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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Setnetters group donates ‘Silvers for Seniors’
PALMER — Carl Baker and the rest of the lunch bunch at the Palmer Senior Center enjoyed a meal of fresh
New book chronicles Joe, Vi Redington’slives, contributions to Alaska
BY ANDREW WELLNER Frontiersman WASILLA — Katie Mangelsdorf’s new biography of Joe Redington. Sr. started with a long pause. When
Top Dog
GCH CH Quiches Intrepid Captain Sully had a remarkable year in Alaska during 2011, earning Best of Breed at every
‘It Runs in the Family’ launches 36th VPA season lineup
WASILLA — Valley Performing Arts launches its 36th season with “It Runs In the Family,” which plays Sept. 9 to Oct.
DON’T MISS THIS
By GREG JOHNSON Frontiersman PALMER — The wait is nearly over. Come Thursday, Alaska State Fair fanatics will rush to the
Peek at the past
Here’s what made the news 12 years ago, from the Aug. 20, 1999, edition of the Mat-Su Valley
Doggie Day Picnic a treat for pets and owners
By GREG JOHNSON Frontiersman PALMER — For a few hours Saturday, it was a dog-meet-dog world for pets and
National Elks leader to tour Alaska
Grand Exalted Ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks David R. Carr will visit Alaska from Aug. 28
People We Know
• Wasilla resident Warren Harren, son of Suzanne Chapelle and Richard Harren, has enrolled at Saint John’s University, Collegeville, Minn.
Hall-Sawyer to marry
William “Tim” Hall of Palmer, originally from Waco, Texas, and Carrieann Sawyer of Palmer, originally from Hamilton, Ontario Canada, will
Emma Kathleen Johnson
Emma Kathleen Johnson was born at 11:12 p.m., Aug. 8, 2011, at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center to
NEW REFLECTIONS
BY ANDREW WELLNER Frontiersman PALMER — If you haven’t been out to Reflections Lake just off the Glenn Highway recently,