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Seeking cat friendly rental in Fairbanks ($1,000-$1,400)

2008-07-29T19:09:30Z

Hello,

We are looking for a place to live and not having a lot of luck (why doesn't ANYONE like to rent to people with PETS??)

.....so I figured I would ask here.

This is also posted on the anchorage craigslist as well: http://anchorage.craigslist.org/hou/723051837.html

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Hubby and I are moving to Fairbanks and looking to rent a place as of August with our two cats. We are coming from Florida and would like to have a place to move into when we arrive. We are both computer professionals that enjoy peace and quiet, and our kitties are quite well behaved as well.

Prefer non-furnished rental as we have belongings we are bringing with us. Prefer to be on the UAF bus line (but not absolutely necessary since we both have vehicles), and in quiet neighborhood (not in student housing).

Would like 2-3 bedrooms, with 1.5 or more bathrooms. Must have running water (no dry cabins). Seeking 9 month to 1 year lease.

Rent should be no more than $1,400 with heat included, or in the $1,000 range without heat.

Please contact me if you have or know of a rental that sounds like what we need!

Joyce

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Bringing Exotic Pets to Alaska

2008-06-18T21:00:10Z

If all things work out according to my plan, I am moving to Fairbanks in about 5 months, and have a houseful of animals that will be coming with me, including 7 snakes, 1 bearded dragon, 2 ferrets and 2 cats.

Does anyone know if there anything else I need to know about bringing my critters with me?? I believe I have already obtained the required documentation for traveling through Canada (vaccinations records for cats and ferrets) but I am not finding anything about what I might need for the snakes (all non venomous).

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Alaska arts festival call for help and updates!

2008-04-13T07:44:39Z

Alrighty fellow AK burners, freaks, and super-humans.

It is time to start planning and getting this show on the road. If we don't figure out the who/what/when/how of it now it's not gonna happen by July!

So...here's what is happening...

I've got a tenative location recommended back in January. I'm waiting to confirm it but it is probably a pretty good bet.

I'm contacting people about a sound system since my plans for purchasing one have been delayed.

I need to know who can help make this happen as volunteers. Mainly we need people to do promotion, security, setup, cleanup, etc.

I've set up a separate tribe that will be specifically for planning notes and other shit: http://tribes.tribe.net/holosfest

If you want to help please contact me soon!

Since spring is getting closer it'll be easier for me to make a trip or few down to Anchorage to meet up with anyone from that area wanting to help out. I think that Anchorage will be an easier area to organize out of since more people live there and many of the resources I'm going to probably need (sound, etc) will come out of ANC. So...let me know if y'all would be interested in setting up a time to meet somewhere (Darwin's Theory or somewhere good you know of) and start planning!

Let's make this happen - Alaska needs a good treatment of the friendly, freaky, and counter-norm. Let's help put the dominant culture on hold for a weekend and invite others to do the same!!

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Fairbanks Funny Festival

2008-01-24T01:29:40Z

Heads up...the funny festival is happening again this weekend. Yours truly will perform Saturday night at the Loon. Tickets are $12 in advance at the Blue Loon or Gullivers Books, or $15 at the door. Please support local comedy. John Bizarre will be the headliner. I last opened for him around 5 years ago and he is great at physical comedy!

hope 2 c u there...

there is also a show Friday night (before) same price!!!

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(Hopefully) Moving to Fairbanks ....

2008-01-22T20:22:13Z

hello!

My name is Joyce and my hubby and I are planning on moving to Fairbanks this year. We plan to visit the first week of April, and then hopefullly be there between June and August. We are both computer professionals, and have been watching for jobs at the university for the couple of years so we think that should not be an issue.

We will be looking for housing, and I have animals, all indoor, but some are quite heat sensitive (snakes and a lizard - my little herp haven room doubles as my office). Does anyone here have any advice about what we should look for in our first rental? I imagine we need a generator just for the herp room, in case of power failure, but am not sure what else we should look into.

Any suggestions for this cheechako?? (been reading my "Broken Toe Guide Guide to the Real Alaska"!)

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Annual arts festival in Alaska?

2008-01-21T01:48:56Z

So, I'm going to try and get the ball rolling earlier this time around to make something happen by next summer.

I don't post in here often but some of you probably remember me posting about solstice a while back and wanting to get a regional Burning Man-esque type of event happening in Alaska. I went to the Burn this year and was disappointed with a lot of things about the event and the overwhelming inattention to self-reliance, art, and safety third. So....

I'm trying now to get a group of people together that would be interested in organizing some kind of event in Alaska, that would take place in the summer, that is geared towards those of us a bit more freakish than the mainstream - art, fire, music, all the good stuff - without a $300 ticket and without endless lines of meatheads trying to get into your girlfriend's pants. Of course everyone is invited but a crew of people is necessary to make it actually happen.

I'm not sure of a location yet - I'm still shopping for land but obviously I'd want it to be in a place that is 1) private property (to avoid law enforcement hassles and BLM-style bribing to use public lands), 2) an agreeable location, 3) preferably GU1 zoning or something of the sort that is general use and has nice large cleared areas in the interest of fire performance - we don't want to burn the goddamn state down.

Anyone game?

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Get Indian food in Fairbanks!!

2008-01-10T21:49:04Z

Except for the occasional availability at Pizza 4 Less, we have no Indian food!! The owners of Bombay Deluxe in Anchorage told me last week that they have been considering expanding to Fairbanks or Juneau, so we all need to write to them and let them know that they should come to Fairbanks.

You can e-mail owner Sunil Sethi at Sunil@bombaydeluxe.com and tell him that his restaurant is badly needed in Fairbanks. I know I'd be there at least once a week.

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yoga in Fairbanks

2007-09-07T17:25:04Z

I'm going to be in Fairbanks for the rest of August visiting family, and I was trying to find a decent yoga class here.
Anyone?

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Tribal bellydance classes start Sept. 12

2007-08-29T19:51:28Z

Mary of Cold Fusion Tribal Dance will be offering Tribal Fusion dance lessons starting Sept. 12. Classes will be held from 7:30-9 p.m. Wednesdays at Interior Yoga, 1504 Gillam Way. Classes cost $15 each or $170 for the 13-week session.

This introductory class will explore tribal fusion's roots in American Tribal Style dance and will show dancers how to add a "tribal flair" to their movements. Students will learn technique and work on training their muscles for the challenges of tribal dance. At the end of the session, we will work on a short choreography using the moves learned in the previous weeks.

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Clucking Blossom 2007!!!!

2007-05-16T17:11:14Z

It's here, it's here!! Clucking Blossom 2007 (Official theme: Game On) is this Saturday, May 19, at Birch Hill. Don't miss a full day of completely free activities. CB starts at 9:30 with Yoga and doesn't stop until the wee small hours of the morning. Check it out on the Web: http://cluckingblossom.net/

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Solstice celebration

2007-04-10T17:34:12Z

I have wanted to do this for a few years now and hope to get more people involved!

Want to put together a one or two night event in celebration of the Solstice this summer - DJs, dancing, art, food, the whole works. If anyone would like to help organize/sponsor/etc please contact me through Tribe!

Biggest need right now is a place to hold it...anyone have any ideas or know of a remote-ish spot with lots of space and minimal neighbors/sound ordinance issues?

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Iditarod action...

2007-03-04T22:58:57Z

I have the honor of living where veiwing the Iditarod Cerimonial run from close to my home. I was out there taking photos fo the contestants as the drove past me with their dogs. I put up my favorite shots on my website on page 5 of the "Our Photos" section and did a blog entry as well in that site so check it out if the Iditarod interests you? :)
Tony

Website:
http://web.mac.com/aknorsk

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Norway beverage

2007-02-08T22:50:40Z

I have been looking for a way to buy a Norwegian Drink made out of potatos just like vodka. It is called "Gammel Oppland Aquavit". I am having a heck of a time trying to locate it. It has won several international awards but not stocked anywhere here that i know of. I try to find it on the internet and i find little articles here and there but that is it. I REALLY want to get some of this stuff. Anyone with info let me know.
Thanx,
Tony
http://web.mac.com/aknorsk

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Alaskan Burners...

2007-01-03T19:14:44Z

http://tribes.tribe.net/alaskaburners

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Holiday bellydancing in Pioneer Park

2006-12-07T23:45:17Z

Tundra Caravan is proud to host a holiday hafla and potluck on Sunday December 10 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the dance hall at Pioneer Park. Enjoy an hour of perfromances, followed by mingling, food and nonstop Middle Eastern dance music for those impromptu dances.

(And to toot my own horn, Cold Fusion Tribal Dance will be performing!)

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New Tribe

2006-11-26T18:01:44Z

I am starting a new tribe for the Photography topic. If that is an interest of yours then go there and talk to fellow photographers about your passion in pictures. :)

The name of it is:

"SHUTTERBUGZ"

Tony

http://web.mac.com/aknorsk

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Haflaween - An experimental dance performance this Saturday!

2006-10-19T22:11:41Z

Come one, come all to Cold Fusion's first annual Haflaween. From the hillbilly shimmy to a daring, devilish flapper, we've got a variety of performances lined up. Plus, see the group debut of Cold Fusion!!

Performance is Saturday, Oct. 21 at the Ken Kunkel Community Center. 2645 Goldstream Road, next to Ivory Jack's. Tickets are $7.

While many of the performers are Middle Eastern dancers, the show is not intended to represent traditional Middle Eastern dance. Small children and the faint of heart may prefer to attend another event instead.

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A helping hand...

2006-08-07T17:42:08Z

The following excerpts were in the December 9th edition of the Newsminer. I think the community of Fairbanks has a great chance to do something that could possibly save, if not prolong, another persons life:

Musher diagnosed with cancer
By CHRIS TALBOTT, Staff Writer

Trail breaking dog musher Susan Butcher has been diagnosed with leukemia and is in Seattle undergoing chemotherapy treatments.
Butcher was diagnosed late last week with acute myelogenous leukemia and began treatment Tuesday at a University of Washington cancer center.
She had been sick for about three years with a blood disorder. Doctors believe she will need a bone-marrow transplant once chemotherapy treatments push her cancer into remission.
In a letter sent out on a dog mushing e-mail mailing list, Butcher said she found out about the leukemia Dec. 2 in Seattle and flew home early the next morning to pack and prepare for at least a month of treatment. She said she may have to stay there for as long as six months, with a few breaks.
Doctors are testing family members to see if there is a bone-marrow donor match. But Butcher's doctors have told her it is more likely the match will come from a stranger. She encouraged anyone interested to get themselves tested.
"I will fight this as hard as any person can," she wrote. "I love my family, and love my life with them. That will be what will keep me motivated through the hard times."
The Blood Bank of Alaska is organizing a statewide donor drive on Dec. 30 to test anyone who would like to donate a blood sample, according to a news release put out for the family. The test takes about two weeks to process and potential donors will be added to a national database that holds 5.5 million names.
Officials at Butcher's longtime sponsor, GCI, announced Thursday the company will help pay for the cost of the first 500 tests, which will be free for donors.
Monson said it is unlikely a match for Butcher will be found among donors in a pool as small as Alaska. The odds of finding a match on the National Marrow Donor Program list ranges from 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 50,000. But those who donate could be saving lives.
"The fact is they won't just be helping Susan," Monson said of potential donors. "The chance of an individual saving Susan is very small. We will find a match for Susan. And everyone who chooses to donate could be a match for someone else who needs a transplant."
Acute myelogenous leukemia is a cancer of the bone marrow and blood that keeps the body from correctly producing red blood cells and platelets. Several Web sites said between 10,000 and 12,000 people are diagnosed with AML each year.
According to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Web site, 19.8 percent of people with acute myelogenous leukemia survived between 1995 and 2001. A bone-marrow transplant increases the chances of surviving.
When asked what doctors had told the family about Butcher's chances for a recovery, Monson said: "That's a hard question for me to talk about. I don't know how to answer it."
Monson asked that friends and well-wishers not send cards or flowers to Butcher in Seattle. Her immune system is weakened by the chemotherapy, making her more susceptible to illness. She is undergoing treatment in an isolation ward.
Send cards and letters to Butcher at P.O. Box 60249, Fairbanks, AK, 99706. A new Web site, www.susanbutcher.com, should be online today. Monson said the family will update Butcher's condition on the site, which will include bone-marrow donor information.
"We've been humbled by how kind people have been," Monson said. "It's pretty overwhelming when people do stuff for you and don't expect anything in return."
Butcher and Monson are trying to find homes for the more than 60 dogs and one cat they have in their kennel. Some will be sold for top dollar, some leased for little or nothing to be raced and some given away to good homes.
Jeff King hopes to see Butcher back on the trails soon. She was often in his thoughts as he trained dogs on the Denali Highway earlier this week.
"I was heading back to my tent (Wednesday) night and the stars came out for a while," King said. " I found myself thinking of Susan for an hour or two there. I even did a classic childhood 'twinkle, twinkle little star' wish for her. I'm just devastated. It made me think back to all the things I have done with Susan and all the things Susan has done for people. She has inspired a lot of people."

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Burning Man...

2006-07-27T03:10:47Z

I imagine a good few of you up here are burners...drop me a line if you're going, I'd like to catch up with some AK peeps on the playa!

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Call for dancers - audition for Haflaween 2006

2006-07-11T18:06:29Z

Cold Fusion Tribal Dance will present Haflaween: An Evening of Alternative Dance Oct. 20-21 in Fairbanks. We are currently seeking dancers for solos and group choreographies. This event will feature mature themes and may not be suitable for all ages.

At this time we have spaces to be filled in group routines including:
* a hip hop-bellydance fusion opening number
* a modern burlesque take on the tango

Other routines include:
* a hillbilly shimmy
* devilish flappers
* tribal fusion interpretation of Medusa
* taqsim interpretation of a Hindi goddess

This is your chance to step outside of the box and experiment with different themes in dance. For more information, message me on Tribe.

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happy solstice

2006-07-05T22:44:19Z

bastards. the sun is setting in Portland as i speak. party while it's up for me. I'm homesick. feel lucky if you're still there and the sun is still high in the sky.

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Music in FBX

2006-06-21T16:45:07Z

I'll be hitting UAF this August for college and, hopefully, finishing out my life in Alaska (minus the odd tour here and there). I'm leaving South Carolina, to get out to Alaska. Yes, I am potentially insane.

I'm currently on tour for the summer with my music project, fire island, AK (www.myspace.com/fireislandak), and I also just recently founded a CD-R label & distro (http://www.btnr.tk).

However, aside from Clucking Blossom, how is the "scene" in Fairbanks? I'm nervous about moving somewhere that may not be conducive to doing shows and having concerts. I know that Fairbanks is out of the way as far as most touring bands go, but is there some sort of a vibrant music community?

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Fairbanks Drama Association "Mortgage Maker" fundraiser

2006-06-13T18:25:15Z

Saturday the 8th of July is the one-performance only of the FDA murder/mystery dinner. Tickets to "Fatal Fifties Affair" cost $75 and include a 2 entree 3 course meal. The play will take place after the dinner, under a tent by the Chena River at the Riverfront Theater.

Yours truly will be a cast member again, but I doubt you'll recognize me :)

Hope to see some of you there. The money raised goes to, of course, the mortgage for the theater which provides much entertainment for our community year-round.

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Shambhala festival anyone?

2006-06-04T00:54:36Z

So, I used to live in Fairbanks but I'm in Juneau for the summer...me and a friend from FBX are trying to get to Shambhala in BC and wondering if any other Fairbanks/AK people are going down and want to figure out a carpool situation to save some $$$ on the ridiculous fuel prices as of late. Email me here....

peace and love,
joshya

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Moving to FBX

2006-05-31T21:13:49Z

Hi guys,

I'm moving to up Fairbanks in August from Madison, WI...I'm getting really excited about it!

I am just curious as to what clothing shopping options are available for women...I'd rather not have to buy a buch of stuff before I come up there if I don't have to. I'm 25, so I'm hoping there are places to get decent clothes up there. Any advice, and typically what are price ranges?

Also, where can I look to get a good winter coat up there? What can I expect to spend, and what features in a coat should I look for/avoid? (I have a Columbia coat, and was told that wouldn't be adequate)

Thanks guys! Can't wait to get to know you on the boards here...

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clucking possum

2006-05-22T18:16:27Z

:::WARNING::: PLEASE REPOST WITH RECKLESS ABANDON

melding of the minds 1st meeting:
Tuesday, February 21, College Coffeehouse at 5:30 pm

comes a time when we shed our winter coats, slip secretly back out onto the trail, seek out our trusted friends and step back into tracks we've left before--yeah those sneaky ones leading in a different direction.

time to let go of hibernation's dreams, no more playing dead, it's time to wake up y'all...

clucking blossom collective calls you and your creative ways!! get ready to start cookin up love for this year's event with this fund raising idea:

the stepper at uaf student activities is bringing performance artist, one-man-band, TIM FITE to town in the Hess Rec Center, Friday, March 3 and in The Pub, Saturday, March 4.

not only is tim fite a pretty rad bad ass:

http://www.timfite.com/
http://www.myspace.com/timfite
http://www.billions.com/artists/timfite/index.html

but these events will generously serve as fundraisers for this year's blossom event. we're hoping to throw these shows a la clucking blossom style and to transform those old familiar venues into something a little juicier...

here's where you come in. we need a few fresh opening acts or bands plus any and all of your imaginative and freaky ideas to turn these shows into something a little more bedazzling... a little more infosational and consciousness raising... mebbe multimedia shows projected on walls... guerilla costume parades... spontaneous acts of beauty and rebellion... circus renderings.... geek shows... art tables for making stickers and such... trapeze acts... i totally want to fly the trapeze...

and we need you to come to these shows!!!!

if you're interested in conspiring with the blossom for these shows or future events please come Tuesday, February 21, to the College Coffeehouse at 5:30 pm. this will be our first "official" gathering since last year.

please join us!!! it won't be the same without you and your ideas.

if you can't make it please reply for more info or to contribute your thoughts!!!!!!

PLEASE FORWARD WITH RECKLESS ABANDON AND JOY

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Bellydance and Polynesian dance show Monday night!

2006-04-17T15:59:11Z

Come out and support our dance community!

Tundra Caravan and the South Seas Polynesian Dancers will perform a 2-hour show on Monday, April 17, in the Civic Center in Pioneer Park. Admission is just $5! Don't miss this chance to see these two troupes perform a variety of dance styles live!

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New Tribe.

2006-04-08T10:04:15Z

Hope you all Enjoy the week/end! Heres a tribe that just started up.

This is the history and the making, sometimes sh!t happens along the way. This is where some of the problems go to the works. The same person who created the problem can not solve the problem something Albert Einstein once said. Well here's a piece of the puzzle.

http://tribes.tribe.net/doohappens

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Tuesday Night Art Group in Fairbanks

2006-04-02T00:11:22Z

We are seeking other artist's in Fairbanks to meet up at Good Karma Tuesday nights at 8:00 for art fun.It's been going really nice so far.We have been doing life drawing every night to warm up,and try something new every week.Watercolor,clay,pastels,etc.So,if you like art or are bored and wanna come have some coffee hit us up.457-8287.Chris

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Jared Diamond is speaking @ UAF

2006-03-22T06:23:34Z

One of my favorite authors is coming to town! He wrote:

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (e.g. Why the people of Easter Island rose to become an amazing society and then nearly vanished.)

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Part (i.e. why some groups of people rose to prominence as history progressed, and other groups have followed a much different trajectory.)

He is still well-known for re-discovering the Bower bird of New Guinea in 1979
-dd

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fbxs rks

2006-03-18T05:34:23Z

fairbanks is the coolest. been a lot of places, but lemme tell ya, there is no place like home. i mean common, where the heck else are you gonna find such a mad array of wild spirits and minds intertwined with such magical land, sunmoonlights and extremes? third eye chakra of the world, fo sho!

i will return soon.... mmmmm.

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Visiting Fairbanks

2006-03-01T05:04:16Z

Hello, everyone.
I am going to visit Fairbanks next month! Anything I should not miss?
Any places you recommend to stay or to eat?
Thanx!!

Natsuruko

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Burn burn burn!

2006-03-01T04:10:24Z

I know that some of you out there in Squarebanks are burners! Shoot me an email as I'm planning a caravan from Fairbanks to the Playa this year and want to find people interested in the caravan or any art projects that we can contribute from the permafrost...

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Take action

2006-02-20T23:12:15Z

Write to Gene Therriault -SJR 20/testify

Senator Gene Therriault has not declared which way he will be voting on SJR 20 (although his track record is not good). However, his is a key vote on the senate judicial committee that could kill the benefits-amendment (SJR20) without it going to a popular vote. (for background: www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill.asp This bill deals with benefits for same sex couples)

You can send him an email, or even better, a fax telling him why he should vote against this resolution.

Talking points:
1) Gays already can't get married, this amendment doesn't protect marriage, it takes away employee compensation.

2) It is very inexpensive for the state to provide the benefits the
legislation is trying to deny.

3) This amendment is crafted specifically to discriminate against a group of Alaska citizens.

4) It appears that the scope of the amendment is much larger than its intent, in other words, it's supposed to stop state employees from getting benefits, but it may also prohibit private employers from giving benefits and have other unintended consequences.

5) (if you are a PFLAG parent) Our kids need health care coverage just as much their kids.

Legislative Session Contact:

State Capitol, Room 119
Juneau, AK 99801-1182
907-465-4797
800-860-4797
fax: 907-465-3884
Senator_Gene_Therriault@legis.state.ak.us

PS If you missed testifying against this bill, you get another chance tomorrow:

"...Tuesday morning, February 21st at 8:30 a.m. and possibly again on Wednesday, February 22nd at 8:30 a.m. if not everyone has been heard. If you have not yet testified before this Committee, you are encouraged to testify next Tuesday either in person in Room 205 of the Capital in Juneau, at your local Legislative Office, or by teleconference from anywhere by calling 1-800-395-5073. Simply say that you wish to testify on SJR 20 in Senate Judiciary Committee. It wouldn't surprise me if supporters of the Resolution are encouraged over the weekend to turn out and testify next week so that there is at least an appearance of balance. It is in our best interest to continue testimony as long as possible so that this horrible Resolution can not move quickly on to the next committee of referral, which is the Senate Finance Committee."

PFLAG Pres - Juneau

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Middle Eastern and Polynesian dance

2006-01-30T17:11:27Z

On Monday, January 30, Tundra Caravan and the Polynesian dance troupe will perform at the civic center in Pioneer Park. The show begins at 7 p.m. and costs just $5 for 1 1/2 hours of dance.

Please come and support dance in our community.

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new years

2005-12-30T20:30:50Z

Anything going on in fbxs that doesn't involve outrageous cover charges at an area bar? We're driving up tomorrow to see family and want to get out for a little bit in the evening.

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solstice

2005-12-18T12:02:09Z

party in the dark for me. i can't be there to see the sun not rise. there will be daylight in portland on solstice. it just feels wrong.

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Walmart - Part Deux

2005-12-09T00:47:49Z

What's your take on another Walmart coming to Fairbanks? Have you seen the documentary about it?

http://www.walmartmovie.com/

A contractor came into my office discussing it and was surprised to hear people were picketing in Fairbanks, and I brought up this movie...

just curious...

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What's your cut off?

2005-12-08T16:30:32Z

How cold can it be before you stop your outdoor activities? Am I a wuss because I don't run when it's below 10°F

I'll show you mine if you show me yours:
pogo stick & stilt walking: +25°
Running: 10°
Snowboarding: 0°
Biking: -5°
Snowmobiling: -15°
Taking out the trash: -30°F (I use the in-sink erator & toilet more)

posted in Fairbanks, Alaska - 16 replies

LHS Class of '93?

2005-12-04T04:42:52Z

If you know any of them, sign them up. I'ld rather meet here than crassmates dot com.

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UAF Multicultural event Sat. Dec. 3

2005-11-30T20:51:27Z

This Saturday will UAF will be holding a Multicultural event at the Wood Center. Doors open at 7 pm and there will be many groups performing.

Naturally, I write this to toot my own horn, as Tundra Caravan will be performing Middle Eastern dance at 8.

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Auditions for a Middle Eastern Dance Student Troupe, Dec. 10

2005-11-30T17:47:46Z

Tundra Caravan is pleased to announce the formation of a Middle Eastern Dance Student Troupe.
Auditions will be held at Mary Siah Recreation Center on Saturday, December 10 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Please bring a veil and zills, and dress in comfortable clothes for a workout.

For more information, visit http://tundracaravan.iwarp.com

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4 sale...

2005-11-29T16:52:07Z

I've got a couple cameras (one digi SLR, one 35mm SLR) and a rifle for sale if anyone is interested...drop me a line. Thanks.

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desperate call for help!

2005-10-30T01:46:15Z

Hey this is a desperate call for lost/found!

If any of you were at The Underground "Black Rubber Ball" last night and saw a USB jumpdrive somewhere on the dance floor please please PLEASE email me ASAP. It was in my pocket last night and now it is gone and I know stuff was falling out of my pockets last night on the dance floor - it has VERY important docs on it that I CANNOT lose!!!

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Burlesque, Go Go, Belly Dancing, Fire Eating...?

2005-10-29T03:21:27Z

Hello Alaska!
After 7 years I've finally come home!
But I need to know...does the following exist in The Last Frontier?
- Burlesque
- Go Go Dancing (this is not stripping...ever seen a diva on a block at a dance club?)
- Belly Dancing, Indian Dancing (Kathak)
- Fire Eating and other circus tricks
Any help would be most appreciated!!!
Thank you!

posted in Fairbanks, Alaska - 3 replies

Burners in FBX?

2005-10-20T02:05:59Z

Hey all, any of you all veteran Burners or Burners to be? A few of us up here in the FBX are planning a trip to the Burn next year, wanna caravan or conspire? Give me a shout...

posted in Fairbanks, Alaska - 0 replies

new to fairbanks...

2005-09-25T01:58:47Z

greetings everyone, i'm new to fairbanks and would love to hear from you all about interesting things happening in town...throw me an email sometime...

peace,
iBiS

posted in Fairbanks, Alaska - 1 reply

murkowski a shit-head?

2005-06-09T12:18:00Z

Partisan movement hits city trails

By KORRY KEEKER JUNEAU EMPIRE

Hundreds of tiny flags of Gov. Frank Murkowski's face, glued to
toothpicks
and stuck in piles of dog excrement along Juneau's trails and parks, are
surprising hikers and trail officials.

In the last week, the 2-inch flags have been reported on Perseverance
Trail, the Flume Trail, Mendenhall Trail, Sheep Creek Trail, Fish Creek
Trail, and at Capital Park, Twin Lakes Park, Cope Park and False Outer
Point.

"We've heard about them everywhere from Douglas to the Valley," said Bob
Grochow, city parks and landscape superintendent. "We've seen it on
trails
and in the parks, and elsewhere around town. We have no idea what's
going
on."

So far, the flags appear to be confined to city and state parks and
trails.
Pete Griffin, district ranger for the U.S. Forest Service, hadn't heard
about the prank Friday.

"We have not had any complaints of that taking place on a national
forest
system trail," Griffin said. "If it happens, our law enforcement will be
on
the job."

Grochow said his maintenance crew began noticing the flags about a week
ago.

"It could be a comment on a couple of things," Grochow said. "We're just
as
concerned about the dog droppings that are left behind," he said.
"That's
really a public health issue and an employment health issue for our
staff
that are mowing, trimming and picking up litter."

Becky Hultberg, spokeswoman for Gov. Murkowski, said the Juneau flags
came
to her attention during the middle of last week.

"I have no idea who's doing it, and how long they've been doing it,"
Hultberg said.

"Clearly it's a prank, and clearly some people have extremely poor
taste,"
she said. "It's unfortunate that people choose to express their opinions
in
such a disrespectful way."

The escapade, and the design of the flags, is almost identical to a
prank
that's been going on in Germany for more than a year.

In Bayreuth, an individual or group has been sticking miniature
toothpick
flags of President George Bush into piles of dog waste, according to the
San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center. Almost 3,000 flags have
been found in parks across the German city.

In Juneau, the flags are showing up by the dozens, even on the steep,
1,900-foot rise in the first mile of the Sheep Creek Trail.

"It seems like everyone is talking about it," said Sue McGregor, dog
owner
and avid trail hiker.

"It must be a fairly concerted effort for them to have appeared in such
a
short time at so many different places," she said. "I'd love to know who
was doing it. Maybe I could get them to pick up the dog poop out there."

McGregor is a member of The Grateful Dogs of Juneau, a year-old advocacy
group for dog-walking rights. The group hits the trails once a month to
clean up stray piles.

"The Grateful Dogs hasn't even discussed it, but of course we're
concerned
about the dog poop," McGregor said.

"I'm sure it will come up at the next meeting," she said. "I don't know
if
somebody is trying to make a political statement, and I don't know
whether
we can do anything about it."

McGregor saw her first Murkowski flag last Thursday, just past the
parking
lot on the short trail to False Outer Point.

"Dogs poop in the first 50 yards of the trail, and that's where the
flags
were," McGregor said. "Then I saw a couple the next day on the south
side
of Fish Creek Trail. That surprised me, because I didn't think that many
people went back there."

James King, executive director of the nonprofit trail-maintenance
organization Trail Mix Inc., has also seen some of the flags. He
declined
to comment.

The penalty for sticking a small flag in a pile of dog excrement would
be
the same as littering. Juneau police charge $100 for the first offense,
$150 for the second offense in two years and $200 for the third offense
in
two years.

"I imagine we'd give them a verbal warning," Grochow said. "If we caught
them again, it would be an issue for (Juneau police)."

"(Littering) is leaving anything in the woods that shouldn't be there,"
Griffin said. "It wouldn't matter whose name was on the flag."

’Ä¢ Korry Keeker can be reached at korry.keeker@juneauempire.com.

posted in Fairbanks, Alaska - 0 replies

roll call

2005-06-07T00:36:11Z

i just got back here, hurray! what's up with everybody? anybody want to do some alternative building with me?

posted in Fairbanks, Alaska - 4 replies

full bloom schedule

2005-05-19T17:19:25Z

The sweetness.

Are you ready to clucking rokk???? Clucking Blossom is in full-swing
blossom mode and ready to rage this Saturday May 21 from noon to night at
the Musher's Hall on Farmer's Loop Road.

Here's some down to the minute info on what to bring, what not to bring,
how to keep us creating the peace rather than dis-troying it, and what to
expect.

The two-stage schedule is at the bottom, but please know that Clucking
Blossom is much more than just a music fest of rokk-your-face-off
proportions. The musical artistic genres run the full spectrum from
classical, folk and straight-up rock to free-stylin, sugarvox
hip-hoptronica and kick-you-in-the-teeth punk. This is a serious
smorgasbord of F-banx talent. A showcase not to be missed.

BUT THAT'S NOT ALL!! Six main speakers will discuss pressing social
issues such as the DOYON land swap, the Galena nulcear plant site, Peak
Oil, and sustainability to get your hearts pumping and your minds bendin'.
After each speaker, there will be opportunities to participate in break out
discussions for Q & A and solutions brainstorming.

A variety of non-profit organizations and independent info sharers will
have an impressive array of demonstrations and information available at
tables to further inspire you into taking action in our beautiful world on
both local and global levels. There will also be open forum tables on
which you and your friends can display info for your cause--be it artistic,
spiritual, political or comical!!!!! B.Y.O.T. (that's table, yo) or share
someone elses, you need not sit with your info to participate in the open
forum tabling.

The open forum continues from the tables to the stage during 5 "Cluck
Offs" on the outdoor stage where you can sign up to speak about your
cause, read your poems, sing your song or dance your jig!!! Sign up for
the Cluck OFFs will be on site. Look for the rubber chicken clip board if
you want to get on the stage with your luv and rage.

An arts area will be blooming with materials for making murals, flags,
stencils, hula hoops and more. Bringing your own art supplies and ideas
to share for projects is highly encouraged and will be supported with
squeals of delight and tightly choreographed cheers from the folks at the
arts tables.

There will be organized games and activities for children including arts
and crafts, face painting and all sorts of kiddie hijynx. Bring the whole
clucking blossom family!!!

POTLUCK!!!!! Use up that salmon, caribou or moose from the freezer or
bring your own hot dogs, veggies and such for the grill. If you know you
gonna be hungry, brothas and sistas, you know you should bring some to
share wit your peeps, too. Bring some NON-disposable picnic utensils and
we'll be rockin it sustainable, yo. Bring a water bottle and stay
hydrated. Word.

Security folks will be keeping the place chokk full of love so we don't
get pummeled by the pigs or any other peace keeping, totally respectable
public servants. Spread the love and don't be hatin'. Oh yes, sorry to
really harsh on the mellow, but, DO NOT BRING BOOZE OR DRUGZ. Such
contraband will be promptly confiscated and disposed of appropriately by
your friendly, well-adjusted and secure staff of clucking bobbies.

In the interest of safety for the face-painted, frolicking chicklets and
kiddlings, please DO NOT bring dogs, lions, lynx or bears. Kittens are
probably okay but keep an eye on them, please.

There will be a posse at the Musher's Hall setting up on Friday night, so
if you want to touch base and see what's up or lend a hand, please stop on
by. For set up we still need TABLES, TARPS, WATER COOLERS, COOLERS and
CHAIRS.

For the festival BRING:

Your kids and all their friends.
Extra clothes/layers
Chairs/blankets to lay out
Water bottle
Picnic utensils
Tables
Ideas
Meat and veggies for the grill
Snacks, dishes, treats and beverages for the potluck
Ideas and instruments for the Cluck Off
Drums and shakers and such
Tarps
Arts
Circus Trix
Your super smiling self and your extra big heart
Extra faces for when yours gets totally rokked off

SCHEDULE

OUTDOOR STAGE

12:30 pm Louisiaska
1:00 Jay Stange: FREEDOM speaker
1:15 Caleb Kuntz Project
2:00 Cluck Off
2:15 Arctic Gypsy Swing Band
2:45 Sarah C. Hanson
3:00 Anna Godduhn: FCPJ speaker
3:15 Unda Cova Luva
3:45 Caleb Kuntz
4:00 Cluck Off
4:15 Substance
4:45 Thom McLean & Audra Carlson
5:00 Tristan Cobine: New American Century Project speaker
5:15 Cluster Funk
5:45 Drum Fever: Nils & David
6:00 Cluck Off
6:15 Gina DeNoble
6:30 Nameless
6:45 Donovan Project
7:00 Muldoonies
7:30 Willis Fireball
7:45 Caleb Aronson
8:00 Cluck Off
8:15 Sweating Honey

INDOOR STAGE

12:00 pm Rita Loudon: Peak Oil SPeaker
12:30 DJ
12:45 Arctic Noise Symphony
1:15 Fred and the Fros
2:00 Stacy Fritz: No Nukes North speaker
2:15 DJ
2:30 Kelsa
3:00 Nate Montgomery
3:15 Masala
3:45 Bobby Burgess
4:00 Ed Alexander speaker
4:15 Steph's Infection
4:30 Rita Loudon: Peak Oil Speaker
4:45 Good Bad Robot Corporation
5:15 Hill Billy Mafia
5:45 DJ
6:00 Turbid North
6:15 Slam Poets
6:30 DJ
6:45 Ember
7:15 Comedy
7:30 58 Roadsigns
8:00 Marquetta Miller
8:15 Weather Bs
8:45 DJ
9:00 3 Chord Ho!
9:30 Jeremy Raychel
9:45 Burgleheim
10:00 Nancy Pants
10:30 DJ Strangecharm
10:45 Junk Show
11:15 Q Dizzle
11:30 Under Six
12:00 Jeff Kanzler
12:15 Gangly Moose
Late Night ?:00 Sweating Honey Jam-o-rama, Yo, Mama

Please let me know of any problems or mistakes you see here and feel free
to reply
with comments and suggestions.

Bands and other perfromers stay tuned for more info asap.

SEE YOU SATURDAY ; )

posted in Fairbanks, Alaska - 0 replies

annual easter prank

2005-05-19T17:02:30Z

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posted in Fairbanks, Alaska - 0 replies

quick question:

2005-05-19T16:28:48Z

Hi everyone....
When is the best time to go to Alaska to see the Northern Lights? :) And do you guys have a peak tourist season?

posted in Fairbanks, Alaska - 4 replies

The land of midnight....

2004-11-19T22:46:57Z

Hey folks!

I am coming to Fairbanks, AK for Thanksgiving. Never been there before. My sister and her husband and kids just moved there in August, and I have an aunt that has lived in North Pole for 30+ years. I know she'll be a good tour guide, but I was wonderin' if any of you folks have recommendations about the highlights of Fairbanks, or just some tips on how an outsider....and uh.....southern girl, can survive up there in winter time? I'm really excited about visiting. I know absolutely nothing about Fairbanks, but can't wait to check it out. Any suggestions are much appreciated.

cheers,
Jennalex

posted in Fairbanks, Alaska - 6 replies