Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
James Marion Herndon was born on Jan. 25, 1947, in Bethany, Missouri. Jim’s 70-year journey came to an
Dec. 24, 1923 – Sept. 13, 2017 Her adventure began on the prairie in Clatonia, Nebraska, and ended in the shadow
John C. Pearson, age 48, of Palmer, Alaska, went home to heaven on July 10, 2017, after a long battle
By Tom Anderson A new tax is set to take effect in 2020 that will increase the cost of health
Charlene Sue Harris, 25, of Anchorage left us way too early in life. She got off work in Fairbanks and
Wasilla resident Allen Herbert Samuel Tyler, 85, passed away June 26, 2017, at Providence Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska. Al
Talphis Thomas English (Ted) passed away peacefully Aug.8, 2017, in Willow Alaska with his wife Paula by his side.
Thomas (Tom) Tolson from Wasilla passed away unexpectedly but peacefully at his cabin on Aug. 3, 2017. He was surrounded
John K. Echternacht, Senior Master Sergeant Retired, left this world on August 1, 2017, with his wife, Wanda Jeanne and
Longtime Alaska resident William R. Gregory passed away peacefully at his home on July 11, 2017, at the age of
Barbara Lucille Ash Judd, age 79, passed away at her Wasilla home after returning from 11 months of hospitalization in
Longtime Valley resident, Leonard Stephen Backlin, 71, passed away in the loving arms of his wife on July 21, 2017,