It took the Ketchikan City Council less than 15 minutes to unanimously approve signing a draft Memoradum of Agreement between Southeast Alaska port communities and the Carnival Corporation.
The small cruise ship National Geographic Orion, a Lindblad Expeditions vessel, arrived at Ketchikan’s Berth 2 at about 4 p.m. Monday evening, with a scheduled May 31 departure.
In the âFast Track Fliersâ club, students of all ages and ability levels can have fun and stay active by learning how to jump rope or practice their skills with friends.
The club is open to all Fast Track students, regardless of prior jump rope experience, Fast Track Coordinator Lori Ortiz told the Daily News during a Friday phone interview.
Ortiz started the club in 2019 as a way to bring local homeschool students together for an inclusive activity that could be continued at home with their parents and family.
âI was just trying to think of activities that could bring homeschool kids together but that would accommodate all ages and all abilities,â Ortiz said of the programâs origins. â And jump rope is perfect for that.â
The Ketchikan City Council in a regular meeting Thursday voted to spend up to $10,000 to install portable toilets at the Ketchikan Port to serve community members in lieu of a previous proposal to open the Berth 3 restrooms for the summer season, which would have necessitated an expenditure of about $75,000 to pay two employees to monitor them.
The vote was 5-2, with council members Mark Flora and Sam Bergeron voting against the motion.
Due to technical issues, the conversation during that portion of the meeting was inaudible, but according to a text message from Council Member Dave Kiffer post-meeting, the idea is to allow the public to use the Ketchikan Visitorâs Bureau restrooms as well as the portable toilets planned to be placed on Berth 3 this summer. The Berth 3 restroom facility would be opened intermittently when the smaller cruise ships visit the Port.