2019 February MatSu Greatlander

In This Issue ALLIANCE EMPOWERS VALLEY TO CREATE EARTH FRIENDLY MESSAGE IN 2019 HOW TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A COLD AND THE FLU SET A GOAL

F ind the B enjamin WIN THE BENJAMIN Rules on page 18

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F e b r u a r y 2 0 19 Index $100 Bill Contest & Monthly Winner..................... 18 Alaska Surplus............................ 8

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The following symptoms may start gradually and then worsen: • Swelling and tenderness • Pain in the morning or after inactivity • Buckling or locking of the knee joint • Pain when walking • Cracking or popping sounds • Discomfort when climbing stairs, • Decreased range of motion rising from a seated position or • Weakness kneeling “I WAS ABLE TO AVOID PAINFUL KNEE REPLACEMENT.”

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How to tell the difference between a cold and the flu PALMER – Colds and the flu often occur around the same time of year and both have similar, unpleasant symptoms. While it can be hard to differentiate between the two, it’s important to distinguish the cause of your symptoms to determine the best course of treatment.

The common cold The most common symptoms of a cold are within the respiratory system and include a stuffy or runny nose, sneezing, cough or chest discomfort. Treatment for these symptoms is available through overthe-counter medication designed to target the various symptoms. For example: • Antihistamines can help control a running nose, sneezing and watery eyes.

• Decongestants relieve nasal and sinus congestion.

• Acetaminophen or non-steroidal antiinflammatory medicines reduce pain, fever and inflammation.

• Expectorants loosen mucus from the respiratory tract, alleviating chest congestion and discomfort.

The best way to treat a cold is to drink plenty of fluids to stay hydrated, use overthe-counter medication and monitor for symptoms that last longer than five to seven days. If symptoms persist, your cold may have developed into an advanced respiratory illness in the form of an ear infection, sinus infection or bronchitis. If this occurs, you should seek treatment from your doctor.

“Distinguishing between a cold and the flu can be difficult because many of the symptoms overlap,” said Connie Childress, RN, infection prevention nurse at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center. Childress is responsible for monitoring outbreaks of infectious diseases, and implementing care protocols that reduce patient infections and prevent the spread of communicable diseases. “A fever is one of the most common differentiators, although not everyone with flu will have a fever,” Childress said. “Getting to your medical provider for testing within a few days of experiencing symptoms can help, as there are medications that can minimize the symptoms of flu when action is taken quickly.”

The flu While both a cold and the flu generally attack the respiratory system producing many or all of the same symptoms, flu can affect the entire body. Additional symptoms associated with flu include a fever between 100 F and 104 F, headache, body aches, fatigue, exhaustion and nausea.

To confirm a diagnosis of flu, your doctor

will swab your nose or throat to test for the virus. Test results are usually available within 30 minutes. For the most accurate results, the test should be performed within four to five days of onset of symptoms. The tests are fairly accurate, and can give a positive diagnosis about 50-70 percent of the time. If the test indicates you don’t have the flu, it’s even more accurate, at a 90-95 percent rate.

With a mild case, flu can be treated with rest, fluids and over-the-counter medication targeting the symptoms. If your case of flu is more severe, your doctor may prescribe antiviral medications. Anti-nausea medications help with stomach discomfort and vomiting while acetaminophen or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines reduce pain, fever and inflammation. Antiviral medications, such as Tamiflu® or Relenza, shorten the duration of the flu and lessen the serious complications; however, antiviral medications work best when begun within 48 hours of getting sick. These medications are particularly important for children, the elderly, pregnant women and people with chronic illnesses who are particularly vulnerable to catching and experiencing complications from the flu.

As with a cold, if symptoms persist longer than three to five days, or become increasingly severe, see your doctor. The flu can develop into bronchitis or pneumonia, particularly in patients who are older or have compromised immune systems, and may require more intense medical treatment or even hospitalization.

“Flu can be particularly dangerous for infants, pregnant women, older persons or anyone with chronic medical conditions, so they need to be evaluated quickly to be considered for antiviral medication,” said Childress. Preventive measures such as getting a flu shot for everyone in the household, wash-

ing your hands and staying home when you are ill will help to reduce the spread of flu.

The best way to avoid contracting the flu is to get an annual flu shot. Unfortunately, there is no immunization against the cold, but washing your hands frequently, not touching your face with your hands, and avoiding contact with people who have a cold can be a strong defense.

If you need a flu shot, many area clinics have vaccines available, including MatSu Urgent Care in Palmer and at Settler’s Bay, and Mat-Su Regional Urgent Care in Wasilla, according to Mark Palmer, who

oversees operations for the three clinics. The clinics are open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Friday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends. Palmer said appointments are not necessary. For more information, visit www.

MatSuUrgentCare.com.

About Mat-Su Regional Medical Center Mat-Su Regional Medical Center is a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network. It is a 74-bed acute care healthcare facility providing advanced surgical service, including robotic-assisted partial and total knee replacement, cardiac care, emergency services, sleep studies, three urgent care centers, the Family Birthing Center and is home to the 30-Minutes-or-Less ER Service Pledge. Mat-Su Regional is accredited as a Chest Pain Center by the American College of Cardiology, and as an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital by The Joint Commission.

The hospital has twice been named one of the Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare

by Becker’s Hospital Review. To learn more about Mat-Su Regional, visit www.MatSuRegional.com.

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Urgent Care is now available at three locations.

5851 S. Knik-Goose Bay Rd. 209 W. Evergreen Ave. Wasilla Palmer

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If your symptoms worsen or you believe you are experiencing an emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest Emergency Department as soon as possible.

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For Best Pricing Options Contact Your Participating Dealer. ©2019 Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. All rights reserved. Product and specifications subject to change without notice. Professional rider on closed course under controlled conditions. Always wear an approved helmet, eye protection and protective clothing. Ride responsibly and always ride within your capabilities, allowing time and distance for maneuvering, and respect others around you. Know the conditions. Observe all state and local laws. Don’t drink and ride.

Yamaha Motorcycles, ATVs & Snowmachines Available At These Participating Yamaha Dealers: UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP!

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River & Sea Marine

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Read the Owner’s Manual and the product warning labels before operation. Model shown with optional accessories. Vehicle specifications subject to change. ©2018 Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. All rights reserved. • YamahaOutdoors.com

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dealer or call 1-800-887-2887. ATVs can be hazardous ATVs are recommended only for use by those age 16 years and older. YAMAHA recommends an approved training course. See your U.S.A. All rights reserved. to operate. Read Owner’s Manual before operation. Specifications subject to change without notice. ©2016 Yamaha Motor Corporation,

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS EAGLE RIVER

Canyons and Ice: The Last Run of Dick Griffith Feb. 9th @ 7:00pm

Eagle River Nature Center (32750 Eagle River Rd) Special Event: Watch the PBS documentary about the wilderness adventures of Dick Griffith when he attempts to run the Grand Canyon’s infamous Lava Falls at age 89.

Dick Griffith and author Kaylene Johnson will be attending the event. Advance tickets with pre-assigned seating are available $15 at www.ernc.org. Tickets are $20 on the day of the event. info@ernc.org • 907-694-2108

TNR Sweetheart Run: Coldstone Feb. 14th @ 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Healthwise Care Center & Physical Therapy (11421 Old Glenn Highway, Suite 101) Join Healthwise Care Center & Physical Therapy and Coldstone Creamery for TNR Sweetheart Run! Run a 5k or walk a 2k from #Healthwise to #Coldstone and finish the evening with a sweet treat for Valentine’s Day! Tickaets @ eventbrite.com

Winter Fun Feb. 22nd @ 2:00pm - 4:00pm Eagle River Nature Center (32750 Eagle River Rd.) Teen Hike Get outside! We’ll go on a short snowshoe excursion (weather permitting) and then create some tasty snacks like s’mores, stockbrot, or pudgypies over a fire. Subject to cancellation in case of bad weather, icy trails, or low enrollment. For grades 6 and up; details and registration at www.ernc.org. Free; $5 parking for non-members. info@ernc.org • 907-694-2108

Animal Puppets Feb. 23rd @ 2:00pm

Eagle River Nature Center (32750 Eagle River Rd) Jr. Naturalist Program Have you heard of Aesop’s Fables? They’re short stories featuring animals -- maybe you would like to tell a story too? Join us for a fun afternoon bringing the Nature Center’s puppets to life! Free; $5 parking for non-members. info@ernc.org • 907-694-2108

PALMER

Salsa on Sundays Feb. 3rd and 17th @ 4:00pm - 7:00pm Four Corners Lounge (8000 E Palmer-Wasilla Hwy.)

PALMER continued...

The Phantom of the Opera (Colony Drama)

Feb. 8th, 9th, 14th, 15th, 16th @ 7:00pm - 10:00pm Glann Massay Theater (8295 E College Dr.) Far beneath the majesty and splendour of the Paris Opera House, hides the Phantom in a shadowy existence. Shamed by his physical appearance and feared by all, the love he holds for his beautiful protégée Christine Daaé is so strong that even her heart cannot resist.

For over 30 years, The Phantom of the Opera has been the Broadway musical all others are measured against. The timeless story, the unforgettable score, the undeniable obsession that could never die… Winner of seven 1988 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s stunning masterwork is more than the longest-running musical in Broadway history— it’s an international phenomenon that unmasks anayalatindance@gmail.com • (907) 982-0584 emotions, leaving audiences everywhere breathless. Come and see Colony Drama’s production Postpartum Mama Meetup of The Phantom of the Opera, get your tickets Feb. 15th @ 1:00pm - 2:00pm now and enjoy this classic story and musical!

Heritage Birth Center (2323 S Trunk Rd., Unit 6) Price: $15 - $20 Please join us the third Friday of every month, information@glannmassaytheater.com • in an open, safe place to share, ask questions myalaskatix.com

Price: $9.00 to $15.00 —Single class and punch card options. Join Anaya Latin Dance every other Sunday afternoon from 4-7 pm for these ongoing drop-in classes dancing Cuban salsa. We will start with footwork and body movement, work on partnerwork in couples, and dance together as a group (rueda de casino).The intermediate class for our regular students is from 4-5:30 pm and the beginner class runs from 5:30-7 pm, with some time at the end of each class to practice what you have learned with music.

This space is 21+ unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. Single class and punch card options for payment!

and connect with other moms. You do not need to be a client of Heritage Midwifery, this meetup WASILLA is for all moms in the community! So, join us!

Murder in Sin City Have a cup of tea or coffee and talk to other Feb. 9th @ 6:00pm adults! This is an open, free community event.

Museum of AK Transportation and Industry (3800 W. Museum Dr. ) One of the top ten museums in our great state, Nanataq Snowshoe Race #3 Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry Feb. 23rd @ 11:00am and the top dance cloggers in our state, The Hatcher Pass Ski Area (Palmer, AK) Rock On Cloggers are teaming together to presCourse will be up and back, finishing ent MURDER IN SIN CITY an evening of secrets, where you start, beginning at the bottom sleuthing and other party fun! With the gutsiest turn out, near Independence Mine, at the gamblers and highest rollers there is no limit to gravel road (Willow Pass) that takes you what could happen this evening. Like everything up to Summit Lake area. The road is closed in Vegas the party will be full of excitement! Be for the winter but will be hard packed from prepared to help support these two organizasnow machines unless there is a fresh snow- tions in their continued endeavors with a bit of fall. The course will run uphill 1.6 miles. It fun thrown in. Appetizers, beer and wine availwill then continue around summit lake. The able. Silent Auction and other gaming activities will be available. Come out and join us for this runners will then descend off-piste, single track or fresh powder, through designated fun filled evening. All proceeds to benefit All about Dance, a performing arts school and the area off to the side off road and return to the start/finish line. There is a fair amount Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry.

Price: $35 - $40 of climbing in this race, over 1000 ft.

907-775-3170 (Sherry Jackson) Price: $25 907-715-9174 (Chandra) trailrunner.com/event/nanataq-snowshoe-race-3 heritagebirthcenter@gmail.com • (907) 746-6645

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Alliance Empowers Valley to Create Earth Friendly Message in 2019 Valley Community for Recycling Solutions Recycling has to be creative, so Valley Community for Recycling Solutions (VCRS) is rekindling the fire to advance our message. We have an elevated view of human potential, seeing an underutilized resource when imagination is left untapped. Art can explore complex ideas like those that surround recycling issues and develop a sensitivity to the limits of our natural resources.

Craftavists lend a listening ear to nature and use their creative input to help the greater good. Our goal this year is to harness tremendous energy in this area with the intention to invigorate community recycling. A 2019 schedule of events is filling out and good vibes will resonate from all sorts of local landmarks. Creative minds reveal fresh ideas and useful recommendations when artists collaborate in our classroom every Thursday at 1PM. Models from the Valley Arts Alliance (VAA) Wearable Art Show will stimulate our senses with a terrific jolt at the VCRS annual OCEAN Campaign on February 28th. Donations of any size generated at the Shake, Rattle, & Recycle fundraiser help bankroll VCRS’ annual operating budget. Local businesses are invited to bring eight guests to the luncheon at Evangelo’s Restaurant for the price of $300.00 per table sponsorship which includes the real crack up entertainment

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Sweeping through the banquet room, generating enthusiasm intended to trigger a tsunami of monetary contributions, the models strut and sway to their theme music. Elaborate costumes constructed out of recycled material built to withstand the magnitude of attitude radiating from the CD plumed peacock to the disruptive gladiator sporting a suit of armor crafted from old Wearable Art Show’s event tickets. Our deepest gratitude goes out to all who participate and to BP for underwriting the luncheon. Tickets at VCRS 907.745.5544 (OR www.valleyartsalliance.com for their show on February 16th).

Recycled art is a sponsored category at the Alaska State Fair this year, thanks to Alaskans for Litter Prevention and Recycling (ALPAR) who is securing prizes to award. If you didn’t get a chance to visit our recycling education booth then you missed out seeing and voting on some unique recycled garden art pieces. This year, exhibit areas and our “Little Green” school yard will be stocked with entries that draw attention to the many ways recycled materials can be reimagined into an attraction. Also on the horizon, upcoming Saturday workshops to enhance this mobile classroom including using recyclables as building materials.

Prize winning garden art accompanies a multitude of manmade projects using recyclable ma-

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terials that border our outdoor education trail.

Alongside the flora and fauna reclaiming the land are handpainted rocks and mosaic tiles revealing the hint of an “edge”. Naturally, it’s more appealing in the spring and summer but winter possesses its own beauty with the trail and trees blanketed in snow. We have seen eagles, moose, fox and rabbits hunting and foraging through this corridor. Instruction on light technique when painting acrylic landscapes is available during the Thursday artistic get-togethers here.

Passing through reflections of broken light and breathtaking views, one may think through the finely layered details of an arrangement. We want to meet the next person inspired to shift their focus on this ever changing landscape as they follow the carved path laid out by local legends.

Visitors gather ideas for future creative endeavors or come to take a self-guided tour using our custom trail guide to identify native plants, trees and other points of interest. Behind the recycling center, a new solar powered Earth Cube Compost System speeds up the decomposition process of

mixed food scraps and wood shavings to produce a gorgeous humus similar to the rich soil we see on the boreal forest floor. It’s an easy walk and wheelchair accessible.

Problem solvers united in a functional art form explore ideas necessary to create intricate Steampunk sculpture and are welcome to display in our student gallery. This is a great way to immagineer kinetic movement using elements of science, technology, reading, art, and math (S.T.E.A.M.) curriculum to fuse the old and new.

Few understand how to transform the unfunny idea of recycling into the local production of Alaska Home Companion Theater. Unaware, innocent bystanders get swept into the challenging, dramatic development of soft, humorous skits exposing the underbelly of a large yet uncomplicated dilemma. Track the evolution of two-legged performers compelled to appear on stage and broadcast a live radio performance to our outlying community about everyday experiences of Alaskans.

Release the pressure this time next year, let’s rejoice and take satisfaction in the seasonal opportunity to make festive ornaments together. Using corks, we would like to pull out all the stops as we are set to trim next December’s Annual Trees of the Valley Christmas event at Glenn Massey Theater.

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