Yarn Expo III by Alaska State Yarn Council is 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday at the Hotel Captain Cook, 939 W. Fifth Ave. Shop more than 40 fiber vendors, yarn and fiber information, color forecast, health tips for needle workers and more. Fashion show of knitted, crocheted and felted garments.
Jury selection has concluded Wednesday in Palmer for a Wasilla man charged with two counts of murder. Those newly selected men and women heard opening arguments.
By all measures, Gary and Carla Beu's Windsong Farm should be a success. Customers rave about their spicy jalapeno cheddar made from local milk and fresh, squeak-when-you-eat-'em cheese curds. So why are the veteran farmers teetering on the edge of bankruptcy?
Live in the Matanuska Valley long enough and you'll hear some version of this statement from a farmer: "Alaska relies too much on Outside food." By most estimates, 95 percent of Alaska's food comes from the Lower 48. From milk to potato chips to infant formula, almost everything eaten in Alaska is barged up on ships.
t Saturday, Sept. 16: Officials at Eaton Corp.'s Engine Components Division complex in Saginaw announce that the plant could shut down in early 2008. ... Saginaw Spirit staff announce they will give the new mini-mascot a Stephen Colbert-related name, at the comic's televised request.
