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Another shot of the solar eclipse on May 20th, 2012. The shot was taken in my front yard just as the clouds came in to ruin the display, or make it more dramatic. All shots were taken in Fairbanks. Brandon Lovett, Fairbanks
Another shot of the solar eclipse on May 20th, 2012. The shot was taken in my front yard just as the clouds came in to ruin the display, or make it more dramatic. All shots were taken in Fairbanks. Brandon Lovett, Fairbanks
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Haiku
Haiku holiday contest
FAIRBANKS - We received many, many wonderful submissions in our holiday haiku contest. We received so many good ones, in fact, that we couldn’t pick just one that was truly better than all the othe...
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A few more days left in our Holiday Haiku contest
FAIRBANKS - We’ve received many holiday haikus from our creative readers, but there are still a few more days to submit yours in our little contest. Deadline is the end of Wednesday, Dec. 21. We’l...
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Holiday haiku contest
FAIRBANKS - Quick, give us your best (or worst) holiday haikus. How hard can it be to write three lines consisting five, seven, and then five syllables? Send us your best effort (no more than two...
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Interior Alaska for all seasons
Photo courtesy of Sarah Askew “Took me about two years to get this together since I missed the good spring shot. Finally got it last year. Taken in my mom’s driveway in North Pole. Thought it’d be nice to prove we do, indeed, have seasons, and they’re all very lovely.”
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Spring flock
There must (or should) be a legend of how Magpie stole all the color from its relatives, Raven & Crow.” NPS Photo/Ingrid Nixon
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Stories from Our Town
The trip up the Alaska Highway was miserable, with days of rain of snow. Giles was happy to reach the border with Alaska, despite the snowfall. Courtesy Giles Cooper “I am here! Not the port of entry I expected, but I am in Alaska, all the same.” —excerpt from Giles Cooper blog  
Australian stops in Fairbanks during ‘Elsie from bottom to top’ dream tour
FAIRBANKS - Wednesday’s sunshine was a welcome sight for Giles Cooper as he sat in his silver Lotus Elise convertible watching the sandhill cranes at Creamer’s Field. “It’s been nothing but clouds...
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Photo courtesy of Sarah Askew “Took me about two years to get this together since I missed the good spring shot. Finally got it last year. Taken in my mom’s driveway in North Pole. Thought it’d be nice to prove we do, indeed, have seasons, and they’re all very lovely.”
Interior Alaska for all seasons
FAIRBANKS - We were all wowed by Sarah Askew's photo of the four seasons at her mom's house in North Pole, so we decided to build a page with your best photos in that theme. Thank you all for sha...
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The Jitterbug was a fast-moving dance with precision moves. Motion Sensors Dance Troupe received the highest awards of Excellence for each of their adjudicated dances. Photo by Tina Graham
Dancing with our stars: Healy group excels on the big stage
DENALI PARK, Alaska - Dancers from Healy’s Motion Sensors Dance Troupe represented the state of Alaska this month at Dance Excellence 2012, an international, invitation-only, dance convention in Lo...
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Capt. Brooke Henderson (left), veterinarian, 993rd Medical Detachment, U.S. Army Reserve, performs an eye exam on Wilson, a Maltese-mix puppy, in Nome April 18 while U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Andrew King, 949th Medical Detachment, holds him during the procedure. “We just came from Brevig Mission where we performed 40 vaccinations and seven surgeries,” Henderson said. Photo by Maj. Guy Hayes, Alaska National Guard Public Affairs.
Operation Arctic Care: Military personnel give critters care in rural Alaska
FAIRBANKS - Humans are the focus of Operation Arctic Care, but little critters are also receiving some special care from military personnel. Arctic Care, which began April 9 and ends Monday, bring...
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A sled dog zeroes in on the camera lens during the 10-mile and 20-mile sled dog races. Mariska Wright photo
Funale fun: Annual Pleasant Valley bash marks end of winter
FAIRBANKS - It’s always a pleasant time in Pleasant Valley, but it’s even more so at the end of winter. That’s because it’s time for the Valley Funale, the year-end event of the Two Rivers Dog Mus...
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Peach cake and green gumbo, just in time for spring
FAIRBANKS - Look what’s back! Two readers recently submitted recipes for Taste of the Interior, which jump-started our desire to get the feature rolling again on the Our Town page. But, dear reade...
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    Are you visiting Interior Alaska?
    FAIRBANKS - If you’re in Fairbanks on a vacation, an adventure or expedition, we’d like to know about it. Are you bicycling, motorcycling or motor-homing your way from the Lower 48 or the souther...
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    This baby moose was trying to act like King of the Mountain at Yak Estates. His little brother or sister didn t want to play though. Dee Slats, Fairbanks
    This baby moose was trying to act like King of the Mountain at Yak Estates. His little brother or sister didn't want to play though. Dee Slats, Fairbanks
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    I took this photo on the winter train from Fairbanks to Anchorage on New Years Day. Daniel Caponera, Fort Wainwright
    I took this photo on the winter train from Fairbanks to Anchorage on New Years Day. Daniel Caponera, Fort Wainwright
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    Athabascan Word of the Week
    Athabascan Word of the week: The birds have returned
    Nok’enaat’ukk – The birds have returned Tobaa swans Dets’ene — geese Nendaale — ducks Delk’ehu — robin Bird names in place names: Dolbaatno’ — “gosling river,” a tributary of Koy...
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    Alaska poets share their words in Fairbanks Arts Association contest
    FAIRBANKS - April. Invisible. Airplanes. Those are just a few of the words and themes poets for the Fairbanks Arts Association’s 18th annual Statewide Poetry Contest used. The purpose is to encour...
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    American Life in Poetry: Off A Side Road Near Staunton
    In many of those Japanese paintings with Mt. Fuji in the background, we find tiny figures moving along under the immensity of the landscape. Here’s an American version of a scene like that, by Sta...
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    Children
    As I sit here looking out my window, the sun shining the kids playing, smiling laughing! The leaves so green the summer day so hot and so peaceful. Now today I look out the window snow covered gr...
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