Time Was 2/16/2012

A school for our kids

Just a little more than two years after Chugiak was founded in 1947, the residents realized that school would very soon become a major problem.

Chugiak-Eagle River Historical Society

10 years ago this week in the Star

My journey of faith (Part 3)

The Holy Spirit said to me: Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee...

BY REV. IRMA J. REGISTER Associate Pastor, Eagle River Missionary Baptist Church

Pride in black history

“For there is no respect of persons with God.” — Romans 2:11

BY ANN WELLS Eagle River Missionary Baptist Church

Why black history?

BY ANN WELLS, Eagle River Missionary Baptist Church

Center for the Blind announces grant

The Alaska Center for the Blind is proud to announce a three-year grant to identify Mat-Su residents with uncorrectable vision loss and improve their overall health and well being through vision rehabilitation.

BY KARLA JUTZI Director, Alaska Center for the Blind

X-treme club highlights freestyle sports and community service

On Saturday Jan. 28, a new Lions Club was born.

BY FAYE MULLHOLLAND

It’s time to serve our Veterans

Help shape our community

Community service isn’t for everyone, or so some may think.

BY AMY DEMBOSKI

Service inspired by public safety

When you think about the building of our country what comes to mind?

BY AMY DEMBOSKI

Duchess Cream

Our recipe this week is from Betty Pyles, who established a homesite in Birchwood with her husband, Max, in 1955.

BY BETTY PYLES

School lunch menu, Nov. 7, 1962

* Printed in the Knik Arm Courier for the Chugiak School.

No Meat, No Problem

If you think giving up meat to become either vegan or vegetarian will destroy your chances of eating out —think again. This monthly column explores the vegetarian and vegan opportunities in Eagle River and Anchorage area restaurants. It will also look at other healthy options available in area restaurants like whole grains and low fat.

BY RUTH DeGRAAFF

Barbecue meat loaf

BY MADELINE MACKEY

Parks’ Chugiak coffee shop menu

In place of a recipe this week, the Chugiak-Eagle River Historical Society would like to share the menu that was printed on the Parks’ old Parksville flyer. Thanks to their daughter, “Sparkey” for sending the society a copy:

Birchwood Road talk

Crushed gravel resurfacing by mid-September was promised for the Birchwood Road at a meeting of the Birchwood Community Club, held last Monday night at the home of Lester Juhnke.

From the Knik Arm Courier, Aug. 3, 1966

DOWN MEMORY LANE

From the Knik Arm Courier, April 13, 1960

More than just a coffee shop

Although the Chugiak Coffee Shop continued to be a common meeting place for the town’s civic organizations...

Chugiak-Eagle River Historical Society

Parks’ Chugiak coffee shop

Justine and Cloyce Parks staked out the first five-acre, small-tract homesite in the Chugiak-Eagle River area...

BY JINNY KIRK Chugiak-Eagle River Historical Society

Passing of a death trap

As winter draws to a close, we are suddenly aware that a milestone has been passed for this community.

The following article was published in the Knik Arm Courier on April 3, 1963

Starlight October 20

“Residents line up to buy new 4S iPhone.

BY LEE JORDAN

Starlight

“What would Chugiak's pioneers think of the Palmer Highway if they were to drive through the community today?”

BY LEE JORDAN

Facebook page connects Chugiak-Eagle River

BY LEE JORDAN