An Anchorage shelter extension, fishing uncertainty and a library leadership change

And: Anchorage's Ship Creek will be closed to sportfishing through mid-July to protect king salmon ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Today's sponsor: [Today's sponsor: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities]( Good afternoon. It’s Thursday, June 27. In today's newsletter: - While still awaiting final word from the governor on potential state funding for homeless sheltering, the Anchorage Assembly [approved “bridge funding”]( to keep the city's shelter open through the end of July. - A year into the crisis in Alaska’s $6 billion commercial fishing industry, there are some signs of recovery, but [major threats persist]( for the more than 15,000 Alaskans employed in the industry. - The director of the Anchorage Public Library system [announced her resignation]( effective next month, saying she is leaving the state to care for a family member. After 30 years of exploring wrecks off the Atlantic coast, a 71-year-old diver and boat captain was about ready to hang up his scuba suit. Then, he and his crew came upon something extraordinary off the coast of Florida: [scores of Spanish coins]( from an infamous 18th-century shipwreck. Anchorage weather It's partly sunny today with a high near 68 degrees. We'll see a mix of partly sunny and mostly cloudy skies for the next few days, but the forecast calls for rain starting on Sunday. Daytime temperatures will remain in the high 60s and low 70s for the next several days. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [Awaiting state funding for homeless shelter, Anchorage Assembly extends operator’s contract through July →]( Lawmakers included $4 million in the state budget to keep the city’s mass shelter open from July through the end of the year. Gov. Mike Dunleavy has through Friday to issue any budget line-item vetoes. ADVERTISEMENT [As the commercial salmon season opens, some Alaska fishermen fear for their futures →]( Some fishermen say they managed to turn profits even after last year’s plunge in prices, and startup businesses are launching new models for processing. But there are still major threats to the $6 billion industry, from inflation and high borrowing costs to Russia undercutting the prices of Alaska’s harvests. (via The Northern Journal) [Anchorage's Ship Creek will be closed to sportfishing Saturday through mid-July to protect king salmon →]( The area will reopen to sportfishing July 14, but anglers will not be allowed to retain king salmon for the rest of the year, an emergency order said. [Anchorage Public Library director to resign →]( Virginia McClure was appointed by Mayor Dave Bronson in 2022 after three previous appointments to the library director position did not work out. [Fast-moving fire destroys Southwest Alaska school →]( A building caught fire in the village of Stebbins on Wednesday, and the flames spread to at least five other buildings including the school, troopers said. [Federal judge says Alaska tribes may put land into trust, a step toward ‘Indian country’ here →]( The judge ruled that the Interior Department may take land into trust on behalf of Alaska Native tribes, a decision that could allow tribes to create “Indian country,” which had been mostly eliminated here by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. (via Alaska Beacon) ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [Maintenance worker accused of trying to smuggle drugs to inmate at Seward prison →]( [Black bear shot dead while trying to get into tent near Portage campgrounds →]( [NTSB sanctions Boeing for publicizing details about investigation of Alaska Airlines door plug blowout →]( [Is an Instagram ‘like’ micro-cheating? Gen Z embraces digital sleuthing. →]( [Alaska gardening: Move fast on chickweed eradication or you’ll get thousands of seeds →]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News, 300 W 31st Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States