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U.S. Post Office mail deadlines

U.S. Post Office deadline for First Class Mail is Monday. For Priority Mail, the deadline for delivery by Christmas Day is Dec. 21. For Express Mail, the deadline is Dec. 22.

Book signing in Palmer

Lee Fuller will be at Fireside Books in downtown Palmer today from 1 to 3 p.m. to sign copies of her book, “A Rocking Chair, a Wig, two Kids and a Husband.”

Santa Claus is coming to town

Wasilla’s Sportsman’s Warehouse, 1901 E. Parks Hwy., will host a Christmas with Santa event from noon to 5 p.m. today. Co-sponsors of the event include Devery Prince Allstate Agency and Valley Radio KMBQ 99.7.

The festival will feature free photos with Santa Claus from 1 to 5 p.m., local school choir performances singing Christmas Carols, an Iditarod dog sled team on exhibit, kids’ games and prize raffles. Santa will arrive via the LifeMed Alaska helicopter, and a free raffle will be held for rides on the helicopter as well.

Meta Rose Christmas Bazaar

Meta Rose Christmas Bazaar is open seven days a week through Dec. 24. Hours are Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. To add information about your holiday bazaar event, send e-mail to news@frontiersman.com.

Holiday shopping at Espresso Café

Do some holiday shopping while sipping your favorite coffee, from noon to 4 p.m., today at the Espresso Café, 1265 South Seward Meridian Parkway, across from Wal-Mart in Wasilla. Select from fiber art scarves, wire crochet jewelry and more. For more information, contact 746-1614.

Bouncing Bears opens on Bogard Road

Bouncing Bears has relocated to a larger building with two party rooms and a larger play area. The business started in 2007 in Palmer as a small 3,000-square-foot warehouse off the Palmer-Wasilla Highway. After six months, the business expanded into a 5,000-square-foot building. Bouncing Bears has since opened two locations in Anchorage. Most recently, the Valley location moved in November to a new 7,000-square-foot building. Call 376-5800 for location or more information about the business.

Borough employee elected an AAAO officer

Mat-Su Borough employee Idris Van Sant was re-elected secretary of the Alaska Association of Assessing Officers at the group’s annual membership meeting held in Juneau this last month. Idris is assessment records supervisor for the borough and has served with the AAAO as treasurer and secretary for many years. The AAAO is a professional organization that works throughout Alaska to promote and administer fair and equitable property tax rolls on an annual basis.

Palmer Nuclear receives accreditation

One American dies every 32 seconds of cardiovascular disease, disorders of the heart and blood vessels. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, costing more than $83.7 billion each year in health services, medications and lost work time due to disability.

Both the pump function and the blood flow of the heart are assessed during nuclear cardiology testing procedures. As a result, physicians are able to detect the presence of cardiovascular disease and may also discover important information regarding the occurrence of future heart attacks.

Locally, Palmer Nuclear has been granted accreditation by the International Commission for the Accreditation of Nuclear Medicine Laboratories (ICANL). Participation in the accreditation process is voluntary. Accreditation status signifies the facility has been reviewed by an independent agency that recognizes the laboratory’s commitment to quality testing for the diagnosis of heart disease.