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Veteran Lloyd Smith will be at the Palmer Fred Meyer store beginning at 10 a.m.,...

Veteran Lloyd Smith will be at the Palmer Fred Meyer store beginning at 10 a.m., Saturday distributing poppies made by disabled veterans in honor of Memorial Day.

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Author Jeff Babcock will sign copies of his book “Should I Not Return,” at sever...

Author Jeff Babcock will sign copies of his book “Should I Not Return,” at several locations around Southcentral Alaska while he is visiting the state this summer. He’s at...

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This 18-month-old English bulldog is a service dog named Abby who was taken from...

This 18-month-old English bulldog is a service dog named Abby who was taken from an 8-year-old boy she was trained to help. The dog was taken from the family’s yard the...

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Space Available Under the Clock Tower

from:City of Wasilla

Take a peek at this space……and let us know what improvements it would take to envision your business there. The bustling activity at this vintage marketplace would...

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A distraught Valley mother is pleading for the person who took her 8-year-old so...

A distraught Valley mother is pleading for the person who took her 8-year-old son’s service dog to return the animal. Abby, an 18-month-old English bulldog trained to help...

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Sales Tax Reminder

from:City of Wasilla

City sales tax filings and payments for April 2012 are due to City Hall no later than 5pm on Thursday, May 31, 2012.  If you have any questions or need assistance...

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• VFW Post 9365 will lead a parade from the Wasilla Post Office to the Wasilla A...

• VFW Post 9365 will lead a parade from the Wasilla Post Office to the Wasilla Aurora Cemetery for a Memorial Day ceremony at 11 a.m. People will meet at the Post Office in...

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Here are the times and locations of the two events we know of planned on Memoria...

Here are the times and locations of the two events we know of planned on Memorial Day: • VFM post 9365 will lead a parade from the Wasilla Post Office to the Wasilla Aurora...

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Join the Susitna Rotary Club as members clean up the Little Susitna River beginn...

Join the Susitna Rotary Club as members clean up the Little Susitna River beginning at 8 a.m., June 2 at the Schrock Road bridge. The group will leave from the bridge and float 18...

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A Day to Remember in Wasilla

For most of us, Memorial Day 2012 Wasilla marks the beginning of a season of summer fun. But don’t let the real meaning of the holiday get lost amidst the barbecues and beach...

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Utility Bills – Paperless Option Now Available!

from:City of Wasilla

This paperless feature offers savings to the City’s water and sewer fund by avoiding the cost of expensive forms, first class postage and staff time to prepare printed...

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Here's the link to download a copy of our special graduation section from the Su...

Here's the link to download a copy of our special graduation section from the Sunday, May 20 edition of the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman. Sorry in advance that we were not able...

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Final page out for Harold Newcomb — who helped found the Wasilla Fire Department...

Final page out for Harold Newcomb — who helped found the Wasilla Fire Department — just came across the scanner. Dispatch called all clear at 15:13. Memorial services in...

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The 18th annual Meadow Lakes Community Spring Cleanup and Block Party continues...

The 18th annual Meadow Lakes Community Spring Cleanup and Block Party continues through May 19. A Block Party from 1 to 4 p.m., May 20 at Fire Station 7-1 culminates the effort....

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Riverdell Subdivision Homeowners Association’s annual cleanup day begins at 10 a...

Riverdell Subdivision Homeowners Association’s annual cleanup day begins at 10 a.m., May 19. Homeowners are asked to help pick up trash and complete an assortment of small...

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Alaska Job Corps Student Government Association’s 10th annual 5K-10K Walk-Run Ra...

Alaska Job Corps Student Government Association’s 10th annual 5K-10K Walk-Run Race begins at 9 a.m., May 19 at the Alaska Job Corps Center, 800 East Lynn Martin Dr., in...

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St. Davidʼs Episcopal Church’s annual yard sale is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., May 19...

St. Davidʼs Episcopal Church’s annual yard sale is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., May 19 — rain or shine — at Mile 2.2, Wasilla Fishook Road. Shoppers will find a wide...

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Second annual Alaska Kite Festival is May 19 behind Rusty’s Restaurant in Palmer.

Second annual Alaska Kite Festival is May 19 behind Rusty’s Restaurant in Palmer.

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2012 Alaska Law Enforcement Pledge Drive and Torch Run begins at 10 a.m., today...

2012 Alaska Law Enforcement Pledge Drive and Torch Run begins at 10 a.m., today at the Wasilla Lake Church, 2001 E. Palmer-Wasilla Highway. For more information, contact (888)...

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Valley Artists' Guild Craft Bazaar featuring handmade arts and crafts starts at...

Valley Artists' Guild Craft Bazaar featuring handmade arts and crafts starts at 10 a.m., today at the Wasilla Senior Center, 1301 Century Circle Drive. For more information,...

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Alaska ATV Club’s annual Jim Creek Clean-up event is today. Alaska Child Helmet...

Alaska ATV Club’s annual Jim Creek Clean-up event is today. Alaska Child Helmet Program will be going on again this year and would like to thank the IBEW Local 1547 for its...

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A Hope For Heroes Inc. spaghetti feed and auction is tonight from 5 to 7 p.m. at...

A Hope For Heroes Inc. spaghetti feed and auction is tonight from 5 to 7 p.m. at American Legion Post 35 at Mile 46, Parks Hwy, Wasilla. Tickets are $7.50 each or five for $25 and...

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Utility Bills – Paperless Option Now Available!

from:City of Wasilla

This paperless feature offers savings to the City’s water and sewer fund by avoiding the cost of expensive forms, first class postage and staff time to prepare printed...

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AST says traffic is still being diverted around the scene of an accident on Bode...

AST says traffic is still being diverted around the scene of an accident on Bodenburg Loop. Traffic is being diverted around the accident and is moving slowly.

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Alaska State Troopers have closed the Old Glenn Highway at Bodenburg Loop whil...

Alaska State Troopers have closed the Old Glenn Highway at Bodenburg Loop while rescue workers work at the scene of a vehicle and dump truck collision on Bodenburg Loop. A...

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Alaska State Troopers have closed the Old Glenn Highway at Bodenburg Loop whil...

Alaska State Troopers have closed the Old Glenn Highway at Bodenburg Loop while rescue workers work at the scene of a vehicle and dump truck collision on Bodenburg Loop. A...

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Planning Commission Meeting

from:City of Wasilla

Planning Commission regular meetings are scheduled for the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month; unless otherwise noted on the City Calendar. Get a snap shot of what is before...

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Memorial services for Rep. Carl Gatto and former Wasilla Mayor Harold Newcomb ar...

Memorial services for Rep. Carl Gatto and former Wasilla Mayor Harold Newcomb are both scheduled for May 19. Services planned May 19 for Gatto, Newcomb www.frontiersman.com...

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Tree City USA

from:City of Wasilla

The City of Wasilla was named Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation and National Association of State Foresters. Since 2001, Wasilla became the first non-military...

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Honoring Former Wasilla Mayor Harold S. Newcomb

from:City of Wasilla

There will be a celebration of life honoring former Wasilla Mayor Harold S. Newcomb on Saturday May 19th, 2012 from 2pm to 4pm at the Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center.In...

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Utility Bills – Paperless Option Now Available!

from:City of Wasilla

This paperless feature offers savings to the City’s water and sewer fund by avoiding the cost of expensive forms, first class postage and staff time to prepare printed...

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Wasilla City Council Regular Meeting Packet

from:City of Wasilla

Interested in City government?  Have you ever gone to a meeting and felt unprepared?  You never have to experience that when you want to attend a Wasilla City Council...

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AmericanTowns Heroes: Edward Palomba Puts Service Above Self

This week's hero is making a difference on a local level. As the chairman of the Children’s Accessible Playground Committee, Edward Palomba has put in his share of...

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The Newcomb family helped us put together a little information for the Tuesday e...

The Newcomb family helped us put together a little information for the Tuesday edition. We'll follow up with a longer story when the family has more time and energy to help...

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Two time Wasilla Mayor Harold Newcomb died Monday morning, according to his fami...

Two time Wasilla Mayor Harold Newcomb died Monday morning, according to his family. Details regarding his celebration of life will be announced as they become available.

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Learn how to extend your growing season by making an inexpensive hoop house or h...

Learn how to extend your growing season by making an inexpensive hoop house or high tunnel at 7 p.m., May 7 in the Palmer MTA Conference Room. The class is free and offered by...

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Boxes for Heroes founder Frank Roach was indicted in Kenai Friday on nine count...

Boxes for Heroes founder Frank Roach was indicted in Kenai Friday on nine counts, including a scheme to defraud and theft in the first degree. If convicted of the allegations, he...

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The Big Lake Lions Club is having their Mother's Day Bazaar at the Big Lake Mall...

The Big Lake Lions Club is having their Mother's Day Bazaar at the Big Lake Mall this weekend. Saturday 10-6 and Sunday 10-5. Come support local vendors and find a great gift...

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A group of kids calling itself “Squeezed with Love” will sell lemonade and baked...

A group of kids calling itself “Squeezed with Love” will sell lemonade and baked goods beginning at noon, Sunday outside the Edward Jones office in Palmer. The effort...

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It's snowing here! Anybody else?

It's snowing here! Anybody else?

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Matanuska-Susitna Borough residents may weigh in on the proposed 2013 budget at...

Matanuska-Susitna Borough residents may weigh in on the proposed 2013 budget at 6 p.m., May 3 at the Central Mat-Su Public Safety Building at the corner of Lucille Street and...

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Palmer High School will offer a performance of the play “Blood Brothers,” Thursd...

Palmer High School will offer a performance of the play “Blood Brothers,” Thursday, Friday and Saturday May 3, 4, 5 and 10, 11, 12 in the Palmer High Theatre. Tickets...

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Valley Quilters Guild meeting at 6:30 p.m., May 3 (social time begins at 6 p.m.)...

Valley Quilters Guild meeting at 6:30 p.m., May 3 (social time begins at 6 p.m.) at the Palmer Depot. Program: Potluck and potholder exchange. Block of the month: Brasstown Star,...

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A design open house for Mile 34 to 42, Glenn Highway reconstruction project is f...

A design open house for Mile 34 to 42, Glenn Highway reconstruction project is from 4 and 7 p.m., May 3 in the Hoskins Building at the Alaska State Fairgrounds. For more...

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Groups file lawsuit against Usibelli Coal Mine Inc.'s proposed Wishbone Hill Coa...

Groups file lawsuit against Usibelli Coal Mine Inc.'s proposed Wishbone Hill Coal Mine. Lawsuit seeks to halt Wishbone Hill mining operations www.frontiersman.com SUTTON...

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Alaska State Fair has announced the acts included in the 2012 AT&T Concert Serie...

Alaska State Fair has announced the acts included in the 2012 AT&T Concert Series. You can also buy a season pass and save on admission to the fair through July 31. Remember,...

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Here's a list of Mat-Su Borough spring cleanup events and contact information fo...

Here's a list of Mat-Su Borough spring cleanup events and contact information for each one.

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Gov. Sean Parnell announced he has selected Shelley Hughes to fill the remainder...

Gov. Sean Parnell announced he has selected Shelley Hughes to fill the remainder of Rep. Carl Gatto's seat in the Alaska House of Representatives.

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Congratulations to the 2012 Best of the Valley winners as selected by readers o...

Congratulations to the 2012 Best of the Valley winners as selected by readers of the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman.

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Planning Commission Meeting

from:City of Wasilla

Planning Commission regular meetings are scheduled for the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month; unless otherwise noted on the City Calendar. Get a snap shot of what is before...

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