WASILLA — During the school's 2024 graduation ceremony Thursday night at the Menard Center, Wasilla High School principal Jason Marvel addressed the graduates and said that he wanted to take a moment to brag about them for their various achievements.
WASILLA — During the school's 2024 graduation ceremony Thursday night at the Menard Center, Wasilla High School principal Jason Marvel addressed the graduates and said that he wanted to take a moment to brag about them for their various achievements.
State legislators ended their 2024 legislative session more or less on schedule with the state Senate adjourning a few minutes before a midnight deadline for adjournment with the House continuing to work on bills for a short time.
Palmer High School counselor and keynote speaker Benjamin Tichenor drew a variety of inspiration as he addressed more than 120 graduates during Palmer’s 2024 commencement ceremony Tuesday evening on Machetanz Field.
I’ve been hearing of good catches of nice-sized holdover rainbow trout being caught from some of the Palmer-Wasilla core area lakes recently. From Kepler Lake, in particular, I heard of some trout over 20 inches being taken. Although Kepler has been known for producing fish of this size in t…
Amid the anticipation and excitement of their graduation later in the day, two graduating seniors from Houston High School signed National Letters of Intent on May 13, 2024.
This has been an active week compared to the previous six months of winter. With the daytime temperatures up as high as the mid-60’s, with sunshine and light breezes, the snow disappeared quickly. The bare ground around my unfinished storage building revealed all the stuff I didn’t get under…
When I wrote last week’s fishing column only a few Mat-Su Valley lakes were ice-free and fishable, with Junction and Lucille Lake the only locations I knew that people had already been out in boats. Even before the weekend, however, additional lakes in the Kepler - Bradley system, including …
A little upstart bookstore in Wasilla recently celebrated a milestone, celebrating six years in business. Black Birch Books recently celebrated not only their anniversary, but also being named Small Business of the Year by the Wasilla Chamber of Commerce.
PALMER — Palmer Fire and Rescue celebrated the arrival of a new fire engine with an Engine Push In ceremony held at Station 3-1 in downtown Palmer Saturday, May 4.
During a regularly scheduled assembly, students at Colony High School in Palmer were gathered in the gymnasium for the annual “Step Up Step Down” assembly to welcome incoming 8th grade students from Teeland Elementary and say farewell to graduating seniors, and also say goodbye to a few belo…
On May 6, 2024, First Lady Rose Dunleavy congratulated seven Alaskans at the First Lady’s Volunteer Award ceremonial luncheon at the Governor’s Residence in Juneau, Alaska.
A local nonprofit that helps vulnerable adults access social and health-care needs is quietly humming along in the Mat-Su. The High Utilizer Mat-Su program, or HUMS, assists community members with a variety of services, all with the goal of reducing emergency department visits and making li…
The Palmer street sweepers have been out in full force and now it is the time for Palmer humans to get on board. This is the time for picking up trash. It may not be your personal trash but it is our community. And the great winds in Palmer are nonselective. So regardless of “whose” trash it…
Pussy Willows are bloomed out on the flatlands and have yet to bud on the mountainside. This is part of the dichotomy of Pussy Willows. They sort of symbolize the duplicity of the seasons. Hard and soft; Cold and Warm; Dark and light. The long slender stems of the woody willow are covered wi…
