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As is often the case during the summer months, there are many changes among the personel in the various businesses due to the large shipments of residents to warmer alternatives. Temp workers and students are kept busy in supermarkets, building sites and various council jobs. Unfortunately, a replacement could not be found for the driver / delivery man for the local newspaper from Alta. As a result, the Øksfjordians will have to wait for the following day's postal delivery to read their Tuesday news on Wednesday, Thursday news on Friday...and so on. More olds than news really isn't it...

The initial program for the much anticipated Øksfjord festival in August has been published. This year's highlights include stand up comedy, a rubber duck race, live music, a fun run and various activities on the shore involving fish.




Motorists have been asked to take care following the recent reindeer carnage. However, the authorities do not want a repeat of last year's stunt that involved propping up dead reindeers by the side of the road to act as a deterrent to speeding drivers.