A Public Health Nurse will be in Nenana on Thursday, February 28, 2013 at the Mary Demientieff Memorial Health Clinic on Front Street. Appointments are being scheduled now. See the contact information below to make your appointment. Services can include New Baby and Well-Child Checkups up to age 5 years (priority is for families without [...]
The Statewide Suicide Prevention Council will be in Nenana for two days to hold several Listening Sessions. Their goal is to learn what Nenana is doing on the wellness front to combat depression, mental illness and suicidal ideation. They would like to listen to community members about what has been working, what have been some [...]
There is a new book store in the town of Nenana, by the name of ABLE Judaica. Hoping to reach all who has a love for God, ABLE Judaica carries both Jewish and Christian Resources, and many items that carry inspirational thoughts attributed to God and His word. The store has opened its doors in [...]
Never give out your debit card number or personal information over the phone unless you initiated the call, says First National Bank Alaska. This is in response to reports that Alaskans in the Fairbanks and Healy area have been receiving cell phone scam calls. If you believe your information has been compromised by a fraudster [...]
Election 2012, with incumbent Mayor Jason Mayrand leading 96-40 ahead of Willie Lord, and Caroline Gongaware trailing with nineteen votes, is almost over. There are eight question ballots remaining to count, says election judge Karen Harvey, and there are approximately five absentee ballots and one other absentee ballots unreturned as of October second, says Nenana [...]
Several cases of pertussis, also called “whooping cough” have been reported in Fairbanks. Pertussis can be a very serious disease, especially for infants less than one year old. Immunization against pertussis is the best way to help prevent outbreaks in your community and protect infants. Community members should have their pertussis immunization status verified [...]
Alternative energy sources have been explored since 2009 by Toghetthele Corporation according to a presentation made recently in Nenana, Alaska. Toghetthele is the Nenana area Native corporation. Jim Sackett, CEO of the corporation was at a recent meeting of the Wellness in Nenana Coalition, and brought attendees up to speed on Toghetthele projects. Toghotthele is interested [...]
Donating to charity is something to consider, and easily done on your Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend (pfd) Application. That deadline is looming closer by the second, and as of the morning of March 26, two-hundred twenty thousand, seven-hundred and eighty-six Alaskans have not applied yet. In order to get your pfd application completed, the sooner [...]
Survival training is key when facing an avalanche, as Ian LaCroix may have realized recently. Especially now that the spring weather is upon us safety officials with the State of Alaska, The Department of Public Safety have some key information here that could save your life. There are free classes available, they say. Ian LaCroix, [...]
The Anchorage Rage City Rollergirls took on the derby girls from Fairbanks Rollergirls during the All Star Roller Derby game on March 3 at the Dena’ina Center, Downtown Anchorage. Fairbanks Rollergirls (FBXRG) went down hard in the 3rd Annual Brawl of the Wild against the Anchorage Rage City Rollergirls with a score of, ouch, 69 [...]
