Whether it was a big win on the volleyball court, important shifts in the Bering Sea fisheries, or stories of tradition and change — we’ve been there with you.
In our 2024 year in review, Maggie Nelson, Kanesia McGlashan-Price and Theo Greenly discuss some of the major events that happened this past year in Unalaska and beyond.
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Nikolski School students gather on couches as teacher Lynette Hull and teacher's aide Tatyana Hillhouse review homework assignments at the end of the school day.
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The Unalaska Raiders girls volleyball team claimed their victory as the 2A Alaska State champions. A new state championship banner will be hung in the Unalaska High School gym, and it will be the first time a girls sports team is featured on the gym wall as a state champion.
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Unalaska weaver Risa Causey presented her work on Nov. 29 as part of Native American Heritage Day. She examined dozens of modern baskets at the museum, pieces created throughout recent decades by various weavers, including the Unangax̂ women who taught her the craft.
Photo courtesy of Ellis Berry
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We launched a new exhibit at the Museum of the Aleutians called “Amplifying the Aleutians: 50 Years of Community Media.”
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The MV Tustumena turned 60 years old this year, and is the oldest ferry in the Alaska.
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Unangax̂ filmmaker Kanesia McGlashan-Price produced a short film about changing sealion populations in Unalaska.
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In the mid-1970s, students in Unalaska, Alaska, produced a weekly half-hour television program for English credit. The students learned all aspects of production, including writing, editing, and sound.
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Check out some of the biggest stories of 2024:
- KUCB wraps up special 50-hour pledge drive, celebrates a half century of community programming
- Unalaskans reflect on the foundation of local TV and radio
- An audio postcard from the 'Trusty Tusty': Celebrating 60 years of sailings
- Bering Sea Barometer: KUCB’s weekly update on fisheries in the region
- Unalaska volleyball team makes local history with state championship victory
- Unangax̂ weaving: how it threads through time, from fish baskets to Covid-19 vials
- Unangax̂ filmmaker Kanesia McGlashan-Price debuts PBS documentary on local subsistence hunting
- As Alaska schools close, one Aleutian village bucks the trend
- In Memoriam: Matthew George Lightner
- Unalaska students shape early video production
