Monday, October 17, 2005

Winter is Here for District 11

Santa Claus House is open year-round. You can buy letters from Santa for your kids or grandkids and it is one of the largest gift stores in Alaska. The family owned business is managed by former Senator Mike Miller of North Pole.


It is winter
in
North Pole, Alaska
To the left the largest Santa Claus is garbed with snow and to the right Santa Claus House is decorated with snow.
North Pole, Alaska is situated right in the heart of District 11. The following are winter scenes from our District.

This is a shot of the sky at 8:00 a.m. in mid-October heading east on Badger Road to North Pole. Winter has arrived and is here to stay. This weekend there were lots of cars in the ditches. It seems every year people have to learn to drive on snow and ice all over again. Most of the vehicles are four-wheel-drive rigs that think they have an advantage on ice; not true.

The snow is here to stay. The Santa Claus Lane overpass turn off is now covered with snow. There have already been several wrecks in the North Pole-Badger Road area, so please drive carefully.









Mid-October western skies at dusk on Copper Street off Dennis Road. A snow pack forms on local roads for winter travel.





The sun reflects light rays through the clouds off Bradway Road in the mid-September sky.

New homes are still under construction even after the snow has hit the ground. North Pole is growing. This new subdivision is close to North Pole HIgh School.

The Flint Hills Refinery can be seen in the background behind North Pole High School. The 2004 NPHS Varsity Football team won the Railbelt Championship. Go Patriots!!


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