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Uncertain times for Alaska's food industry workers.
Carhops and dashers are helping fill the void left after officials closed restaurants to in-person dining to help slow the spread of the virus.
The district said Monday's it's adding Chugiak Elementary and Homestead Elementary to its list of food distribution sites.
Update: On Monday, ASD announced it’s expanding food distribution sites to two additional schools in Chugiak and Eagle River, including Chugiak Elementary (17010 Birchtree Drive) and Homestead Elementary (18001 Baronoff Avenue). Additionally, the district is no longer requiring students to accompa...
The order does not apply to grocery stores and allows for delivery and take-out service to continue.
The emergency order, which allows takeout service, goes into effect at 5 p.m. today through March 31. The mayor’s order also bans all events and gatherings of more than 50 people.
UPDATE: The school district has added distribution locations at Chugiak Elementary and Homestead Elementary.
The Anchorage School District will begin distributing packaged lunches to children 18 and under starting at 10 a.m. Monday, March 16. The district will distribute food Monday through Friday due to the closure of schools because of the coronavirus emergency.
What are your thoughts on steps being taken to limit the spread of the new virus?
Mass closures hit Alaska Friday as swirling fears over the new coronavirus erupted into a hurricane of concern as Alaska saw its first case of COVID-19.
The event was cancelled Wednesday, but not before several locals made appearances in the finals.
Michael Earnhart proved once again he’s one of the country’s fastest men on skis.
The man's body was found by hikers last week.
The Anchorage Police Department said on Thursday that foul play is not suspected in the death of a man whose body was found last week near the Thunderbird Falls trailhead.
All ASD students will be out of school for an additional week after spring break ends while the district prepares for the possibility of remote learning.
Anchorage officials took dramatic steps Thursday to control the spread of the new coronavirus, including an emergency declaration by Mayor Ethan Berkowitz and the announcement that spring break will be extended by a week for the school district’s more than 48,000 students.
Alaska entered a new phase in the fight to prevent the spread of COVID-19 today after state officials announced the first presumptive positive test for the new virus.
Alaska’s first known illness caused by a new strain of coronavirus was disclosed Thursday by state officials. The person, only identified as a man off an international flight, was in stable condition and being quarantined in Anchorage, officials said.
The situation continues to evolve rapidly. (Via ADN)
The tournaments, which draws thousands of players and spectators from all corners of Alaska, were scheduled to start next Wednesday in Anchorage.
A team of local youngsters returned from Anchorage with a 5-0 record and a shiny new trophy.
The Mustang Hockey Association’s Blue Devils 10U Minors team won an Alaska State Hockey Association championship March 1 at Ben Boeke Ice Arena in Anchorage. The team went 5-0 in the tournament and won the championship game 8-1 over the Alaska Oilers.
“We do a deeper disinfection anyway as our normal course of action, especially during flu season."
It’s never a bad idea to do some spring cleaning.
Tough news for fans of the 79-year-old musher, who told race officials he scratched for his own well-being.
For the second straight Iditarod Jim Lanier left the sled dog trail on a snowmachine.
(Via ADN)
Spc. Jason Alexander Thomas was a paratrooper in the 1st Squadron (Airborne) 40th Calvary Regiment.
Chugiak's Adrianna Proffitt nabbed a fourth-place finish Monday, the top performance among local skiers competing at the national meet.
Chugiak’s Adrianna Proffitt opened the U.S. Cross Country Skiing Junior National Championships with a fourth-place finish Monday in the women’s under-20 division 5-kilometer interval start classic technique race.
Impressive
Rosalyn Singleton crushed it at the Tour of Anchorage Sunday.
Looking for someone to root for in this year’s Iditarod?
This year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race field includes two brothers, two sisters and two guys who aren’t related at all — but might as well be.
A cause of death has not yet been determined police said in a Friday night statement.
A group of hikers discovered a man’s body Friday evening near the Thunderbird Falls Trail.
Tickets for the spaghetti feed and silent auction fundraiser are available for purchase through the group's website.
A financial report that will be used to guide a group that wants to detach Chugiak-Eagle River from the Municipality of Anchorage has been completed but isn’t quite ready for public view.
MacKinnon is a former Eagle River legislator. (Via ADN)
The state has hired Anna MacKinnon of Eagle River, a former Republican senator, to work with two state corporations.
The store will close its doors for good March 20.
Spenard Builders Supply is closing two stores in Alaska, including its location in Eagle River.
What are your thoughts on what's happening in Juneau?
Springtime is coming. And so is Carzilla...
A summertime sequel nobody is looking forward to is coming soon to a commute near you.
The event is scheduled for 6-8 p.m. tonight at Chugiak High.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy will hold the first of his “Conversations with Alaskans” town hall-style meetings from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, March 2 at Chugiak High.
“Think about what would happen if schools got closed or your work asked you to work from home.”
“Our roads are open in 12 to 16 hours max."
Police said they received a call at around 1:26 a.m. on Feb. 23 about a car that had driven into someone's yard.
Items in the Police Briefs are taken from the Anchorage Police Department’s online crime mapping system. Details about individual events are provided by the department’s public information office. Defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
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We know folks in Chugiak-Eagle River weren't able to catch today's solar eclipse, so the Star went to the eclipse for you. Here's what the scene looked like today at Oregon's Smith Rock State Park when the sky suddenly went dark. (Video by Matt Tunseth/Chugiak-Eagle River Star)
The finals of the 2017 Slippery Salmon Olympics relay race at the Bear Paw Festival on Saturday, July 15, 2017 in Eagle River, Alaska. The team of "Over the Wall" — Eagle River's Esteban Trujillo and Anchorage's Ivan Cuevas — won this year's championship. The annual relay race has competitors carry a dead (and rather ripe) pink salmon, along with a tray carrying a plastic cup full of Coke, through a short obstacle course before handing the items off to their partner to return to the finish line. Among this year's competitors were U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan. To read more about the race, see our story at http://www.alaskastar.com/2017-07-16/getting-down-and-dirty-alaska%E2%80%99s-most-disgusting%E2%80%9D-footrace#.WWtUOmQrKX0
Eagle River's Laura Simkins captured this video the afternoon of Saturday, July 15, 2017 in the area of Echo and Dawn streets in Eagle River. Simkins said bears have been spotted in the neighborhood just outside downtown Eagle River in recent days feeding on garbage and bird feed. (Video courtesy of Laura Simkins)
If you missed today's Bear Paw Grand Parade, here's a few highlights — with a soundtrack courtesy Alaska's only high school marching band. For more videos, subscribe to the Star's YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtWmrcKJlrYInMU1VFZZuyg (Video by Kirsten Swann/Chugiak-Eagle River Star)
Happy Valentine's Day! Over the weekend, our newest reporter, Kirsten Swann, made this video of a couple who recently celebrated 50 years of marriage. Enjoy...
VIDEO: Chugiak's Andrew Beckett completes his hat trick to give Mustangs a 5-0 lead over Colony with 5:35 left 2nd period at the state hockey semifinals.
VIDEO: Chugiak freshman Luke Momblow scores the game-winner in tonight's CIC hockey final. #CIChockey
VIDEO: Watch all 6 Chugiak goals (plus a couple saves) from the Mustangs' 6-2 CIC tourney semifinal win over Dimond
VIDEO: Full game highlights from Eagle River's CIC hockey tourney win Monday. Both Chugiak and Eagle River play in the semifinals tonight, with the Wolves against South at 6:30 pm at Ben Boeke and Chugiak facing Dimond at the McDonald Center at 7:15 pm
VIDEO: Sutton McDonald scores the game-winning goal in 2OT to lead Eagle River to a 2-1 win over Service in the first round of the CIC hockey tournament.
Thanks to Dan Kosterman of Dr. K's 20/20 Vision Center in Eagle River for sharing this video with us of the work being done on the Eagle River Mall building, where the vision center, Jitters, the Star and other businesses are located:
Eagle River Bear Paw parade.
Eagle River is one of the best paragliding locations in Southcentral Alaska. Watch Eagle River's own Troy Henkels in action as he jumps off Mount Baldy on Saturday, April 16. Anchorage's Allen Hansen is in the still image, climbing Baldy.
