Archive of: Top Stories

	Title	Issue
	Wounded Warrior On June 1, 2012 Sgt. Maj. Michael Van Engen had just finished eating lunch in the mess hall at Forward Operating Base Salerno in Southern Afghanistan when all hell broke loose. MATT TUNSETH	February Issue 4 2013
	Anchorage 100 Speaker Schedule	February Issue 4 2013
	Learning Alaska’s history Want to learn more about Alaska history? You won’t have to travel far. An eight-part lecture series — which is open to the public — about the history of the greater Cook Inlet area continues Friday, March 1 at the UAA Eagle River campus. MIKE NESPER	February Issue 4 2013
	Locals rendezvous at Fur Rondy Star staff report	February Issue 4 2013
	Snow master During Fur Rendezvous, Brian Nosich transforms from a mild-mannered father of two into a master craftsman for the ages. “I draw my inspiration from Bernini and Michelangelo,” said Nosich — his tongue firmly in cheek — as he sculpted an 8-foot block of snow on Feb. 22 in downtown Anchorage. MATT TUNSETH	February Issue 4 2013
	CVFD has a new boss For the first time in more than six decades of service, the Chugiak Volunteer Fire Department has a female chief. Virginia McMichael was elected to that position at the department’s annual meeting Feb. 6. While she might be the department’s first woman boss, McMichael said she won’t have any trouble fitting into her new role. MATT TUNSETH	February Issue 3 2013
	MLMS stages underwater adventure Get ready for an adventure under the sea. Mirror Lake Middle School is presenting Disney’s “Little Mermaid Jr.” on Friday, Feb. 22. MIKE NESPER	February Issue 3 2013
	Engineering skills put to the test High-schoolers from Anchorage, the Mat-Su Valley and Kenai Peninsula put their engineering skills to the test during a two-day robotics competition Friday and Saturday, Feb. 15-16 at Eagle River High. MIKE NESPER	February Issue 3 2013
	Spouse of the year What’s it take to be a military wife? Just ask Meghan Wieten-Scott. Military Spouse magazine recently named Wieten-Scott as Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s Military Spouse of the Year. She’s also in the running for the overall Army Spouse of the Year. That winner will be announced today (Thursday, Feb. 21). MIKE NESPER	February Issue 3 2013
	Area legislators discuss oil Oil topped the list of issues when the five area legislators returned from Juneau to hold a town hall meeting at the Chugiak-Eagle River Senior Center on Saturday, Feb. 16. MIKE NESPER	February Issue 3 2013