This & That

Flying Factoid:  We're well into the six-week period when it doesn't ever get dark, with three weeks on either side of the summer solstice. It's awfully nice to not need lights to find the stairs, or just to walk without tripping over a cat or three. :)

Enquiring Minds Want to Know:  Four Division of Forestry employees were injured in a plane crash in the Western Alaska village of Aniak last Thursday afternoon, May 28. All were treated in an Anchorage hospital and the injuries of three of the passengers were considered serious, but not life-threatening.

But how the Division of Forestry plane crashed into the water shortly after takeoff from Aniak’s air strip is a mystery. More photos of the plane were released to Must Read Alaska today, as the aviation community is speculating whether the wrong type of fuel was used when the plane was fueled up in Aniak.

82-Year-Old Survives Moose Attack:  ANCHORAGE (KTUU) - On Tuesday, an 82-year-old woman was walking along a path on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson at the Eagleglen Fitness Park when she was attacked by a moose.

By Samie Solina | 

Posted: Thu 6:20 PM, Jun 04, 2020  | 

Updated: Thu 6:36 PM, Jun 04, 2020

Donna Rodgers, who is a veteran, was on the phone with her son in Washington when the attack happened.

“She just goes oh, there's a moose,” said Brad Rodgers, Donna’s son. “And then I heard that dogs run after them. They were barking like crazy. So I had no idea what was going on. I was hearing these, you know, curdling screams.”