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News Releases
Great American Circus Comes to Alaska Oct. 2-21
August 30, 2010
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 Death” and demonstrating their strength, courage and perfect timing on “The Flying Trapeze.” A total of 32 shows are scheduled across nine Alaskan cities in October including Fairbanks, Wasilla, Soldotna, Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan, Anchorage, Kodiak and Nome.
Kenai River Sportfishing Announces 2010 Volunteers of the Year
August 25, 2010
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.
The Foraker Group Offers Leadership Summit for Nonprofit Leaders in September
August 19, 2010
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.
Kids Catch Plenty of Salmon at 4th Annual Kenai River Jr. Classic
August 11, 2010
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 the Kenai River Sportfishing Association (KRSA), the annual event aims to expose kids to sportfishing, and to learn about the river’s ecology, fish and safe boating.
Kenai River Jr. Classic Exposes Kids to Fishing
August 9, 2010
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.
Semco Energy and MidAmerican Announce Plans for Natural Gas Storage
July 28, 2010
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 region of Southcentral Alaska.
17th Annual Kenai River Classic A Success
July 13, 2010
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 River, and other Southcentral Alaska watersheds.
Spring Alaska Women Show Cancelled
June 8, 2010
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 “exclusive agreement” with the Alaska ACES hockey.
Sheraton GM Receives Death Threats and Hotel Loses Business
June 7, 2010
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 Wednesday. This is the second time Artiles has received death threats, the first time was in March this year. Both incidents have been reported to the Anchorage Police Department.
Also last week, the Sheraton lost a key contract when the Louisiana Center for Women & Government cancelled its National Leadership Summit that was scheduled to be held at the hotel June 3-5. The meeting moved to the Anchorage Downtown Marriott (a non-union hotel) after event organizers wrote a letter to the Sheraton stating that “panelists/speakers and attendees received threatening phone calls from the labor union coordinator on May 25….”
APU’s Holly Brooks Honored with Legislative Citation
April 29, 2010
Girl Scouts Host 10th Mat-Su Women of Science & Technology
April 22, 2010
Girl Scouts Host 1st Women of Science in Kodiak
April 1, 2010
Anchorage Chamber Presentation – 3-16-10
March 16, 2010
Girl Scout Cookies Are A Lot More Than Just a Cookie
February 26, 2010
Support the Library at Stacks Luncheon on Feb. 11
February 9, 2010
Pick. Click. Give. Donations Surpass 2009 Level
February 8, 2010
Girl Scouts of Alaska Host Women of Science & Technology Day
February 5, 2010
Girl Scouts of Alaska Holds Women of Science & Technology Day
February 5, 2010
Rasmuson Announces Teleconferences for Artists
January 21, 2010
Results Confirm PCG is Working: Participation Rate up 60%
January 7, 2010
Successful Pick. Click. Give. Donations Spike Upwards
January 5, 2010
RCA Approves ENSTAR’s Gas Sales Agreement with Anchor Point Energy
November 6, 2009
Poll Shows Bristol Bay Residents Overwhelmingly Reject Pebble Mine
October 20, 2009
Kenai River Sportfishing Announces New Board Members
October 6, 2009
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