In an effort to make sense of the conflicting information out there in Internet-land, I finally got hold of “Daphne DoAll LaChores,” the owner of the float and Ken Butner, the owner of the garage that was destroyed in the fire. First, here’s the background in the story I did about it earlier this month. [...]

Early Friday morning, the Butner family awoke to discover their detached garage in flames…and the fire was spreading to their home.  The family got out safely and thanks to the Anchorage Fire Department, most of the home was saved…though damaged.  However, the Pride Float for The Imperial Court of All Alaska (ICOAA) that the Butners had housed and helped create for many years was completely [...]