🌱 Pandemic Storytelling + Upcoming Weekend Activities

Good morning, Anchorage! Here's everything you need to know to get this Friday started off right.

First, today's weather:

A.M. flurries; mostly cloudy. High: 33 Low: 19.

Here are the top 3 stories today in Anchorage:

1. Can storytelling reunite divided communities? That is the question Anchorage Museum seeks to answer. Writer-in-residence and project leader Julia O’Malley has been collecting data from numerous interviews from people of all backgrounds. What she has found to be true so far is that people have a deep desire to reconnect. To delve further into this topic, please read the full article. (Anchorage Museum)
2. Are you looking for fun things to do this weekend? If so, Anchorage Daily News has got you covered! It has some great events lined up for you on its site. This weekend the Merry Marmot Spring Festival is coming back to town! People will have opportunities to hear music, ski, tube, bike, and more. For a full list of events, please check out the article. (Anchorage Daily News)
3. An English teacher from Anchorage was thrown a surprise ceremony to receive a $25,000 national education award. Temperance Tinker-Kays is an English teacher at West Anchorage High School and recently received the prestigious Milken Educator Award. Tinker-Kays is the only recipient of this award in Alaska. Congratulations to her and all the other educators that received this honor! (Alaska Public Media News)

From our sponsor:

Today’s newsletter is brought to you in part by Ring, a Patch Brand Partner. We all know that Ring is the leader in video doorbells for home security. But did you know that Ring now makes a home security system that is getting raves from consumer electronic experts?

To learn more about Ring Alarm Pro, the system CNET called "the future of home security,” or to build your own custom system, visit Ring here.

Today in Anchorage:

• Toddler Storytime at Anchorage Public Library (11:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• The Anchorage Police Department would like to recognize Dimond High School and its students for participating participated in Every 15 Minutes. It is a drunk driving awareness program. To learn more about it, check out their post. (Facebook)
• Employees at the Alaskan Animal Rescue Friends were not shocked when Googles the pup's pregnancy was confirmed. They are doing everything they can to make sure she is ready for the birth. Special thanks to her foster mom, Sara! (Facebook)
• Alaska National Parks can "bearly" contain their excitement. They are super grateful for their Katmai National Park & Preserve nomination! To learn more, please check out their post. (Facebook)

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 head out the door on this Friday! 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!