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Pink flamingos and a meaningful cause: Alaska Run for Women takes off in its return to in-person festivities

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Pink flamingos and a meaningful cause: Alaska Run for Women takes off in its return to in-person festivities


Carol Butler was in Montana final July for a gathering when she found the lump. A breast most cancers survivor almost three a long time earlier than, she knew nearly instantly what checks would later verify.

“I felt an enormous lump and cording and I went, ‘That appears indignant and it’s not one thing I’ve ever felt earlier than,’ ” Butler stated. “Inside 30 days, I knew I had most cancers.”

Experiences like Butler’s have been shared by a whole bunch of girls in Alaska and hundreds of thousands all through the nation.

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On Saturday, a lot of these ladies congregated on the campus of the College of Alaska Anchorage for the thirtieth annual Alaska Run for Girls.

The run, which raises cash for and consciousness of breast most cancers and ladies’s well being, had over 3,500 contributors and raised $157,000, in response to organizers. This yr marked its return to an in-person format — with digital choices chosen by 1,200 contributors — for the reason that begin of the pandemic. Together with digital registrants, all 50 states had been represented on this yr’s Alaska Run for Girls.

Butler, 71, was there along with her cohort of 15 teammates referred to as Breast Pals Eternally, taking part within the 1-mile untimed run/stroll. She is lower than a month faraway from her ultimate radiation remedy.

“You already know, I’m beginning to come again,” she stated. “My vitality yesterday, three weeks after radiation completed, was the very first day that I felt like myself and I really feel nice in the present day. And I’m positive that the vitality from all the ladies and the lads right here and all of the help is a part of that.”

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Butler’s first analysis got here when she was 41 years outdated. She now is aware of that she carries the BRCA1 gene, making her particularly inclined to most cancers.

“I had glorious docs that had a wonderful group,” she stated, “Apparently sufficient, my first bout 30 years in the past, my surgeon was Dr. Laurie Bleicher and he or she’s nonetheless working and he or she was my surgeon once more. That’s superb.”

The assembly Butler was attending in Montana was her first as a board member for Casting for Restoration, a corporation that “supplies therapeutic outside retreats for girls with breast most cancers.”

Casting for Restoration has fly fishing retreats nationwide, together with two in Alaska — on the Kenai Peninsula and in Ketchikan. This yr the group, which is in its twenty sixth yr, acquired funding via the Alaska Run for Girls grant program.

In early 2021, Butler was requested to be a nationwide trustee on the board for the group, which sponsors 14 ladies per retreat fully freed from cost. They’re open to any ladies in remedy or restoration.

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“Not solely do the ladies stroll away modified by the expertise and enriched and with data and the lifetime friendships, however the guides are begging to be guides the next yr,” she stated. “They’ve life-changing experiences too. It’s a tremendous group.”

There is no such thing as a official entry price, however contributors are requested to donate what they will. Organizers say that element was included within the constitution so there isn’t any barrier for participation. The run retains 70% of funds raised for in-state applications and donations with not more than 30% going to grants exterior Alaska.

One of many Alaska Run for Girls’s emblems is contributors’ artistic pink outfits and group names in addition to the adorned port-a-potties. After being staged for years at Sullivan Enviornment, this was the run’s first yr on and across the UAA campus.

Butler touted the assets and funding that the Run for Girls helps entry, however stated an important factor it supplies is a platform for offering emotional help to ladies with most cancers and in restoration.

“For a survivor it’s laborious to explain how comforting that help is,” she stated. “It’s laborious to for anyone else to know that on a visceral stage that survivors perceive that this neighborhood comes collectively. I like that.”

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The neighborhood is what retains 5-mile timed race winner Rosie Brennan coming again. The 2-time Olympian additionally runs for Staff USA teammate Kikkan Randall, who was identified with breast most cancers in 2018. Randall was nonetheless in remission as of earlier this yr.

“I don’t do a lot summer time racing and that is one I’ve saved on as a result of it’s such a cool neighborhood occasion,” Brennan stated. “I’m gone all winter and it actually sucks as a result of I don’t get to be with my neighborhood and the folks that help me. It’s vital for me to do a pair occasions the place I may be with the entire neighborhood, and this one is so cool. And naturally it’s particular due to Kikkan and all the pieces she went via along with her breast most cancers analysis.”

Brennan edged previous runner-up Anna Dalton of their ongoing back-and-forth battle on the run. Dalton gained the 2019 race, the final time it was held in individual. In 2018, Brennan narrowly Dalton to take the win.

Snowboarding for APU Nordic Elite Staff, Brennan has loads of familiarity with the paths she ran on Saturday. She completed her race in 28 minutes, 5 seconds.

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“APU is true there so I’ve spent a variety of time on these trails,” she stated. “Often roller-skating however I do know all of the cracks and the corners and all the pieces else.”

The battle continues for Anchorage’s Tammy Bilak, who describes herself as a “metastatic breast most cancers fighter” after two bouts with most cancers in 2016 and 2020. She’s nonetheless on remedy and says she is going to proceed to be for the remainder of her life.

“When one stops working, I begin a brand new one,” she stated. “Simply preserve grabbing into the device belt.”

She is a co-captain for the Chugach Alaska group, which she stated raised $18,000 as of Friday evening, making them one of the vital prolific fundraisers. She’s additionally concerned within the Anchorage Younger Most cancers Coalition.

“They have grants for the Alaska Run for Girls up to now and I’ve additionally been a participant of that,” she stated.

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Like many runners Saturday, she had a member of the family operating alongside. In Bilak’s case it was her sister Mari Lammer.

June Krause credit the Run for Girls for motivating her to remain match — a cost she has taken to the following stage since her first run in 2009.

“I’ve all the time needed to be extra energetic,” she stated. “Alaska Run for Girls was my first race, then I simply progressed to marathons.”

The Guide Babes group was operating for Cindy Holderith, a teammate who’s a most cancers survivor and the Bartlett Excessive Faculty librarian in addition to a member of their e book membership, Guide and Prepare dinner.

The trio of Anchorage’s Angie Schleyer, Jessy Hilliard of Palmer and Andrew Morrow of Wasilla had been Run for Pleasure group members all sporting flamingo inflatable outfits as a part of their group uniform. It was all a part of a plot to decelerate the race, in response to Schleyer, who had participated in various runs with the speedy Hilliard.

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“She all the time asks me to run,” Schleyer stated of Hilliard. “I stated sure, however I do know if we costume in costumes we are able to’t run very quick. I do know it’s a assured enjoyable stroll.”

2022 Alaska Run for Girls

5 Mile Timed Run

1. Rosie Brennan, Anchorage, 28:05 2. Anna Dalton, Anchorage, 28:25 3. Mandy Vincent-Lang, Anchorage, 30:33 4. Michelle Baxter, Anchorage, 30:38 5. Ashlee Weller, Anchorage, 30:45 6. Taylor Deal, Anchorage, 30:59 7. Kaelan Dickinson, Anchorage, 31:07 8. Darcy Dugan, Anchorage, 31:45 9. Yvonne Jeschke, Anchorage, 32:35 10. Mariah Graham, Anchorage, 32:41 11. Lia Slemons, Anchorage, 32:48 12. Megan Murphy, Anchorage, 33:05 13. Michelle Isaev, Anchorage, 33:15 14. Sarah Freistone, Anchorage, 33:21 15. Kayla Munday, Anchorage, 33:46 16. Hilary Rea, Anchorage, 34:50 17. Jennifer Web page, Anchorage, 34:52 18. Colleen Richards, Anchorage, 35:02 19. Emily Schmieg, Anchorage, 35:43 20. Berit Meyers, Anchorage, 35:47 21. Karen Kirk, Eagle River, 35:49 22. Sarah Bassett, Eagle River, 35:55 23. Grace Heglund-Lohman, Anchorage, 36:07 24. Brooke Czarnecki, JBER, 36:10 25. Stacy Strabel, Palmer, 36:16 26. Rya Berrigan, Palmer, 36:32 27. Alise Elliott, Anchorage, 36:44 28. Helen Wilson, Eagle River, 36:44 29. Aila Berrigan, Palmer, 36:54 30. Crystal Toolie, Nome, 36:58 31. Anna Inexperienced, Girdwood, 36:58 32. Rachael Gano, Anchorage, 37:09 33. Katey Houser, Palmer, 37:10 34. Rosie Whittington-Evans, Palmer, 37:10 35. Katherine Puls, Anchorage, 37:18 36. Bridget McBride, Anchorage, 37:32 37. Sara Miller, Anchorage, 37:32 38. Tatjana Spaic, Anchorage, 37:45 39. Robin Mullen, Anchorage, 38:08 40. Heather Poe, Anchorage, 38:16 41. Iris Samuels, Anchorage, 38:24 42. Jennifer Schmidt, Anchorage, 38:26 43. Jennifer Barnard, Anchorage, 38:30 44. Hailee Rahm, Palmer, 38:51 45. Michelle Fabry, Anchorage, 38:58 46. Lisa Morris, Anchorage, 39:02 47. Julie Aloysius, Anchorage, 39:04 48. Cindy Freistone, Anchorage, 39:10 49. Eva Corridor, Anchorage, 39:18 50. Aimee O’Neil, Anchorage, 39:23 51. Erika Bennett, Anchorage, 39:41 52. Eilish Keenan, Talkeetna, 40:11 53. Amelia Fish, Talkeetna, 40:12 54. Calla Fish, Talkeetna, 40:12 55. Pam Tittle, Anchorage, 40:27 56. Kristianna Coburn, Eagle River, 40:38 57. Lou Mei Gutsch, Anchorage, 40:41 58. Jennifer Davis, Anchorage, 40:51 59. Ingrid Kelly, Girdwood, 40:55 60. Brooke Shortridge, Anchorage, 40:55 61. Ivy Bowler, Anchorage, 40:56 62. Lauren Grippo, Anchorage, 41:00 63. Beth Elliott, Anchorage, 41:04 64. Marilyn Sandford, Anchorage, 41:25 65. Andrea Everett, Wasilla, 41:34 66. Megan Schmidt, Anchorage, 41:39 67. Jenna Wright, Anchorage, 41:40 68. Gly Larson, Anchorage, 41:47 69. Liv Kullberg, Anchorage, 41:49 70. Mauri Lengthy, Anchorage, 41:57 71. Lil Johnson, Anchorage, 41:59 72. Jen Novobilski, Anchorage, 42:01 73. Kristy Garrett, Anchorage, 42:01 74. Loren Gurkowski, Anchorage, 42:04 75. Holly Martinson, Anchorage, 42:10 76. Christie Flanagan, Anchorage, 42:17 77. Hannah Stepetin, Eagle river, 42:19 78. Mary Krysinski, Eagle River, 42:23 79. Avrey Campbell, Anchorage, 42:23 80. Sophia Randazzo, Anchorage, 42:24 81. Katelynn Seibert, Anchorage, 42:24 82. Eden Johnsen, Anchorage, 42:24 83. Rachel Brandt, Anchorage, 42:27 84. Starrina Gianelloni, Anchorage, 42:33 85. Megan Lundin, Anchorage, 42:34 86. Carol Halvorson, Wasilla, 42:36 87. Yoe Isbell, Eagle River, 42:43 88. Alex Shannon, Anchorage, 42:55 89. Stephanie Churchman, Anchorage, 43:03 90. Michelle Hill, Anchorage, 43:03 91. Ansley Morris, Anchorage, 43:07 92. Janette Casilla, Anchorage, 43:10 93. June Takagi, Anchorage, 43:18 94. Paige Koller, Ellerslie, GA 43:20 95. Cheyann Windsor, Anchorage, 43:23 96. Amy Barkauskas, Anchorage, 43:27 97. Janet Warner, Eagle River, 43:33 98. Lauren McRee, Anchorage, 43:36 99. Mari Rueter, Anchorage, 43:37 100. Holly Roberts, Anchorage, 43:39 101. Diane Trammell, Yakima, WA 43:45 102. Kristi Adams, Wasilla, 43:49 103. Cynthia McMillin, Sterling, 43:53 105. Tracy Houser, Palmer, 44:03 106. Cathy Duffy, Anchorage, 44:06 107. Natalie Horner, Colorado Springs, CO 44:19 108. Daybreak Wehde, Nome, 44:25 109. Bronwyn Haynes, Anchorage, 44:30 110. Xinghua Turner, Eagle River, 44:40 111. Katrina Eggers, Anchorage, 44:45 112. Kathy Jacobsen, Anchorage, 44:49 113. Brittany O’Steen, M.D., Anchorage, 44:57 114. Keena Bennett, Anchorage, 45:05 115. Denise Sharperson, Morris Twp, NJ 45:09 116. Jodi Harskamp, Anchorage, 45:10 117. Tui Stanbury, Anchorage, 45:10 118. Leslie Adams, Anchorage, 45:15 119. Oksana Sofron, Anchorage, 45:16 120. Deann Denter, Eagle River, 45:16 121. Lizzie Crosby, Eagle River, 45:20 122. Makenzie Hancock, Anchorage, 45:22 123. Christi Meyn, Anchorage, 45:23 124. Lesley Yamauchi, Anchorage, 45:34 125. Guadalupe Sarahi Mendoza, Anchorage, 45:35 126. Janet Johnston, Anchorage, 45:43 127. Mandy LaRose, Anchorage, 45:49 128. Robyn Ellison, Anchorage, 45:58 129. Laurel Foster, Anchorage, 45:58 130. Laura Vaught, Eagle River, 46:04 131. Hailee Stepetin, Eagle River, 46:06 132. Dana Stahla, Girdwood, 46:11 133. Richelle Stasenko, Nome, 46:15 134. Callie Jones, Anchorage, 46:22 135. Kaydence Monti, Buckhannon, WV 46:33 136. Jennifer O’Neal, Anchorage, 46:38 137. Holly Shepard, Fort Collins, CO 46:45 138. Irene Turletes, Anchorage, 46:50 139. Adeline Berry, Homer, 47:00 140. Veronica Slajer, Anchorage, 47:01 141. Kinsey Schilke, Anchorage, 47:10 142. Vera Hershey, Wasilla, 47:10 143. Sarah Kleedehn, Anchorage, 47:16 144. Brandy Stepetin, Eagle River, 47:22 145. Fay Ondelacy, Anchorage, 47:22 146. Janelle Nakea, Anchorage, 47:23 147. Nicola Parkinson, Anchorage, 47:27 148. Kyra Helin, Chugiak, 47:32 149. Donna Newman, Anchorage, 47:35 150. Sarinee Laspe, Anchorage, 47:42 151. Kristina Ferguson, Eagle River, 47:50 152. Patrice Parker, Anchorage, 47:52 153. Kimberly Osburn, Anchorage, 47:57 154. Katriina Timm, Anchorage, 47:58 155. Harper Willman, Anchorage, 48:02 156. Tricia Perkins, Anchorage, 48:02 157. Kazumi Ishibashi, Anchorage, 48:14 158. Jessica Talcott, Anchorage, 48:24 159. Jamey Bradbury, Anchorage, 48:25 160. Liz Butera, Anchorage, 48:32 161. Erin Schuch, Anchorage, 48:44 162. Mary Ann Renkert, Anchorage, 48:49 163. Colleen Demmy, Fort Mill, SC 48:51 164. Anita Koelsch, Anchorage, 48:52 165. Tiffany Briggs, Eagle River, 48:56 166. Kim Stone, Anchorage, 48:56 167. Yereth Rosen, Anchorage, 49:04 168. Zuzana Schmoyer, Anchorage, 49:15 169. Laura Marushack, Anchorage, 49:16 170. Katie Scully, Anchorage, 49:37 171. Ginny Grabowski, Anchorage, 49:38 172. Linda Shaw, Anchorage, 49:42 173. Sherry Grider, Anchorage, 49:45 174. Gisa Reigh, Dillingham, 49:52 175. Lizzie Parsons, Palmer, 50:06 176. Nicole Moffat, Wasilla, 50:19 177. Hannah Griego, Anchorage, 50:20 178. Sarah Walker, Anchorage, 50:21 179. Charlotte Stender, Anchorage, 50:25 180. Desiree Gill, Anchorage, 50:29 181. Mary Cox, Anchorage, 50:38 182. Jane Sullivan, Anchorage, 50:38 183. Christine White, Anchorage, 50:39 184. Victoria Hoogland, Anchorage, 50:41 185. Adela Eller, Anchorage, 50:43 186. Armida Pimentel, Anchorage, 51:13 187. Delaney Gill, Anchorage, 51:23 188. Jess Harper, Anchorage, 51:34 189. Patty Christian, Eagle River, 51:46 190. Amanda Yauney, Anchorage, 51:48 191. Ashley Shannon, Anchorage, 52:00 192. Tina Powers, Eagle River, 52:02 193. Katie Wilkins, Anchorage, 52:03 194. Gina Romero, Anchorage, 52:03 195. Jasmin Rivera, Anchorage, 52:06 196. Lydia Adams, Wasilla, 52:11 197. Anna McGovern, Eagle River, 52:15 198. Maggie Ela, Eagle River, 52:17 199. Charity Bryant, Chugiak, 52:18 200. Debra Kinn, Anchorage, 52:20 201. Sanjana Greenhill, Anchorage, 52:20 202. Jeri Collins, Anchorage, 52:21 203. Vanessa Santos, Anchorage, 52:21 204. Karen Loeffler, Anchorage, 52:36 205. Elaina Bryant, Chugiak, 52:41 206. Patricia O’Gorman, Anchorage, 52:52 207. Diana Baidikova, Anchorage, 52:57 208. Erin Rajek, Eagle River, 53:03 209. Brenda Bennick, Womelsdorf, PA 53:04 210. Cheri Marston, Anchorage, 53:10 211. Jamie Johnston-Eddy, Eagle River, 53:13 212. Paige Hodson, Anchorage, 53:29 213. Judi Westfall, Anchorage, 53:31 214. Kelly Bigelow, Anchorage, 53:32 215. Kari Skinner, Anchorage, 53:36 216. Peja Skinner, Anchorage, 53:37 217. Audrey Alstrom, Anchorage, 53:46 218. Denise Lutton, Anchorage, 53:47 219. Karen L Gardner, Anchorage, 54:01 220. Beth Fleischer, Anchorage, 54:02 221. Adelaide Blair, Anchorage, 54:06 222. Rebecca Shaftel, Anchorage, 54:06 223. Ty Ward, Kenai, 54:08 224. Elizabeth Scott, Wasilla, 54:21 225. Rachael Masterson, Anchorage, 54:36 226. Kristine Casteel, Anchorage, 54:41 227. Macey Harper, Anchorage, 54:47 228. Jasmine Sexton, Anchorage, 54:51 229. Laura Ellsworth, Anchorage, 54:54 230. Tammie Anderson, Anchorage, 55:01 231. Kathleen Grimes, Anchorage, 55:11 232. Kristen Bearden, Eagle River, 55:12 233. Lindsey McLean, Anchorage, 55:14 234. Emily Shipman, Fairbanks, 55:15 235. Alexa Blakey, Anchorage, 55:16 236. Meg Kurtagh, Anchorage, 55:23 237. Debora Summers, Anchorage, 55:30 238. Merle Destouche-Hogan, Anchorage, 55:49 239. Caroline Botheras, Beaumont, TX 55:56 240. Jenette Maxon, Anchorage, 56:03 241. Jessie Molyneux, Anchorage, 56:07 242. Mayra Paniyak, Anchorage, 56:20 243. Susannah Morales, Anchorage, 56:26 244. Jacqueline Evans, Anchorage, 56:27 245. Rhoda Baines, Anchorage, 56:44 246. Carrie Miokovic, Wasilla, 56:48 247. Jade Statz, Anchorage, 57:01 248. Nicole Kordik, JBER, 57:10 249. Allison Lowe, Anchorage, 57:21 250. Susan Thompson, Navarre, FL 57:22 251. Rayna Uson, Anchorage, 57:26 252. Aimee Younger, Anchorage, 57:27 253. Brittany Keener, Eagle River, 57:28 254. Doris B Lau, Anchorage, 57:35 255. Tori Schilke, Anchorage, 57:53 256. Julie Bennick, Womelsdorf, PA 57:56 257. Kathryn Eire, Anchorage, 58:02 258. Mo Miller, Anchorage, 58:02 259. Leann Stubblefield, Eagle River, 58:16 260. Heather White, Anchorage, 58:19 261. Willow White, Anchorage, 58:20 262. Ashley Martin, Anchorage, 58:36 263. Sarah Hansen, Eagle River, 58:58 264. Amanda Ritchie, Kenai, 59:01 265. Cheri Alstrom, Anchorage, 59:07 266. Joan Nelson, Wasilla, 59:08 267. Laura Burzinski, Anchorage, 59:15 268. Lisa Land, Andover, KS 59:17 269. VIvienne Damico, Anchorage, 59:28 270. Rebecca Biasi, Anchorage, 59:29 271. Cheynah Farley, Anchorage, 59:39 272. Kayla Vujovich, Anchorage, 59:51 273. Ariel Berg, Anchorage, 59:51 274. Ruby Willman, Anchorage, 1:00:16 275. Margaret McDonagh, Anchorage, 1:00:22 276. Samantha Gunes, Anchorage, 1:00:24 277. Monica Terrones, Anchorage, 1:00:28 278. Haley Huff, Anchorage, 1:00:30 279. Teresa Sellers, Eagle River, 1:00:32 280. Holly Willman, Anchorage, 1:00:52 281. Lara Madden, Eagle River, 1:00:54 282. Terri Agee, Anchorage, 1:01:00 283. Victoria Lopez, Anchorage, 1:01:18 284. Brenda Beesley, Shock, AZ 1:01:22 285. Jessie Gomez, Anchorage, 1:01:29 286. Margaret Silliman, Anchorage, 1:01:36 287. Lisa Bruce, Eagle River, 1:01:37 288. Kaitlyn O’Brien, Anchorage, 1:01:38 289. Therese Tamarra, Anchorage, 1:01:47 290. Avigail Curry, Anchorage, 1:02:02 291. Helen Alstrom, Roundup, MT 1:02:03 292. Diane Granfors, Anchorage, 1:02:05 293. Elaine Nelson, Anchorage, 1:02:07 294. Phoebe Toscano, Anchorage, 1:02:10 295. Sharyl Toscano, Anchorage, 1:02:10 296. Katherine O’Grady, Anchorage, 1:02:12 297. Kinsey Jacobs, Eagle River, 1:02:13 298. Andrea Story, Anchorage, 1:02:13 299. Joan Karcz, Anchorage, 1:02:23 300. Christie Mascelli, Anchorage, 1:02:39 301. Mildred Spezialy, Anchorage, 1:02:40 302. Angelique Lim, Anchorage, 1:02:53 303. Lorna Collins, Anchorage, 1:03:18 304. Tina Ponte, Anchorage, 1:04:13 305. Eva Trudeau, Anchorage, 1:04:14 306. Leila Johnson, Anchorage, 1:04:41 307. Emily Olsen, Anchorage, 1:04:47 308. Megan Doucet, Anchorage, 1:04:50 309. Patricia Neptune, Anchorage, 1:05:03 310. Hayley Neptune, Anchorage, 1:05:03 311. Nancy Meade, Anchorage, 1:05:06 312. Gabrielle LeDoux, Anchorage, 1:05:06 313. Elena Sicks, Anchorage, 1:05:32 314. Jessica Crisp, Chugiak, 1:05:35 315. Kanjana Mandeville, Anchorage, 1:05:42 316. Joyce Anderstrom, Wasilla, 1:05:51 317. Iesha Jones, Anchorage, 1:05:57 318. Romy Byrd, Talkeetna, 1:06:05 319. Heather D’Andrea Fish, Talkeetna, 1:06:06 320. Amie Condon, Anchorage, 1:06:08 321. Lisa Nelson, Anchorage, 1:06:21 322. Stephanie Kesler, Anchorage, 1:06:27 323. Jeanne Funatake, Anchorage, 1:06:28 324. Sherry Johnson, Anchorage, 1:06:29 325. Addie McEwen, Anchorage, 1:06:41 326. Jonda Lutz, Palmer, 1:06:45 327. Kristinne Daquis, Anchorage, 1:07:03 328. Shawna Bailey, Anchorage, 1:07:28 329. Sarah Deuling, Anchorage, 1:07:36 330. Anna Bryant, Anchorage, 1:07:57 331. Jennifer Aist, Anchorage, 1:08:10 332. Celia Rozen, Anchorage, 1:08:15 333. Valentina Sears, Anchorage, 1:08:15 334. Natalia Sears, Anchorage, 1:08:16 335. Alicia Briley, Anchorage, 1:08:28 336. Diane Barnett, Anchorage, 1:09:00 337. Sandra Estenson, Anchorage, 1:09:04 338. Rosa Hoppe, Anchorage, 1:09:15 339. Patricia Anderson, Anchorage, 1:09:26 340. Bonnie Friedman, Anchorage, 1:09:37 341. Mary Vaught, Eagle River, 1:09:38 342. Annette King, Anchorage, 1:09:43 343. Leslie Vines, Anchorage, 1:09:55 344. Katherine Cone, Anchorage, 1:10:02 345. Sarah Shoffstall-Cone, Anchorage, 1:10:03 346. Mary Csire, Anchorage, 1:10:09 347. Cassandra Barsalou, Wasilla, 1:11:03 348. Olivia Theurer, Anchorage, 1:11:25 349. Nayoung Kim, Anchorage, 1:11:25 350. Meagan Nelson, Wasilla, 1:11:38 351. Kaylee Williams, Anchorage, 1:11:44 352. Berit Flora, Anchorage, 1:11:48 353. Cheryl Hannon, Anchorage, 1:11:49 354. Joanna Oudal, Anchorage, 1:11:50 355. Sandra Parsons, Anchorage, 1:12:04 356. June Krause, Anchorage, 1:12:30 357. Charlene Rose Nidoy, Anchorage, 1:12:30 358. Karen Merkle, Anchorage, 1:12:54 359. Debbie Gardino, Chugiak, 1:12:56 360. Nancy Gearhart, Anchorage, 1:12:57 361. Peggy Beck, Fox Island, WA 1:12:57 362. Paula Inexperienced, Anchorage, 1:12:57 363. Kristin Spencer, Anchorage, 1:13:22 364. Leonida Colegrove, Anchorage, 1:14:03 366. Finley Nasenbeny, Anchorage, 1:14:20 367. Lora Lynch, Anchorage, 1:14:22 368. Vanessa Crandell-Beck, Anchorage, 1:14:31 369. Tana Stone, Anchorage, 1:14:34 370. Diane Mohwinkel, Anchorage, 1:14:58 371. Katheryn Camacho, Anchorage, 1:15:31 372. Karoline Geerdes, Wasilla, 1:15:50 373. Cindy Cooper, Anchorage, 1:15:52 374. Wanahcaluta Sheridan, Anchorage, 1:15:53 375. Jeanine Schmidt, Eagle River, 1:16:02 376. Denise Hanson, Anchorage, 1:16:03 377. Julie Jokinen, Anchorage, 1:16:03 378. Cheryl Wilga, West Kingston, RI 1:16:05 379. Laura Jungreis, Chugiak, 1:16:16 380. Unknown Runner Contact Timer, , 1:16:16 381. Rose Ellis, Anchorage, 1:16:28 382. LaToya Watson, Anchorage, 1:16:35 383. Diana Watson, Anchorage, 1:16:38 384. Elizabeth Augustin, Anchorage, 1:17:03 385. Celia Koelsch, Anchorage, 1:17:03 386. Julie Elaine Pentecostes, Anchorage, 1:18:43 387. Rose Byes, Anchorage, 1:19:04 388. Gloria Bechtol, Eagle River, 1:19:14 389. Denise Demetree-Trombley, Chugiak, 1:19:33 390. Rebecca Graham, Palmer, 1:19:46 391. Jill Reeves, Palmer, 1:19:47 392. Jennifer Hately, Anchorage, 1:20:07 394. Gail Hoefler, Anchorage, 1:20:36 395. Carol Russell, Anchorage, 1:20:59 396. Breanna Byrd, Anchorage, 1:21:18 397. Jen White, Anchorage, 1:21:18 398. Carol Hughes, Anchorage, 1:21:19 399. Kaitlyn Man, Anchorage, 1:21:19 400. Hailey Nelson, Wasilla, 1:21:30 401. Darbe Lopez, Anchorage, 1:21:54 402. Elizabeth Durnford, Anchorage, 1:21:57 403. Rita Miller, Anchorage, 1:21:58 404. Jennifer Lamoreaux, Anchorage, 1:21:59 405. Raye Faulk, Anchorage, 1:22:46 406. Joan Galt, Anchorage, 1:22:59 407. Alice Stacey, Anchorage, 1:23:02 408. Hazel Ballinger, Anchorage, 1:23:17 409. Penny Lindell, Anchorage, 1:23:22 410. Lorina Kempner, Chugiak, 1:24:12 411. Petra Lisiecki, Anchorage, 1:24:32 412. Dana Martin, Salcha, 1:24:44 413. Anika Biss, Anchorage, 1:25:11 414. Shelley Biss, Anchorage, 1:25:17 415. Alison Hickey, Eagle river, 1:25:29 416. Gabby Miller, Eagle River, 1:25:29 417. Kamie Miller, Eagle River, 1:25:29 418. Kristy Day, Eagle River, 1:25:30 419. 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Alaska Republicans bring in national lawyer, will ask for recount on Ballot Measure 2

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The Alaska Republican Party said on Sunday that it will be asking the Division of Elections for a recount of the votes on Ballot Measure 2, which gave Alaskans the option of repealing ranked-choice voting.

Although dark money from Outside Alaska overwhelmed proponents of the repeal, it ended up failing to be repealed by just 664 votes, a tiny margin.

Of the 340,110 votes cast on the measure, the margin of “No” votes to “Yes” votes was 160,619 to 159,955, or 50.1% to 49.9%. The state must cover the costs of a recount when the margin is this close.

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“We will submit this request, along with the names of the requisite Alaskan voters required to initiate this process, once the election is certified, which is scheduled for November 30, 2024,” said the statement issued by the Alaska Republican Party.

The party has hired the Dhillon Law Group, led by Harmeet K. Dhillon, to be on the ground during the recount and review, along with Alaska-based party counsel and observers.

“Ms. Dhillon and her firm are a nationally recognized, seasoned election integrity legal team, and bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to this recount process. Ms. Dhillon is an expert in election law. She and her colleagues Michael Columbo and Mark Meuser were recently on the legal teams in Arizona, Pennsylvania, and other crucial locations nationally to ensure a fair, transparent, and thorough process,” said Party Chairwoman Carmela Warfield. “Our Party Counsel, Ms. Stacey Stone and her team, are experienced Alaskan election law practitioners, and in September 2024, they successfully intervened on the Alaska Republican Party’s behalf in the case of Alaska Democratic Party v. State of Alaska Division of Elections, ultimately prevailing in the Alaska Supreme Court.”



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101-year-old woman shares her birthday reflections with Alaska’s News Source

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Norma Aldefer didn’t expect to turn 100. Now, one day after her 101st birthday, she’s even more surprised.

Inside her pristine apartment, Aldefer’s table is full of cards wishing her a happy birthday. She points out a favorite, which reads “You’re how old?”

Celebratory messages from loved ones, along with congratulations from state officials Senator Lisa Murkowski and Governor Mike Dunleavy. Aldefer said last year’s centennial birthday even brought in regards from President Joe Biden.

Aldefer moved to Alaska to marry her husband, who was originally from her hometown. The photograph she has at her side is of her as a younger woman posing with her mother in 1948.

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Norma and her parents pose “all dressed up” for family photos.(Olivia Nordyke)

“We took pictures of ourselves and and I’m all dressed up in high heels and a hat and a purse. And my little bag that I was carrying.” Aldefer said she was scared leaving the small farm she grew up on, but by working as a telephone operator for Southwestern Bell, she expanded her horizons.

Multiple times Aldefer stated she’s remained curious all her years. She said it’s the reason she’s been able to maintain herself rather than losing her faculties, and believes it’s the way to feel fulfilled.

“Sometimes people get into things they don’t enjoy, but they think, ‘Oh, I have to make a living.’ Don’t do that. If you’re not comfortable, go do something else,” Aldefer said.

“May not make a good living for a while, but you might enjoy life.”

Aldefer says she still enjoys life, and continues to enjoy a nightly martini alongside cheese and crackers before she begins to cook dinner.

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Over the course of the interview, she marveled at her gratitude for her world – calling herself blessed.

“I know I’m not going to be here much probably much longer, but I’ve had such a good life, you know. I’m not afraid of it.”

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Moderate earthquake strikes south-central Alaska

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – A moderate earthquake occurred in south-central Alaska Sunday afternoon, striking at 2:42 p.m.

Its epicenter was located about 24 miles due east of Anchorage with a depth of 18 miles.

No damage or injuries were reported.

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