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MARCH 2025
The last month was primarily focused on the Andy-Liz wedding in Oaxaca, Mexico. Getting there was not part of the fun, with delayed...

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Apr 204 min read
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February 2025
February news at ALO always includes Iditarod stuff. This year no Kuskokwim area teams took part and as a result ALO interest dropped to...

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Mar 156 min read
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January 2025
The 46th annual Kuskokwim 300 is in the books. This year’s race was postponed for two weeks for lack of snow and then moved up seven...

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Feb 157 min read
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December 2024
Miserable winter weather in much of Alaska has been the primary theme for the New Year as the ALO news looks back at 2024. The...

Myron
Jan 185 min read
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November 2024
Regular readers of the ALO news remember that massive corporations and their high paid bosses have often been the subject of criticism...

Myron
Dec 11, 20246 min read
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September & October 2024
For only the second time in 20 years the ALO news missed a month, and this two month edition comes just prior to a 77th birthday which...

Myron
Nov 3, 20247 min read
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August 2024
The August news is a bit late because of an extended cabin visit for moose hunting and fishing. A couple of elders managed to capture a...

Myron
Sep 22, 20244 min read
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July 2024
A very busy July spent both in rural and urban Alaska has created a wealth of news. The rural part is a good place to start. Fishing...

Myron
Aug 15, 20246 min read
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June 2024
It was fifty years ago this summer when a motley outfit loaded up a post office step van, a jeep, and a 16 foot ancient camper trailer to...

Myron
Jul 22, 20247 min read
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May 2024
The May news comes to you from Anchorage after a failed attempt to reach the Angstman cabin to open the wilderness branch of ALO for the...

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Jun 21, 20247 min read
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April 2024
The April News comes to you from Anchorage after completion of a stay at the Elk Farm in mid-May. The farm visit featured a possible end...

Myron
May 20, 20246 min read
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March 2024
This edition of the ALO news comes from the farm in Minnesota where spring started in mid-winter and is in full force.  On the farm that...

Myron
Apr 20, 20247 min read
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February 2024
The ALO February news usually features a lot of Iditarod news which happens in March. That’s because the author of this page is also the...

Myron
Mar 15, 20245 min read
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January 2024
The January news comes to you from snowy Anchorage where more than 110 inches of snow have fallen this winter. Of course the snow pack...

Myron
Feb 10, 20244 min read
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December 2023
The highlight of December was a trip into Old Faithful at Yellowstone Park. Such trips began for tourists in the late 60’s and were...

Myron
Jan 12, 20245 min read
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November 2023
Paul Gebhardt was a former Glencoe, Â Minnesota guy who became an Alaskan dog racer. He died of cancer recently and a couple of his...

Myron
Dec 13, 20235 min read
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October 2023
This view greeted the Angstmans upon return from Minnesota to Alaska in mid-November. It is understandable that reverse snowbirds will...

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Nov 21, 20235 min read
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September 2023
The September news is brought to you from the Elk Farm in Minnesota where fall colors have just erupted. The top tree is in the front...

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Oct 20, 20237 min read
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August 2023
To say that summer is over in Anchorage is to imply there actually was a summer. There may not have been. This was a damp and cool...

Myron
Sep 20, 20237 min read
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July 2023
It is hard to believe that 2/3 of the first season at Tikchik Narrows Lodge is already complete. Here are some impressions so far: The...

Myron
Aug 18, 20237 min read
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June 2023
June marked the opening of Tikchik Narrows Lodge, now under the management of Andy Angstman. June also was one of the rainiest months in...

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Jul 16, 20237 min read
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May 2023
It was widely reported that the Angstman family purchased Tikchik Narrows Lodge, near the Angstman cabin 100 miles east of Bethel....

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Jun 19, 20236 min read
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April 2023
This edition of ALO News is brought to you from Anchorage after a bunch of travel ended a few days ago. The trip to Scotland was well...

Myron
May 19, 20236 min read
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March 2023
The ALO news is delayed a bit this month by a two-week trip to Scotland with John McDonald and Bev Hoffman. John wanted to check out the...

Myron
Apr 22, 20237 min read
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February 2023
This edition of ALO news is written as the Iditarod comes to a close. Two Kuskokwim 300 race committee members finished in the top three...

Myron
Mar 14, 20236 min read
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January 2023
January is dog race month in Bethel, and this year’s events managed to squeeze in between two weather systems that could have easily...

Myron
Feb 15, 20237 min read
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December 2022
Comfortable winter weather in Anchorage and elsewhere in Alaska is a reminder to revisit the climate issue as the calendar turns to 2023. ...

Myron
Jan 17, 20235 min read
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November 2022
November ALO News comes to you in mid-December and with that of course holiday greetings are in order. Loyal readers of the ALO news are...

Myron
Dec 19, 20225 min read
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October 2022
Start Spreading the News! Winter arrived a bit early by recent standards at the farm, and snow blanketed the area starting in...

Myron
Nov 22, 20226 min read
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September 2022
The September news originates from the Minnesota Farm where fall colors are approaching their prime. Missing from the scene are the...

Myron
Oct 18, 20226 min read
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August 2022
August rains balanced off the lack of rain in the early summer, putting out all of the fires in Alaska and turning everything a deep...

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Sep 2, 20226 min read
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July 2022
A very dry and hot start to the Alaska summer has given way to more typical rainy weather in July, putting out many of the large fires...

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Aug 7, 20226 min read
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June 2022
Record breaking heat and dry weather were common throughout Alaska in June. Anchorage has gone many weeks without significant rain, and...

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Jul 12, 20227 min read
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May 2022
An unusually dry and sunny May greeted the returning Angstman family after a cool, wet and windy visit to the farm in Minnesota. There...

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Jun 9, 20227 min read
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April 2022
It’s a rainy day on the Minnesota farm so a good day to write the news for April. This is the kind of rainy day it was for a few...

Myron
May 12, 20228 min read
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March 2022
The finish of the Iditarod was discussed in last month’s ALO news, but the aftermath of the race was especially interesting this year,...

Myron
Apr 7, 20226 min read
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February 2022
February ALO News is delayed a bit by events of early March, which in Alaska revolve around the Iditarod Race. It is difficult to explain...

Myron
Mar 16, 20226 min read
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January 2022
January has been Kuskokwim 300 month since 1980 (with a slight change to February last year), and despite continuing Covid issues, the...

Myron
Feb 16, 20227 min read
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December 2021
The end of 2021 couldn’t come soon enough for many but at ALO, the year was hardly a disaster. A year of COVID-19-related issues was not...

Myron
Jan 12, 20224 min read
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November 2021
Chilly weather has been the story for November and early December in Alaska, and just now it seems to be breaking. It is troubling to...

Myron
Dec 17, 20217 min read
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October 2021
The October news is brought to you from wintry Anchorage where early snow and cold greeted the returning travelers from Minnesota where...

Myron
Nov 19, 20214 min read
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September 2021
The October news comes to you from the Minnesota farm where a fall visit is happening after missing last year’s visit. It seems strange...

Myron
Oct 21, 20217 min read
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August 2021
The August news is delayed a bit by September activities which included a move out of the long time Bethel home which must be completed...

Myron
Sep 21, 20216 min read
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July 2021
A move to a new house highlighted a busy July. That move started with a bang as an extraordinary event interrupted the first trip to...

Myron
Aug 14, 20216 min read
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June 2021
June felt like crawling out from under a rock. A bunch of events contributed to that, including the Summer Solstice, celebrated with...

Myron
Jul 9, 20217 min read
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May 2021
The recent move to Anchorage has made life easier for the Angstman family, but a recent rural adventure serves as notice that Alaska...

Myron
Jun 9, 20216 min read
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April 2021
The month of April was spent at the Minnesota farm where the abundant wildlife made the daily five mile walks entertaining. This was the...

Myron
May 18, 20216 min read
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March 2021
The March edition of ALO news comes to you from the Elk Farm in Minnesota. This is the first visit since the fall of 2019, and there are...

Myron
Apr 16, 20215 min read
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February 2021
Iditarod 2021 February news always comes late to allow the Iditarod to finish and make the news. And this year, the news is not good. ...

Myron
Mar 17, 20216 min read
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January 2021
For the first time ever – the January news does not include the Kuskokwim 300 race which was delayed to February this year by Covid-19...

Myron
Feb 10, 20217 min read
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