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Friday, 11.15.24 Memorial service BPD [BPD engagement] ~ Saturday, 11.16.24 Olive park [Community engagement] 10 a.m. Air Force flyover. USAF will do for an Air Force vet / LODD. Forty-five day advance request. Moment of silence before game Baseball or softball game (choice): Donation for seat - $$ to scholarship FD vs PD Detectives vs patrol Night shift vs day shift Booths:  Proceeds to BPOA BPD patches T-shirts Caps In n' Out catering truck End event with release of blue & black  balloons ~ Sunday, 11.17.24 Spectator golf at Debell with BPD ~ #84 #neverforget #acelebrationofhislife

HEALTH & LIFESTYLE Recent Death Brings Attention to Alaskapox Virus February 17, 2024 This image provided by the Alaska Department of Health shows several Alaskapox lesions. (Alaska Department of Health via AP) What happened in the latest case? Alaska health officials say there have been seven people infected with Alaskapox since the virus was discovered. But the latest case represents the first time someone is known to have died from it. The older man lived on the Kenai Peninsula. He was being treated for cancer and had a suppressed immune system because of the drugs. In September, he found a red sore under his right armpit and saw doctors over the next two months because of tiredness and burning pain. Alaska public health officials said he was hospitalized in November and died last month. The man lived in a forested area away from any town and did not travel. They said he had been repeatedly scratched by a cat that hunted small animals, and one of the scratches was in the area of...