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The Arctic Bicycle Club's 24-hour race started at noon Saturday, June 27, 2009 at Kepler-Bradley State Recreation Area. Solo riders and teams competed in 12 and 24-hour races.
State of Alaska Transportation and Public Facilities is looking to give the Peters Creek Bridge to someone willing to move, maintain and assume liability for it.
Enjoy the heat, but no burn piles - 7/7/2009 10:16 am
Hot and Hazy - 7/6/2009 1:35 pm
Glenn Highway accident makes for close call - 7/1/2009 11:56 am
Palmer Council agrees to idea of removing tracks - 7/1/2009 10:39 am
Valley Hospital Association elects new board members - 6/24/2009 1:29 pm
Palmer couplet meeting scheduled at Depot - 6/22/2009 3:40 pm
Palmer Council to weigh request to remove tracks - 6/22/2009 3:18 pm
Main drag in Palmer closed for water line repairs - 6/18/2009 4:56 pm
School board member hospitalized, meeting postponed - 6/18/2009 12:31 pm
Utility board fires general manager - 6/16/2009 3:57 pm
Wasilla city council approves Teamster contract - 6/12/2009 11:14 am
Fired MEA employees sue - 6/11/2009 7:54 pm
Two elected to MTA board - 6/11/2009 7:05 pm
Missing man found - at home in Wasilla - 6/11/2009 5:25 pm
75-year-old Wasilla man missing in Montana - 6/11/2009 12:03 pm
Teens rescued from vehicle stranded in Mat River - 6/10/2009 4:21 pm
Big Lake teen in motorcycle collision identified - 6/4/2009 5:54 pm
Borough mayor candidate slapped with 25 animal citations - 6/2/2009 6:46 pm
Big Lake teen injured in collision - 6/2/2009 2:09 pm
Wasilla Chamber elects new board, opens meetings - 5/29/2009 3:02 pm
Houston shooting brings charge of attempted murder - 5/28/2009 11:23 am
Rain douses Mat-Su fire danger, prompts lifting of burn restrictions - 5/27/2009 1:40 pm
Posted: January 5, 2009 - 3:12 pm
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The only active marching band in Alaska is going to Washington, D.C.
The Colony High School band plans to play “Thriller” and “Travelin' Band” for millions at the Presidential Inauguration Parade Jan. 20 – even though they’re still $6,000 to $10,000 short in travel funds.
“We’re too far along to let it fall apart now,” said band director Jamin Burton.
The band hopes to make up the difference through fundraisers and donations before they leave Jan. 17 for the festivities surrounding Pres.-Elect Barack Obama’s inauguration, Burton said. They plan to hold a spaghetti feed and silent auction from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Palmer Elk's Lodge.
The Mat-Su Borough School Board turned down the band’s $25,000 request last month. Burton, instead, is relying on donations from local businesses and individuals that have so far pledged more than $40,000.
If the band is still short the $67,000 they need, backers including Burton will make up the difference, he said.
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