With the country's financial health in trouble, people are looking for ways to save money, so AK takes a look at alternatives to spending. We'll find out why some Alaska Natives are moving into the big cities, look at one community's effort to produce cheaper power and dole out a little nifty thrifty advice for penny pinchers.All that and more this week on AK, heard statewide on local APRN stations statewide.Download Audio (MP3, 60 min)Host: Ellen LockyerPoint Armstrong BearsAK's Bonnie Sue HitchcockWhen bears get ready for winter, they like to put on a few pounds, and where better to do that than at a salmon hatchery. But kids and other people who live at the hatchery have to do some pretty fast thinking if they want to go outside and have some fun. Hitchcock speaks with hatchery manager John Thorenson and Sindal Claycamp.Wild Salmon GuyKFSK's Matt Lichtenstein and Joe ViechnickiIf only salmon treats came in a new package. The Crab Bait Radio guys dream up a new fishy delivery system, with hilarious results.Fish TastersThis just in... the trade group "Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers" is doing some product testing on high school kids in the North Pole area. It seems that the fish tacos that are now on the school menu are made of genuine Alaska Pollock. It beats fish sticks.
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Unalaska GunsKUCB's Anne HillmanSome folks in Unalaska are stocking up on guns, since the Obama-Biden ticket swept the election. Hillman speaks with local gun dealer Forrest Bowers.
- Break: "Haiki Kirkomaan," Freshet, John Miller
Gustavus HospiceAK's Scott BurtonBlair Aubrey was not a native of Gustavus, but she loved to spend summers there, and when it turned out she was terminally ill, the friends she met there took her in to care for her in the town she loves.
- Music Button: John Lennon, "Love", from Lennon Legacy
Moving to AnchorageAK's Ellen LockyerThe Kalmakoff family -- Mom, Dad, all five kids, Grandma and a puppy -- moved from Perryville, on the Alaska Peninsula, to South Anchorage. They are adjusting since getting to the city in March. Lockyer speaks with Jennifer Kalmakoff about the reasons for the move... and finds out that many Alaska Natives are planning to migrate right back to the bush when the time comes.300 VillagesHughesChicken
- Calendar of Events ("Killer Bees" - Mark Daley, Acoustic Rainbow #18)
- Break: The Unknowns "Love and Marigolds" from the Monsoon Wedding
Prince of Wales IslandAK Contributor Jay MarbleHunting is a way of life in many an Alaska village.. and in Craig, on Prince of Wales Island, a special celebration of deer is an annual event.Eating AlaskaAK's Bonnie Sue HitchcockEllen Frankenstein has made a documentary film about how eating patterns change in Alaska. It's called "Eating Alaska" and Bonnie Sue Hitchcock speaks with Frankenstein about the project.
- Music Button: Guy Clark "Home Grown Tomatoes" Live performance
KP PoemKeith Liles, poetPoet Liles writes a lot about food.. in this one.. well, you just have to listen to it. It's from his new book "Spring Hunger."Creamed OnionsAK's Duncan MoonLet's get this perfectly clear. Duncan Moon hates creamed onions, and has since he was a child. He reminisces about just why the odious veggie is anathema to his dinner plate.
- Closing: George Shuffler, James Allen Shelton "House of Gold" from The Legacy Continues