Local skater Eli Grossmann is playing Major Junior hockey for the Seattle Thunderbirds in the Western Hockey League. Recently his Dad, Bruce and sisters Annie and Sarah flew down to watch him play 2 games. They were joined by older brother Ben who flew in from San Francisco to enjoy the games as well. The Thunderbirds won both games 6-4 and 6-0. The team is currently in first place in the US Division of the WHL. This photo is of Bruce, Annie, Eli, Sarah and Ben just after the first game in the Key Arena in Seattle. Photo Courtesy Dawn Grossmann

Alaska Department of Fish and Game staff have been flying aerial moose population estimation surveys during November. Pictured in this photo is
ADFG staff member Ron Riesgaard (left) and Chena River Aviation pilot Troy Cambier. Ron and Troy are buckling in during a recent early morning departure from Delta. This winter, ADFG is surveying Game Management Unit 20D north of the Tanana River. Results of the survey will be reviewed at a future meeting of the Delta Fish and Game Advisory Committee, held on the last Wednesday of each month. Photo Courtesy Steve DuBois

Jaime (Kohler) Trevino, class of 1998, and her sons Tyler, 5, and Tysen, 19 months.
Photo Courtesy Jaime Trevino

Isaac Parker: "Its going good here at the South Pole. I've been real busy fixing stuff for the past couple of weeks. The temp has been mighty cold (-60) for the past couple of weeks, but Its warmed up to (-39) today. Summers commin! . In the
background you can see Mt Erebus, an active volcano here in Antarctica."
Photo Courtesy Catherine Parker

Special Speaker at Delta Christian Center

Mary Glazier will be speaking at Delta Christian Center, Sunday, November 21, 2004.  Service starts at 10:00 PM .  www.windwalkersinternational.org

Mary  is the founder and president of Windwalkers International.  A Haida Indian born in Ketchikan, Alaska, Mary was nurtured in her early faith by the Salvation Army.  In 1971 she received a life transforming baptism of the Holy Spirit and has since been a powerful instrument in the hands of God. Her Ministry, Windwalkers International was birthed by the Holy Spirit in 1990.

An Ordained minister, Mary is an active member of the Anchorage Evangelical Pastors Fellowship, a network of over 90 pastors in Anchorage, Alaska.  God has used her internationally to instruct and lead on the subject of spiritual warfare.  She currently works with Cindy Jacobs and Chuck Pierce on the U.S. Strategic Prayer Network and on the Mission America National Committee. Mary also serves as an advisor for the International Reconciliation Coalition.

She and her husband Tom have two children and three grandchildren. The Glazier family currently attends Anchorage City Church under the leadership of Pastor Richard Irwin.

November 18, 2004

Results from DNW Questionnaire

Thanks for giving us your feedback on DeltaNewsWeb features, and suggesting new ideas.  We analyzed 117 responses.  There were a few surprises here for us, and we have already made some changes based on your comments.  We will put other ideas to work as the DNW evolves, especially in the next few months.  There are some significant changes in the works -- more on them soon.

In the course of this analysis, we looked at visitor statistics for the DeltaNewsWeb, and found that visitation continues to build.  This month, we have served the home page an average of about 550 times per day.

Here is a summary of responses:

How respondents ranked DNW features

Suggested new features

-Area Fishing/Hunting report
-Births & Marriages
-Carefree Gourmet
-Community Volunteer of month
-Daily fire updates during fire season
-Delta area job development
-Delta High Calendar = Games, etc
-DHS sports schedules (if you can get them)
-Encyclopedia
-Kids Corner with links
-Local community news
--Missile site news, jobs
-Monthly community spotlight, individual, church, official, organization, military.
-More Community (People) Related Stories
-Music links - listening on line
-News of people and events
-Obituaries
-Regional wildlife news
-Search engine for THIS site
-Selected State news pertinent to Alaska living, such as election results
-Summary reports from community meeting or agencies if these can be solicited.
-Upcoming Semester UAF Credit Courses In Delta
-Updated Road Conditions (Weather related, construction, repairs, etc.)
-Video cam in Delta overlooking the Delta River and mountains, need a sponsor for that

General Comments

These have been lightly edited for spelling, punctuation, and grammar.  We have also removed names.

-Photo of the day should be of interest to all who live here, like wildlife, scenery, a community event, etc. Births & weddings of strangers appeal only to a limited group of people.
-You folks are doing a great job, Keep it up.
-Fewer pictures of babies/grandkids, maybe limit to one a week. More pictures by Mike Kingston. In general, I think you do a great job -- I know how hard it can be to get people to submit things!
-I don't think businesses or professionals should be allowed to use "story" space for advertising.
-Get the forums online and more user friendly and stream lined, such as the forums at www.snowest.com  for example. I like the daily pictures, I just wish there were more that came in that were of people rather than nature. I enjoy the Delta High Alumni pictures the most. Keep up the good work.
-Hello, I am a BIG fan of of this wonderful site and I really appreciate your efforts.
-I am delighted to be able to check on the events in Delta and to keep up on news of the people we met traveling up there for many years.
-I believe the Delta News Web is a great asset to the community. Appreciate the effort that goes into this endeavor.
-I check the Delta News Web daily. I need to go to another source to check stock reports. Is there any interest from others to include a "Get Quotes" button?
-I enjoy the Delta site and visit all the time. Keep up the good work.
-I go to the site because I grew up in Delta and want to find news on the town and the people. I would love to see pictures of area businesses and places to see what they look like now. I would like to maybe see a listing of residents.
-I lived in Delta Jct. for 7 years (1988 to 1995) and now live in Anchorage, I still have many friends in Delta. My only suggestion is to keep up the good work. I love the pictures that are sent in. I'll be glad when the bulletin board is up and running.
-I love the Delta news web, hope you can keep all the features you currently have and it would be a bonus to have more. The pictures of the day are awesome, always log in to come see them.
-I really liked the classified ads better before you changed the format. You could see the newest ads at the top of the page now you have to scan the whole page.
-I use this news web page for my home page both at work and at home. I love it and use it a lot. I also give this site address out to many inquirers to get a birds eye view of our city and area.
-I would prefer to see the headlines at the top of the page and the activity and meetings farther down.
Kids corner with links for kids between the ages of 5 to 1 or so. Maybe a coloring contest page for young kids (Not sure if you can scan in a colored picture from a kid for the different season).
-Scroll type clock which counts down days til Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years..SUMMER :-). ETC
-Love the web site. I have been away from home for a while and this is the best way to keep current. -Wish there were more other Alaska related news. Such as snow conditions around the area (summit, Healy, Delta, Valdez, etc) for vacation and other planning. and state news (Fairbanks, Anchorage).
-Many thanks to you for providing news of Delta, its people, and its wildlife. You are widely read and genuinely enjoyed! Warmest greetings to you and to <local family>
-Please keep up the good work you have been doing. :)
-Put Delta Wind front page stories online
-Since the Delta Wind only comes out every 2 or so weeks, I would like to see news here and wish more groups would list their upcoming activities here.
-Thanks for providing a valuable community service. Keep up the good work.
-The more community announcements, events to mark on your calendar, the better - especially if you haven't made it to the store recently to buy a paper. It would be nice if local churches that are sponsoring activities, would also use the site to announce about things.
-The only reason that some of the features are of little use to me is because I no longer live in the Delta area. As a DHS alumni, all the community info is still extremely important. I hope the Delta News Web forum returns soon! DHS '93 alumni
-This site is extremely important to myself and my family. We keep up with what is going on in Delta even when we are not here. The community news is very helpful and the Delta Forum is one of my favorites. I know this is a lot of work but I am hoping you can continue to provide this great service.
-Thanks for all your efforts! We think you do a super job!!!
-Used the classified and got all kinds of spam in response
-We sure utilize the Delta News Web - glad to have a local "bulletin board." Keep up the good work, and thanks.
-Would like local obituary so I can contact my remaining friends from the 60s.
-You need fresh free lance writers that will appeal to a growing community for both the young and mature. -You might consider a write in Advice column along the lines of "Dear Abby". You might also consider adding a historical Delta fact (one or two lines of trivia) with the "Photo of the Day".
-Your doing a wonderful job, webmaster. Keep up the good work! You're probably due for a raise!

DeltaNewsWeb staff 12 November 2004

The Alaska Range is a familiar site to Delta residents.  It looks like a change in the weather was occurring when this photo was taken. Photo Courtesy Gary Cooper

Sawmill Creek Lodge

November 20th, the Sawmill Creek Lodge will be featuring "Cabin Fever". They are a great country-rock band, and have opened with 'Girls with Guitars' for Montgomery Gentry.

"Cabin Fever" will begin playing at 9:30 pm and jam until 12:30 (later if the party is happenin'). There will also be a cover charge of $3/person OR $5/couple ~~ All door proceeds go to the band.

The Sawmill Creek Lodge, milepost 1404, is approximately 20 minutes from Delta.

If you have never visited the Lodge before, they have pool, darts, and a shuffleboard available for fun and games. There is also a large dance floor for gettin' down and dancing the night away. They also have rooms/lodging available for those who want to party the night away.

Please call Tom or Dave (895-4924) for room availability, as rooms are going fast already. And for those of you who decide to spend the night at the Lodge, there will be Sunday morning football.
So, come on out and visit us at the Sawmill Creek Lodge ~~ its going to be a great time!

November 10, 2004

Most recent shot of the new Delta School. Photo Courtesy Michael Kingston/CRTC


Students at Denali Lutheran Preschool show one of the three boxes they packed as a special project for Operation Christmas Child. The boxes will be sent, along with thousands of others, to children all around the world who would otherwise receive no Christmas gift at all. The class knows that their boxes will go to children in Eastern Russia. Mrs. Grossmann's class packed the boxes specifically for a boy or girl ages 3-5 with books, toys, socks, mittens, slippers and candy, a flashlight and a toothbrush. They also included a letter and class photo for the child who will receive the package. For the rest of the school year the class will remember to pray for their special friend each day. Class members are;front row Seth, Rafe, Aeron and the back row;Tommy, Gunnar, Aurora and Alannah. Missing from the picture are Pepe, Ashleigh and Caylin. More information about Operation Christmas Child can be found at www.samaritanspurse.org Photo Courtesy Dawn Grossmann

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