Turnagain Times
 Volume Twelve, No. 24    December 17, 2009 Serving Bird, Indian, Girdwood, Whittier, Hope, Copper Landing & Moose Pass  

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Vol. 12, #24 12/17/09

> Gunman accepts plea deal for Girdwood shooting
Prosecutors dismiss attempted murder charge, defendant agrees to felony assault
 A 30-year-old man who shot another man multiple times during an altercation on Arlberg Road in Girdwood last November, pled guilty to assault in the second degree and misconduct involving weapons . . .
> NOAA proposes critical habitat protection for beluga whales
Upper Cook Inlet and Turnagain Arm included in 3,000 square mile area
In a move hailed by conservation or environmental groups as a move to manage belugas based on science, not politics, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has proposed designating . . .
> Peaks and Valleys
A history of Girdwood and Alyeska
Ernie Baumann was a veteran of World War II, served in the 10th Mountain Division, and a member of the National Ski Patrol. After the war, like so many others, he dreamed of finding a perfect mountain to . . .
> Abandoned Vehicles
Our biggest litter problem
We all know that Alaska is tough on vehicles, and even the best car or truck sooner or later comes to the end of the trail. Part of the responsibility of owning a vehicle in whatever condition is arranging for the end . . .
> Congressional bill establishes Kenai Mountain and Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area
 In 1997, Jackie Sewell, Janet McCabe, Mona Painter and other members of the Kenai Peninsula Historical Association (KPHA) talked about the National Heritage Area Program in the eastern United States in . . .

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