Nuggets-Tapping trees, making birch syrup
Learn how to tap the birch trees in your back yard and make your own birch syrup with Dulce East of Kahiltna Birchworks. Charlie Loeb hosts.
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Emergency helicopter will stand-by in Talkeetna
Denali National Park and Preserve will have an on-call helicopter on standby for emergency missions, said public information officer Maureen McLaughlin. The park service entered into 70-day on-call contract starting
Consultants report progress on study of school’s proposed woodfired boiler
Eight Talkeetna residents gathered at the Su Valley High School on Thursday night in an informal meeting with consultants studying the feasibility of a woodfired boiler system for the new
Seven candidates run for Borough mayor special election
Last Friday marked the deadline to file paperwork with the Mat-Su Borough to run for Mayor in a special election on June 9 and seven candidates threw their hat in
Legislative session ends, leaving Mat-Su Borough with less than hoped for
Borough officials are disappointed with the borough’s share out of the $1.8 billion State capital budget for fiscal year 2010. The budget was passed on Sunday, the last day of
Earth Day draws crowd to celebration at Sheldon Community Arts Hangar
An Earth Day celebration on Saturday drew approximately 200 people to the Sheldon Community Arts hangar in downtown Talkeetna. Talkeetna greeted Earth Day with signs of spring, chirping birds
Nuggets-Sandhill cranes at Saunders' Field
Rick and Kathy Ernst talk about the imminent annual arrival of sandhill cranes at Saunders’ Field in Trapper Creek. They talk about the legacy Dale Saunders left to Greatland Trust,
The Alaska Railroad replaces ties, looks ahead to summer
The Alaska Railroad continues their work on replacing all ties along the tracks from Fairbanks to Seward this spring. Tim Thompson, spokesman for Alaska Railroad says that the track rehabilitation
MEA fires two high-level employees
Matanuska Electric Association Board of Directors fired two MEA employees at their regular monthly meeting Monday. The board directed general manager Wayne Carmony to fire both Tuckerman Babcock, assistant general manager