Last of Unalaska photos......

Sunrise on Nirvana...

A snow storm coming in....

Mid-town Unalaska.....

Another Unalaska shot....

Driving up to Nirvana....

Eagles View Elementary.....pre-K thru 4th grade......

Eagles View Elementary........located to the right side of the nirvana road.....

A shot of looking down town.....Paved roads!!! Sweet.

High school end, you can see the pool window.

Hi everyone!! Good News Aura did awesome with her knee surgery. She is slowly moving around, but doing great!! We will be home Thursday. I have a MRI on Wednesday and will be back in Anchorage on the 1st of March for more Dr. appts. Weather here is cold. The SWAMC conference was very good. We seen the 'Governor's debate'! That was fun, there is like 6 candidates, and guess who didn't show up?? Yup the current Governor --Sean Parnell. Oh well, he was too busy. I hope this week goes quickly, I miss my kids and Todd terribly, and my own bed!!!! Anchorage is too cold anyway!! It's like in the single digits, 7 degrees. Rediculous!! I am ready to be home.......CB, hope the salon is still there!! The note should say 'Salon will open Friday, weather permitting'!!! :) :) I miss you too CB!! Hope all is well. Warm wishes!!

additional photos and update

Parks, Culture, & Recreation....basketball court, track, weight room, and more!!

Unalaska High School & Swimming Pool

Burma Road Chapel, and Parks, Culture, & Recreation Center

The Senior Center in Unalaska...

foot bridge to Parks Culture & Recreation....

Parks Culture & Recreation and Telealaska's Television dish....

Hello from Anchorage!! I am here attending the South West Alaska Municipal Conference & The State Board of Fish meetings. Frank Kelty, Dick, and I all testified at the board of fish. And it was on Proposal 111. Closure to trawlers in Unalaska Bay. I think we all did well representing our community. We should hear today what the board does for action on the item. It is cold here and so far it has been an interesting trip. Aura is here and she has reconstruction knee surgery tomorrow. Well wishes for Ms. Aura!! I planned to be home on Saturday, but I have a unexpected surgery possibly happening. I have a MRI on Wednesday and will know more then. I hope all is well with everyone. I miss my kids and can't wait to be home!! Sorry CB, I hope you are keeping your sanity!! I will talk to you soon and fill you in. I need a new sign on my door saying 'Out of town, will update next Wednesday'!Grandma happy thoughts, hugs and kisses to you. We miss you. Todd, hurry up and fly to Anchorage with Tegan, I am going thru withdrawls!! Gotta get to the conference.....everyone have a great week!! :)

Unalaska Photos

A foot bridge at the bottom of Haystack.....

Illiuliuk Family and Health Clinic....

City of Unalaska.....City Hall.....Where council meetings are held twice a month.

More....Unalaska Photos

Unalaska Police building as you come down to the bridge 'to the other side', & Agnes beach is unoccupied.

New bridge built last year, Haystack in the back.

A few new houses on Haystack, Tina Handa's old house still there! Newhall in the background.

Unalaska Photos for Laura (LOLO) & LaCourses!

The Grand Aleutian and where 'Cape Sarichef Salon' is located!!!

Amelia's Restaurant and Ballyhoo in the background...

A tramper in the bay....Hog Island and Amelia's (formerly Ziggy's restaurant).

Alaska Ship Supply and Key Bank's still there!!

photo taken fr. the Grand Aleutian, Alaska Ship Supply (formerly AC) & Bering Sea office supply

A beautiful sunrise photo from 'Nirvana'.

What a week this has been. Peking Restaurant caught on fire, Todd had a fire call at 4:30am on Wednesday morning and The Volunteer Fire Fighters, Public Safety, and EMS teams saved the building, the restaurant is damaged, but the whole building is still standing. The other businesses were damaged by smoke and water. I am glad 'No One' was hurt. Much prayers and happy thoughts to the people that are affected by the set back. Another huge story was APL's crane was put down by a demolition crew. This is the crane that was put down by the 180 mph winds last month. It was a definite loud boom and shake, and we live across the bay from it. Then a day later it caught on fire. The electrical room was caught on fire as they were trying to take it apart. I was driving home and there was a huge cloud of black smoke across the bay. Tegan knew daddy was on another fire call with Uncle Roger. Another sad story is Ace Cargo had a tragic accident in Sand Point. One of their Cargo planes went down as they were taking off, two pilots lost at sea. Condolences go out to their family and friends. They are still investigating and trying to figure out what went wrong. On a happy note 'THE SUN HAS BEEN SEEN IN UNALASKA'!!!! What a wonderful sight to see. It has been grey, windy and cold. So to see the sun has been such a great delight. More happy news Kanesia, Catina, and Carter have another round of great grades on their report cards!! I am a proud, proud parent!!! Keep up the awesome work kids!! Todd's mom Karen is doing well and recovering well. Our prayers and hugs and kisses to Grandma and Grandpa Joosse!! We miss you very much. My friend Aura on the other hands has had problems with her knee......she went sledding.....trying to show off to her friends and sprained her knee real good. She is going out to Anchorage for a MRI and happy thoughts to Aura. My dive buddy will be out of commission for a bit!! Hope all goes well. We are looking forward to Superbowl Sunday approaching real soon!! I also have volunteered to be in the 'Vagina Monologues'. Our local non-profit USAFV is sponsoring the VM for Domestic Violence Awareness. We have 15 great talented woman on the cast. It is an inspiring show that will open February 18 & 19th. Tickets will be on sale on the 1st of February in the Grand Aleutian Gift shop!! For my newest clients from Fish and Game 581-8100 not 1800!!! And last but not least, these photos for my friend Laura (Rodgers) and our Teachers Mr. & Mrs. LaCourse who lived here before, but left in the 80's. Some things have changed, some things haven't. I still am young, no grey hair, no wrinkles, and still a size 7!!! HA HA HA!!!

Divers educate Ms. Aura's ESL class

Jennifer helping a student try the BCD on.

Ms. Aura's ESL class.

Reid talking about 'Jellies'.

Jennifer and Billie Jo explaining how the dry suit works.

More students checking out the equipment.

Wednesday Jennifer, Reid, Billie Jo, Aura, and I did a presentation to Ms. Aura's ESL class on Scuba Diving. It was real fun, the kids were interested and asked very good questions. Jennifer showed the class all of the equipment and why they are important to have, Reid did a slide show presentation with some great photos. He also emphasized on being very cautious not to disturb the life on the bottom of the ocean. Billie Jo assisted and I took photos of the class. After all the information was given, the kids had questions for us. 'How much does your equipment weigh?', 'Have you ever seen sharks?', 'What is the neatest thing you have seen under water?', very curious and interesting questions. I hope the presentation inspires some students to try to dive, it's a whole different world under water. The experience is scary at first, but so rewarding after the dive. Being under water is hard to describe, breathtaking, surprising, and adventurous!!

Merry Russian Orthodox Christmas

Headstart group spinning their stars and singing!

Tegan & Dad....

Hayden James McGlashan will be 1yrs old on the 21st of February!!

Cailee getting a better view from Patty....

Senior Center Christmas tree....is Dave going to sing a solo?

Orthodox Christmas Star spins as the choir sings Christmas songs.

Merry Christmas again.....we celebrated Russian Orthodox Christmas this week. Russian Orthodox Christians use the Julian Calendar which is a week or so later than the Gregorian Calendar. In Unalaska/Dutch Harbor it is usually celebrated for 3 days of singing in the homes of the congregation. It is also a festive time, after singing in a home, the home offers food and beverages for the singers. We attended the Senior Center gathering and it was well attended. Tegan and his 'Headstart' class did a little performance after the choir sang. It was a very nice afternoon. Weather here has still been wet and grey. News at home. I finally received my Durango back after the auto place replaced two windows and repainted one side after the 180mph winds pummelled it last month!! It is nice to have my vehicle back! Work has been steady, and I am also gathering tax information for my accountant, I like to get that part done early and out of the way! Hayden will be 1 yrs old next month. He is walking all over the place and trying to say words! He also has a mouth full of teeth!! Wishing you all a great week!