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Achorage Police Say Kids Are Being Targeted For Abduction Attempt

There is a young man in Anchorage who is trying to abduct shool age  children while they are making their way to school. So far, he has attempted three times to abduct girls between the ages of 10-11. According to ADN.com, he hit the girls, at different times and places, then offered them a ride to the hospital or home.

Fortunately, all three girls escaped and told an adult. The Anchorage Police Department (APD) is working hard to find this CREEP.  REad more at ADN.com

When I get home, I know what I'll be talking to my kids about.  Stranger=Danger, this sounds harsh but unfortunately, it's the reality that we have to live with today.

Suggestions for ensuring your kids get to school safely:

-If your child walks to school or the bus stop, Form a Walking Group with at least 5-10 kids. Teach the kids the dangers of talking or going w/ strangers and how to get scream for help if someone does approach them.

-Take turns walking the kids to and from school. Get a group of 5 parents together and form and take turns walking the kids to school.

-Make sure kids are wearing bright colored clothing and put a light reflector on their back packs/coats. It's still dark when the kids are making their way to school and this helps drivers keep clear of the children.

-Form a neighborhood watch group.

Any other suggestions?

Anchorage Ice Carving Event. Looking for a fun, family outing in Anchorage? Friday, January 8, is the start of the annual Anchorage Ice Carving event. Teams of ice carvers from Anchorage and Fairbanks create beautiful ice carvings made of "arctic diamond ice" from Fairbanks.

 The event, hosted by the Anchorage Downtown Partnership, begins on January 8th at 9:00am and ends Sunday, January 10th at 4:00pm. The 2009 Crystal Gallery of Ice Carving Competition will take place at the town square in Anchorage. Come join in on the fun and watch as the ice carvers compete for a cash prize. Don't forget your ice skates!!!

Anchorage Recycling Center resumes Plastic Bag and Film Recycling

Exciting News!

Plastic bag and film recycling resumes at the Anchorage Recycling Center The Anchorage Recycling Center will again be taking plastic bags and film for recycling at their community drop off center off Dowling Road. Please be advised that plastic bags are not accepted in Alaska Waste’s curbside recycling program. The bags get tangled in equipment during the sorting process. If you have questions, please email recycling@akwaste.com.

Important Phone Numbers for Home Buyers and Sellers:

Enstar Natural Gas Company: 907-277-5551

Chugach Electric: 907-563-7366

ML&P Electric: 907-279-7671

Anchorage Water and Waste Water Utility: 907-564-2700

Alaska Waste: 907-563-3717

GCI Cable, Internet, and Phone Services: 907-265-5400

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Anchorage Hillside

The Anchorage Hillside is a very desireable area in Anchorage as far as home sales go. Many of the homes on the hillside are upper end homes, in the higher price ranges.

The Anchorage Hillside is elevated so homes there, often have the best views. From many hillside homes, you can see the inlet, the sleeping lady mountain. With the mountains to the east and the ocean to the West, what more can a person ask for, right?

With all its beauty and prestige, living on the Anchorage Hillside is definitely not for everyone. Just like anywhere else, there are pros and cons to living on the hillside.

Pros:

• INCREDIBLE views particularly the winter sunrises and sunsets
• Abundant wildlife in your own yard. Moose, birds, eagles, squirrels, fox, etc....
  
• Privacy and usually larger lots.
  
• Close access to Chugach trailheads.
  
• During inversions in winter, can actually be warmer up on the hill than down in the bowl.

Cons:

• Often times, Higher prices.
• With the higher prices come higher property tax bills.
• Snow comes a couple weeks earlier and lasts a couple weeks longer.
• Studded tires a must. 

• Heavy winds, especially in the winter, can get up to 75mph or more.

Call Vanna for all your ANCHORAGE REAL ESTATE needs 907-720-HOME(4663)

Wildlife in Anchorage

Living in Anchorage has many perks. One of the best things about living in Anchorage is the wildlife that we live amongst.  =) Our moose friends tend to come down from their homes in the mountains in the winter when they can't find food in their natural habitat.

See our Christmas Moose!  He was munching on apples from our crabapple tree Christmas morning, walked around our house and then fell asleep on our lawn for most of the afternoon.

Keller Williams Ranked #1
Two Times in One Week

Anchorage Real Estate

In one fantastic week, Keller Williams Realty was named #1 by two different surveys. In one report done by Entrepreneur Magazine, Keller Williams ranked as the #1 Real Estate Franchise and a 2009 Swanepoel Survey ranked Keller Williams as the most recognizable Real Estate Franchise!

This is exciting news for Anchorage Real Estate. Keller Williams is fairly new in the state of Alaska. Keller Williams started in Anchorage a little over three years ago and already, Keller Williams is #2 as far as market share. Keller Williams, in its short time in Alaska, has attracted more top agents than any other Real Estate brokerage. The reason for this is because, it's a different type of Real Estate Company. Keller Williams offers its agents phenomenal First Class Training, true profit sharing (yes, the owners share some of their profit with their agents), and an unlimited amount of support from management and top agents.

Thinking of buying or selling a home? Contact a Keller Williams Agent today.

Anchorage Real Estate Statistics

Below you will find data of the activity in the Anchorage real estate market up to December 22, 2009. See below for total Real Estate Activity in the Anchorage Area. The First Total Market Overview Report below is based on Single Family Homes in Anchorage. It shows that the average days on market of all single family homes that have SOLD in Anchorage is around 66 days and the average sales price of SOLD homes in the Anchorage Real Estate Market is $320,236. 

The Second Market Report below is based on Condominiums in the Anchorage Real Estate Market. A quick overview shows that the average sales price of Sold condominiums is $195,018 and the average days on market of SOLD condos is 95 days. 

Power Failure in the Anchorage Airport caused control towers to black out. Fortunately, air traffic was light and there were no accidents. This occurred during the early morning on Sunday. The power failures included two back up systems.

What a dangerous situation for all involved. I can't imagine what the air traffic controllers and pilots were thinking.  FAA regional administrator said that the situation was handled safely and would have been handled safely, even with more traffic activity. The air traffic controlling would have been handed over to the Elmendorf Air Traffic Tower off Boniface. Thank goodness for back up!

Winter Solstice is a very significant day in Alaska. After experiencing so much darkness, Alaskan welcome the solstice. Starting on the day of Winter Solstice, daylight will increase by small increments until we hit the Alaskan summer, full of sun and barely any darkness. =)

According to ADN.com, "The solstice is the day in which the earth appears to stand still and then shifts direction in its elliptical orbit of the sun. By Jan. 1, Anchorage will get 12 more minutes of daylight. University of Alaska astronomer Travis Rector says that at this time of year, the sun moves north in the sky, and it is also moving to the east. As a result, that means it will rise later and set later."