Kris Capps

Columnist/community editor Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, covering the Interior and the amazing people who live there!

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@vtg1234 Contact Nenana Ice Classic. Pins are available there.

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The 2022 Nenana Ice Classic pin is the second-place poster, created by Krysta Artibey. Pins are for sale,
$20 or smaller version for $13, at the Nenana Ice Classic office.

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I remember it well!

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A colleague from 1977 sent me this: the typewriter we used in the newsroom at the Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner in Wyoming. It's an antique. Wow! I've been doing this a loooooong time.

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@gomer2323 I think so, yes.

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This campaign slogan makes me smile. Every time I see it.

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@NancyEditor8 Yep.

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2023 was a summer of black bears in the Denali Park area. This is just south of Healy last week.

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This is a big election year for the Denali Borough. New mayor and all new borough assembly and school board. All seats open. Filing deadline isn't until Sept. 14, but some candidates are already arranging meet-and-greets.

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Vanessa Jusczak of the Denali Chamber/Discover Denali has the right attitude for organizing the annual Blueberry Festival.

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LunchBites happens every day this week, 12-1 pm at Carlson Center. Every day is different. See students - and sometimes instructors - of Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival share their talents. Here is Bonnie Bruhn Lowder singing cabaret. Instructor Ron Drotos on piano.

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And another...

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Graduation Day in Healy.

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Wednesday, April 5 is the last day to buy $3 Nenana Ice Classic tickets. Ice is 30.8 inches thick, if that helps your guess.

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Eighth-graders at Healy' Tri-Valley School gave their SED (Students Educating Denali) talks last week - overcoming fear of public speaking and sharing what is important to them.

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It takes a lot of strong volunteers to help raise the Nenana Ice Classic tripod.

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Bubblegum blowing contest is always fun at Nenana’s Tripod Days.

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@ErinDonaghue @SmithsonianMag Nice story. Always good to have fresh eyes on this longtime event.

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@gomer2323 Not yet! We ran a preview last week and a story on the artists of the 2023 poster and pin. The tripod goes up on Sunday afternoon, March 4.

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Healy resident reports Parks Hwy closed at Skinny Dick's at 7:30 p.m. tonight due to accident with multiple vehicles in convoy. Waiting on tow trucks, She said road could be closed for a few hours.

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Best snowstorm aftermath photo ever from Denali area resident Madeleine Morimoto, daughter Izu and canine pal Yuki. Local residents woke up to close to a foot of new snow again this morning.

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@gomer2323 Yes, you are correct. Cantwell School stayed open all last year, with no state funding. The School Board is looking at the situation again now.