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Take Flight with Alaska WildBird
Rehabilitation Center
PAID FOR BY ROGER PURCELL PO BOX 940231 HOUSTON, AK 99694
By Randi Perlman The Alaska WildBird Rehabilitation Center (AWBRC) is taking flight! AWBRC invites EVERYONE to TAKE FLIGHT with us at our 7th Annual Fall Migration Fundraiser at Best Western Lake Lucille Inn from 5:30-9pm on Saturday, September 20. Enjoy wine tasting, no-host bar, hearty appetizers from the Denali Family Restaurant, music by Matanuska Muse, quick-draw artists, incredible silent auction items, live auction of delicious desserts and travel packages with auctioneer Kevin Painter, and of course, our wild bird ambassadors…! The live auction features a fabulous Fairbanks Package for 2, including round-trip Alaska Railroad tickets from Anchorage, Riverboat Discovery and Gold Dredge #8 tours, 2 nights at the Bear Lodge at Wedgewood, and entry passes to the Antique Auto Museum! Also featured is a sensational Seward get-away, including Sea Life Center entry, hotel, meals, and a jacket and hat! Get ready to travel !!
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Tickets are $55 in advance, or $60 at the door; a table for 8 is $385 (8 for the price of 7 – a steal of a deal)! Tickets are available at Madd Matters and Non-Essentials in Palmer, and at Steve’s Toyostove and Su’z Alaskan Gift Shop in Wasilla. They can also be purchased by calling the center at 892-2927 or through PayPal at www. akwildbirdrehab.org. Remember, it’s ALL for the birds, and they will be flutterly thankful…
7th Annual Mat-Su Transportation Fair (Palmer, Alaska) – The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities, City of Palmer, City of Wasilla, City of Houston, the Alaska Railroad Corporation, Mat-Su Transit, and the Mat-Su Borough have teamed up to bring you the latest on roads, rails and trails at this one-stop information destination. The 2014 Mat-Su Transportation Fair will take place Wednesday, October 22nd, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Raven Hall, Alaska State Fairgrounds, 2075 Glenn Highway, Palmer, Alaska. Over 50 Mat-Su transportation projects, agencies, and transportation providers will be represented. Families and businesses will be able to talk to project team members, get information, updates, and see the big picture of the future of transportation in the Valley. There will be activities for children, and light snacks will be provided.
This is the 7th Mat-Su Transportation Fair and attendance has steadily increased to about 400 folks from around the valley attending last year.
PROJECT INCLUDE... DOT&PF projects: · DOT&PF Planning and Programming · Fairview Loop Rehabilitation · Flashing Yellow Arrows · Glenn Highway projects · Knik Arm Crossing · Lucus Road, Parks Highway to Spruce Street · Palmer-Wasilla Highway · Parks Highway Alternative Corridor · Parks Highway projects · Seward Meridian, Phase II · Trunk Road Reconstruction · Willow Airport Master Plan City of Palmer projects: · Palmer Municipal Airport Master Plan Update City of Wasilla projects: · Main Street Couplet (links to Wasilla Main Street) · South Mack Drive (Clapp Road) Extension & Grade Separation Mat-Su Borough projects: · Big Lake Road Intersection Improvements · Bogard Road Extension East (BREE) · Caswell Lakes Road Upgrade · Hawk Lane Upgrade & Paving · Mat-Su Borough Long Range Plan · Mat-Su Borough Trails and Parks Foundation · Old Glenn Highway Paved Pathway · Parks Connectors: Machen Road and Museum Drive · Port MacKenzie Master Plan · Safe Routes to Schools · Seldon Road & Lucille Street Improvements · Seldon Road Extension & Beverly Lake Road Upgrade · South Big Lake Road Realignment · Sullivan Avenue and Caudill Road Upgrade · Sutton Elementary to Glenn Highway Paved Pathway · Trunk Road Extension South · Vine Road Upgrade · Willow Lake Drive Upgrade
Additional participants include: · · · · · ·
Alaska Mobility Coalition Chickaloon Area Transit System (CATS) MASCOT Sunshine Transit Valley Mover vRide
Aardvark Catering/Pizza Thyme ts
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Live Music Door Prizes Live Music
Our Sixth Anniversary/Fundraising Gala CANCER SUCKS!
Thursday, October 9th, 2014 Proceeds will go to help Jim and Cyndi Conner
Located in the East Lake Mall in beautiful downtown Big Lake Alaska!
with their fight against Breast Cancer.