City under Siege !

With forest fires surrounding us, we have decided to leave town for a couple of days. One very large fire is burning south of town, 342,000 acres or approximately 5,324 square miles, is inundating Fairbanks with smoke and ash. It's raining in Anchorage, so will head in that direction. We haven't seen the big mountain, "Denali" or "Mt. McKinley" as you southerners call it, lately. Maybe we will have some wild life pictures to share when we return....

"Y, ADIOS"

Farewell Address

Though the crowd was pro Palin,

there were some protesters.

"AU REVOIR, SARA"

By Fairbanks standards, it was like New Year's Eve in Times Square. Thousands of people came to witness Governor Sara Palin pass the rein of power to her Lieutenant Governor, The Honorable (that's what the playbill called him) Sean Parnell. Before the ceremony, Governor Palin helped in cooking and serving a gigantic spread of hotdogs and hamburgers, for what has evolved into the Annual Governor's Day Picnic. It was a beautiful sunshine filled day, with temperatures in the eighties. Kudos to the cook, we had a great time.

Hot off the press!

Murr is looking for a win !

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1st Annual Chena River Golf Classic

At 4:oo PM, Thursday, July 23, the 1st Annual Chena River Golf Classic was launched from Grayle Landing, here in Fairbanks. All you needed were; a riverboat, golf clubs, bunny boots, Snow machine helmet, a designated driver(in the event alcohol is involved), a sense of humor and a fierce Alaskan competitive spirit. We played nine holes, each hole requiring a river crossing. Of the 20 teams competing, the "Cast Iron Swingers", captained by Bill Murr, finished with a respectable score of plus 6. Not to shabby for a 3 par scramble. Am anxiously awaiting the local sports report to see how we did overall. We all had a great time, and looking forward to next year.

See: http://compeaus.com/_promos/crgolf.html

Obama Meets The Press

"Hang In There"

I've been busy developing this blog site, and haven't had the energy to do an interesting post. The Governor is coming to town. The Governors Day Picnic should provide an opportunity for some great "Pin Ups". Sorry, I understand she will be leaving her Snow Machine at home!

Support Your President

Please Support your President on Health Care! Write your Representatives in Congress to do the same, and quit sending me e-mails requesting me to do otherwise.

The Beginning

On this day, Friday, July 17, 2009, I start this online Blog. Don't know when I will make further additions, but you "gotta" start somewhere.