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The 12th Annual Mary Hervin Ladies Golf Tournament was held June 19 at the Mt Fairweather Golf Course in Gustavus.

KETCHIKAN - The ocean in Southeast Alaska is cold. Very cold. Even in July, and especially when you're wearing nothing but a swimsuit.

A month past summer solstice, we're starting to lose daylight and the weather doesn't almost feel quite as summery as it did in May. But we're in prime season for all kinds of activities, from foraging to fishing to wildlife encounters. If that sounds to you like something worth celebrating, you'll have plenty of company. Nearly every Southeast community seems to be hosting a festival in the coming weeks. Some of the festivals are brand new, like this week's Wrangell Bear Fest; others, like the Southeast Alaska State Fair in Haines next weekend, have been around for decades. Here's the Capital City Weekly's roundup of what's on the regional docket for the coming weeks.

JUNEAU - The United Way of Southeast Alaska recently announced Community Impact Grant awards totaling $24,000 to six partner agencies. The projects were selected by a volunteer committee of the board of directors chaired by Katherine Eldemar, from a pool of proposals. The Community Impact Grants were divided into two groups this year. One focused on early literacy and the second set was focused on matching grant funds to help on any issue of need.

KASAAN - One of Southeast Alaska's historical treasures is falling, but a group of Haida Natives is rallying to save it.

OFF POINT BARROW - "We're a long ways offshore," Craig George says. "The water beneath us is about 180 feet deep."

CRAIG - Hundreds of people attended the May 24 dedication of the Prince of Wales Health Care Center in Craig. The new 11,000 square-foot building replaced the Craig Clinic when it opened April 19. It houses the PeaceHealth Medical Group - Prince of Wales clinic, Ketchikan based Community Connections and a state Public Health Clinic.

KETCHIKAN - First Bank awarded four organizations a total of $13,000 at the Prince of Wales Community Spotlight Event on May 15.

Listed below are the names of the 2010 high school graduates from Southeast Alaska that were available at presstime.

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KLAWOCK - The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) Health Promotion department is hosting free health screenings for adults age 18 and older this month in Craig and Hydaburg.

JUNEAU - Wells Fargo has named Chris Beck private banker for Southeast Alaska. He will provide Wells Fargo Bank private banking clients with customized financial solutions guided by each client's short- and long-term goals. Beck is based in Juneau at the Wells Fargo Investments office at 8800 Glacier Highway.

During the next month, while many of us are sleeping, Alaska's population will increase by millions. The migrant birds are returning, and, thanks to tracking technology that gets better each year, we know where some of them are.

CRAIG - With more than 11,000 square feet, the new Prince of Wales Health Care Center in Craig will provide modern clinic and office space for PeaceHealth Medical Group, Community Connections, and Alaska Public Health Nursing.

Southeast Alaska is a land of strong communities that manage to stay connected despite their extreme isolation. This weekend, over 650 high school music students from Craig, Haines, Hoonah, Juneau, Ketchikan, Klawock, Metlakatla, Petersburg, Sitka and Wrangell will close the distance between their hometowns by attending the annual Southeast Alaska Music Festival.