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.
KYUK: Alaska state wildlife troopers remind hunters of ‘Field to Freezer’ 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.
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
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.
Jasmine at 14 Mile Farm: Summertime: Fiber Fests and Unexpected Opportunities For Rest
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 ->
KYUK: Bethel couple accused of abusing toddler plead not guilty 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!
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
KTUU: New Juneau exhibit features the works of 56 Alaska Native women artists
Craig Medred: Plummeting value
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
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.
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:
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 ->
The Seward Journal June 14 to June 20, 2023
KUCB: Japan’s maritime self-defense force stops in Unalaska for the third time since World War II and more ->
KMXT: Midday Report June 14, 2023 and more ->
“Ask the Animals” by Co-Authors Renee Copeland and Roxanne Jacobs was Exhibited at the 2023 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
Delve into an anthology of biblical stories told from the perspective of the animals that witnessed what happened.
Helen Hegener, Northern Light Media: New Website Posts Books and Reviews and More
Remedies for Sorrow: An Extraordinary Child, a Secret Kept from Pregnant Women, and a Mother’s Pursuit of the Truth Hardcover – April 18, 2023
By Megan Nix (Author)
A story of a mother’s fierce love for her exceptional child and her courageous journey to break the silence about a hidden risk to pregnant women: “both a beautiful family story and an urgent call to action… [A] moving, potentially life-altering book” (Robert Kolker, author of #1 New York Times bestseller Hidden Valley Road).
After a seemingly uneventful pregnancy, Megan Nix’s second daughter, Anna, was born very small and profoundly deaf. Megan and her husband, Luke, learned that Anna could have lifelong delays due to an infection from a virus they had never heard of: cytomegalovirus, or CMV, which Megan had unwittingly contracted from her toddler during pregnancy.
Megan was electrified by this knowledge. She had been warned, while pregnant, about the risks of saunas, sushi, and unpasteurized cheese, a lack of folic acid, and an excess of kitty litter. She knew to fear a slew of genetic syndromes she could do little to prevent. But she had not been told that CMV is contagious in the saliva of one out of three toddlers, spread through a kiss, a shared cup, a bite of unfinished toast. She had not been told that the stakes were high, that congenital CMV causes more birth defects and childhood disabilities—including blindness, deafness, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and autism—than any infectious disease. Or that some of these disabilities are evident at birth, but others appear suddenly at age two or three and are never traced back to congenital CMV.
Remedies for Sorrow unfolds across the dramatic landscape of Sitka, Alaska, where Luke makes his living as a salmon fisherman. There, Megan struggles to meet Anna’s needs and dives deeper into the mystery of why no one—not her OBGYN, not her toddler’s pediatrician—had mentioned CMV, despite the staggering cost of this silence to families and children like Anna. From this rugged and beautiful place comes a memoir about the boundless capacity of mothers, the extraordinary child that is Anna, and the lifesaving power of truth.