A working dredge model is the newest donation to the Pioneers of Alaska Museum. It is now on display in the Mining Valley at Pioneer Park.
“I always have this habit, ever since I was a kid, of seeing the wanted posters in the post office,” he said. “I started flipping through these posters, then all of a sudden, bingo, I recognized him immediately."
This year, teachers bestowed five $1,500 scholarships upon graduating seniors from Lathrop High School, West Valley High School and for the first time, Ben Eielson High School.
From the time Ethan Troxel, 18, started playing recorders in the first grade, he loved music. That passion led to two performances at Carnegie Hall in New York City and a recent performance in Sydney, Australia, all during his high school years.
HEALY — Blueberry ice cream. Blueberry popcorn. Blueberry cotton candy. Welcome to the Denali Blueberry Festival.
Longtime friend Jeff Cook realized Otis had never been officially recognized for his good work and he came up with an idea that everyone else has enthusiastically embraced.
Residents of the Denali Borough will all be getting street addresses in the coming year.
“She has done a lot of things for everyone out there,” said longtime friend Jerry Bennett. “Ellie was a sweetheart. She helped everyone. It didn’t matter who they were.”
The Denali Borough Assembly will consider two ordinances involving proposed taxes at it’s next meeting on Aug. 7 in Healy
She finds that during the process of painting portraits, her subjects are more candid and reflective than they might be otherwise.
Josh Verhagen is a busy man: Nenana mayor, husband, father of two. He also helps his brothers operate a contracting business. But to top it all off, he has written, illustrated and published a children's book.
The following are the new fallen hero honorees at the North Pole Memorial Park. The park honors local residents who have given their lives while performing their official duties serving country, state or community.
Six new names will be added to the North Pole Memorial Park at 11 a.m. on Saturday during the third annual Fallen Heroes ceremony.
Wildfire safety is on everyone’s mind these days and the Firewise program has never seemed more crucial.
Composing In The Wilderness enters its eighth year this summer, a unique collaboration between Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival, National Park Service, Alaska Geographic and the U.S. Forest Service.
Marimba is fairly new to Fairbanks, but you wouldn’t know it by watching local marimba players perform right alongside other experienced marimba groups at the first-ever Marimba Madness North gathering last weekend.
Three marimba groups from around the state converged in Denali on Saturday for Marimba Madness North. There, on the outside stage at Tonglen Lake Lodge, the musicians filled the air with music that soon had people dancing across the lawn.
(Meg) Greene died in April. Her estate has now funded a trailer that benefits the local low-cost spay/neuter program Alaska Spay/Neuter Assistance Program. The program has been in existence for 15 years.
Longtime Denali resident Ken Wilbert spent years fighting for the unionization that Denali Park bus drivers now have today.
The biggest Alaskana sale in Fairbanks will open it’s doors for the last time on July 26-28.
Cooler weather and hard work by firefighters helped to contain the Kobe Fire on Saturday. The evacuation alert for the city of Anderson has been lifted, and the alert for the Kobe Agriculture and Anderson subdivisions has been reduced to a “Level 1: Ready,” which means residents should be aw…
Noel Wien Library is 40 years old, so it’s time for a facelift. Library users can help determine what that facelift will look like.
The Denali Borough Assembly is expected to choose an addressing system for borough communities at its meeting at 6 p.m. in Cantwell.
According to Pioneers of Alaska, Pedro’s life can be summarized with these words: “He started it all.”
The 47th annual Home Tour, hosted by the American Association of University Women, or AAUW, is a great way to raise scholarship money for women returning to education. This year, the self-guided tour of three Fairbanks homes is Saturday.
Everyone is welcome to participate in the Fourth of July parade in Healy, from tiny tots to senior citizens. The only thing more fun than being in the parade, is watching the parade.
The most common questions that get asked about the history of Healy are ‘How did Healy get its name?’ and ‘What are the three valleys that make up Tri-Valley?’
The artists are free to explore the Denali area on their own during the day. In the evening, they hone their craft, display their artistry and visit with guests.
After much research, Kat and Donald Reeves chose Nenana to settle down and cozy up in Alaska.
It was a sweltering day in Interior Alaska, and everyone seemed to take it in stride.
The Literacy Council of Alaska announces that the Tanana-Yukon Historical Society will host a special celebration of the life of Candy Waugaman on Sunday at Pioneer Park. The event will take place 1-3 p.m. at the Pioneer Park Square Dance Picnic Shelter.
The Denali Borough is now offering a free brush collection program to help mitigate the threat of wildfires. Local residents can drop off brush and woody debris at three locations around the borough, for free. This is good news for homeowners who have not had a reasonable option for disposin…
Long, long ago, I hit a moose while driving along Farmers Loop Road.
Reading and traveling go hand in hand. So why not encourage children to do both at the same time?
This annual event is a popular attraction, featuring booths of more than 30 Alaska artists, plus a kids’ tent hosted by the Fairbanks Children’s Museum. Artists displayed everything from handmade jewelry to henna body art, pottery and paintings. Kathi Cameron played one of her flutes made from PVC pipe, while her dog Moose sang along.
Jeff Cook didn’t know when he signed up for a cancer fundraiser in 2017 that his efforts would lead to helping people in ways he never imagined.
The Neighbor to Neighbor program in the Denali Borough has new leadership.
Fire Chief Joe Forness and state legislator Dave Talerico have been brainstorming ways to raise funds for the fire department.
Two lectures to be presented at the Noel Wien Library Monday, June 24.
The Falcon Joslin House is one of the oldest frame houses, still in its original location, in Fairbanks. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Healy man sees dream through with expansion of Totem Inn
Four children were awarded personalized bookcases last week for successfully finishing an elementary school program through the Literacy Council of Alaska.
A road improvement project on Kobe Road has been added to the Denali Borough budget, after more than eight hours of public comment and discussion.
The Fairbanks-born musician will present a rare solo performance at Tonglen Lake Lodge at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. She’s back in Alaska for some family business, taking a few days off from Broadway’s Tony Award-winning musical “Come From Away” and has arranged an Alaska mini-tour.
When North Pole High School student Seth Rupe flew to Muncie, Indiana, this week to attend a special remote control aeronautics camp, he did not go empty handed. He took a 5-foot-long, remote control model helicopter with him.
Atkins lives in Cantwell, about 150 miles south of Fairbanks. He operates Atkins Guiding and Flying Service there. Why Cantwell? He got stuck there in a snowstorm all those years ago and he liked the people. So he stayed. Besides, he couldn’t think of a better place to live. Where else could he settle down just north of the biggest mountain in North America, and see it every day?
Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts from Fairbanks boosted the Dandelion Demolition crew to a record 80 people on Saturday. The annual volunteer event invites visitors to help dig up the invasive dandelions, which creep into the park on the tires of vehicles. Those invasive dandelions harm the ecosyst…
This is an authentic Alaska experience, one that Nenana residents are building on every year. Last season, 40,000 visitors stopped here for a quick visit en route to either Fairbanks or Denali National Park.
Several sections of Noyes Slough have beaver dams, log piles and other obstructions. Be sure to wear proper footwear, including rubber boots or chest waders. All ages are welcome to participate, but children under age 13 must be accompanied by an adult.
I think about Kathy Johnson and her delicious cookies every time I drive past Nenana.
