To Fairbanks in October
Martha asked, "How often do you update the fairbanks diary? I love reading about what happens monthly, but it seems to be the same as last year. keep us current!!! we love it!!" Dark nights gobble up the precious minutes of daylight. Cheechakos imagine that a curtain drops in Alaska when winter comes, six months of daylight, then six months of darkness. However, the summer sunlight gradually surrenders to winter with an average loss of six minutes of daylight per day. Hunters store their winter's food supply in the freezer. One year my father came to visit, and we had to buy a second freezer to contain the meat from the one moose he shot. We had plenty to eat for several years after that. Ice chunks float down the Chena River, and it's below freezing most of the day. Snow may fall at any time. Why would anyone want to come to Fairbanks in October? October is the month when the Permanent Fund dividend checks arrive. In 1969 the ten-year-old state government received about 900 million dollars when Alaska auctioned the drilling rights at Prudhoe Bay. Oil revenues deposited on February 28, 1977 created the Permanent Fund savings account. A portion of the income of this savings account is distributed each year. A direct deposit check for $845.76 is credited by direct deposit on October 12, 2005. Checks will be mailed beginning October 26, 2005, for those who wanted the check sent directly to them. Each application is processed in the order it is received. Every resident of Alaska receives a check, every man, woman, and child. By October the beautiful northern lights can be seen on clear nights. Of course, clear weather means cold temperatures. Clouds bring snow, most of which will be still be on the ground next spring. No more lawn mowing or gardening for the next seven or eight months . Enjoy the fresh air, bright stars and open spaces. Latest updates to this page are found at: Fairbanks 99701 |
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Thanks to Porenns place (no longer online)
for the tree background and graphics