🌱Anchorage Homeless Camps Being Cleared + Smiles Shared Skating

Anchorage AK

01 February, 2022

8:05 PM

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Hey, neighbors! It's me again, Dominique-Noelle Rafael, your host of the Anchorage Daily. First, today's weather: Cloudy. High: 20 Low: 17. Here are the top 3 stories in Anchorage today: The city's abatement program has started to clear homeless camps in the middle of winter for the first time. It is raising many concerns from local advocates. Policymakers claim that this will gently encourage the homeless to receive help at shelters, but many people think otherwise. There are many issues within shelters for the homeless, including poor conditions that haven't been solved. (Anchorage Daily News)Wasilla High School hockey players recently had an amazing and fun day skating with local special education students at the Brett Memorial Ice Arena. They all shared plenty of smiles and created many fond memories to look back on. This event was beneficial for everyone involved. It helped the special education kids with socialization skills and helped the general education kids with learning how to communicate with all types of people. (Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman) The COVID-19 case rate in Alaska continues to be the highest in the nation and hospital staffing remains a persistent issue. This surge has been driven by the omicron variant of coronavirus. This past Monday, health officials announced over 4,000 new cases among residents and non-residents. (Anchorage Daily News) From our sponsor: Today's Anchorage Daily is brought to you in part by our friends at GoodRx — the best way to save money on your prescriptions. GoodRx helps you locate the lowest prices for medications at local pharmacies, so you're not overpaying. Works for pet medications too! To see how much you can save, go to GoodRx.com. Today in Anchorage: Preschool Storytime at Z.J. Loussac Public Library (11:00 AM)Diversity Committee Work Session at Anchorage Chamber of Commerce (3:30 PM) STOMP at Atwood Concert Hall (7:30 PM) From my notebook: Alaska Airlines is excited to celebrate the Lunar New Year with everyone! In the Year of the Tiger, they're wishing strength and resilience to all. They are thrilled and honored to be the title sponsor of SF's Chinese New Year Parade & Festival. (Instagram) The Alaskan Animal Rescue Friends (AARF) is asking for your help in finding foster homes for two little pups who recently lost their mother. (Facebook) Did you know Alaska's aurora season runs all the way through April? Go check out it for yourself! (Instagram) Loving the Anchorage Daily? Here are all the ways you can get more involved: Send a friend or neighbor this link so they can subscribe Get your local business listed in front of readers Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Wednesday. I'll see you soon! — Dominique-Noelle Rafael About me: Dominique is a self taught UX/UI designer based in Princeton, NJ. She recently graduated from the University of Maryland last spring with a bachelor's degree in Information Science. She is excited to begin working on the Patch newsletter project this year!