Memorial Attendees Share Memories, Thoughts of Stevens

Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage

As soon as the doors of the Anchorage Baptist Temple opened before the service at noon today, a steady stream of people flowed through the two entrances. KSKA’s Len Anderson collected a few of their reflections as they were in line.

2PM Wednesday LIVE Coverage: Senator Stevens’ Funeral

Senator Stevens’ funeral will be broadcast live on KSKA FM 91.1 and KAKM Channel 7 TV beginning at 2:00 pm on Wednesday August 18. Vice President Joe Biden, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK),and U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI) are scheduled to speak at the funeral, which will be held at Anchorage Baptist Temple.

The Stevens family encourages members of the public to pay their respects Tuesday night (8/18) by lining the motorcade route as space at the temple will be limited on Wednesday.

Programming notes: Stevens funeral coverage will repeat tonight at 7:00 – 9:00 pm. Fresh Air can be heard tonight at 11:00 pm on KSKA, but will not air today at 3:00 pm. KSKA’s Hometown, Alaska on Ballot Measure 2 has been rescheduled for Thursday (8/19) at 2:00 pm.

Stevens’ Memorial Expected Attendees

A list of expected attendees for former-Senator Ted Stevens’ memorial service, which will be held tomorrow – Wednesday, August 18 – at 2:00 p.m. in the Anchorage Baptist Temple, has been released.

Some names on the list that you might recognize are:

Vice President Joseph Biden
U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye, President Pro Tempore (D-HI)
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Howard Baker R-TN
Mark Begich D-AK
Don Young R-AK
Sean Parnell, Alaska Governor
Sarah Palin, former Alaska Governor
Frank Murkowski, former Alaska Governor
Tony Knowles, former Alaska Governor
Bill Sheffield, former Alaska Governor
The Honorable Lu Wenxiang, Deputy Consul General of China in San Francisco
The Honorable Jennifer Loten, Consul of Canada in Anchorage
The Honorable Sung-kyo Oh, Consul of the Republic of Korea
The Honorable Hideo Fujita, Consul of Japan in Anchorage

For a complete list of expected attendees, please read more.

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Stevens’ Motorcade Route and Funeral Service Plans

Map courtesy of Google Maps (Click for an enlarged version): the red line indicates the route of the motorcade.

On Tuesday, August 17, the public may pay their respects to Ted Stevens at the All Saints Episcopal Church, which is located at 545 W. Eighth Ave.. It will be open to the public from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.

For the public that attends the visitation, the Linny Pacillo Parking Garage, at 517 W. Seventh Ave. will be open.

At 8:00 p.m., there will be a motorcade that will take Stevens’ body to the Anchorage Baptist Temple.

The motorcade will go west from the church on 8th Avenue to L Street, and will then take L Street, until it turns into Minnesota Boulevard, south to Benson Boulevard. Lastly, it will follow Benson until it turns into Northern Lights Boulevard to the Anchorage Baptist Temple.

People are encouraged to line the procession route in remembrance of the late senator.

The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, August 18, at the Anchorage Baptist Temple, located at 6401 E. Northern Lights Blvd. at 2 p.m..

There will be no parking, except limited disability parking, available at the temple. Shuttles will be available from the Tikahtnu Commons mall on Muldoon Road. Shuttle buses will begin running from the mall to the temple at noon.

The Stevens family has requested that in lieu of flowers, donations and remembrances be sent to the North to the Future Foundation.

Senator Ted Stevens’ Observances Continue with All-Day Visitation and Evening Motorcade

Captain Steve Swakowski leads the military honor guard for Senator Ted Stevens. He also was the Senator’s press secretary for four years.

Photo and story by Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage

At about 9:30 this morning, the body of Senator Ted Stevens arrived at All
Saints Episcopal Church for a public visitation to begin at 10:00 a.m. and
continue until 8:00 this evening.

The cadence of the military honor guard slowly brought Steven’s body from
the hearse, past the over two dozen, black garbed family members and after a
brief prayer at the entrance, into the church.

The visitation line outside the church began forming before 9 o’clock. At
the head of it, was Michael Monger, who drove up this morning from Soldotna.

After the public visitation ends at 8:00 p.m., a motorcade procession will take
the body of Senator Ted Stevens from All Saints Episcopal Church to the
Anchorage Baptist Temple for tomorrow’s service.

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Stevens Left a Mark on Native Health Care

Ted Stevens was one of a kind. That’s how close friends and associates remembered him. KSKA’s Ellen Lockyer spoke with Dr. Ted Mala, South Central Foundation’s Director of Tribal Relations, on his forty year friendship with the Senator.

Photo by Pat Yack, APTI – Anchorage

A Closer Look: Dr. Ted Mala (6 June 2010)
Ted Mala Helped Change the Face of Medicine in Alaska (17 June 2010)
Traditional Alaska Native healers receive international award (24 Sept 2007)

Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage

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Stevens Funeral Details Released

The funeral service honoring former Senator Ted Stevens is scheduled for Wednesday, August 18 at 2:00 p.m. His family released the details today, calling them preliminary. His funeral will take place at the Anchorage Baptist Temple, where Stevens attended Sunday Service on August 1, just eight days before he was killed in a plane crash near Dillingham. At that service, Stevens stood on stage with Pastor Jerry Prevo. Stevens talked to the congregation about what he had been doing since leaving the Senate in 2008.

Senator Stevens will also be lying in repose at All Saints Episcopal Church in downtown Anchorage. The family is inviting the public to pay their respects between 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations be made to the North to The Future Foundation, which was established to honor Stevens’ career.

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APTI Member Night at the Ballpark

On July 8, 2010, APTI hosted a member night at the ballpark during the Anchorage Glacier Pilots versus the Anchorage Bucs game at the Mulcahy Stadium.

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Fans and members alike were given a chance to win prizes and got to watch the KAKM Puffin race the Glacier Pilots’, “Piper” the moose race around the bases.

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