...its predecessors. Lt. Col. Gary Gottschall piloted Firebird I on a tour of Southcentral Alaska, flying over the Skwentna River basin, Hayes Glacier, Mount Spurr and other points. He was finishing what Lt. Sammie Hunter, a passenger Friday...

...take could range from 350 to 500 as the program expands to include additional areas on the Kuskokwim River and the Skwentna River west of Anchorage. The Game Board this week will consider extending predator control to two additional game management...

...skiers and snowmobilers. "It's crazy," said postmaster Joe Delia, whose property overlooks the still-unfrozen Skwentna River, about 70 miles northwest of Anchorage and reachable only by small airplane. "I believe in global warming now...

...the sleepy settlement became doubly overwhelming. Suddenly her cozy and neatly appointed cabin on the banks of the Skwentna River was overrun with checkpoint volunteers, media people and mushers. It was enough to drive a normal housewife back...