KUCB: Memory Eternal: Jacob Martin Stepetin
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Jacob Martin Stepetin, aged 71, of Akutan, Alaska, passed away Dec. 18, 2023. Jacob was born Nov. 5, 1952, to Mattie and Art Stepetin in Akutan, Alaska. Jacob was an innovative Unangax̂ leader who left a long legacy of progressive change. He inspired everyone who knew him, and he is remembered as a beloved Elder, Unangax̂ leader, and culture keeper of Akutan.

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“The Voyage of The Alaska Union”
SAVE THE DATE! On Thursday, January 18, the Cook Inlet Historical Society will feature Mr. Whitekeys talking about his new Alaska gold rush book, “The Voyage of The Alaska Union.” You can hear the whole sordid story of this epic expedition in the comfort of the Anchorage Museum!
Eighty Greenhorns from Chicago set out to strike it rich in Alaska in 1898. It was the largest Gold Rush expedition ever launched, and they had no idea what they were in for.
One of the prospectors, Charles Harris, toted a 40-pound camera with him during the entire odyssey, but his images have remained unseen for 120 years.
In The Voyage of The Alaska Union, Mr. Whitekeys reveals a true tale of Alaska History that has never been told. Lavishly illustrated with 100 of Charles Harris’s photographs, the book relies on century-old diaries, letters, manuscripts, and newspaper accounts that tell the story in the words of the men who were there on the Koyukuk in 1898.
It’s the story of tough men who survived with what they had. It may be 70 below, you may have forgotten to pack your tent on a hundred-mile trek, but if you had doughnuts, everything was just fine.
The Cook Inlet Historical Society Lecture Series is Free, it’s open to the public, and it starts at 7:00pm at the Anchorage Museum. 625 C Street. I’d love to see you there. For the Voyage of the Alaska Union on Real Paper or e-book, click HERE: http://www.mrwhitekeys.com/voyage-of-the-alaska-union.html
 
 
 
 
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KTUU: Anchorage police looking for shooting suspect near UAA campus; 16-year-old Emily Robinson out-mushes Iditarod champions to Knik 200 victory and more ->

 
 
 
 
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Apologies for the ADN paywall!
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KTOO: Salmon compete with mining companies as melting glaciers reveal new habitat and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK: New Alaska alcohol laws leave some rural customers temporarily high and dry and more ->

 
 
 
 
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by Terri Marshall Alaska Business, 2024 Magazine, Nonprofits: 2024 Alaska Business Hall of Fame Laureates

 
 
 
 
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KTOO: An Alaska lawmaker has quietly proposed taking over Anchorage’s port, but won’t say why and more ->

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Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Shooting at Big Lake A woman was shot in the leg at Big Lake on Wednesday over an argument about a stolen vehicle.; Army assists with medivac from Tok; Farmer’s Loop hit and run and more ->

 
 
 
 
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KINY: Sitka Police arrest woman for assault and criminal mischief; Coast Guard tows disabled fishing vessel to Adak, Alaska; Could a new Alaska coal power plant be climate friendly? An $11 million study aims to find out.; Online SNAP applications are now open and more ->

 
 
 
 
KSTK: Wrangell School District placed 16th on Major Maintenance Grant Fund and more ->
 
 
 
 
KFSK: Southeast Alaska reporters reflect on 2023; Lots of helping hands for Petersburg Bike Park and more ->

 
 
 
 
KRBD: Welcome News Director Michael Fanelli to KRBD and more ->

 
 
 
 
KUCB: ‘A very slow, methodical approach’: Genius Star XI could remain in Unalaska Bay for weeks and more ->
 
 
 
 

Delta Wind: New Year’s Day hike brings out crowd
 
 
 
 

KMXT Midday Report
 
 
 
 
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Applications for exemptions MUST BE received in office, submitted online, or postmarked by March 15th of the tax year in which the exemption is sought..

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KFSK: Higher school enrollment numbers affects district funding and more ->
 
 
 
 

KRBD: Former Ketchikan church leader sentenced to 20 years for sexual abuse and more ->
 
 
 
 

KUCB: U.S. preparing to claim new ocean territory off Arctic Alaska and in central Bering Sea and more ->
 
 
 
 

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KYUK: Bethel’s cold weather shelter is serving more people than ever before; Operation Santa Claus delivers Christmas gifts to Tuluksak and more ->

 
 
 
 
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KFSK: Petersburg crowns winners of 2023 Pickled Herring Contest; Dino Brock retires from coaching Lady Vikings after almost 30 years and more ->

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Photo book captures the Eagle River Nature Center’s many creatures and communities
Photographer Colin Tyler, who was at the Nature Center for a decade as a resident volunteer and staff member, released his book of striking images this year.

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Howard Weaver, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for the Anchorage Daily News, has died. He was 73.

Weaver died late Thursday at home in California, his wife, Barbara Hodgin said in an email to The Associated Press on Friday. Weaver received treatment for pancreatic cancer for a year before choosing hospice care. He had “38 years of sobriety at his death,” she wrote. “He was public about his alcoholism and sobriety, hoping to help others recover.”

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Resurrection Bay Historical Society
The next Thursdays: Our History program on Feb. 15 will feature Dorothy Gray, secretary-treasurer of the Russian Orthodox Church in Kenai, talking about The History of Russian Orthodoxy in Alaska and the Kenai Peninsula. Dorothy is also chair of Russian Orthodox Sacred Sites in Alaska whose mission is to preserve and restore the state’s historic Russian Orthodox churches. The program will start at 7 pm at the Seward Community Library & Museum.
 
 
 
 
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