: Steven Dilts, 285-3610
Hydaburg
School District
: School district for
Hydaburg. Contact: 285-3491
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Icicle
Seafoods: Seattle-based fish processor and a main player in the
Alaska
fishing industry.
Began in
Petersburg.
Contact: (206) 282-0988; www.icicleseafoods.com/
Petersburg
plant: 772-4294,
Patrick Wilson plant manager
Inland Boatmen's
Union: The Inland Boatmen's Union of the Pacific, known as the IBU,
represents about 500 ferry staff, including stewards, cooks, bartenders,
and pursers, plus some longshore workers. It is affiliated with
the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU).
Contact: 790-9644,
www.ibup-alaskaregion.org
Regional director: Darryl Tseu, 32102336, Juneau.
Inter-island
Ferry Authority: The IFA is a
Port Authority created by its member communities: Craig, Klawock, Thorne
Bay, Coffman Cove, Wrangell and Petersburg. Ketchikan is not a member
community. IFA ferries are 200 feet long with a single steel hull.
The IFA ferry Prince of Wales started service in 2002, making daily
trips of three hours each way between Ketchikan and Hollis. A second ferry, the Stikine
, is planned for the Coffman Cove-Wrangell-Petersburg route sometime in
2006. Contact: www.interislandferry.com/;
ifa@interislandferry.com
Craig Business Office: Toll-free, (866) 308-4848; 826-4848
Hollis Terminal: 530-4848
Ketchikan
Terminal:
225-4838
Board of Directors President: Dennis Watson, Craig Mayor
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