The Juneau Empire newspaper in Alaska published a feature article about NMT graduates Dominic and April Hoy in June. The couple and their children have been competing in the Gold Rush Days competition since they moved to Juneau in 2011.

Reporter Nolin Ainsworth interviewed each of the family members. Last year, the couple and their children Abigail, Dalton, and Allison combined for eight medals in the annual event. 

(Pictured at right is Dominic Hoy in action at the Gold Rush Days in Juneau. Courtesy photo by Konrad Frank of the Juneau Empire)

Dominic earned his bachelor's in earth science in 2007 and his master of science for teachers in 2011. April earned her master of science for teachers in 2007. 

Here is an excerpt of the article. Click the link at the bottom of this page to read the full article at the Juneau Empire website. 

 

The Hoys haven’t missed a single Gold Rush Days since they moved to town in 2011, when Dominic took a geologist job at Kensington Mine.

“It’s the only way for families to meet families that I know of,” Dominic, a Juneau-Douglas: Yadaa.at Kalé grad and father of three, said. “The hockey team has been huge, the figure skating for my daughter’s been huge, the music in the high school was huge for my oldest daughter. So for my wife to meet other ladies in the community, outside of church, this is it, this is our community.”

(Pictured at left is April Hoy in action at the Gold Rush Days in Juneau. Courtesy photo by Michael Penn of the Juneau Empire).

Dominic has watched his family improve each year in the mining and logging competition, which is held each year at Savikko Park in Douglas. It’s taking place this year on June 22-23, and is a free community event.

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