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Fire Engulfs Spenard House

Fire Engulfs Spenard House
Firefighters beat down a late-afternoon fire Monday at 2100 Churchill Drive in Spenard. Firefighters initially thought children were trapped inside, but quickly discovered the house was unoccupied at the time. Anchorage Fire Department spokesman Tom Kempton estimated damages to the structure and its contents to be about $400,000. (Photo by Bill Roth / Anchorage Daily News)

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Vehicles strike girls crossing streets
ACCIDENTS: Young girls seriously injured in separate incidents; drivers not cited.

(Published: October 7, 2003)
Two young girls have been hit and critically injured while trying to cross roads in the past week in Anchorage and Wasilla, and police are urging pedestrians to be extra careful as the days grow darker.

Begich bullish on Anchorage
SPEECH: Mayor shares his vision for economic development.

(Published: October 7, 2003)
Mayor Mark Begich on Monday reeled off to the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce big projects that he supports: a new resort in Girdwood, a new convention center and a Mountain View cultural district.

Two teens charged in explosion
ARRESTED: Boys accused of setting off device at Spenard hotel.

(Published: October 7, 2003)
Two teenage boys were arrested early Monday and charged with setting off a small homemade explosive device in the parking lot of a Spenard hotel, Anchorage police said.

Coastal Trail study money eludes city
FUNDING: Impact statement stymied by state and calendar.

(Published: October 7, 2003)
The city made a last-minute effort to get money to complete environmental studies of the proposed Anchorage Coastal Trail extension this year but was stymied by the state and the calendar.

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(Published: October 7, 2003)
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(Published: October 7, 2003)
Friends to celebrate Neal Shanahan's life

Spenard blaze engulfs house
RUINED: Firefighters initially thought kids were trapped inside.

(Published: October 7, 2003)
A fire ripped through a single-family home in Spenard on Monday, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage and scaring neighbors and officials who initially thought children might trapped inside.

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(Published: October 7, 2003)
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Fisherman nets an Atlantic salmon
10 POUNDS: Fish likely escaped from a British Columbia farm.

(Published: October 7, 2003)
JUNEAU -- A commercial fisherman has turned over a 10-pound nonnative Atlantic salmon to the state Department of Fish and Game.

City considers taking ownership of three harbors
DEAL: Ketchikan balks at state's offer to take over two more.

(Published: October 7, 2003)
KETCHIKAN -- The state has offered the city of Ketchikan $3.9 million to take over five state-owned harbors, but the city is proposing that it take possession of only three for the same amount of money.


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