I wanted to continue my Alaska posts and have been doing them in order of our trip but chose to share this picture with you now. This is a picture of of me in front of the Alaskan oil pipeline just north of Fairbanks.There is also a sign there in front of the pipeline. This pipeline runs from the
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06/25/2009
Carousel Realty and Security Bank in Dyersburg,Tennessee have teamed up to offer a free "first time" home buyer seminar. This seminar will be held Monday June 29th, 2009 from 5-9pm at the Security Bank Newbern branch at 602 W. Main in Newbern,Tennessee. We will offer refreshments, door prizes and
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06/24/2009
My wife, two daughters and myself just went to Fort Payne, Alabama with our church youth group. We carried all the props, materials, etc. and hosted a vacation bible school at a church that just built a new auditorium. The regular attendance is only about 100 so when 35 of us showed up we almost
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06/24/2009
Yesterday I had the opportunity to interview David Hayes who is the president of Security Bank in Dyersburg,Tennessee. I sent David a list of questions some time ago and had the opportunity yesterday to sit down with him for lunch and a discussion about our local and national economy. In my opini
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06/19/2009
Up until my recent vacation to Alaska 3 weeks ago, I spent a lot of time on Activerain. After returning from a 2 weeks vacation, I cannot get caught up. Our market here in Dyersburg is picking up a little but most of my time is spent now with rentals. Many who are moving into the area for jobs ei
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06/19/2009
Our final destination for our ship was Whittier,Alaska. Down below you will see a map of Alaska, a picture of our ship(Island Princess), some pictures taken from the train including several of Mt.McKinley.One of the pictures of Mt McKinley was taken from Talkeetna,Alaska(30 miles from the mountai
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06/08/2009
After leaving Skagway we sailed to Glacier Bay National Park. All of this cruising so far was in the inside passage.Just above is a map of the inside passage. Let me say of all the cruise destinations, Glacier Bay followed by College Fjord were my favorites. Down below you will find pictures and
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06/04/2009
After sailing from Juneau(capital of Alaska) we headed to Skagway,Alaska. This is where we rode the White Pass and Yukon Railroad. This was built in 1898 during the Klondike gold rush. The tracks are more narrow than normal and some of the drop-offs very scary beside the train. We enjoyed the tra
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06/04/2009
After leaving Ketichikan we sailed to Juneau, Alaska. This is the capital of Alaska. We really enjoyed Juneau but did not get to see Sarah Palin. She was in town the day before. She has a governor's mansion in Juneau but she really does not stay there very much. This upsets many there in Alaska.
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06/02/2009