CIRI - Raven's Circle Newsletter

North Wind wins private, government cleanup jobs

New contracts awarded for work in Seattle, Puerto Rico

North Wind Group won a $1.6 million contract with the U.S. Coast Guard to provide lead paint removal services at Seattle's Pier 36 facility. It also won an $800,000 contract to do supplementary work with Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. following the closure and demolition of a chemical plant in Puerto Rico.

CATC online bookings are increasingly popular

Company is hiring staff for 2012 season

CIRI Alaska Tourism Corp.'s (CATC) year-to-date 2012 preseason online bookings and reservations have surpassed 2011 numbers during the same period. In 2011, CATC saw a continuing upward trend in online bookings for its lodging and marine tours and expanded its target of international advertising to select markets.

Olive Garden opens at Tikahtnu Commons

New restaurant creates 165 jobs

Alaska's first Olive Garden opened at Tikahntu Commons on Jan. 23. The new 7,441-square-foot restaurant hosts up to 246 guests and features a design that is inspired by traditional farmhouses found in Tuscany, Italy.

A word from the president

An involved community is essential to student success

When our youth succeed, our community succeeds. That is why CIRI supports Anchorage United for Youth, a groundbreaking cross-sector partnership created by United Way of Anchorage that includes more than 40 nonprofit, private and public organizations working together to improve graduation rates, decrease juvenile delinquency and reduce youth substance abuse.

Help locate missing shareholder addresses

The following CIRI shareholders do not have a current mailing address on record and should fill out the change of address form.

South Anchorage real estate update

CIRI Land Development Co. (CLDC) is actively seeking commercial tenants for its developable properties in Anchorage, including its 20-acre mixed-use office and retail site at 11000 C Street in south Anchorage.

CIRI Spotlight: Lita Pepion

CIRI shareholder active in Native health causes, politics, community in Montana

CIRI shareholder Lita Pepion grew up on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in northern Montana, where she is an enrolled tribal member. A mother, grandmother and wife, she owns and operates CRL Health & Fitness LLC, a business that provides health and fitness education, training and certifications, wellness coaching and program development services to individuals, tribal entities and organizations serving Native Americans.

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Newlyweds

CIRI descendant Frank Trascritti married Tina Trascritti on Aug. 6, 2011, in San Antonio, Texas.

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Doctor of Education

CIRI shareholder M. Teresa Watson Trascritti graduated with a Doctor of Education in Leadership from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary on Dec. 9, 2011.

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Master of Public Health graduate

CIRI shareholder Jacqueline "Aparpak" Shirley, a tribal member of the Native Village of Hooper Bay, completed her Master of Public Health (MPH) in October 2011.

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Adoption announcement

CIRI shareholder Sharon Padilla and her husband Kevin Perry Padilla adopted a daughter, Aniya Helene, in July 2011.

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Pageant winner

CIRI descendant Colleen Hunter was crowned Miss Los Angeles County USA in November, 2011. She is an international model and the daughter of CIRI shareholder Nicole Briggs.

Andrews and Burford win December, January Stock Will Prizes

The winner for the December 2011 and January 2012 Stock Will Participation Prizes are Marlene Annette Andrews and Toni Lee Burford, respectively.

Shareholder tax information

IRS 1099 forms for the 2011 tax year will be mailed to all shareholders no later than Jan. 31, 2012. Some shareholders will receive a second 1099 form if they also received 7(j) payments and/or shareholder prizes.

2012 Elders' payments and direct deposit information

The trustees of the CIRI Elders' Settlement Trust approved the 2012 distribution schedule for Elders' payments in December 2011.

Board write-in candidate information due Feb. 24

Shareholders interested in running for the CIRI Board of Directors as a write-in candidate -- including those individuals not selected for the Board-recommended slate -- will have an opportunity to submit information for inclusion in CIRI's election materials.

In Memory

View the obituaries of shareholders who have recently passed away.