Atchison
and Pinkerton WedCIRI shareholder Cathleen A. Atchison and Charles J. Pinkerton were married by Pastor Roger Hines in a special ceremony in Cooper Landing, Alaska on Sept. 11, 2001.
Baby Sara-LiSara-Li Goodman was born Aug. 14, 2001, at Langley Air Force Base Hospital in Hampton, Va. She weighed five pounds and was 18 1/4 inches long. Sara-Li is the daughter of CIRI descendant Airman First Class Sarah Ann Peter and Joseph Neil Goodman. A1C Peter is proudly serving a four-year term as a computer specialist and is stationed in Norfolk, Va. Sara-Li is the granddaughter of CIRI shareholders Samuel and Donita L. Peter of Soldotna, Alaska.
Donna
Hembroff Graduates from Alaska Military Youth AcademyCIRI shareholder Donna Hembroff graduated in August 2001 from the Alaska Military Youth Academy. Along with a diploma, she received a Presidential Fitness Award and a $250 scholarship from Anchorage Chrysler. She plans to attend Kenai Peninsula College to pursue an associate's degree in liberal arts. Donna is the great granddaughter of CIRI shareholder Feona Miller of Kenai.
Yukonna Dawn
Norman attends Alaska Military Youth AcademyCIRI descendant Yukonna Dawn Norman is attending the Alaska Military Youth Academy in Ft. Richardson, Alaska. Yukonna is the 17-year-old daughter of Joyce Norman and CIRI shareholder Donald Norman of Ninilchik, Alaska. She wanted to do something different for her last year of high school and decided to attend the academy. She became sergeant of the 4th platoon and is the first Alaska Native female corps commander. She plans to attend the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Richard Ione
Catches Salmon in CaliforniaCIRI shareholder Richard Ione is a busy man. He recently went fishing near his home in San Leandro, Calif., and caught his limit of salmon. The salmon pictured here are 35 and 45 pounds and were troll caught near San Francisco, where the season is open February through November.
Baby
IsaiahIsaiah Paul Wolcoff was born Sept. 20, 2001, at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska. He weighed six pounds, 13 ounces and was 19 inches long. Isaiah is the son of CIRI shareholder Paulo Wolcoff and his wife Sarah. Isaiah is the grandson of CIRI shareholder Mary Wolcoff.
CIRI shareholder Don Harper has had his share of unique life experiences, and second chances. Harper, who is of Athabascan heritage, was born and raised in Fairbanks and attended boarding school at Mount Edgecumbe in Sitka. After a stint in the Army, he returned to Mount Edgecumbe. While there, Harper trained as an electrician and joined the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). He also married and had a daughter, Robin.
Harper and his family moved to Seattle, where he received journeyman lineman status. In 1964, Harper moved to Anchorage and rented a house. This part of his life was profiled in chapter 29 of his niece Jan Harper-Haines' book "Cold River Spirits." Appropriately titled "The House In Spenard," this chapter relates Harper's strange experience while living in what he believes was a haunted house.
In 1973, he went to work
for British Petroleum doing electrical work on the North Slope. Harper
worked hard, but in 1985 he underwent open-heart surgery and decided to
take an early retirement. Luckily he recovered. Afterward, he moved to
Las Vegas and worked for an electrical company that did contract work
for a semi-secret military test range site called Tonapah, which was built
to test the stealth plane.
One day, while at work, his heart began to beat erratically. After an examination, he was told his heart was damaged from previous complications and he didn't have long to live. He returned to Anchorage where, luckily, another doctor gave him a clean bill of health. Inspired by his new lease on life, Harper reinvented himself. He signed up for computer courses at the University of Alaska Anchorage, and, much to his surprise, found he enjoyed working with them.
These days, he takes great pride in his daughter Robin and granddaughter Dawn. When he's not busy working on a computer, he likes to walk. Though Harper's seen and experienced a lot, he remains optimistic, open to change, to life's mysteries and to whatever lucky second chances happen to come his way.
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