Author: Sue Bergstrom

Valdez Artist Andrew Goldstein

Valdez Artist Andrew Goldstein

Most people in Valdez know Andrew Goldstein as the Curator of Collections and Exhibitions for the Valdez Museum and Historical Archive. He’s also turned up in a couple of historical documentaries, including the recent one about the 1964 earthquake and tsunami on The National Geographic Channel. But you may not […]

Valdez Animals Have Friends

Valdez Animals Have Friends

By Sue Bergstrom for Valdez City News – Sometimes when you look at something every day you think you know what you’re seeing, but it turns out to only be a part of the story. For example, most people in Valdez are aware that we have an Animal Shelter and […]

Community Meeting: Commercial Marijuana in Valdez

By Sue Bergstrom for Valdez City News – On Thursday, February 18th City Attorney Jake Staser and Director of Community and Economic Development Lisa Von Bargen addressed a packed City Council Chambers to discuss recommended options for commercial marijuana operations in Valdez and take public comment. Staser began by explaining […]

Valdez Ice Climbing Festival 2016

Valdez Ice Climbing Festival 2016

By Sue Bergstrom for Valdez City News – The Valdez Ice Climbing Festival was started in 1983 and it continues to grow. This year’s festival was the biggest ever. Participation in this year’s event doubled for the third year in a row. On Saturday approximately three hundred climbers took part, […]

Aleut Corporation Signs Memo of Understanding

Aleut Corporation Signs Memo of Understanding

City Manager Dennis Ragsdale and Director of Community and Economic Development Lisa Von Bargen met with Aleutian Village residents on Thursday, February 11th to announce that Aleut Corporation had signed the proposed Memo of Understanding (MOU) regarding Aleutian Village with some modifications and explain what happens next. City of Valdez […]

Valdez Artist Lydia Marcelle

Valdez Artist Lydia Marcelle

By Sue Bergstrom for Valdez City News – Advertisement Lydia Marcelle says, “In the past few years I have found a strong relationship between painting and graphic design that I hold very dearly to my heart. Both are heavily reliant on making marks.” Making marks is something that Lydia has […]

Ten Mile Area Residents Meet With City of Valdez to Discuss Flood Insurance

Ten Mile Area Residents Meet With City of Valdez to Discuss Flood Insurance

By Sue Bergstrom for Valdez City News – Community and Economic Development Department Senior Planning/GIS Technician AnnMarie Lain stood in the Valdez City Council Chambers on Wednesday, 1/27 with the daunting task of explaining a complicated Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) process to residents of the Alpine Woods and Nordic […]