Kenai River Sportfishing Association (KRSA) is extremely concerned that the lower end of the escapement goal range for late-run king salmon in the Kenai River will not be achieved. Today, the board of directors of the state’s largest sportfishing organization unanimously approved a vote of no confidence in the Alaska Department of Fish & Game [...]

In celebration of Macy’s 85th anniversary, Alaskans are invited to join macy’s Great American Elf Adventure. Come to the event, Sat. Aug. 20th at Anchorage Town Square from 12 noon to 5 p.m. to get an elf that you can decorate and enter in the contest. Anchorage Macy’s Event-Media Advisory

Kenai River Jr Classic – media advisory

More than 100 Alaskans, policymakers and business leaders participated in the annual Kenai River Sportfishing Association (KRSA) Kenai River Classic this week. Each gained a better understanding of the importance of fish conservation and habitat restoration on the Kenai, and at the same time helped to support the local economy. The three-day fundraising event, held [...]

Did the little Girl Scout who used to live next door graduate or forget to take your cookie order this year? Have you already eaten your hidden stash of Girl Scout cookies, but wish you had more? You’re in luck – but act fast. Girl Scouts of Alaska has a few more cases of Samoas, [...]

Wolf Print Photo One of Several To Go On Display at Smithsonian Museum through September Anchorage-based Photographer Carl Johnson has won the “Environmental Issues” award in the 2010 Windland Smith Rice International Awards sponsored by Nature’s Best Photography magazine. Johnson’s photo “Wolf Tracks on Ice” is one of 18 award winners that went on display [...]

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Kenai Peninsula~ Governor Sean Parnell has proclaimed April “Bear Awareness Month” in Alaska. April is when bears typically begin emerging from their dens looking for food for themselves and their young. During Bear Awareness Month and throughout the year, Alaskans need to remember to secure attractants such as garbage, bird seed and pet food so [...]

New Apps Make It Even Easier to Find Cookies Girl Scout Cookies® have arrived in Alaska, and now it’s easier than ever to find out where to buy them. The new, free Cookie Locator App for iPhone® and Android™ allows you to search for cookie sales in your neighborhood, either by GPS, zip code or [...]

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During tough times and cold winters, every dollar counts for Alaskans. That’s why United Way of Anchorage and partners like AARP-Tax Aide offer free tax preparation for qualified Alaskans each tax season, keeping millions of dollars in the pockets of hardworking families and in our community. This tax season, Alaskans can take advantage of free [...]

Robot Rendezvous – Media Advisory

Media Advisory for Robot Rendezvous

Project organizers say early 2011 Pick. Click. Give participation figures are extremely encouraging. As of today, 81,805 Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) applications have been filed online with 2,975 individuals making 4,414 pledges for a total of $224,475. Participation Release – 1-5-11 – FINAL

ANCHORAGE – A “YES” vote on Prop B is a yes to Alaska jobs, the economy and to the importance of education in the state. That’s the message the Y.E.S. on Prop B campaign is beginning to share this week as it seeks to educate voters before the election on Nov. 2. “Prop B revitalizes [...]

ANCHORAGE – Prepare to be wowed Anchorage! The biggest circus ever to come to the state will perform in Alaska Oct. 2-21, 2010, including six shows at Dena’ina Center in Anchorage on Oct. 16 and 17th. Tickets for Anchorage shows are now on sale. Special performances include Michael Kiss, with a moving musical tribute to [...]

PALMER – The Alaska State Fair has completed a review of the actions taken last Thursday, August 26, when Sidney Hill was arrested after he caused a disturbance on the fairgrounds while carrying a large political sign.  An edited video of Hill’s protest and subsequent arrest was posted on YouTube. Hill has since been charged [...]

Prepare to be wowed Alaska! The biggest circus ever to come to the state will perform, October 2-21, 2010 and tickets are on sale now. Special performances include Michael Kiss, with a moving musical tribute to an American legend — Michael Jackson and The Montalvo Troupe, showcasing synchronized acrobatic skill on a 30-foot human-powered “Wheel of [...]

Kenai River Sportfishing Association (KRSA) recognized three of its stand-out volunteers this week. Jim Wentworth and Dave and Betty Lowery were named the nonprofit organization’s “Volunteers of the Year” at the annual Volunteer Appreciation Picnic at Soldotna Elks Lodge. Volunteers of the Year – News Release

The Foraker Group will bring in leadership experts from around the country to offer Alaska nonprofits strategies for creating healthier staff, organizations and communities. The event will be in the Egan Center in Anchorage on Sept. 20-21, 2010. Foraker Leadership Summit News Release

You don’t always catch fish on the Kenai River, but today, that wasn’t a problem for 140 Southcentral Alaska kids. Youth from the Armed Services YMCA and Boys & Girls Clubs of the Kenai Peninsula participated in the 4th Annual Kenai River Jr. Classic. They caught more than 150 silver and pink salmon. Organized by [...]

Alaska media are invited to come cover the Kenai River Jr. Classic this Wednesday. More than 150 kids from Boys & Girls Clubs of the Kenai Peninsula and the Armed Services YMCA will get to fish for silver and pink salmon on the Kenai River at the Kenai River Sportfishing Association event. Kenai River Jr. [...]

  ANCHORAGE – Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage Alaska, LLC (CINGSA), a joint venture between SEMCO Energy, Inc. (SEMCO) and MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company (MidAmerican), announced today it has filed a certificate application with the Regulatory Commission of Alaska (RCA) to construct, own and operate an underground natural gas storage system in the Cook Inlet [...]

For the 17th year, residents of the Kenai/Soldotna area teamed up with Kenai River Sportfishing Association (KRSA) to present a successful annual Kenai River Classic. Money raised during the event, through sponsorships, participation fees and the banquet and auction will go toward habitat restoration, angler access, education, fisheries management and research projects along the Kenai [...]

Sheraton Employees Say No To Union-News Release

After 17 years as one of Alaska’s most successful trade shows, the spring Alaska Women’s Show is dead. Aurora Productions, Inc., producer of the Alaska Women’s Show, was notified May 27th that the Municipality of Anchorage will not allow the event to be held in Sullivan Arena in April or May, due to a new [...]

The Sheraton Anchorage Hotel & Spa has filed a complaint with the Regional Director of the National Labor Relations Board after General Manager Denis Artiles received death threats over a four-hour period on June 2nd. Eggs were thrown on Artiles’ door and he received numerous death threat phone calls between 1:30 and 5 a.m. on [...]

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