To recognize the role of Alaska’s public gardens in the promotion of environmental conservation, stewardship, research and education in the State of Alaska, the Alaska House of Representatives passed House Bill 18 on March 29, 2011. Included in this bill is the movement of Alaska Public Garden’s Day from May 6th to the Saturday immediately [...]
The close relationship between Alaskans and Hawaiians has long been established and many Alaskans have favored Hawaii as their perfect vacation paradise and second homes. Thus, the recent nuclear devastation in Japan left many Alaskans wondering about the possibility of radiation reaching Hawaii and its perfect beaches. News coming from traditional and social media [...]
The Greater Fairbanks of Commerce (GFCC) released a resolution supporting the trucking project of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to Interior Alaska. The resolution comprises several elements which have brought the GFCC to its final stand in regards to the issue of energy costs and insufficiency in Fairbanks and Alaska’s Interior. The resolution clearly states [...]
The Business of Clean Energy in Alaska (BCEA) Conference will be held again this year about clean and sustainable energy future for Alaska. The conference is scheduled on April 28-29, 2011 at the Dena’ina Center in Anchorage and will focus on two important topics– energy efficiency on the first day and renewable energy on the [...]
Governor Sean Parnell named his appointees for the Boards of Fisheries (BOF) and Boards of Games (BOG) on March 26, 2011. New board member, Susan Jeffrey, now joins the BOF along with reappointed former board members Bill Brown and John Jensen. The same goes for Nick Yurko, who was appointed as member of the BOG [...]
This April 2011, the Fish and Game Advisory Committees of Anchorage, Seward and Tok Cutoff/Nabesna Road have scheduled meetings where issues and concerns on several fishing projects and proposals will be reported and extensively discussed. Starting the series of meetings will be the Anchorage Fish & Game Advisory Committee who is scheduled to meet on [...]
As of March 22, 2011, Nordic Naturals® Kenai Wild™ Alaskan Salmon Oil is considered as the world’s first Salmon Oil to surpass all international standards for purity. Nordic Naturals is an industry leader in omega-3 fish oil supplementation, serving over 30 countries on six continents for more than 10 years. Setting high standards in quality [...]
JUNEAU, ALASKA—In recognition of their dedication and long term voluntary service to their communities and the state of Alaska, six Alaskan women were chosen to receive the First Lady’s Volunteer of the Year Awards as officially declared by Alaska’s First Lady, Sandy Parnell, herself, on March 25, 2011. Mrs. Parnell looked pleased as she remarked, [...]
Alaska Airlines has issued a travel advisory for those customers affected by their system-wide central computer outage this past Saturday, March 26, 2011. Some 12,150 passengers from 150 canceled flights were affected by the outage. Computers are now working at Alaska Airlines, says Brad Tilden, Alaska Airlines President. Due to delays and some previous cancellations, [...]
Many Alaska city offices and most State of Alaska offices may be closed on today, Monday March 28, 2011. March 30, 1867 was the day that the United States agreed to pay Russia 7.2 million dollars for the frozen northland, and William H. Seward, then Secretary of State was the official who agreed to the [...]