Siilaq–Awl Siilaq ipegtuq.–The awl is sharp. An awl is a sharp, pointed tool used to punch holes in leather. In prehistoric times, Alutiiq people fashioned awls from wood, bone, and ivory. Archaeological data indicate that bird bone was the most common material. To create an awl, a carver removed the knobby ends from the hollow […]
Authorities on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali have raised the volcano alert to the highest level as Mount Agung continues to churn and belch menacing-looking ash and smoke. Landslides of lahar, wet volcanic debris, are making muddy trails down the volcano’s slopes. Officials have extended the danger zone around the rumbling volcano to 10 […]
Alaska State troopers were met with wheels for help when they knocked on the door of the Fairbanks residence during a welfare check on Sunday afternoon. After hearing the calls for help at just after 1230 on Sunday afternoon, Cooper’s forced open the door at the Peger Road residence, to discover a 67-year-old Fairbanks resident […]
Alaska State troopers received a call at just before 9 PM Saturday night reporting “a vehicle in the ditch with the unresponsive mail under the vehicle.” AST responded to the scene near mile 39 of Willow Fisher Road. When they arrived they found 58-year-old Willow resident, Keith Preston Stephens, under his 2006 Ford F250. The […]