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Wild Review for August 2005

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    The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team In Training (TNT) is currently recruiting for the winter season. Change lives, starting with your own by attending one of our information meetings: Aug. 2, 2005, 7 p.m., Loussac Library Wilda Marston Theater, 3600 Denali St.; Aug. 6, 2005, 10 a.m., University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) Arts Building, Room 116, 3211 Providence Drive; Aug. 10, 2005, 7 p.m. Wilda Marston Theater; Aug. 13, 2005, 11 a.m., The Den, UAA Student Union Building.


    The wild and wacky salmon of the 2005 Wild Salmon on Parade are just a few short weeks from reaching their spawning grounds! Don’t miss the chance to take home your favorite wild Alaska salmon at the Fish Fry and Buy Dinner Auction, Sept. 9, 2005, 5:30 p.m. – Midnight at the Hilton Anchorage. Individual tickets are $75, tables for 10 are available for $750. Contact Jo Lamson at (907) 257-8820 to reserve your space.
    Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge recently opened up space for the rest of the season with rooms available almost every night. Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge, located 1 mile from the entrance of Denali National Park offers riverside lodging, overlooking the Nenana River. For more information, call 800-426-0500.
    Tanguy Libbrecht has been promoted to Director of Sales & Marketing at the Sheraton Anchorage Hotel. Libbrecht has been with the hotel since 1998 and has served in various capacities from Catering Sales Manager to Business Travel Sales, and most recently as Director of Catering.
    Motherlode Lodge in Hatcher Pass will be open seven days a week through Labor Day. Hours are noon to 9 p.m. for the casual menu. Fine dining reservations are taken for dinner on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday with seating beginning at 5 - 8:30 p.m. Call Jill Reese at (907) 745-6171 or 232-9648 for more information.
    ITC Travel & Tours has announced special airfares and package fares on Northwest Airlines’ non-stop service to Maui. Northwest will operate three-times weekly service through Aug. 20, 2005 on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. To enhance this service, ITC is offering special round-trip airfares of $379 economy class and $945 first class plus taxes. For more information, contact Yoshi Ogawa at (877) 561-7975.
    Come enjoy tropical paradise at the Grand Opening of the Holiday Inn Express – Seward Harbor Hotel, Sept. 8, 2005, 5 – 7 p.m., 1412 Fourth Ave., Seward. Dress in your festive-wear and enjoy some great island fare.
    The Alaska Hospitality Alliance and the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce will bring nationally recognized speaker, Edward J. McMillan, CPA, CAE, to Anchorage for a special two-part seminar Sept. 21, 2005. “Embezzlement and Fraud Prevention,” will be held 8 a.m. – noon, and “Financial Management for Non-Profits,” will be held 1 – 4:30 p.m. Deadline for reservations is Sept. 19, 2005. Space is limited! Register online, or call (907) 272-1229.
    AAA Alaska announced that the Alyeska Prince Hotel and the Resort’s signature mountain top restaurant, the Seven Glaciers Restaurant and Lounge, have again received AAA Four Diamond honors. The Alyeska Prince Hotel is the only hotel in Alaska with the Four Diamond designation.
    Earl E. “Buddy” Whitt III has been promoted to Director of Catering at the Sheraton Anchorage Hotel. Buddy has been with the hotel since November 2004.

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