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Looking back in Fairbanks — May 17 - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Looking back in Fairbanks — May 17 Fairbanks Daily News-Miner May 17, 1987 — The Travel Alaska First Trade Show had only been open 90 minutes Saturday, but Jerry Jacques of Denali Raft Adventures thought it was great. So did Harry Wheeler of Alaska Sightseeing and Norma Stith of Seward's Queen Charters Inc.

Nanooks basketball programs announce 2012-13 schedules - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Nanooks basketball programs announce 2012-13 schedules Fairbanks Daily News-Miner by Staff Report/sports@newsminer.com FAIRBANKS—The Alaska Nanooks men's and women's basketball programs have a combined 29 home games scheduled for their upcoming 2012-13 seasons, according to the schedules which were released Wednesday by head ...

Moving memorial - Juneau Empire

Moving memorial Juneau Empire The wall has traveled to every state in the nation in its 20 years of existence, including Alaska and Hawaii. It's also visited Guam and Puerto Rico. This is its fourth trip to Juneau. “Talk about far away places,” said Joe Fields of Fairbanks, ...

Bike to work for health and save energy - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Bike to work for health and save energy Fairbanks Daily News-Miner For the past two years, I have lived and worked in Fairbanks without a motorized vehicle. I don't have a car. By saying “no” to owning a car, I save a lot of money and gain a lot of freedom. I don't have to pay for car ownership, maintenance and ... and more »

Patti Higgins gives up AK Dem chair to challenge Rep. Charisse Millett - Alaska Dispatch

Alaska Dispatch

Patti Higgins gives up AK Dem chair to challenge Rep. Charisse Millett Alaska Dispatch The Mudflats, who's in Fairbanks covering the Alaska Democratic Convention, gets the scoop. It's reporting that the chair of the party, Patti Higgins, is stepping down to challenge Anchorage Republican Rep. Charisse Millett in the upcoming state House ...

Fairbanks church's artwork honors Catholic pioneers, religious history - The Republic

Fairbanks church's artwork honors Catholic pioneers, religious history The Republic FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Mary, the mother of Jesus, and pioneering Catholic women are honored in two, newly installed stained glass windows in the foyer of Immaculate Conception Church. Fittingly, the richly hued, 2-foot-by-5.5-foot glass panels will be ... and more »

Fairbanks stained glass honors church pioneers - San Antonio Express

Fairbanks stained glass honors church pioneers San Antonio Express FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Mary, the mother of Jesus, and pioneering Catholic women are honored in two, newly installed stained glass windows in the foyer of Immaculate Conception Church. Fittingly, the richly hued, 2-foot-by-5.5-foot glass panels will ... and more »

Taku Chief a relic of Interior Alaska's steamboat days - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Taku Chief a relic of Interior Alaska's steamboat days Fairbanks Daily News-Miner by Ray Bonnell / Alaska Sketches Drawing by Ray Bonnell Taku Chief tugboat at Nenana as it would have looked before its retirement in 1978. FAIRBANKS - When the tug boat Taku Chief began its career in Southeast Alaska in 1938, the age of steamboating ... and more »

Engineering students brave rural Alaska - Anchorage Daily News

Engineering students brave rural Alaska Anchorage Daily News With that in mind, three University of Alaska Fairbanks civil engineering students got an up-close view of village life last month, when they went on a rapid-fire trip to four communities near Bethel. The result, said UAF student Sam Carlson, ... and more »

Engineering students brave rural Alaska - San Antonio Express

Engineering students brave rural Alaska San Antonio Express With that in mind, three University of Alaska Fairbanks civil engineering students got an up-close view of village life last month, when they went on a rapid-fire trip to four communities near Bethel. The result, said UAF student Sam Carlson, ... and more »