Alternative energy sources have been explored since 2009 by Toghetthele Corporation according to a presentation made recently in Nenana, Alaska. Toghetthele is the Nenana area Native corporation. Jim Sackett, CEO of the corporation was at a recent meeting of the Wellness in Nenana Coalition, and brought attendees up to speed on Toghetthele projects. Toghotthele is interested [...]
Donating to charity is something to consider, and easily done on your Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend (pfd) Application. That deadline is looming closer by the second, and as of the morning of March 26, two-hundred twenty thousand, seven-hundred and eighty-six Alaskans have not applied yet. In order to get your pfd application completed, the sooner [...]
Survival training is key when facing an avalanche, as Ian LaCroix may have realized recently. Especially now that the spring weather is upon us safety officials with the State of Alaska, The Department of Public Safety have some key information here that could save your life. There are free classes available, they say. Ian LaCroix, [...]
The Anchorage Rage City Rollergirls took on the derby girls from Fairbanks Rollergirls during the All Star Roller Derby game on March 3 at the Dena’ina Center, Downtown Anchorage. Fairbanks Rollergirls (FBXRG) went down hard in the 3rd Annual Brawl of the Wild against the Anchorage Rage City Rollergirls with a score of, ouch, 69 [...]
Dr. Ron Paul, 2012 Republican Presidential candidate is the only candidate to take the effort to visit Alaska in person before the state’s caucus on March 6th and is venturing as far north as Fairbanks, Alaska, on Sunday, March 4, 2012 before visiting Anchorage. The Gold Room of the Westmark Hotel on Noble Street is [...]
Pizza with his favorite Iditarod dog musher, going to the Iditarod dog musher’s banquet, then mushing with Iditarod musher William Pinkham out the starting chute in Anchorage, Alaska. Nathan, who is just nine years old, is getting some of his wishes this year. He hails from Texas, and is looking forward to being part of [...]
Deliberations on over one-hundred proposals submitted by the general public, local fish and game advisory committees, and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game at a Board of Game meeting March 2nd through the 11th of 2012. The deliberations will begin following public testimony and continue through the remainder of the meeting during the week. Proposals are regarding hunting and trapping [...]
It’s Springtime In Alaska When… You can see the birds, even though they’ve been there all winter. You blinked and the sun hasn’t set yet. You know the deadline for buying Nenana Ice Classic Tickets is coming soon. No new snow is coming to hide the dirty snow. It’s not forty below. There are hourly [...]
On February 23rd, in Alaska’s Dillingham District court, Jessie Arnariak, the second defendant in the Round Island Walrus Case, entered guilty pleas to charges of alcohol importation, DUI and prohibited access to a game sanctuary. Arnariak was sentenced 610 days in jail with 340 suspended, 270 days to serve, a $7,500 fine, forfeiture of all items [...]
Need to Take a Trip, Be Careful What You Ask For Buckland, Alaska February 19th at approximately 1640 hours Alaska State Troopers in Kotzebue received the report of a disturbance in the village of Buckland. Investigation revealed that Randy R. Lee, age 24 from Buckland, assaulted a family member and damaged items inside the residence when [...]