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Atka School Stays Open

Oct 28, 2019

https://www.alaskapublic.org/2019/09/18/after-fears-of-closure-atkas-school-is-back-to-10-students-and-staying-open/

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New Community Center Constructed in Nikolski Under Tribal and CDQ Partnership
AMMG Surpasses $100K Milestone!
APICDA & Silver Bay Partner to Ensure Seafood Processing Stability for AK Peninsula

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This week, Eldred Paradeza is at the Sandy River L

This week, Eldred Paradeza is at the Sandy River Lodge, located near Nelson Lagoon, as part of his structured traineeship (new pilot program at APICDA!) with APICDA’s tourism company, Aleutian Adventures. He’s gaining hands-on experience in content creation to assist tourism’s marketing efforts.
This pilot program combines real-world training with professional development, helping prepare Eldred for a career in marketing and complementing his field of study at UAA.
https://www.aleutianadventures.com/

Congratulations to Danelle Shellikoff, a recent UA

Congratulations to Danelle Shellikoff, a recent UAF graduate in social work who earned summa cum laude honors! APICDA’s Emil Berikoff Sr. Memorial Scholarship (EBMS) helped support her journey. Please apply by the JULY 1 deadline if you’re heading to college this fall.
https://www.apicda.com/scholarships/

Exciting things are happening in Nikolski! After 1

Exciting things are happening in Nikolski! After 15 years without a school, classes have resumed in the community center. With the former school building now serving as the community’s grocery store and post office, the need for a new, dedicated space for gatherings and events quickly rose to the top of the community’s priorities. APICDA is pleased to support Nikolski’s efforts to build a new community center in the heart of the village. Construction is now underway, with local residents working alongside BKR Construction to bring the project to life. A few community members, together with some of the crew, paused for a quick photo to celebrate the progress!

Throwback Thursday: A sweet look back at a youthfu

Throwback Thursday: A sweet look back at a youthful Jeremiah Balamoutoff, Safire Anderson, and Breeze Anderson in False Pass during a 4th of July celebration. A few years after this photo was taken, Jeremiah became an APICDA intern and gained hands-on experience as a City of False Pass Public Works Laborer, and Breeze is now a valued member of the APICDA team working in our Anchorage office. As for Safire, we’ve been delighted to connect through APICDA’s support of the APIA Culture Camp and look forward to seeing where our paths cross next!

Want to gain valuable work experience like Jeremiah and hundreds of other regional residents through an APICDA internship? Consider applying for a summer position by March 15. https://www.apicda.com/internships/

Photo by Gilda Shellikoff

The 2025 Aleutian Marketplace Micro Grant (AMMG) c

The 2025 Aleutian Marketplace Micro Grant (AMMG) cycle is open! Over the past three years, the program has awarded 29 grants totaling $87,000 to support regional businesses! The Aleutian Marketplace is a partnership between APICDA, Aleut, Wells Fargo, and Fastwyre Broadband to support small businesses in the Aleutian/Pribilof communities.

Clarence Gould of Gould Equipment LLC is pictured with the tire changer (with a leverless swing arm) that AMMG funding helped him purchase. Clarence & Tara’s business specializes in equipment and vehicle rentals, serving both businesses and travelers passing through Cold Bay. Their customers include construction companies working on regional projects, hunters, fishermen, tourists, and government agencies.

Regional businesses can apply for grant funding for up to $3,000 to be used for a wide selection of items that are essential to start or assist an established privately owned business. For an application, eligibility, and full list of grantees, please visit:
https://www.apicda.com/new-market-place/

The 2025 grant cycle is open until March 15.

📸: By Tara Ferguson-Gould

Check out our updated APICDA website featuring a g

Check out our updated APICDA website featuring a great photo of Regan Hoblet, captured by Alanna Kochuten for the 2023 Photo Contest. Alanna earned $300 for this winning submission. Want to see your photos showcased? Submit your best 15 images of the region to photos@apicda.com by September 30 for a chance to win. Congratulations, Alanna!
https://www.apicda.com/photo-contest/

It’s photo contest time! In 2023, APICDA awarded $

It’s photo contest time! In 2023, APICDA awarded $8,900 in prize money for terrific photos like this one submitted by Ram Papish, featuring Chipper and Jillian Lestenkof playing fish tag at St. George’s Seabird Youth Network. To participate, please submit up to 15 of your best, high-resolution images to photos@apicda.com by September 30.

https://www.apicda.com/photo-contest/

As our region gears up for the fishing season that

As our region gears up for the fishing season that is opening soon, APICDA is focused on providing market access for our fishing communities. New this year, in the absence of Peter Pan, our board approved partnering with Silver Bay Seafoods to provide ice, a market, and services for fishermen in Nelson Lagoon. The fish will be sold in Nelson Lagoon and tendered to False Pass for processing. This is a challenging time for the fishing industry and coastal communities, and APICDA remains committed to providing economic stability for the communities in our region.

📸: Angela Johnson, commercial fishermen from Nelson Lagoon, photo by Katie Johnson.

It’s graduation season, and APICDA proudly joins i

It’s graduation season, and APICDA proudly joins in celebrating the achievements of our scholarship recipients among this year’s college graduates. Congratulations to Julieanne Berikoff, Rissa Bucaneg, Ariel Go, Jr., Danielle Merculief, Payten Stroud, Alleri Tungul, and Kiara Villamor! For those planning to attend college this fall, please note the upcoming scholarship deadlines below.
Monday, June 3, at 5 p.m.: Haginaa Kidul (Helping to Grow) College Scholarship Monday, July 1, at 5 p.m.: Emil Berikoff Sr. Memorial Scholarship

We are excited to be out in the region this week f

We are excited to be out in the region this week for a spring visit! The first stop today for our board and executive team members is Nelson Lagoon. Our board has proposed hosting APICDA’s traditional Anchorage-based community conference every other year, allowing us to balance the conference with an opportunity to visit residents in their home communities. Our plan is to also visit False Pass, St. George, and Nikolski this week and be back in May for Atka, Akutan, and Unalaska. Special thanks to the local Fishermen’s Associations for hosting community meetings and to APICDA’s CLOs for all their ground support!

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APICDA is a non-profit dedicated to strengthening local fisheries-based economies through increasing direct fisheries participation in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, building support infrastructure and offering programs to assist the advancement of priority initiatives in its six member communities in the Aleutian-Pribilof region of Alaska.

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