🌱 Wasilla runners surge with double wins at the Grace Grizzly meet

Cheers Wasilla! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Wasilla runners surge with double wins at the Grace Grizzly meet
• How a Wasilla mechanic's case helped spark a federal diesel fix

Also on today's calendar: Rare Character Whiskey Tasting Weekends of Whiskey Dinner 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!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cloudy, with a high of 57 and low of 45 degrees.
• Friday: Rain most of the time, temps: high: 51, low: 44.
• Saturday: Cloudy with a passing shower, with a high of 53 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Meissner, Thompson triumph in Ketchikan; Sitka, Juneau-Douglas nab team titles (alaskasportsreport.com) — Wasilla cross-country runners made a strong showing, with Hailee Giacobbe winning the Grace Grizzly meet and teammate Justin Dalitsch taking the boys race as the Warriors captured the girls team title. The article also recaps standout performances from runners across Alaska, offering context on how Wasilla's athletes stack up heading into the state championship stretch.
   

• Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act passes committee (mustreadalaska.com) — A new Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act has cleared a key U.S. Senate committee, aiming to stop diesel trucks from shutting down in extreme Alaska cold by easing certain EPA emissions rules. The move comes after a Wasilla diesel mechanic, MacKenzie "Mac" Spurlock, was pardoned for tampering with pollution controls he said were necessary for safety in harsh conditions.
   

📸 Around Wasilla

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wasilla

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 18
• Mixer: #RetroTechnoWrap-Up →
  Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry, 3800 West Museum Drive, Wasilla
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 18
• Rare Character Whiskey Tasting Weekends of Whiskey Dinner →
  6059 Wasilla-Fishhook Rd, Wasilla
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Mat-Su Valley Health Fair - Pre-registration Required →
  2500 S Woodworth Loop, Wasilla
  8:00 am
• Mat-Su Valley Health Fair – Pre-registration Required →
  2500 S Woodworth Loop, Wasilla
  8:00 am
• Sepember Ladies Only Health and Wellness Retreat →
  Wasilla AK
  9:00 am
• Coffee with a Veteran at Black Birch Books
  Black Birch Books, 2901 E. Bogard Rd #104, Wasilla
  10:00 am
• GWCC State House, Senate, and Gubernatorial Candidates Forum
  The Glenn Massay Theater, 8295 E College Dr., Palmer
  2:00 pm
Monday September 21
• Early Voting – October 6, 2026, Regular City Election →
  Wasilla City Hall, Council Chambers, 290 E. Herning Avenue, Wasilla
  9:00 am
• AKtive Soles Happy Run →
  AKtive Soles Performance Footwear, 642 S. Alaska St. Ste. 100, Palmer
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Early Voting – October 6, 2026, Regular City Election →
  Wasilla City Hall, Council Chambers, 290 E. Herning Avenue, Wasilla
  9:00 am
Wednesday September 23
• Early Voting – October 6, 2026, Regular City Election →
  Wasilla City Hall, Council Chambers, 290 E. Herning Avenue, Wasilla
  9:00 am
• Sitka Music Festival Autumn Classics in Wasilla →
  Wasilla AK
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Fixed male, be a year in October.
  Sweetest cat but needs to be an only cat. Message for details. (Nextdoor George Parks - Museum)
• ⚠️ Magnitude 3.3 earthquake reported
  Sep 15 at 11:34 PM AKDT: 3.3 magnitude earthquake occurred near Petersville, Alaska. (Nextdoor )

• Michaels Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Replenishment team member in Wasilla. Apply here.
• McDonald's Restaurants posted a job opening for Mc Donald's Crew Restaurant Team Starts $16/hr, dayside, openers, closers in Wasilla. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wasilla here.

🗞 Nearby News

Palmer

• Mat-Su moves ahead with school concealed carry program using state, taxpayer funds (matsusentinel.com)
• Larry Braaten Passes Away at 82 (northeastoregonnow.com)
• Food or heat: Alaska's Senate race turns on the price of fuel (ms.now)

Anchorage

• This weekend in Anchorage: Heart Run, a free clinic and shows on stage (adn.com)

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-- 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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