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December 06, 2003
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Front Page Photo by Carl Thompson Alaska: Governor
Welcomes Decision on Predator Control - Friday, Alaska Governor
Frank Murkowski said the court decision released Friday afternoon
regarding the Board of Game's predator management program was
the correct outcome, which recognized the state's right to manage
its game. In the lawsuit, brought by Friends of Animals against
the Department of Fish and Game, the judge ruled in favor of
the board and dissolved a temporary restraining order on the
board's program. - Read
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Alaska: Governor
Invites Gas Pipeline Applications - Governor Frank Murkowski
on Thursday invited qualified applicants to submit applications
to purchase state royalty gas pursuant to the state's Stranded
Gas Act. A qualified applicant includes any company that owns
an equity interest in the proposed project, or can commit gas
to the project, or that holds permits to construct and operate
the project. - Read
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Alaska Science: A
Bad Night in a Good Box by Ned Rozell - On a wet,
windy, foggy night last summer, Guy Tytgat checked into the loneliest
hotel in the Aleutians. His room was four feet wide and five
feet tall, made of fiberglass, and perched on the lip of a volcanic
crater. - Read
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Ketchikan:
Ketchikan: Toys for Kids Program Kicks Off With $1,000 Contribution From Wal-Mart - In a ceremony Friday morning, an appreciative Ketchikan Harley Riders Association accepted a generous check in the amount of $1,000 from Wal-Mart for the annual Toys for Kids program. The contribution by Wal-Mart will be used by the Harley Riders Association for purchasing toys and gifts for children and teens in Ketchikan, Metlakatla, and Prince of Wales Island. Ketchikan Harley Riders' President
Paula Falzarano said funds for the program are also raised during
the year and more fund raising events are planned for this weekend.
She said, "Events we hold that help us to gather money for
this time of year are the Spring Opener which happens the last
weekend in April, and the Toy Run." According to Falzarano,
the Toy Run will be this weekend December 6th, and the Toy Run
Auction will be on December 7th at the VFW from 2 to 6 pm.
Falzarano said all money raised from these events will be used
to buy new toys for children in need. -
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Ketchikan: Christmas Tree for W.I.S.H.es - Santa is getting a head start in Ketchikan this Christmas thanks to some of his helpers. Members of Ketchikan's United States Coast Guard Spouses Association have been busy organizing food boxes and gifts for families. Jacqueline Draper, a member of the Coast Guard Spouses Association said, "The Spouses Association wanted to do something to help both adults and children in Ketchikan have a merrier Christmas." The crew of the United States Coast Guard vessel the Anthony Petit donated food from the Haunted Ship for the food baskets and the Chiefs Association of the U.S. Coast Guard donated turkeys. The Spouse's Association approached Wal-Mart requesting to set up a box outside to collect donations. Wal-Mart instead generously bought a tree and provided a place within the store for the group to put this special tree - the Christmas Tree for W.I.S.H.es. The tree is decorated with ornaments with ages and sizes written on them. Anyone who would like to provide
a gift to help make someone's Christmas a little merrier can
participate by taking an ornament and purchasing an appropriate
gift that fits the description on the ornament. The gift can
be placed under the tree or can be given to the customer service
office at Wal-Mart. - Read
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