The 5th Annual Women Who Rock award recipients from left to right; Pamela Penrose from Hydaburg, Carolyn Duncan from Coffman Cove, June Walcott from Klawock, Myrn McCord from Naukati, Karen Head from Craig, Doreen Witwer from Hydaburg, and Paula Peterson from Kasaan.
On October 18th, Julie Isom from my Ketchikan office had the opportunity to attend the 5th Annual Women Who Rock event at the Craig Tribal Center. Congratulations to the seven outstanding ladies (pictured above) who were honored by Helping Ourselves Prevent Emergencies (HOPE) for their outstanding accomplishments in making a significant difference in the lives of others. All proceeds from the event help to support the mission of HOPE which is to prevent domestic violence and advocate for healthy families.
While on Prince of Wales Island, Julie also had the opportunity to visit Klawock, Naukati and Thorne Bay where she toured various facilities and provided me with a status report. In Klawock, the Prince of Wales Vocational and Technical Education Center building project is complete and inventory will be added over the next few months. The plan is to begin instructing students in the fall of 2015. The curriculum will be designed to give Alaskans the necessary skills to work in our local industries and keep families in Southeast.
Naukati has developed a floating upweller system to grow commercial oyster seed in order to expand the local economy and maintain community infrastructure. The Naukati West Homeowner’s Association buys seed, grows it into spat, then sells the spat to oyster farmers across the state.
Students from Thorne Bay School are running a greenhouse with a hydroponic system known as Nutrient Film Technique. They started planting in February of 2014 and quickly realized the opportunity to expand. They have started a company called The Seed of Knowledge, which has five departments; management, horticulture, purchasing and ordering, marketing and business, and construction. The students are learning youth employability skills, time and resource allocation, business basics, and productive attitudes.
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