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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Glenn and Janet Jacob mark milestone anniversary
Glenn and Janet Jacob are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary from 2 to 4 p.m., June 19 at their
Birch Grove Farm sells everything ‘except the old man farmer and his wife’
By HEATHER A. RESZ Frontiersman WILLOW — Ted and Jean Berry have worked toward this day for months. And they’ve
Palmer students heading to Japan with a mission
BY ANDREW WELLNER Frontiersman PALMER — Just like they have in years past, Valley students will head to Japan next week.
2011 Colony Days Schedule
Friday • Shop hours, Quilt walkabout, various downtown merchants • 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Palmer Visitor Center and Museum • 11
Colony Days kicks off today
Colony Days this year is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., today through Sunday in downtown Palmer. The
People We Know
• Marcelle Foxley of Palmer was named to the honor roll for the 2011 spring semester at Montana State University. • Katherine
Festival promises something for everyone
By K.T. McKee Frontiersman PALMER — If you ever wanted to dunk your school principal, mayor or banker, now’s
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ROBERT DeBERRY/Frontiersman Valley resident James Jones crosses the boat’s wake as he mono-skis across Wasilla Lake Monday
Peek at the Past
Here’s what made the news years ago, from the June 5, 1991, edition of the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman.
Dean and Mazie Bunker mark 7 decades of marriage
Dean and Mazie Bunker will celebrate 70 years of marriage on June 28. The couple first met in Tompkins Center,
Move to turn new leaf for Nugen’s Ranch
By GREG JOHNSON Frontiersman POINT MacKENZIE — A three-decade collaboration between a unique Valley nonprofit and the business community is
Author contemplates victory and defeat
By KAYLENE JOHNSON Book Review Tori Murden McClure is the first woman to row alone across an expanse that makes