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REVIVED SAFETY FAIR – Blatchley Middle School seventh-grader Zian Manuel-Cabudol dons a survival suit in a relay race orchestrated by the U.S. Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team outside the school on May 2. Alaska Marine Safety Education Association’s AmeriCorp Volunteer Romi Manela was one of the main organizers of the revived Safety Fair, which went dormant in 2019 during the COVID pandemic.
James POULSON
Sitka Mountain Rescue members Lee House and Jud Kirkness, at left, pull a line of Blatchley Middle Schoolers in a game of tug-of-war recently outside the school.. Using pulleys on their end, the Mountain Rescue members were able to demonstrate mechanical advantage. Alaska Marine Safety Education Association's Americorp Volunteer Romi Manela was one of the main organizers of the day's revived Safety Fair, which went dormant in 2019 during the COVID pandemic.