Alaska News December 02, 03, 04, 05 & 06, 2022

KTUU: The biggest film festival in Alaska is back Anchorage International Film Festival returns for 22nd year; American Legion in Wasilla honors WWII, Korean War veterans; Cartoonist Chad Carpenter celebrates 30 years of Tundra comics and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO: Kenai man has the nation’s 19th-best mullet; Bear encounter north of Fairbanks raises questions about carrying protection in winter; How Alaska’s congressional delegation voted on the same-sex marriage and railroad bills, and why; Spay and neuter services available in-house at Juneau Animal Rescue and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK: The US Fish and Wildlife Service seeks feedback on a new Alaska Native relations policy; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service opens new Kuskokwim moose hunt and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Community pays final respects to unaccompanied veterans; Amy Pohl Dies in Ester Fire Saturday; Holiday traditions bring service members, North Slope Borough community closer; Newly found photos shed light on 1910 Denali climb; This Day in Alaska History-December 2nd, 1980, This Day in Alaska History-December 3rd, 1906, This Day in Alaska History-December 4th, 1919, This Day in Alaska History-December 5th, 1905, This Day in Alaska History-December 6th, 1906 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Alaska State Troopers seize counterfeit currency, suspect in custody; Reindeer meet and greet generates donations for The Door; Mission to Minto: Operation Santa Claus brings holiday cheer to rural communities and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Minors near Seward arrested for alleged car theft; Palmer authorities attempting to locate driver involved in burglary using a U-Haul and more ->

 
 
 
 
KSTK: Wrangell schools keep travel COVID testing in place for student-athletes, despite some pushback and more ->
 
 
 
 
KFSK: U.S. Coast Guard Holds Advancement Ceremony at Petersburg Whale Observatory; Petersburg’s Christmas Bazaar 2022 Petersburg’s Christmas Bazaar 2022 and more ->
 
 
 
 

KRBD: How to bring home your own Southeast Alaska Christmas tree and more ->
 
 
 
 

KUCB: Unalaska school district in search of new superintendent … again and more ->

 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Eat, sit, die

 
 
 
 
Indian Country Today: Seating a Cherokee in Congress
She was inducted into the Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame in 2010 and served as chair of the Alaska Native Health Board among many other achievements.

 
 
 
 

Santa’s Letters & Gifts celebrates 20 years
Pam Sattler is now taking her art in a new direction. One of her pieces is on the cover of the Winter 2022 issue “Alaska Women Speak.”

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By Neha Saini, Mint: Apple iPhone 14 SOS feature saves man’s life in Alaska, rescuers impressed
Apple introduced the emergency SOS satellite feature with iPhone 14 series. The feature went live in the US and Canada a few weeks back. Now, a man is crediting the emergency feature to save his life when he found himself stranded in the mountains of Alaska.
 
 
 
 
Ethel Aanwoogeex’ Lund, an Alaska Native leader and health care pioneer, died Nov. 11. She was 91.

Lund was known throughout Southeast Alaska and across the state for her work which spearheaded bettering health care for Alaska Native people during a period when it was difficult to obtain.
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By Chris Klint, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage: Anchorage woman seeks justice for boyfriend killed outside their home
 
 
 
 
Courtesy of Jon Scudder:

Happy holidays! This week’s Glacier Rock Show will highlight the English Band The 1975 new album “Being Funny in a Foreign Language” released October 14, 2022 via the Dirty Hit label. The two-hour show will air across the US via the Pacifica Radio Network and in Alaska on KEUL 88.9, Girdwood on Saturday, Dec. 10, 8 pm and Sunday, Dec.11, at 11 am.

The band which was formed in 2002 with the album written by Matthew Healy and George Daniel and recorded at Real World Studios inn Wiltshire, United Kingdom and the legendary Electric Lady Studios in New York. This is the fifth studio album for the group The 1975 and was created during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Being Funny in a Foreign Language” was released in part through several singles starting in July through September 2022. The four-member ensemble have established themselves as one of the defining bands of their generation with a distinctive aesthetic, ardent fanbase and a unique sonic approach. Glacier Rock Show listeners are encouraged to tune in and enjoy this upbeat new album.
 
 
 
 
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