Contributed by Linda Combs - 

Hi neighbors. I am Linda Combs and I have worked alongside you, the city residents and the business community, for the past 31 years to insure that our community serves all to the best of its abilities. 

Contributed by Mike Dryden, Wasilla City Council Member - 

Moose season is upon us; the fair has closed until next year, canning jars are flying off the shelves and Wasilla City elections are next month. 

Contributed by Michelle Overstreet - 

Wasilla Mayor, Bert Cottle, has really set the bar high for leadership in Wasilla.

Contributed by Angie Lewis, President of Alaska Animal Advocates - 

You would never guess that Vanna is 6 years old!

Contributed by Tracy Smith – Animal Care Dispatcher - 

Berlioz is a 3 year old short-haired cat. 

ontributed by Tracy Smith – Animal Care Dispatcher - 

Spiky is a 4 year old boy who is on the larger side. 

Contributed by Sally Hitchcock - 

The Hitchcock Piano Studio has made a few changes, even since the remodel several years ago. 

Contributed by Larissa Peltier - 

In the white mountains of Lindane, where spruce trees are sprouted out of the deep moss and the valleys are laced with streams, a flock of songbirds settled down on the roof of the cottage and surrounding pines in a melodious cloud, trilling to each other as they rested.  

Contributed by Brett Ahern - 

Since the Spring Holy Days start with Christ's coming (Passover), and the summer one is the Spirit in our lives (Pentecost); then the Fall Holy Days (a series of four observances) show Christ's return to set up His worldwide kingdom. 

PRESS RELEASE - 

The success of Scottish director, Steven Lewis Simpson's film adaptation of best-selling Native American novel, Neither Wolf Nor Dog, is defying logic - Hollywood logic that is. 

Contributed by Jannah Peterson, Diagnosed 2001 - 

ABC treatments was the name given to the earliest FDA approved immunomodulating drugs. 

Contributed by Dori Cranmore, All About Herbs - 

Chaga (Inonotus obliquus) is a polypore mushroom that starts its life as a spore and finds its way to a weakness in a living tree, (birch trees in colder northern climates) where it grows and stores betulinic acid, beta glucans, beta carotines and a large number of vitamins and phyto-nutients, converting them to a useable form for humans and animals. 

Contributed by Candy Miller - 

Beet Pickles… Makes six pint jars or three quarts. (Or try half a recipe.)

Contributed by Tom Stearns - 

October is traditional for Columbus Day and Halloween. However, there are two other days that are far more important - Yom Kippur and Clergy Appreciation or Pastor Appreciation Day.

Contributed by Liz Jackson, Plastic Bag Committee/Hatcher Pass Bed and Breakfast - 

“Oh, my goodness, look at the beautiful autumn colors of the plants!” exclaimed Ingrid, a visitor from Germany. 

Contributed by Kenda Huling - 

You can always count on Palmer to have something fun going on. 

Contributed by Angie Lewis, President of Alaska Animal Advocates - 

Cats can be strange creatures; there is no denying. 

Contributed by Bert Cottle - 

It’s been three years already since I was elected as Mayor of Wasilla, though it seems just like yesterday. 

Contributed by Lucas A. Fisher - 

Trapped. The claw rose with a chain and weight system. To Clementine’s astonishment, the roof was only a few wooden boards full of gaping holes.

Contributed by Michelle Cornelius - 

The October artist is Judy Vars.