AK: Making Lemonade
The Southeast town of Wrangell is filled with small locally owned businesses that rely on community support. And the importance of that support was one lesson learned last weekend when students opened their own lemonade stands around the city. The Wrangell kids participated in their first Lemonade Day- a national event to encourage young people to learn about business.
Alaska News Nightly: May 11, 2012
Savoonga Men Cited For Ivory Sale Violations; Redistricting Board To Redraw Southeast Districts; BLM Meeting With Kuskokwim Communities About Red Devil Mine Contamination; JPARC Hearing Start In Anchorage; 6,000 Military Members To March Through Fairbanks; Coast Guard Rules Out Mechanical Problem In Ferry Accident; 'Bike To Work Day' Taking Place Next Friday; AK: Making Lemonade; 300 Villages: Fort Yukon
Cheesy Corn Casserole
Like any good foodie, I love me some prosciutto. And baby arugula. A salad topped with dried figs, goat cheese, and a balsamic vinaigrette and I'm in heaven. A pinch of saffron to enhance color and flavor.
Sometimes, even I'm just too pretentious for my own good.
See the recipe. 
Rev. Norm Elliott
Some call him the "Wobbly Canary" because of his flying of a bright yellow plane, but most know him as Rev. Norm Elliott. He was flying around Interior Alaska holding church services, so long as the temperature was above -40 degrees. You could probably even argue that he is among the most experienced bush pilots in Alaska history, since flying himself around was just another part of the job.
KAKM: Sun. 5/13 at 6:30 pm & Weds. 5/16 at 10:00 pm
KSKA: Thurs. 5/17 at 1:00 pm
Anchorage Deputy Clerk Fired; and Airman Clinton Reeves Body Found
The stories up for discussion this week are: Assembly Chair Ernie Hall fires deputy clerk Jacqueline Duke; out of session work for the legislature; redistricting; body of Airman Clinton Reeves found; Ron Paul supporters take over Alaska Republican Party leadership; Port of Anchorage expansion remains stalled.
KSKA: Friday, 5/11 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 5/12 at 6:00pm
KAKM: Friday, 5/11 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 5/12 at 5:00pm
No Big Event
It was a gorgeous day for Alaska, or for most any other place I can imagine.
Mom, my best friend Jack, and I had driven north from Anchorage to Big Lake. Even then, Big Lake was primarily a weekend, or summer retreat from the relatively fast paced life of Anchorage.
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Craft in America: Threads
Explore woven textiles and story quilts by artists Faith Ringgold of Harlem, Randall Darwall of Cape Cod, Consuelo Jimenez Underwood in California and Terese Agnew in Wisconsin.
KAKM: Friday, 5/11 at 9:30pm
Alaska News Nightly: May 10, 2012
Body Found Was Missing Airman; Redistricting Plan Foes Face Off In Supreme Court; Alaskans Receiving Large Share Of Health Care Rebates; Texting While Driving Now Illegal In Alaska; AVEC Hoping To Add Bethel To Service List; Group Forms To Oppose Proposed Auke Bay Roundabout; 3-Pawed Grizzly Appears At Denali Park Again; Copper River Salmon Season Starts Next Week; Bristol Bay Fishermen, Processors Waiting For Herring; Season’s First Cruise Ships Sailing In Southeast
Alaska Native Fund to Award $125,000
At a Gathering last week of Alaska Native leaders and funders, the Alaska Conservation Foundation in partnership with the Alaska Native Fund Steering Committee announced $125,000 would be awarded this year to Indigenous projects that protect land, water and way of life.
Learn more. Alaskan Students Awarded $21,500 in Scholarships
This year, Pride foundation will award the most it ever has in scholarships to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) and straight ally students throughout the Northwest. Six Alaskan scholars will receive a combined $21,500 from Pride Foundation’s scholarship program.
A statewide committee of volunteers worked together to review applications and interview finalists.
Learn more.
Independent Lens: Summer Pasture
“Summer Pasture” is the story of a young nomadic couple living with their infant daughter in the high grasslands of eastern Tibet. The film offers a rare window into a highly insular community seldom seen by outsiders. In the collective imagination of Tibet, nomads have traditionally occupied a dual role — romanticized as embodying the purest form of Tibetan identity and mocked as being backwards, uncivilized and inferior.
KAKM: Thursday, 5/10 at 9:00pm
Alaska News Nightly: May 9, 2012
Airman Under Arrest In Connection With Clinton Reeves Disappearance; Assembly Chairman Hall Fires Deputy Clerk Duke; Coast Guard Head Warns Of Major Need For New Ice Breaker; Debate Over Consultation With ANCSA Corporations Continues; Militia Trial Continues For Third Day; EPA Prepares To Make Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment Public; Airport Operators Meet For Flight Standard, Safety Updates; Anchorage Kids Use YouTube To Stand Up To Bullying; Galena School District Takes Part In National Celebration Of Imagination
Federal Spending in Alaska: Running Out of Steam?
After nearly a decade of explosive growth, federal spending in Alaska has turned flat, according to a new analysis of federal spending in Alaska by Scott Goldsmith, professor of economics at ISER.
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Alaska & the UN: More Connected Than You Know
Chief Executive Officer of the United Nations Foundation, Kathy Calvin was recorded speaking on “Alaska & the UN: More Connected Than You Know” at the Alaska World Affairs Council on May 4, 2012.
Sitkans Come Together to Save Campus
Sitka, a town of just 8,900 residents, has put in 23,000+ volunteer hours to revitalize the Sheldon Jackson Campus. This is the story of a community coming together, working toward a common goal.
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Soul to Soul: May 6, 2012
Here’s the music playlist from the May 6, 2012 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed...
Something Different: May 6, 2012
Here’s the Sunday, May 6, 2012 edition of Something Different with Betsy. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
Song Title
Artist Name
Album...
Anchorage Assembly Appoints Election investigator
The Chair of the Anchorage Assembly has appointed an independent third party investigator to look into what went wrong during the April 3rd Municipal Election. A retired judge investigate the matter. Chair Ernie Hall made the announcement at Tuesday's regular assembly meeting, along with other election updates. KSKA's Daysha Eaton was there and has this report.
Alaska News Nightly: May 8, 2012
Militia Trials Continue In Anchorage; Tribes Fear Road Maintenance Money Won’t Be Distributed Equally; Bill Allows Use Of Naturally Occurring Asbestos; Searchers Find Missing Teenage Hiker; APD Believes Missing Airman Victim Of Foul Play; Alaska-Based Soldier Killed In Afghanistan; Police, Troopers On Lookout For Two Men Who Escaped From Halfway House; Processing Plant Planning On Running Despite Ferry Collision; Former Head Of Whaling Commission Pleads Guilty; Author Investigates Exxon-Mobil In Book; Bethel Getting New Grocery Store, Movie Theater