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"Ronald Regan."

Palmer - Danny Consenstein, Executive Director of USDA's Farm Service Agency in Alaska, announced that Alaskan growers, farmers and ranchers who experience high transportation costs are now receiving payments through funding authorized through the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (Farm Bill).

SITKA - Eleven Alaska Native/American Indian high school students from rural Alaska communities learned about health careers as they participated in the 2012 Ethel Lund Village Health Occupations Program (VHOP) on April 24-27 in Sitka.

ACOA/CODA Meeting, Wed. and Fri., Noon-1 p.m., Northern Light United Church, 400 11th St; Sun. 11 a.m.-Noon, CBJ Assembly Chambers.

Soccer balls, motorcycles, reminders of the massive tsunami in Japan a year ago are now appearing along Alaska's coastlines.

ACOA/CODA Meeting, Wed. and Fri., Noon-1 p.m., Northern Light United Church, 400 11th St; Sun. 11 a.m.-Noon, CBJ Assembly Chambers.

SITKA - The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Behavioral Health/Suicide Prevention Program is joining with 15 Southeast Alaska communities to host local "Walk For Life" suicide prevention events at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 12.

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ACOA/CODA Meeting, Wed. and Fri., Noon-1 p.m., Northern Light United Church, 400 11th St; Sun. 11 a.m.-Noon, CBJ Assembly Chambers.

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Celebrating milestones in America is something we all like to do; wedding anniversaries, historical events and of course birthdays. In Ketchikan, May 6, 2012 marks a major milestone for Ketchikan Indian Community member Henry Neligan. On that day he joins a select group of people-those that have turned 100 years old.

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ACOA/CODA Meeting, Wed. and Fri., Noon-1 p.m., Northern Light United Church, 400 11th St; Sun. 11 a.m.-Noon, CBJ Assembly Chambers.

The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) Behavioral Health/Suicide Prevention Program is joining with at least 14 Southeast Alaska communities to host local "Walk For Life" suicide prevention events. All the events will occur on May 12 at 1 p.m., with the exception of the Klukawan/Haines event, which will begin at 8 a.m.

CRAIG - The Tongass National Forest Craig Ranger District and The Nature Conservancy were recently selected for a prestigious Rise to the Future Award for Collaborative/Integrated Aquatic Stewardship. The award recognizes the large-scale Harris River watershed restoration project, completed in 2011, which improved salmon and wildlife habitat on Prince of Wales Island.

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ACOA/CODA Meeting, Wed. and Fri., Noon-1 p.m., Northern Light United Church, 400 11th St; Sun. 11 a.m.-Noon, CBJ Assembly Chambers.

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ACOA/CODA Meeting, Wed. and Fri., Noon-1 p.m., Northern Light United Church, 400 11th St; Sun. 11 a.m.-Noon, CBJ Assembly Chambers.

The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) is joining with other health care organizations around the country to honor National Patient Advocacy Week April 9-15, an event organized by the Society for Healthcare Consumer Advocacy.

ACOA/CODA Meeting, Wed. and Fri., Noon-1 p.m., Northern Light United Church, 400 11th St; Sun. 11 a.m.-Noon, CBJ Assembly Chambers.

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ACOA/CODA Meeting, Wed. and Fri., Noon-1 p.m., Northern Light United Church, 400 11th St; Sun. 11 a.m.-Noon, CBJ Assembly Chambers.

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CRAIG - More than 30 participants turned out to the Shamrock Shuffle, held March 17 by the Prince of Wales Runners and Walkers Club. The race took place in Craig, and featured Kim's green punch at the finish line.

ACOA/CODA Meeting, Wed. and Fri., Noon-1 p.m., Northern Light United Church, 400 11th St; Sun. 11 a.m.-Noon, CBJ Assembly Chambers.

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ACOA/CODA Meeting, Wed. and Fri., Noon-1 p.m., Northern Lights United Church, 400 11th St; Sun. 11 a.m.-Noon, CBJ Assembly Chambers.

CRAIG - The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) Behavioral Health Division hired Steve Guevara, Psy.D., as a behavioral health clinician at the SEARHC Behavioral Health Office in Craig. Guevara will also be working at the SEARHC facility in Klawock.

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ACOA/CODA Meeting, Wed. and Fri., Noon-1 p.m., Northern Lights United Church, 400 11th St; Sun. 11 a.m.-Noon, CBJ Assembly Chambers.

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A solar-powered cabin five miles off the electrical grid in Chickaloon is the home of Bill and Kathi Merchant. It is also the headquarters for the Iditarod Trail Invitational (ITI), a human-powered adventure race that follows the Iditarod Trail.

Julie Hagelin remembers the day she hugged a rare New Zealand kakapo parrot to her chest. The soft, green bird emitted the scent of lavender, like dust and honey; it lingered upon Hagelin’s t-shirt for hours.

CRAIG - Dr. Patrick Ballard has been hired by the PeaceHealth Medical Group to service the Prince of Wales Island community.

ACOA/CODA Meeting, Wed. and Fri., Noon-1 p.m., Northern Lights United Church, 400 11th St; Sun. 11 a.m.-Noon, CBJ Assembly Chambers.

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CRAIG - The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) Behavioral Health Division on Prince of Wales Island is partnering with the primary health care providers at the Alicia Roberts Medical Center in Klawock to offer a Living Well with Chronic Conditions support group. The free support group will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, starting on Feb. 29, at the SEARHC Behavioral Health Office in Craig (located in the Thibodeaux Mall). The support group is modeled after the Living Well Alaska workshops about chronic disease self-management offered by the State of Alaska, but instead of being a set number of sessions this will be an ongoing group and participants can start and stop at any time.

Wednesday, February 22

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Typically, four months is the recommended time period to train for a marathon. The clock starts today if that marathon is the 13th Annual Prince of Wales Island International Marathon, which is scheduled to occur on Saturday, May 26.

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Editor's note: This is the second installment in a two-part series recounting the events of a 1907 border survey team. Part one of the series appeared in last week's Capital City Weekly.

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