Soul to Soul: December 21, 2013
Here’s the music playlist from the December 21, 2013 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed...
The Best of Town Square 49 Radio 2013
Today we’re looking back at the top five Town Square 49 Radio stories of 2013.
How did we pick our top five stories? We tallied up your Facebook “likes” for each of our stories and came up with this list.
Now, let’s catch up with some of our favorite people.
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I am a Ski Builder
Will Spears is a dedicated ski bum. After growing up on the slopes of North Carolina, Spears decided to look for something a little steeper and shortly found himself in Alaska.
Alaska News Nightly: December 27, 2013
Thousands of Alaskans to Lose Unemployment Benefits Saturday; Budget Pressure Mounts On Senate Appropriations Committee; Interior Alaska Temperatures Dip To 50 Below; Appeals Court Reinstates Overfishing Charges Against Kookesh, Two Others; Human Skeletal Remains Exhumed From Cable House; Chena River Getting Cleaner; AK: Hair; 300 Villages: Port Heiden
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AK: Hair
Hair is important, especially in high school, but that didn’t stop a few dozen students at Bethel’s Kuskokwim Learning Academy boarding school from shaving off their hair in support of a teacher undergoing chemotherapy. It was also a chance for some students to remember family who died from the disease.
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The Big News Stories of 2013
One year ago Shell Oil’s drilling rig had not gone aground and changing the state’s oil tax regime was just the Governor’s dream. Nobody expected Congress to be so gridlocked that budget sequestration would kick in, and the prospects for the Affordable Care act were not good. A lot has changed.
APRN: Tuesday, 12/31 at 10:00am
In My Family: I’m Happy
Sage Worl teaches Raven how to say I'm Happy in the Tlingit language.
Alaska News Nightly: December 26, 2013
Alaska Flu Cases Skyrocket In December; Army Corps Of Engineers Discuss Deep Water Port Options; Study Shows Military's Impact On Alaska; Fairbanks Residents Wake Thursday To Minus 41; Gambell Carvers Get Ivory To Work With; Same-Sex Marriage Ruling’s Effect On Alaska; Russian Mission Man Dies In Snowmachine Crash; Sitka Moorage Fee Hike Takes Effect Jan. 1; ANB Harbor Replacement Moves Forward
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Learning to Deal with Cupcake Celebrity
Today we meet a cupcake champion.
Back in early November you may have heard about a born-and-raised Alaskan named Kastle Sorenson, who competed on the Food Network program Cupcake Wars. And won.
Alaska News Nightly: December 24, 2013
More Than 700 Alaskans Sign Up For Health Coverage; Interior Gas Utility Lays Out Fairbanks LNG Plan; Kenai Groups Oppose Commercial Setnetting Ban; Southeast Dungeness Crab Catch Surpasses Expectations; Selling A Small Business; Alaska Flags To Be Lowered For Former State Rep; 17,000 Alaskans Fall Into Health Care Gap; Walt Monegan Remembers Special Christmas Memory
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December in California: Take Mittens When Searching for Art
The internet said eighty degree weather in California the first week of December. So, husband Dave and I left our mittens in the car before flying to Los Angeles for a bankruptcy conference and Fall art.
Sitting in our hotel room later, I kept hearing Sinatra singing, “hate California, it’s cold and it’s damp.” Catalina Island looked like a cake submerged in whipped cream.
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Alaska News Nightly: December 23, 2013
Jewell Rejects Road Through Izembek; State Suggests New KABATA Finance Strategy; Rio Tinto Considers Pulling Out Of Pebble Mine; 1 Dead In Talkeetna Spur Road Crash; Reindeer Herders Ask For Help As Herds Dwindle; Experts Caution Against Breed-Specific Dog Laws; WWAMI Program Prepares To Undergo Changes; An Alternative Take On The Christmas Tree; At Unalaska’s Methodist Church, Telling A Special Christmas Story
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I Run The Talkeetna Roadhouse
One night a year, Talkeetna Roadhouse owner Trisha Costello pulls an all-nighter to feed the entire town.
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Our Mashup: A Visit from St. Nick
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
Alaska News Nightly: December 20, 2013
Big Money Expected In Oil Tax Battle; GCI Buys 3 Southeast TV Stations, With Big Ambitions; Bridge Could Be Viable Replacement For Flood-Prone Chester Creek Culvert; Savoonga Get Extra Bowhead Strike To Supplement Food Stores; St. Lawrence Island Receives Big Food Donation; AK: Robotics; 300 Villages: Chevak
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AK: Robotics
This month, five rural Alaska schools squared off in a virtual engineering competition run by Lego and GCI. It was a big learning experience for everyone – but especially, for the squad from Unalaska. They were competing for the first time, and they brought some unique strengths to the table.
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Tales of the Movie Business in Alaska
It’s getting so you can’t turn on a television set without seeing or hearing something about Alaska. And a lot of Alaska is getting into the movie theaters as well. Is any of it true?
APRN: Tuesday, 12/24 at 10:00am
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Stage Talk’s end of the year review
Jean and Steve take a look back at the year in theatre and give a few shout outs to some extraordinary talent in acting, directing, writing and design.
KSKA: Friday 12/20 at 2:45 pm
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Battle Of The Tennis Courts Is Over; And Election Season Is Coming
The lengthy Battle of the Tennis Courts is over. A government scientist finds a dead polar bear - and sets off a controversy lasting years. Fish wars on the Kenai Peninsula continue. Three-time sex offenders are sentenced to 99 years. The election season is coming - as is unregulated political advertising. Mayor Dan Sullivan of Anchorage goes to Washington for municipal business - and a fundraiser. Santa's reindeer are a special species, ADFG tells us. Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma says several Alaska big-ticket projects are a waste of money. A crime story - suspicious icicles.
KSKA: Friday, 12/20 at 2PM & Saturday, 12/21 at 6PM.
KAKM: Friday 12/20 at 7:30PM & Saturday. 12/21 at 4:30PM
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Kastle’s Kreations Award-Winning Cupcake Recipe
Eagle River's Kastle's Kreations, purveyor of quality cupcakes, recently won big on TV's Cupcake Wars with their Lemon Rosemary Smoked Salmon cupcake.
Here is the recipe, direct from Kastle's Kreations - in case you're adventurous enough to try it yourself!
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