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For Senate die-hards, no sweeter sound than ‘Alaskan of the Week’ Sullivan keeps tradition going in his second term
Sullivan Recognizes Doug Keil as “Alaskan of the Week”
WASHINGTON—On the floor of the U.S. Senate yesterday, Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) recognized Doug Keil, of Anchorage, a para-alpine skier who was the first American man ever to win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games when he competed in Norway in 1980. After his historic wins, Keil returned to Alaska and spent the next 30 years building the structures, organizations and culture necessary to create opportunities for other Paralympic athletes. In 1980, Keil founded Challenge Alaska, a nonprofit that has enabled thousands of Alaskans and non-Alaskans alike to find joy, good health and independence through sports and recreation. Challenge Alaska recently celebrated its 40th anniversary at a banquet in Anchorage.
Keil was recognized as part of Sen. Sullivan’s series, “Alaskan of the Week.”
By Lex Treinen, Alaska Public Media: Anchorage Anchorage restaurant Mexico in Alaska celebrates 50 years
Maria Elena Ball is sitting in her empty restaurant on the Old Seward Highway in Anchorage. The 81-year-old has avocados on her mind after the U.S. suspended imports of the Mexican staple from her home state of Michoacan.
Fifty years ago she had avocados on her mind for a different reason.
“The avocados were terrible,” she said, “They had no flavor.”
Aside from a lack of good produce, Anchorage’s culinary scene was challenged by limited awareness of true Mexican cuisine. Ball didn’t have experience cooking — or running a business — but she knew she could make better Mexican food than the Americanized dishes like deluxe tostadas and Spanish fried rice that other restaurants served.
She opened Mexico in Alaska in a small building in Mountain View on St. Patrick’s Day in honor of the Irish soldiers who fought for the Mexican army during the Mexican-American War.
“I started with tapatias quesadillas, tacos de carne asada — that’s what I knew,” she said.