Baby Haley
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Haley Rochelle Burt was born Dec. 28, 2001, at 3:21
p.m. at Central Mississippi Hospital in Jackson, Miss. She weighed
seven pounds, 15 ounces and was 20 inches long. Haley is the daughter
of CIRI shareholder Walter Burt and his wife Jennifer. Haley joins
seven-year-old sister Alyssa and brothers Clint and Chris Bagwell.
Haley is the granddaughter of CIRI shareholder Mary Burt and her
husband A. Nelson Burt of Florence, Miss. |
Baby Haley |
Baby Kaitlyn
 Baby Kaitlyn |
Kaitlyn Taryn Agibinik Knox was born on Jan. 13, 2002,
at 11:48 p.m. at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska.
She weighed seven pounds, two ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long. Kaitlyn
is the first child of CIRI shareholders Margaret Agibinik and Will
Knox. Kaitlyn is the granddaughter of Carrie Agibinik and CIRI shareholders
Sharon Knox and the late Bill Knox. 
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Kristel makes the UAA Dean's List
| CIRI descendant Kristel Dawn Komakhuk was named to the
University of Alaska Anchorage's dean's list after her first semester
at UAA, the 2001 fall semester. Kristel, a full-time UAA student,
is the daughter of CIRI shareholder Roy Komakhuk and his wife Trudi.
She graduated from Anchorage's Walden Pond Charter school in May 2000.
After graduating from high school, she took a break to raise her son,
Alexander, who turns two this April. Her grandmother Minnie Komakhuk
and great-grandmother Ethel Komakhuk, both CIRI shareholders, and
the rest of her family are very proud of her accomplishments and wish
her much success.
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 Kristel and son Alexander |
Baby Emily
 Baby Emily |
Emily Laticia Kelbatyrov was born on Oct. 1, 2001,
at 5:06 p.m. at University of California Davis Hospital in Sacramento,
Calif. She weighed six pounds, four ounces and was 18 inches long.
Emily is the daughter of CIRI shareholder Natasha Kelbatyrov and
her husband George. Emily is of Athabascan, Russian and Yup'ik Eskimo
descent. She is the granddaughter of Fred and Ruth Tiedeman, Tabis
and Galena Kalbatyrov and great-granddaughter of Fern Vowell, Jeanne
Janes, Bernadette Demientieff and Yevodikia Morozova.
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Baby Marcelina
| Marcelina Apolonia Gallegos-Rodriguez was born on Feb.
4, 2002, at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska.
She weighed seven pounds, eight ounces and was 20 inches long. Marcelina
is the second daughter of CIRI shareholder Neil Gallegos-Rodriguez
and his wife Melissa. She joins one-year-old sister Mariella. Marcelina
and Mariella are the granddaughters of CIRI shareholder Valerie Gallegos
(Jacobsson) of Anchorage. Gallegos' parents, the late Mildred and
Carlie Jacobsson were the patriarchs of the Jacobsson family. Marcelina
and Mariella are of Gwich'in Athabascan (great-grandma), Yup'ik (great-grandpa),
American Indian, Irish and Spanish descent.
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Virginia Wolf Opens Gallery
| CIRI shareholder Virginia Wolf recently opened a gallery, The Art Works, at the Galleria at Sunset Mall in Henderson, Nev. After six years of custom framing with all cutting done manually, Virginia used the recent CIRI special distributions to purchase a computerized mat cutting system to start her business. Virginia along with Jason Mayers, her graphic artist, entered a piece called "The Viking Grid Iron" in a national framing competition, and won first place in the category, mat as art. Virginia said, "Without the special dividends I wouldn't have been able to purchase the equipment." |
Baby Fisher
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Fisher Joseph Morris was born Aug. 23, 2001, at
Valley Medical Center in Kent, Wash. He weighed nine pounds, one
ounce and was 20 3/4 inches long. Fisher is the son of CIRI shareholder
Thomasina Morris and her husband Tadd. Fisher is the grandson of
CIRI shareholder Gloria (Madeline) Trummell.
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 Baby Fisher |
Babies Antonio and Alejandro
 Babies Antonio and Alejandro |
Twin boys Antonio Roberto and Alejandro Jose Rivera
were born three months early on July 2, 2001, at Providence Alaska
Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska. They spent 10 weeks in the
neonatal intensive care unit before going home to Juneau. Antonio
was two pounds, five ounces and was 14 1/2 inches long at birth,
while brother Alejandro was two pounds, 1/2 ounce and 14 inches
at birth. Antonio and Alejandro are doing great today and are the
sons of CIRI shareholder Dolly Rivera and her husband Roberto. The
twins are grandsons of CIRI shareholder Carmen Grace Blair of Seattle,
Wash.
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Elizabeth F. Conrad Learns Art of Basket Weaving
Two of CIRI shareholder Elizabeth F. Conrad's delicate, ornate small baskets are on display on the first floor of the CIRI building. Though she was in her fifties when she first created Alaska Native art, she has since made up for lost time and is becoming well known for her unique designs.
| An Inupiaq, Conrad was born and raised in Selawik and has lived throughout Alaska and in southern California. Conrad is a proud mother of three children, all of whom are CIRI shareholders; and the grandmother of seven. In 1982, she helped a friend make Eskimo yo-yos and was inspired by the creative process, so she started making beaded necklaces and earrings. A year ago, renowned Aleut basket maker Sharon Kay demonstrated the art of basket making at the Southcentral Foundation Elder Program, in which Conrad is active. Conrad took the class and was inspired to make her own small baskets. |
 Elizabeth F. Conrad with her two small basket, pictured near her |
Conrad's design ideas for her artwork come to her at night. She then
creates the pieces the following day and describes her creative process
as intuitive, "The design also finds itself during the process of
making," she says. She is happy with her life as an artist, mother,
grandmother, wife and active with the Southcentral Foundation Elder Program.
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