Turnagain Times
 Volume Thirteen, No. 4     February 18, 2010 Serving Bird, Indian, Girdwood, Whittier, Hope, Cooper Landing & Moose Pass  

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Vol. 13, #4 02/18/10
> Expanding Moose Meadows parking lot and removal of abandoned vehicles top GBOS agenda
 By Nikki Lewis | Turnagain Times Correspondent
At its Feb. 15 meeting, the Girdwood Board of Supervisors revisited the problem of abandoned vehicles and a possible solution, and addressed the need for expanding parking at Moose Meadows for cross-country . . .
> Alyeska’s canine teams are on-mountain and on-call for avalanche search and rescue
By Ken Smith | Turnagain Times
Shane Patrick and Brian McGorry are Alyeska ski patrollers. But unlike other members of the ski patrol team, they work with unique members of an avalanche response team—dogs. That’s right, dogs . . .
> Community effort keeps Girdwood cross-country ski trails in excellent groomed condition
By Deb Essex | Special to the Turnagain Times
The cross-country ski trails in Girdwood are outstanding this year! This is an amazing feat considering the low snow levels, and the fact that Alyeska Resort had to reduce their donated grooming efforts. Not only has . . .
> Whittier History: Heavy lumber—the timber industry in Whittier
 By Ted Spencer | Special to the Turnagain Times
The birth of Whittier was announced by the sound of steel axes chopping into the Sitka spruce. The sound resonated over the water and into the hills overlooking the Passage Canal. Al Swalling had landed a boat . . .
> Alaska Eagle Watch Network keeps an eye on the symbol of America
 By Lee Mayhan | Special to the Turnagain Times
The Alaska Eagle Watch Network has been working on the Homer eagle issues since 2001 and wrote the 2006 City of Homer “Nuisance Bird Ordinance” that prohibits the intentional feedings of Bald Eagles . . .

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