From the Better Business Bureau of Alaska, Washington and Oregon:

PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Adam Harkness, Alaska Public Relations Manager: 907.644.5202 | pr@thebbb.org
Niki Horace, V.P. of Marketing and Public Relations: 206.676.4187

BBB PRESENTS 11 COMMON SCAMS OF 2011

Anchorage, Alaska – Jan. 10, 2012 – Better Business Bureau serving Alaska, Oregon and Western Washington investigates fraud reports throughout the year and reveals some of the most common scams of 2011:

From CMT (Country Music Television):

NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 10, 2012

From the Alaska Zoo:

PRESS RELEASE
Wildlife Wednesdays Lecture Series

Unexplored Ice:
Polar Bear Research in the Chukchi Sea

Anchorage, AK – Ever wonder what life is like for polar bears on the sea ice in the Chukchi Sea? Find out this Wednesday, January 11 at 7:00 pm in the Gateway Hall at the Alaska Zoo in this month’s Wildlife Wednesday Lecture Series.

Wildlife biologist, Dr. Eric Regehr, with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service will discuss a new study on polar bears living on remote sea ice between Russia and Alaska.

Press release from Alaska state Sen. Bettye Davis

Press Release
For Immediate Release: January 10th, 2012

United Negro College Fund Alaska Aims to Raise $100,000 for Scholarships; fundraiser set for this Thursday at the Anchorage Museum from 6 to 8 p.m.

From the Anchorage School District:

Free event is for parents of elementary students

ASD’s Title I Department will host a Parent University: Math Night event at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 12 at Mount Spurr Elementary School, located on Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson. The event is open to all military parents of elementary school students.

The evening will kick off with a brief introduction and overview of Math Night. Parents will then attend their choice of breakout session.

Topics include:
· Hands-on and online math games

Gavel to Gavel Alaska to start TV and Internet
Legislative Coverage on January 17th
For immediate release

Gavel to Gavel Alaska, the statewide television and Internet webcasting service, starts a new season of Legislative broadcasts when the Legislature convenes. Gavel to Gavel Alaska will premiere on the first day of the new legislative session, Tuesday, January 17th. Live coverage will include opening day House and Senate floor sessions.

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE ALASKA SEALIFE CENTER

For additional information or to arrange interviews, contact:
Lexie Mizeras – Vice President of Marketing & Philanthropy
(907) 644-6717 Direct (907) 362-2282 Cell

Denali National Park and Preserve News Release
Release Date: January 10, 2012
Contact: Kris Fister, kris_fister@nps.gov, 907- 683-9583

DENALI PARK, Alaska: The Murie Science and Learning Center is offering
unparalleled, indepth learning experiences in Denali National Park and
Preserve through its summer 2012 field courses. The topics are varied, and appeal to a wide range of interests. They cover various aspects of Denali’s natural and cultural history, and subjects that go beyond the park boundary. The classes are small, and the classroom is grand!

From the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 9, 2012

Suicide prevention plan details five-year strategy, 2012–2017

ANCHORAGE — Alaska’s Statewide Suicide Prevention Council released its new statewide suicide prevention plan, Casting the Net Upstream: Promoting Wellness to Prevent Suicide in Alaska, this week.

From the Department of Fish and Game:

January 9, 2012
For Immediate Release
Contacts:
Anchorage: Tracy Smith, Fishery Biologist
Division of Sport Fish, (907) 267-2896
Kirk Lingofelt, Education Associate
Division of Wildlife, (907) 267-2534

REGISTER NOW FOR MARCH 2012 “BECOMING AN OUTDOORS-WOMAN” WORKSHOP IN THE MAT-SU VALLEY

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game will host a “Becoming an Outdoors-Woman” winter workshop March 9, 10, and 11, 2012 at Victory Bible Camp near Palmer.

Air New Zealand is ATW’s 2012 Airline of the Year
From Air Trasport World Magazine:

By Karen Walker

Air Transport World has selected Air New Zealand as the 2012 Airline of the Year in the ATW 38th Airline Industry Achievement Awards.

From the state department of natural resources:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 9, 2012

CONTACT:
Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Director’s Office
David Griffin, Project Coordinator, 269-8696, david.griffin@alaska.gov

State Parks to host unique art show in Anchorage on Jan. 27

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 9, 2012
Contact Col. Suellyn Wright Novak
Company Alaska Veterans Museum
Phone 907-677-8802
Email snovak@mtaonline.net
Website www.alaskaveterans.com

One of the most curious and forgotten campaigns of World War II
"Balloons of War”

The Alaska Territorial Guard and the Japanese Balloon Bomb Attack of WWII

From the office of the governor:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No.
January 9, 2011, Juneau, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell ordered state flags lowered to half-staff on Thursday, January 12, in honor and memory of former State Representative Edmund “Ed” Orbeck. He passed away Friday morning in Arizona at the age of 96.

He served on the Fairbanks City Council and represented Fairbanks for five terms in the state House before joining Governor Jay Hammond’s administration as labor commissioner, where he served for eight years.

For Immediate Release: January 6, 2012
CONTACT: Kristy Tibbles, 907-465-6098

The Alaska Board of Game (Board) will meet January 13 - 18, 2012 in Anchorage at the downtown Hilton Hotel to consider over 100 regulatory proposals regarding statewide hunting and trapping regulations and other topics.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 6, 2012

Kodiak, Alaska - Alaskan Leader Foundation is now accepting applications for funding of local non-profit organizations and projects for 2012.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jan. 6, 2012

Martinelli’s Cider Recalled for Faulty Packaging

(JUNEAU, AK) –Martinelli & Company has issued a recall for Martinelli’s Gold Medal® Sparkling Cider in six-pack, shrink-bundled, 250 mL glass bottles, due to the possibility of a defective seal that may break when opening the bottle.

Recalled products are glass bottles of Martinelli’s Gold Medal® Sparkling Cider that include:

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For Immediate Release:
January 6, 2012

Contact:
Andrea Medeiros
(907) 786-3674 or (800) 478-1456
andrea_medeiros@fws.gov
Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture Appoint Members to Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, with the concurrence of Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, has made appointments to the 10 Federal
Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils. The Councils advise the Federal

Crystal Gallery of Ice

Carving Competition of 6000 lbs of Ice featured in Town Square

January 6, 2012 (Anchorage, Alaska) – Come on down to Town Square Winter Center for the Crystal Gallery of Ice to see 6000 pounds of block ice be carved into magical pieces of art! Town Square Winter Center has come to life with the Disney Children’s Ice Gallery and Ice Fountain and the Town Square Ice Rink.

PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: January 5, 2012
CONTACT: Monica Wellard, 907-465-6095

Alaska Board of Fisheries to Meet in Petersburg, January 15-21, 2012