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		<title>Rural energy conference to be held in Fairbanks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A conference tackling rural energy issues is set for next month in Fairbanks. The Alaska Rural Energy Conference is going to take place from April 27 through 29. The theme is “New Energy for Sustainable Communities” and the ambitious agenda lists topics like innovation and change in energy use, energy management and how rural communities [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ktna.org/2010/03/10/rural-energy-conference-to-be-held-in-fairbanks/</link>
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		<title>Morning news cast &#8211; Wednesday, March 10,2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[KTNA&#8217;s morning news, weather, announcements and Denali Echoes. Host is Diana Haecker. Headlines — Talkeetna library may see improvements &#8212; The state&#8217;s DNR updates Hatcher Pass management plan. (21 min.)
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		<link>http://ktna.org/2010/03/10/morning-news-cast-wednesday-march-102010/</link>
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		<title>Iditarod Update Tuesday March 9th</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Talkeetna musher Mark Wildermuth gives the Iditarod update for Tuesday evening March 9th.
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		<link>http://ktna.org/2010/03/09/iditarod-update-tuesday-march-9th/</link>
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		<title>Long time Talkeetna resident and bush pilot Cliff Hudson dies</title>
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One of Talkeetna&#8217;s longest living residents, Cliff Hudson, died on Friday. His service is planned for Saturday with a community potluck at the Latitude 62 following the graveside service.
Pioneer Alaska bush pilot, Clifford Lowell Hudson, age 84, passed away March 5th at the Palmer Pioneer Home after a long struggle with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ktna.org/2010/03/09/long-time-talkeetna-resident-and-bush-pilot-cliff-hudson-dies/</link>
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		<title>In the field: Iditarod re-start</title>
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IDITAROD RESTART— Iditarod  mushers started on Sunday, March 7 their long journey to Nome, from Willow Lake. View photos here capturing the scene at the start. Photos by Diana Haecker
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		<link>http://ktna.org/2010/03/09/in-the-field-iditarod-re-start/</link>
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		<title>Nuggets: McKinley, Denali-What&#8217;s in a name?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In this Nugget from the 2009 archive, host Sue Deyoe tackles a mountainous question…what should the Great One be called?  Mount McKinley or Denali…the history of the Big Name Debate.  We hear from Frank Norris, Pete Martin, Missy Smothers, and former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens.  (30 min)
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		<link>http://ktna.org/2010/03/09/nuggets-mckinley-denali-whats-in-a-name/</link>
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		<title>Morning Newscast &#8211; Tuesday, March 9, 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[KTNA&#8217;s morning news, weather, announcements for March 9th.  Host Sue Deyoe.  Headlines &#8211; 38th Iditarod begins, Talkeetna resident Cliff Hudson dies, Talkeetna Community Council works on an event with the Alaska Railroad. (21 min)
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		<link>http://ktna.org/2010/03/09/morning-newscast-tuesday-march-9-2010/</link>
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		<title>Iditarod Update Monday, Mar. 8th</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Past Iditarod musher Mark Wildermuth talks with news host Ellen Thea about the latest standings in the 38th Iditarod. First of 10 reports airing in the evening newscast.
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		<link>http://ktna.org/2010/03/09/iditarod-update-monday-mar-8th/</link>
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		<title>StarDate Susitna 3-7-2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In this week&#8217;s Earth and Beyond program, StarDate Susitna host and producer Kathleen Fleming talks about the waning crescent moon, stationary Mars, an online night sky evaluation, and astronomical events for the following week. (8 min)
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		<link>http://ktna.org/2010/03/08/stardate-susitna-3-7-2010/</link>
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		<title>The 38th Iditarod gets underway in Willow</title>
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THE START LINE— Thousands of people lined the start chute during the Sunday start of the 2010 Iditarod Trail sled dog race on Willow Lake. Photo by Diana Haecker
 
The restart &#8211; the official start &#8211; of the Iditarod started at 2 pm at Willow Lake as 71 mushers headed on the trail to Nome.
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		<link>http://ktna.org/2010/03/08/the-38th-iditarod-gets-underway-in-willow/</link>
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		<title>Denali Park kennels hires new manager</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jennifer Raffaeli will be only the 4th in history to take on her new position as Denali Park kennels manager.  Late last year a notice was posted and mushers and others from around the country scrambled to apply.  Over 300 applications were received and 40 of those were deemed qualified.  Raffaeli, a Denali Park seasonal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ktna.org/2010/03/08/denali-park-kennels-hires-new-manager/</link>
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		<title>Morning Newscast &#8211; Monday, February 8, 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[KTNA&#8217;s morning news, weather, announcements. Host Trisha Costello.  Headlines &#8211; Denali Park gets a new kennels manager; Susitna Council meets Thursday; Timmers and Su Valley team head to Academic Decathlon. (21 min)
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		<link>http://ktna.org/2010/03/08/morning-newscast-monday-february-8-2010/</link>
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		<title>Su Valley student wins silver medal in AcaDeca competition</title>
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ACADECA TEAM— The Su Valley High academic decathlon team, pictured here  with coach Pat Bills, placed sixth overall in last week&#8217;s GCI Alaska Academic Decathlon  competition. Photo courtesy of Lisa Seifert
Su Valley high school student Jens Timmers managed to win the silver medal in last week’s GCI Alaska Academic Decathlon held in Anchorage. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ktna.org/2010/03/05/su-valley-student-wins-silver-medal-in-acadeca-competition/</link>
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		<title>Susitna Council asks borough to set aside research forest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In their regular meeting on Thursday night, the Susitna Community Council passed a motion to send comments to the Mat-Su Borough currently seeking the public’s input on an update of their Natural Resource Management Units plan. Of special interest to the council was forestry management.Council member Tami Hamler pointed out that there are two areas [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ktna.org/2010/03/05/susitna-council-asks-borough-to-set-aside-research-forest/</link>
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		<title>In the field</title>
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OPEN WATER— Warm weather has left its mark and the Talkeetna River is open along the south shore near the railroad bridge. Photo by Diana Haecker
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		<link>http://ktna.org/2010/03/05/in-the-field-32/</link>
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		<title>Two die, five are injured in Parks Highway car crash</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two people died and five others were injured in a two-vehicle collision near Mile 176 of the Parks Highway around 1:30 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. Donna Vaughn, 56, and her teenaged granddaughter, Coral Hammond, both of Palmer, were pronounced dead on the scene. Vaughn’s husband, Donald Vaughn, 60, and Hammond’s 7-year-old sister, Maizy Hammond, were [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ktna.org/2010/03/05/two-die-five-are-injured-in-parks-highway-car-crash/</link>
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		<title>Talkeetna musher Jerry Sousa embarks on ninth Iditarod</title>
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Musher Jerry Sousa is the only dog driver this year from Talkeetna to race in the 2010 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race.
He has trained all year for this moment and before he hits the trail, shares insights on his hopes, concerns and dog mushing in Talkeetna with our listeners.
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		<link>http://ktna.org/2010/03/05/talkeetna-musher-jerry-sousa-embarks-on-ninth-iditarod/</link>
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		<title>Morning Newscast &#8211; Friday, March 5, 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[KTNA&#8217;s morning news, weather, announcements for March 5th.  Host Trisha Costello. Headlines: Taz Mannix places second in women&#8217;s div of Birkebeiner; Sousa lone Talkeetna musher in Iditarod; Accident at Hurricane Gulch kills 2.
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		<link>http://ktna.org/2010/03/05/morning-newscast-friday-march-5-2010/</link>
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		<title>Susitna Valley F&amp;G Advisory committee meets</title>
		<description><![CDATA[aired wed -The Susitna Valley Fish and Game Advisory Committee met in Willow on Friday night to elect members and vote on board of game proposals.
The council will be making a strong statement disapproving of the proposed expansion of wolf buffers on the north and east side of Denali National Park.  Steve Runyan, council president, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ktna.org/2010/03/04/susitna-valley-fg-advisory-committee-meets/</link>
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		<title>Talkeetna area EMS to get new ambulance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Talkeetna Fire Department will be getting a new ambulance.  The Mat Su Borough Assembly approved spending for the new ambulance at their last assembly meeting.
Manager John Duffy says the appropriation has been approved but that doesn’t mean the ambulance will be here tomorrow.  It takes time to order the vehicle and have it manufactured.  It [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ktna.org/2010/03/04/talkeetna-area-ems-to-get-new-ambulance/</link>
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		<title>Mannix takes second in women&#8217;s Birkebeiner</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Homegrown Talkeetna cross country skier, Tazlina Mannix, was one of the top women skiers last Saturday down in Telemark, Wisconsin at the 37th Annual American Birkebeiner Cross Country Ski Race. Mannix placed second in the women;s category, skiing against 690 other women.
The Birkebeiner is North America&#8217;s oldest, largest and most prestigious Cross Country Ski Race. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ktna.org/2010/03/04/mannix-takes-second-in-womens-birkebeiner/</link>
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		<title>In the field</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PARKED— Horse &#34;Dolly&#34; waited yesterday patiently for its owner, occupying a parking spot in front of the building housing the bank and the trooper&#39;s office. And no, she was not cited for a parking violation. Photo by Diana Haecker
 
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		<link>http://ktna.org/2010/03/04/in-the-field-31/</link>
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		<title>Morning Newscast &#8211; Thursday, March 4, 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[KTNA&#8217;s morning news, weather, announcements. Host Sue Deyoe. Headlines &#8211; Su Valley school insurance settlement; Hatcher Pass testimony at Assembly meeting. (21 min)
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		<link>http://ktna.org/2010/03/04/morning-newscast-thursday-march-4-2010/</link>
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		<title>Borough examines motorized area in Hatcher Pass</title>
		<description><![CDATA[aired wed -The Mat Su Borough Assembly has tabled a proposal to have a motorized corridor through the non-motorized area of Hatcher Pass Ski Area.  The motion passed 5 to 2  to table the resolution indefinitely.
Over 100 people filled the Assembly chambers to listen to testimony Tuesday night.  At least 70 of those individuals signed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ktna.org/2010/03/04/borough-examines-motorized-area-in-hatcher-pass/</link>
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