Pursuing African Peace Through Film
Kodiak Based non-profit Media Action Has been awarded a $119,595 Grant from United States Institute of Peace.
Funding will support a training program in conflict resolution and peacebuilding skills for at–risk youth in the West Nile region of Uganda.
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Alaska News Nightly: July 11, 2012
Former State Rep. Heinze Dies In Homer Floatplane Accident; Lawmakers Search For Ways To Lower Energy Costs; U.S. House Repeals Health Care Overhaul; School Funding Programs Extended For A Year; Troopers, Delta Residents Search For Missing Man; Beluga Had Numerous Infections; Candidate Deadline To Back Out Of Election Passes; Detained Jet Skiers Back In US; Animator Uses Kickstarter To Fund Interactive Story Project; UAF Getting Winter Terrain Park
Alaska News Nightly: July 9, 2012
Shell Drill Ship Arrives In Unalaska; Troopers Suspend Search For Missing Mt. Marathon Runner; King Salmon Man Arrested For Cold Case Murder; Rescued Beluga Calf Dies; Tulsequah Chief Mine Water Treatment Plant Shuts Down; Initial Meetings On APD Shootings Satisfy Polynesian Community Members; Gary Snyder Draws Big Crowd At Creative Writing Lecture; Eagle Village Elder Dies In Car Accident
Mourning the Death of a Rescued Beluga Calf
The Alaska SeaLife Center is saddened to announce the loss of the rescued beluga calf found stranded following a storm in South Naknek, Alaska on June 18.
Learn more. Traveling Music: July 8, 2012
Here’s the music playlist from Traveling Music with Shonti Elder. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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Algo Nuevo: July 8, 2012
Here’s the Sunday, July 8, 2012 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or...
Night Music: July 7, 2012
Here’s the music playlist for Night Music with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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Kenny Lake Students Premiere Historical Railway Documentary
Students in the award-winning documentary filmmaking program at Kenny Lake School, a small K-12 school in the rural town of Copper Center, Alaska, recently premiered their 90-minute documentary Iron Rails: The Story of the Copper River and Northwestern Railway.
The film, which was supported by a 2010 Alaska Humanities Forum We the People grant of $6,000, has won first place in the Alaska Society for Technology in Education (ASTE) 2012 documentary film contest.
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AK: A Tribute
The famous late singer-songwriter John Denver loved the outdoors. Denver got a taste of Alaska’s wilderness on a visit to the state in the 70s. One of his stops was to the McCarthy-Kennecott area. Thirty years later, residents there pay tribute to that visit with a concert. KCHU’s Tony Gorman traveled to McCarthy to attend the fifth and final John Denver Tribute Concert and has this story.
Alaska News Nightly: July 6, 2012
State Gets First Federal Waiver For ‘No Child Left Behind’; Researchers Find Surprising Plastic Pollution Levels In Pacific Northwest; Dive Team Recovers Body From Matanuska Lake Canoe Accident, Searching For Second; Search Efforts Intensify For Missing Mt. Marathon Runner; Shell’s Oil Response Barge Awaiting USCG Approval Before Heading North; Greenpeace Campaign Against Arctic Drilling Facing Less Resistance In Unalaska; AK: A Tribute; 300 Villages: Nikolaevsk
1on1: Dallas Seavey
He says he did crazier things while training for the Iditarod, than he did during the race itself. Gain some insight into the life of the reigning Iditarod champion.
TV: Sunday, 7/8 6:30pm & Wednesday, 7/11 at 11:00pm
KSKA: Thursday, 7/12 at 1:00pm
Muni Election Report Released; And Mt. McKinley May Be Renamed Denali
Independent investigator Dan Hensley releases his report on the Muni election debacle. Reality TV flourishing in Alaska. Mayor Dan Sullivan takes his oath while on vacation in Hawaii. Muldoon community members finding resistance to their request for a local park. The U.S. Supreme Court rejects the Stolen Valor Act by a vote of 6-3. Sen. Lisa Murkowski introduces legislation to rename Mount McKinley to Denali. Governor Parnell might be saying no to the Medicaid expansion.
KSKA: Friday, 7/6 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 7/7 at 6:00pm
KAKM: Friday, 7/6 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 7/7 at 5:00pm p.m.
Alaska News Nightly: July 5, 2012
Runner Missing After Mt. Marathon Race; Troopers Shoot Man Brandishing Gun In Wasilla; APD Shootings Spark Rally, Community Concern; Alaska Teachers Attend National Education Association Conference; More Fire Crews To Assist With Lower 48 Blazes; Scientists Search For Answers To Low Chinook Runs; Assessment Aims To Document Arctic Biodiversity; Earliest Matanuska Valley Residents Shrouded in Mystery; Alaska Territorial Guard Gains Recognition With Bethel Memorial
Night Music: June 30, 2012
Here’s the music playlist for Night Music with Connie G. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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Something Different: July 1, 2012
Here’s the Sunday, July 1, 2012 edition of Something Different with Betsy. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
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Soul to Soul: June 30, 2012
Here’s the music playlist from the June 30, 2012 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed...
Soul to Soul: June 23, 2012
Here’s the music playlist from the June 23, 2012 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed...
Grant Supports Juneau Transitional Housing Program
The Juneau Community Foundation (JCF) granted $5,000 to Haven House, Inc., on behalf of the Machamer Fund, a donor-directed fund of the Foundation.
The grant will be used to help fund Haven House staffing.
Read more. Alaska News Nightly: July 4, 2012
Western Arctic Caribou Herd Continues Declining; Soldotna Hold First Public Hearing On Coastal Zone Management Initiative; Joint Venture Aims To Create Jobs in Kake; Mask Carver Puts an Urban Twist on Alaska Native Tradition; Group Learning Nearly-Traditional Kayak Making Techniques; Woman Using Changing Time To Reinvigorate Seward Journal; Unalaska Kids Reinvent The Lemonade Stand
All About Oysters (and Recipes for the Grill).
“The best thing about oyster farming is knowing I’m bringing to market the finest oysters in the world,” said Oyster Farmer Mike Nakada when asked why he loves his work.
Nakada had been an Alaskan fisherman for over 40 years before he switched to oyster farming.
Click for recipes.