Anchor Point, Alaska

• Defendants to enter change of plea
  

  Stephen Ray Dilley II, 32, and Jonathon Michael Miller, 29, were originally scheduled for trial on March 22 for their part in the Nov.

• Snow-weary residents dig out
  

  A snowblower clears snow from the middle of Pioneer Avenue on the morning of March 9 during a blizzard.

• Pioneer Profiles: Betty and Ralph Miller
  

  Ralph and Betty Miller in their 1951 wedding photo. Family ties brought Betty and Ralph Miller up to Alaska.

• 2010 March 03
  

  Angoon Senator Albert Kookesh, a Democrat, has been slapped with a state ethics violation over comments he made in January at a Craig city council meeting.

• Anchor Point residents search for answers
  

  Anchor Point resident Ken Berglund speaks at a community meeting Monday night at the Anchor Point Senior Center.

• Vigilantes should be legal. Case in point. My next door neighbor is
  

  HOMER TRIBUNE/Sean Pearson - Anchor Point resident R.J. Austin believes people need to take care of each other.

• Homer's Best Bets
  

  Alice Krivitsky of Homer, Pam Ventgen of Anchorage and Eileen Wythe of Homer display a quilt made from a "mystery" design created by Ventgen for the Kenai Peninsula Quilting Guild Retreat held at Land's End Feb.

• Third generation Osmar wins Junior Iditarod
  

  Nikiski's Merissa Osmar, the 15-year-old granddaugher of 1984 Iditarod champion Dean Osmar and daughter of Tim Osmar, captured the Junior Iditarod chamiponship today in Willow.

• Readers and a lawmaker write about lobbyists and free lunches
  

  Hey! I've got an idea! Why don't we give our legislators a per diem allowance so they can buy their own darned meals.

• Anchor Point ready to 'Rondi'
  

  The Anchor Point Chamber of Commerce is throwing open the doors on the Kenai Peninsula's most westerly community and welcoming guests to the annual Snow Rondi, organized this year around the theme "2010 - Let's Rondi Again." Delilah Harris of Homer pushes to a fifth-place finish in snowmachine race for five-year-olds sponsored by Snomads Sunday ...

• Representative Seatona s February 22, 2010 Newsletter
  

  Volume 87 Contact Information - " 465-2689 Toll Free: 665-2689 Fax: 235-4008 Website: http://www.RepPaulSeaton.com Email: Rep.Paul.Seaton@Legis.state.ak.us *****Coming Home: I am looking forward to traveling back to the district on March 3rd - " 7th.

• Vigilante is not a bad word. The fact is that the police has
  

  Vigilantism isn't a word or concept you hear much about these days. When you do hear it, it is often used in a relatively negative way, often involving violence and desperate measures to "take the law into one's own hands." The idea of common citizens making an arrest or taking matters into their own hands used to be - in a less complicated ...

• Anchor Point vigilantes nab suspects in burglaries
  

  INVESTIGATION: Troopers look into forcible citizens arrests of two. Published: February 18th, 2010 11:01 PM Last Modified: February 18th, 2010 11:01 PM Alaska State Troopers are investigating the actions of a pair of vigilantes alleged to have made forcible citizens arrests of two young fugitives accused in a series of burglaries in the Anchor ...

• Citizens capture young fugitives
  

  By Sean Pearson Homer Tribune Almost two months to the day from when Chaunce Hoxie and his 15-year-old runaway girlfriend took to the woods near Anchor Point and began burglarizing cabins, frustrated residents in the area finally tracked the two down on the beach Monday and detained them until Alaska State Troopers arrived.

• Better than the movies: a Homer-style love story
  

  On sea deployment this Valentine's Day on the U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tender Hickory, Petty Officer Third Class Mark Denton won't be spending Sunday with his sweetheart, Heather Burke.

• Anchor Point man charged in car theft
  

  Alaska State Troopers last week charged an Anchor Point man with auto theft after the man's father passed on a tip that his son had a stolen truck.

• Sterling Highway faces potential threat from eroding bluffs
  

  Just a few miles north of Anchor Point, the portion of bluff forming a shoulder to the Sterling Highway has fallen piece by piece to the scoured bluff below, prompting concern that this portion of the Kenai Peninsula could lose its road out.

• Rep. Seaton's February 1, 2010 Newsletter
  

  February 1, 2010 Second Session of 26th Alaska Legislature From the desk of Rep.

• Community awards presented at Anchor Point
  

  Left to right: Milli Martin, Golden Deed award winner; NAME NAME of Anchor Point Supply, business of the year; Rochelle Thurmond of Thurmond's Automotive, Christmas lighting for a business; Bob Craig of Anchor Point Volunteer Fire Department, Christmas lighting for a nonprofit; Geri Eskelson, employee fo the year; Vi Hall, senior citizen of the ...

City Description

Anchor Point is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2000 census the population was 1,845. Anchor Point is the westernmost point in the North American highway system. The name Anchor Point comes from a legend that when James Cook discovered the area, he lost an anchor. Settlers came beginning in the early 1900s. The Anchor Point Public Library has one employee and its collection includes approximately 12,600 items. There is also a kindergarten through eighth grade school located off the main highway. Anchor Point is located at 59°46′39″N 151°46′13″W / 59.7775°N 151.77028°W / 59.7775; -151.77028 (59.777468, -151.770220). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 90.9 square miles (235.4 km²), of which, 90.8 square miles (235.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (0.13%) is water. A large portion of the Anchor Point economy relies on the Anchor River. Tourists come to fish the river during salmon runs in the summer. The river is also a source of coal. Along the coast, there are good spots for clam-digging as well, which also draws tourists. The town is also the

City Contained By:

• Alaska
• Kenai Peninsula Borough
• United States of America

Timezones:

• Alaska Time Zone

Size:

• 235.42991923 km squared

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