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Page 2 Wed. Sept. 16: Closing down the garden
The sun was warm this weekend, but winter is coming. People are putting their gardens to bed. And gardeners hope we do not have…
Page 2 Tue. Sept. 15: Palmer’s Keeper of Stories
The museum in Wasilla quietly dropped the name Dorothy Page from its sign in 2016. Page is known as the Mother of the Iditarod.…
Page 2 Mon. Sept. 14: Palmer Airport Update
There’s more to the Palmer Municipal Airport than meets the eye. Just ask Airport Superintendent John Diumenti. One item is the Palmer Municipal Golf…
Page 2 Thu. Sept. 10: The Fair’s Over, Now What?
Wow! That was an amazing three weeks of the State Fair. Well done to all involved! The drone show was extraordinary. We look forward…
Page 2 Wed. Sept. 9: The Alpine Historical Park in Sutton
The Alpine Historical Park in Sutton is a treasure. History is not sealed behind glass. It is out in the weather. There are log…
Page 2 Tue. Sept. 8: A Legacy Built Note By Note: The Mat-Su Youth Orchestra
You’ll hear it before you see it if you happen by the music room at Iditarod Elementary on a Monday night. Bows rosin up.…
Page 2 Mon. Sept 7: Update from Palmer City Manager Kolby Zerkel
Palmer is moving into fall with several projects underway according to City Manager Kolby Zerkel. She completed her annual performance review at the last…
Page 2 Fri. Sept 4: Big Lake Elementary Librarian is MSBSD Employee Of The Month
Picture a school library. About a dozen wide-eyed kids are gathered in a circle. They are listening to their librarian read aloud. That is…
Page 2 Thu. Sept 3: Labor Day Weekend Happenings
Fall has fallen and the termination dust is real. The good life continues on in the Greater Palmer Metroplex and beyond. This Labor Day…
Page 2 Tues. Sept. 1: Early frost, early tomato harvest
The temperatures were in the high sixties in Chickaloon on Sunday when Kendra Zamzow’s neighbor walked by. She warned Kendra that three of six…