Denali Park

Healy folks volunteer for dunk tank to raise money
DENALI PARK, Alaska — Only in Healy would community and business leaders, teachers and other good sports volunteer to take a turn in the dunk tank that will highlight the end-of-the-year Tri-Valley...
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Photo courtesy Dana Williams Amelia Williams won the Most Exotic Award at the second annual Trashin’ Fashion Show at McKinley Chalet Resort. Amelia’s shirt was made from juice pouches. Her skirt was made of milk jugs and her headband and flower bouquet were magazine pages.
Denali Borough Assembly discusses hazardous waste disposal
DENALI PARK, Alaska — Listening to the Denali Borough Assembly discuss what to do with red bags containing medical waste in the local landfill reminded me of a Lily Tomlin comedy skit the comedienn...
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Individuals chip in to fund Tri-Valley Volunteer Fire Department intern program
DENALI PARK, Alaska - Personal donations make up most of the $8,500 raised to date for the Tri-Valley Volunteer Fire Department’s new summer intern program. Promises of additional donations should...
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Hurdy Gurdy fascinates audience at Healy performance
HEALY — When Le Vent du Nord performed in Healy on the weekend, one of their instruments caught everyones’ eye. It was the Hurdy Gurdy. Fourth-grader Laird Dixon examined the instrument at the en...
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Region 2 Musicfest musicians rock at Tri-Valley School
DENALI PARK, Alaska — Six hundred talented musicians filled the Tri-Valley School gymnasium last weekend during the Region 2 Musicfest and they rocked, with performances by mass choir, mass band, h...
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Tri-Valley fire department looks to keep ETT program rolling
Correction: The memorial service for Wendy Brown will be held at 1 p.m. April 28 at the observation deck at Teklanika overlook, at 30 Mile Denali Park Road. An incorrect date was listed in earli...
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Region 2 Music Festival starts next week in Healy
DENALI PARK — Five years ago, Candace and Darren Mudge met and shook hands for the first time at the Region 2 Music Festival in Healy. Today, they are married. She teaches music at schools in the ...
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Tina Graham photo Tri-Valley student Krys Byfuglien performs during an audition class at Dance Excellence 2012 in Los Angeles. The high school sophomore had a cast of Young Americans singing backup.
Healy's Motion Sensors Dance Troupe storms California
DENALI PARK - Zabrina Byfuglien saw a palm tree for the first time. Kyle Lundgren and Megan Shreeve wiggled their toes on a sandy California beach for the first time. Along with 13 other teens, th...
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Cantwell middle school student heads to D.C. to promote science
DENALI PARK, Alaska — Tvetene Carlson of Cantwell is going to Washington, D.C. The Cantwell middle schooler has been selected to represent the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program at the ...
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Healy memorial service ends with Supertramp song
HEALY — It’s not often a memorial service ends with lyrics from “Bloody Well Right” by Supertramp. But that is how Rex Mercer’s memorial ended in Healy last weekend. It was fitting for the lifelon...
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Tri-Valley students to travel to Juneau for youth summit
HEALY — Two Tri-Valley students will travel to Juneau during spring break to attend the Conservation and Civics Summit in Juneau, as part of Alaska Youth for Environmental Action. They are among 2...
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Denali’s Nancarrow wins lifetime award for arts
DENALI PARK, Alaska - Ree Nancarrow of Denali has been selected as winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Interior Mayors Arts Awards in Fairbanks. This pioneer resident of the Denali B...
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Wacky snacks, science fair at Cantwell School a delight
DENALI PARK, Alaska — Spending a couple hours at Cantwell School was delightfully disgusting last week. I stood before the table of whacky snacks and saw Frankenstein’s giant Q-tip, covered with b...
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It’s a Winterfest weekend time at Denali National Park
DENALI PARK, Alaska — It’s Winterfest at Denali next weekend and people are celebrating the snow, the return of the sun and the rise of temperatures to above zero. They’ll do this primarily by spe...
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Tri-Valley teens win statewide Spirit of Youth award
HEALY — Kids can change the world. They’re doing it in Healy and receiving statewide recognition. A group of teens who took emergency trauma technician training during a two-week spring intensive ...
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Tri-Valley Community Center gets long overdue facelift
HEALY — The Tri-Valley Community Center is getting a long overdue facelift. That means old faded wallpaper is gone, 30-year-old carpeting is ripped out and walls are newly-painted in bright colors...
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Tri-Valley High School seeks Viking Warrior mascot
HEALY — Wanted: Healy high school students who want to show their school spirit — incognito. The Tri-Valley Student Council will host auditions today for the school mascot, the Viking Warrior. Fo...
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Healy branch bank manager honored for excellence in business
DENALI PARK, Alaska — It’s always nice when others recognize what we have known all along. People in Healy know and appreciate how lucky we are to have Teri Simmons in our community. This week, Si...
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Longtime Denali artist and illustrator dies in California
DENALI PARK, Alaska — The Denali area lost a gentle soul and dear friend last week when Wendy Brown died unexpectedly at her home in California, after many years of health problems. She was a long...
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Familiar Denali Borough man is new Americorps volunteer
DENALI PARK, Alaska — Tyler Lauger is a new Americorps volunteer in the Denali Borough. The tall and gregarious emergency medical worker is a familiar face here. He also works as an aide at Tri-Va...
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