http://www.thebristolbaytimes.com Serving Dillingham, Naknek, King Salmon and Southwest villages en-us 2010 Alaska Newspapers, Inc. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:53:46 PST 1440 http://www.thebristolbaytimes.com http://www.thebristolbaytimes.com/graphics/rss_bt.gif http://www.thebristolbaytimes.com/article/1010fun_goes_far_beyond_furs http://www.thebristolbaytimes.com/article/1010fun_goes_far_beyond_furs There was no shortage of fun things to do in Dillingham last week while the town celebrated its 52nd annual Beaver Round-Up. The round-up marks days of old when trappers would bring their furs to town to sell or trade. It was a time to relax and celebrate. Most events this year's festival started March 3, although a few were held earlier in the week. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:50:43 PST http://www.thebristolbaytimes.com/article/1010council_approves_happy_tails_contract http://www.thebristolbaytimes.com/article/1010council_approves_happy_tails_contract The Dillingham City Council met on March 3 and passed Resolution No. 2010-14, which authorizes the city manager to award a contract with Deanna Hardin's Happy Tails to provide kennel boarding for animals impounded by the city. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:48:04 PST http://www.thebristolbaytimes.com/article/1010fish_plant_owner_sentenced_in_tax_fraud_case http://www.thebristolbaytimes.com/article/1010fish_plant_owner_sentenced_in_tax_fraud_case Virginia Ferrari, 52, of Rio Vista, Calif., was sentenced March 2 in a case that stems from a $1.1 million penalty assessed by the IRS on her company, Woodbine Alaska Fish Co., which had operated a fish plant in Egegik. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:42:04 PST http://www.thebristolbaytimes.com/article/1010alaskas_air_carriers_shape_future_at_conference http://www.thebristolbaytimes.com/article/1010alaskas_air_carriers_shape_future_at_conference A gathering of aviation industry officials spent five days meeting on aviation safety, business practices, airports and technology improvements that will shape the future of Alaska's air transportation in the year to come. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:15:22 PST http://www.thebristolbaytimes.com/article/1010mummy_ground_squirrel_tells_of_a_different_alaska http://www.thebristolbaytimes.com/article/1010mummy_ground_squirrel_tells_of_a_different_alaska One fall day in Interior Alaska, a lion stalked a ground squirrel that stood exposed on a hillside like a foot-long sandwich. The squirrel saw bending blades of grass, squeaked an alarm call, and then dived into its hole. It curled up in a grassy nest. A few months later, for reasons unknown, its heart stopped during hibernation. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:11:10 PST