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Animal Cruelty Charged

One of the dogs seized by Matanuska Susitna Borough Animal Control from Willow Dog breeder Frank Rich in a kennel at the animal care facility on Tuesday January 11, 2011. Rich was charged with 50 counts of animal cruelty at his arraignment in Palmer.

Dogs seized by Matanuska Susitna Borough Animal Control from Willow Dog breeder Frank Rich.

Colony Christmas

Christmas lights and decorations are up in Palmer, AK on Thursday December 9, 2010 as the town gets ready to celebrate Colony Christmas. The festival kicks of Friday and runs through Sunday. Colony Christmas features hay rides, a bon fire, art exhibits, a ball, a lights parade and numerous other activities. Jim Brown created the light rope moose driving the train.

Christmas lights and decorations are up in Palmer, AK for Colony Christmas.

Sandhill Cranes

Sandhill Cranes at the Matanuska Experiment Station on Saturday August 22, 2009. The cranes have up to a 7 foot wing span and are among the tallest birds in the world. They gather into flocks for the migration south.

PJMS raising funds to visit DC, New York City - 1/27/2010 5:55 pm

Samuels to speak at Lincoln Luncheon - 1/27/2010 4:54 pm

Wasilla teen honored on Tournament of Roses float - 12/31/2009 3:50 pm

Local author signing copies of a Valley-based mystery - 12/18/2009 5:30 pm

Dad's quick decision may have saved son - 12/18/2009 12:49 pm

Request line open - 12/17/2009 3:58 pm

Free H1N1 shots available now - 12/17/2009 11:24 am

Training event in Hatcher Pass this weekend - 12/9/2009 6:30 pm

H1N1 help

Looking for an H1N1 shot for someone in a "high priority" group? There will be a vaccine clinic Thursday at Mat-Su College from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. The clinic is for priority groups: pregnant women; youth ages 6 months to 24 years; health care/medical workers; caregivers for children under six months; and people aged 25-64 with higher risk of complications from the flu, according to the Mat-Su Borough. The entrance to the college is located off Mile 2 Trunk Road. The clinic is a joint effort of the borough, the state Department of Health and Social Services and the college.

The Mat-Su Borough School District will hold a separate clinic for students Saturday from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Colony High School. The clinic last week provided a reported 1,200 vaccines, the borough said.

The Borough is also expecting to hold a vaccine clinic Dec. 17 at the Menard Sports Center. Planning has begun for a small clinic in Willow and a clinic in Talkeetna. Local health care providers also have the H1N1 vaccine.

The Borough has a hotline for vaccine clinic updates: 761-3700. The Borough preparedness page is also under Info on the homepage www.matsugov.us.

For more information about H1N1, go to the federal Web site at www.pandemicflu.gov.

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