Aleutians East Borough School District
SPECIAL Meeting of the School Board
Monday, April 15th, 2024 at Noon
Meeting will be held at the District Office
KSDP will air the meeting live & archive the audio here:
https://apradio.org/mp3/2024-04-15-aebsd.mp3
Agenda+Packet (PDF):
https://www.aebsd.org/page/board-packets
Introducing the truth of the Bible and end times.
Peter Pan announces it will cease operations
Peter Pan Seafood Co., the state-backed processing company that has faced dire financial troubles recently, announced Friday it was ceasing operations.
“We’re saddened to share that Peter Pan Seafoods will be halting operations at its processing plants, leading to the discontinuation of both summer and winter production cycles for the foreseeable future,” the company said in a Facebook post Friday night.
The company faced mounting troubles, including legal claims from fishermen claiming back-owed payments for unpaid deliveries of seafood.
Silver Bay Seafoods recently announced it would acquire Peter Pan’s Valdez facility, as well as operate Peter Pan’s facilities in Dillingham and Port Moller during the 2024 salmon season. It never specified, however, if the King Cove plant would be included.
“This is so sad because I [worked up in King Cove] from ‘96 through last summer,” one commenter posted. “I have good memories from King Cove and the plant, have my kids in the school for a few years.”
King Cove, a community of around 800 residents, relies on the processing facility as its main economic engine. The city already faced hardship when Peter Pan opted last minute not to open for winter’s “A” season, forcing local fishing boats to scramble for new facilities where they could deliver their catch.
“Thanks for waiting until the last possible minute before you told the community of King Cove,” another person commented. “Wouldn’t even tell the fishing fleet of King Cove face to face what was happening, we all have to find out on Facebook.”
Peter Pan said current or former employees can seek processing jobs at Silver Bay Seafoods, but did not specify which facilities would be hiring.
Sand Point City Council will hold a meeting on Tuesday, April 9th, 2024 at 7PM.
KSDP will air the meeting live & archive the audio here:
https://www.apradio.org/mp3/2024-04-09-sdpcity.mp3
Download the packet below (PDF):
https://www.sandpointak.com/uploads/2/7/6/7/27677223/april_9_2024_city_council_packet-final.pdf
The Aleutians East Borough Assembly is holding a meeting on Thursday, April 11th, 2024 at 3:00 PM.
KSDP will air the meeting live & archive the audio here:
https://www.apradio.org/mp3/2024-04-11-aeb.mp3
AGENDA+PACKET:
https://www.aleutianseast.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/April-11-2024-Assembly-Meeting-Packet.pdf
Date and time will be posted shortly
Spotlight on Infants and Children Vaccines
“With an increase in measles cases in the lower 48, now is a great time to make sure your family is up to date on protection against measles. Measles can be prevented with the MMR vaccine, and every child 1 year or older is eligible. Learn how to check your family immunization records and find locations to get vaccinated at vaccinate.alaska.gov. This message brought to you by the Alaska Department of Health.”
He has risen He has risen indeed.
The Sand Point City Council Finance Committee will hold a meeting on April 2, 2024 at 5pm in the City Hall Chambers. The meeting will be open to the public.
CFEC:
https://www.cfec.state.ak.us/
Survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/fishingkids
New CFEC Survey Seeks Feedback on Commercial Fishing Permit Transfers to Minors
March 21, 2024/Juneau, AK. The Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (CFEC) which works to conserve and maintain the economic health of Alaska’s commercial fisheries by limiting the number of participating fishers, announced the launch of a new survey on the topic of transfers of CFEC permit ownership to minors under the age of 16 (or under 10 years of age for set net permits).
“The CFEC welcomes feedback from the fleet and is always looking for ways to support Alaska’s family fishing traditions and create quality opportunities for Alaska’s fishing kids to learn the skills they’ll need to become the next generation of Alaska’s commercial fishermen.”
A link to the survey can be found on CFEC’s website at www.cfec.state.ak.us. For further information, please contact: Robin Loreth, Commercial Fisheries Permit Hearing Officer, email: dfg.cfec.adjudications@alaska.gov or visit cfec.state.ak.us
