Athletics and group activities were a big part of my life growing up in Homer. The thrill of success for your team and teammates were regularly celebrated with high-fives, chest bumps and huddles – all of which required closeness and nothing about physical distancing. So I felt for Alaska’s kids who struggled during this pandemic […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska— The Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program is currently accepting applications for its 2021 Summer Bridge component, and the deadline to apply is Dec. 11, 2020. Open to students across Alaska who will be graduating high school this spring, the component is set for May 31 to July 27, 2021, tentatively in person on […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — The last Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew forward deployed to Cordova for the summer is scheduled to return to Kodiak, Monday. Throughout the deployment, which started May, 14, 2020, aircrews out of forward operating location Cordova flew on 11 cases, and saved four lives. Air Station Kodiak […]
Those looking for a silver lining in the “summer of COVID” might find one in a variation on the old “good news/bad news” story. The bad news is, the tourist industry shutdown has kept most visitors away during our peak outdoor recreation season. The good news is that Alaskans have had the whole place […]