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EATA 15th Annual Cowboy Ball November 4, 2017
15th Annual Cowboy Ball
November 4th is fast approaching, so make sure your boots are shined and your bidding reflexes are honed for the Cowboy Ball next Saturday! We have delicious food, great music, and a wide array of live and silent auction items lined up for the evening. Doors will open at 6 pm, followed by dinner and the silent & live auctions. Then from 9 pm – 11 pm the Ken Peltier Band will be performing. Come and help us dance the night away!
The Cowboy Ball promises to be a night to remember. As always, all proceeds proceeds from the Cowboy Ball support EATA’s therapeutic horsemanship programs for Alaskan children, adults, and veterans living with disabilities.
Dead whale (or the beauty of bones)
I’ve always loved bones. Growing up on a farm I saw a lot of dead animals and I had a pile of bones I kept tucked against a mound of tree roots. I loved touching these, tracing the bones with…
Marion Owen: How getting sick restored the value of rest in my life
In June, I was sick, very sick. At times the burning pain in my stomach was so intense that I could do little more than curl up on the couch and nibble on saltine crackers. Vomiting helped. “…
Alaska News October 30, 2017
Condolences
By Juan Montes: Alaska soldier dies in Afghanistan helicopter crash
By Kalinda Kindle: Spooks and Spokes on Spenard celebrates new improvements for cyclists
By Associated Press: Mayor Kassel asks public to decide what borough can afford
By Associated Press: Alaska Legislature costs Alaska Permanent Fund millions
By Liz Raines: Airport police investigates wheel theft
By Dave Goldman: Commentary: Going to the dogs
Alaska News October 29, 2017
By Patrick Moussignac: Empty chairs outnumber people at hearing on SB 91 fix
Instead of the required 24-hour notice on the hearings, lawmakers made the announcement the night before. That led to lots of empty seats and some complaints at the LIO, where Anchorage resident David Manzer wasn’t happy.
“If you have a hearing on a Saturday, please post the call-in number to the website,” Manzer urged legislators. “It says call in to get the number, yet when you call in of course that number is only manned during the workdays — Monday through Friday, 8 to 5.”
By Nathaniel Hertz: Alaska Native groups and leaders double down on criminal justice reform, citing over-incarceration
By Cameron Mackintosh: Iditarod artwork raises money for family of injured Anchorage firefighter
By Scott Burton, KTOO: New Perseverance play explores local love mystery
By Sean Maguire: Beer lovers come from across the U.S. to buy a rare Alaskan ale
By Scott Burton, KTOO: New Perseverance play explores local love mystery
Alaska News October 28, 2017
By Kyle Hopkins: Unconstitutional? Inmates seek to ban practice of ‘human chains’ in Alaska court rooms
By Sean Maguire: Alaska SeaLife Center’s Beluga whale calf named “Tyonek”
By Sean Maguire: APD arrests 3 people in “problem house” in South Anchorage
By CBS News: 95% of Alaska’s glaciers affected by climate change: NPS
“It will be more expensive.”
By Heather Hintze: Chugach Electric moves forward on community solar project
Customers interested in getting on a wait-list can email save_energy@chugachelectric.com.
By Patrick Moussignac: Anchorage School District loses millions
Contested Bristol Bay salmon ends up in Alaska landfill
Information from: KTOO-FM, http://www.ktoo.org
Literary Roundup | Oct 27-Nov 9, 2017
Alaska News October 27, 2017
By Leroy Polk: UPDATE: Fischer found guilty on all counts for murdering Alaska prosecutor
By Daniella Rivera: Chiropractor arraigned in child malnutrition death
By Sean Maguire: 3 people arrested for ramming a stolen car into police vehicles
By Leroy Polk: Ketchikan man shot, killed at Alaska logging camp in apparent homicide
By Liz Raines: SB 91 praised for re-entry funding
By Heather Hintze: Mushers call for investigation into Dallas Seavey drug tests
By John Tracy: Reality Check: What do Alaska LNG plan, Iran nuclear deal have in common
By Laurel Downing Bill: Story Time with Aunt Phil: Judge James Wickersham
Story Time with Aunt Phil: Judge James Wickersham
Alaska legend, Judge James Wickersham, died this week in 1939, but his legacy and light live on in Alaska’s history.