VHS VOLLEYBALL SENIOR RECOGNITION

The high school volleyball team faced off against the Delta Huskies this past weekend. Once again the Lady Bucs had a dominant performance winning all their games for the weekend. 
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THROW DOWN IN SNOW TOWN

Buccaneer sports had an eventful weekend while hosting the annual VHS “Throw Down In Snow Town” Wrestling Tournament. This year the VHS wrestling team had six student athletes who made it past the first day of matches and advanced to the next day. 
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VALDEZ CONTINUES TO INCREASE CITY SPENDING
MORE ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER POSITIONS BEING ADDED

Despite budget woes at the statewide level and oil companies cutting back with the decrease in oil production, the City of Valdez budget is healthy and City Administration is continuing to hire employees and increase spending. The City Budget is funded by local property tax. Payments from the oil industry comprise the lions share of the local government budget.

The Valdez interim City Manager proposed, and the City Council approved, additional staffing for the City of Valdez less than a year ago and now current City Manager Dennis Ragsdale is proposing to add positions to the management team at the City. In 2014 the City of Valdez budget included just over 10 million dollars for personnel costs. More than 14 million dollars in personnel costs are projected in the current 2017 budget. "The City currently has 11 direct reports to me", said Ragsdale. "That's really an unmanageable amount of people". In addition to the proposal to hire a Public Services Administrator and a Community Development Administrator to report directly to the City Manager and assist with management of department heads, Ragsdale is proposing to hire a Code Enforcement Officer, a Full-time Events Coordinator and an Economic Development Coordinator to replace a consultant currently used by the city. 

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WOMEN OF DISTINCTION HONOREES TO BE RECOGNIZED 

Who will be this year’s Women of Distinction and Young Woman of Distinction in Valdez? Join Advocates for Victims of Violence, Saturday November 12th, at the Civic Center for the 9th Annual Women of Distinction Celebration. Sit down for a scrumptious dinner, participate in a silent auction for an array of goods and services.
 (Drum roll)
And now…. the honorees for this year’s 
Women of Distinction are……
1. Amber Mehlberg
2. Brandy Smelcer
3. Carole Derifield
4. Katey Connell
5. Maureen “Mo” Radotich
6. Shannon Williams

Young Women of Distinction Honorees
1. Caitlin Connell
2. Gabrielle Franklin
3. Jaime Comer
All of the nominees will be honored and the two winners announced. Tickets are $45 and are on sale at the AVV office. Call 835-2980 for more information. SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT

Monday, October 17^th, 2016
in City Council Chambers
Monday – 6:30pm
 
Items will include:
1. Approve Outsourcing for VHS Soccer
2. Curriculum Update/PWS Partnership
3. Approve Psychology Curriculum

CLICK HERE for agenda and meeting packet
 
All School Board meetings are held in City Council Chambers, broadcast live on 1230AM KVAK and streamed LIVE on www.kvakradio.com.


HERE'S HOW METEOROLOGISTS ARE WORKING TO BETTER PREDICT ALASKA WEATHER
ADN- At 3 p.m. and 3 a.m., day after day, every day of the year, the National Weather Service breathes life into 13 weather balloons in Alaska. Balloons rise above Anchorage and Fairbanks, they float up from Kodiak, Yakutat and Nome, they depart Kotzebue, Bethel, Annette Island, King Salmon, Cold Bay, St. Paul, McGrath, and, of course, Barrow.
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