VALDEZ, Alaska — The first of eight inaugural balls for Alaska Gov. Bill Walker and Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott will be held Saturday evening in Valdez.
The Valdez Star reports the $50 tickets were sold out before the ball was announced, leaving some upset residents in the town where Walker got his political start as mayor in 1979.
So Walker will hold a free meet-and-greet event from 1-3 p.m. Saturday at Gilson Middle School.
Mallott’s travel schedule won’t allow him to attend the afternoon session, but he will in Valdez for the ball.
Other inaugural balls will be Jan. 10 in Juneau, Jan. 17 in Nome, Jan. 24 in Fairbanks, Jan. 31 in Anchorage, Feb. 6 in Wasilla, March 7 in Ketchikan, and one in Kenai, to be scheduled later.
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