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A big green-thumbs up to the Ketchikan Wellness Coalition, volunteers and grant-funders involved in starting a new community garden network here in Ketchikan.
The garden sites have been taking shape adjacent to Tongass Federal Credit Union, Clover Pass Community Church and Rendezvous Senior Day Services.
Itâs been fun seeing the raised-bed garden plots taking shape. We know that wonderful things will be growing soon, and that includes community growth. Interest in gardening has deep roots in Ketchikan, and these community gardens are certain to bring together friends both new and old.
We appreciate the initiative of the volunteers who rekindled this community garden concept; the willingness of the Ketchikan Wellness Coalition to organize it; the generosity of the Ketchikan Community Foundation and PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center to provide grant funding, and the Clover Pass, TFCU and Rendezvous for site involvement. By definition, community gardens involve community part
The website of the National Day of Prayer states: âThis year (2021) marks 70 years since Reverend Billy Graham stood on the capitol steps in February 1952 and called for congress and the president to establish a day of prayer. By April of that year, President Truman signed the legislation into public law.â
The legislation (Public Law 82-324) directed the president of the United States to set aside an appropriate day of the year, other than Sunday, as a National Day of Prayer. On May 8, 1988 President Ronald Reagan signed Public Law 100-307 designating the first Thursday in May as the annual observance for the National Day of Prayer.
KETCHIKAN (KDN) â Ketchikanâs Christmas spirit is on display, with judges for the 2020 Christmas Home Lighting Contest reporting seeing more decorated residences than in years past.
There are ânumerous streets with 25% to 40% (of residences) decorated with Christmas lights,â according to information from the contest thatâs co-sponsored by AARP Local 1825 and IBEW Local 1547.
âDecks and handrails were decorated with lots of strings of lights â more so than past years â as were other areas with strings of lightsâ such as driveways and steps up to the home, lights around front doors, lights showing the outline of all or part of the home, outdoor trees made into Christmas trees with lights, according to the contest information, which also noted an increased number of Nativity scenes.