Sean Parnell July 2009, when Governor Palin resigned her position, Parnell became governor and finished the term of office. In 2010, Parnell won a four-year term as governor in his own right. In 2005, Parnell ran and won in the Republican primary to become lieutenant governor. Afterward, in the general election, he was paired with Sarah Palin as her running mate. In Alaska, the lieutenant governor candidates run separately from the governor candidates in the primary election race, but after the primaries, the nominees for governor and lieutenant governor run together as a slate. Palin and Parnell were elected with 48.33% of
Scouting in Alaska all of Alaska south of the 63 North. Camp Togowoods in Wasilla near Anchorage and Camp Singing Hills in Peters Creek whose only building burned down in July 2009. Scouting in Alaska Scouting in Alaska has a long history, from the 1920s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live. Alaska shares a communal Scout history, only being broken into smaller councils in the 1960s. Scouting came to Alaska in the 1920s, and the "Alaska Territorial Council" was created in the 1930s. There are two Boy Scouts of America local