IN TOUCH: SHAREHOLDER NEWS
Brittany Ayek Graduates from Alaska Military Youth Academy

CIRI descendant Brittany Ayek
 CIRI descendant Brittany Ayek, who is of Aleut and Inupiaq heritage, graduated Sept. 16, 2002, from the Alaska Military Youth Academy on Ft. Richardson, near Anchorage, Alaska, with a high school equivalent diploma. Ayek is the 17-year-old daughter of CIRI shareholder Julie Wahl and Bering Straits Native Corp. shareholder master artist Sylvester Ayek, both of Anchorage. She plans to work as a full-time intern for Southcentral Foundation's RAISE program while taking nine credits at the University of Alaska Anchorage. She is studying biological sciences, and is working toward a bachelor's degree in anesthesiology or radiology.

Baby Natasha

Twin sisters Anastasia Grace and Savannah Nadia wish to announce the arrival of their new baby sister Natasha Mae Oskolkoff. Natasha was born Nov. 31, 2001, at El Camino Hospital in Mt. View, Calif. She weighed eight pounds, eight ounces and was 20 inches long. All three sisters live in Santa Cruz, Calif., with their parents CIRI descendant Aaron and Tracy Oskolkoff. Natasha is the eighth granddaughter of CIRI shareholder Paul J. Oskolkoff.


Twin Sisters Anastasia Grace and Savannah Nadia with baby Natasha
CIRI Descendant Zachary Lemm Grows Another Giant Cabbage

Zachary Lemm with his award winning cabbage
 Seven-year-old Zachary Lemm won first place in the Alaska State Fair's giant cabbage contest junior division with a 60-pound, 9-ounce cabbage, which he named Shredder. Among all 49 cabbages entered, Shredder was judged fifth for the biggest and best overall. Zachary fed the award-winning cabbage compost, milk and cheerios. The son of Bering Straits Native Corp. shareholder Phyllis Oliveri and Rob Lemm, Zachary learned everything he needed to know about growing giant cabbage from his dad. Last year he won second place for a 47-pound cabbage. Zachary, who is a second grader at Meadow Lakes Elementary School, is the grandson of CIRI shareholder Louise Todd and Bering Straits shareholder Edward Topkok, Sr.

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