Former Dovray native’s sister and brother publish books
Sheldon Schmitt and Pamela Bastien, brother and sister, grew up and their roots are from Dovray. They are two of eight children of parents, Dolores and Bob Schmitt, both deceased. Their love of reading came from both parents. Bob received 8-9 newspapers and read them avidly, and Dolores read every book she could get her hands on. The brother and sister dreamed of writing books and getting published someday. Their dreams finally came true.
Bush Blues is Sheldon Schmitt’s first book and is based on his years of experience working in Alaska as a police officer, fisherman, and other jobs out in the bush. He recently retired from the position of the Chief of Police in Sitka, Alaska. Schmitt graduated from Minnesota State University in 1993 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice and later received his Masters of Justice Administration from the University of Alaska. He also completed the National Academy at Quantico. “I cut my teeth as a cop working out in the villages. I have a real love for the people and the life out on the edge.”
Chief Snow is a young police chief in the remote Alaska bush village of Togiak. After a plane crash strands him in the frozen bush, he begins investigating a suspicious suicide of a man in the local village. Bush Blues is stark, realistic, and humorous look, not only of the life of a police officer out on the edge of civilization but also of the people who live ‘off the grid’. A portion of the proceeds goes to the Alaska Raptor Center in Sitka, Alaska.
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