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Important Census Info for Alaska Natives from AFN

Important Census Info for Alaska Natives from AFN

Alaska Federation of Natives has some very important information about the Census that is already taking place in some communities. The U.S. Census is counting our families and individuals for the 2020 Census. If you’re Alaska Native, you can help steer hundreds of millions of dollars annually to rural communities and […]

Upcoming Valdez Events

Upcoming Valdez Events

   A survey has gone out to [all residents of Valdez] as part of our Master Planning process. Your survey submission helps us to understand the needs of our community. This is your opportunity to be heard and to weigh in on what is important to our community. Also, five […]

VSC Home Delivered Meals are Now Officially Meals on Wheels

VSC Home Delivered Meals are Now Officially Meals on Wheels

The Valdez Senior Center recently rebranded their home-delivered meals program as Meals on Wheels Valdez.  According to their web site, Meals on Wheels America is the leadership organization supporting the more than 5,000 community-based programs across the country that are dedicated to addressing senior isolation and hunger. This network serves […]

Warm Ocean Delays Sea Ice-AP

Warm Ocean Delays Sea Ice-AP

All photos by John Guillote via AP, link to photo info is at the bottom of the page. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. research vessel Sikuliaq can break through ice as thick as 2.5 feet (0.76 meters). In the Chukchi Sea northwest of Alaska this month, which should be […]

Join Valdez Pioneers at the Museum 11/15

Join Valdez Pioneers at the Museum 11/15

Valdez Pioneers sixth annual Night at the Museum will be Friday, November 15th at Valdez Museum and Historical Archive, six to eight pm. Come celebrate Valdez history, enjoy refreshments, meet with old friend and make new ones. There will be a showing of Valdez, the Town that Survived; a documentery […]