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KTNA’s morning news, weather forecast, Denali echoes and announcements for September 15th. Host is Will Peterson. Headlines-Climbing allocation for Mt. McKinley, Trapper Creek Elementary School update, Trapper Creek Pre-school seeks
The community of Trapper Creek held a preschool organizational meeting on September 13. The meeting was attended by 13 adult community members, 6 preschoolers and a school district representative. A
By Laura Wright–More changes have come to non-profits in Talkeetna with the recent resignation of Denali Arts Council Executive Director, Joellen Bye. Bye was hired last spring and served as
KTNA’s morning news, weather forecast, Denali Echoes and announcements for September 14th. Host is Will Peterson. Headlines-Denali Arts Council Executive Director resigns, Jessica Stevens Community Foundation awards healthy communities grants.
An Environmental Assessment (EA) for the allocation of climbing permits between commercial guided climbing operators and independent, non-guided climbers on Mount McKinley is now available for public review and comment,
By Sondra Porter–Six local non-profit organizations have just been awarded healthy community grants by the Jessica Stevens Community Foundation. The 2011 award winners include Sunshine Transit Coalition, Trapper Creek Pre-School,
By Laura Wright–Trapper Creek Elementary has 34 students with five new children in kindergarten. There is a teaching staff of two with Lisa Curtis teaching grades three through six and
By Laura Wright–The new school year at Talkeetna Elementary is underway with 113 students. That is a decrease from 123 students last year, but more than the 93 students in
By Sondra Porter–Things are moving at the Dale Saunders Crane Sanctuary in Trapper Creek. Besides the hundred-plus Sandhill Cranes feeding on the barley before their long flight south, the historic
