By Sue Bergstrom for Valdez City News – Valdez is intimately connected with the history and politics of this state. We have taken part in its big events; the Alaska gold rush, the 1964 earthquake, the building of the Trans Alaska Pipeline, the Exxon Valdez oil spill. We have supplied […]
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EMT Classes Offered
Become an EMT by December. Classes are scheduled for the evenings and on weekends. The $1080.00 enrollment cost for this six credit class does not include the price of text books, materials, state and federal testing or CPR certification. Call 834-1600 for more information, or visit our website: http://www.pwscc.edu/EMT . […]
Valdez Beautification
By Sue Bergstrom for Valdez City News – The first time you’re likely to notice what the City of Valdez Beautification Task Force has been up to is when you’re coming home after being away. We have a new, beautiful city limits sign. Not only is it nicer looking than […]
Photography and Old Town Walk Friday July 17 9:00 am to Noon
Advertisement Valdez Museum and Historical Archive will host a walking tour and photo shoot of Old Town on Friday July 1th followed by a workshop at the museum. The workshop will include a discussion of the photos taken and posting them on FaceBook followed by printing the images and making […]
Fish Scales and Tales Saturday 1:00pm to 4:00pm at the Museum
Saturday, the 11th. 1-4 pm. Can you say baidarka? Recall the Salmon cycle? Understand the history of fishing in PWS? Like to draw? Work in metals? Intrigued with the art of repousse? Join us for a multi-faceted afternoon. Advertisement
Have Extra Fish? You Can Donate It to Valdez Food Bank or Valdez Senior Center
Advertisement Did you know that you can donate your extra fish to a local Valdez food program? All you have to do is drop it off at Easy Freeze and Valdez Salt Water Charters at 204 Chena. Tell them which of the two non-profits you’d like to donate the fish […]
Gold Rush Days 2015 Schedule of Events
Valdez Museum Hosts Free Greenhouse Heat Presentation Friday July 10th
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Valdez Artist Sharry Miller
By Sue Bergstrom for Valdez City News – Sharry Miller and her family have lived full-time in Valdez since 2002, but have had a commercial fishing boat here since 1995. Sharry works in Oil Spill Contingency Planning for the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. So you may have encountered her […]
2015 Colors of Cancer Fun Run July 25th
The 2015 Colors of Cancer Fun Run, hosted by Relay For Life Valdez will be Saturday July 25th. There will be one mile, three mile and six mile runs. Registration begins at 10:00 a.m. in the Valdez High School parking lot. The one mile race starts at 10:30 and the […]