Here's the news:
A pilot and several passengers were treated for minor injuries after a floatplane crash at 5:30 p.m. Sunday in Katmai National Preserve, according to federal investigators.
A De Havilland Beaver operated by Katmai-based Royal Wolf Lodge was leaving Kukaklek Lake but failed to get sufficiently airborne and crashed into the shoreline, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
The plane, carrying six passengers, including lodge clients and a guide, lost its floats and flipped, said Jim LaBelle, the NTSB regional director.
Three people on the plane were treated and released with minor injuries, LaBelle said.
And here's the
different - "Singing for Votes":You've heard of Sean Parnell, Ralph Samuels and Bill Walker [the incumbent & two challengers - Ed.]. But how about "Singin' Sam" Little, a longtime Alaska trucker and country singer who aims to whip them all and win this year's Republican nomination for governor.
Singin' Sam and his dog, Rowdy, hope to make sure you know all about him. They'll be touring Alaska in a silver 48-foot campaign coach that Little bought from a Nashville gospel group. He'll woo Alaska voters with his guitar, singing songs straight from his CD, "Truck Driver for Governor."
"All over Alaska from Kodiak to Nome,
Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau, or if Ketchikan is your home
Jump on the bandwagon and join the winning team.
For a truck drivin gov'nor wearing boots and blue jeans."
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