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In This Issue HIGHBUSH CRANBERRIES RECYCLING WEIGHT LOSS HELPS KNEE ARTHRITIS

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“The Toyostove is just so reliable, it’ll make all the difference.”

- Tom O’Connor Ekuk, Alaska

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Customers who trade in one of the eligible monitor units for a new Toyostove L-730, L-60AT or L-560 will receive a $250.00 rebate check.

Trade in one of the eligible monitor units for an L-530 the consumer will receive a $200.00 rebate check. Does not apply to sales to customers who live outside dealer’s territory.

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THE LEGEND IS BACK

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For Best Pricing Options Contact Your Participating Dealer. ©2018 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: Anchorage Yamaha

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Northern Power Sports

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October 2018

UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP!

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2017

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Looking for the best way to get the job done? Power up with the complete line of power products from Yamaha.

You can count on the lightweight and super quiet EF2000iSv2 inverter or EF3000iSEB with Yamaha Boost Technology and the YP20G’s high-power engine that allows it to work hard for you wherever life takes you. After leaving camp or the job site, head home to the incredible PW3028 pressure washer to help clean up your gear. No matter what your power needs may be, Yamaha has what you need with durability and versatility to boot.

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ALL-NEW WOLVERINE X2

2017

*

KODIAK 700 EPS

ATVs are recommended only for use by those age 16 years and older. YAMAHA recommends an approved training course.

See your dealer or call 1-800-887-2887. ATVs can be hazardous to operate. Read Owner’s Manual before operation. Specifi cations subject to change without notice. ©2016 Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. All rights reserved.

The all-new 2018 Star Eluder. ®

™

ALL-NEW WOLVERINE X2

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2017

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For Best Pricing Options Contact Your Participating Dealer. ©2018 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 ot hers 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: Wolverine X2 R-Spec SE shown from $15,299. Professional *Price and Specifications subject to change without notice. $12,699 MSRP for Wolverine X2 model.

Read the Owner’s Manual and the product warning driver on closed course. Wear your seat belt, helmet, eye protection and protective clothing. to change. ©2018 Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. labels before operation. Model shown with optional accessories. Vehicle specifications subject All rights reserved. • YamahaOutdoors.com

Alaska Fun Center

Fairbanks, Alaska 99709 Phone 800-478-3455 www.alaskafuncenter.com

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VCRS opens doors for students with life skills through service learning Community members interested in managing the growth of the Central Landfill have been successful recruiting new allies this fall. The doors of Valley Community for Recycling Solutions (VCRS) have been swinging open to people engaged in projects that include service learning components. Visitors exposed to the bigger picture of community development are more likely to engage within their surroundings on their own time. Students, teachers, and personnel throughout the Mat-Su Valley are gaining a foothold inside recycling territory with important work reinforcing the plan to reduce community waste throughout the borough.

Will Rogers once called this area “a mighty nice place” during his visit to the original Matanuska Colony Project in 1935. Still, another of his quotes is relevant, “Show me a healthy community with a healthy economy and I will show you a community who has its green infrastructure in order and understands the relationship between the built and the unbuilt environment.”

As our population finds meaning throughout this problem solving experience, the intention and intensity of how we work to meet the needs of our rapidly growing community will reflect in the outcome. Long-term outcomes range from a high quality living environment to the reduction in risky behavior and positive public perception of area youth.

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The high number of VCRS work service-learning partners all recommend recycling as a way to improve life skills. Life skills are the competencies that all people need to fully participate in daily life. Several valley schools have formal assignments that include meaningful components. A proud Palmer Junior Middle School student explained the definition of citizenship to fellow Health classmates using, as an example, his experience sorting the school’s recyclables on campus.

When students learn to apply daily life skills at school, they develop critical thinking, independence while collaborating, and personal management to bring home and take to another work environment. Palmer High’s self-contained classroom delivers the fruit of their daily labor to VCRS. This class manages the task of pre-sorting recyclables for the entire student body. The work is satisfying and creates a mutually beneficial environment Field trips to VCRS are taking on new characteristics as school teachers require note-taking so that their students may teach others about recycling correctly. The VCRS facility is unique in that the requirement of pre-sorting is necessary before delivery to our site. Recyclables must

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be empty, clean and dry in order to move material through the remanufacturing cycle.

Students who participate in a field trip are encouraged to reflect and think about creatively communicating the DO’s and DON’Ts of what they learn so that everyone can do it right. Two essay competitions are being held at VCRS. The first to be judged for America Recycles Day on November 15, 2018 and the second in time for Earth Day on April 22, 2019.

Civic responsibility through volunteerism is fundamental to achieving our longterm vision of a healthy sustainable community.

Service groups seeking leadership activities may visit with neighbors as part of a door-to-door outreach campaign to increase recycling with VCRS. Also popular are shifts offering an opportunity to practice critical thinking and professional communications skills while supporting high traffic times in the material drop off area.

Decision making is an important life skill for our future leaders. A planner from Matsu Valley Rebuild Materials Center was present at meetings this week to establish a non-profit organization near Trunk Road for redistribution of used and surplus building materials. Also on the horizon,

upcoming Saturday workshops to enhance our mobile classroom including using recyclables as building materials. All VCRS volunteers are invited to participate.

Likewise, service learning projects foster sustainable traits: feeling safe, happy, and healthy for the participants and the outcomes of their given projects. The Mat-Su Bag It Campaign/Plastic Bag Committee has been asked to publicize the idea for a Mat-Su community driven service project called Boomerang Bags. This project relies on the time and generosity of our local community in order to support the need for an on-site supply of reusable shopping bags to be borrowed with the intent to return to local shops. In the process of making and giving away beautiful bags, one supports their own awareness of an ability to create, refine, and achieve the same vision about oneself.

Modeled after Boomerang Bags Anchorage AK (find them on facebook), there are several ways to participate: sewing the bag together, ironing, cutting fabric and possibly handing out the free bags to shoppers at planned events. Currently, the committee is gathering types of fabric, thread, information on sewing instructions, and seeking volunteers. Interested participants are invited to the next meeting on Thursday, October 11, 2018 4:00 pm at VCRS 9465 E. Chanlyut next to the Central Landfill.

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Homeschool: Fungus Among Us October 9th @ 1:00pm -3:00pm Eagle River Nature Center (32750 Eagle River Rd.) Fungi are neither plants nor animals but comprise their own kingdom. We’ll go on a “Detritus Safari” to discover how saprophytic fungi help break down forest garbage, and develop some simple tools to start identifying the diverse fungi that are essential to our boreal ecosystem. Finish this session with some ideas about how to cultivate your own fungi and how fungus just might save the world! Meet in main building. Cost $15. No refunds unless class cancelled due to low enrollment or bad weather/roads. RSVP required.

Course capacity is ten people. www.ernc.org • info@ernc.org • (907) 694-2108 Little Explorers October 12th @ 11:00am Eagle River Nature Center (32750 Eagle River Rd.) Join us for a short guided walk to explore nature at the pace of a preschooler, and make new friends. Bring a snack or lunch to eat after the walk if you like. No registration needed. www.ernc.org • info@ernc.org • (907) 694-2108 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels October 13th @ 2:00pm Eagle River Nature Center (32750 Eagle River Rd.) Who are the garbage collectors of the forest? Get down and dirty on the forest floor during a detritus safari. We’ll explore how insects, worms, fungi and other organisms recycle woody debris and turn it back into soil. www.ernc.org • info@ernc.org • (907) 694-2108 Youth Wilderness First Aid/ CPR October 15th - 17th @ 10:00am - 4:00pm Eagle River Nature Center (32750 Eagle River Rd.) This 3 day Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course is intensive and covers principles of preventing and treating wilderness injuries; ideal for those that spend time recreating or living in remote settings.

This training culminates in earning a 2 year Wilderness First Aid Certification and a 2 year CPR Certification. This course is geared towards youth ages 12-18. This course prepares youth for recreating in Alaska anytime of year. RSVP required.

Cost is $225. Students should bring a day pack that they would normally bring on day adventures with appropriate outdoor gear, water and a lunch. www.ernc.org • info@ernc.org • (907) 694-2108 Teen Survival October 19th - 17th @ 12:30pm - 4:30pm Eagle River Nature Center (32750 Eagle River Rd.) SURVIVAL: Put the Fort into Fortnite! Gather your squad not into the Shifty Shaft or Moisty Mire, but into the Nature Center. Spend an afternoon developing your off-screen survival skills by navigating across the Island of ERNC, making actual forts and building fires, learning how to camp-out better, and improving your victory dance. www.ernc.org • info@ernc.org • (907) 694-2108

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Parasites: Zombies Among Us October 21st @ 2:00pm Eagle River Nature Center (32750 Eagle River Rd.) Host manipulation is a strategy many parasites use to survive and thrive. Some parasites even infiltrate the minds of their hosts to change their behavior Could you be controlled by a parasite?

Naturalist Samantha Russell can help you find out! www.ernc.org • info@ernc.org • (907) 694-2108 The Crow, A Remarkably Smart Bird October 20th @ 2:00pm Eagle River Nature Center (32750 Eagle River Rd.) Join Bird Treatment and Learning Center volunteer Lisa Pajot and a pair of northwestern crows. Learn about the crow family or corvids, their intelligence, how to tell raven from a crow, and more! www.ernc.org • info@ernc.org • (907) 694-2108 Homeschool: Ecosystems October 24th @ 1:00pm -3:00pm Eagle River Nature Center (32750 Eagle River Rd.) How is a wetland like a sponge? We’ll explore biotic and abiotic natural cycles such as the water cycle, the carbon cycle and forest succession, as well as trace salmon and their nutrients through our forest. www.ernc.org • info@ernc.org • (907) 694-2108 Fall Crafts for Kids October 26th @ 1:00pm - 3:00pm, “Open House” Eagle River Nature Center (32750 Eagle River Rd.) There’s no school today; join us for a fall-themed “crafternoon” anytime between 1-3pm. We’ll have some fun make-and-take crafts lined up for you – choose between several different stations (hint: wear your painting clothes!). www.ernc.org • info@ernc.org • (907) 694-2108 The Witch and her Owl October 28th @ 2:00pm Eagle River Nature Center (32750 Eagle River Rd.) Why are owls associated with Halloween? Find out all about owls from volunteer Ginamaria Smith, who will bring her education bird, a great-horned owl. www.ernc.org • info@ernc.org • (907) 694-2108

PALMER Cell Phone Senior Help Class October 6th @ 10:30am - Noon Mat-Su College (8295 College Dr.) The Mat-Su AARP Community Council is hosting a FREE special event focused on folks ages 50+ looking for assistance with the understanding of and/or to gain operational ‘know-how’ regarding various functions of their cell phones. Plan to arrive early at 10:15am. **PARTICIPANTS DO NOT HAVE TO BE AN AARP MEMBER TO ATTEND** REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Pre-register via phone at (907) 762-3303 or online at https://Aarp.cvent. com/Msc2018 Note: classroom space is limited.

Registrants are accepted on a first-come, firstreserved basis. Please register only if you are positive you will attend!!!

WASILLA Bear Mountain Grill Ladies Night Craft Fair October 12th @ 5:00pm - 9:00pm Bear Mountain Grill (12300 Old Glenn Hwy.) Come kick off your Holiday shopping by supporting local Crafters, Artists, and Vendors. Free to attend, door prizes given away all night and over 25 amazimg vendors. Sip and Shop! Wine and Beer available for purchase! Contact: lexieloops@yahoo.com Holiday Market October 13th @ 10:00am - 4:00pm Good Shephed Lutheran Church (501 E. Bogard Road) Bring your family and friends to “Holiday Market”.

Vendors from Mat-Su Valley and beyond. Enjoy a delicious lunch at Five Loaves Two Fish Café while visiting with friends old and new. Do Christmas shopping to find new and new-to-you treasures; pottery, stained glass, dolls, teddy bears, jams, jellies, woodworking, quilts, and more. Something for everyone. Bring non-perishable food items for Mat-Su Food Bank. Located across from Wasilla Middle School, Bogard Road. Contact Pat Ott: mikenpatott@gmail.com • (909) 373-0181 Old Town Autumn Harvest October 20th @ 1:00pm - 3:00pm Wasilla Museum (323 N. Main Street) Old Town Autumn Fest is hosted by the Wasilla Museum. Come with the kids to this free event and do some trick or treating in the Historic Town Site at the Wasilla Museum & Visitor Center! We’ll have wagon rides, kids activities and hot cider and cookies!

More information available at: (907) 373-9071 museum@ci.wasilla.ak.us • cityofwasilla.com/museum Midnight Sun Family Learning Center Halloween Carnival October 27th @ Noon - 4:00pm Midnight Sun Family Learning Cntr (7275 W Midnight Sun Cir.) Please come join us while we have fun at the cake walk, Trick or Treat Alley, fish pond, ring toss, and much more! There will be There will be hamburgers and hotdogs and other food too! Children ages 3 to 18 are invited. There is a fee of $5 for 12 tickets or 50¢ each ticket. This is a disability and sensory friendly event. www.midnightsunschool.com • (907) 357-6786 Annual Night at the Museum October 31st @ 4:00pm - 8:00pm Museum of AK Transportation (3800 W Museum Dr.) Come out to our ghoulish and fun-filled event. Trick or treat historical and Halloween characters. Visit our Haunted Historical Whitney Section House, Take a tour through our spooky train. Great family activity. $5 per person. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. (907) 376-1211 www.museumofalaska.org • mati@mtaonline.net Mat-Su Holiday Marketplace November 3rd @ 10:00am Menard Sports Center (1001 S Clapp St.) Thousands of holiday gift ideas. Jewelry, furs, original artwork, fleece, pottery, and more! kourtney@fairbanksevents.com • (907) 474-9082

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For Juice Combine 4 cups clean highbush cranberries with 1 cup water. Crush berries and simmer for 10 minutes. Strain through a jelly bag or layers of cheesecloth.

For clear juice, do not twist or press jelly bag or cheesecloth. For long-term storage, the juice should be frozen or canned. Yield: 2 cups juice

Spiced Highbush Cranberry Catsup 6 cups highbush cranberries 1½ cups onions, chopped fine 1 cup cider vinegar 2 cups sugar

1½ teaspoons allspice 1 teaspoon ground celery seed 1½ teaspoons cinnamon

1½ teaspoons salt ½ teaspoon pepper ½ cup water 1½ teaspoons ground cloves

Prepare jar lids. Cook the cranberries in the water until soft, then put through a food mill or a sieve to remove seeds. Add the onions, vinegar, sugar and spices. Boil until the mixture thickens and reaches the proper consistency. Immediately pour ketchup into hot canning jars, leaving ¼ inch headspace.

Wipe jar rims and cover with prepared two-piece lids. Process for 10 minutes in a boiling water bath.

Serve this cranberry sauce with poultry or meat or use in baked beans. Yield: 4 cups

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