Contributed by Jeanette Gardiner - 

Your community of customers, clients and prospects wants to hear from you. 

Contributed by Tom Stearns, WASI Chaplain - 

The election is over, the holidays are behind us and the future is before us. January 20, 2017 is the inauguration of our next president. 

Contributed by Carol Montgomery, Plastics Committee of the Recycling Coalition - 

Sometimes known as tundra cotton or urban tumbleweeds, plastic bag litter is everywhere. 

Contributed by Novalene Payne - 

I am focusing on the homeless youth dilemma in the Mat-Su Valley, and I will be traveling to Juneau at the end of January 2017 with IDEA to speak to the Alaskan legislative on behalf of Mat-Su. 

Contributed By Major Mike Dryden AVN USAR Retired - 

Military members and veterans lost on almost every big benefit fight waged in the fiscal 2016 defense authorization bill according to many Veterans Organizations’ spokesmen. 

PRESS RELEASE - 

Mat-Su residents interested in pursuing education in health and wellness-related fields are invited to apply for Mat-Su Health Foundation (MSHF) scholarships totally more than $350,000. 

PRESS RELEASE - 

More than 30,000 scams were reported to Better Business Bureau’s Scam Tracker in 2016, with 151 reported in Alaska

Contributed by Colleen Sullivan-Leonard - 

By the time you read this, I will be in Juneau and I didn't want to go without providing you a summary of what I have been working in January for District 7.

Contributed by Paul Johnson - 

I see Alaska Quite Line imitated the format I used in my response to Ms. Hample. If imitation is the highest form of flattery, then color me flattered! 

Contributed by Dori Cranmore RN - 

Garlic has been used in many cultures for both its culinary and medicinal properties. 

PRESS RELEASE - 

Rasmuson Foundation is accepting applications for the 2017 Individual Artist Awards program. Alaska artists at all stages of their careers can apply for grants in 11 disciplines.

Contributed by Glen Butts (The Dude) - 

Bikers Against Hunger Food Drive is under way again. We are a group of caring bikers, and others in the Matsu Valley that work together to raise food for the Matsu food banks. 

PRESS RELEASE - 

The Mat Su Sertoma Club has announced that the Alaska Wildbird Rehabilitation Center would be the recipient of the 2017 Polar Plunge Grant Funds.

PRESS RELEASE - 

Andrea Noble-Pelant from Eagle River, Alaska was recently appointed as the new executive director of the Alaska State Council on the Arts (ASCA). 

PRESS RELEASE - 

Alaska Junior Theater (AJT) presents Celeste, Saturday, February 11th at 2:00 p.m. in the Discovery Theatre. 

PRESS RELEASE - 

United Way of Mat-Su is to host their second annual fundraising gala – Puttin’ on the Glitz – on February 4th.