Klawock
web-posted Wednesday, April 24, 2013
SITKA - On April 15, 2013 SEARHC closed the tobacco cessation services portion of the SEARHC Tobacco Department. This program has served up to 400 patients a year with quit coaches based in Sitka, Juneau and Klawock. The reason is financial, due to the Federal budget cuts, primarily the sequestration that occurred earlier this year. While the tobacco cessation part of the program has closed, the remaining tobacco program focus on prevention and control is still in effect.
web-posted Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Four teachers from Southeast Alaska are among more than 30 Alaska teachers honored as 2013 BP Teachers of Excellence. The 18th Annual BP Teachers of Excellence program received nearly 1,400 nominations from across Alaska.
web-posted Wednesday, April 10, 2013
In January Klawock Sophomore Tiona Rudick experienced what is probably a once in a life time event - that of attending the inauguration of a U.S. President. Rudick watched the inauguration from the Washington Mall with 1,800 other students from around the country as part of the National Young Leaders Conference (NYLC). This is the second time to Washington, D.C., for Rudick with NYLC, the first when she was 11 years old. At that Junior NYLC conference she was joined by Klawock classmate Dillon George. Two years later NYLC invited Rudick back to a conference held in Boston. Rudick was originally nominated for NYLC by Klawock teacher Ann James. Rudick and her family received much financial support from throughout the community, making it possible for her to attend the week-long conference.
web-posted Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Writing about Native villages is a perilous task for me. The Elders who started Hydaburg are no longer with us. And the memories of the descendents often do not include many of the things that I want to know. Why did the people decide to start what was said to be one of the most progressive Native villages at that time and not stay in their traditional villages? I had to rely on what the "white man" wrote at the time.
web-posted Wednesday, March 20, 2013
SITKA - The SouthEast Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) supports thousands of youth across the country taking part in Kick Butts Day, a nationwide initiative that lead the effort to stop youth tobacco initiation. On March 20, elementary, middle and high school students will participate in a variety of Kick Butts Day activities, such as marching to state capitals and holding rallies; meeting with elected officials; and holding flash mobs in busy community spaces.
web-posted Wednesday, March 13, 2013
The Cutting Packing Company, a San Francisco-based corporation, built one of the first two canneries in Alaska in 1878. Although two canneries were built and operated that season, the facility at Klawock is often called the first cannery in Alaska. It appears that the one at Klawock holds the honor of being the "first" because it put salmon in the cans before Cutting Packing did later in the season.
web-posted Wednesday, March 13, 2013
"In high school, as I struggled to maintain my attendance and grades, he showed me that there's a purpose for me in this world. He gave me a reason to believe in myself and to not give up," said Naukati teacher Kim Hoover, referring to her high school Personal Social Responsibilities (PSR) class teacher, Mr. Chapin; an engaging educator whose inspiring convictions influenced her life.
