Nearly all of the students living at the center will not travel home for the Christmas holiday, due to COVID-19. So the staff and community organizations are working hard to make sure their holiday here is a happy one.
Both longtime nonprofit leaders will take a much-needed break from their demanding jobs to rest, reflect and rejuvenate.
Students at the Nenana Student Living Center pitched in to help cook dinner for 60 people on Thanksgiving Day.
Geoff Welch at Date-Line Digital Printing has compiled an e-book of gratitude called “Gratitude in Twenty Twenty” and it features messages of gratitude submitted by friends, community members and customers during 2020.
This was announced on Tuesday and more than 20 people have already signed up to receive flu shots, according to borough clerk Amber Renshaw.
“When they put it in the park, I guess there was a problem of people rolling it around the park,” said Jim Plaquet of Pioneers of Alaska. “So they actually put the wheels in asphalt.”
“Jamie’s work is a continual source of Alaskan humor and wit that brings a laugh, or sometimes a groan, to all who read it,” the citation states.
Community orientation tours for new soldiers and their families at Fort Wainwright have taken on new significance since COVID-19.
The reader, who wants to remain anonymous, said he is older now and downsizing his own outdoor gear that he has collected over the years. He thought this gear might provide a good start for the Stainbrooks’ backpacking adventures.
Carlile can speak a language from every continent and is currently working as a second-grade teacher and international education consultant.
