🌱 Why North Pole’s football team traveled 2,700 miles for summer camp.
North Pole, Alaska Patch AM: a 4 min readHey hey North Pole! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why North Pole’s football team traveled 2,700 miles for summer camp.
- How a Badger Road crash led to a 21-year sentence.
Also on today's calendar: Randy's Cheeseburger Picnic (Trailer Park Boys) Fairbanks AK.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Pleasant with periods of sun, with a high of 76 and low of 51 degrees.
- Friday: Cloudy, temps: high: 70, low: 54.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 71 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Hollet returns to Valley City State stomping grounds, brings North Pole football team with him (alaskasportsreport.com) — North Pole High football coach Mike Hollett took his Patriots more than 2,700 miles to a June camp at his alma mater, Valley City State, to boost college exposure. With former North Pole players already on the roster, he sees the trip as a way to connect local athletes with trusted coaches and life lessons beyond football. 
• Fairbanks woman sentenced to 21 years in federal prison for fatal fentanyl sale (webcenterfairbanks.com subscription) — A Fairbanks woman has been sentenced to 21 years in federal prison after selling fentanyl linked to a North Pole man’s fatal overdose, which began with a crash on Badger Road. The case caps a major drug-trafficking investigation and underscores that dealers face at least 20-year terms when sales lead to death.
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Palmer Girls JV Volleyball @ North Pole →
North Pole High School, 601 NPHS Boulevard #7800, North Pole
6:00 pm
Thursday August 27
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Randy's Cheeseburger Picnic (Trailer Park Boys) Fairbanks AK →
The Spur, 537 Gaffney Rd, Fairbanks
8:00 pm
Thursday August 27
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Park Play Day at South Fairbanks Park →
South Fairbanks Park, 1551 22nd Ave, Fairbanks
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August in the bear Gallery: Owen Tucker and Wendy Croskrey
Fairbanks Arts Association 2300 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK 99701 -
August in Bear Gallery: Owen Tucker and Wendy Croskrey Exhibitions
Fairbanks Arts Association The Bear Gallery, 3rd Floor, Alaska Centennial Center for the Ar -
Young Entrepreneurs Lemonade Lab
Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce Georgeson Botanical Gardens at UAF 2180 W Tanana Dr, Fairbanks, AK 99709
9:30 am -
Football Jamboree
North Pole High Patriot Pride Field
5:00 pm -
Fairbanks Tall Timbers: Robert Hannon →
BP Design Theater (401 Engineering Building), University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks
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Teacher Work Day (No School)
Barnette Magnet Fairbanks, AK 99701 -
Professional Development (No School)
Barnette Magnet Fairbanks, AK 99701 -
Positive Picketing for Educators!
Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce Hering Auditorium, Lathrop High School, 901 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK 99701, United States
7:30 am -
Using the Alaska Native Language Archive →
BP Design Theater (401 Engineering Building), University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks
7:00 pm
Thursday August 6
Friday August 7
Monday August 10
Tuesday August 11
Wednesday August 12
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- Albertsons Company posted a job opening for Night Crew Stocker in North Pole. Apply here.
- Mechanics & Body Shops Marketplace posted a job opening for Automotive Technician/Mechanic –Up to $10K Alaska Relo Package in North Pole. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near North Pole here.
🗞 Nearby News
Fairbanks
- Actors Patrick Duffy and Linda Purl use Fairbanks sourdough starter in new bread recipe (webcenterfairbanks.com)
- KFXF Announces Rapid Expansion of Sports Network (webcenterfairbanks.com)
- Delta: Philadelphia – Fairbanks, Alaska (and vice versa). $384 (Basic Economy) / $494 (Regular Economy). Roundtrip, including all Taxes (theflightdeal.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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