07/13/11 Theater fans who were too busy with Bear Paw last weekend still have time to catch "The Sleeping Beauty," a production of the Alaska Fine Arts Academy that's running this weekend (July 15-16) and next at the academy, which is located at 12340 Old Glenn Highway.
07/13/11 Troupes of teddy-toting toddlers trampled to and fro Friday afternoon in Eagle River, their adult minders running raggedly behind. It was the Teddy Bear Picnic, and Eagle River's Bear Paw Festival was officially off to a roaring start.
07/13/11 Lauren Fritz's fifth-place finish in the July 4 Mount Marathon race in Seward was the best local finish in the 84th annual race, but it wasn't the fastest.
07/13/11 Jake Moe looked like he'd done this before. He has. Moe, 27, cruised across the finish line all alone to win his fifth Bear Paw 5K title on Saturday, July 9 in Eagle River.
07/13/11 The score was 7-4, but the outcome of the historic Alaska Baseball League game on Saturday, July 9 between the Athletes in Action Fire and Anchorage Glacier Pilots won't be known for some time.
07/13/11 Eagle River's American Legion Wolves got their mojo back with a doubleheader sweep of Kenai Post 20 on Saturday, July 9 at Oberg Field in Peters Creek.
07/13/11 Eagle River's wait is over. The American Legion Wolves finally got the old Mustang off their back, rolling to a 17-8 win over Chugiak Post 33 on a mist-covered Loretta French Field on July 12.
07/06/11 As his fellow workers put together the final pieces of the Ferris wheel behind him, Golden Wheel Amusements employee Jeff Okuley sprayed and buffed the outside of the bumper cars already set up in Eagle River Town Square.
07/06/11 Among the hundreds of people who participated in this year's Chugiak Fourth of July Parade, two definitely stood out. Decked out in fancy gowns and tiaras, the two teen girls drew stares wherever they went, whether it was riding atop a fancy sports car or walking through the post-parade crowds.
07/06/11 Things are hopping at neighborhood libraries all across the city as the Summer Reading Celebration swings into its last month. As many of you know, for the second year in a row, the minutes you read and report to the library help raise money for our Readers to the Rescue project.
07/06/11 Bill Stoltze thinks Chugiak is on its way to becoming an Alaska Baseball League town. "A lot of things are looking good," said Stoltze, who represents Chugiak and part of the Mat-Su in the Alaska State House.
07/06/11 Eagle River speedster Brandon Metzel was making things happen. First, the Wolves' leadoff hitter walked off Chugiak starter Chase Wilson to open the rivals' American Legion baseball showdown on the final day of the Todd Ryan Memorial Tournament at McManus Field in Wasilla.
07/06/11 Chugiak High head football coach Duncan Shackelford isn't real big on computers, but he knew right away that the team's recent foray into cyberspace was something worth paying attention to.
07/06/11 Six players representing Chugiak High and five representing Eagle River earned recognition during an awards ceremony held following the conclusion of the All Alaska Football Camp, held at Colony High last month.
06/23/11 Vandalism is rampant this summer in Chugiak-Eagle River parks, where at least eight incidents have taken place over the past couple weeks. "It's very discouraging as both a taxpayer and as an employee," Eagle River Parks manager Val Barkley said last week.
06/23/11 No matter how many more wins they earn this season, Eagle River's Post 28 American Legion baseball team already knows they'll emerge from the campaign with something perhaps more valuable than a league title.
06/20/11 Cold Stone won the Oregon Mainline Paving Senior Babe Ruth baseball tournament in McMinnville, Ore. last weekend.
06/19/11 Joe Dunham is extremely calm when surrounded by thousands of honeybees.
06/19/11 CHUGIAK, Alaska - Joe Dunham is extremely calm when surrounded by thousands of honeybees. And because he is calm, the bees are happy, buzzing around his head almost lazily. On a sunny Saturday aft...
06/17/11 The Post 7 offense showed up and put a stop to the team's three-game losing streak in a 12-2 wi |