TRAPPER CREEK – submitted by Rick Ernst.   The Trapper Creek-Talkeetna Christmas Bird Count will be held this Sunday, January 2.  There are over 60,000 volunteers participating nationwide in the annual National Auduon Society  Bird Count. (more…)

KTNA’s news staff is on furlough for the week between Christmas and New Year.  They return on January 3.  Meanwhile, volunteer hosts will be playing archived news stories from earlier 2010.  Listen in for one you may have missed!

10:33pm Alaska Standard Time, Lunar Eclipse

photograph taken by Doug Gualtieri

In this mid-winter edition Kathleen talks a little about the Winter Solstice and a lot about the Total Lunar Eclipse anticipated for Monday night 12/20/10.

Please note that this program was recorded and aired on KTNA prior to Monday night’s eclipse.

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KTNA’s morning news, weather, announcements and Denali Echoes, with Trisha Costello. Local headlines: Larry DeVilbiss is one of eight candidates hoping to be the next Mat-Su Borough Mayor, the special election is on January 11th; Alaska Governor Sean Parnell’s budget proposal includes $20 million for the Port Mckenzie Rail Extention. (16 min.)

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The special elections to vote for a new borough mayor are scheduled for January 11 and eight men have filed their paperwork to join the race for mayor. KTNA continues its series to introduce the candidates with this story on David Wilson of Wasilla.

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KTNA’s morning news, weather forecast, Denali echos, announcements for December 23rd.  Host is Sue Deyoe. Headlines – Conversation with David Wilson; Dog team saga; Pioneer Press owner gets Juneau job.

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DNR: Notice of Final Finding and Notice of Timber Sale under AS 38.05.035(e) and AS 38.05.945

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry (DOF), as part of its forest management program will offer the following commercial timber sale for competitive sealed bid. The proposed timber sales are located within the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. (more…)

Denali Arts Council’s annual Christmas show is in its second week of the performance.  The show, x-mas and other 4 letter words, is directed by Nick Condon and continues to be, for the small community of Talkeetna, a bit edgy as far as theatre production goes.

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A couple of years ago, residents and business owners in downtown Talkeetna began receiving a notice along with their water and sewer bill eac h month.  The Environmental Protection Agency had changed their standards for arsenic in water systems nation wide. That threw hundreds of small AND large towns out of compliance.

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