Return to KCHU main site
http://audio.kchu.org
AUDIO.KCHU.ORG
City Pilots Pet First Aid
As part of its emergency preparedness plan, the city of Valdez recently pilot tested a pet first aid class aimed at preparing future responders with skills necessary to care for animals during a disaster or simply when they're sick or injured. The hope is to continue the program with a series of such classes for anyone in the community who loves or cares for animals. KCHU's Erik Wander has more:
Download | Duration: 00:04:18
Avatar Adds Dimension in Valdez
The science fiction epic motion picture "Avatar" is smashing box office records the world over and recently garnered nine Oscar nominations, including one for best picture. Now the film has added a humble element to its growing list of achievements: the best-attended movie at the Valdez Civic Center. Last weekend, local audiences had a chance to decide for themselves whether the hype has been well deserved, and the Civic Center had the opportunity to showcase its new 3D capabilities. KCHU's Erik Wander has more:
Download | Duration: 00:00:00
Eagle Quality
A Valdez women recently started a modest campaign aimed at improving the quality of products and services offered at Eagle Quality Center. She started collecting emailed complaints about the local grocery store in October, and the Carrs-Safeway district manager for Valdez now says those concerns are being heard loud and clear and are being addressed. KCHU's Erik Wander has more:
Download | Duration: 00:05:26
TAPS Citizen Monitoring
Environmentalists, fishermen and others in rural communities have argued for years that the trans-Alaska oil pipeline, built more than 30 years ago, deserves the same level of citizen monitoring as oil shipping in Prince William Sound and Cook Inlet. The Copper River Watershed Project is one of several organizations along the pipeline route that want Congress to create a citizen advisory council for the pipeline. KCHU's Erik Wander has more:
Download | Duration: 00:04:58
Prince William Sound RCAC Lauds Crews
The Prince William Sound Regional Citizens Advisory Council is lauding the efforts of the crews of the tanker Kodiak and two Crowley tugs for the handling of an incident earlier this month when the tanker experienced a brief power failure at the Sound's Hinchinbrook Entrance. Meanwhile, the environmental watchdog group was given an update on the grounding of a tugboat in the Sound just before Christmas. A Coast Guard official said this week that local investigations into that incident are expected to be completed soon. KCHU's Erik Wander has more:
Download | Duration: 00:04:59
Owen's Old Town
Owen Meals is perhaps best-known for bringing flight to Valdez. Many people know that Meals, who came to Alaska with his family in 1903, was also an avid engineer, mechanic and businessman. What few may realize however is that he was a documentarian, if an unwitting one. Relatives of the Valdez pioneer recently donated his home movies to the Valdez Museum. And after a conversion to digital format and some crafty editing, the result is a 52-minute film that provides a visual document of Old Town Valdez dating back to the 1920s. Next week, the museum will screen the film at the Valdez Civic Center as part of an event they're calling, "Owen's Old Town." KCHU's Erik Wander has more:
Download | Duration: 00:04:10
Heavy Loads - Harris Speaks Out
State House Representative John Harris is applauding state efforts to exempt commercial fishermen who haul heavy loads, such as boats or gear, from certain commercial driving conditions. The Valdez Republican had previously vowed to introduce legislation this session when the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities began citing fishermen last summer for failure to comply with federal and state commercial driving requirements when hauling loads weighing up to 26,000 pounds on public roads. KCHU's Erik Wander has more:
Download | Duration: 00:03:21
Herring Debt
With the bulk of the 507.5 million dollars in punitive damages from the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill having now been distributed, or in the process of being distributed, this was supposed to be a time of closure for the fishermen, Alaska natives, business owners and other litigants. This, in spite of having seen their award slashed to a fraction of the 5 billion dollars originally awarded by a jury in 1996. But for some Prince William Sound herring fishermen in particular, the award has brought anything but closure. In some cases, their individual share of the punitive damages award isn't enough to cover their outstanding debt, or even to pay the federal income tax on their settlement. KCHU's Erik Wander has the story:
Download | Duration: 00:05:48
Bill Harley's Stories and Songs
A two-time Grammy award-winning artist, Bill Harley uses song and story to paint a vibrant and hilarious picture of growing up, schooling and family life. On Thursday the Valdez Arts Council brings Harley to town for a family show of wonder, irreverence, big trouble and life’s little moments. KCHU's Erik Wander has more:
Download | Duration: 00:04:10
Coast Guard Musher Visits Valdez
The U.S. Coast Guard has announced that it's sponsoring a nine-year veteran of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race to draw attention to its operations in the Arctic. It's the first time the Coast Guard has sponsored a musher in what's been dubbed, "The Last Great Race on Earth." Fairbanks musher Ken Anderson was in Valdez Wednesday touring Coast Guard facilities and speaking with local students about mushing and the race. KCHU's Erik Wander has more:
Download | Duration: 00:04:12