Whittier NewsLocal news for Whittier, AK continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.M 2.5, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska- December 22, 2007 Did you feel it Report shaking and damage at your location. You can also view a map displaying accumulated data from your report and others. via USGS Earthquakeshttp://www.topix.net/city/whittier-ak/2007/12/m-2-5-kenai-peninsula-alaska?fromrss=1 Helicopter crew, patient remembered at Soldotna service- December 18, 2007 "We were his brothers and sisters" The crew of a medical helicopter that crashed in Prince William Sound was remembered during a service at Central Peninsula Hospital, their base of operations. via Alaska Journal of Commercehttp://www.topix.net/city/whittier-ak/2007/12/helicopter-crew-patient-remembered-at-soldot... Weather cancels Whitter 200th birthday vigil; party still on today- December 17, 2007 "Having a vigil, or 24-hour reading, does more to capture the sacrifices he made in his life as an abolitionist and labor rights activist" John Greenleaf Whittier has been dead for more than 100 years, but if his spirit is somewhere wondering if he has been forgotten, it can rest easy. via EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MAhttp://www.topix.net/city/whittier-ak/2007/12/weather-cancels-whitter-200th-birthday-vigil... 2 memorials, lowered flags to honor helicopter victims- December 15, 2007 Submitted by Billy Hackett on Thu, 12132007 - 08:40. Two memorial services have been planned for the four people on board a helicopter that is believed to have crashed in a snowstorm near Whittier. via KFQD-AM Anchoragehttp://www.topix.net/city/whittier-ak/2007/12/2-memorials-lowered-flags-to-honor-helicopte... Whittier poetry night vigil starts Sunday- December 13, 2007 "We were looking for a way to both celebrate and honor Whittier" TRIBUNE HAVERHILL, Mass. - Poetry readings can be brief affairs, often lasting an hour or two. via News Courierhttp://www.topix.net/city/whittier-ak/2007/12/whittier-poetry-night-vigil-starts-sunday?fr... |