Last year, Unalaska students built a greenhouse for residents of the local senior center as part of a classroom project. That way, some seniors would be able to garden, and the rest would be able to enjoy their fresh vegetables in their daily meals. The students almost wrapped up the project this spring, but there were still a few things left to be done. That’s where the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Sherman comes in. A group from the vessel spent part of there last trip here in Unalaska putting some finishing touches on the project.
Almost every public bathroom in Unalaska has at least one thing in common.
Somewhere in the room there are flyers for Unalaskans Against Sexual Assault and Family Violence. The name seems pretty self-explanatory, but if you attended their awareness luncheon yesterday, they might have surprised you.
A six-person panel of law enforcement, healthcare providers, and advocates fielded questions on everything from in-school bullying and LGBTQ community resources to elder abuse and domestic violence statistics.
When Alaska Newspapers, Incorporated went under, many residents in rural Alaska worried that it would be harder to get local news. Now, one man in Unalaska has decided to do something about this.
Setting rental rates for the City’s new 8-plex generated some controversy at last night’s Council meeting.
Council ultimately adopted the rates proposed by the City Manger’s office, but not without considerable discussion. The main debate focused on whether the City should try to recover the cost of construction in the rental rates. The project totaled $5.5 million dollars. The city covered $1.7 million and a grant from the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation picked up the rest.
Public Safety responded to reports of an ammonia leak at Bering Fisheries on Saturday night around 10 o’clock.
The plant was evacuated and firefighters vented the building to dissipate the chemical. Ammonia is used in refrigeration systems and can cause serious burns at high concentrations.
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation says initial estimates put the spill at roughly nine gallons.* Environmental Programs Specialist Mark Sielaff (ZEE-loff) says that’s a relatively small leak.
Getting undercharged for electricity doesn’t sound too bad - until the bill catches up with you.
Some residents of Nirvana Hill and the Valley got an unpleasant surprise on their September utility bills.
“I was just kind of scanning down, looking at the bill and just about had a heart attack,” says resident Shawn Rudio. “I saw that my bill the month before was $80 and then all of sudden it was $397 the next month. So I was pretty shocked, but I just assumed that was a mistake.”
Rat eradication efforts started last Wednesday on the stateless drift-netter Bangun Perkasa and as of Tuesday night 14 rodents had been captured. Unalaska Assistant City Manager John Fulton briefed City Council on the process.
“Twelve of the rats were frozen and brought back to Unalaska for analysis, to identify species and verify that they weren’t carrying anything."
According to Fulton, the total number of rats is less than expected.
The 11th Annual Women’s Conference was held this Saturday.
The conference attracted 36 registrants, and the theme this year focused on the depiction of women in media. Attendees discussed how film, television, and advertising can all impact body image and how media can set unreasonable physical standards for women.
Morgann Machalek was one of the women who helped organize the event, and she says that watching one of the media critiques screened at a conference was a powerful reminder of how pervasive negative depictions of women are.
