Tag: Seldovia Alaska
A Seldovia, Alaska Miracle is Published!
by Jenny Chissus
I received this inspiring and uplifting book in the mail from the publisher of Chicken Soup for the Soul: Miracles Happen as it features a story about one of our very own – Peggy Cloninger!
“Miracles happen every day – you just have to look around you to see them and be open to accepting them. These powerful stories will give you hope, deepen your faith, and brighten even the darkest day.” – Shelby Janner, publicist with Chicken Soup for the Soul
Living in Alaska, we often confront scary, and potentially life threatening situations, and many times we are saved from the disaster that seemed inevitable, and live to tell about it. Here, in Peggy’s story “Freeze”, you can read about her miracle in Seldovia!
Free Emergency Trauma Technician Course
by Jan Yaeger
How are your first aid skills? Do you know how to splint an elbow? What’s the best way to stop serious bleeding? Someone you know isn’t acting normally. Are they just in a strange mood or do they actually have a medical condition that needs treatment? If you’re out on the water or in the woods and there’s a serious medical emergency, do you know what to do?
Alaskans pride ourselves on being able to take care of ourselves in challenging situations. Those of us who live off the road system have taken this a step further, deciding that the rewards of living in a lovely, small community away from crowds and traffic are worth a bit of inconvenience. But when emergency situations arise, we also face a higher degree of risk, because we live in a place where transportation out to advanced medical Continue Reading