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.

The first-ever sky dive over Denali is still on hold.  As reported over the weekend, the sky diving team assembled and prepared to jump. (more…)

The Chase Community Council is considering revising the Chase Comprehensive Plan.  The discussion took place at their council meeting last week.  (more…)

The Department of Health and Social Services has announced 13 new cases of the H1-N1 flu in Anchorage and the Mat Su Borough area.  (more…)

Colberg takes oath; photo courtesy of Mat Su Borough

Talis Colberg was officially sworn in as Mat Su Borough mayor last night (tues) at a special Borough Assembly meeting.

He was elected in a special election June 9^th to replace mayor Curt Menard, who died of cancer in March. 

Colberg will need to run again this fall in the regular election if he wants to continue on as mayor when this special term ends.

The meeting was called to certify the election, discuss South Palmer Elementary, Borough office space issues and hold a joint assembly and planning commission meeting.