Last week Dr. Alex Hill offered some wonderful introspection into the growth of communication in Alaska’s 50s and onward. There were many slides and discussions about old Alaska personalities and radio/television improvements. There was explanation about how communication helped the statewid…
We all make mistakes and last week’s column contained some of mine. First, I remembered seeing somewhere what the daily times were for this past weekend’s Outdoorsman’s Show. After I had submitted the column to the paper, I realized I was wrong about the times I had listed. Luckily, Andy Cou…
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
This article may come out in print on Friday the same day the Mat-Su Outdoorsman Show starts at the Menard Center in Wasilla. I’ve had a booth at the show several years (skipping a y…
The Mat-Su Outdoorsmen’s Show begins on Friday, March 24th and runs through Sunday, March 26th with times from 10 AM to 5 PM daily. I’m looking forward to attending this year’s show …
Thursday, March 16, 2023
WASILLA — The 2023 Mat-Su Outdoorsman Show will be held at the Menard Sports Center from March 24 to March 26.
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
It’s getting to be that time of year! I received an email from Fish and Game discussing items pertinent to the upcoming bear baiting season.
Monday, March 13, 2023
An ambitious project to create a 500-mile network of connected Alaska trails would move a few steps closer to reality if state lawmakers approve funding for selected pieces of it, ad…
Thursday, March 09, 2023
WASILLA — The Nome 40/10 Hal Bartko Memorial Race is set for Sunday, March 5. Mushers will embark from the starting line at Knik Lake at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, March 08, 2023
The Alaska Board of Fisheries (BOF) begins their Statewide Finfish Meeting in Anchorage on March 10th. Among other proposals, they will be deliberating five which deal with reducing …
Last week I reported on the low Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) forecast for the Deshka River Chinook (king) salmon return — 7, 243 king salmon in the 1.1 —1.4 age cla…
Monday, March 06, 2023
I have lived in Alaska for almost 9 years. I admit that when my husband first proposed the idea of packing up and moving here, my knowledge of the state was, in a word, limited.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
A road fix required for busing 2024 Arctic Winter Games athletes and fans to the Hatcher Pass downhill ski area Skeetawk could be blocked from completion in time for the games due to…
I was shopping at the Palmer Fred Meyer's when a person recognized me as the writer of this fishery column and asked, “ What will our Mat-Su king salmon fishery be like in 2023?”
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
WASILLA — The 2023 Jr. Iditarod begins Saturday, Feb. 25.
This past weekend saw the Anchorage Boat Show and the Mat Valley Sportsmen’s gun show. The former was in Anchorage and the latter was at Raven Hall on the state fairgrounds. Ordinari…
Earlier this week Anchorage television news covered the Alaska Peninsula / Area M Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting occurring in Anchorage this week. Of concern at this meeting are l…