Stage Talk: Alaska Film Services

Fri, July 30, 2010
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Join host Jean Paal as she talks with Deborah Schildt and usual co-host Mark Muro about the casting process for the upcoming movie to be shot almost entirely in Alaska called, “Everybody Loves Whales.” This movie will be the largest movie that has ever been shot in Alaska. Alaska Film Services is casting 30 speaking roles for “Everybody Loves Whales.”

Alaska Film Services

E-mail alaskafilmservices@gmail.com or cupikwarrior@gmail.com for auditioning.

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Anchorage Edition: July 30, 2010

Fri, July 30, 2010
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Each week, KAKM gathers commentators for a review of the week’s news, politics and public affairs in Anchorage and Alaska. Topics for this week are expected to include:

Assembly overturns “Fill-the-Boot” veto
Gene Therriault resigns
Arctic Citizens Advisory Council
“Race to the Top” education program
C-17 crashes at Elmendorf
Former Legislator Bruce Weyhrauch
Ninth Circuit cases heard this week
EPA Administrator is in Alaska
Home stretch of the primary elections
Senator Begich and the energy bill

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Alaska Has Among Highest Brain Injury Rates in Nation

Thu, July 29, 2010
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Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage

Alaska has one of the highest incidences of brain injuries in the nation – more than 10,000 Alaskans live with a life-long disability resulting from a brain injury.

Dr. Harvey Jacobs, a national expert on brain injuries. He’s in Anchorage this week to share information at the Alaska Brain Injury Conference. Dr. Jacobs says the consequences of a brain injury can be devastating

He says anyone can be susceptible to such an injury. Falls, vehicle accidents and physical assaults are the most common causes, and all age groups are vulnerable. Dr. Jacobs says prevention is the key

He says wearing bicycle and motorcycle helmets is essential to protect the brain. A good investment, he says, considering the jello-like brain can be injured even by a mild blow. According to Center For Disease Control data, the financial losses due to brain injuries in our society could be $100 billion a year in costs of care and lost economic opportunities. There are 1.7 million brain injured people in the US, and 80,000 to 100,000 of them have permanent disabilities.

Jill Hodges, executive director of the Alaska Brain Injury Network, says the Bethel area has the highest incidence of brain injuries in the state. 800 Alaskans are hospitalized each year with moderate to severe brain injuries. 650 of those survive

Males aged 16 – 24 are at the highest risk, but infants are at risk, too, because of shaken baby syndrome. She says a lot of work has to be done to convince bush snowmachiners and four wheelers to wear head protection. She says the state and the Alaska Native Health Consortium have made some efforts in this direction. Hodges says in rural Alaska, CT scans are rare, so most injured rural residents are medevaced to Anchorage or Seattle for acute care, but on return to the village, the state and the regional behavioral health service become the primary caregivers. Hodges says there is no single rehabilitative care center in Alaska, but progress is being made in that direction.

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Air Force and Guard give crash update

Thu, July 29, 2010
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Col. Jack McMullen (left), Commander of the 3rd Wing at Elmendorf, and Brig. Gen. Chuck Foster (right), Commander of the 176th Wing of the Alaska Air National Guard, speak to reporters on Thursday.

Photo by Patrick Yack, APRN – Anchorage

Story by Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage

The investigation into yesterday evening’s fiery crash of a C-17 at Elemdorf Air Force Base in Anchorage is now in its beginning stages. Meanwhile, notification of the next of kin of the four airmen killed continues.

This morning Colonel Jack McMullen, the Air Force’s 3rd Wing commander updated the press on the investigation.

“Emergency crews have worked through the night to secure the site. That work is going to continue today We’ve got an interim safety team that’s standing up that’s going to be out there secure data, to secure information and to preserve the site. We’ve got another safety team that’s going to come in that should be in within the next 24 hours which will start an official safety investigation to try to determine the cause of the accident.”

According to McMullen, next-of-kin are still being notified and the names will not likely be released until tomorrow. He added that friends are already with local family members.

Brig. Gen. Chuck Foster of the 176th Wing of the Alaska Air National Guard said that concern goes beyond family members.

“Also those squadron mates. Of course we tell them what we know when we know it and help them work through the grieving process especially in the air national guard, but certainly true in the active duty air force. We work together for years and we’ve become quite close. And we bring the resources, chaplains, counselors, also to that squadron.

The C-17 crew consisted of three members of the Alaska Air National Guard and one on-duty Air Force person. Neither officer knew who was at the controls of the plane when it crashed moments after take-off a little after 6 o’clock Wednesday evening.

The plane was part of the 3rd Wing and was about to perform a training demonstration for this weekend’s scheduled air show. McMullen said the plane had been flown earlier that day, but not by that crew. He did not know how many Wednesday flights the plane had done.

The large, four engine cargo plane has a good safety record and often appears in air shows such as the one scheduled for this weekend. As of this morning, the McMullen said the fate of the popular annual air show remains uncertain.

“What’s best for the wing, what’s best for the community is kind of what we’re looking at to try and do the right thing. Obviously this is a huge tragedy. But at some point we’re going to need to get up. We’re going to need to press on and move forward. And so that’s what we’re thinking through as we go through this.”

The two officers said the air force would notify the public as soon as reach a decision concerning the air show.

RELATED STORIES:

APRN: Names of C-17 Crewmen to be Released Friday (29 July 2010)
APRN: Crew Killed in C-17 Crash at Elmendorf (29 July 2010)
APRN: C-17 Crashes at Elmendorf (28 July 2010)

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Development corporation predicts Anchorage economy set to improve

Thu, July 29, 2010
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Anchorage’s economy is strengthening and gradually emerging from the national and international recession. And according the analysis from the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation presented yesterday, the city should see job growth by next year.

Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage

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Hometown, Alaska: The Alaskan Alternative Circus

Wed, July 28, 2010
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Jumping tigers, sprinting elephants, enormous tents, peanuts, zebras and clowns. Well, those might not be the things you’ll see when you go to a Green Light Circus show, or attend the Church of the Flaming Funk. Join host Teeka Ballas and her guests on the next Hometown, Alaska for a discussion on the underground circus in Alaska – what to see, what to expect and how to be in the know.

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Mayor’s veto falls to assembly override

Wed, July 28, 2010
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Photo 1: Assembly Chair Dick Traini and Mayor Dan Sullivan attempt to persuade Assembly Member Bill Starr on the veto override vote. Starr would later voted in favor of the veto override. (From left) Assembly Chris Birch, Chair Traini, Mayor Sullivan and Bill Starr.

The annual fill-the-boot, Muscular Dystrophy Association fundraiser with off-duty and on-duty Anchorage firefighters can take place this year as usual. Last night, the Anchorage Assembly overrode Mayor Dan Sullivan’s veto that blocked on-duty municipal employees from participating in private fund raising events.

Photo 2: Brian Arnold and his mother, Marge, after the veto override. At an early public hearing, Brian testified in favor of firefighter participation in the Muscular Dystrophy Association fundraiser. Like last year, he and his mother plan on joining the firefighters at Lake Otis Boulevard and Tudor Road during Fill-the-Boot.

RELATED STORIES:

Mayor restricts “fill the boot” fundraiser (21 July 2010)

Photos and story by Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage

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Parks or Parking? City Agency May Handle Park Dispute

Tue, July 27, 2010
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A move by the city administration to redesign a plan that would give 60 acres of new park land to the municipality could be facing some roadblocks.

RELATED STORY:

City Says No Dice to Wetlands Park (26 July 2010)

Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage

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Alaska Radio Reader Rambler: Alaska Film Office opens

Tue, July 27, 2010
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On this month’s edition of Alaska Radio Reader Rambler,guests Carolyn Robinson and Jack Bonney discuss the grand opening of the Anchorage Film Office at the Convention and Visitors Bureau . For films that qualify, companies that choose to shoot in Alaska will now receive tax credit’s up to 44 percent. There are added credits for hiring Alaskans, as well as shooting in rural areas and in the winter.

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City Says No Dice to Wetlands Park

Mon, July 26, 2010
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The Great Land Trust and the municipality of Anchorage have locked horns over 60 acres of wild land, including fragile wetlands. The land, now in private ownership, was to be purchased by the Trust and then donated to the city of Anchorage as a park. The Trust has raised almost $7 million for the purchase, and the city was to put up $2.7 million for the project. But a week and a half ago, Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan decided to pull the city’s money out of the deal. Great Land Trust Executive Director Phil Shepherd says he can’t understand the city’s position.

Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage

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