Alena Naiden

Originally from Russia, exploring Alaska. Covering all variety of local news for @newsminer.

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Here we go, Fairbanks: this is my last day at the @newsminer. So thankful for all the stories, Auroras and the coldest weather & warmest people you can only find in the Interior! Feel free to follow me at my personal account to see what I'm up to next: @alena__naiden.👋🏼

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University Bridge is finally open! 🎉 Thanks, @AlaskaDOTPF

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Those guys design & build everything from scratch, with unique Alaska needs in mind.

For one, the material they use “has a high impact resistance, so if you run into it with something or hit it with a log or four-wheler, it won't break and shatter,” Jerry Fleahman said. 🪵 🛻

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Went on a tour to Lifewater Engineering and saw first-hand the strength of the materials they use! 🔨

The company provides sanitation options — washeterias, water filters, toilets — for people and whole communities ​​in rural Alaska not connected to a water and sewer systems.

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Most #Covid_19 patients in #Fairbanks Memorial are unvaccinated. Here is what “most” looked like in September.

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FMH just announced that they transferred to the Crisis Standards of Care.

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Fairbanks Memorial Hospital just heightened visitation restrictions: “Due to the aggressive nature of the Delta variant and the increase in community spread, visitation is limited to one person per patient.”

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Dewey Kk’oleyo Hoffman, traditional singer and deputy director at @TananaChiefs, sings a sad song during the blessing of the salmon. The fish was donated to the Yukon villages residents unable to fish this year to feed their families and pass down their culture.

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Inside the Fairbanks’ eyesore, Polaris building

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Chena Hot Springs resort is staying open while the Munson Creek Fire is creeping in.

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Malemute Saloon in Ester is about to reopen next week! New owners hope to make it a hub for local performing arts (outdoors too). The summer schedule is up here: https://t.co/voZNdHAK3P

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Also, @HooDooBrew will host a pop-up clinic today from 4 to 7 p.m.; J.P. Jones Center will have a BBQ and gift cards giveaway at their Sat vax event; and the entry to the Sat cocktail battle between Goldie’s and Ursa Major will be free for those who'll be getting their vaccine!

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Fairbanks business owners and event organizers can request a mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinic! https://t.co/d1I6TtrF7R #sleevesupAK

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TVC has a big vax event for youth this Saturday and Cancer Center will offer Pfizer on Monday!

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Ice Dogs hockey game will have vaccinations available too! This Saturday, from 6 to 9pm, at Big Dipper. They will also handout Ice Dogs face masks! 🐕😷💉 #SleevesUpAK

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In Fairbanks, you can now get a Covid-19 vaccine while going to the movies, walking by the J.P. Jones Center and maybe while attending a hockey game! https://t.co/JUKo58FQPG

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FNSB more than tripled its weekly Covid-19 case average this month, leading the state in virus transmission and making the national list of counties with the highest case growth per capita. https://t.co/cXpQxbRO8q

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“Big Fish, come here, we need you, we need to eat. (...) We want to share, we want to just take what we need. We want to leave it for other people up the river, our relatives.”

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Fish blessing happening this morning at the Pike’s Waterfront Lodge. The @YRDFA gathered to pray, sing and ask the fish to come this year.

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Fairbanks: walk-in appointments for Pfizer vaccine are open today, from 1 to 5 p.m., at the Carlson Center!