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Skagway School hosted a special guest for its anti-drug Red Ribbon week. A mother who lost her son to fentanyl traveled 800 miles to tell the students that just one illicit pill is too many. KHNS reporter Melinda Munson has more.
Haines and Skagway share the Lynn Canal and many services. But the two communities have very different levels of service for seniors. For example, Haines has an established senior lunch program, while Skagway has struggled to keep its nutrition program open due to staffing shortages. With a new budget cycle approaching, Skagway is attempting to figure out the best way to improve the quality of life for its elders. Melinda Munson with KHNS reports.
Alaska’s senior population is quickly increasing. The Alaska Mental Health Trust says that in 2022, Alaskans aged 60 and over represented more than 20% of the population. A service based out of Haines is making a concentrated effort to help Skagwegians (Skag-wee-jins) grow old safely.
The White Pass & Yukon Route Railway has operated out of Skagway for over 124 years. It regularly travels between Skagway and the Yukon, a scenic trip that is one of Sagway’s top attractions. But one day in mid-October was special. As Melinda Munson with KHNS reports, that day an all-female crew drove a train full of tourists up the mountain, creating history.
Janine Allen Hertel talks with Four Ravens Occupational Therapist Maggie Hotch. October is Disability and ADHD Awareness Month.
The Chilkat Valley Community Foundation released almost sixty-seven thousand dollars in grants to local nonprofit groups earlier this month. KHNS Reporter Trygve Bakke spoke with members of the CVCF Board and local nonprofits about the impact this has in the community.