State begins shooting wolves from helicopters Mar 19, 2009
Department of Fish and Game workers shot and killed about 30 wolves from a helicopter Saturday in the Fortymile area east of Tok. The focus area is the Fortymile Caribou Herd's calving grounds adjacent to the national preserve. (Juneau Empire)
Money spent on improving highways is money well spent Mar 17, 2009
The ADN takes issue with $4 million for a new Tok weigh station. We won't quarrel over whether there should be a new weigh station at Tok. (Anchorage Daily News)
Best and worst stocks Mar 16, 2009
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Native charter school enjoys more room for learning Mar 7, 2009
COFFEE CRISIS IN TOK : "I broke my coffee grinder again. ... I'd love to have a coffee stand right now where I can drive through on my way to taking my daughter to her babysitter. A sip of hot java with half and half would suit me just fine right about now.". SNOWSTORM SOCKS FAIRBANKS : Fairbanks endured one of its snowiest days in decades on Thursday, with as much as a foot of snow expected to blanket the community and surrounding areas. (Anchorage Daily News)
Our view: Parental consent? Mar 1, 2009
UP -- Skylar Webb: Tok lad sets state basketball scoring record with 74 points in a single game. Jordanesque. (Anchorage Daily News)
Webb's 74-point feat warms up frigid Tok Feb 26, 2009
TOPPLED: Ex-state recordholder Cronk teaches at Tok, gets to congratulate Wolverines star ... Mike Cronk walked into the school gym in Tok on Friday just in time to catch the end of the game that put an end to his state record for points scored in a single basketball game ... In a game against Whitehorse's F.H. Collins, Tok senior Skylar Webb piled up 74 points to top Cronk's 62 scored back in 1986 for nearby Northway. (Anchorage Daily News)
Letters to the editor (2/25/09) Feb 25, 2009
Tok-area wolf control creates game farm, not hunting in wild. This week, the Board of Game and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game are reviewing proposals to scale up wolf control near Tok ... Although wolf control has been ongoing in the Tok region for about five years, moose and caribou populations have failed to rise, while calf birth weights have remained low, suggesting that population growth is limited by habitat, not by predation. (Anchorage Daily News)
Tok boys basketball player scores 74 Feb 24, 2009
FAIRBANKS - A Tok boy's basketball player had a night for the high school record books ... FAIRBANKS - A Tok boy's basketball player had a night for the high school record books ... Webb's 74 points were not enough to prevent Tok from falling 83-82 in overtime to the Whitehorse team. (Juneau Empire)
Third time is a charm for Glennallen Feb 15, 2009
Tok's Jesse Coulman tied the game 3-3 with 7:35 to go, but Venechuk and Newton sealed Tri Valley's third-place finish at state for the second straight season ... Forwards -- Josh Sutherland, Glennallen; Drew Baggen, Hutchison; Dorran Masters, Hutchison; Jesse Coulman, Tok ... First Period -- 1, Tok, Brinkman (Coulman), 11:32; 2, Tri Valley, Venechuk, 13:47. (Anchorage Daily News)
Hutchison and Glennallen reach Greatland final Feb 14, 2009
Hutchison will face Glennallen, a 7-3 winner over Tok ... Tok grabbed a 1-0 lead when Jesse Coulman scored just 2:29 into the game ... Tok (12-8-0), making its state tournament debut, received a playoff-best 39 saves from Wade Johnson. (Anchorage Daily News)
Palin names Tok woman to Board of Game Feb 10, 2009
Gov. Sarah Palin on Wednesday appointed 45-year-old Teresa Sager-Albaugh of Tok to the board that regulates hunting and trapping. Sager-Albaugh is a former president of the Alaska Outdoors Council, a federation of outdoors' clubs and the official state association of the National Rifle Association. (Juneau Empire)
Boys & Girls clubs name Edwards Youth of the Year Mar 27, 2008
Edwards, 15, has been a member of the Tok Boys & Girls Club since it opened its doors in 2001 ... 9 grade-point average at Tok High School and plays volleyball and basketball. (Juneau Empire)
Judge faults expansion of wolf control Mar 16, 2008
The board extended the program in certain areas to better cover where the wolves were, and in one case to protect the entire Forty Mile caribou herd near Tok. Most read. (Anchorage Daily News)
Letters to the editor (3/8/8) Mar 9, 2008
Anchorage Daily News. Updates, photos and interactive trail map with live standings. (Anchorage Daily News)
Meadow Lakes welcomes Three Bears Mar 4, 2008
The new store is the latest addition to the Three Bears family a chain of six stores with locations in the Valley, Kenai, Seward, Tok and Butte, Mont ... Larry Weisz, Justin Weisz s grandfather, bought his first grocery store in 1980 in Tok, the company reports. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Beware: Alaska has 'body snatchers' Feb 26, 2008
After what seemed like 40 days and 40 nights in the Canadian wilderness, I crossed the border back into America on Nov. 1 and stopped in the first Alaska town I came to, a place called Tok (which I thought might mean "frozen") ... Pondering this enigma, I came to a startling conclusion: Either 23 degrees was a warm November day for humans in Tok or alien body snatchers had invaded Alaska. (Anchorage Daily News)
Man wanted in Alaska murder arrested near RonanPosted on Feb. 21 Feb 21, 2008
With the help of Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Police officers, Defrance - of Tok, Alaska - was arrested without incident, according to Ronan Assistant Chief of Police Art Walgren. According to an Associated Press story, the 25-year-old Defrance was wanted in connection with an attack on a 19-year-old Tok man on Aug. 10 ... Defrance ordered one of the others to drive him to the Tok Clinic, leaving the victim behind, according to court documents. (Missoulian, MT)
Brook couple takes month long Alaskan trek Feb 12, 2008
They took the month of September to cover the thousands of miles from Brook to north of Tok, Alaska, 328 miles from Anchorage. Along the way, they covered some great sightseeing areas right here in the continental United States. (Kentland Newton County Enterprise, IN)
Palin appoints Native to Board of Game Feb 10, 2008
Sager-Albaugh from the Tok area withdrew her name Wednesday as anger mounted among lawmakers over the governor's three appointees to the seven-member board. If those appointees had been confirmed, the game board would have had no Native member on it since it was formed in 1976. (Juneau Empire)
Parties buoyed by Alaska votes Feb 8, 2008
There were 155 Republicans voting in House District 6, which includes Tok and the area outside Delta Junction as well a big swath of Interior villages. That's over five times more Republican caucus participation there than ever before, Ruedrich said, and more than the 41 Democrats who caucused from that House district. (Anchorage Daily News)
Critics fault Palin for not picking Native for board Feb 8, 2008
Palin chose Ted Spraker of Soldotna, who has been on the board since 2003, Lewis Bradley of Palmer and Teresa Sager-Albaugh from outside Tok. The last two were both appointed for the first time this year. (Juneau Empire)
Interior deep-freeze approaches minus 70 Feb 7, 2008
There was also an unofficial reading of minus 70 in Tok, but residents were treating it as just another winter day. "We're generally close to this temperature at this time of the year," said Sgt. Freddie Wells of the Alaska State Troopers post in Tok. (Anchorage Daily News)
Board of Game nominee withdraws Feb 7, 2008
The governor's office defended the appointments as "color-blind" and noted that Sager-Albaugh's family "lived off the land" near Tok. Sager-Albaugh said she decided privately to withdraw her name Wednesday afternoon because of the mounting controversy. (Anchorage Daily News)
Family heirloom diamond seals the bond for couple Feb 5, 2008
After two nights camping in the snow, they decided to gun it, driving 24 hours straight and crossing the U.S. border near Tok in a raging blizzard. "We arrived at her parents' place in Chugiak at 8 in the morning, all kinds of excited and awake," Gobeille said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Preacher to the Choirclick to play audio Jan 31, 2008
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Letters to the editor (1/28/08) Jan 29, 2008
Anchorage Daily News. Celebrate the 50th anniversary of our admission into the U.S.. (Anchorage Daily News)
Gift of kidney to ailing lawmaker against the rules Jan 26, 2008
Stancliff, who lives in Tok when the Legislature isn't in session, is the finance committee aide for Fairbanks Republican Rep. Kelly. (Anchorage Daily News)
Together (1/14/08) Jan 15, 2008
After three years in Eagle, Roger joined the Alaska State Troopers and spent two more years in Eagle before moving to Tok. From Tok, they moved to Soldotna, where Roger retired from the troopers in 1990 ... Gloria worked in tourism in Tok, was an on-call jail guard and was Roger's "backup man" when no other help was available. (Anchorage Daily News)
Cooking Oil Helps Heat Juneau's Westmark Baranof Hotel Dec 18, 2007
Five properties, located in Skagway, Tok, Whitehorse, Dawson City, and Beaver Creek operate seasonally, mid-May through mid-September. Westmark offers unparalleled hospitality for visitors ready to seek a variety of adventures. (PR Newswire)
New parks superintendent trades ATV for desk Dec 10, 2007
Ludwig is responsible for managing 15 park units stretching from Tok to Fairbanks, which include numerous campgrounds, boating launches and recreational trail systems. The biggest of those areas is the 250,000-acre Chena River State Recreation Area east of Fairbanks, a popular playground for hikers, boaters, fishermen, hunters, snowmachiners, dog mushers, cross-country skiers and horseback riders. (Anchorage Daily News)
Bethel, Russian Mission earn state volleyball titles Dec 10, 2007
In 1-2-3A consolations, Tok beat Dillingham in five games to finish third, and Klawock placed fourth after defeating Skagway in four games. Daisy Morgan led Tok in its 14-25, 25-20, 25-19, 19-25, 15-12 victory, while Michelle Moore paced Dillingham ... 1-2-3A-West -- Emily Oskolkoff, Ninilchik; Cassie Fefelov, Nikolaevsk; Natalie Skinna, Klawock; Natalie Hanson, Bethel; Ganinna Pili, Barrow; Katie Bowerman, Bethel; Virginia Bobbitt, Dillingham; Cierra Hahn, Skagway; Nicole Corwin, Barrow; Stacey... (Anchorage Daily News)
Police Beat: Nov. 27,2007 Nov 27, 2007
Several search and rescue teams from the Interior were contacted and placed on standby, including teams from the Mat-Su, Tok and Valdez. Trooper helicopter Helo 1 was also launched and assisted in the search. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Alaska Highway Opened in 1942 Nov 23, 2007
The road continued northwest into the state of Alaska, touching on Tok to its final destination of Delta Junction. The Canadians saw no use in the road for themselves and so did not supply men; this was an American project. (Suite101.com)
Chickens historic gold dredge has been demolished and dumped Oct 16, 2007
A rich piece of Alaskas gold mining history is sitting in a dump in Tok after being demolished because the Bureau of Land Management deemed it dangerous ... The abandoned dredge sat on the bank of Jack Wade Creek for 72 years and was a popular tourist attraction on the 160-mile road from Tok to Eagle ... The rest of the dredge was hauled to a landfill in Tok. (Anchorage Daily News)
Life's course winds through sunshine and shadows Oct 5, 2007
By the time we pulled out of Palmer late Saturday, loaded with provisions for the seven-hour ride up to Tok, where we'd spend the night, the day's highlights were already playing on the small screen in my head. Mostly I saw colors -- blue sky, yellow leaves, the runners' jerseys, a bright, flowing river of healthy Alaska kids. (Anchorage Daily News)
Valdez is where it's at for silvers Sep 7, 2007
32-pound salmon caught by Sonya Smith of Tok early in August. A regular in Valdez for five years, Ryan said his family always heads east from their Chugiak home for the Labor Day weekend to bid farewell to Alaska's all-too-short summer. (Anchorage Daily News)
88-year-old dies after car hits moose Sep 4, 2007
Dunlap and his wife last week had traveled to Tok to see their daughter. Martha Dunlap was driving north about 2:30 p.m. on the Richardson Highway in Salcha when a large bull moose ran in front of their 2000 Subaru. (Anchorage Daily News)
Outdoors hot line Aug 27, 2007
32 pounds, Sonya Simon, Tok, Aug. 11, aboard a private boat. 3rd: 18. (Anchorage Daily News)
Women rule derby in Valdez Aug 22, 2007
Sonya Simon of Tok is second with her 18. 32-pounder and Lolita Collins of Sparks, Nev. (Anchorage Daily News)
Man charged with attempted murder Aug 19, 2007
ATTACK ON TEEN: Others told troopers Tok man beat, choked victim ... FAIRBANKS -- A Tok man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly beating and choking a teenager nearly to death ... The 19-year-old victim, also of Tok, was airlifted to the Alaska Native Medical Center for treatment for his injuries, a trooper report stated. (Anchorage Daily News)
Anglers move up on Seward list Aug 15, 2007
Sonya Simon of Tok holds her 18 ... Tok angler tops Valdez derbies with big silver ... Sonya Simon of Tok landed a beefy 18. (Anchorage Daily News)
A Ride To Remember Aug 14, 2007
Riley, along with Exes' social chair and secretary Kathy Foerster, set up refreshment tables along pit stops from Beaver Creek, Tok, Sutton and Chugiak, finally organizing a finish line party in the parking lot of Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage. Contact J.J. Harrier at 352-2269 or. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Letters to the Editor Aug 12, 2007
Anchorage Daily News. All Alaska in one click -- news, blogs, videos and more. (Anchorage Daily News)
Army to hunt for Agent Orange in Tok Jul 25, 2007
FAIRBANKS -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will start digging in Tok this summer in the search for six barrels of the dangerous herbicide Agent Orange ... The Army Corps learned about the barrels in 2002 when a former Department of Defense employee claimed to have been on a team ordered by the Army in the late 1960s to bury the 55-gallon barrels at what was then a military equipment yard in Tok ... So far, neither the state nor the Army Corps has found any contamination in the Tok area, about... (Anchorage Daily News)
Classic Car Road Trip Jun 26, 2007
After Prudhoe, All six vehicles will travel to Tok, moving east to Canada and then stopping in Calgary. Planning for the trip took months but Boultinghouse said the whole trip is worth every mile. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Police called to move 8-year-old hot chocolate salesman Jun 15, 2007
Also in the : A 12-year-old Tok boy threatened a 10-year-old boy with a small pocketknife. They were fighting over an 11-year-old girl. (Anchorage Daily News)
Baby's Hospital Blog Grips MySpace Users Jun 11, 2007
Published Sunday, June 10, 2007. As Kristy Schwade posts about her son's progress, thousands watch and comment. (The Ledger)
Holiday crowds swarm to the Kenai's streams, beaches May 28, 2007
"You've got a great system of paved trails in this state," he says after biking in Kenai, Anchorage and Tok. "I bought a bike here, but don't tell Customs. Actually, it's under my limit.". (Anchorage Daily News)
Alaska's at its best during change of seasons May 21, 2007
Some is still locked up in "The Last Ice Age.'' It gives Alaska a feel like no place else. Sixty-three-year-old Al Crane -- a retired special agent for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a former Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race musher and a summer resident of the Kenai Peninsula -- remarked on it a month ago. He was talking on his cell phone from a gas station in Tok where he'd stopped to refuel on a drive north from that other world Alaskans know as "Outside. . (Anchorage Daily News)
Time to move Legislature closer to people May 20, 2007
Our road crews are so good here you can drive the main highways whether you're in Tok or Fairbanks or Talkeetna. It is estimated that in 20 years the Wasilla area may surpass Anchorage in population. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
District-friendly projects likely to fall from '06 high Apr 27, 2007
7 million to rehabilitate the Alaska Highway between Tok and Northway. $8. (Anchorage Daily News)
15 athletes inducted into Alaska High School Hall of Fame Apr 17, 2007
Anchorage Daily News. " Humphrey was one of 15 honorees inducted into the Hall during ceremonies at the Marriott Anchorage Downtown. "I think it's the final ending to something that was created up here in Alaska," said Humphrey of his athletic career, which continued on to glory at Division I-AA Montana. "There are a lot of good athletes in Alaska, and it's an honor to be among some of the great ones. (Anchorage Daily News)
Summer camps Apr 13, 2007
Anchorage Daily News. " Ages: 5-12 or grades K-6 When: 9 a.m.-3:45 p.m., June 18-Aug. 30. Choose one week or all six. No camp the week of July 4. Where: Russian Jack Springs Park, DeBarr Road Cost: $150 per week (before- and after-camp care additional) Contact: Tasha Nichols, 248-2250; ; YMCA DAY CAMPS Sponsor: Anchorage Community YMCA When: 7 a.m.-6:30 p.m. May 29- Aug. 17 Anchorage Day Camp Fun-filled days of hiking, archery, field trips, swimming, arts and crafts, field games and wilderness... (Anchorage Daily News)
Releases/Features Apr 6, 2007
UM Heads to UAA, DU Hosts UMD, CC Hosts UW, MTU Travels to MSU - North Dakota, Michigan Tech Come Up Big in Weekend WCHA Play; Denver, Wisconsin Battle Back for Saturday Victories - St. Cloud State Within Three Points of First Place after Win at DU Friday; Sioux Continue Surge; Mavericks Win at Wisconsin; CC, MTU Skate to Tie - A Golden Gopher-Pioneer Playoff Match Would Assure Fireworks - Colorado College Athletics Announces 2007 HOF Class - Talented Bulldogs Look to Reverse Fortunes Over Final... (Wcha.com)
Gas station fire in Tok prompts evacuation Apr 5, 2007
Alaska Wildlife Troopers in Tok along with AST patrol units, Tok EMS, Tok area DOT and the Tok Volunteer Fire Department responded ... Units for the Alaska State Troopers and the Tok Volunteer Fire Department responded. (Anchorage Daily News)
Galena star is the best boy in small schools Apr 2, 2007
Burgess highlighted a 1A/2A all-state first team that included Tim Field of 2A Noorvik, Mason King of 2A Bristol Bay, Donnie Jones of 1A Buckland and Josh Christman of 2A Tok ... 7 assists at the state tournament to help Noorvik cut down the nets, including 21 in the title game against Tok ... 7 rebounds to help Tok to a state runner-up finish. (Anchorage Daily News)
Noorvik puts stamp on its competition Mar 24, 2007
Noorvik defeated Tok 53-41 Thursday night at Sullivan Arena to claim its first 2A title in its first year of competition at that level ... Led by sophomore sensation Tim Field, Noorvik ran away from Tok 17-11 in the third quarter ... Field finished with 21 points while displaying a dazzling variety of moves crossovers, penetration, baseline drives and enough hops to sky over the back of a Tok rebounder without committing a foul. (Anchorage Daily News)
Colony's Gray buries dagger in No. 2 Juneau Mar 24, 2007
Yakutat -- Kyle Dierick; Unalakleet -- Matthew Towarak, Tyrone Towarak; Bristol Bay -- Mason King; Galena -- Roberto Burgess, Craig Aloysius; Tok -- Randy Demit, Josh Christman; Noorvik -- Tim Field, Alan Conwell. Girls. (Anchorage Daily News)
No subs, no problem Mar 24, 2007
Anchorage Daily News. Stories, photos and video from the 2007 state basketball tournament. (Anchorage Daily News)
Tok into championship game for first time Mar 23, 2007
Brycin Pacheco defends for Bristol Bay as Tok's Gyver Goneau goes up for the shot, Mar ... Tok advances to the title game against the winner of Galena and Noorvik which played in the late game, Mar ... One year after helping put Tok basketball on the map, the senior sharpshooter led the Wolverines to the state championship game for the first time in school history. (Anchorage Daily News)
Noorvik's 'D' smothers CIA Mar 22, 2007
Josh Christman and Randy Demit each scored 15 points to lead four double-figure scorers and help Tok into the semifinals thanks to a 23-11 fourth quarter outburst. Tok only led 34-33 after three quarters ... Gyver Goneau had 13 points and George Albert added 11 as Tok dominated in free throw points, 16-1. (Anchorage Daily News)
Small schools kick off the action today Mar 21, 2007
The other teams returning: Unalakleet, Kake, Tok, Galena. 2A Girls: Ninilchik, long the powerhouse of this division, is back to defend its crown. (Anchorage Daily News)
There's no catching Streeper on Fairbanks trail this season Mar 20, 2007
Streeper said this is the first year that he has specifically geared his team to compete for sprint mushing's Alaska Triple Crown -- Fur Rendezvous World Championship, Open North American and the Tok Race of Champions ... "We've won in Anchorage and got the three-day record here, so we'll see what happens at Tok next weekend." ... The Tok Race of Champions is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday on the Tok Dog Mushers Association Trails. (Anchorage Daily News)
Income ceiling put on Nelchina hunting permits Mar 12, 2007
In awarding permits for the hunt north and east of Anchorage -- in an area roughly framed by the Parks, Denali, Richardson, Glenn and Tok Cutoff highways -- the state gives weight to such criteria as how long a person has hunted from the herd and how close the hunter lives to a grocery store. Under the new rules, a hunter from a household earning $51,640 or less will gain points toward a permit. (Anchorage Daily News)
Montana trio raring to mush Feb 24, 2007
They'll turn west at Fort Nelson, B.C., and slice through the southwest corner of the Yukon Territory Watson Lake, Whitehorse, Haines Junction before leaving the highway at Tok, Alaska, for the final leg to Anchorage. e've always had really good conditions on the way up, said Linda Clarke, whose husband Lachlan has raced in three of the past four Iditarods. (Missoulian, MT)
