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Credit Hope McKenney/KUCB There s a new bald eagle wrangler in Unalaska. That s right: The island has volunteers who, under a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service permit, help rescue injured eagles or salvage dead ones. Normally, local fisheries biologist Brianna McGrath heads a group of four volunteers to do the job. But nearly all of them are leaving the island for the summer a busy time for pulling eagles out of warehouses or rescuing injured ones from Unalaska s docks and local spit. That s where Megan Dean comes in. McGrath tapped Dean as Unalaska s newest raptor wrangler to help bridge the summer gap in volunteers. ....
Credit Maggie Nelson/KUCB As more Unalaskans get vaccinated, city facilities are beginning to reopen to larger crowds of people, and the island s Community Center is no exception with higher capacity limits now that the city is at its medium coronavirus risk threshold. But the Community Center isn t just hosting patrons looking to hit the gym or work on an art project. As of late last month, the center has also been functioning as a major COVID-19 vaccination clinic for the island. From Tuesday to Friday, anywhere between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m., the Unalaska Department of Parks, Culture and Recreation s gym closes to the public and reopens as a pop-up vaccination clinic for Iliuliuk Family and Health Services and the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, according to PCR Recreation Manager Albert Burnham. ....
City council approves CARES Act funds for Unalaska businesses January 7th |
A number of Unalaska bars and restaurants are being granted $30,000 each in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) funds. The City Council voted unanimously on Dec. 22 to provide the relief to help bars and restaurants that were forced to close to in-person services last month. Nine restaurants and bars were granted the emergency funds, for a total of $270,000. That leaves the city with about $255,000 left in coronavirus relief funds, according to interim Finance Director Jim Sharpe. The deadline to spend those funds has been extended to Dec. 31, 2021. ....
In late May, city councilors unanimously authorized the city to sign a grant agreement with the State of Alaska to accept more than $13 million for costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Credit Hope McKenney/KUCB A number of Unalaska bars and restaurants are being granted $30,000 each in CARES Act funds. The City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to provide the relief to help bars and restaurants that were forced to close to in-person services earlier this month. Nine restaurants and bars were granted the emergency funds, for a total of $270,000. That leaves the city with about $255,000 left in CARES Act funds, according to Interim Finance Director Jim Sharpe. The deadline to spend those has been extended to Dec. 31, 2021. ....