KVAK's Laurie Prax interviewed Venugopal and Bahule about their musical tour through Alaska. Lyric and Spirit celebrates the amazing variety and quality of female vocalists from around the world, featuring Luisa Lacerda of Brazil, Venugopal from India and Bahule from Mozambique. Lyric and Spirit will perform Sunday, Nov 5th at the Valdez Civic Center. Tickets available at the door or at www.valdezarts.org.
KVAK's Laurie Prax interviewed Valdez City Schools Superintendent Tim Bauer regarding the agenda for the Monday, October 23rd School Board Meeting. Topics covered include: the Distric reading program; LETRS; Communications Plan; VAFT Relations; Classified Pay Scale; attendance and discipline.
KVAK's Laurie Prax talked with Dr. Angela Alfaro about the new Valdez Winter Wellness Challenge that she developed for the Valdez Community. Alfaro talks about how people can sign up, what it takes to sign up and the benefits and prizes that people can get from being involved in the challenge.
(Ms. Gayle Brown & Mrs. Gretchen Kelly)
KVAK's Laurie Prax interviewed GMS Principal Mrs. Gretchen Kelly and VHS Principal Ms. Gayle Brown about the start of the school year. Kelly and Brown outlined their experience in the education field, talked about curriculum and their challenges and goals for the next few
KVAK's Laurie Prax interviewed Valdez City Schools Superintendent Tim Bauer regarding items on the School Board agenda, including: Start of the school year; new employees; aligning curriculum; approval of school resource officer and more.
KVAK's Laurie Prax sat down to talk with Jaime Matthews, who will become the new CEO of Copper Valley Electric Association. Topics covered include: Matthew's history with CVEA; options being explored for power generation and distribution; how a COOP operates; advantages and challenges of being a coop and why she wants to lead CVEA.
KVAK's Laurie Prax talked with Valdez City Schools Superintendent Tim Bauer about School Board meeting. Topics covered include: Board Policy committee; board grading policies; VCS Network Infrastructure purchase and preparation for the upcoming school year. VN_MON-Tim-Bauer-7-24-23
KVAK's Laurie Prax talked with Valdez City Schools Superintendent Tim Bauer about items on the 4/24/23 School Board Agenda. Topics covered include: 2023-2024 School District Budget; Handbooks; 2023-2024 Calendar; Compensation for School Board Members; Software purchases and personnel hired for 2023-2024 school year.
KVAK's Laurie Prax interviewed Kade Bissell and Katie Wasko, members of the Chamberliners band from Anchorage about their musical styles and talents. Bissell and Wasko talked about the instruments they play, the music they write and their plans to put on a great show in Valdez Saturday, April 22nd. The doors open at 6:30pm and show starts at 7pm.
KVAK's Laurie Prax talks with Andrew Roche of the Valdez Snowmachine Club about Mayors Cup Races.
