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🌱 How will armed staff in Palmer schools be chosen and trained?
Coming up: Artist Talk: Ruth Hulbert & Daniel Hughes on the Palmer Patch calendar
Good morning to you Palmer! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How will armed staff in Palmer schools be chosen and trained?
- Palmer's Karley Tichenor dominates a key Seward cross-country invitational
Also on today's calendar: Swiftie Sculpt, Sweat & Sip at the Barns and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Cloudy, with a high of 57 and low of 44 degrees.
- Friday: A little afternoon rain, temps: high: 53, low: 41.
- Saturday: Remaining cloudy, with a high of 55 and low of 41 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Mat-Su moves ahead with school concealed carry program using state, taxpayer funds (matsusentinel.com) — Palmer-area schools are moving ahead with a new program that will let selected teachers and staff carry concealed weapons, funded with roughly $130,000 in state and local tax dollars. The Mat-Su district will finalize funding in its October budget update, while developing training, psychological screening, and selection standards that will affect which Palmer educators can participate and how the program operates day to day. 
• Meissner, Thompson triumph in Ketchikan; Sitka, Juneau-Douglas nab team titles (alaskasportsreport.com) — Palmer runner Karley Tichenor made headlines by winning the Frank Dieckgraeff Invitational in Seward, clocking 19:17 and finishing 13 seconds ahead of the field. Her performance is highlighted within a broader roundup of standout cross-country results across Alaska, showing Palmer athletes are competitive statewide as the season heads toward championship meets.
📸 Around Palmer
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Palmer
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★ Featured events ★
- Artist Talk: Ruth Hulbert & Daniel Hughes →
723 S Valley Way, Palmer
6:00 pm
Friday September 18
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Other local events
- Coed JV Football vs North Pole High School
Wasilla High School, 701 E Bogard Rd, Wasilla
4:00 pm - Girls JV Flag Football @ West Valley High School
Wasilla High School, 3800 Geist Rd, Fairbanks
4:00 pm - Girls Varsity Flag Football @ West Valley High School
Wasilla High School, 3800 Geist Rd, Fairbanks
6:00 pm - Coed Varsity Football vs North Pole High School
Wasilla High School, 701 E Bogard Rd, Wasilla
7:00 pm - Swiftie Sculpt, Sweat & Sip at the Barns →
555 South Lower Road, Palmer - Friends Book Sale →
Palmer Senior Center, 1132 S Chugach St, Palmer
10:00 am - PYRAH'S PIONEER PEAK FARM 2026 Fall Harvest Festival Sept 19th →
Pyrah's Pioneer Peak Farm, 4350 Bodenburg Loop, Palmer
12:00 pm - The Ravens' Watch →
Dr. Myron F. Babb Arboretum, 838 South Gulkana Street, Palmer - Girls Freshman Volleyball vs Palmer High School
Wasilla High School, 701 E Bogard Rd, Wasilla
4:00 pm - Girls JV Volleyball vs Palmer High School
Wasilla High School, 701 E Bogard Rd, Wasilla
5:00 pm - Still Life Painting Class →
Palmer AK
12:30 pm
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
Tuesday September 22
Wednesday September 23
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Justus did a great job weed eating around our fence line.
He is a nice young man. I would recommend him for lawn and yard work. (Nextdoor Pioneer Meadows) - ⚠️ Magnitude 3.3 earthquake reported
Sep 15 at 11:34 PM AKDT: 3.3 magnitude earthquake occurred near Petersville, Alaska. (Nextdoor )
- McDonald's posted a job opening for MC DONALD'S CREW START AT $16/hr dayside, openers, closers in Anchorage, Eagle River, Wasilla, Palmer, Kodiak in Palmer. Apply here.
- Builders FirstSource posted a job opening for Shipping/Receiving Clerk in Palmer. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Palmer here.
🗞 Nearby News
Wasilla
- A&P Mechanic AS350/BK117/MD500 (verticalmag.com)
- Trump, God, and the Struggle for the Chin State (foreignpolicy.com)
- The Rewind: Lathrop football wins battle of Division II powers, UAA cross country bests UAF again (adn.com)
Anchorage
- 'We may have won the day, but not the battle': Anchorage Fire Department combats opioid overdoses with on-scene support (alaskasnewssource.com)
- Anchorage adds 40 new homeless shelter beds as weather turns colder (adn.com)
Ok Palmer! 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: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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