Host  Holly Stinson visits with June Scheele (SHE-lee) about the time 70 years ago in 1939, when she arrived in Talkeetna with her family.  The Scheeles had just purchased the Fairview Inn with another couple.  June’s mother, Nola Campbell, wrote the well-known books Talkeetna Cronies and Talkeetna Echoes. 

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Bus mechanics, radio technicians and warehouse workers at Denali National Park went on strike Wednesday afternoon when negotiations with employer Doyon/Aramark didn’t result in better pay and benefits.

The 17 workers are responsible for the bus fleet maintenance and are organized under the union International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, (or IBEW) Local 1547. On Wednesday afternoon, they formed a picket line and demonstrated at the park entrance and at the visitor center.

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Citing a dismally weak run of king salmon, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game issued an emergency order on Tuesday, closing several Mat-Su streams to Chinook fishing for the rest of the season.

The order goes into effect at 6 a.m. Friday, July 3.

The Talkeetna River, Clear Creek, the East and Middle fork of Chulitna River, Lake Creek and Talachulitna Creek are not closed.

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The Alaska Volcano Observatory yesterday downgraded the aviation warning code for Mount Redoubt from orange to yellow and the alert level from Watch to Advisory. Alert levels had been high since Mount Redoubt’s most recent rumblings starting March 15. The most dramatic eruptions happened between March 22 and April 4 when the volcano spewed ash, gas and steam up to 65,000 feet high. High level winds carried ash to Talkeetna, Skwentna and Trapper Creek while air traffic came to a halt for a few days. Read More »

On Monday, Exxon Mobil Corporation made public that it will not challenge a court ruling to pay $470 million in interest to Alaska fishermen and businesses harmed by the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound. Read More »

Talkeetna musher Gerald Sousa joined 59 other mushers to sign up for the 2010 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race. On Saturday, Iditarod mushers and volunteers met at the Wasilla Iditarod Trail Committee headquarters for the first day of sign up in next year’s race.

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Volunteer Robin Song tells a few of her stories of personal experiences with what birds are all about this time of year: nesting and raising young.

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Local outdoor freelancers Brian McCullough and Laura Wright talk about the filming of the Discovery Channel’s “unscripted reality” TV series, which took place in the Talkeetna Mountains. They talk about their roles in the project, how other locals were involved, and give listeners an overview of the month of filming. Charlie Loeb hosts.

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Two different sets of bears have been causing a disturbance in the Talkeetna area, getting into trash and showing no fear of humans.

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Earthquakes centered near the Skwentna area are continuing.  The Alaska Earthquake information Center located a minor quake this morning (fri) at 8:48 33 miles southwest of Talkeetna and 18 miles east of Skwentna.  The quake had a magnitude of 4.08 and was located at a depth of 29 miles.

The quake was felt as far away as Palmer and Anchorage. There were no reports of damage or injury.

The Earthquake center is calling it an aftershock to the large earthquakes on Monday.