Denali Report for June 6th, 2014
20140606DenaliReport As of Thursday evening, there are 1,120 people registered to climb Denali, and 599 are currently on the mountain. To date, 242 climbers have finished their expeditions, and forty-six
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Mat-Su School District seeks Pre-K funds
BY: Ellen Lockyer, KSKA Anchorage The Matanuska Susistna School District’s pre-school program is in jeopardy, but not necessarily for Talkeetna. “Widening the Net ” brings pre-kindergarden education into selected district
"Suspicious" fire extinguished early Friday morning
Early Friday morning, the Talkeetna Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire near Main Street. Fire Chief Ken Farina says the call went out some time around 2:00 am. Firefighters
Lisa Shelby named as Talkeetna Elementary Principal
This week, a new principal was chosen for Talkeetna Elementary School. After input from the community, and interviews with a team of district and school staff, as well as community
Talkeetna Community Council Notes 6/2/2014
On Monday, the Talkeetna Community Council held its June meeting. Topics on the agenda included a presentation from the Alaska LNG Project as well as communication with the Alaska Railroad,
Twelve year, human-powered expedition summits Denali
This year, over a thousand people will try to climb Denali. Some of those will be making the attempt as part of a “seven summits” expedition, which involves reaching the
Firecracker causes fire in Talkeetna Post Office mailbox
On Memorial Day, the mail collection box outside of the Talkeetna Post Office was vandalized. According to an announcement by the Post Office, a firecracker was dropped into the box,
Alaska State Troopers stay busy during holiday weekend in Upper Valley
Alaska State Troopers were busy over the Memorial Day Weekend in the Upper Susitna Valley… On Saturday afternoon, Alaska State Troopers with the Bureau of Highway Patrol conducted a traffic
Denali Report: Status of Team Butte America and and interview with a U.S. Army climbing team
20140523DenaliReport Currently, there are 1,057 climbers registered to climb Denali, and 388 are currently on the mountain. Fifty climbers have returned to town, and twelve have summited, giving 2014 a