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🌱 Will this year’s Nenana Ice Classic set a new breakup record?

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  • Will this year’s Nenana Ice Classic set a new breakup record?

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Cloudy and chilly, with a high of 38 and low of 24 degrees.
  • Saturday: A little snow in the morning, temps: high: 39, low: 23.
  • Sunday: Morning snow, then a shower, with a high of 36 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Nenana Ice Classic continues as thick ice lingers (alaskasnewssource.com) — Nenana residents are still waiting for the river ice to break, as this year’s Nenana Ice Classic jackpot remains unclaimed with ice reportedly up to 50 inches thick. Tickets closed April 5, and organizers say the long-running nonprofit fundraiser, which supports local organizations, could see one of the latest breakup dates on record, now watchable via livestream.
   

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    Saturday April 25
  • NCS Prom & After Prom
    Nenana City Schools Nenana, AK 99760
    6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH | April is a time to raise awareness of alcohol use and misuse.
    Find prevention, treatment, and recovery resources to support yourself, your family, and your community: Signs of misuse: https://samhsa.gov/alcohol… (Nextdoor )
  • Nenana City School District posted a job opening for **Substitute/Temporary** Resident Advisor in Nenana. Apply here.

🗞 Nearby News

Fairbanks

  • Fairbanks Kiwanis clubs lay seeds at Creamer's Field for incoming birds (alaskasnewssource.com)
  • Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, April 15, 2026 (alaskapublic.org)
  • The Only State With No Medicare Advantage: Inside Alaska's Health Care Defiance (kiplinger.com)

North Pole

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Nenana

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Nenana

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.