FARMINGDALE — About four years ago, a Farmingdale gentleman asked George Gray if he would carve a mushroom for his wife. So Gray did. The carving was Gray’s first attempt at making something out of wood and it went over well. “She loved it,†he said.
ALASKA: The governor's race was a three-for-all -- Republican Sarah Palin and former Gov. Tony Knowles locked in a tough tussle complicated by independent Andrew Halcro. Don Young, seeking his 18th term as the state's congressman, barely acknowledged his opponent, Democrat Diane Benson.
The governor's race was a three-for-all — Republican Sarah Palin and former Gov. Tony Knowles locked in a tough tussle complicated by independent Andrew Halcro. Don Young, seeking his 18th term as the state's congressman, barely acknowledged his opponent, Democrat Diane Benson.
When the Fairbanks Ice Dogs return home this weekend to play at the Big Dipper Ice Arena for the first time, they’ll be trying to snap a nine-game winless streak.
'RUNNERS REWIND: The Phoenix RoadRunners opened their 36-game road schedule last weekend but came up empty following a 6-3 loss Friday at Fresno and a 3-2 loss Saturday at Stockton.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - If you went strictly by the official itinerary, you would think members of the University of Wisconsin men's hockey team have a small to-do list during their stay in the Great White North.
In WCHA play, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team rarely travels any farther than Colorado. Once a year, however, the Badgers are forced to travel more than 3,000 miles to face off against perennial conference bottom feeder Alaska Anchorage, a lengthy trudge across the Western provinces of Canada is a road trip players and coaches are, surprisingly, looking forward to. “Everybody...