Denali 2011: Marty Schmidt - 8th & 9th Dispatch from Alaska, USA

06/06/11 It's the 30th of May and we got down from or high camp [inaudible...] ...it's flat and beautiful. Today is a rest day... we went up and climbed roughly 2,000 ft and had a wonderful ski down... champagne powder. Tomorrow we're going to leave early in the morning for the North Summit.

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Car accidentally slams into Sears building Tuesday afternoon

06/15/11 A car slammed into the Sears building on North Summit Street and broke through its south wall on Tuesday afternoon. No one was injured in the accident, but a shopper in the store narrowly escaped injury as the front of the car poked through a dishwasher display, a store employee said.

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Drilling ban requested near Indiana County parks

07/15/11 Now that deep-well Marcellus Shale drilling is around, officials are looking at the possibility of making recommended changes to the Indiana County Special Recreation and Conservation Zoning Ordinance, which now allows natural gas drilling conservation zones provided that a special permit is obtained.

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