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
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Growing spruce beetle populations spurs another officially recognized outbreak, hitting the Mat-Su Valley the hardest
By JACOB MANN Frontiersman.com WASILLA — Spruce beetles are only a quarter-inch long but in 2018, these tiny bugs
Wonder floral welcome to the Palmer Post Office
From a terrible display of weeds in the front planter for a welcome and several dead trees, no hanging plants,
What to do in Palmer with the visiting relatives
By Barbara Hunt Palmer Buzz It always happens this time of year. Our far flung cousins and friends from the
Disappointed with the landscaping at the Palmer Fred Meyer
By Martin Martinez Spectrum It’s not every day a new store gets built in Palmer, Alaska. So when Fred
Spruce bark beetles a danger to Alaskan spruce trees
by KATIE STARK Frontiersman.com WASILLA — The Mat-Su Valley – particularly Meadow Lakes and the Houston area – has been experiencing
Matanuska-Susitna College Connects with Roots, Literally
by TALIS COLBERG PALMER — On Wednesday, May 30, 2018 the Matanuska-Susitna College was re-connected with its roots. Two
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By JACOB MANN Frontiersman.com PALMER — It’s been one year since David Grunwald was murdered. His fellow teens, Erick
PALMER BUZZ: Wind things
By Barbara Hunt Palmer is famous for its mighty winds which grab vehicle doors and swing them back on their
2nd annual tree sale underway
Frontiersman.com MAT-SU — Wasilla Soil and Water Conservation District is hosting its second annual tree sale in celebration of
2013 Talkeetna Birch Festival is set
TALKEETNA — The three-day Talkeetna Birch Festival is planned this weekend. The Northern Susitna Institute event features hands-on workshops,
Deal properly with wind-damaged spruce
By Glen Holt Spectrum Thousands of trees blew down during last winter’s windstorms and heavy snows in the Interior
‘OneTree’ project seeks participants
Frontiersman.com Artists have until April 30 to apply to be part of a local OneTree effort organized by Valley