Grant Funding to Promote Success Toward Higher Education
The Youth Action Committee (YAC), of the Juneau Community Foundation, requests proposals from Juneau non-profit organizations and schools to promote success in high school by increasing awareness of the range of Post Secondary opportunities available for high school graduates.
With the help of the Juneau Community Foundation and local organizations, YAC members strive to improve the lives of their peers.
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In My Family: I Love You
Ethan Petticrew teaches Raven how to say, "I Love You" in his Alaskan Native language. Ethans's family speaks Unangax.
Alaska News Nightly: December 3, 2013
Some State Legislators Pushing For Stronger Federal Disclosure Laws; Alaska Groups Give Passing Grade To Reworked Healthcare.Gov; Dead Birds Wash Up On St. Lawrence Island; Frog Abnormality Research Finds Location is a Key Factor; Plucky Delta Farmer Undaunted, Determined to Rebuild Poultry Barn Razed by Fire; Crews Rescue Woman From Fairbanks High Rise Window; Late Start for Flu Shots Causes Concern; How To Save An Endangered Language
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Alaska News Nightly: December 2, 2013
Alaska Searching For Methane Hydrate Research Partners; Survey Says Alaska Has Poor Business Climate; Officials Documenting Wreckage of St. Marys' Crash; Premera Won’t Increase Rates On Plan Extensions; Juneau Observes World AIDS Day; Family Hopes to Save Homestead of 30-Years; Kodiak Alum Receives Holiday Surprise from Teammates
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Ballet, Twerking and Everything In-between
Today we’re going to dance class. Three months ago in midtown Anchorage, Studio Pulse opened its doors as the cities newest modern dance studio. Stephanie Wonchala is the founder of the Pulse Dance Company, and runs the studio.
The classes offered at Studio Pulse are wide ranging to say the least.
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I Am Star the Reindeer
When people see a reindeer walking around downtown Anchorage, lots of questions come to mind. What is a reindeer doing in a wine shop, for example.
Albert Whitehead, the caretaker of Star the Reindeer, never gets tired of telling the story to each passerby he meets. For him "Star #6" is a small piece of a long history of reindeer living at the corner of 10th and I in Anchorage.
Alaska News Nightly: November 29, 2013
Murkowski, Begich push for icebreakers; ANWR still a battleground; Randall finishes second in World Cup race; Georgetown beats UAA in Great Alaska Shootout; Delta Junction wants clinic, pharmacy; Doyon explores Nenana Basin.
Long-Range Snow Machine Expeditions
For the next Outdoor Explorer we’re in Fairbanks for a kind of adventure that is uniquely arctic and Fairbanks hard-core: long range expeditions by snow machine. We'll be joined by UAF scientist Matthew Sturm, whose studies of snow led to a career of traveling the breadth of North America on snowmachines with a team of very tough motorheads. We’ll learn about those trips, and how to prepare for motorized travel in some of the most remote spots on the globe.
KSKA: Thursday 12/55 and 2:00 and 9:00 pm.
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Winter film fests: Let’s go to the movies
You say snow gives you hives? Not to worry. Anchorage hosts two winter film festivals that promise to transport your mind and imagination to places you never dreamed of visiting.
Come enjoy the best getaway in the world: the movies. We'll feature program directors for the Anchorage International Film Festival and the Indigenous World Film Festival, They'll share highlights and don't-miss surprises for each festival.
KSKA: Wednesday, 12/4 at 2:00pm and 9:00pm
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Alaskan Author Eowyn Ivey on the Importance of Books and Libraries
Since it was published in 2012, The Snow Child by Alaska's own Eowyn Ivey from Chickaloon has been published in many different languages and nominated for the Pulitzer prize. Following a international book tour, Eowyn returned home and met with the Anchorage Friends of the Library. This week on Addressing Alaskans, listen to her talk about how books and libraries shaped her life as a writer.
KSKA: Tuesday 12/3 at 2:00 pm and 9:00 pm
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The Anchorage International Film Festival
The new motion picture “Icebound,” about the Alaska serum run to Nome, is just one of many films coming to the Anchorage International Film Festival in early December. Also, “The Frozen Ground,” which only had limited theatrical release in Alaska.
APRN: Tuesday, 12/3 at 10:00am
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AK: Banding Birds
Alaska has its share of big science projects, to be sure. But to get results, science doesn’t always have to be huge.
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Alaska News Nightly: November 27, 2013
Wildlife Buffer Proposed for Denali, Seward Man Fined for Dumping Oily Bilge Water, Time Frame Given for Water Permit Process, Shipyard Wants More for Repairs, APU Skiers Head for World Cup Race, Celebrating Thanksgiving in Karluk.
December Schedule Highlights
Alaska Public Media's December schedules and programming highlights.
Maple and Rosemary Roasted Sweet Potatoes & Squash (And a Story About a Turkey)
Ah, Thanksgiving. A time for friends and family to gather around the table in love and friendship, so that we may all sit down, say grace, and stuff our faces full of delicious foods drenched in butter and cream.
At this point, what I really should tell you about is this delectable little recipe I am sharing with you for your holiday table. But what I really want to tell you about is how I'm getting a turkey on a plane for Thanksgiving.
Read more. Alaska News Nightly: November 26, 2013
FAA approves UAS Above JBER, New Runway Installed; Legislators Draft Drone Policy; 4 Charged With Illegally Shooting 2 Moose In Denali National Park; Ahtna Plans LNG Wells Near Glennallen; Newtok’s Relocation Effort Slowed By An Ongoing Tribal Dispute; State Tells Medevac Payment Program To Drop Alaska Members; Cause Of Late-Season Interior Rain Remains A Mystery; Juneau’s Filipino Community Raises $21,000 For Typhoon Relief
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Safely Defrosting Your Turkey
With Thanksgiving on the horizon, Extension has released a four-minute video to demonstrate methods for even procrastinating cooks to safely defrost a turkey.
Roxie Dinstel, a Fairbanks Extension agent, advises cooks to keep the turkey out of the “temperature danger zone” of 40 to 140 degrees.
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Alaska News Nightly: November 25, 2013
Canadian Company Explores Possibility Of Graphite Mine; Sikuliaq Departure Delayed; Group Investigating Biomass Energy Potential; Premera Alaska Allows 5,200 Customers To Keep Insurance Plans; Breaking Up With Healthcare.gov; SEARHC Front Street Clinic Soon To Be Under New Management; Subsistence Fishermen File Brief in Appeals Court; Juneau Panel Aims To Deconstruct Racism In Alaska And Beyond
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Health: Is It an Personal, Public or Social Issue?
Dr. Jay Butler of Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium was recorded speaking on "Health: Is It an Personal, Public or Social Issue?" at the Alaska World Affairs Council on November 22, 2013.
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Algo Nuevo: November 24, 2013
Here’s the Sunday, October 24,013 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or...