Now that the kids are firmly stationed in their classroom seats we have brought back our After School Snack Special: Rudy-in-a-Parka, one small cookie & a small glass of milk for $5. Kids must bring along their homework to get the deal...public school or homeschool makes no difference to us. Our big tables and ever watchful staff make the Roadhouse a great spot to dive into homework and get some serious learnin' done!
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I'm working on my recipe and will be doing a PRE-ORDER ONLY gluten free bread once per month with pick up on the first Friday of each month beginning October 1.
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A list of the 2009-2010 Talkeetna Chamber Board Members.

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The eighth meeting of the Denali National Park Aircraft Overflights Advisory Council will take place on Friday, September 10 from 9:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. at the Murie Science and Learning Center, located in Denali National Park. The meeting is open to the public with time allocated for public testimony. Written comments are also welcome and can be brought to
the meeting or mailed to Miriam Valentine, Talkeetna Ranger Station, P.O. Box 588, Talkeetna, AK 99676.

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At approximately 12:30 p.m. today, John MacGregor of Jasper, Georgia, the object of an intensive search effort, walked into the Toklat Road Camp with some hikers he had encountered earlier in the day. He was cold and tired,
but uninjured. The road camp is located at Mile 53 on the Denali Park Road. It is a seasonal housing facility for approximately 40 people.
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The ground search for missing day hiker John MacGregor, 54, of Jasper, Georgia is intensifying today with the addition of nine ground teams, each consisting of 3-4 people and a dog team from Alaska Search and Rescue Dogs.
They will search the area north of the Eielson Visitor Center, which was where MacGregor was last seen on Sunday.
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An aerial search of routes and trails in the vicinity of the Eielson Visitor Center is underway for missing day hiker John MacGregor, 54 of Jasper, Georgia. On Sunday, August 22, MacGregor took a park concessioner-operated shuttle bus that departed the Wilderness Access
Center at 6:15 a.m., bound for the Eielson Visitor Center, which is located at Mile 66 on the park road. He was seen at the Visitor Center that morning, heading north up the Alpine trail towards the Thorofare Ridge.
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The National Park Service (NPS), in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), is considering a road rehabilitation project on the section of Park Road between milepost 50.8 - 52.4 (known as Porcupine Forest) in Denali National Park and Preserve
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The individuals onboard the Fairchild C-123 cargo plane that crashed in Denali National Park on Sunday, August 1 were Bill Michel, age 61of Delta Junction, Alaska; John Eshleman, age 52 of Wasilla, Alaska and Paul Quartly, age 66 of Wasilla, Alaska. Michel was the owner of All West
Freight, Inc. and the plane’s pilot. The identities were determined through interviews with acquaintances, friends, and relatives familiar with the plane and the intended flight on Sunday.
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The multi-engine cargo plane involved in the Sunday, August 1 accident in Denali National Park was a Fairchild C-123 registered to All West Freight, Inc. of Delta Junction, Alaska. There were three people reported to be on
board. It appears as if there were no survivors. The identities are not being released at this time, pending notification of next of kin.

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At approximately 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 1 a large multi-engine cargo-type aircraft crashed into the south-facing slope of Mount Healy
within a mile of the park headquarters and approximately 200 yards north of the Denali Park Road. The crash started a wildland fire, which is currently contained at approximately one acre. As the fire is still active, a
thorough investigation of the scene is not possible until the fire is under control. There are fatalities, but the number and identities can not be confirmed at this time.

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A 25-year-old solo climber from Pennsylvania was evacuated from the 14,200-foot camp on Mt. McKinley on July 7 after his erratic behavior and
alarming statements revealed signs of mental illness with a likelihood of causing serious harm to himself or others.


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On Tuesday, June 15 the National Park Service rescued a group of three boaters from Birch Creek, in the far western region of Denali National Park and Preserve, using the park’s A-Star B3 helicopter and GPS coordinates
provided by the party. Pam Rothwell, 50, David Watts, 62 of Fairbanks and Marv Page, 63, of Anchorage were dumped in the water when their boat collided with a snag in the stream around 3:00 p.m. on Monday, June 14.

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Denali National Park rescue personnel took advantage of a break in the clouds to evacuate Belgian climber Sam Van Brempt from the base of the Cassin Ridge around midnight Thursday, June 10. Van Brempt was awaiting rescue since Monday, June 7, the day his partner Joris Van Reeth was killed in a climbing fall.
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A 27-year-old Belgian mountaineer was killed in a fall while climbing the
Cassin Ridge of Mt. McKinley in the early afternoon of Monday, June 7.
Joris Van Reeth of Borgerhout, Belgium was leading a highly technical section of the route known as the Japanese Couloir when his anchor appeared to fail and he fell 100 feet in rocky terrain.
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Two climbers were killed in an avalanche in the Ruth Gorge of Denali National Park and Preserve the afternoon of Saturday, May 29. Canadian
Andrew Herzenberg, age 39, and Israeli Avner Magen, age 42, both current residents of Toronto, Ontario, were descending a steep snow and ice gully wedged between Werewolf Tower and London Tower on the southeast side of the
Gorge when the avalanche occurred.

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A Canadian climber was evacuated from the West Rib route of Mt. McKinley on Thursday afternoon, May 27.
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A French mountaineer fell to his death while climbing Mt. McKinley on Sunday, May 16. Pascal Frison, age 51, and his partner were approaching a feature at the top of Motorcycle Hill known as ‘Lunch Rocks” near 12,000 feet on the West Buttress when Frison lost control of his sled.
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Phil Brease, Denali National Park and Preserve’s geologist since 1986, died today while leading a field trip for a Tri-Valley School science class
taking place at Garner Point south of Healy.
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The National Park Service today announced three actions to help protect bear and wolf populations and park values within NPS units in
Interior Alaska.

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The Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) has selected four research fellows for 2010. Two researchers are recipients of Discover Denali
Research Fellowships for research in or near Denali National Park and Preserve.
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Two local restaurants, the Talkeetna Roadhouse and the West Rib Pub, were tapped for the Alaska episode of the Travel Channel's "Man v. Food."

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Do you know someone looking for a quiet place for a family gathering, office retreat or group meeting...someplace with few distractions, great scenery & just enough going on to keep people from getting bored? Talkeetna - and the Roadhouse - is a great spot for just that kind of trip.
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Rustic furniture classes available. One or two day classes mid June till mid September.
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A poem about fly fishing...
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German speaking travellers are now able to find information about Talkeetna at www.alaska-info.de, the best german Alaska Travel Information website. With a direct link to the Talkeetna Chamber of Commerce website, members will likely see more website traffic coming from Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
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A poem about a winter hike on the Luthman Trail which should have taken the couple and their dogs to the frozen waterfalls at the end of the trail...
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I have lived in Alaska since 1976 and every so often am reminded that this is really Alaska, where there are wild animals.
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The Talkeetna Chamber of Commerce is stepping up its efforts to encourage both residents and visitors from the greater Anchorage area to make their recreational Winter Getaway a journey North to Talkeetna!
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Free Talkeetna Spur Road Shuttle is Rollin'
Beginning Wednesday, March 4th, there will be a free van service from downtown Talkeetna to the Sunshine area.
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A hot summer day. My friend and I, we are sweating in our waders, while we are walking the creek.
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It's snowing again, just a little.
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Are you considering a move to our "Beautiful Talkeetna"? Please feel free to view and print the attached information.
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On a sunny July day, the Talkeetna State Airport is a virtual beehive of activity. There are planes taking off, visitors taking pictures, telephones ringing, pilots briefing passengers, radios crackling. Office staff are filling schedule books, coffee pots, and toilet paper dispensers in the bathrooms. This is quite a change from the sleepy airport of just 15 years ago, where the activity centered around flying mountain climbers into the Kahiltna Glacier Base Camp, taking the mail once a week to Gold Creek, and providing support to the Bush community in the surrounding areas. There were occasional scenic flights with tourists but that was still a novelty.
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Talkeetna Chamber of Commerce Committees. Be a part of it!
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