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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Summer archaeology course gets students dirty learning
By CAITLIN SKVORC Frontiersman.com WASILLA — Make no bones about it — students learn more than how to dig for ancient
Southcentral Alaska chorus earns another region championship
Frontiersman.com WASILLA — Valley residents were among an a cappella women’s chorus that captured the Sweet Adelines International Region
People We Know: June 19, 2016
• Gabrielle Zaleski, a former Wasilla resident and graduate of Colony High School, has been selected as the 2016 Louisiana National
Career and Tech students engage in place-based, scientific learning in Central America
BY TIM LUNDT For the Frontiersman WASILLA — At the end of last month, 20 Mat-Su Career and Technical High
Antique Power Club to host annual convention during Colony Days
Steven Merritt WASILLA — To watch someone “light up” over something — whether over family, a pet, an outdoor adventure — is always
‘WE BOUGHT THE BUTTE!’
Caitlin Skvorc BUTTE — The top of Bodenburg Butte now belongs to the people of the Mat-Su Borough. Two years
Hudson Axyl McCabe
Hudson Axyl McCabe (Inupiaq name Akitnaaluk) was born at 11:51 a.m. on May 2, 2016 to Jennie Davey
Veterans’ motorcycle club still going strong after all these years
Caitlin Skvorc Editor's note: The following is the the fifth story in a yearlong "Digging in the
Former POW and wife share wartime memories
Caitlin Skvorc WASILLA — Neither getting shot down over the Italian Alps in World War II nor a stint in Vietnam
LIGHTING THE WAY: Summer light pole installation means a bright winter at GPRA
Steven Merritt GOVERNMENT PEAK — It is already shaping up to be a busy summer at the 8,000-acre Government
FINAL JUDGMENT: Superior court judge Eric Smith to retire in July
Brian O'Connor PALMER — It took Palmer Superior Court judge Eric Smith more than 30 seconds of mostly silent
BRIDGING THE YEARS: Local women celebrate decades of card playing, travel
Caitlin Skvorc LAZY MOUNTAIN — After doing their bidding in the Mat-Su for four decades, a group of local bridge-