Legislation was signed June 24, 2010 that will create economic growth for small businesses throughout Alaska. Governor Sean Parnell signed legislation that reduces the cruise passenger head tax from $46 per head to $34.50. Governor Parnell introduced legislation after he met with small business owners and visitor industry leaders and learned of the detrimental effects [...]
In Frozen Tears, young Kale Leland marries an Alaskan Native bush pilot and is plunged into a world of ancient myths and rituals, contrary to the life she was raised to be in. She forges a bond with a shaman who believes he can turn himself into a wolf. In attempt to execute a promise [...]
Legislation was signed June 24, 2010 that will create economic growth for small businesses throughout Alaska. Governor Sean Parnell signed legislation that reduces the cruise passenger head tax from $46 per head to $34.50. Governor Parnell introduced legislation after he met with small business owners and visitor industry leaders and learned of the detrimental effects [...]
Alaska Quest offers guided float trips through Alaska’s most beautiful and wild terrain. Whether you’re a fisherman or someone that just wants to see beautiful country, Alaska Quest is the go-to guide service. Alaska Quest Guide Service is proud to call Alaska home. With some of the best Salmon, Trout, Char, and Artic Grayling fishing [...]
June 28, 2010, Juneau, Alaska – Governor Parnell today appointed Katie TePas to be the state’s first domestic violence and sexual assault response coordinator, reaffirming his commitment to end domestic violence and sexual assault within 10 years. The Legislature created the position in the governor’s office and it is part of Governor Parnell’s comprehensive initiative [...]
Legislation establishing a Southeast State Forest to manage more acres for timber harvest was signed into law today. The new state forest will create new job opportunities. This forest, covering 25,291 acres, is the third in the Alaska State Forest System and the first addition since the Tanana Valley State Forest in 1983. “This bill [...]
If a picture is worth a thousand words, the University of Alaska Museum of the North’s latest special exhibit speaks volumes about the effects of climate change in Alaska’s Arctic. “Then & Now: The Changing Arctic Landscape” opens May 15 in the museum’s special exhibits gallery. “A visitor to the Arctic might be struck by [...]
Sheldon Jackson Museum’s Native Artists Demonstrators Program begins on the first of the month. Sponsored by the museum’s Friends organization and supported, in part, by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, the program brings artists from all across the state to Sitka to demonstrate their particular art or craft for museum visitors. [...]
The basic 15-week Alaska Law Enforcement Training (ALET) in Sitka, Alaska includes more than 900 hours of training and incorporates intensive training in law enforcement-related topics, physical fitness and many scenario-based training exercises all designed to prepare entry level police officers and Alaska State Troopers for a successful career in Alaska law enforcement. After graduation [...]