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SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Alaska Residents and Businesses Affected by High Winds and Flooding
by Janelle Hames, Secretary, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Office of Emergency Management
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to Alaska residents and business owners affected by a severe storm that caused high winds and flooding that occurred from September 15 – 30, 2012, U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Karen G. Mills announced today. SBA acted under its own authority to declare a disaster following the denial on December 6 of the state’s request for a major disaster declaration.
The disaster declaration makes SBA assistance available in the boroughs of Denali, Kenai Peninsula, Kodiak Island, Lake and Peninsula, and Matanuska-Susitna. SBA assistance is also available in the Regional Education Attendance Areas of Chugach, Copper River, Delta/Greely and Iditarod Area and the Municipality of Anchorage.
“The U. S. Small Business Administration is strongly committed to providing Alaska with the most effective and customer-focused response possible, and we will be there to provide access to federal disaster loans to help finance recovery for residents and businesses affected by the disaster,” said Mills. “Getting our businesses and communities up and running after a disaster is our highest priority at SBA.”
“Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to homeowners, renters, businesses of all sizes and private, nonprofit organizations whose property was damaged or destroyed by this disaster,” said SBA’s Alaska District Director Karen N. Forsland. “Beginning January 4, SBA Continue Reading
Seldovia Slough at 4:30am
Photo by Randy Billmeier, taken on September 21, 2012 at 4:30am
Be sure to click on the image below to view full size – beautiful!
Weather Advisory for the Kenai Peninsula
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
347 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…KENAI…SOLDOTNA…HOMER.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE STERLING HIGHWAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY.
- LOCATION…ALONG AND NORTH OF THE STERLING HIGHWAY.
- SNOW…1 TO 6 INCHES…HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE STERLING HIGHWAY.
- ICE…UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH
- TIMING…SNOW DEVELOPING DURING THE EVENING…THEN MIXING WITH OR CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
- IMPACTS…TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
Distribution: Admins, AHIMT, Assembly, CERT, City Clerks & Managers, Dept. Heads, Fire & EMS, KPBSD, LEPC, Media, Police & Dispatch, Weather
Bonnie Hanson-Administrative Assistant
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Office of Emergency Management
253 Wilson Lane
Soldotna, AK 99669
907-262-4910 Office
907-262-2095 Direct
907-714-2395 Fax
Seldovia.com and Seldovia Gazette has a New Look!
by Jenny Chissus
SeldoviaGazette.wordpress has been a temporary solution while I created a website that includes all the information of Seldovia.com and the Seldovia Gazette!
The day has finally come, and the New Seldovia.com site is live! Please Click Here to go directly to Seldovia.com, where you will have access to the Gazette as well! One site for both services! So, now, all you need to remember is Seldovia.com!
You will notice that on the new site, not only do you have the online Seldovia Gazette, you will find all the business and local information, events, weather, the webcams and many photos of our beautiful community! On the lower right of the page is the daily calendar for Seldovia (see example on the right) – where you have easy access to all the happenings in Seldovia. Thanks to SeldoviaCalendar.com for keeping this calendar current, as my widget draws information from that site!
At the bottom of the page, please note that there are quick links to the Alaska Marine Highway Schedule (AMHS), tidal, marine, state roads and important weather and travel links. On the far right column at the bottom of the page you also have the option to subscribe to the site – in order to receive an email when the site is updated. If you are into social media – you will notice a floating link to Seldovia.com’s Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and You Tube links!
If there is a feature that was on the old Seldovia.com or Seldovia Gazette site that you miss – please let me know (click on Email Webmaster button at the top right of the Seldovia.com page) and I will consider adding it to the new site. I am working hard to upload all the archives of the Gazette since 2005, but it is a big job – so I appreciate your patience on that!
Thank you for your continued readership, and I encourage you to bookmark Seldovia.com – and know that this is your access page to ALL things Seldovia!
IMPORTANT NOTE: I will not be updating this site (SeldoviaGazette.wordpress.com) from this day forward (December 8, 2012) – all information will be consolidated on Seldovia.com.
KPBSD assistant superintendent Dave Jones named 2012 Alaska School Business Official of the Year
Soldotna, December 7, 2012—The Alaska Association of School Business Officials (ALASBO) announced that Dave Jones, KPBSD assistant superintendent of instructional support, is named 2012 School Business Official of the Year.
The ALASBO Business Official of the Year is a peer recognition program for outstanding service, innovative plan design and implementation, and other exemplary business practices within school business management. Melody Douglas, Past President of ASBO International said, “Dave Jones’ long-time and exemplary service to public education and the school business profession Continue Reading
Seldovia Time
