Contributed by Tracy Smith, Mat-Su Borough Animal Care - 

 Ella is a sweet and loyal year and a half old. 

Contributed by Cynthia Lovel - 

I like to write. I might even go so far as to say that writing is the one thing in the world that I really enjoy doing. 

PRESS RELEASE - 

In honor of National Recovery Month in September, Recover Alaska is celebrating local success stories of alcohol recovery and encouraging Alaskans to visit its new, online resource that provides information about alcohol abuse. 

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As we bid farewell to the summer season and greet the oncoming fall, the Palmer Museum is still operating during its summer hours throughout the month of September which means it’s still open seven days a week, 9AM-6PM.

Contributed by Shelley Hughes, Republican Candidate Senate District F - 

Fall is here and winter is coming, and that means the November 8th voting day is around the corner! 

Contributed by Eddie Ezelle, MatSu Food Bank - 

Several folks have mentioned lately of becoming aware through our educational promotions that the “sell by date, use by date” and even the manufactured dates on a can of food does not mean the food inside is bad. 

Contributed by David Eastman - 

If you want to know why Alaska’s budget is out of control, you have to shine a light on the indefensibly corrupt process that leads conservative legislators to sell their votes to Juneau even before they are sworn into office. 

Contributed by Alice Palen - 

Art has the power to enhance well-being. Anyone who wants to express themselves in art has the capacity to do so. 

Contributed by Dori Cranmore R.N. - 

GABA (gamma aminobutyric acid) is a non-essential amino acid found mainly in the human brain and eyes.

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Release date September 14, 2016 from Solstice Publishing by Bruce Lee Bond, author of Treasures of the Night, The Broken Coast and Girls Gone South from Montag Press. 

Contributed by Jeffrey L. Sponsler - 

Have you ever had one of those days where you want to turn off the left brain and turn on the right hemisphere? 

Contributed by Anna Maria Riezinger

Did you know that churches and many other organizations (clubs, civic groups, fraternal organizations, public service organizations, associations and assemblies) are naturally tax exempt until and unless they incorporate?  

Contributed by Terry Koch - 

Shine on harvest moon! Come on out to support recycling in the Mat-Su and celebrate our bountiful valley harvest! 

Contributed by Pamela Goode, State House District 9 Candidate - 

Governments are like pigs with insatiable appetites. They will never stop devouring unless the people stop feeding them. 

Contributed by Sharon Benson, Palmer Historical Society Board - 

Next time you are in Palmer, check out the completed Colonist monument at the historic quad in the center of town. 

Contributed by Jim Sykes - 

The Matanuska River looked like a giant wishbone in late July as it flowed beyond the Old Glenn Highway Bridge. 

Contributed by Josh Grissom, Mat-Su Miners - 

Mat-Su Miners General Manager, Pete Christopher, paces around the bleachers at Hermon Brothers Field, his brow furrowed in nervous energy.

Contributed by Sandy Sandvik - 

Did you see the dark circles on Michael Phelps' shoulders when he was swimming in the 2016 Olympics?

Contributed by Bert Verrall - 

My name is Bert Verrall and I’m running for the House in District 11. Our district stretches, roughly, from Clark-Wolverine Road to the Seward-Meridian running between the Parks and the Palmer Wasilla Highway. It also angles up at Trunk Road to the Palmer Fishhook. 

Learn to square dance with the Paws and Taws Square Dance Club, and with Gary Feaster as the square dance caller.