A Homer woman has been charged with reckless endangerment of her unborn child. Heather R. Wakaliuk, 22, was charged after Homer Police investigated an alleged assault on a Homer man. At about 12:23 a.m. Dec. 16, police went to a report of a man and woman yelling at each other at a Ben Walters Lane apartment. Police allege Wakaliuk scratched a man. They said she also admitted being six months pregnant and that she had used morphine several days earlier and smoked methamphetamine several hours before police contacted her. Police said Wakaliuk appeared to have needle tracks on her arms and appeared pregnant. She also was charged with fourth-degree assault, domestic violence.
AP seniors announce winners
The Anchor Point Senior Citizens Holiday Extravaganza is over and the following individuals are richer for having entered the raffle:
• Craig Teigen, first place, $2,000;
• Mike Traver, second place, $500;
• Daniel Norton, third place, $300;
• Karl Smith, fourth place, $100; and
• Tom Stockmal, fifth place, $100.
New rules in place for emergency beacons
The U.S. Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary are reminding all boaters that beginning Jan. 1, 2007, both 121.5 and 243 MHz EPIRBs — Emergency Position Indication Radio Beacons — are prohibited from use in both commercial and recreational watercraft. Boaters wishing to have an emergency rescue beacon aboard their vessel must have a digital 406 MHz model. The stoppage is in preparation for Feb. 1, 2009, when satellite process of of distress signals from all 121.5/243 MHx beacons will terminate. Following this termination date, only the 406 MHz beacons will be detected by the International Cospas-Sarsat Satellite System, which provides distress alert and location data for search and rescue operations around the world. The regulation applies to all Class A, B and S 121.5/243 MHz EPIRBs. It does not affect 121.5/243 HMz man-overboard devices which are designed to work directly with a base-alerting unit only and now with the satellite system.
Hospital hires new surgical services manager and occupational therapist
South Peninsula Hospital has hired a new surgical services manager and an occupational therapist, Charlie Franz, SPH chief executive officer, announced last week. Carol Garrison, R.N., is the new surgical services manager. Garrison moved to Homer with her family from Bethel, where she worked as a surgical nurse specializing in orthopedics for the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation. Noreen Zavorsky was hired as an occupational and certified hand therapist. Zavorsky has a master’s degree in occupational therapy from New York University and has worked as a hand therapist since 1991. She provides therapy for patients with carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, arthritis and other conditions needing remediation of pain and restoration of function.
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