i want to move to Healy,alaska!!!need info on town of healy!!! (Anchorage: rental)

[cottrellfamily]

Hello all.....My husband and I are hoping to move to healy alaska. were a young couple with 2 small children(2 and 4). i have been searching on the net but have come up wil nil for rentals in healy. i need to know where to fing this information ..i have contacted the chamberor commerce and they gave me lil info so far. i would really like to meet soem people from healy...penpal sorta thing yeah know .. were not planing on moving til june 08 but i'm a person who likes to know what i'm dealing with a head of time and have my plans all ready yeha know. if you know anything, site or someone i can speak with please contact me ..... my yahoo messy id is simplyme_kira leave a message if i'm not on i will get back to you or you can email me there too ... i'm in need of this info

thank you

heidi

[mal_flisk]

Healy is located in Denali Nat'l Park, on the highway between Anchorage and Fairbanks. It is about an hour-an hour and a half from Fairbanks. Employment is available at the Uisibelli Mine and at Clear AFB (small aux field). Some summer tourism work available. Interior weather is cold in winter and warm in summer. Have only passed through. Can't tell you much more.

[cottrellfamily]

yes i have all that kind of information... what i'm looking for is where or who i can contact for rentals. i have spoke with the school and chamber of commerce too. teh town don't have a local paper and they basicly trave to fairbanks for all the immedite shopping needs(once a month i guess). i need to find locals.. someone who i can talk to who lives there and can get me contact information. do you know anything along those lines?

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heidi

[warptman]

ooh oooh, I know that its small.

[mal_flisk]

Sorry, no info beyond what I gave you.

[Arcticthaw]

An idea you might try is go to Fairbanks Daily News-Miner They usually have a section in the paper covering the outlying areas and you may get a contact off that. Also Dermet Cole who is the lead columnist, might be a source. If nothing else he may put a blurb in one of his columns. He is read by quite a few folks and some one may contact you.

This is a pretty small place, if your going to work for one of the major employers ask them for information. May be something on the bullitin board.

[Metlakatla]

I've never lived in Healy but I have lived close by.

You need to think outside the box to find a place. Maybe put an ad in the Fairbanks Miner and on Craig's List. There aren't any companies that handle rentals like in the lower 48. Be proactive and you'll probably have some luck.

[Marty Van Diest]

Healy is the type of place where you are going to find your rental by talking to a waitress at the local restraunt, looking at notices on the bulletin board at the gas station and post office.

There are a lot more rentals available in the winter than in the summer.

How is it that your know you want to live in Healy?

[cottrellfamily]

thank you all for the information!! i will do what you have all suggested...oh and the answer to your question marty....... i Know i want to move to healy for a couple of reasons..... my husband is hoping to get a civy job at the denali park... theres a job posting right now thats the perfect job but can't apply yet cuz he don't graduate college till may....healy is the closest town to the park and when i talked to the chamber of commerce (neil) ,, told me that healy was a better place to raise kids that cantwell. helay is 15 minutes and cantwell is 30 ... you add weather to them and who know if you'll make to work..lol... anyways i'm from a small town and i like small towns... i was told rents higher there but if i cna't find a place i guess i will have to look at mckinney and cantwell huh..lol... i am hope to find some people online from some of the surrounding towns. i will try craigs list and see if i can't get an add in the paper. well anyways wish me luck all and i will keep you posted.
PS to tell you the truth i will move anywhere in alska if i can get my hubby a job...i have always wanted to live there and the further i get from my inlaws the better ..lol..j/k i think Alaska is the most beautiful place in the world and i plan to live in it!!!
thank you all again

[earls]

The bst time to get here are Februry loosers of quest race wil hav muts avalbel