Floyd Davidson's Blog

Entered: Thursday October 6 2011 at 1:20 AM:

Just to add to the last entry... The issue of a liquor store in Barrow was defeated by a significant margin. However the Mayor's race is too close to call, but certainly there will be a runoff election early in November. Between Charlotte Brower, George Ahmoagak, and Fenton Rexford none have the required 40% to win, and until questioned and absentee ballots are counted we won't even know for sure which two will be in the November runoff. At this time it appears that Brower and Ahmoagak will be the two, but that is not guaranteed.

Entered: Tuesday October 4, 2011 at 05:10 AM:

By the end of the first week of October it is always "winter" in Barrow, and this year is no exception. We've had several days of wet snow (which only happens with the first snow), everything is white and it's almost good enough for snowmachines. It hasn't been above freezing for at least a day or two now, and probably won't be again until next spring.

Two things of significance. One is today is Election Day. We vote for a new North Slope Borough Mayor, and on whether to have a city owned package liquor store in Barrow. I make no bones about it, I'm voting for George Ahmaogak and against a liquor store.

I don't agree with George on many things; but he is the only candidate that has the administrative talent and skills required to effectively run the beaurocracy that is the Borough government. I don't see this election as even a slight question as to which candidate is best. The others are all pretty scarey in terms of lacking the right skill set, even if what they want to do is valid.

Another point of interest today is how soon it will cool off just a little more, because when it does the whaling crews will begin the fall hunt. More than half the quota is available, so there will be a significant amount of whaling activity when the weather permits. First it has to be cool enough, because the meat is stored in ice cellars and if it cannot first be cooled sufficiently the cellar would become warm and the walls would melt. Second the wind and the waves have to cooperate to make boating safe. Then they hunt!

Entered: Sunday July 31, 2011 at 07:43 AM:

This is the first entry in what will likely be a fairly sparse blog. I have no intention of writing much here that is personal, but do hope to provide at least some minimal commentary on life in Barrow.

My webpage, which is often ignored for months at a time, has been moved to a new hosting service, and the homepage has been virtually re-written in it's entirety. Not that it changed much, except for addition of clicky buttons on the right side, but it should be easier to modify and maintain in the future.

This is the last day of July... and it has been a relatively wet July, plus it's raining today, and promises that August and September will be miserable. I don't like rain.

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