M E M O R A N D U M  07-74

 

 

TO:                  HOMER CITY COUNCIL    

 

FROM:            MAYOR JAMES C. HORNADAY

 

DATE:             MAY 7, 2007

 

SUBJECT:       EVENTS FOR THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF ALASKA                                                    STATEHOOD.                       

 

The Alaska Statehood Celebration Commission (ASCC) has been charged with planning statewide events and activities surrounding the 50th Anniversary of Alaska Statehood on January 3, 1959. The ASCC is reaching out to Alaskans for ideas on how to memorialize this momentous occasion.

 

Events will begin as early as May 28, 2008 commemorating the date Congress passed the Alaska Statehood Act and continue to January 3, 2009 to celebrate the anniversary of signing of the Declaration of Statehood.

 

The ASCC would like to assist in planning events for smaller communities that may need help.

 

RECOMMENDATION:

 

Discuss activities to commemorate Alaska Statehood and determine if help is needed from the ASCC.