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Jill Burke, Shawna Williard-Burke | ALASKA DISPATCH No, not a stuffed or mounted moose. This particular moose was a live ungulate on the move. See the video and read the full story in the Alaska Dispatch. Mike Campbell | ALASKA DISPATCH Neff crossed the finish line in Whitehorse in the pre-dawn darkness at 5:14 a.m. with his nine strongest dogs still in harness. Moore was just a tick of the clock behind with 10 dogs. Press Release The meeting was requested by the Alaska Congressional Delegation to question as well as hear the reasoning behind the Air Force’s recently announced plan to relocate the 18th Aggressor F-16 Squadron from Eielson Air Force Base to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Read more->
The mobile mammography van will visit Haines, Kake, Gustavus, Skagway, Yakutat and Angoon this spring and early summer. The van is scheduled to visit Kake on May 1-4, Haines on May 9-22, Angoon on May 24-30, Skagway on June 4-7, Yakutat on June 13-18, and Gustavus on June 22 (no weekend appointments). Women are encouraged to contact their local clinics prior to the scheduled visit because they will need to receive a clinical breast exam before they can get their mammograms. Read more-> By Dan Joling | AP Alaska’s congressional delegation and Gov. Sean Parnell issued a joint statement saying they will stand together to resist attempts to close or shrink Alaska bases. By Tom Patrick | YUKON NEWS Averaging a speed of 191 kilometres an hour, Davy was about two kilometres an hour from the record. (Average times include fuel stops.) Though just off the record, his speed was enough to win his second straight title in the 651cc-open class, one of four divisions won by Yukoners this year. Read the full article in the Yukon News. by Doug O’Harra | ALASKA DISPATCH Alaska’s weird warm-wet month was so unsettling, the climate agency listed it as one of the month’s most significant weather events in the nation. By Becky Bohrer | AP The ban on texting or typing while driving is from Reps. Les Gara and Bill Thomas. It comes as the state’s intended ban, passed in 2008, faces a legal challenge, with a magistrate in Kenai recently saying the Legislature should have been explicit if it truly meant to prohibit the activity. Read the full article in the Anchorage Daily News. AAA press release: By Kimberly Nicoletti | SUMMIT DAILY NEWS Thursday, TLC premieres the Breckenridge family’s real-life commercial fishing business in Alaska, and the family admits TLC didn’t have to manipulate its “characters” to deliver a compelling seven-week series that depicts the extreme highs and lows of commercial fishing in Alaska — and some of the tense family dynamics accompanying the Anderson’s family business.
See more images and read more at the Naval History and Heritage Command website. by Jill Burke | ALASKA DISPATCH When other communications failed, ham radio operators came to the rescue. Throughout the storm, they were the eyes for scientists in Fairbanks and Anchorage who otherwise would have been blind to weather conditions they could predict but not see. WASHINGTON, D.C.–Beginning in the early 1970s, the late GOP Sen. Ted Stevens helped come up with the idea of “bypass mail service,” which allowed Alaskans — including many in remote areas reachable only by plane — to send and receive mail using private air carriers without it ever being handled by the Postal Service. These intra-Alaska mail deliveries cost Alaskans the same as mail sent in the lower 48 states, despite actually costing far more to deliver. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Cal.) and Rep. Dennis Ross (R-Fla.) are pushing to have the state of Alaska repay that extra $70 million the Postal Service shells out every year. By Jeff Richardson | FAIRBANKS DAILY NEWS MINER Sen. John Coghill said he’s heard people pondering an Alaska rail extension to the east since he was a boy growing up in Nenana. He views the bridge project as the first phase of that long-awaited transportation link. “We’ve got a long way to go before we hit Canada,” Coghill said. “We’re going to get there, as far as I’m concerned.” After years of indecisiveness, the Haines Assembly was unanimous in its decision to raze the old school gym still standing at the corner of 3rd and Main Streets. The decision is based on recent information showing that restoration of the old building is too expensive, and the building is not ideal for either offices or a recreation center. There is currently no heat or electricity in the building, and it has been standing that way for at least 5 years. A small group led by Joe Poor and Jack Wenner argued to keep the building, and said they were working on a business plan to keep the building open as a recreation center for the community, but their efforts were too little, too late. Read more-> JUNEAU–Alaska officials say sesame sticks being recalled by Pepperidge Farms have been distributed in the state. The Department of Environmental Conservation says in a release that Pepperidge Farms is recalling Baked Naturals Sesame Sticks because of the presence of “small, thin pieces of wire.” Some people have complained of small scrapes when eating them. USCG Press Release Marie Laws, a resident of Sitka, received a Coast Guard Meritorious Public Service Award for her role in the rescue of Helvig Christensen from the wreckage of the fishing vessel Dixie near Chichagof Island on Nov. 18, 1950. She accepted the award on behalf of her sister and cousin, Betty Mork and Tom Allain, who assisted with the rescue. Laws is the only living member of the rescue party. Read the full story at USCGnews.com. by Lt. Gov. Meade Treadwell That’s how I dragged our kids out of bed – here in the Alaska time zone – the morning of September 11. We held vigil throughout much of the day, prayed, cried, and found joy in the fact that some we had feared dead turned up alive. My wife had worked in the area of the World Trade Center before she moved to Alaska in 1990, and her sister’s husband was there. It turns out his crew of electricians had just left the roof of one of the towers and he was down on the street watching the airplanes hit. Read more-> JUNEAU–Governor Sean Parnell has proclaimed the week of September 4, Suicide Prevention Week. Alaska’s suicide rate is twice the national average and suicide ranks in the top ten causes of death in our state. The most recent suicide attempt in Haines was only a week ago; fortunately, the victim was found in time and is in treatment now. Haines has a number of resources to help prevent suicides, including Lynn Canal Counseling Services at 766-2177, Haines Health Center at 766-6300 and various churches. For emergency help, call 911. The governor’s full proclamation reads: Read more-> Press release
HAINES–Haines has an alcohol problem that has been highlighted recently by two accidents (one fatal) and other incidents involving young people who were affected by drinking alcohol. It’s time to look for a solution… The Haines Borough is sponsoring a round-table type discussion this evening, August 31, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. at the Chilkat Center. The discussion, led by Chief of Police Gary Lowe, will focus on identifying the scope of the alcohol problem and proposing solutions. For more information, contact Gary Lowe, Chief of Police, 766-2121, glowe@haines.ak.us
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