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Burmeister leads string of mushers across Burn
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... them are two packs of two: Fairbanks' Sonny Lindner and Willow's Justin Savidis, and Sterling's Mitch Seavey and Wasilla's Jason Mackey. According to the Iditarod's GPS trackers, Burmeister is 8 to 10 miles in front of Mackey, Zirkle and Gebhardt. ... Comment?
Demoski back in Iditarod for first time since 1985
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... in 41st place. A carpenter and a trapper, Demoski splits his time between Anvik, where he was born and raised, and Wasilla. Anvik is a checkpoint on the Iditarod's southern route, run in odd-numbered years, and so every other year Iditarod teams run ... Comment?
Troopers investigate hit-and-run on own patrol car
- Troopers investigating a report of dangerous driving stopped at a bonfire south of Wasilla early Sunday morning where a line of cars was parked by the side of Mack Road. Four troopers parked there too, one in a rather unlucky spot. The officers ... Comment?
In Alaska's Iditarod Sled Race, Vets Are A Dog's Best Friend
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... the race with only 16. In the days before the competition, the animals are taken to the Iditarod headquarters in Wasilla, Alaska, for pre-race exams. Russell Lewis/NPR Sixty-seven sled dog teams will start the 998-mile Iditarod race across the ... Comment?
Iditarod Hall of Fame: Joanne Potts
... in 1982 over the objections of Joe Redington Sr., the race founder and a charter member of the Hall of Fame. The Wasilla race headquarters used to be on the second floor of Teeland's. One day Redington walked in and found Potts with her feet up on ... Comment?
Senate education panel takes up voucher issue
... that the issue needs to be thoroughly vetted. Two resolutions in the Legislature - SJR9, by Sen. Mike Dunleavy, R-Wasilla, and its House counterpart, HJR1, by Rep. Wes Keller, R-Wasilla - propose to amend Alaska's Constitution to allow the state to ... Comment?
Valley Residents Weigh-In on MEA's Proposed Transmission Line Routes
... expensive route would take the power line from the substation at Matanuska Regional Hospital through the center of Wasilla along the Parks Highway, but Wasilla Mayor Verne Rupright isn't convinced. "It really does devalue properties, it's ... Comment?
Constitutional amendment is not for the good of the people
... from being used for the "direct educational benefit of students." In some respects, we agree with Rep. Wes Keller, a Wasilla Republican. Certainly, a discussion of a school voucher program, which passage of a constitutional amendment would allow, is ... Comment?
The Truth About "Rent To Own" Real Estate Deals
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... a road are offered under owner-financed terms. I just checked the MLS and right now there are only 6 in the Palmer/Wasilla area and two of them are over $500,000. "Rent to Own" does not mean that you can rent a house for market rent and eventually ... Comment?
Correction: AK-Education-Constitutional Amendment
... argue that it could siphon off funds from a public school system that is already seeking additional funds. Keller, R-Wasilla, says an amendment gives Alaskans a choice on whether public funds should be given to private schools. He has argued that ... Comment?
Resistance Day in support of the Second Amendment at Wasilla, Alaska
The wind was blowing, it was brisk and cool, partly cloudy, and a typical February Wasilla day at the Wasilla Lake Park. Comment?
Palin says feds are 'stockpiling bullets'
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... which is still nowhere near enough to close our massive deficit," says Palin. It should be noted that, as mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, Palin once hired a lobbying firm to seek more federal dollars for the city north of Anchorage. Out of the limelight ... Comment?
You Be the Critic review: 'Clue: The Musical' at VPA
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... Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. on Sundays at the Fred and Sara Machentanz Theatre, 251 W. Swanson Ave., in Wasilla. Make sure you play the game and record your findings as you attend the play, because any winners among the audience can enter in ... Comment?
Correction: AK-Education-Constitutional Amendment
... argue that it could siphon off funds from a public school system that is already seeking additional funds. Keller, R-Wasilla, says an amendment gives Alaskans a choice on whether public funds should be given to private schools. He has argued that ... Comment?
Palin's not a Probe Target, U.S. Atty. in Alaska Says
... was linked to a rumored federal investigation of Palin in connection with the construction of a sports complex in Wasilla, Alaska, a community of 7,000 where Palin was mayor from 1996 to 2002. Palin had pushed for construction of the complex as ... Comment?
Kenai man convicted of sexual abuse in Palmer
After more than a day of deliberation, a jury on Feb. 15 found a Kenai man guilty of having sex with two Wasilla girls in 2008. Comment?
Clarkson Teen Wins Jr. Iditarod
... 13WHAM Weather Authority Alert: Winter Weather Advisory expires at 10:00 AM on 2/27, issued at 10:30 PM Bellona, NY Wasilla, AK - Clarkson's Noah Pereira became the 2013 Jr. Iditarod Champion over the weekend. Pereira, 16, won the 150 mile dogsled ... Comment?
... Mike of Grand Junction and Phil of Manassas Park, Va.; two daughters, Judy Cole of Palisade and Betty Twitchell of Wasilla, Alaska; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Visitation is at 5 p.m., with a rosary at 7 p.m., Thursday at ... Comment?
Alert trooper finds crash victim at ravine bottom
An Alaska State Trooper alerted by a 911 cellphone "hang up" call was able to find a Wasilla man who had plunged off the Sterling Highway down a 40-foot ravine. Comment?
5285 E Kane Circle, Wasilla
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This charming home is in like-new condition. It was built in 2007 and has only had one owner. Comment?