NIKOLSKI

A strong storm is expected to bring high winds to Unalaska and the Aleutian and Pribilof islands beginning Wednesday and lasting into late Friday night. The storm has moved slightly farther south and grown stronger compared with earlier forecasts, according to the National Weather Service.

Nikolski’s school was closed for 15 years due to low enrollment.

The Native Village of Atka, which is the tribal government for Atka, will receive $4.9 million under Alaska’s Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program, known as BEAD.

Subsistence communities in Western Alaska ask for strict limits on the Bering Sea trawl fishery.

For this episode of Island Interviews, KUCB's Kanesia McGlashin-Price spoke with Unalaska naturalist and birder Suzi Golodoff, who spotted the three visiting birds. Golodoff explains why this is such a rare event and how a powerful typhoon may have swept these Asian birds across the Pacific.

Some communities are turning to gardens and greenhouses to protect against shortages.

The Aleutian village of Nikolski will celebrate the opening of its new community center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house on Aug. 22.

The Nikolski School on Umnak Island wrapped up its first school year on May 23, following a 15-year closure starting in 2009 due to low student enrollment.

For the first time in over a decade, children in Nikolski are back in the classroom. The Nikolski school’s revival came through combined efforts of the Aleutian Region School District and the local tribal organization.

Nikolski on Umnak Island, located in the middle of the Aleutian chain, recently hosted its annual salmon derby, a competition held since the 1980s. Locals gather on the beach every September to try to catch the heaviest fish. And this year, kids were included in the derby for the first time in many years.