Samantha Gritton and Robert Lossett wed Sept. 7, 2013, at Rock Springs Ranch in Bend, Ore., with a reception following.

The bride is the daughter of Shawn and Shelly Gritton of Salem, Ore. She graduated from Sprague High School in Salem and attended the University of Oregon in Eugene. She is employed with Willamette Dental in Portland, Ore.

The groom is the son of Ed and Coleen Lossett of Lebanon, Ore. He graduated from Juneau-Douglas High School and attended Concordia University in Portland. He is employed with Grainger in Portland.

ANCHORAGE — The flood-prone village of Newtok near Alaska’s storm-battered coast is running out of time as coastal erosion creeps ever closer to the Yup’ik Eskimo community.

As residents wait for a new village to be built on higher ground nine miles away, a dispute over who is in charge has led to a rare intervention by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, which ruled that the sitting tribal council no longer represents the community of 350 as far as the agency is concerned.

Ellen Sebastian and David Duntley wed Oct. 18, 2013, at the Stratosphere Hotel Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas. The couple will host a belated reception for family and friends at the Prospector Hotel lounge from 4 to 6 p.m. Nov. 16, with light appetizers and a host bar of beer and wine. They request no gifts.

The bride is the daughter of Virginia Longfellow of Port Charlotte, Fla., and the late Larry Sebastian of Jerseyville, Ill. She is employed with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Angela Inez Fowler and John Gregory Williams wed Aug. 17, 2013, at Orca Point Lodge on Colt Island off Juneau. A reception followed at Orca Point, with an after-party at the Rendezvous with DJ Joe Piccirillo, of New York, and the next day at Auke Recreation area.

The bride is the daughter of Jim and Susi Gregg Fowler of Juneau. She graduated from Juneau-Douglas High School and attended Hollins University in Roanoke, Va.