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Denali Borough Assembly to meet January 14, 2004
The Denali Borough Assembly will meet Wednesday, January 14, 2004 at the McKinley Village Community Center. The Planning Commission meets at 6 p.m., borough work session is at 6:30 p.m. and the regular meeting is at 7 p.m. Please attend if you are in the area! For a copy of the agenda, contact dbgvt@mtaonline.net

Mid Nenana River F & G Advisory Committee to meet on Friday Jan. 30, 2004
6 PM at TriValley Community Center Sugarloaf Room in Healy
The Mid Nenana River Fish and Game Advisory Committee will meet January 30 in Healy at the Tri Valley Community Center to discuss the Board of Game proposal book recently published. To read these proposals, log on to http://www.boards.adfg.state.ak.us/gameinfo/meetinfo/gprop.php
Proposals from the Mid Nenana Fish and Game Advisory Committee are listed under the Fairbanks link.

If you are interested in any of these proposals, the committee will be reviewing their comment strategies at the meeting. It is likely that the recently proposed no trapping zone in the McKinley Village view area will be discussed at the Healy meeting. For more information on proposals affecting the Denali area, stay tuned to the DCC Website.

The written comments on these proposals are due February 13, 2004 and the State Board of Game meetings will consider them at their Fairbanks meeting, February 26 - Mar. 10. The address for comments is:
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Boards Support Section
PO Box 25526
Juneau, AK 99802-5526
Fax: 907-465-6094

ATA Jeep Tour Comments Due January 30
Comments are due to DNR in Fairbanks
Comments on Alaska Travel Adventures permit asking for permission to run Jeep tours to mile 11 of Stampede Road are due Jan. 30. The permit asks for the ability to park the Jeeps at mile 11 of Stampede Road and have a turnaround spot as well as a campfire ring and 2 temporary wall tents to be set up for the summer. All questions about the permit should be directed to hal_meyer@dnr.state.ak.us
To read more, log on to the company's website www.alaskaadventures.com
Contact DNR for a copy of the permit application.

Next DCC newsletter deadline
The next newsletter is February 1, 2004. If you would like to contribute or have subject matter you would like covered, please contact us at sue@denalicitizens.org

WINTERFEST 2004
NPS, ANHA, DCC, Denali Foundation, Denali Institute and Denali Foundation announce Winterfest 2004 to be held February 27-29, 2004. Hockey games, outdoor clinics, chili cook-off and annual homebrew contest are all part of the fun. Join us!