Samantha Davenport

Chasinghorse, who is Han Gwich’in and Oglala Lakota, was photographed at the annual Met Gala on Monday alongside celebrities including Mary J. Blige, Megan Fox and Kris Jenner.

Among them is Scott McClain, a firefighter who died from a work-related cancer in 2020 and whose legacy was remembered in a ceremony at the Alaska Fallen Firefighter Memorial.

The route suspensions began in late August, after eight school bus drivers tested positive for COVID-19 or exhibited symptoms and the district struggled to hire enough workers.

Dr. Etheldra “Thel” Davis’ first job as a principal was at Fairview.

He’s a founding member and co-president of the Turnagain Arm Mycological Society.

“The fact that an otter attacked a person was certainly surprising,” said a wildlife biologist with Fish and Game, who added that it’s hard to know what the motivation behind the otter’s “unusual behavior” was.

Dr. Etheldra Davis worked for over 30 years as an educator in the state, including at Fairview Elementary School. Davis died in November at age 89.

Employees who are not fully vaccinated are not eligible for the leave, a school district spokeswoman said.

Students in special education programs or who attend Title I schools won’t be affected by the route suspensions, an email from the district said Friday.

Sami Graham lost the race for Anchorage School Board Seat E by a thin margin. A few months later, she was appointed as library director by Mayor Dave Bronson.

The cause of the fire, in the area of Jewel Lake Road and Dimond Boulevard, is still under investigation, the Anchorage Fire Department said.

The school district prioritized starting the year with students in classrooms, with a plan aimed at keeping “ASD symptom-free.”

The elementary school, along with Gruening Middle School, has been closed since the November 2018 earthquake.

Students living in the UAA residential halls must be fully-vaccinated against COVID-19, but not at APU.

Maggie was brought to the Alaska Zoo in 1983 as a companion for Asian elephant Annabelle and lived there until 2007. She died at a wildlife sanctuary in California this week.