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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4x4 FOR LIFE
By GREG JOHNSON Frontiersman WASILLA — Big tires, big hills, big boulders and big food are part of an equation that
GROWING CONCERN
BY GREG JOHNSON Frontiersman MAT-SU — Three-quarters of a century after colonization, the Matanuska Valley is still a growing
REUNION TIME
BY GREG JOHNSON Frontiersman MAT-SU — They were the outcasts, the bad seeds, the teens nobody wanted to deal with.
Food, fun and memories
BY T.C. MITCHELL Frontiersman PALMER — The drone of old farm tractors couldn’t cover the sound of the fingernail-
PEEK AT THE PAST: June 15, 1972
Here’s what made news in the Mat-Su 38 years ago, from the June 15, 1972, issue of The
PICTURING THE PAST
BY GREG JOHNSON Frontiersman Editor’s note: This year marks the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Depression Era
Colony barns frame artist’s view of home
By Suzanne Bach Art Scene “Barns are not just for cows and chickens; they are for artists to paint.” Shane
GREEN ENVY
By GREG JOHNSON Frontiersman SETTLERS BAY — Everybody loves a luscious lawn. There are few things as satisfying as enjoying an
PEEK AT THE PAST: June 7, 1962
Here’s what made news in the Mat-Su 48 years ago, from the June 7, 1962, issue of The
IT’S SEW RIGHT
BY GREG JOHNSON Frontiersman PALMER — Many Valley Quilters Guild members think of Sew for Service Day as their annual Quiltstock,
ALIVE AT 75
BY GREG JOHNSON Frontiersman Editor’s note: This year marks the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Depression Era
ROLL CALL
BY GREG JOHNSON Frontiersman WASILLA — Since the days of the Colonists, military veterans have earned respect and admiration from their