New Anchorage 'social club' cares for those with Alzheimer's
"I really saw that we needed more cognitive programs. A lot of them just are sitting in their chairs watching TV the entire day, and it's just getting worse and worse," said Mateaki of people with Alzheimer's, the most common form of dementia. "And now that the baby boomers are here, it's only going to multiply.">> view originalActivists gather in Anchorage in solidarity with Dakota Access ...
Alaska News Activists gather in Anchorage in solidarity with Dakota Access pipeline protest Myhi VanFleet and his daughter Shannowa VanFleet joined other Alaskans as they showed their support for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and their battle against the Dakota Access Pipeline on Sunday at the corner of Northern Lights Boulevard and Seward Highway in Anchorage. (Bill Roth / Alaska Dispatch News)>> view originalRising Anchorage writer's collection offers vivid portrayal of Latino ...
We Alaskans Rising Anchorage writer’s collection offers vivid portrayal of Latino communities Author: Nancy Lord Updated: 13 hours ago Published 13 hours ago Anchorage firefighter, paramedic and author Bryan Fierro has just published the novel “Dodger Blue will Fill Your Soul.” The print behind him shows Chavez Ravine in Los Angeles, the setting for part of his book. Photographed at his Anchorage home on Friday, Oct. 20. (Bob Hallinen / Alaska Dispatch News)>> view originalPilot makes emergency landing on Anchorage train tracks
Pilot makes emergency landing on Anchorage train tracks By KTVA CBS 11 News 2:41 PM October 30, 2016 ANCHORAGE – Last updated at 3:37 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 30 A pilot made a safe but sudden landing in South Anchorage Sunday afternoon. The pilot, John Kagerer, reported that his engine quit shortly after taking off from Flying Crown Airport, a private runway near the Seward Highway. He was able to find some clear space and landed on some train tracks. Kagerer said his plane was not damage..>> view originalMissing pilot was flying to deliver fuel to Hammond homestead on ...
McRae had taken off from Lake Hood in his Pilatus Porter turboprop late Friday afternoon, according to the Alaska Air National Guard. He was the only person aboard the plane, said Clint Johnson, chief of the National Transportation Safety Board's Alaska office.>> view originalPlane makes emergency landing near railroad tracks in South ...
ANCHORAGE (KTUU) A small plane was forced to make an emergency landing in South Anchorage early Sunday afternoon. The Cessna-185 ended up on the railroad tracks near 120th Ave. and Old Seward. The pilot of the plane told National Transportation Safety Board officials that the plane lost engine power shortly after takeoff. Anchorage Police say there were no injuries or damage of any kind. The plane has since been removed. The NTSB and Federal Aviation Administration will be monitoring the situat..>> view originalAlaska's first pot shop opens to a long line of customers
ANCHORAGE, Alaska >> Alaska’s first marijuana retail outlet opened to a throng of customers, two years after voters approved allowing people 21 and older to recreationally use pot. More than 250 people lined up Saturday outside Herbal Outfitters in Valdez, store owner Richard Ballow said. Customers came from as far away as Anchorage and Fairbanks, more than 350 miles to the north. The opening Saturday at “high noon” marks the first time it’s legal to buy pot under a voter initiative approv..>> view originalZombies Attack Downtown Anchorage for a Good Cause
As Halloween approaches, zombies were spotted in Downtown Anchorage."We always think that zombies are similar to people who have MS," Vickie Dodge Pamplin who is the Executive Director for the Alaska MS Center said. Because Multiple Sclerosis is an autoimmune disease which impacts the brain."Oftentimes they have difficulty walking, or an arm doesn't work or a leg doesn't work," Dodge Pamplin said.For the third year in a row, the Alaska MS Center held a Zombie Flash Mob to raise awareness about ..>> view originalTwo years after Jael Hamblen's disappearance, her mother seeks ...
ANCHORAGE – During the two years since her daughter disappeared, closure is still out of reach for Colleen Vague. “As time goes on, it does not get easier,” she said. “It just changes focus.” Her daughter, Jael Hamblen, was last seen at her South Anchorage apartment on Oct. 11, 2014. Twenty years old at the time, she left behind a 7-month-old son, Joel, who is now in Vague’s care. “There’s a little boy who deserves to know what happened to his mom,” said Vague, who urged people with informatio..>> view originalSeawolf Pack: Daniel Wongi Kim
Seawolf Pack: Daniel Wongi Kim On top of juggling a full course load at UAA, Daniel Wongi Kim is also a full time professional photographer based here in Anchorage, Alaska. Within the past five years, he’s produced an impressive portfolio consisting of images of senior portraits, engagements, weddings, and even commercial client work. While gear isn’t everything and it’s the photographer to ultimately produce a photograph, it’s interesting to note one’s tools of choice. I sat down with Kim and ..>> view original
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