Following a press release issued by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People demanding that the Alaska Day Committee of Sitka “retract and remove the scheduled Slavery auction on the calendar of events” for the Alaska Day festivities, that organization has decided to change the name of the October fundraiser. The Sitka organizers […]
SITKA, Alaska – The 9th Army Band turned up the volume on their annual Alaska Day Festival participation Oct. 14-15 by adding performances at five Sitka schools to the community events the Soldiers traditionally support. “Each one of us has our own story, and each one of us wants to tell our story, and the […]
World Pneumonia Day, held annually on November 12, is an opportunity to raise awareness about pneumonia globally; to promote prevention and treatment; and to generate action to fight the illness. World Pneumonia Day is designed to create public awareness about pneumonia, promote interventions for preventing and treating pneumonia, and support action plans to combat pneumonia. […]