Day of rest and reflection in SRV

The latch on the front door of the school doesn't work.  I suspect that all that tugging and pulling by children wanting to come in and visit has taken its toll.  A few problems with that:  I am living here.  A few "visitors" who've had a few too many like to stop by.  We now have 14 laptops and no interior door locks.  Well, I suspect it will become a top priority for safety and security and maintenance guys will make yet another visit tomorrow.  Maybe when they're here,  they will also return the carpet cleaner they borrowed from the Tribal Council.

Here's the million dollar view at 7:30 am from the school ramp.  Doesn't seem likely that "red sky in the morning, sailors take warning" will be true today.  I think it's just the late rising sun hitting the low clouds.

J's comfortable tiny house with wood smoke rising.  

I love the expression on this box's face, "Oh, no.  What new insult?".  I heard a lot of shooting the other night.  The kids reported that Auntie E got a new gun and took it out to practice.  No rush getting the target off the road.  Lots of room to go around.

Today's view across the Kuskokwim from the boat landing.

An old snowplow that has been abandoned.  It has not been stripped for parts though.  The giant plow is deeply imbedded in the woods and not likely to be usable anymore.

Another Connex that is now a lawn ornament accented by a medium size moose rack.

I'm guessing the sign used to say "no trespassing" on this wooden building.  It is located right next to the power plant and there are transformers scattered around.  It might be a distant ancestor to the current power plant.

I was intrigued by this new looking cross in the cemetery with the name of Ora Barnhart, Michigan, inscribed.  It was a Christian looking cross in a field of Russian Orthodox crosses. When I Googled the name, I found this report from 1985 on the resources of Stony River by the Alaska Dept of Fish and Game.  It's a very interesting read if you have any curiosity about the area.  

Here's what I found out about Ora Barnhart, verbatim from this report:  

The first non-native to settle at the present location of Stony River village was probably Ora Barnhardt, a white trader who ran a store there the first part of the century (Oswalt. 1980; Stony River residents, per. comm. 1983).

These tables confirm that not much has changed since then, although the school now has 14 students and there were 25-30 students in 1984.  There are now about only 2 Elders.  I would like to buy a $3495 snow machine though.