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🌱 How 90 local kids learned gun safety at Big Lake turkey shoot

Big Lake, Alaska Patch AM: a 3 min read

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  • How 90 local kids learned gun safety at Big Lake turkey shoot

Also on today's calendar: Wasilla JV Baseball @ Houston and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 58 and low of 43 degrees.
  • Thursday: Rather cloudy, showers around, temps: high: 56, low: 42.
  • Friday: Decreasing clouds, with a high of 56 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A turkey shoot (frontiersman.com) — Young shooters from Trail Life USA and Civil Air Patrol recently gathered in Big Lake for the 33rd annual Turkey Shoot, where about 90 kids received a focused gun-safety lesson before heading to the range. The longtime instructor used a dramatic video and core safety rules, while adults closely supervised the actual shooting to keep the event safe and educational.
   

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Big Lake

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