Earlier this month the state made marijuana legal in Alaska. But even though the state says it is legal it is not official for ninety days. There are a lot of people who say that marijuana should not be legal in Alaska because it is a gateway drug. But there are also a lot of people who do not believe that marijuana is a gateway drug. And there are also people who say that it should be legal because it will make people buy it instead of alcohol.
I think that it should be legal even though I do not do it at all. I think that it should be legal because it might help people to stop buying so much alcohol. And I do not believe that it is a gateway drug because I have seen people use it and I have never heard them say that they wanted to try other drugs. But I am not completely sure about it though. I am not sure about it because people up here do not have access to different drugs and this is a good thing because they could not become addicted to them.
Friday, November 21, 2014
St. Paul AK Weather
The weather on St. Paul has been pretty warm this fall. It has been unusually warm but its been like this for the past couple year. We have not had any snow that stayed here yet. It only snowed a few times here on St. Paul. And it has been raining pretty much everyday.
Usually by this time of the year there would be snow covering the ground. And the temperature would usually be pretty low by now. The temperature it has been recently is like 30-45˚F. This temperature is cold for most people but for people who live in Alaska it is pretty warm. But there are people in Alaska who would still think that this weather is cold.
I think that I would rather have it be snowing around this time instead of having it rain. I would rather have it snow because I am tired of the rain. I like that the temperature is warm but again I am just tired of the rain. The reason I am tired of the rain is because it has just been raining way to much up here. And the rain makes the internet a lot slower for everybody here on St. Paul.
Usually by this time of the year there would be snow covering the ground. And the temperature would usually be pretty low by now. The temperature it has been recently is like 30-45˚F. This temperature is cold for most people but for people who live in Alaska it is pretty warm. But there are people in Alaska who would still think that this weather is cold.
I think that I would rather have it be snowing around this time instead of having it rain. I would rather have it snow because I am tired of the rain. I like that the temperature is warm but again I am just tired of the rain. The reason I am tired of the rain is because it has just been raining way to much up here. And the rain makes the internet a lot slower for everybody here on St. Paul.
Friday, November 14, 2014
Alaska Aces
Despite a 2-1 lead in the first period, the Aces fell 4-3 Sunday to the Condors. Alaska defenseman Quinn Sproule found the back of the net five seconds after the conclusion of a first period Glacier blue power play to give the Aces a 1-0 lead. Center Brendan Connolly recorded his first goal of the season six minutes later to extend Alaska's lead by two. But Bakersfield would not go scoreless in the first period. Blueliner Graeme Craig put the Condors within one with three minutes to go in the first.
Craig's late first period goal proved to give the Condors momentum in the second period of play. Chase Schaber tallied the equalizer, while Nick MacNiel gave Bakersfield a 3-2 advantage. With three and a half minutes to go in regulation, Olivier Archambault gave the Aces hope when he scored to tie the game, 3-3. But the Condors took advantage of a late power play and Connor Jones recorded the game winning goal with 38 seconds left in regulation.
Farewell bison
The population of the farewell bison who lives in the plaines of Southwest Alaska have been declining over the years. But biologist say that this year the bison count has been higher then its been in years. Biologist say that back in 2006 the count of this bison was about 40. And last summer the count was up to 400 bison. I am writing about this because I have ran out of topics to talk about.
Pavlof Volcano
The Pavlof volcano was seen spitting out ash a few days ago. Scientist say that this is a new phase of eruptive activity. This cause them to have a heightened alert level for the volcano. There was an observer in Cold Bay who spotted the ash. He says the ash was at about 9,000 feet in elevation.
He was about 36 miles away from the volcano when he had seen it. This volcano had last eruption began in early June and ended in late July of this year. Pavlof is considered the most active volcano in Alaska. AVO upgraded the volcano from "normal" to "watch." AVO says that the seismic tremor had greatly increased in a few hours and has stay elevated.
He was about 36 miles away from the volcano when he had seen it. This volcano had last eruption began in early June and ended in late July of this year. Pavlof is considered the most active volcano in Alaska. AVO upgraded the volcano from "normal" to "watch." AVO says that the seismic tremor had greatly increased in a few hours and has stay elevated.
Friday, November 7, 2014
Man mauled by bear
In Kodiak there was a 68 year old man named Mike who was out hunting on Sally island which is an island that is close to Kodiak. This man was on his sixth day of his hunting trip with his son in law. They both had rifles and were hiking up a hill one of them had killed a deer on the top of the hill and gutted it. After they were finished gutting the deer they dragged it back down the hill. They decided to take a short break to eat.
They estimated that they were less than a mile away from their boat that they took to get to the island. They started to eat the food they had brought and were hoping to spot another deer. But then they heard some movement in the bushes. So one of the men had shot a bullet into the bush. But he says the bushes were thick in that area so he could not see farther than six feet in front of him.
When they saw the bear they said it looked like it exploded out of the bush. It was charging straight for them. The bear went for Mike and got on top of him and bit the back of his leg. The bear was shaking Mike back and forth and dragging him on the ground. Mike was not able to reach for his rifle.
Mike could not reach for his rifle because it was to far away. So he tried to grab his revolver he had but he was not able to unlatch the revolver from his holster. Then his son in law grabbed his rifle and fired two shots at the bear. The first shot hit the bear in the hindquarters. Than the second shot had hit the bear in the chest.
The bear had dropped but was not dead. The bear was dragging Mike down the hill. Then the son in law fired a third shot and that killed the bear. Mike had to get more than a 100 staples in the back of his leg. But did not get permanently injured.
They estimated that they were less than a mile away from their boat that they took to get to the island. They started to eat the food they had brought and were hoping to spot another deer. But then they heard some movement in the bushes. So one of the men had shot a bullet into the bush. But he says the bushes were thick in that area so he could not see farther than six feet in front of him.
When they saw the bear they said it looked like it exploded out of the bush. It was charging straight for them. The bear went for Mike and got on top of him and bit the back of his leg. The bear was shaking Mike back and forth and dragging him on the ground. Mike was not able to reach for his rifle.
Mike could not reach for his rifle because it was to far away. So he tried to grab his revolver he had but he was not able to unlatch the revolver from his holster. Then his son in law grabbed his rifle and fired two shots at the bear. The first shot hit the bear in the hindquarters. Than the second shot had hit the bear in the chest.
The bear had dropped but was not dead. The bear was dragging Mike down the hill. Then the son in law fired a third shot and that killed the bear. Mike had to get more than a 100 staples in the back of his leg. But did not get permanently injured.
Typhoon Nuri
There is a Typhoon that it closing in on the bering sea. This Typhoon is called Typhoon Nuri. There are quite a bit of people who are freaked out about this Typhoon. And there are other people who do not really care. There are people on this island who are preparing for the Typhoon.
They are boarding up all of there windows on their houses. And they are also tying down anything that is outside of their houses so that they do not blow away. I am not worried about it even though I live in the middle of the Bering sea. I am not worried about it because even though I live in the middle of the Bering sea nothing really ever happens to our island. Another reason why I am not worried is because people are saying that the Typhoon has died down quite a bit.
Im also not worried because even though the island I live on is in the middle of the Bering sea the storm is gonna mostly affect islands on the Aleutian chain. I think that the people who live on this island and are worried about the storm are really worried for no reason. It is smart to prepare but the storm is not gonna be very extreme here. If I was living on the chain I would prepare for the worst. But I don't so I am not preparing for it at all.
There are places saying that this Typhoon is going to make waves reach hight's up to 50 feet high. They also say that the winds speeds are supposed to reach 120 knots. But here on St. Paul Island, AK the waves are only supposed to get as high as 25 feet. And the wind speeds are only supposed to reach 50 miles per hour. So it is not gonna be as bad as people thought.
Almost every body here are saying it is not gonna be as bad as they say. But even though people think that they never know because the weather can change pretty fast. It can change fast and catch the people who did not prepare off guard. This storm is supposed to last for the whole weekend here on our island. That is all I have to say.
They are boarding up all of there windows on their houses. And they are also tying down anything that is outside of their houses so that they do not blow away. I am not worried about it even though I live in the middle of the Bering sea. I am not worried about it because even though I live in the middle of the Bering sea nothing really ever happens to our island. Another reason why I am not worried is because people are saying that the Typhoon has died down quite a bit.
Im also not worried because even though the island I live on is in the middle of the Bering sea the storm is gonna mostly affect islands on the Aleutian chain. I think that the people who live on this island and are worried about the storm are really worried for no reason. It is smart to prepare but the storm is not gonna be very extreme here. If I was living on the chain I would prepare for the worst. But I don't so I am not preparing for it at all.
There are places saying that this Typhoon is going to make waves reach hight's up to 50 feet high. They also say that the winds speeds are supposed to reach 120 knots. But here on St. Paul Island, AK the waves are only supposed to get as high as 25 feet. And the wind speeds are only supposed to reach 50 miles per hour. So it is not gonna be as bad as people thought.
Almost every body here are saying it is not gonna be as bad as they say. But even though people think that they never know because the weather can change pretty fast. It can change fast and catch the people who did not prepare off guard. This storm is supposed to last for the whole weekend here on our island. That is all I have to say.
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