Can't remember the last time this happened

[shishstripes]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Is that the user name for someone who officiates the game of shishma?

Sorry Mark, I am from Shishmaref, which is an Inupiaq Eskimo community of 650, 100 miles north of Nome. Only way to travel from village to village are by small commuter planes limited to 9 passengers so 1 coach and 8 players max.

I am the only certified official here (outside of Nome, which is not in our school district) but do a lot of training of officials within our District through video conferencing. Travel occasionally is limited by weather by our district has its own plane (no busses). I do not travel for regular season games, I work only games here at our school with a partner who is a "money ref". And no desire to get better.

Shishmaref will need to relocate in the future due to erosion issues. Here's a link to an news piece from Anchorage. KTUU.com | Alaska's news and information source | Big changes could come for little Shishmaref