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!
See the recipe. Alaska News Nightly: December 19, 2013
New Ambassador To China Could Trigger Senatorial Domino Effect; Cook Inlet Production Up 13 Percent; Tanana Chiefs Conference Gets Lead Role In Tribal Foster Care; Government Requests Proposals For Emergency Food Systems; GCI Announces Incoming 1-Gigabit Service; Alaskan Brewing Company Reacts To ‘Wastebook’ Listing; Eagle Wreaks Havoc Inside Unalaska Ship Supply Store
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How to Make Perfectly Poached Eggs
I don't know if a Sunday has ever gone by without my dad eating poached eggs. I've never really been one for traditional breakfast meals and much prefer cereal with berries and yogurt.
But, after 30 years, I decided it is time I get on the grown-up breakfast bandwagon.
See the recipe. Alaska News Nightly: December 18, 2013
Coast Guard Crew Member After Injury During November Rescue; Will Smaller Capital Budgets Mean Fewer Jobs?; Federal Regulation Of State Waters Ruling Being Appealed; Assembly Approves $4.4 Million for Rec Center, Tennis Courts; Mat-Su Troopers Getting New Crime Suppression Unit; Professor Sees Link Between Bullying, Substance Abuse; CNN To Spotlight Alaska’s High Rape Numbers; 5 Things To Know About The New Southeast Radiation Oncology Center; Japan Airlines Announces Flights To Fairbanks
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Point Hope, Alaska School Holiday Program
The annual school Christmas program in Point Hope is a little different than in most communities.
Yes, there are seasonally popular songs and carols, but many of them are sung in Inupiaq, the language of the Tikigaqmuit.
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Alaska News Nightly: December 17, 2013
Is AGIA Dead?; Congress Likely To Pass Budget; State Supreme Court Hears Pebble Mine Arguments; Hunters May Get Tax Break For Game Donations; State Senators Question Anchorage Tennis Court Funds; BLM Taking Steps To Clean Up Red Devil Mine; At Reopened Museum of the Aleutians, A Focus On Storytelling; Fairbanks Drag Racing Strip Application Approved; Fairbanks Light Project Shines On
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A Look at Moose Run Metals – Fritz Creek, Alaska
Tarri Thurman has been a metalsmith for 10 years. Originally a hairdresser from Ann Arbor, Michigan, she moved to Alaska in 1995, working a variety of jobs from back hoe operator to arborist to pizza maker.
She sold my first piece of artwork as an apprentice, off the bench, before it was completed.
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Alaska News Nightly: December 16, 2013
State May Get 8 Cargo Planes; China Bans Purchase Of Northwest Shellfish; Gas Spills From Broken Pipe On Kake Waterfront; Australian Company Mothballs Chickaloon Coal Mine Plan; Thousands Of New Fish Specimens Double Museum’s Collection; What Would You Do With 9 Tons Of Salmon You Can’t Sell?; Fairbanks Discuss Solutions For Support Services Void; Palmer Farmers’ Market Starts Up
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I Am The Gingerbread Village Builder
850 pounds of icing, 40 houses of gingerbread and chocolate - Joe Hickel has been creating Marina's Village in the lobby of The Hotel Captain Cook for 35 years.
This year's creation took six days to build and features a new country scene.
Algo Nuevo: December 15, 2013
Here’s the Sunday, December 15,013 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or...
Algo Nuevo: December 1, 2013
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