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2009 Annual Report

May 5, 2010

Dear OTZ Members:

We first want to thank everyone for all of their support over the past year. We are so appreciative of all the folks who signed up for OTZ cell service in Kotzebue, Selawik and Noorvik.

OTZ, along with the rest of the country, did feel the impact of the global recession. On a consolidated basis, we had a net loss of about $316,000 for 2009. Of that $316,000 net loss, $134,000 of it is related to the Cooperative’s investment in ARECA Insurance Exchange. In 2008, ARECA had significant losses related to marketable securities and underwriting. In 2009, ARECA allocated that loss to the members of the insurance exchange, which includes the Cooperative. The remainder of the loss can be primarily attributable to the startup costs of providing new cell switches and cell service in Kotzebue, Selawik and Noorvik. With a strong customer base and the startup costs associated with installing three new cellular switches in one year now behind us, we fully expect to become profitable again in 2010.

Our buildout schedule for the rest of the villages is ambitious and we hope to install cell switches in at least four more villages this summer. We also plan to do a cell service upgrade that will allow you to access the Internet via your cell phone.

While the big news for 2009 was cell service, we also worked hard in many other areas. OTZ capital projects this past year included new telephone softswitch central offices in Kiana, Buckland, Deering and Red Dog Mine. We also rebuilt the cable plant around Kotzebue FAA.

While our workers were out building and maintaining the hardware to keep you connected, our staff was creating new calling plans, including pre-paid cell service, family plans and more.

As we look ahead to 2010, including new wireless switches coming to the villages this summer, we’d like to thank you for being an OTZ member and caring about your company. Together, we grow stronger and stronger...so no matter what you need to stay connected to your neighbors and to the world, we’ve got ya covered!

Sincerely,

Doug Neal Chester L. BallotCEO President

LETTER to Members

ContentsChester L. Ballot,

President

Doug Neal,CEO

1 Highlights

5 Employees Board of Directors

7 Annual Meeting Minutes

6 Financial Statements

Cover:OTZ members Crystal Reich and Jed Ipalook with children Jachin Ipalook and Boaz Reich.

Back Cover:Eric Travis “Kukailuk” Ticket talks it up on OTZ.

Major 2009 Achievementsn Upgraded the cell antennas in Kotzebue

and Selawik

n Cell service brought to Noorvik and Selawik

n Installation of three GSM cell switches (Kotzebue, Selawik, Noorvik), providing roaming service for AT&T, T-Mobile, US Cellular

n Added prepaid cell service

n New Taqua (Telephone Softswitch) Central Offices in Kiana, Buckland, Deering, and Red Dog Mine

n Rebuilt cable plant around Kotzebue FAA

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Highl ights

2009 Zonna Lie-Ito OTZ ScholarshipsTotal: $1,500 per yearCongratulations to our 2009 scholarship recipients. Each will receive $1,500.00 per year as a full-time student, as long as he or she maintains a GPA of 2.0 or higher.

n Marissa L. Atoruk of Kiana, attending University of Alaska – Fairbanks

n Talyssa J. Sheldon of Noorvik, attending University of Alaska – Anchorage

n Oscar R. Walker of Buckland, attending University of Alaska – Anchorage

n Allison K. Wasuli of Kotzebue, attending University of Alaska – Fairbanks

n For Spring Clean Up & 4th of July events throughout the region, OTZ donated goodie bags (loaded with cups, mouse pads, T-shirts, etc.) to all the village businesses involved, including local businesses in Kotzebue.

n To support KOTZ Radio, OTZ donated communication equipment and provided manpower to DJ and answer phones.

n OTZ provided the half-time entertainment at the 2009 Husky Shoot Out high school basketball tournament.

Sponsor ships & Community Suppor t Highl ights

On the Horizon for 2010n Four cell switch installations

(Kiana, Noatak, Kivalina, Buckland), including towers

n Ambler plant rebuild

n Upgrades to our central offices

n Various upgrades to cable plant throughout each site

“Together, we grow stronger and stronger...so no matter what you need to stay connected to your neighbors and to the world, we’ve got ya covered!”

Cell phones are changing our lives. They give us the freedom and confidence to roam... and a lifeline to those at home. They also make communications just plain easier — whether it’s checking in from camp or calling from down the way.

OTZ has made significant investments in enhancing and expanding our cellular services. We believe every village in the Northwest Arctic deserves strong signals and reliable service. And we’re working harder than ever to make this vision come true.

“I would like to thank OTZ for a lot of things — for providing the people with phone service, internet, cells phones and jobs at the same time. Keep up the good work!”

— Floyd Knox, Selawik cell customer

“It’s about time we got cell service here in Selawik. I thank OTZ for that.” — Bruce Ramoth, Selawik

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Need reliable cell service from a company you trust?

Left: Peter Howarth texts from Selawik, using his OTZ cell phone.

“I try to get away from it all — and it still rings.” — Roger Clark, Selawik City Administrator

“It’s really good...thank you for this!” — Ella Ticket, Selawik

From left to right: Jordan, Lena, and Norma M. Ballot are part of a family clan with an OTZ family plan.

Jed Reich shows off the features of an OTZ cell phone.

“We use cell phones to keep track of the kids.” — Allen Ticket, Sr., Selawik

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“Thanks for giving us the best wireless service there is!” — Emma Gayle Field, Noorvik

With several OTZ home, business and cellular lines, Della McCoy is always in touch with what’s going on.

Cerena Ipalook and Christal Reich listen and laugh together.

“The coverage is great. I was cutting up a caribou and got a call from my girlfriend. It’s kind of neat that you can get coverage out there. It saves a lot of hassle — and it could save somebody’s life, even.”

— Joseph Arey, Selawik (Fire Chief)

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OTZ Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Directors

OTZ Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Employees“Thanks for giving us the best wireless service there is!” — Emma Gayle Field, Noorvik

Chester L. Ballot, PresidentDist. 6: Kotzebue

Larry Jones, DirectorDist. 4: Kivalina, Noatak, Red Dog

Lucy S. Nelson,Vice PresidentDist. 7: Kotzebue

Eunice Hadley, DirectorDist. 3: Buckland, Deering, Candle

Marie N. Greene, DirectorDist. 5: Kotzebue

Jane Cleveland, Secretary/TreasurerDist. 1: Ambler, Shungnak, Kobuk

Gordon Newlin, DirectorDist. 2: Noorvik, Kiana, Selawik

“While out running by Devil’s Lake, my wife experienced a severe exercise induced allergic reaction. I am really grateful that she had that OTZ phone and that the coverage worked out there.”

— Jason Johnson, Sr., Kotzebue

O TZ Te l ephone Coope r a t i ve , I n c .—

Chandra AbeyratneVernon AdamsHarry BaldwinSam BallotBruce BarrMelford BoothTheodore BoothCulum CampbellBrian Cleveland

Verne ClevelandShaun ConwellIsaac DouglasPhyllis FergusonSadie FergusonCindy FieldsAdam GreeneHadley HessSean Hoffman

Mark ItenGary JacksonWilbur KarmunHarold LambertLucy Mae LambertDavid LeeDonna McConnellLois MillerJason Nantelle

Doug NealGrace NortonBen PhillipsMalinda ReichJohn RichardsBrenda SchaefferLeAnn SchaefferDan SchultzBen Sheldon

Ann SiehFrank SimpsonDon SmithMargie UbbenCarl WeisnerRicky Wells

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OTZ TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC. and SUBSIDIARY Consolidated Balance Sheets Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008

Assets 2009 2008Current assets: Cash $ 522,725 662,320 Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of zero 879,300 741,267 Materials and supplies 372,291 456,409 Prepaid expenses 40,496 22,544 Total current assets 1,814,812 1,882,540 Other assets and investments: Other investments 663,453 812,268 Deferred income taxes, net 244,750 - Restricted cash 211,497 178,004 Total other assets and investments 1,119,700 990,272 Property, plant, and equipment: In service 29,869,712 28,325,777 Under construction 237,995 564,289 30,107,707 28,890,066 Less accumulated depreciation 16,437,505 15,409,871 Property, plant, and equipment, net 13,670,202 13,480,195 $ 16,604,714 16,353,007

Liabilities and Members’ Equity 2009 2008Current liabilities: Current portion of long-term debt $ 880,200 820,100 Line of credit 1,500,000 670,000 Accounts payable and accrued expenses 1,239,067 952,009 Customer deposits 78,228 89,058 Advanced billing 68,481 79,839 Total current liabilities 3,765,976 2,611,006

Long-term debt, net of current portion 7,924,792 8,548,699

Deferred credits 211,497 178,004

Unclaimed capital credits 295,623 295,623

Members’ equity: Memberships 17,661 19,326 Patronage capital 4,389,165 4,700,349 Total members’ equity 4,406,826 4,719,675 $ 16,604,714 16,353,007

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Right: Willie Mitchell, Sr. counts on OTZ for telephone, Internet and cellular service.

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ANNUAL MEETING MINUTESOTZ TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC.May 28, 2009

I. Call to OrderThe Annual Meeting of the OTZ Tele-

phone Cooperative, Inc. was called to order at 7:03 p.m. on May 28, 2009 by Board President Larry D. Jones.

Larry greeted and thanked the members by welcoming them to our annual meeting on this beautiful day.

II. Invocation Larry requested that Norman Westdahl

give the invocation.

III. Determination of QuorumIt was determined that a quorum was

established with more than 50 members in attendance.

Larry informed the membership that he would normally read the notice of the meet-ing, he requested a motion from the mem-bership to waive the reading the notice of the meeting. A motion was made to waive the reading of the notice and passed unani-mously.

IV. Early Bird Drawing

Ann and LeAnn administered the early bird drawing after an explanation of how the raffle was going to be run. First draw-ing was attendee Matt Tekker, Oster Toaster 4 Slice; mail-in was Blanche Cook of Kiana. Second drawing was attendee Shannon Da-vis, 26pc Stainless Steel Cutlery Set; mail-in was Raceinda Russell of Selawik.

V. Approval of Annual Meeting Minutes of May 12, 2008

Donna Westdahl moved to waive the reading of the minutes of the Annual Meet-ing of May 12, 2008, seconded by Judy Stein. Motion passed unanimously.

Leland Barger moved to approve the minutes of the Annual Meeting of May 12, 2008, seconded by Auggie Hoffman. Mo-tion passed unanimously.

VI. Election of Two Directors – from District 1 (Ambler, Kobuk, Shungnak); and District 5 (Kotzebue)

Larry thanked the nominating commit-tee that met on March 18, 2009: Mary Ra-moth, Nellie Sheldon, Johnetta Cleveland, Wanda Custer, Pearl Greist, Paul Hansen, Marlene Smith, and Jimmy Evak.

Larry informed the membership of the election of two directors and then read the list of nominees from the ballot that was mailed to all the members: from District 1 (Ambler, Kobuk, Shungnak) - Jane Cleve-land, incumbent from Ambler; Amanda Johnson from Ambler; Jacob Johnson from

OTZ TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC. and SUBSIDIARY Consolidated Statements of Operations Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008

2009 2008Operating revenues: Local network $ 1,082,969 1,184,729 Network access 5,388,842 5,026,248 Billing and collection, directory, and other 40,046 79,210 Equipment sales and leases 324,050 332,090 OTZ Telecommunications 1,791,519 1,437,630 Total operating revenues 8,627,426 8,059,907

Operating expenses: Plant specific 2,058,819 2,359,800 Plant nonspecific 547,451 429,075 Depreciation 1,422,822 1,262,704 Customer 301,764 414,044 Corporate 1,558,705 1,561,417 Operating taxes 116,020 106,969 Equipment sales and leases 519,476 436,749 OTZ Telecommunications 1,865,797 1,388,935 General and administrative 215,138 229,384 Total operating expenses 8,605,992 8,189,077

Operating margin (loss) 21,434 (129,170)

Other income (expense): Interest and dividend income 12,698 30,837 Income tax benefit 244,750 - Other gains (losses), net (155,667) (13,745)

Total other income (expense) 101,781 17,092

Margin available for fixed charges 123,215 (112,078)

Fixed charges - interest on long-term debt 438,971 402,143 Net margin (loss) $ (315,756) (514,221)

A complete copy of the consolidated financial statements audited by AKT LLP may be seenduring regular office hours at: OTZ Telephone Cooperative, Inc., Kotzebue, Alaska.

Annual Meeting Minutes, Continued on Page 8…

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Ambler; Mary Jane Ramoth from Ambler; Eva Kitty Harvey from Ko-buk; Rosa M. Horner from Kobuk; Colleen M. Sheldon from Kobuk; Lizzie Cleveland from Shungnak; Sally Custer from Shungnak; Susie A. Sun from Shungnak; Caroline Tickett from Shungnak. District 5 (Kotzebue) - Marie N. Greene, incumbent; Kim Franklin; Stacey Glaser; D’Anne “Paaniikaaluk” Hamilton; Allen R. Jessup, Sr.; Tom “Ukallaysaaq” Okleasik; Valarie Romane; and Ed Ward. Larry noti-fied the members that he had to wait for one minute to pass and asked if there were any more nominations from the floor; hearing none, he requested a motion to close the nominations.

Robert Gastenau made a motion to close the nominations, sec-onded by Donna Westdahl. Motion passed unanimously.

Larry requested 10 volunteers from the membership to help Ann with counting the ballots. He thanked the nominating committee again and asked if there any more ballots for the staff to pick up.

VII. New Business There was no new business.

VIII. Reports A. Board

Larry introduced the board members which includes: himself, Larry D. Jones, President, District 4 (Kivalina, Noatak, Red Dog); Eunice Hadley, Vice-President, District 3 (Buckland, Deering); Ches-ter L. Ballot, Secretary/Treasurer, District 6 (Kotzebue); Marie N. Greene, Director, District 5 (Kotzebue); Lucy Nelson, Director, District 7 (Kotzebue); Jane Cleveland, Director, District 1 (Ambler, Shungnak, Kobuk); and Gordon Newlin, Director, District 2 (Noor-vik, Kiana, Selawik).

Larry then introduced Doug Neal, our Chief Executive Officer.

B. ManagementDoug greeted everyone and thanked the members for attending

our annual meeting.Doug took the time to remember our friend and co-worker Arlene

Moo, who will greatly be missed by the entire OTZ family.He then thanked the board of directors who gave great guidance

and directions when it came time to provide our member with new services. He also thanked the staff of OTZ for their dedication and hard work throughout the year.

He introduced Community Outreach Coordinator Ann Sieh, who not only organizes this annual meeting; but also does much more for OTZ.

Finally he gave a brief overview of 2008 and 2009.Doug introduced Ben Phillips, our Outside Plant Manager. Ben

greeted everyone and then introduced our crew. Donnie Smith, our Purchasing Agent and Building Coordinator. In the Central Office, we have Wilbur Karmun, Jr., our Central Office Technician; Margie Ubben, our Central Office Technician; and Dan Schultz our COE In-stallation Technician. Then we have Harry Baldwin, our Foreman and Journeyman Splicer; Ricky Wells, our Journeyman Lineman and Con-struction Foreman; Shaun Conwell, our Install Repairman and PBX Phone System Technician; Adam Greene, our Install Repairman; and Harold Lambert, our Warehouseman and Expeditor.

Ben took the time to recognize our company Engineers: Whit Reeve with Reeve Engineering and Frank Simpson with St. Elias Com-munications.

Ben then recognized our village representatives: Brian Cleveland of Ambler; David Lee of Buckland; Bruce Barr of Deering; John Richards and Ben Sheldon of Kiana; Theodore Booth III of Kivalina; Melford Booth and Vernon Adams Jr. of Noatak; Verne Cleveland of Noorvik; Bruce Coffin and Patrick Foster, Sr. of Selawik; and Isaac Douglas of Shungnak.

Ben summarized the 2008 completed projects, during which we:• Installed and cut over five new switches in Selawik, Kivalina, Noorvik, Buckland, and Deering.• DidacompletepolelineauditforourCPRsandintegratedthem into our mapping system.

Annual Meeting Minutes, Continued…

He noted the 2009 projects: • CableprojectsaroundtheKotzebueAirportandGCIEarthStation.• RebuildofAmbler.• CleaningupsplicesaroundKotzebue.• Noorviknewhousingandairport.

Ben then introduced the Internet Department: Mark Iten, our Inter-net Systems Administrator; Jason Nantelle, our Network Systems Ad-ministrator; and Culum Campbell ,our Network Systems Technician.

Ben then introduced Nasruk Carl Weisner our OTZ Telecommunica-tions Operations Manager.

Carl thanked Ben and welcomed everyone to OTZ’s annual meet-ing. He then introduced the OTZ Telecommunications staff which con-sists of Sadie Ferguson-Wilson, our Billing Clerk; and Malinda Reich, our Customer Service Representative.

Carl gave an overview of the telecommunications three main opera-tions, which includes: Internet, Cellular, and Long Distance with the following presentations:

Internet: for subscribers in Kotzebue, OTZ now offers faster internet speeds at more affordable rates.

Two years of Kotzebue internet subscriber counts broken down by month was presented in a bar graph.

Cellular: Carl presented the new cellular deals, which included 50% off sale on all phones and a buy one phone and get a second for free offering, and then spoke about OTZ’s strong signal and outstanding customer service. Also, he commended Lucy Mae Lambert for her beautiful artwork displaying cellular offerings on OTZ windows and mentioned OTZ’s small size as a strength in meeting and exceeding individual customer cellular needs. Finally, he highlighted our new and popular calling rate plans.

Two years of Kotzebue cell subscriber counts broken down by month was presented in a bar graph.

Long distance: the One Simple rate plan for OTZ Long Distance subscribers, which is a flat 15 cents per minute anytime, anywhere and then thanked all for support to OTZ.

Carl then introduced Phyllis J. Ferguson, the Front Office Supervisor, Billing Clerk, and Customer Service Representative for Ambler, Kobuk, Shungnak and Noatak.

Phyllis thanked Carl and then greeted the cooperative members. She then introduced the front office staff which consists of: Cindy Fields, Customer Service Representative for Selawik and Billing Assis-tant; Grace Norton, Customer Service Representative for Kotzebue residents; Hadley Hess, Customer Service Representative for Kotzebue businesses; and LeAnn Schaeffer, Customer Service Representative for

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Buckland, Deering, Kiana, Noorvik, Kivalina and Red Dog.She then informed the membership about the Personal Code Ac-

cess, Customer Proprietary Network Information, and Lifeline/Linkup Program.

Phyllis then introduced Brenda Schaeffer, our Accounting Supervi-sor. She then introduced the Accounting Staff which is: Lucy Mae Lambert, Accounting Clerk and Donna McConnell, Accounting Clerk.

C. FinanceBrenda greeted our members and told them that she would be

presenting the financial report for OTZ. She then gave an outline of the financials which were for both OTZ Telephone and OTZ Telecommunications with transaction between the two companies eliminated. She informed the members that the financials were audited by an independent public accounting firm which issued a clean opinion of the cooperative’s financial statements. She then went into the financial reports, informing the membership of OTZ‘s assets, liabilities, members’ equity, statement of operations, operating revenues, total customers, total operating revenue, summary of significant cash transactions, and summary that was in this year’s annual report.

She then turned the meeting back to Larry Jones who was chairing it.

Larry then gave the cooperative members the opportunity to state their questions or concerns for the staff members or board members.

Norman Westdahl thanked not only OTZ but also the communities of Kotzebue and Noatak for the help in searching this spring when he was traveling from Noatak to Kotzebue.

IX. Unfinished BusinessThere was no unfinished business.Larry said that at this time we would have a little of bit of

entertainment by MGD: Margie Ubben, Grace Norton, and Donna McConnell. It was a good show.

X. Election ResultsLarry asked Pearl Greist to announce the election results. Pearl

greeted the membership and thanked the ballot counters: Leland Barger, Judy Stein, Heidi McConnell, Iva Smith, Ellen Booth, Polly Schaeffer, Dan Saveltik, Roberta Norton, and Della Reich. Pearl gave the results as follows: District 1 (Ambler, Kobuk, Shungnak), Jane Cleveland – 201 votes; Amanda Johnson – 12 votes; Jacob Johnson – 18 votes; Mary Jayne Ramoth – 30 votes; Eva Kitty Harvey – 42 votes; Rosa M. Horner – 51 votes; Colleen M. Sheldon – 37 votes; Lizzie Cleveland – 23 votes; Sally Custer – 45 votes; Susie A. Sun – 44 votes and Caroline Tickett – 26 votes. The winner is Jane Cleveland with 201 votes. From District 5 (Kotzebue), Marie N. Greene – 252 votes; Kim Franklin – 67 votes; Stacey Glaser – 25 votes; D’Anne “Paaniikaaluk” Hamilton – 51 votes; Allen R. Jessup Sr. – 47 votes; Tom “Ukallaysaaq” Okleasik – 29 votes; Valarie Romane – 17 votes; Ed Ward – 49 votes. The winner is Marie N. Greene with 252 votes.

Larry thanked the membership for electing the two members again and said we really appreciate it and will continue to work hard for you.

Larry then thanked the school district maintenance department and Kotzebue Middle/High School for allowing us to use the facili-ties. He also thanked the radio station for airing our annual meeting live on KOTZ 720 AM. He thanked the staff for assisting with the door prizes and grand prizes and the entire staff for all their hard work preparing for the annual meeting.

XI. Drawing of Door PrizesAnn, LeAnn, and Grace volunteered to help with the final draw-

ing. The drawing of door prizes was held and the following winners announced: attendee Lori Williams picked the Farberware 10pc Stainless Steel Pots & Pans and drew mail-in winner Elizabeth Ito

from Kotzebue to receive the same prize; attendee Dan Savetilik picked the Stanley Thermos Stainless Steel and drew mail-in win-ner Lena Sage from Kivalina; attendee Leland Barger picked the 8pc Towel Set and drew mail-in winner Ben Sr. & Nettie Foxglove from Selawik; attendee Willie Towksjea picked the Ace 58pc Socket & Bit Set and drew mail-in winner Elizabeth Sheldon from Noor-vik; attendee Ruth Nelson picked the Ozark 4lb Sleeping Bag and drew mail-in winner Kevin Moto from Deering; attendee Heidi McConnell picked the Rubber Maid Grub Box and drew mail-in winner Berenda Newlin from Noorvik; attendee Dolly Sours picked the Black & Decker 12-cup Coffee Maker and drew mail-in win-ner Bert Adams Sr. from Kivalina; attendee Carrie Armstrong picked the $50.00 cash and drew mail-in winner Francis Cunningham III from Red Dog; attendee Harry Clark Sr. picked the Fleece Vest donated by Bering Air and drew mail-in winner Nettie Tabor of Kotzebue; attendee Tracey Haviland picked the $50.00 cash and drew mail-in winner Roy & Mary Jane Pungalik of Kotzebue; attend-ee Josie K. Sampson picked the Mainstays 20pc Flatware Set and drew mail-in winner Henry & Rosa Horner from Kobuk; attendee Jennifer Williams picked the Aroma Rice Cooker and drew mail-in winner Marvin & Sonja Jackson from Noorvik; attendee Della Luther picked the Bag of Kitchen Supplies and drew mail-in winner Karan P. Gallahorn from Kotzebue; attendee Lena Hanna picked the Rival Crockpot 5-Quart and drew mail-in winner Elmer Jr. & Eda Williams from Kotzebue; attendee Helen Barger picked the $25.00 cash and drew mail-in winner Dickie & Sandra Moto from Kotzebue; and attendee Donna Westdahl picked the Johnson & Johnson First Aid Kit and drew mail-in winner Richard Elam from Kotzebue. Attendee Angeline Reed picked the Grand prize Alaska Airline Mileage tick-et donated by OTZ and drew mail-in winner Janet Henry from Kiana; attendee Ellen Norton picked the Grand prize Homelite Gen-erator and drew mail-in winner Lena Sage from Kivalina; attendee Allison Ralston picked the Grand prize Bering Air roundtrip ticket and drew mail-in winner Mary Price from Kotzebue; attendee Helen Barger picked the Grand prize Frontier Alaska roundtrip ticket and drew mail-in winner Richard & Miranda Thomas. Larry informed the membership that the door prize drawing was concluded and thanked all for coming.

XII. AdjournmentBruce Warwick moved to adjourn, seconded by Daisy Norton.

The meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.

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Carl Weisner, Operations Manager for OTZ Telecom-munications, loves his OTZ cell phone — and his dog, Karma.

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