Turkish trial Jul 3, 2008
Page last updated at 16:10 GMT, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 17:10 UK. Turkish ruling party trial: Readers react. (BBC News -- Europe)
Weakened dollar draws foreign tourists Jul 1, 2008
Highway border crossings into Alaska in May were down about 11 percent over last year, according to the Alaska Public Lands Information Center in Tok. "I really feel we're going to have to be tightening our belt," Reisland said. (Juneau Empire)
BP, Conoco name president of natural gas pipeline project Jun 14, 2008
Fackrell said his appointment - as well as 50 field workers collecting data in Tok - should illustrate the companies' commitment to build a gas line. "This is a real project for us," Fackrell said. (Juneau Empire)
Flat visitor season anticipated in Alaska Jun 11, 2008
Still, workers at the visitor center in Tok -- the first major Alaska community after crossing the Canadian border -- say they're seeing the same level of RVs as they did last summer. Some RV rental companies are, too. (CNN -- Travel)
GEORGENE KOEHLER Jun 6, 2008
living in Skagway, Haines, Tok, Nome and finally Wasilla where she was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. She volunteered at the schools and museums, and she also loved people and traveling. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Depth helps ACS girls to first state track title May 26, 2008
Team Scores -- 1) Anchorage Christian Schools 115; 2) Haines 84; 3) Seward 67; 4) Tie, Grace Christian and Cook Inlet Academy 55; 6) Hutchison 46; 7) Tie, Ninilchik and Su Valley 19; 9) Valdez 14, 10) Monroe Catholic 13; 11) Tie, Angoon and Petersburg 8; 13) Tok 7; 14) Nikiski 4; 15) Tie, Delta Junction and Heritage Christian 3. Long Jump -- 1) Kim Wilson, Hutc, 15-9 14; 2) Ashley Bartolowits, Nin, 14-4 34; 3) Brionna Lopez, ACS, 14-4; 4) Claira Sallenbach, Pet, 14-1 12; 5) Jenelle Bennett, ACS,... (Anchorage Daily News)
Triple play for Juneau May 26, 2008
Sunday, May 25, 2008. Story last updated at 5/25/2008 - 9:35 am. (Juneau Empire)
Clarke heaves 71-foot bomb May 25, 2008
tie, Bartolowits, Ashley, Nin, and Morgan, Daisy, Tok, 4-7; 4. Johnson, Anna, Hutch, 4-6. (Anchorage Daily News)
Alaska mystique may trump runaway fuel prices May 25, 2008
Still, workers at the visitor center in Tok -- the first major Alaska community after crossing the Canadian border -- say they're seeing the same level of RVs as they did last summer. In Anchorage, ABC Motorhome Rentals, which caters mainly to Lower 48 and European tourists, said its rentals are about the same as last year. (Anchorage Daily News)
2 Valley athletes win state track titles; Palmer senior breaks state record May 24, 2008
She finished an inch better than Ninilchik s Ashley Bartolowits and Tok s Daisy Morgan. In other state championship girls events, Palmer senior Geneva Ratcliff placed second in the discus and Colony sophomore Sierra Hodgson was fourth in the triple jump. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
It's open season on natural gas line May 13, 2008
This summer, BP and Conoco plan to collect data between Tok and the Canadian border in preparation for a pipeline. Walker said the companies will be working in the field in both Alaska and Canada during the following two summers. (Anchorage Daily News)
Alaska's bird world is changing Apr 21, 2008
That's a question asked by Hank Timm, who works for the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge in Tok. Since 1995 Timm has watched five pairs of peregrine falcons that have nested on man-made cliffs (three on road cuts, two on rock quarries). (Anchorage Daily News)
Singer finds an Alaska self Apr 18, 2008
A night spent in a freezing yurt at Chena Hot Springs helped musician Marian Call stoke her songwriting skills ... Tok greeted Marian Call five years ago with a Thanksgiving blizzard, a harbinger of her long, sometimes bitter journey to become an Alaskan. (Anchorage Daily News)
Motorcycling to Alaska: 15 days... Apr 12, 2008
We stayed the night in the first town we drove through -- Tok, Alaska. We spent the evening in a hotel drying off our gear, power-washing our bikes, rejuvenating our spirits and discussing our options for the next couple of days. (CNN -- Law)
Pet projects expand budget Apr 11, 2008
Wednesday evening, the House Finance Committee took public testimony and people called in from all over the state with last-minute pleas to fund projects such as wood chipping in Tok, putting kids to work in health care jobs, converting an Eagle River shopping mall into a new "town center.". Some think the budget already is overstuffed. (Anchorage Daily News)
Capital budget continues to grow Apr 11, 2008
The latest version of the capital budget has something for everyone, whether a columbarium for a Kasilof cemetery, a wood chipper in Tok, restoration of a totem pole in Saxman or a new roof over the Kotzebue armory. "I do have an amendment for a kitchen sink," quipped House Finance Committee co-Chairman Mike Chenault, R-Nikiski, as members spooled in the hallway and aides rushed by with amendments before a final meeting on the budget on Wednesday. (Juneau Empire)
Boys & Girls clubs name Edwards Youth of the Year Mar 27, 2008
Edwards, 15, has been a member of the Tok Boys & Girls Club since it opened its doors in 2001 ... 9 grade-point average at Tok High School and plays volleyball and basketball. (Juneau Empire)
Judge faults expansion of wolf control Mar 16, 2008
The board extended the program in certain areas to better cover where the wolves were, and in one case to protect the entire Forty Mile caribou herd near Tok. Most read. (Anchorage Daily News)
Letters to the editor (3/8/8) Mar 9, 2008
Anchorage Daily News. Updates, photos and interactive trail map with live standings. (Anchorage Daily News)
Meadow Lakes welcomes Three Bears Mar 4, 2008
The new store is the latest addition to the Three Bears family a chain of six stores with locations in the Valley, Kenai, Seward, Tok and Butte, Mont ... Larry Weisz, Justin Weisz s grandfather, bought his first grocery store in 1980 in Tok, the company reports. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Beware: Alaska has 'body snatchers' Feb 26, 2008
After what seemed like 40 days and 40 nights in the Canadian wilderness, I crossed the border back into America on Nov. 1 and stopped in the first Alaska town I came to, a place called Tok (which I thought might mean "frozen") ... Pondering this enigma, I came to a startling conclusion: Either 23 degrees was a warm November day for humans in Tok or alien body snatchers had invaded Alaska. (Anchorage Daily News)
Man wanted in Alaska murder arrested near RonanPosted on Feb. 21 Feb 21, 2008
With the help of Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Police officers, Defrance - of Tok, Alaska - was arrested without incident, according to Ronan Assistant Chief of Police Art Walgren. According to an Associated Press story, the 25-year-old Defrance was wanted in connection with an attack on a 19-year-old Tok man on Aug. 10 ... Defrance ordered one of the others to drive him to the Tok Clinic, leaving the victim behind, according to court documents. (Missoulian, MT)
Brook couple takes month long Alaskan trek Feb 12, 2008
They took the month of September to cover the thousands of miles from Brook to north of Tok, Alaska, 328 miles from Anchorage. Along the way, they covered some great sightseeing areas right here in the continental United States. (Kentland Newton County Enterprise, IN)
Palin appoints Native to Board of Game Feb 10, 2008
Sager-Albaugh from the Tok area withdrew her name Wednesday as anger mounted among lawmakers over the governor's three appointees to the seven-member board. If those appointees had been confirmed, the game board would have had no Native member on it since it was formed in 1976. (Juneau Empire)
Parties buoyed by Alaska votes Feb 8, 2008
There were 155 Republicans voting in House District 6, which includes Tok and the area outside Delta Junction as well a big swath of Interior villages. That's over five times more Republican caucus participation there than ever before, Ruedrich said, and more than the 41 Democrats who caucused from that House district. (Anchorage Daily News)
Critics fault Palin for not picking Native for board Feb 8, 2008
Palin chose Ted Spraker of Soldotna, who has been on the board since 2003, Lewis Bradley of Palmer and Teresa Sager-Albaugh from outside Tok. The last two were both appointed for the first time this year. (Juneau Empire)
Board of Game nominee withdraws Feb 7, 2008
The governor's office defended the appointments as "color-blind" and noted that Sager-Albaugh's family "lived off the land" near Tok. Sager-Albaugh said she decided privately to withdraw her name Wednesday afternoon because of the mounting controversy. (Anchorage Daily News)
Interior deep-freeze approaches minus 70 Feb 7, 2008
There was also an unofficial reading of minus 70 in Tok, but residents were treating it as just another winter day. "We're generally close to this temperature at this time of the year," said Sgt. Freddie Wells of the Alaska State Troopers post in Tok. (Anchorage Daily News)
Family heirloom diamond seals the bond for couple Feb 5, 2008
After two nights camping in the snow, they decided to gun it, driving 24 hours straight and crossing the U.S. border near Tok in a raging blizzard. "We arrived at her parents' place in Chugiak at 8 in the morning, all kinds of excited and awake," Gobeille said. (Anchorage Daily News)
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Letters to the editor (1/28/08) Jan 29, 2008
Anchorage Daily News. Celebrate the 50th anniversary of our admission into the U.S.. (Anchorage Daily News)
Gift of kidney to ailing lawmaker against the rules Jan 26, 2008
Stancliff, who lives in Tok when the Legislature isn't in session, is the finance committee aide for Fairbanks Republican Rep. Kelly. (Anchorage Daily News)
Together (1/14/08) Jan 15, 2008
After three years in Eagle, Roger joined the Alaska State Troopers and spent two more years in Eagle before moving to Tok. From Tok, they moved to Soldotna, where Roger retired from the troopers in 1990 ... Gloria worked in tourism in Tok, was an on-call jail guard and was Roger's "backup man" when no other help was available. (Anchorage Daily News)
Cooking Oil Helps Heat Juneau's Westmark Baranof Hotel Dec 18, 2007
Five properties, located in Skagway, Tok, Whitehorse, Dawson City, and Beaver Creek operate seasonally, mid-May through mid-September. Westmark offers unparalleled hospitality for visitors ready to seek a variety of adventures. (PR Newswire)
Bethel, Russian Mission earn state volleyball titles Dec 10, 2007
In 1-2-3A consolations, Tok beat Dillingham in five games to finish third, and Klawock placed fourth after defeating Skagway in four games. Daisy Morgan led Tok in its 14-25, 25-20, 25-19, 19-25, 15-12 victory, while Michelle Moore paced Dillingham ... 1-2-3A-West -- Emily Oskolkoff, Ninilchik; Cassie Fefelov, Nikolaevsk; Natalie Skinna, Klawock; Natalie Hanson, Bethel; Ganinna Pili, Barrow; Katie Bowerman, Bethel; Virginia Bobbitt, Dillingham; Cierra Hahn, Skagway; Nicole Corwin, Barrow; Stacey... (Anchorage Daily News)
New parks superintendent trades ATV for desk Dec 10, 2007
Ludwig is responsible for managing 15 park units stretching from Tok to Fairbanks, which include numerous campgrounds, boating launches and recreational trail systems. The biggest of those areas is the 250,000-acre Chena River State Recreation Area east of Fairbanks, a popular playground for hikers, boaters, fishermen, hunters, snowmachiners, dog mushers, cross-country skiers and horseback riders. (Anchorage Daily News)
Police Beat: Nov. 27,2007 Nov 27, 2007
Several search and rescue teams from the Interior were contacted and placed on standby, including teams from the Mat-Su, Tok and Valdez. Trooper helicopter Helo 1 was also launched and assisted in the search. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Alaska Highway Opened in 1942 Nov 23, 2007
The road continued northwest into the state of Alaska, touching on Tok to its final destination of Delta Junction. The Canadians saw no use in the road for themselves and so did not supply men; this was an American project. (Suite101.com)
Chickens historic gold dredge has been demolished and dumped Oct 16, 2007
A rich piece of Alaskas gold mining history is sitting in a dump in Tok after being demolished because the Bureau of Land Management deemed it dangerous ... The abandoned dredge sat on the bank of Jack Wade Creek for 72 years and was a popular tourist attraction on the 160-mile road from Tok to Eagle ... The rest of the dredge was hauled to a landfill in Tok. (Anchorage Daily News)
Life's course winds through sunshine and shadows Oct 5, 2007
By the time we pulled out of Palmer late Saturday, loaded with provisions for the seven-hour ride up to Tok, where we'd spend the night, the day's highlights were already playing on the small screen in my head. Mostly I saw colors -- blue sky, yellow leaves, the runners' jerseys, a bright, flowing river of healthy Alaska kids. (Anchorage Daily News)
Valdez is where it's at for silvers Sep 7, 2007
32-pound salmon caught by Sonya Smith of Tok early in August. A regular in Valdez for five years, Ryan said his family always heads east from their Chugiak home for the Labor Day weekend to bid farewell to Alaska's all-too-short summer. (Anchorage Daily News)
88-year-old dies after car hits moose Sep 4, 2007
Dunlap and his wife last week had traveled to Tok to see their daughter. Martha Dunlap was driving north about 2:30 p.m. on the Richardson Highway in Salcha when a large bull moose ran in front of their 2000 Subaru. (Anchorage Daily News)
Outdoors hot line Aug 27, 2007
32 pounds, Sonya Simon, Tok, Aug. 11, aboard a private boat. 3rd: 18. (Anchorage Daily News)
Women rule derby in Valdez Aug 22, 2007
Sonya Simon of Tok is second with her 18. 32-pounder and Lolita Collins of Sparks, Nev. (Anchorage Daily News)
Man charged with attempted murder Aug 19, 2007
ATTACK ON TEEN: Others told troopers Tok man beat, choked victim ... FAIRBANKS -- A Tok man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly beating and choking a teenager nearly to death ... The 19-year-old victim, also of Tok, was airlifted to the Alaska Native Medical Center for treatment for his injuries, a trooper report stated. (Anchorage Daily News)
Anglers move up on Seward list Aug 15, 2007
Sonya Simon of Tok holds her 18 ... Tok angler tops Valdez derbies with big silver ... Sonya Simon of Tok landed a beefy 18. (Anchorage Daily News)
A Ride To Remember Aug 14, 2007
Riley, along with Exes' social chair and secretary Kathy Foerster, set up refreshment tables along pit stops from Beaver Creek, Tok, Sutton and Chugiak, finally organizing a finish line party in the parking lot of Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage. Contact J.J. Harrier at 352-2269 or. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Letters to the Editor Aug 12, 2007
Anchorage Daily News. All Alaska in one click -- news, blogs, videos and more. (Anchorage Daily News)
Army to hunt for Agent Orange in Tok Jul 25, 2007
FAIRBANKS -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will start digging in Tok this summer in the search for six barrels of the dangerous herbicide Agent Orange ... The Army Corps learned about the barrels in 2002 when a former Department of Defense employee claimed to have been on a team ordered by the Army in the late 1960s to bury the 55-gallon barrels at what was then a military equipment yard in Tok ... So far, neither the state nor the Army Corps has found any contamination in the Tok area, about... (Anchorage Daily News)
Classic Car Road Trip Jun 26, 2007
After Prudhoe, All six vehicles will travel to Tok, moving east to Canada and then stopping in Calgary. Planning for the trip took months but Boultinghouse said the whole trip is worth every mile. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Police called to move 8-year-old hot chocolate salesman Jun 15, 2007
Also in the : A 12-year-old Tok boy threatened a 10-year-old boy with a small pocketknife. They were fighting over an 11-year-old girl. (Anchorage Daily News)
Baby's Hospital Blog Grips MySpace Users Jun 11, 2007
Published Sunday, June 10, 2007. As Kristy Schwade posts about her son's progress, thousands watch and comment. (The Ledger)
Holiday crowds swarm to the Kenai's streams, beaches May 28, 2007
"You've got a great system of paved trails in this state," he says after biking in Kenai, Anchorage and Tok. "I bought a bike here, but don't tell Customs. Actually, it's under my limit.". (Anchorage Daily News)
Alaska's at its best during change of seasons May 21, 2007
Some is still locked up in "The Last Ice Age.'' It gives Alaska a feel like no place else. Sixty-three-year-old Al Crane -- a retired special agent for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a former Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race musher and a summer resident of the Kenai Peninsula -- remarked on it a month ago. He was talking on his cell phone from a gas station in Tok where he'd stopped to refuel on a drive north from that other world Alaskans know as "Outside. . (Anchorage Daily News)
Time to move Legislature closer to people May 20, 2007
Our road crews are so good here you can drive the main highways whether you're in Tok or Fairbanks or Talkeetna. It is estimated that in 20 years the Wasilla area may surpass Anchorage in population. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
District-friendly projects likely to fall from '06 high Apr 27, 2007
7 million to rehabilitate the Alaska Highway between Tok and Northway. $8. (Anchorage Daily News)
15 athletes inducted into Alaska High School Hall of Fame Apr 17, 2007
Anchorage Daily News. " Humphrey was one of 15 honorees inducted into the Hall during ceremonies at the Marriott Anchorage Downtown. "I think it's the final ending to something that was created up here in Alaska," said Humphrey of his athletic career, which continued on to glory at Division I-AA Montana. "There are a lot of good athletes in Alaska, and it's an honor to be among some of the great ones. (Anchorage Daily News)
Summer camps Apr 13, 2007
Anchorage Daily News. " Ages: 5-12 or grades K-6 When: 9 a.m.-3:45 p.m., June 18-Aug. 30. Choose one week or all six. No camp the week of July 4. Where: Russian Jack Springs Park, DeBarr Road Cost: $150 per week (before- and after-camp care additional) Contact: Tasha Nichols, 248-2250; ; YMCA DAY CAMPS Sponsor: Anchorage Community YMCA When: 7 a.m.-6:30 p.m. May 29- Aug. 17 Anchorage Day Camp Fun-filled days of hiking, archery, field trips, swimming, arts and crafts, field games and wilderness... (Anchorage Daily News)
Releases/Features Apr 6, 2007
UM Heads to UAA, DU Hosts UMD, CC Hosts UW, MTU Travels to MSU - North Dakota, Michigan Tech Come Up Big in Weekend WCHA Play; Denver, Wisconsin Battle Back for Saturday Victories - St. Cloud State Within Three Points of First Place after Win at DU Friday; Sioux Continue Surge; Mavericks Win at Wisconsin; CC, MTU Skate to Tie - A Golden Gopher-Pioneer Playoff Match Would Assure Fireworks - Colorado College Athletics Announces 2007 HOF Class - Talented Bulldogs Look to Reverse Fortunes Over Final... (Wcha.com)
Gas station fire in Tok prompts evacuation Apr 5, 2007
Alaska Wildlife Troopers in Tok along with AST patrol units, Tok EMS, Tok area DOT and the Tok Volunteer Fire Department responded ... Units for the Alaska State Troopers and the Tok Volunteer Fire Department responded. (Anchorage Daily News)
Galena star is the best boy in small schools Apr 2, 2007
Burgess highlighted a 1A/2A all-state first team that included Tim Field of 2A Noorvik, Mason King of 2A Bristol Bay, Donnie Jones of 1A Buckland and Josh Christman of 2A Tok ... 7 assists at the state tournament to help Noorvik cut down the nets, including 21 in the title game against Tok ... 7 rebounds to help Tok to a state runner-up finish. (Anchorage Daily News)
No subs, no problem Mar 24, 2007
Anchorage Daily News. Stories, photos and video from the 2007 state basketball tournament. (Anchorage Daily News)
Colony's Gray buries dagger in No. 2 Juneau Mar 24, 2007
Yakutat -- Kyle Dierick; Unalakleet -- Matthew Towarak, Tyrone Towarak; Bristol Bay -- Mason King; Galena -- Roberto Burgess, Craig Aloysius; Tok -- Randy Demit, Josh Christman; Noorvik -- Tim Field, Alan Conwell. Girls. (Anchorage Daily News)
Noorvik puts stamp on its competition Mar 24, 2007
Noorvik defeated Tok 53-41 Thursday night at Sullivan Arena to claim its first 2A title in its first year of competition at that level ... Led by sophomore sensation Tim Field, Noorvik ran away from Tok 17-11 in the third quarter ... Field finished with 21 points while displaying a dazzling variety of moves crossovers, penetration, baseline drives and enough hops to sky over the back of a Tok rebounder without committing a foul. (Anchorage Daily News)
Tok into championship game for first time Mar 23, 2007
Brycin Pacheco defends for Bristol Bay as Tok's Gyver Goneau goes up for the shot, Mar ... Tok advances to the title game against the winner of Galena and Noorvik which played in the late game, Mar ... One year after helping put Tok basketball on the map, the senior sharpshooter led the Wolverines to the state championship game for the first time in school history. (Anchorage Daily News)
