Alaska Communications Offering $2,000 Scholarships for Young ‘Heroes’
The Summer of Heroes program’s logo changes each year to recognize the previous year’s winner. 2024’s logo features Elizabeth Djajalie, who worked with local researchers and businesses to create bioplastic cups, founded a science club where Juneau students can collaborate, and donated the scholarship funds she received through the Summer of Heroes program to the […]
2017 NSEDC Community Benefit Share Funds Distributed During Nome City Council Meeting
The Nome Community Center got four separate awards, worth a total of $43,500, to use for the XYZ Senior Center, Camp Crave, the Boys & Girls Club, and the Food Bank. Each requesting entity walked away with at least $1,500, except for the Nome Public Schools’ Bridge Club, who received no funding.
Canadian Anniversary Voyage Engages Alaskans, Too
A Canadian expedition celebrating the 150th anniversary of the country’s nationhood stopped in Nome last weekend. Canada C3, as it’s called, is traveling by ship around the northern coast from Toronto to Victoria, British Columbia.