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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Community comes together for holiday events
By MARY LOCKMAN WASILLA — Wasilla continues its quarter-century-old festive Christmas tradition with the annual Christmas Friendship Dinner, held
Big fun for a good cause
By CHRIS FORD TALKEETNA — A record was set for funds raised in the 2016 Talkeetna Bachelor Society’s (TBS) annual
The little church that could
By MATT HICKMAN PALMER — Fourteen years ago, Trinity Lutheran Church, which, 14 years earlier had been established as a community
Helping hands: GCCC inmates contribute to Mat-Su Special Santa program
WASILLA — The Mat-Su Special Santa Program started in 1997 with 90 children receiving gifts. Last Christmas the program brought
Women in the wild: 35th annual event lights up Talkeetna this weekend
By CHRIS FORD TALKEETNA —Many an Alaskan guide has quipped, “What does an Alaskan man want?” followed by the punchline,
Mat-Su Midshipmen port at home for Thanksgiving
By MATT HICKMAN WASILLA — Like many college kids, Natalie Lautrup and Kara Butler came home for Thanksgiving week. But for
Raising little people: Moms of kids with dwarfism advocate embracing differences
By MARY LOCKMAN WASILLA — Two days before the start of 2015, Jessica Weber went in for her scheduled C-section
The touch of Arctic Paws
By MARY LOCKMAN PALMER — At four months old, Smiley, a chocolate labradoodle with green eyes, is still a puppy. But
The ‘Warrior Wild West’
By CAITLIN SKVORC SUTTON — Last weekend’s Moose Creek Fire didn’t stop local veterans and equine-assisted therapists from
To Adak and back...again
By CAITLIN SKVORC Frontiersman.com WASILLA — An antiques dealer never knows what he might find when the right connections are
‘Everything It Takes’
By CAITLIN SKVORC WILLOW — Musher Mary Helwig said she isn’t racing the Iditarod this year, but her rookie run
Clothing for a cause
By CAITLIN SKVORC Frontiersman.com KNIK — There’s a unique fashion trend sweeping the nation, and some local moms are