Process aims to improve congestion in Eagle River's business core
The intersection of the Old Glenn Highway and Snowmobile Lane, Rachel Avenue, Farm Avenue, Monte Road and Business Boulevard are among the worst to navigate in the central business district of Eagle River, according to a survey of area residents.
Gov. Sean Parnell announced his plans to submit a supplemental spending proposals to the Legislature that would forward-fund K-12 education and repay a $400 million debt to a state reserve fund. He also wants to set aside $100 million for his proposed deferred maintenance program.
There is nothing more romantic than a cruise on the Mediterranean with a loved one by your side, but it all goes wrong for the passengers aboard the SS Amore when someone is murdered, disrupting the on-board talent show.
Chugiak High junior Kinsey Loan continues to shine in cross-country skiing. While her teammates skied locally, she spent the last weekend in January skiing in the Nordic Junior World Championships in Kuopio, Finland, helping the American team to some impressive finishes.
The chanting from the Eagle River fans was deafening as the refs conferred. They'd initially waved off the goal scored by captain Connor Sperry at 3:24 in the third period that would have tied Dimond 2-2.
It only took two minutes for the Service Cougars to spoil senior night for the Chugiak High School boys hockey team Friday at the McDonald Center, and secure a 3-2 victory.
Coach Tom Moore didn't look like a coach whose team just suffered a 14-2 loss Friday, after the Dimond-West girls hockey team routed the combined Chugiak-Eagle River squad on senior night at the McDonald Center. Instead, he wore a smile as he stood outside the team's locker room.
Mirror Lake and Gruening middle schools hosted a classical ski race at Mirror Lake's trails Jan. 27, with sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders from throughout the Anchorage School District vying for top honors. It was the second race of the season for middle-schoolers and the last of the classic-ski events until the championships in mid-February.
In a closet-sized room inside the hospital on Elmendorf Air Force Base, a computer screen displayed a video game-like graphic of a dusty street in a small town somewhere in Afghanistan. An Islamic call to prayer echoed in the distance. American soldiers in Humvees cruised down the road.
The four elementary school programs offering alternative teaching methods in Chugiak-Eagle River are banding together to offer an Alternative Schools Fair 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at Hindman Family Chiropractic across from the Duck Pond car wash in Eagle River.
Dog mushing – it's not just for adults. As Parks and Recreation rewrites the master planoutlining the future of Beach Lake Park, the junior mushers of Chugiak-Eagle River step forward to explain why they need dedicated trails.
