Alaska's coastal Arctic communities celebrate bowhead whaling season

And: Plane holding bodies of Air Force colonel and flight instructor recovered from Kenai Peninsula lake ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Good afternoon. It’s Friday, June 21. In today's newsletter: - Eight successful captains held [a three-day whaling feast in Point Hope]( last week, and other Arctic coastal communities are holding their own celebrations honoring the bowhead whaling season. - The floatplane that crashed into a Kenai Peninsula lake this week, killing a U.S. Air Force colonel assigned to the Alaskan Command and a Utah flight instructor, [has been recovered](. - As a dispute between state and federal education officials over whether Alaska spent pandemic relief equitably continues, the [state must now receive a federal OK]( before it can spend nearly $1 million in grants. Summer solstice — the [longest day of the year]( — has come and gone, but there are still plenty of ways to celebrate solstice this weekend in Anchorage. From the Summer Solstice Celebration downtown to Chugach Fest and Stories at the Cemetery, check out some of [this weekend's highlights](. Anchorage weather It's mostly sunny today with a high near 72 degrees. Saturday will start out mostly sunny and warm as well, though there's a chance of isolated rain showers later in the day. Sunday brings a chance of rain that will last into next week. Daytime temperatures will hover in the low to mid-70s for the next few days. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [‘Joy overflowing’: Widowed Point Hope whaling captain shares harvest at Qaġruq →]( While most coastal Arctic villages celebrate a successful whaling season with a feast, the traditions vary across communities. For Point Hope whaling captain and widow Lenora Kaumauq Tuzroyluk, sharing the bounty during a whaling feast is a joy and a way to support women like her. ADVERTISEMENT [Plane holding bodies of Air Force colonel and flight instructor recovered from Kenai Peninsula lake →]( The crash killed Mark Sletten, who was the director of operations at Alaskan Command headquartered at JBER. The plane was found at a depth of almost 200 feet in Crescent Lake. [Alaska faces consequences as federal education funding equity dispute continues →]( The U.S. Department of Education has labeled Alaska as “high risk” for receiving future grants because it says the state has not equitably distributed funds among its districts. State officials contest this assertion. (via Alaska Beacon) [Alaska serial killer Joshua Wade dies in Indiana prison →]( Wade, who claimed responsibility for the deaths of five people in Alaska, died in an Indiana prison last week, the Indiana Department of Correction said. [Cole Miller is putting himself and Alaska gymnastics on the map by making history →]( At 16 years old, Cole Miller of Palmer is among the most decorated gymnasts in the history of the state. ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [Federal judge considers lawsuit that could decide Alaska tribes’ ability to put land into trust →]( [The flaming-hot Korean noodle brand going viral and making millions →]( [200-mile-long ‘haboob’ dust storm sweeps over New Mexico →]( [Supreme Court upholds gun-control law intended to protect victims of domestic violence →]( [‘Teaming With Microbes’ podcast: The hidden power of dandelions →]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News, 300 W 31st Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States