Boys Basketball Team during Elk's Tournament
VHS BOYS FINISH SECOND AT ELK'S TOURNAMENT
The boys varsity team competed in the 40th Annual Elks Basketball tournament at home this past weekend. The Bucs' first game of the tournament was against the Cordova Wolverines. Valdez jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter leading 23-13.
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VALDEZ CHEERLEADERS TAKE SECOND IN FIRST COMPETITION
This past weekend the VHS cheerleaders competed in a cheerleading competition at the Elks Basketball Tournament. On Friday, during halftime of the Valdez/Kotzebue game the Valdez cheerleading team, was judged on their half-time dance routine.
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LADY BUCS FINISH FOURTH AT ELKS
This past weekend the Lady Bucs compete in the 40th Annual Valdez Elks Basketball Tournament. Valdez had an easy 55-12 victory last Thursday against the Cordova Wolverines for their first game of the tournament.
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See more photos of Elk's Tournament HERE
During last week's City Council meeting, Mayor Knight proclaimed February 2017 Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.
This Tuesday, February 14th
Love is …respect. Wear Orange this Tuesday to raise awareness about healthy relationships and dating abuse during Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month.
Dating violence can happen to anyone, regardless of age, financial, race, gender, sexual orientation or background. There is No excuse for abuse and no one deserves to be abused. Stand with Advocates of Victims of Violence and the youth of Valdez by wearing orange Tuesday, February 14
th and raise awareness about healthy relationships and dating abuse.
Visit loveisrespect.org to chat, for resources, and more information.
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RYLEE NORRIS WINS GIRLS TITLE
Courtesy of VHS Ski Coach Pete Toye- Early morning temperatures in Talkeetna of -10F finally released their grip amid sunny skies and glowing Denali, allowing temperatures to soar to single digits and allow for legal racing conditions. The Buc girls had an exceptional outing which featured senior stalwart Rylee Norris winning the girls championship by a most impressive one minute and twenty seconds over the field of 30.
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GMS Volleyball vs Cordova
USCG OVERHAULING INACCURATE, OUTDATED ALASKA MAPS
ktoo- Unlike other states, Alaska is using topographic maps that were created over 50 years ago. These maps, some of which were hand-drawn, are rife with inaccuracies. Rivers flow upstream, mountains are out of place and some features are missing altogether. These mistakes affect everything from aviation to back country hiking. This year, Alaska hopes to take a big leap forward by completing new maps for over half of the state.
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IDITAROD TRAIL SLED DOG RACE RESTART TO MOVE TO FAIRBANKS
The Board of Directors of the Iditarod Trail Committee voted unanimously to move the Iditarod restart location from Willow to Fairbanks due to the poor conditions of critical trail areas in the Alaska Range.
This marks the third time in the history of the Iditarod that the restart has been moved to Fairbanks due to poor conditions in the Alaska Range. The first was in 2003, and second in 2015.
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FEB 24TH THROUGH MARCH 5TH
Start planning to attend
Frosty Fever Events NOW!
Check out the schedule HERE
FIVE LUCKY WINNERS WILL WIN A SIX-PACK OF COKE AND A KVAK SCARF
Monday-Friday on kvakradio.com during Frosty Fever
Be sure to check out kvakradio.com during Frosty Fever. Each day Monday through Friday, one lucky number will be posted on our website and the winner has until 5pm THAT DAY to contact KVAK. Call us at 835-5825 or stop by our studios to claim your prize!
MANY LOCAL BUSINESS PARTICIPATING IN FROSTY FEVER SPECIALS!
Your favorite local business have planned sales and specials to bring great deals to anyone with a Frosty Fever Button!
More details coming next week.
ALASKA NAMED SECOND MOST DANGEROUS STATE FOR ONLINE DATING
NY Post- Love is a battlefield. But in some states, online dating is legitimately unsafe. Researchers analyzed the FBI's cybercrime and violent crime rates per capita for each state. Highspeedinternet.com and Safewise.com found that Washington, DC, Alaska and Louisiana were the most dangerous states for online dating.
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or
See study results HERE
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT
Monday, February 13th, 2017
in City Council Chambers
Monday –
6:30pm
Items will include:
1. Approve 1st Reading of Changes to BB 9220- School Board Election Policy
2. Approve 1st Reading of Changes to BP 1114- District-Sponsored Social Media Policy
3. Approve 2017-2018 School Calendar
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All School Board meetings are held in City Council Chambers, broadcast live on 1230AM KVAK and streamed LIVE on www.kvakradio.com.
ALASKA NAMED MOST DISEASED STATE IN THE US
BackgroundChecks.org used a combination of STD data published by the CDC, local county and state health data, and social media surveys, to create a comprehensive look at the state of STDs in the US.
See Report HERE
Did you know?
- According to History.com, approximately 150 million Valentine's Day cards are exchanged annually, making Valentine's Day the second most popular card-sending holiday after Christmas.
- In Victorian times it was considered bad luck to sign your name on a Valentine's card.
- Based on retail statistics, about three percent of pet owners will give Valentine's Day gifts to their pets.
- Over $1 billion worth of chocolate is purchased for Valentine's Day in the U.S.
Learn about the
history of Valentine's Day HERE OR find
printable Valentine's Bingo cards here.
YOU COULD TAKE AN ALASKAN CRUISE WITH OPRAH THIS SUMMER
USA Today- Oprah Winfrey fans, your ship has come in. Holland America and
O, The Oprah Magazine, on Thursday announced a new partnership that will include a cruise to Alaska with the media mogul, actress and longtime talk show host.
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RESEARCHERS: WARM PACIFIC WATER LED TO VAST SEABIRD DIE-OFF
newsminer- A year after tens of thousands of common murres, an abundant North Pacific seabird, starved and washed ashore on beaches from California to Alaska, researchers have pinned the cause to unusually warm ocean temperatures that affected the tiny fish they eat.
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