TRuup’kaaq, Pa’ipaaq – Pipe Ata tRuup’kaaq. – Let’s see the pipe. Although tobacco was popular in the historic era, smoking tobacco was not. Historic sources indicate that Alutiiq people preferred to create snuff by adding tobacco to a mixture of wood ash, black tea, and dried crushed nettle leaves. This produced iqmik, a substance held in […]
Pipe-Alutiiq Word of the Week-February 5th
Pipe — TRuup’kaaq, Pa’ipaaq Ata tRuup’kaaq. – Let’s see the pipe. Although tobacco was popular in the historic era, smoking tobacco was not. Historic sources indicate that Alutiiq people preferred to create snuff by adding tobacco to a mixture of wood ash, black tea, and dried crushed nettle leaves. This produced iqmik, a substance held in […]
EOD Team Dispose of Pipe Bomb Found at Mile 14 South Knik Road Sunday
Troopers report that they received a report of an unexploded device near mile 14 of South Knik Road on Sunday afternoon. Troopers in turn reported the explosive device to the FBI and an Explosive Ordinance Disposal Team was deployed to the site. After the device was successfully rendered inoperative, the remains of the device were […]
Fifth Texas Blast, Investigators Suspect Serial Bomber
Texas suffered another explosive attack late on Sunday night following four others this month. This newest attack injured one person at a FexEx facility near San Antonio. Preliminary investigations report that the explosive package was headed to Austin. State and federal investigators are now of the belief that the five bombs are related and suspect a serial […]