Tag: Seldovia
HEA Update – Saturday 10:45am – HEA Crew is on Their Way
by Joe Gallagher
HEA crews are expected to arrive in Seldovia around 11:00 Saturday morning to work on restoring power to the town and along Jakolof Bay Road.
The area was being served by Gerry Willard Generation Plant, but at approximately 12:45 am Saturday, a fault on the power line interrupted the operation of the generator.
HEA was able to restart the generator, but a portion of the town and the power line along Jakolof Bay Road to McKeon Flats is not energized. The area will need to be patrolled before it can be put on generation.
Port Graham and Nanwalek are currently being served by the emergency generator in Port Graham.
If you do not have power, please call HEA’s outage reporting hotline at 1-888-8OUTAGE (1-888-868-8243).
Please remember to always stay away from downed power lines. The lines are extremely dangerous and getting too close to a line can cause serious injury or death.
For more information, please contact Joe Gallagher at 398-3478
HEA Update – Saturday 2:30am – Power Lost in Seldovia Due to High Winds
by Joe Gallagher
The Jakolof Bay Road area and part of Seldovia is without power Saturday morning due to high winds.
The area was being served by Gerry Willard Generation Plant, but at approximately 12:45 am Saturday, a fault on the power line interrupted the operation of the generator.
HEA was able to restart the generator, but a portion of the town and the power line along Jakolof Bay Road to McKeon Flats is not energized. The area will need to be patrolled before it can be put on generation.
HEA will attempt to get a crew to Seldovia Saturday morning to work on getting power restored to the affected area.
Port Graham and Nanwalek are currently being served by the emergency generator in Port Graham.
If you do not have power, please call HEA’s outage reporting hotline at 1-888-8OUTAGE (1-888-868-8243).
Please remember to always stay away from downed power lines. The lines are extremely dangerous and getting too close to a line can cause serious injury or death.
For more information, please contact Joe Gallagher at 398-3478
Alumni Game Was Well Played and Attended
by Jenny Chissus
Pictured above: the Susan B English basketball team and the SBE Alumni who challenged them this evening!
Back Row: SBE High School Coach Mark Janes and players: Chance Haller, Devin Chissus, Aidan Philpot and Calem Collier
and Alumni: Evan Mickelson, Griffin Swick, Brian Chartier, Oren Kroll
Front Row: SBE players: Tim Haller, Dylan Waterbury and Seth O’Leary
and Alumni: Keith Swick, Matthew Gain and ref/coach Alvin Swick with Jordan Geagel in the front!
Not pictured above: Alumni Jimmy Payton and 2nd referee Katie O’Leary
Tonight’s game was full of action and plenty of rough, yet friendly competition! Our young Otters (4 Freshman and 3 Sophomores) did their best to fight for control and the lead in the game, without luck. The Alumni were ahead from the start, but our Otters weren’t discouraged and played hard all the way through the 4th quarter. They were all having so much fun, that they continued the game into a 5th quarter, with a final score of Otters-64, Alumni-103.
Tonight’s game brought many spectators and the bleachers were full with cheering fans. What a great Seldovia tradition!
HEA Update – Friday 3:30pm – Seldovia Still Powered by Generation Plant
by Joe Gallagher
Seldovia, Port Graham, and Nanwalek will continue to be served by the Gerry Willard Generation Plant and the generator in Port Graham until repairs are made to the power line in the Big Tutka Bay area.
On Friday, HEA crews patrolled the power line between Big Tutka and Little Tutka Bay. The line was damaged during a snow storm on December 24th.
The crew has flown over the line several times in a helicopter and has also been on the ground inspecting individual poles, but as of Friday afternoon they have not been able to pinpoint the exact location of the problem.
Due to the lack of daylight, the crew is heading back to Homer late this afternoon and will return to the Big Tutka Bay area on Saturday.
Generators in Seldovia and Port Graham will continue to provide the area with power until the main line can be repaired.
If you do not have power, please call HEA’s outage reporting hotline at 1-888-8OUTAGE (1-888-868-8243).
Please remember to always stay away from downed power lines. The lines are extremely dangerous and getting too close to a line can cause serious injury or death.
For more information, please contact Joe Gallagher at 398-3478
HEA Update – Friday 2:30pm
by Joe Gallagher
Homer Electric Association crews continue to make progress in restoring power to the Seldovia area.
Thursday evening crews energized the line from Seldovia to Six Mile Jakolof Bay Road. Today, the crew was able to bring power to the 52 meters between Six Mile and Jakolof Bay.
HEA crews are now concentrating their efforts on locating and repairing a problem on the main line between Big Tutka Bay and Little Tutka Bay.
Seldovia, Port Graham, and Nanwalek will continue to be served by the Gerry Willard Generation Plant in Seldovia and the generator in Port Graham until repairs are completed in the Big Tutka Bay area.
Traveling North? Beware of High Wind Warnings
by Bonnie Hanson
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
452 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012
…DANGEROUS WIND TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS…
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVING ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA WILL BRING DANGEROUS WINDS TO TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY FROM MAINLAND ALASKA BY MIDDAY SATURDAY…WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH.
ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ANCHORAGE…EAGLE RIVER…INDIAN…EKLUTNA
452 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012
…HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM AKST
SATURDAY FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM AKST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
- * LOCATION…TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
- * WIND…SOUTHEAST WIND 50 TO 65 WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH.
- * TIMING…WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING.
- * IMPACTS…TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND DAMAGE PROPERTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
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