March-Issue-5 2012

The Chugiak-Eagle River community knows about the great work done by Seth Kelley and Mark Lackey.

Anyone driving past Chugiak Volunteer Fire Department Station 35 recently may have noticed the red steel building no longer looks much like a working firehouse.

How many people does it take to make 150 sandwiches in 45 minutes?

Five Eagle River Boys & Girls Club members were honored with Youth of the Year awards Friday, March 9 at the Eagle River Ale House.

Local Nordic skiers Sarissa Lammers and Kinsey Loan each made the podium on the final day of the 2012 U.S. Ski Association Junior Nationals in Soldier Hollow, Utah.

Chugiak’s Jim Lanier has cashed in.

Dozens of local swimmers made a splash in Juneau Feb. 24-26 for the Alaska Age Group Swimming Championships.

After stellar regular season and postseason play, the Mustang Hockey Association’s Blue Devils PeeWee AA hockey team is heading to the national tournament.

The top lady dog musher in the whole world is still Chugiak’s own Shiley Gavin.

Twelve years ago, Pat Mahoney and the Eagle River Lions sponsored a free fishing derby for kids in the local area.

Twelve local educators received “Excellence in Education” awards at the Chugiak-Eagle River Chamber of Commerce luncheon March 7 at Bear Mountain Grill.

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Yes, there is life on Mars in “John Carter,” and it’s deadly dull.

The evening of March 8, a Thursday, was nothing short of a celestial extravaganza. A full moon vied with the aurora borealis to create a spectacular light show across the skies, while Venus and Jupiter played tag as they crouched above the western horizon.