KTUU: Beautification project takes root in Town Square Park; Trio of Alaskans take on American Ninja Warrior and more ->
 
 
 
 
Michael R Dougherty: Anchorage Pioneers Have you ever heard of Bert and Violet Wennerstrom? They were early Anchorage Pioneers, and you’ll meet them in this edition.
 
 
 
 
Alask Native News: New Project Expands Broadband Access in Northwest Alaska; Craig George’s remarkable northern legacy; his Day in Alaskan History-July 17th, 1897 and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Alaska Delegation Hails $37.5 Million Grant for Graphite One; A group of attorneys and volunteers helped nearly 2,000 Alaskans get food stamps during backlog and more ->
 
 
 
 

Craig Medred: Dangerous playground
 
 
 
 

ADN: Alaska Native authors’ books selected to be featured at the 2023 National Book Festival
Two Alaska Native authors will have their works featured at the 2023 National Book Festival as part of the Great Reads from Great Places program.

Lily H. Tuzroyluke’s “Sivulliq: Ancestor” was chosen as Alaska’s selection for adults while Michaela Goade’s “Berry Song” is the selected book for youths.
 
 
 
 
Pediatrics: RSV Among American Indian and Alaska Native Children: 2019 to 2020

By Carol H. Rubin DVM, MPH, Anne Lanier, Marie Socha, John W. Brock, Stephanie Kieszak & Shelia Zahm: Exposure to Persistent Organochlorines Among Alaska Native Women

 
 
 
 
ALCC upcoming meetings and gatherings! Thursday, July 27th 6-8pm at Wisper Faith Kovach Park, 1904 Lore Road This is an informal gathering of ALCC. A time to visit and say hello to your neighbors and check out the parks in our community! Bring a treat or something to share if you like
 
 
 
 

Join us for the grand opening of the Chugach Foothills Phase ll Project!

What: Chugach Foothills Connector Grand Opening!
Where: The Boardwalk
When: July 26th
What Time: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Tim Huffman: Another Anchorage swarm collection – from a compost bin! Matt Moore and I have been busy in the last week. Our swarm buckets are working overtime!
 
 

KTUU: Woman dies in crash on Glenn Highway; Homeless camp thrives in heart of Downtown Anchorage among tourists, businesses and more ->

KTOO: Nonattorney advocates to represent Alaskans in court under new waiver; Juneau’s new assisted living complex helps meet senior housing need; A fairy forest pops up in downtown Juneau every year – but we can’t tell you when and more ->

 
 
 
 
KYUK: Bethel grand jury indicts Eek resident for alleged sexual abuse of a minor; Nearly two years after his arrest, the trial of a former Akiachak teacher is set to begin and more ->

 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Melvin Samuel Sentenced for DUI Manslaughter; Anchorage Felon Sentenced for Possessing Stolen Firearms, and Possessing Fentanyl and Heroin While in Prison; This Day in Alaskan History-July 13th, 1917; This Day in Alaskan History-July 14th, 1804; This Day In Alaska History July 15th, 1923 and more ->

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Golden Days to wrap up with annual parade, street fair, rubber ducky race; Patrick Holland returns to Interior Alaska after heart transplant; 2023 World Eskimo-Indian Olympics celebrate Alaska Native culture and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Students get behind-the-scenes look at criminal justice in inaugural Junior DA Program in Fairbanks;; Robert Cook convicted for attempt to deliver 2.5 pounds of methamphetamine and more ->
 
 
 
 

KFSK: Maintenance work determined cause of fire at Petersburg’s Catholic Church; State of Alaska issues first air quality alert of 2023 as Canada wildfires rage and more ->

KRBD: Man indicted for assault, kidnapping and attempted murder and more ->
 
 
 
 

KUCB: Shishaldin Volcano continues to erupt, sending up multiple ash clouds; Statewide contest invites students to research Benny Benson, the designer of Alaska’s flag; In Memoriam: Jeff Currier and more ->
 
 
 
 

Delta Wind: Quilters support community with quilts and more ->
 
 
 
 

KMXT: Mid Day Report

 
 
 
 
Northern Lights Media: The Matanuska Colony Barns
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Goodbye ‘bou?
 
 

Victims For Justice
Saturday, July 15th at 12 PM
Hostetler Park, 335 L St (map)
We welcome you to attend this ceremony to honor and remember those who have tragically lost their lives to violence in Alaska. This event will also be live-streamed on our Facebook page for those who cannot attend in person.

There will be a brief welcoming and remarks, followed by the reading of the names.

If you would like us to read your loved one’s name, please complete a request by this Friday at 4:00.
 
 
 
 

KTUU: Top 2 in Anchorage mayor’s communications staff leaving; Antiques Roadshow — visiting Alaska for first time in series history — sees thousands of Alaskan keepsakes; Picture Alaska: Nature’s UFOs and how they form; Local Alaskan veteran service organizer considered top 50 in nation and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO: Prince Rupert mayor reflects on what else was lost as ferry service declined; Dead landlines, spotty cell service leave some Juneau residents struggling to make calls; Juneau Assembly approves short-term rental registration program and more ->

KYUK: Alaska state wildlife troopers remind hunters of ‘Field to Freezer’ and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Illegally Dumped Fish Waste Can Draw Bears, Fines for Violators; This Day in Alaskan History-July 12th, 1776 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Guest performers travel 2,700 miles for Midnight Sun Intertribal Powwow and more ->

 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: Women, youth and children showcase beautiful regalia at Indigenous pageants in the Arctic and more ->

KINY: Alaska environmental department plans to repeal regulation of some fuel-storage tanks; University of Alaska to co-host Wilson Center Summit on Critical Minerals in the Arctic and more ->

The Seward Journal July 12 to July 18, 2023
 
 
 
 
KMXT: Southwestern Alaska has cloudiest summer in 30 years, according to climatologists and more ->

Sheldon Jackson Museum
Neva Mathias (Cup’ik) will offer a traditional Cup’ik grass basket making class at the Sheldon Jackson Museum. The class is for ages 17+ and free of charge, but a $25 materials fee, payable to Neva Mathias, is due when you sign up. This class is in-person only and limited to a small number of students. It will take place July 13, 14, and 20, 9:30 am-12 pm and 2-4 pm; and July 21, 9:30 am-12 pm and 3-4 pm. Students are encouraged to attend all sessions.

Learn more ->

KTUU: Seward Highway closes for over four hours after fatal motorhome collision; Former Golden Lion Hotel to open as permanent, low-income housing with Assembly approval; ‘We really haven’t had one’: Alaska’s meager fire season winds down and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO: 2 Anchorage Assembly members want to encourage more affordable housing with a dramatic zoning rewrite and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK: Beloved Napaskiak principal retires; Bethel secures nearly $1M in annual federal PILT funding and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: This Day in Alaskan History-July 10th, 1899; This Day in Alaskan History-July 11th, 1921 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks New Webcenter 11: Midnight Sun Intertribal Powwow returns after 3 years; FNSB residents face deadline for borough stove change-out program and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: JPD announces its participation in the annual National Night Out and more ->
 
 
 
 
KFSK: Command of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Pike transfers to Master Chief Kay Jones; Smoke from Canada wildfires reaches Southeast Alaska and more ->
 
 
 
 
KRBD: Council increases head tax and number of permitted cabs permits and pot shops and more ->
 
 
 
 
KMXT: Grocery prices in Kodiak are among the highest in the country and more ->

KTUU: Search continues for respected North Slope scientist who was swept under logjam; Cold case at Forest Fair: the 28th anniversary of Erin Marie Gilbert’s disappearance; Alaska VA Healthcare looking for veteran feedback at upcoming town halls; Nonprofit to return to Alaska, offering umpire training to veterans and families and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO: NOAA is looking for 2 humpback whales entangled in fishing gear near Juneau and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK: Troopers identify body found on the Yukon River as missing Marshall woman; For around $620,000, Bethel settles 2 lawsuits and avoids a potential third and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Alaska National Guard rescues 10 during the Independence Day weekend; NASA awards Alaska Satellite Facility five-year, $70 million contract; This Day in Alaskan History-July 6th, 1921, This Day in Alaskan History-July 7th, 1958, This Day in Alaskan History-July 8th, 1937, This Day in Alaskan History-July 9th, 1958 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: IRS to auction off plots of land in Southcentral Alaska; Next of kin: how Alaska State Troopers notify family of the deceased; Minto Village Council bookkeeper sentenced for embezzling funds and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: Counting in Inupiaq, Alaska students build clocks using Kaktovik numerals; Nuiqsut residents ask for improved services; Some residents criticize smaller jet flying to Kotzebue and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Rural Alaska Honors Institute will celebrate graduates at ceremony and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Seward Journal July 05 to July 11, 2023
 
 
 
 
Resurrection Bay Historical Society

Founders’ Day marks the date a landing party disembarked from the steamship Santa Ana in 1903 to found the community of Seward as the ocean terminus of Alaska Central Railway. RBHS members will host an open house from 11 am – 2 pm Monday, Aug. 28 at the Seward Community Library and Museum. This year is the centennial of the completion of the 470-mile railway from Seward to Fairbanks. Anniversary cake, music on the pump organ, a slide show and free admission to the museum are on the agenda. You’re invited to join in the celebration!

KFSK: Petersburg catholic church burns in ten-hour blaze; Petersburg resident wins Tongass ToughMan triathlon and more ->
 
 
 
 
KUCB: Ounalashka Corp. celebrates 50 years and more ->

Delta Wind: Young Deltans compete in strongman competition and more ->
 
 
 
 
KMXT: Thousands of applicants respond to the village of Karluk’s ad for cost-free living and more ->
 
 
 
 

Science Advances: Elder fish means more microplastics? Alaska pollock microplastic story in the Bering Sea
 
 
 
 
Must Read Alaska: Dunleavy names two to State Board of Education & Early Development
 
 
 
 

KTUU: Troopers see an increase in drowning deaths statewide; DoorDash investigates Anchorage restaurant scam Customers paid for take-out but restaurant never signed up with DoorDash and more ->

 
 
 
 
July 8, 2023
Kindle Freebie
Pearl: You are Cleared to Land Kindle Edition
by Deanna Edens (Author)
Have you ever heard of The Pearl of Alaska? How about The Hillbilly Eskimo? Do you know the name of the woman who received the Wright Brothers’ Master Pilot Award at the age of ninety-seven? Well, her name is Pearl and this is a story about her and her family and friends. To be more precise many of these stories are hers—authentic memories written by an amazing woman.
Pearl Bragg Laska Chamberlain was the first woman to fly her own plane from the Lower 48 up the Alaska Highway to Alaska. She worked as a flight instructor, bush pilot, cryptographer for the Pentagon, flew in five Powder Puff Derbies, and was also a WASP trainee and famous “99er.” Pearl was a member of the UFO’s (United Flying Octogenarians), and the mayor of Fairbanks actually declared a “Pearl Laska Chamberlain Day.” Pretty impressive, eh?
I am very excited to bring you this fabulous collection of “Braggin’ Rights” stories that begin in the early 1900s on Chestnut Mountain in Summers County, West Virginia. Tales about bootleggin’ and learning to fly in the Appalachians are followed by adventures to exotic places. Narratives about living in the polar region and escapades of an aviatrix are accompanied by heartfelt memories of real-life victories and the sorrows of a lifetime. So settle down into the cockpit, buckle your seatbelt and get ready for an astonishing and amazing flight.

 
 
 
 
By Beth Sorensen, Oregon Artswatch: Alaskan Native artists explore contemporary issues in ‘Protection: Adaptation & Resistance’

By Francesca Lyman, Cross Cut: More women are casting their net into the salmon fishing industry They used to be considered bad luck onboard, but an increasing number of female crew members are stepping onto boats headed to Alaska.

Jasmine at 14 Mile Farm: Summertime: Fiber Fests and Unexpected Opportunities For Rest
 
 
 
 

The Alaska 100: Alaska Railroad turns 100 | New license plate designs | TikTok business tips and more ->

 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Saving kings
 
 

Craig Medred: One man’s war

By Michael Fanelli, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage: Anchorage outdoor apparel company Alpine Fit wins small business award
 
 
 
 
Welcome to the Empowered Alaska Report!
Alaska Warrior Partnership™ (AKWP) is a veteran-focused, community-led initiative to proactively connect with the over 65,000 veterans who call Alaska home and ensure access to benefits and opportunities available in collaboration with existing resources. The program aims to cultivate an integrated, resilient, and prosperous veteran community in Alaska by improving veteran quality of life.

Learn more ->
 
 
 
 
Michaal Dexter Hankins: SIGNS “I firmly believe signs are placed out there for various reasons, with a person merely having to slow down and observe them.”
 
 
Michael Dexter Hankins: DISTRACTED DRIVERS
 
 
Michael Dexter Hankins: DISTRACTED DRIVERS – II “My third incident involving a distracted driver was a bit more serious and involved either drugs or alcohol.”
 
 
Michael Dexter Hankins: IDITAROD MYSTERY
We’re still looking for it (read attached story). If not found in my lifetime, hopefully the search continues until it is!
 
 
 
 
Applications for residencies in 2024 are now open and will close on August 31st. Applying for a residency can be an intimidating thing for a writer – but don’t worry, we have a full explanation of the application on Storyknife’s website. You will find the link to the application on the same page.

In 2024, we’ll have two and four week residencies during the months of April through October for writers of varying genres and backgrounds.

Please know that you can email me with any questions. We want to make it possible for you to devote time to your writing. Your story is important!

Take care,
Erin
Storyknife Executive Director

 
 
Reminder about July 4th:
Please check with your Veterinarians for help with Pets and Fireworks.
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Man sentenced for Seward Highway crash that killed 2, injured 6; Municipality of Anchorage cracks down on downtown, Mountain View homeless camps; Environmental authorities warn of oil spill at University Lake Park and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO: Smuggling cases point to need for better drug treatment in Alaska prisons, advocates say; Aniak residents shocked by quadrupled power bills and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK: Bethel couple accused of abusing toddler plead not guilty and more ->

Alaska Native News: Nathan Benton Convicted Of Sexual Abuse Of A Minor; Passenger Arrested in Alaska for Multiple Crimes Aboard an Aircraft; Cody Stockton Sentenced to 50 Years for Running a Drug Trafficking Organization and 15 Years for Robbery in Two Separate Cases; Jimmy Dale Cates Convicted of Murder, Attempted Sexual Assault, Arson, Tampering with Evidence; This Day in Alaskan History-June 27th, 1940;This Day in Alaskan History-June 28th, 1922 and more ->

The Arctic Sounder: ‘Alaska Weather’ show will halt TV broadcast in July, raising concerns among many rural Alaskans; Everyone is safe after a plane went off the runway in Buckland and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: US commits more lawyers to address Native American disappearances and killings and more ->
 
 
 
 

The Seward Journal: June 28 to July 04, 2023
 
 
 
 
Resurrection Bay Historical Society: Founder’s Day

Founders’ Day marks the date a landing party disembarked from the steamship Santa Ana in 1903 to found the community of Seward as the ocean terminus of Alaska Central Railway. RBHS members will host an open house from 11 am – 2 pm Monday, Aug. 28 at the Seward Community Library and Museum. This year is the centennial of the completion of the 470-mile railway from Seward to Fairbanks. Anniversary cake, music on the pump organ, a slide show and free admission to the museum are on the agenda. You’re invited to join in the celebration!

What’s New

KRBD: Council votes to keep controversial library book in place and more ->
 
 
 
 

KUCB: OptimERA drops internet prices to compete in new era of broadband and more ->
 
 
 
 

Delta Wind: Pound for pound, Alaska mosquitoes pack punch and more ->
 
 
 
 
KMXT: Talk of the Rock: Kodiak trails, search and rescue and more ->

Adelyn at KTOO: Meet three of Juneau’s newest residents, all the way from Ukraine

Annie Bartholomew: Klondike Gold Rush Songs: Sisters of White Chapel
 
 
 
 

Jennifer Mulson, The Gazette: Pikes Pick: Hilary Swank’s ‘Alaska Daily’ focuses on Missing, Murdered Indigenous Women

 
 
 
 
KINY: ‘We didn’t forget’ Women’s march in downtown Juneau marks one year since Supreme Court’s overturn of Roe v. Wade

KTUU: New Juneau exhibit features the works of 56 Alaska Native women artists

 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Plummeting value

CutterLight: The Promise of Flowers and a Plot Twist
 
 
 
 

Beth Ann Matthews: Deep Waters A Memoir of Loss, Alaska Adventure, and Love Rekindled
When Beth Mathews’ very healthy and adventurous 56-year-old husband was suddenly felled by an unusual type of stroke while doing routine home maintenance in 2008, the author’s world turned upside down. Her new memoir — her first book — tells the story of her husband’s recovery while also reaching beyond that framework story into deeper waters concerning health and disability, risk versus safety and security, and life choices.
 
 
 
 
Phil Norris: How to travel around Alaska without breaking the bank, The best things to do in Alaska with kids

 
 
 
 
Publisher’s Weekly: Polar Exposure: An All-Women’s Expedition to the North Pole Felicity Aston. Imagine, $24.99 (240p) ISBN 978-1-62354-553-6

By Ashlyn O’Hara, Peninsula Clarion: Off the Shelf: Take a walk on the wolf side “The Wanderer: An Alaska Wolf’s Final Journey,” is the latest book from Alaska writer and photographer Tom Walker
 
 
 
 

CutterLight: The Hike to Heney Ridge, Chugach National Forest
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Worse than ever
 
 
Craig Medred: The narrative
 
 
Craig Medred: 100 dead bears
 
 
Craig Medred: Lucky us
 
 
Craig Medred:Call for Anchorage leash law rising again

Summer has come to Alaska’s largest city; local trails are busy with Anchoragites; and dogs are once again rivaling the now Portlandesque problem of the homeless as the argument of the day.

Some people think their dogs no different than children and prefer to let them run wild. Some people fear dogs too much and cower at the sight of them. And sometimes, dogs being dogs, the animals can make themselves a problem for everyone no matter the human opinion of canines.

Two years ago – amid horror stories about dogs attacking people and dogs attacking other dogs – the Anchorage Municipal Assembly considered an ordinance that would have required all dogs be on a leash when in public places in the city.

Anchorage Animal Control officials at the time said they were getting 50 calls a week complaining about loose dogs, many of them aggressive animals.

Read more ->
 
 
 
 

FYI: Helen Hegener, The Archives A Wealth of Alaskan History
 
 
Helen Hegener Jun 14 · Northern Light Media The Hope ’91 Sled Dog Race book is now in print and available at Amazon, details here:
 
 

KTUU: Police investigating fatal Dimond shooting; Midtown businessman aims to aid, share resources with homeless neighbors and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO: Alaska cancer treatment centers struggle with shortage of common chemo drugs and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK: After a year of avian influenza outbreak, scientists want to know more about how the virus persists in Alaska; Bethel’s courthouse goes to ‘analog methods’ to work around GCI network issues and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: 2023 Alaska Artistic License Plate Competition: Semi-finalists and Youth Awardees; This Day in Alaskan History-June 15th, 1921 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbnaks News Webcenter 11: Free Flight Home program for Alaska service members; Alaska Behavioral Health starts Mobile Outreach for Children and Families and more ->

KINY: AFN responds to the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act; SNAP Online Purchasing now available to Alaskans at Target.com and more ->
 
 
 
 
KRBD: Team ‘We Brake For Whales’ earns its name and $10,000 with first-place Race to Alaska finish and more ->
 
 
 
 

KUCB: Small boat harbor to get long-awaited upgrade; Karie Wilson retires after 16 years with Eagle’s View Elementary Achigaalux̂; Sharon O’Malley retires after nearly three decades with UCSD and more ->