Alaska Native Civil Rights Leader Elizabeth Peratrovich to be Commemorated on U.S. $1 Coin Designs celebrating Peratrovich, Alaska’s Anti-Discrimination Law to be released in 2020 June 30, 2017 JUNEAU — The United States Mint has released candidate designs that commemorate Alaska Native Civil Rights Leader Elizabeth Peratrovich and Alaska’s Anti-Discrimination […]
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Governor Walker Signs Legislation Recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day
Governor Walker Signs Legislation Recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day After two years of gubernatorial action, HB 78 officially recognizes the First Peoples of Alaska June 24, 2017 UTQIAGVIK — Governor Bill Walker today signed legislation that recognizes the history and heritage of Alaska’s First Peoples. House Bill 78 officially establishes the […]
Shoup Bay Trail is Open
Amid all the excitement of the all-new Rock & Flow Fest comes more great news! Shoup Trail is now open for hiking and trail running. 10 miles of scenic trail from Valdez to Shoup Bay. Support L49 by taking a hike and making a reservation to stay at Moraine or […]
RHR Looking for Volunteers, Vendors, Musicians
Advertisement Richardson Highway Rendezvous Music & Art Fest, the annual day-long music, art and fun-fest presented by KCHU Public Radio and Friends of the Valdez Animal Shelter is coming up August 19th. Over the last eight years this event has grown and evolved into an amazing day of music […]
Pipeline Turns 40 on June 20th-Sharing Pipeline Stories
TAPS tales of past, present, future mark the 40-year milestone from the Alyeska Pipeline Service Compnay Newsletter On June 20, 2017, TAPS reaches the 40-year anniversary of operations … but Alyeska is celebrating all year. The heart of that celebration is the stories of those who built TAPS, those who maintain it […]
Valdez Rock and Flow Fest June 23-25
New! We listened to your input so this year we’ve added a full lineup of yoga to the rock fest which is why we changed the name to the Valdez Rock and Flow Fest June 23 – 25. We have some great climbing clinics, a smorgasbord of yoga classes and a […]
2017 Copper Valley MS Walk
May 20th, the Sanitation Singers, will once again be walking in the 2017 COPPER VALLEY MS WALK to raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. (Not that we sound right, but Sanitation Singers just sounded right for a crew from Copper Basin Sanitation.) As we have since 2001, Sharon […]
Governor Walker Announces Names of Drug Detection K9s
Names selected via Facebook poll from suggestions made by Alaska 6th-graders May 16, 2017 JUNEAU – As a part of the Safer Alaska initiative, Governor Bill Walker today announced the results of his Facebook poll to pick names for the two new Alaska State Trooper drug detection K9s. K9-A […]
Prince William Sound RCAC Announces Election of Board Officers
The Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council held its annual board meeting in Valdez, Alaska, on May 4-5, 2017. Among other business, the board convened to elect officers who will serve from May 2017, to May 2018. The elected executive committee is comprised of: President: Amanda Bauer, […]
Matt Morse Named Copper River Watershed Hero
The Copper River Watershed Project builds partnerships for on-the-ground projects and watershed-scale planning for economically diverse communities and a thriving, intact watershed. The CRWP Watershed Hero Award goes to . . . Congratulations to Matt Morse of Glennallen for winning the Watershed Hero Award! Advertisement Ruth McHenry and Linda Ruthledge nominated […]