🌱 Patch AM: How could Anchorage’s looming budget cliff affect your neighborhood services?

Coffee in hand, Anchorage? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How could Anchorage's looming budget cliff affect your neighborhood services?
• Here's what went down at GCW's big Anchorage return.
• What Alaska's new rural health funding could mean for Anchorage care

Also on today's calendar: Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Cloudy with a few showers, with a high of 48 and low of 39 degrees.
• Tuesday: Cloudy with a few showers, temps: high: 48, low: 41.
• Wednesday: Cloudy with a few showers, with a high of 49 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'The cliff is just about here': LaFrance administration warns city could face a roughly $30 million budget deficit in 2028 (alaskasnewssource.com) — Anchorage's administration is warning residents that, despite a proposed $692.5 million budget for next year, the city could hit a nearly $30 million deficit by 2028, forcing tough choices on services. Mayor Suzanne LaFrance says they've used one-time funds and cuts to vacant positions to avoid major reductions so far, but future options could include closing libraries or even a fire station unless new revenue is found.
   

• GCW The Last Frontier: The Sequel Results 10.03.26: Joey Janela, Nick Gage, and More in Action (411mania.com) — Anchorage wrestling fans just hosted GCW's "The Last Frontier: The Sequel" at the Arctic Rec Center, even though world champion Joseph Sawyer missed the show with an injury. Local attendees saw Joey Janela, Nick Gage, Atticus Cogar and others in action, with Cogar winning the main event and publicly calling out Sawyer for not appearing in Alaska to defend his title.
   

• Alaska to launch second round of funding for federal rural healthcare program (adn.com) — Anchorage is hosting key meetings as Alaska prepares a second round of applications for a massive federal Rural Health Transformation grant program that's already sending hundreds of millions to clinics and hospitals. Local readers should note looming deadlines, evolving criteria, and how new Medicaid work and eligibility rules could affect access to care and strain providers statewide.
   

📸 Around Anchorage

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Anchorage

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday October 6
• The great Pumpkin Patch →
  49th State Brewing @ The Rail, 721 Depot Dr, Anchorage
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday October 6
• Alaska First: Anchorage Organizing Meeting →
  3400 Spenard Rd, Anchorage
  5:30 pm
• Anchorage AC Meeting →
  William Jack Hernandez Hatchery, 941 N. Reeve Blvd, Anchorage
  6:00 pm
• Bonny Sosa Tuesday Night Race Series →
  Anchorage AK
  6:30 pm
Wednesday October 7
• The great Pumpkin Patch →
  49th State Brewing @ The Rail, 721 Depot Dr, Anchorage
  11:00 am
• Intro to eBird at Audubon Bench →
  Anchorage AK
  5:30 pm
• Meeting Local 1281 →
  Local 1281, 407 Denali St., Anchorage
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• The great Pumpkin Patch →
  49th State Brewing @ The Rail, 721 Depot Dr, Anchorage
  11:00 am
• Simon & Seafort's- Gérard Bertrand Wine Dinner →
  Simon & Seafort's Saloon & Grill, 420 L Street, Anchorage
  3:00 pm
• Anchorage, AK – wedi Certified Installer Workshop →
  T&A Supply - Anchorage, AK, 624 W Potter Dr, Anchorage
  4:00 pm
Sunday October 25
• Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics →
  49th State Brewing - Anchorage, 717 W 3rd Ave, Anchorage
  5:30 pm
• Candlelight: 90s Unplugged →
  49th State Brewing - Anchorage, 717 W 3rd Ave, Anchorage
  7:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Update: the owner has the dogs back!
  Found dogs! Running around on Windflower St. One almost got hit by a car so we tied them up for now.. (Nextdoor Campbell Park)
• Say Hi to darling Dale!
  Animal Control will be at Petco Mountain View today, Saturday, with Dale - a male 1.5 yrs old, very friendly and well behaved, a real sweety. Need a… (Nextdoor Old Seward/Oceanview)

• Cold Stone Creamery posted a job opening for Crew Member in Wasilla. Apply here.
• Southcentral Foundation posted a job opening for Physical Therapist Assistant in Wasilla. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Anchorage here.

🗞 Nearby News

Palmer

• Warriors outlast Moose to win their first Potato Bowl since 2022 (matsusentinel.com)

Wasilla

• North Pole flag football captures conference crown (newsminer.com)
• Jubilee Cottage offers mix of new and antique decor in downtown Kalispell (dailyinterlake.com)
• Obituary: Tara Dawn Hansen (juneauindependent.com)

Seward

• Anchorage's David Carle relishes return to Sullivan Arena as No. 1 Denver hockey takes down UAA (adn.com)

Ok Anchorage! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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