During the 2011 Alaska Federation of Natives Convention in Anchorage on October 21st, Alaskan Governor Sean Parnell announced his FY 2013 budget and awarded the 2011 Shirley Demientieff Award to Tlingit elder Ethel Lund. According to Gov. Parnell, $62.4 million from the budget allotted for fiscal year 2013 has already been planned to be funded for construction in Emmonak and Koliganek. This [...]
Yukon Quest fans are all invited to celebrate the 29th birthday of the Yukon Quest 1,000 Mile International Sled Dog Race at Anthoinette’s Restaurant on Friday, October 28, 2011, 5PM in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada. Before the race kicks off in February 2012, party attendants will get the chance to meet the official mushers, get the latest [...]
On November 7, 2011, the Middle Nenana Fish and Game Advisory Committee is scheduled to hold a meeting at the Anderson Lions Club at 6PM in Anderson, Alaska. In addition, several meetings by different boards and committees have already been planned and scheduled for later this year and early next year. The meeting in Anderson [...]
The TERRA-Southwest (TERRA-SW) project achieved substantial completion on October 17, 2011 as announced by the GCI President and CEO, Ron Duncan. TERRA-SW is a project that aims to extend terrestrial broadband service to Bristol Bay and the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta (Y-K Delta). This project is expected to make broadband available to over 9,000 households and nearly [...]
During the remaining upcoming economic town halls across Alaska starting October 27, 2011, Sen. Lisa Murkowski is expected to share her views on federal spending and discuss about several problems now affecting the state including the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that upheld the Clinton-era Roadless Rule prohibiting most economic activity in nearly [...]
Next week, Senator Lisa Murkowski is heading a series of economic town hall meetings in different parts of Alaska to discuss and accumulate comments regarding the long-term financial stability of the state and the country. The first conference was in Anchorage on Monday, October 24, 2011 at Lucy Cuddy Center, UAA 3400 Seawolf Drive and will be followed [...]
This week, Governor Sean Parnell assigned several new boards to different Alaskan departments and organizations. On the 17th of October, he added 3 new board members to Serve Alaska, Statewide Independent Living Council and Statewide Suicide Prevention Council. Serving as the new board of Serve Alaska is Juneau-resident, Justin Fantasia, who currently works as a [...]
Gov. Parnell appointed new board members Myron Naneng to the Yukon River Panel, Jacqueline Hill and Richard Irwin to the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, and nominated Dr. Michael Castellini and Mike Miller to the North Pacific Research Board on October 17, 2011. For the Yukon River Panel, Parnell appointed Bethel resident Naneng [...]
In line with its annual tradition, the Yukon Quest is giving another $10,000 cash prize to a lucky winner Tuesday, November 22nd at the Yukon Convention Centre. Over 850 raffle tickets were printed and are now spread at numerous places around Whitehorse, including the Yukon Quest office in the White Pass Depot, Mac’s Fireweed Books, Coast Mountain Sports, [...]
On October 17, 2011, Alaskan Governor Sean Parnell appointed Greg Grebe and John Cloe as the new board members of the Advisory on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse and Alaska Humanities Forum, respectively. For 34 years, Grebe has served as a local attorney in Anchorage specializing in personal injury law. He has over 10 yrs of [...]