Blog 2 - January

The month of January has brought some pretty intresting news to Wasilla and the rest of the state. (kinda)

Two days after the end of Christmas break, on December 8 WHS was evacuated due to a bomb threat. Staff called 911 after finding the lone word "BOMB" on a blank sheet of paper in the library. Students who drove were released from school, while others who rode the bus were escorted across the street to the middle school. The perpertrator has still not been found because of the difficulty to trace such an act. The Wasilla Police Department say it was most likely harmless, but had to follow through with the procedure anyways. More Info

On December 13, Wasilla Bible Church, made famous by Sarah Palin, reached the national spot light over its 1 million dollars in fire damage. Within minutes of the fire departments arrival, authorities declared the act intentional. After a month of investigations, police last week discovered that the arsonist used gasoline. The WPD state that this was a huge find, and will tremendously help narrow their search. More info

Some other random news....
3 year old gets bit by dog
Super Icey Roads
Colony High School Band goes to D.C. (Colony is Wasilla's rival, we hate them)
New Jail going up

Oh and Jesse, 2008 was a record year for bear attacks with 8. I thought itd be alot more. Heres the site where i got it.

Blog 1 - Intro

Hey guys, my names Beebo Russell, and this is my first time bloggin, so bare with me. For the next 16 weeks ive chosen to blog about the news surrounding my hometown of Wasilla, Alaska. Wasilla is a pretty good sized town, but if there is nothing going on, i will blog about anything intresting in the rest of the state (if any). Most of my info will come from Wasilla's newspaper "The Frontiersman", "The Anchorage Daily News" or my mom, haha.

Now a little background info.. Wasilla was an old mining town named after the local indian chief Wassila. It became a part of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough (roughly the size of West Virginia) in 1974. Located in South Central Alaska, it is about 45 miles north of Anchorage, and 320 miles south of Fairbanks. Wasilla and it's surrounding area has a population of about 60,000 people, the 5th largest city in Alaska. Wasilla is most famous for the Iditarod, which i will cover in a few months, and Governor Sarah Palin (who should be vice president right now, but i wont get into that).

Some Random Facts

• Alaska has highest suicide rate per capita in the nation (i think)
• Highest Point in North America - Mt. McKinley 20,320 feet
• World Record Cabbage - 98 pounds (Greatest soil in the world baby)
• Total Population - 686,000 people and eskimos
• Total Area - 663,000 sq. miles (WAY bigger than texas)
• Voted best State in America 47 times

My next blog will have actual news, just thought id give you a little introduction. If any of you guys have questions about Alaska dont hesitate to ask via comment or whatever.