Homer Ferguson Mills, a native of Alpine passed away on Monday, February 5, in Houston, after many months battling Acute Myeloid Leukemia. He was a rancher, conservationist, wildlife enthusiast, and a loving husband, father, and grandfather.
Homer Ferguson Mills, a native of Alpine passed away on Monday, February 5, in Houston, after many months battling Acute Myeloid Leukemia. He was a rancher, conservationist, wildlife enthusiast, and a loving husband, father, and grandfather.
Thumbs Up: The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner salutes all the right moves shown by organizers of the well-attended inaugural chess tournament at the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus on Oct. 14.
The opening moves marked the start of the first ranked chess tournament Fairbanks held in 17 years, all of which was coordinated by Hutchison High School senior Evelyn Mills, president
Mills competed in the Online Chess Alaska State Championship in August 2020. She lost only once to Bryan Smith, the first and only grandmaster from Alaska.