Church dispute ends up in superior court Dec 1, 2008
FAIRBANKS -- A dispute at a Baptist church in Fairbanks between the pastor, church leaders and members of the congregation has ended up in court ... Members of the Corinthian Baptist Church were in Fairbanks Superior Court last week. (Anchorage Daily News)
No trespassing on Mailman's private fishing hole Dec 1, 2008
The Fairbanks native is the niece of former Utah Jazz point guard John Stockton, the NBA's all-time leader in assists who formed one of the league's most unbeatable guard-forward combinations with Malone. Nada Stockton is Leah's aunt and John's wife. (Anchorage Daily News)
Shell mulls appealing federal court ruling Dec 1, 2008
FAIRBANKS - The head of Shell Alaska says the company may appeal a recent federal court ruling that has delayed its plans to drill exploratory wells in the Beaufort Sea next year ... FAIRBANKS - The head of Shell Alaska says the company may appeal a recent federal court ruling that has delayed its plans to drill exploratory wells in the Beaufort Sea next year. (Juneau Empire)
State gas tax holiday has no clear winners Dec 1, 2008
He said the office was watching closely in Wasilla, Fairbanks and Anchorage when the suspension took effect. "In all three of those areas the price of gasoline dropped by exactly 8 cents," he said. (Juneau Empire)
At 50, Alaska has what it takes to avoid midlife crisis Nov 30, 2008
Anchorage and Fairbanks play critical roles in international air cargo movement -- even the savviest logistician is surprised by this fact. Alaska-based corporations, predominately Native corporations, are importing billions of dollars, earned worldwide, back to their corporate headquarters in Alaska as dividends, salaries and spending with vendors and contractors. (Anchorage Daily News)
Number of DUI arrests soaring Nov 30, 2008
Cashen said in the central region -- ranging from the Kenai Peninsula to Fairbanks -- troopers will be "sharing the roads" with local law enforcement in a multi-jurisdictional push that will allow more officers to be on the roads for longer periods of time. The reason is that the greater the enforcement effort, the safer the roads are, she said. (Anchorage Daily News)
UAA tops La. Tech to avoid Shootout sweep Nov 30, 2008
UAA is off next week before traveling to Fairbanks for the Glacier Classic, Dec. 12-13. The Seawolves will face Virginia State and St. Thomas (Fla. (Anchorage Daily News)
Vitamin D is an issue for Alaskans Nov 30, 2008
Interested people are needed to participate in a one-year study to assess the effects of long dark winters on the vitamin D and calcium levels of Fairbanks residents ... Tallas was a University of Alaska Fairbanks student in 1983 who wanted to study how levels of a vitamin related to sun exposure fluctuated in people living so far from the equator ... By looking at the blood work of those Fairbanks residents every month and analyzing their diets, she charted their levels of vitamin D, which our... (Anchorage Daily News)
Gay, Spain lead Aztecs in rout Nov 30, 2008
Spain and Williams were among Fisher's freshmen who went to Fairbanks for the Top of the World tournament in 2005. But Spain, with his MVP hardware in his hands, said he liked this trip better, Because we won. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Alaska lion skull could fetch $45,000 Nov 29, 2008
American lion fossils are rare finds, especially in Alaska, said Patrick Druckenmiller, curator of earth sciences at the University of Alaska Museum of the North in Fairbanks ... Lion fragments have been discovered from Fairbanks to the North Slope, from the Yukon border to Shishmaref on the Bering Sea ... Near Fairbanks, 36,000 years ago, a giant feline killing machine pounced on a hapless steppe bison. (Anchorage Daily News)
25th Public Market opens this weekend Nov 29, 2008
Dubbed "The Best Christmas Show in Alaska" by Metcalfe and his co-workers, the Public Market draws people to sell wares from the lower 48 states and all over Alaska - Anchorage, Cordova, Haines, Fairbanks, Eagle River, Kake, Ketchikan, Kodiak, North Pole, Palmer, Petersburg, Sitka, Wasilla and Wrangell. "It is a boast we feel comfortable with, considering how many times we've been told this by our many professional vendors who attend similar events all over the state," Metcalfe said. (Juneau Empire)
David Vann's 'Legend of a Suicide' Nov 29, 2008
The father, a dentist who has quit his practice in Fairbanks, imagines himself as a high-north survivalist. He is, in fact, woefully unprepared. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Aggie Men Host Cal Poly Saturday Night Nov 28, 2008
The last time USU lost a game when allowing fewer than 60 points was on Nov. 20, 2004 in the semifinals of the Top of the World Classic in Fairbanks, Alaska when it lost to Central Florida, 55-52. The last time USU started a season by allowing less than 60 points in each of its first three games was during the 2002-03 campaign. (Utahstateaggies.com)
Venezuelan free fuel to aid some villages Nov 28, 2008
The gift is available to anyone who lives in an Alaska community that is more than 70 percent Alaska Native, said Osborne, who hopes to see the program expand to other rural towns and even cities such as Anchorage and Fairbanks in the future. Citgo doesn't actually send oil to Alaska. (Anchorage Daily News)
Places in the U.S. with holiday names Nov 28, 2008
This North Pole population 2,200 was officially named in 1953 and is 12 miles from Fairbanks ... This North Pole, population 2,200, is 12 miles from Fairbanks; it was officially named in 1953. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Kelly still leads House race by 1 vote Nov 27, 2008
Kelly, a Fairbanks Republican, had an unofficial total of 5,018 votes after overseas ballots for House District 7 were counted Tuesday, according to elections division director Gail Fenumiai. Democratic challenger Karl Kassel had 5,017 votes. (Anchorage Daily News)
Doyon, partners form deal for Nenana natural gas well Nov 27, 2008
Denver-based Babcock Energy is joining Doyon Ltd., Arctic Slope Regional Corp. and Usibelli Energy to "drill at least one vertical, 10,500-foot natural gas exploration well in the Nenana basin" next summer, said Doyon, the Fairbanks-based regional Native corporation. The well will be on Alaska Mental Health Trust land about four miles west of Nenana and about 50 highway miles southwest of Fairbanks, said Jim Mery, senior vice president of lands and natural resources for Doyon ... Gas-fired... (Anchorage Daily News)
Dream league's No. 2 Nov 27, 2008
After winning the Dare to Dream Tournament in Fairbanks on Sunday, the Alaska Dream (3-0) earned second place in the American Basketball Association rankings. Story tools. (Anchorage Daily News)
University professor wins award for work in educational technology Nov 27, 2008
The statewide project was the main focus of Ohler's five years as a UA president's professor in Juneau, Petersburg, Nome, Anchorage, Fairbanks, Wasilla, Haines, Klukwan and other communities. SOCAP got kids to tell their stories using new media to improve literacy, explore academic areas, explore personal and cultural issues and to promote health. (Juneau Empire)
Geneva Maxine Helmers Nov 27, 2008
In 1971, they transferred to Fairbanks ... Maxine is survived by her husband, Austin; daughters, Nancy Thomas (David) of Palmer; Geri Paden (John) of Texas; son, Thomas Helmers (Theresa) of Fairbanks; grandchildren, Scott and Steve Thomas, Kelli Toth, Jessica and Leslie Helmers and Ashley Wages all of Alaska, Kierstin Waara of Michigan and Brandi Deems of Oregon; and nine great-grandchildren. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
GCI Receives Non-Compliance Notice From Nasdaq Nov 26, 2008
GCI operates Alaska's most extensive terrestrial/subsea fiber optic network, which by the end of 2008, will connect not only Anchorage but also Fairbanks, and Juneau/Southeast to the lower 48 states with a diversely routed, protected fiber network. The company's satellite network provides communications services to small towns and villages throughout rural Alaska. (PR Newswire)
Don't close book on Sen. Stevens just because he's guilty Nov 26, 2008
Matt Hayes lives in Fairbanks. He can be reached at. (Anchorage Daily News)
Judge deserves suspension, commission rules Nov 26, 2008
"Weren't you in fact trying to help the district attorney" instead of serving as an impartial judge, asked member Jane Kauvar, a district court judge in Fairbanks. "That's the appearance," Cummings admitted. (Anchorage Daily News)
Higher pay credited for increase in village public safety officers Nov 26, 2008
A Fairbanks man dressed in a women's one-piece and snow boots dances in 2-degree weather to Beyonce's hit single in a YouTube video. The governor and Democratic Sen. (Anchorage Daily News)
Non-skiers split on Eaglecrest subsidy Nov 26, 2008
However, the wording of the question may have skewed the results in favor of city support, said Dana L. Thomas, a statistics professor with the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The question verbatim, as posed. (Juneau Empire)
Oval-track auto racing eliminated from state fair Nov 26, 2008
The fair's Union Field Raceway with a scenic Chugach Mountains backdrop represents one of few dirt tracks in Southcentral, and its central location draws competitors from Kenai to Fairbanks, McGahan said. The fair races pay more prize money and draw bigger crowds, which makes for a lively atmosphere but also gives racers more eyes on the names of sponsors plastered on their cars. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Kelly clings to 1-vote lead in House race Nov 25, 2008
LAST COUNT TODAY: Fairbanks candidates are playing it cool ... FAIRBANKS -- If Mike Kelly and Karl Kassel are nervous about the undecided outcome of their state House race, they aren't showing it. (Anchorage Daily News)
Begich prepares for life as a U.S. senator Nov 25, 2008
-elect Mark Begich is looking ahead and hoping to land some nice committee assignments in the U.S. Senate when they are handed out in the coming weeks. -elect Mark Begich is looking ahead and hoping to land some nice committee assignments in the U.S. Senate when they are handed out in the coming weeks. (Juneau Empire)
Falling oil prices put squeeze on state budget Nov 25, 2008
FAIRBANKS - With crude oil prices continuing to fall, state officials now are scrambling to figure out how lower prices will impact Alaska in the next year and a half ... FAIRBANKS - With crude oil prices continuing to fall, state officials now are scrambling to figure out how lower prices will impact Alaska in the next year and a half. (Juneau Empire)
Police Beat: Nov. 25, 2008 Nov 25, 2008
Blaine Dewalt, 24, Fairbanks, lost control of his 2002 Dodge Dakota and left the road. The pickup rolled several times, coming to rest on its left side against a tree. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Aggie Cagers Host Weber State Tuesday Night Nov 24, 2008
The last time USU lost a game when allowing fewer than 60 points was on Nov. 20, 2004 in the semifinals of the Top of the World Classic in Fairbanks, Alaska when it lost to Central Florida, 55-52. UTAH STATE WINNING THE CLOSE GAMES Utah State has done a great job of finding a way to win close games as it is 8-2 in its last 10 games decided by two or fewer points, including four straight wins in games decided by a single point. (Utahstateaggies.com)
Falling oil prices keep state guessing Nov 24, 2008
FAIRBANKS -- With crude oil prices continuing to fall, state officials now are scrambling to figure out how lower prices will affect Alaska in the next year and a half ... Jay Ramras, R-Fairbanks, who was attending a retail gasoline hearing in Anchorage, said times are going to be grim. (Anchorage Daily News)
UAF skiers beat out UAA for Nordic Cup Nov 24, 2008
The Nanooks charged back on the second day of skiing in the fifth annual Alaska Nordic Cup cross-country ski series between the state's two NCAA ski teams Sunday in Fairbanks. Story tools. (Anchorage Daily News)
Worthy selection in Rarefied Light Nov 24, 2008
An example is Bob Hallinen's view of the abandoned Igloo Hotel on the way to Fairbanks. The familiar landmark is so appropriately shown in the context of fleeting semi-trailer trucks. (Anchorage Daily News)
Ten amens for the Great Alaska Shootout Nov 24, 2008
Fairbanks can't the say the same. UAF's Top of the World Classic, which enjoyed a 12-year run highlighted by the Nanooks' thrilling championship in the 2002 tournament, went out of business this year. (Anchorage Daily News)
2008 Shootout men's team profiles Nov 24, 2008
Alaska connection: San Diego State played in the 2005 Top of the World Classic in Fairbanks. Players are still shivering. (Anchorage Daily News)
Stevens fall began when he became his own law Nov 23, 2008
First, after he arrived in 1953, as a young Fairbanks prosecutor, then as an Interior Department lawyer, later as a state legislator, and finally as the longest-serving senator in the history of the Republican party. I grew up in Fairbanks and like many Alaskans cant remember a time when Stevens was not a player in public life. (Anchorage Daily News)
Tanking economy means lower fares Nov 23, 2008
Here in Alaska, Era Aviation and Alaska Airlines are offering great rates to Fairbanks: just $75 each way ... Go north to the hot springs outside Fairbanks. (Anchorage Daily News)
Some Native corporations planning for future Nov 23, 2008
Most recently, Doyen, Ltd., the Interior regional corporation, and two other Alaska firms -- Arctic Slope Regional Corp., another Native corporation, and Fairbanks-based Usibelli Energy -- engineered a deal with a Denver independent petroleum company to drill an exploration well in the Nenana Basin west of Fairbanks. The venture includes land owned by Doyon as well as the state and the University of Alaska, which would also benefit if the well planned for next summer strikes gas. (Anchorage Daily News)
Whistling Swan founder shares awards with Kingston Trio Nov 23, 2008
MARGO KLASS (Fairbanks) to create an Alaska "Book of Hours" consisting of eight major constructions, four representing the seasons in their fullness and four representing transitions between seasons in Alaska. EMILY KURN (Anchorage) to produce a CD with up to 15 new songs that explore personal and intimate themes of the artist's family. (Anchorage Daily News)
New tests don't jibe with maps Nov 23, 2008
Ned Rozell is a science writer at the Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks. He can be reached by e-mail at. (Anchorage Daily News)
Outdoors hot line Nov 23, 2008
WHERE: Alaska Rock Gym, 4840 Fairbanks St.. WHEN: Dec. 6-8; slide show 8 p.m. Dec. 7. (Anchorage Daily News)
St. Michael's Hockey Falls to Southern Maine Nov 23, 2008
Junior Zach Gieszler (Fairbanks, Alaska. University of Alaska-Fairbanks), freshmen Reave MacKinnon (Winnipeg, Manitoba/Winnipeg Saints - MJHL), and senior assistant captains Ryan Mero (Peekskill, N.Y./Avon Old Farms) and John Burns (Sandwich, Mass. (WCAX.com, VT)
81-year-old charged with illegal drug sales Nov 22, 2008
FAIRBANKS -- Law enforcement authorities in Fairbanks say they've arrested an 81-year-old man who illegally sold powerful prescription pain relievers ... Officers say one woman in the home had 37 pills, which have a street value of $100 each in Fairbanks. (Anchorage Daily News)
Our view: Dropouts Nov 22, 2008
Tina Michels-Hansen says she felt invisible, as if the teachers never saw her, when she attended school in Fairbanks her senior year. She had been a top student in Nome and returned there after a troubled semester in Fairbanks. (Anchorage Daily News)
Tobacco settlement money going up in smoke Nov 22, 2008
A remodel of the UA Museum of the North in Fairbanks was financed with tobacco settlement money ... In 2006, Alaska desperately needed cash to complete a Fairbanks museum featuring a mummified bison and other natural wonders of the frozen North. (Anchorage Daily News)
Palin talks turkey as slaughter goes on behind her Nov 22, 2008
Five hundred teenagers in Fairbanks will be homeless at some point this year. But the problem of homeless youths is mainly an invisible one, since there is no way to know who is suffering unless they request help or receive services. (Anchorage Daily News)
Pets deserve pats for household health Nov 22, 2008
Judith Kleinfeld is a professor of psychology, director of the Boys Project and co-director of Northern Studies at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. ADVERTISEMENT. (Anchorage Daily News)
Business people Nov 22, 2008
Rhodes received his M.S. in environmental engineering and his B.S. in geology, both from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Mark Aimonetti, PLS, joined Rrveying and mapping department as a senior land surveyor. (Anchorage Daily News)
Activists: Tobacco settlement being wasted Nov 22, 2008
Alaska dipped into its share of tobacco settlement money to complete its University of Alaska Museum of the North, pictured, in Fairbanks. Friday, November 21, 2008. (Juneau Empire)
Part I: Recalling 50 years of Alaska governors Nov 22, 2008
" Greely is chief editor for the Association of Alaska School Boards in Juneau. DAVID RAMSEUR David Ramseur joined Gov. Steve Cowper's campaign in 1986 after being fired from the Washington, D.C. office of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. "I had written a critical column about the News-Miner shutting down its D.C. bureau. Publisher C.W. Snedden didn't think much of that and directed me fired. (Juneau Empire)
Octogenarian charged with dealing pain pills Nov 22, 2008
(11-20) 17:32 PST FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) ... Officers said a woman in the home had 37 pills, which have a street value of $100 each in Fairbanks. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Western grabs early lead in GNAC All-Sports Standings Nov 22, 2008
Overall (6 of 15 Sports) - Western Washington 77, Western Oregon 55, Seattle Pacific 54, Alaska Anchorage 42, Central Washington 38, Northwest Nazarene 36, Saint Martin's 32, Alaska Fairbanks 26, MSU Billings 20, Dixie State 4, Humboldt State 2. Men (3 of 8 Sports) - Western Washington 33, Western Oregon 21, Alaska Anchorage 18, Saint Martin's 18, Seattle Pacific 18, Central Washington 14, Northwest Nazarene 10, Alaska Fairbanks 6, Montana State Billings 6, Dixie State 4, Humboldt State 2 ...... (Wwuvikings.com)
Ex-governor says tap Point Thomson Nov 21, 2008
FAIRBANKS -- Natural gas from the Point Thomson field on Alaska's North Slope must be tapped to make feasible a multibillion-dollar natural gas pipeline to Canada or the Lower 48, according to Alaska's former governor. Story tools. (Anchorage Daily News)
Dream realized Nov 21, 2008
He and the Alaska Dream -- the state's first professional basketball team since the 1977-82 Anchorage Northern Knights of the Continental Basketball Association -- open the season with an exhibition tournament at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks. "I thought I was all done," Arts said of the road trip to Fairbanks, where the Dream will play three exhibition games in the "Dare to Dream" tournament that runs Friday through Sunday. (Anchorage Daily News)
Stevens, Young and the 'king of fish sticks' Nov 21, 2008
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Stevens concedes election to Begich Nov 21, 2008
Begich only narrowly won Anchorage and Fairbanks and lost in Mat-Su and the Kenai-Soldotna areas. Southeast and rural Alaska overwhelmingly supported Begich. (Anchorage Daily News)
Murkowski wants Point Thomson resolution Nov 21, 2008
FAIRBANKS - Natural gas from the Point Thomson field on Alaska's North Slope must be tapped to make feasible a multibillion dollar natural gas pipeline to Canada or the lower 48 states, according to Alaska's former governor ... FAIRBANKS - Natural gas from the Point Thomson field on Alaska's North Slope must be tapped to make feasible a multibillion dollar natural gas pipeline to Canada or the lower 48 states, according to Alaska's former governor. (Juneau Empire)
Palin still in high demand Nov 21, 2008
On the flip side, being in Alaska might also work to Palin s benefit, said Gerald McBeath, a political science professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. That distance and removal adds a little bit of mystique to her potential candidacy in 2012, McBeath said, adding that with technology, Palin can stay in touch with her Lower 48 counterparts. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
MEA director calls for transparency Nov 21, 2008
A call to Golden Valley Electric Association in Fairbanks was returned Thursday, but spokeswoman Corinne Bradish did not know offhand what the rules were for viewing the general manager s contract and said the person who did was tied up for the day. Questions about the contents of Carmony s contract come as the current MEA board recently voted not to automatically renew his contract for another year. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Mechanic imprisoned for thefts Nov 20, 2008
FAIRBANKS -- A 41-year-old Arizona man who worked in Barrow has been sentenced to 5 1/2 months in federal prison for stealing airplane parts and selling them on e-Bay. Story tools. (Anchorage Daily News)
Stevens concedes Senate race to Begich Nov 20, 2008
It's history," Begich said. Some parts of the state were more willing to embrace the shift than others. Begich only narrowly won Anchorage and Fairbanks and lost in Mat-Su and the Kenai Peninsula. Southeast and rural Alaska overwhelmingly supported Begich. In rural Alaska, a former Stevens stronghold that has received huge amounts of "Stevens money" over the years, Begich was hugely successful, winning 54 percent of the vote to 40.9 percent for Stevens. Begich said rural Alaska is looking for... (Anchorage Daily News)
Statewide festival Nov 20, 2008
Band, choir and orchestra students from Unalaska to Delta Junction, Fairbanks to Anchorage, the coast to the Interior will perform in the All-State Music Festival this weekend. Cam Bohman, music coordinator for the Alaska School Activities Association, calls the event the high school state championship for musicians. (Anchorage Daily News)
Letters to the editor (11/20/08) Nov 20, 2008
Anchorage Daily News. Complete coverage of a truly historical election for Alaska. (Anchorage Daily News)
The rise and fall of Sen. Ted Stevens Nov 20, 2008
And even before that, it was Stevens, a former Fairbanks U.S. attorney elevated to a top spot in the Interior Department, who led the push inside the Eisenhower administration to make the Alaska territory a state ... The connection drew Stevens to Fairbanks, where he worked as a lawyer and federal prosecutor before returning to Washington and the Interior Department, first as an Alaska specialist, then as the department's top attorney ... Stevens's finances were rescued by a 1989 bequest from... (Anchorage Daily News)
