Board Declares 2001 Fourth Quarter Dividend
The CIRI Board of Directors declared a 2001 fourth quarter dividend in the amount of $8.38 per share, or $838 per 100 shares, as well as a $3 per share special Christmas distribution, both to be distributed Thursday, Dec. 13, 2001. This year, the fourth quarter dividend and special Christmas distribution will be combined into one distribution and either deposited directly into accounts or mailed as one check. Shareholders owning 100 shares will receive a check for $1,138, and shareholders signed up for direct deposit will have their dividend electronically transmitted into their account. Dividend checks are mailed to the address CIRI has on record and cannot be picked up at the CIRI office. All address changes must be made with CIRI's Shareholder Relations department by 3 p.m. on December 4.
The goal of the Kenai
Fjord's Tours Marine Science Explorer Program is to engage students of all
ages from the moment they board a vessel and spur their interest in the
sciences and to inspire an understanding and appreciation of the environment
while studying local culture, economy and ecology.
Kenai Fjords Tours has successfully operated this field-trip program out of Seward since 1994. Since then, more than 19,000 Alaska students have traveled aboard the m/v Fjordland as marine science explorers.
The five-hour field trips allow students to explore the marine environment. The program is divided between cruising Resurrection Bay and participating in four learning stations focusing on analyzing seawater and plankton, learning about seabird and marine mammal adaptations and learning about the fjord's ecosystem.
The Kenai Fjords
marine science program has been so successful that Prince William Sound
Cruises & Tours will operate a similar educational explorer program in
Prince William Sound beginning next spring. Like the Kenai Fjords program,
the five-hour field trip out of Whittier will include onboard learning
stations focusing on the glaciers and geology of the Blackstone Glacier
area and an anthropological session discussing local culture.
Groups of five to 80 students can be accommodated in one trip. Reservations are being taken for field trips beginning April 16 through June 7, 2002. For more information about the Marine Science Program or to schedule a field trip, contact Leslie Hines toll-free in Alaska at (800) 478-8068 ext. 4554 or email kftscience@ciri.com.
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