July Issue 3 2012
Some Chugiak thieves marked this year’s summer solstice by stealing from two old men and a bunch of wounded veterans.
July Issue 3 2012
A 24-year-old paratrooper assigned to the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division was killed on July 14 when his dismounted patrol was attacked by a rocket propelled grenade and small arms fire in the Khost Province of Afghanistan.
July Issue 3 2012
Eagle River wants to be the kind of place where physical and mental challenges shouldn’t keep kids from having fun.
July Issue 3 2012
A pair of Anchorage runners were separated by less than a second at the 2012 Bear Paw 5K on Saturday, July 14 in downtown Eagle River.
July Issue 3 2012
Actor Erik Estrada led a band of 76 motorcycle riders on Saturday, July 14 from Anchorage to Alyeska and back to Chugiak in the “Riding to End Childhood Hunger” event to support Eagle River-based non-profit organization Dare to Care. The motorcycle riders raised $7,000 for the school lunch program, which benefits students in the Matanuska-Susitna and Anchorage School Districts.
July Issue 3 2012
Wendy Martin thought a vacation in Hawaii would prevent her from competing in this year’s Bear Paw Pageant.
July Issue 3 2012
Thousands of people went on safari over the weekend without having to leave Eagle River.
