The Bristol Bay Area Health Center has been working on a windmill project for since late 2007. They have since developed on their original mission of serving only the hospitals needs, they now want to produce electricity to help lower costs for the whole community.
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Community Windmill Project is Underway • Rural Energy Conference Announced • Hip Hops Bounces to Dillingham • Stevens Indicted • For the First Time Ever In Dillingham: Nushtival •
From September 16th-18th Girdwood will play host to this year's rural energy conference. This year's theme is developing local and renewable resources. Eileen Goode has more on the conference and on how you can get involved in this report. (4:06)
On Monday July 28th a not-your-average professor flew in from New York to talk with local kids at Dillingham's youth center. Our intern, Jonathan Reiser, was on the scene (3:16)
Long time United States Senator Ted Stevens was indicted Tuesday July 29th on seven counts of federal corruption charges. Eileen Goode took to the street to get some local reactions. (3:34)
Part BBQ, part political rally aimed at fighting various resource development project slated for the area, Nushtival offered free salmon and a free exchange of ideas. Eileen Goode was there for both. (3:43)
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