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🌱 Wasilla teen spared felony charges in fatal birthday party shooting
Wasilla, Alaska Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Wasilla! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Wasilla teen spared felony charges in fatal birthday party shooting
- How a Wasilla lawmaker’s family scam sparked Alaska’s crypto crackdown
Also on today's calendar: GWCC 30th Annual Military Appreciation Lunch and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 57 and low of 42 degrees.
- Thursday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., temps: high: 53, low: 41.
- Friday: Decreasing clouds, with a high of 55 and low of 38 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• ‘I can't believe I shot my best friend': Grand jury declines to indict Wasilla teen in fatal shooting (ktuu.com) — A Wasilla teenager will not face felony charges after a grand jury declined to indict him in the fatal shooting of his 21-year-old friend during a birthday gathering at their Wasilla residence. Police say the two were practicing self-defense with a handgun they failed to fully clear, and this marks the department’s first non–officer-involved firearm homicide case since before 2020. 
• Senate Passes Consumer Bill of Rights to Protect Alaskans from Crypto ATM Scams (mustreadalaska.com) — Alaskans, including Wasilla residents, may soon see stronger protections from cryptocurrency ATM scams after the State Senate passed a Consumer Bill of Rights for virtual currency kiosks. The bill, inspired in part by Sen. Cathy Tilton of Wasilla after her mother was scammed, would require clear fraud warnings, licensing, transaction limits, and better tools for law enforcement and refunds.
📸 Around Wasilla
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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MyHouse "Morning Meeting with the Mayor" →
Gathering Grounds, 300 Willow St, Wasilla
9:00 am
Tuesday May 19
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Other local events
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Coffee with a Veteran at Black Birch Books
Greater Wasilla Chamber of Commerce Black Birch Books 2901 E. Bogard Rd #104 Wasilla, AK 99654
10:00 am -
GWCC 30th Annual Military Appreciation Lunch →
Chop House at Lake Lucille, 1300 W Lake Lucille Dr, Wasilla
12:00 pm -
MyHouse "Morning Meeting with the Mayor" →
Gathering Grounds, 300 Willow St, Wasilla
9:00 am -
Alex Hooper →
Everett's, 1850 E Bogard Rd, Wasilla
7:30 pm -
MADHATTER PROM →
Chop House at Lake Lucille, 1300 W Lake Lucille Dr, Wasilla
7:00 pm
Saturday May 16
Tuesday May 19
Tuesday May 26
Friday May 29
Saturday May 30
📣 Wasilla Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Boys Varsity Baseball @ Dimond High School
Wasilla High School 2909 W. 88th AVE, Anchorage Alaska 99502
5:15 pm -
Girls Varsity Softball vs Colony High School
Wasilla High School 701 E Bogard Rd, Wasilla AK 99654-7193
5:30 pm -
Boys JV Baseball @ Dimond High School
Wasilla High School 25500 Muldoon Rd, Anchorage Alaska 99506
7:15 pm -
Girls JV Softball vs Colony High School
Wasilla High School 701 E Bogard Rd, Wasilla AK 99654-7193
7:15 pm -
Kindergarten Graduation
Fronteras Spanish Immersion FRC Gym
1:00 pm -
Girls JV Soccer vs South Anchorage High School
Wasilla High School 701 E Bogard Rd, Wasilla AK 99654-7193
5:00 pm
Wednesday May 13
Thursday May 14
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I've used Master Auto Repair for many years on all my vehicles..
They recently restored my 1992 Ford F-250 pickup truck from bumper to bumper, making sure it met all specs for traveling down the ALCAN from Alaska… (Nextdoor Meadow Lakes)
- Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Janitorial Associate in Wasilla. Apply here.
- McDonald's posted a job opening for MC DONALD'S starts Crew at $16/hr openers, dayside, closers, overnights Anchorage, Eagle River, Wasilla, Palmer and Kodiak in Wasilla. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wasilla here.
🗞 Nearby News
Palmer
- Palmer Independence Day event to feature unique war game (matsusentinel.com)
- Palmer Elks Lodge honored with proclamation (matsusentinel.com)
- Where's Cayla? The Valdez Adventure (planeandpilotmag.com)
Anchorage
- Seven dogs seized from ‘extremely unsanitary' Anchorage home on animal neglect suspicions (alaskasnewssource.com)
- Speedy Glass USA Relocates Anchorage Shop to Larger Facility (glassbytes.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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