What's going on in Valdez, Alaska in June, 2009 ... Relay for Life & Military honored

MAY DAY FLY-IN & AIR SHOW was very good - Early each May!

2009 RELAY FOR LIFE SCHEDULE walk

The American Cancer Society 24 hour walk will take place at the High School Football field

Friday June 5:

6:00pm Opening Ceremony

National Anthem- Leslie Bauman, Jamey
& Samantha Fickes

Introduction of Committee

Guest Speaker- Tom Blanchard

Survivor & Caregiver Lap

Recognition of Quilters & Drawing of Survivor Quilt

Team Lap

Survivor Reception

7:30 pm Judging of Best Tent Site & Best Dressed

7-10 pm Live Entertainment, Team Activities & Silent Auction

11:30 pm Lighting of Luminarias

11:45pm “I believe I can fly” by Leslie Bauman
Midnight Luminaria Walk

Saturday:

1:00-4am 2 Movies

4-6am Fire Pit - Karaoke

10am-2pm Team Activities, Silent Auction

2-5pm Live Entertainment

5:30pm Closing Ceremony

Drawing of 2^nd Quilt

Final Counts

Top-fundraising Recognition

Final Comments

Why is there so much Cancer now-a-days? *

MILITARY APPRECIATION DAYS

Thank you, Soldiers!

I Pledge Allegiance

with Red Skelton

God Bless the USA

"...to care for him who shall have borne the battle" Abraham Lincoln

ALS is now on the Presumptive disability approval of the VA for all vets 9/08 *

Discuss - Military Health & Civilians with CFIDS, CFS, FM

Military Appreciation Days are June 6 & 7, 2009. Families will come to Valdez to fish for halibut and celebrate with our community. Here are events FREE and open to the public:

Pancake Breakfast
Sat, June 6th from 8:30-11am at the Elks

FREE FISH FRY
Saturday, June 6th at 3pm
Barney Meyring Park Strip

It is the Soldier,
not the reporter who has given us freedom of press
It is the Soldier,
not the poet who has given us freedom of speech
It is the Soldier,
not the campus organizer who gives us freedom to demonstrate
It is the Soldier who salutes the flag,
who serves beneath the flag,
(and) whose coffin is draped by the flag,
and who (allows the protester to burn the flag.)

AND who inspires us to Honor the flag
Father Dennis Edward O'Brien *

First Baptist Church is having a Daily Vacation Bible School 9am - 12:30pm June 8 - 12

We shall Overcome midi 5.5 minutes / & other spirituals

We Shall Overcome. Lyrics derived from Charles Tindley's gospel song "I'll Overcome Some Day" (1900), and opening and closing melody from the 19th-century *

Almost time to 'go fishing' in Valdez, Alaska -

Halibut Derby - Overall Leaders

1^st Jacob Schneider Fort Greely, AK 147.2 lbs. May 30 Faithful

2^nd Cliff Napier Fairbanks, AK 110.4 lbs. May 25 Harvester

3^rd Jessica Yeamans Anchorage, AK 97.4 lbs. May 24 Dan Orion