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KINY: Official News of The North Retraction regarding SEACC and SEACC United and more ->

 
 
 
 

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The Seward Journal March 29 to April 04, 2023

 
 
 
 
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KUCB: State investment and energy authorities show interest in Makushin Geothermal Project; A glimpse inside Unalaska’s new library: Valisa Higman’s artwork puts a local spin on classic fairy tales; Spring Festival debuts Saturday at Unalaska’s community center and more ->
 
 
 
 

Delta Wind: DES special education team is tops and more ->

 
 
 
 

April 1st, 1974

Residents of Sitka, Alaska were alarmed when the long-dormant volcano neighboring them, Mount Edgecumbe, suddenly began to belch out billows of black smoke. People spilled out of their homes onto the streets to gaze up at the volcano, terrified that it was active again and might soon erupt. Luckily it turned out that man, not nature, was responsible for the smoke. A local practical joker named Porky Bickar had flown hundreds of old tires into the volcano’s crater and then lit them on fire, all in a (successful) attempt to fool the city dwellers into believing that the volcano was stirring to life.

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By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Enjoy A Farm-To-Glass Brewing Experience At This Unique Brewery In Alaska
 
 
 
 

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South Anchorage Farmers’ Market APRIL 1, 2023

We promise no fools or tricks Saturday at Bells’ Nursery: Just the beauty of plants and the warmth of Bells Nursery
HOURS: 10am-3pm