🌱 Patch AM: How an Anchorage YouTuber landed a global LDS leadership role

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In today's newsletter:

• How an Anchorage YouTuber landed a global LDS leadership role
• How a monkey-filled nightclub once defined downtown Anchorage’s wild reputation
• How Anchorage residents can still tap FEMA storm recovery aid

Also on today's calendar: Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings.

Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Cold; breezy in the morning, with a high of 19 and low of 6 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Tuesday: Partly sunny and very cold, temps: high: 11, low: 5.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very cold, with a high of 12 and low of 3 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. YouTube sensation among those called to LDS Church advisory council for young men (eastidahonews.com) — An Anchorage-raised YouTube creator, Luke Nichols of “Outdoor Boys,” has been called to a key advisory council for young men in the LDS Church. The article traces his boyhood in Anchorage, legal career, and recent move back to Alaska, alongside profiles of the 13 other council members, many of whom are also prominent in media and church service.
   

2. The Monkey Wharf, boxing and Visions premium television: The context of a single night in 1980 Anchorage (adn.com) — Anchorage’s wilder side in the late 1970s and early ’80s comes alive through the story of the Monkey Wharf nightclub, early premium TV service Visions, and big-title boxing nights. Local historian David Reamer traces how cable, nightlife, and even bar-kept monkeys shaped downtown Anchorage’s culture and reputation during the oil-boom years.
   

3. Over $3 Million Approved to Support Shelter Efforts for Alaskans Impacted by October's West Coast Storms (thetundradrums.com) — Anchorage readers should know FEMA has approved over $3 million to help Alaskans displaced by October’s West Coast storms, mainly through hotel-based non-congregate sheltering. Local and Tribal governments have until December 21 to request Public Assistance, while individuals statewide can apply for FEMA Individual Assistance through December 22 via phone, online, or the FEMA app.
   

4. AST: Wasilla man unaccounted for after home burns the day after he's bailed out of jail (alaskasnewssource.com) — Anchorage authorities are helping investigate after a Wasilla home burned and the man who lived there, recently charged with possessing child sexual abuse material, has not been located. Alaska State Troopers say an Anchorage-based task force previously arrested him, and the fire’s cause and his whereabouts remain under investigation.
   

5. GRAPHIC: Man charged with animal cruelty after puppies found dead (alaskasnewssource.com) — Anchorage-based Alaska State Troopers say a Wasilla man faces multiple animal cruelty charges after several puppies were found dead and one severely neglected, following a report that someone was skinning puppies. Troopers executed a search warrant, recovered the animals, and arrested the suspect on an outstanding warrant plus new charges, while the surviving puppy’s condition was described as likely not recoverable.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Anchorage

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Sunday December 21

• Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings
  49th State Brewing - Anchorage 717 West 3rd Avenue Anchorage, Alaska 99501
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 15

• Recycle Sutton
  Sutton Transfer Site , 15625 North Glenn Highway , Sutton-Alpine
  2:00 pm
• AKtive Soles Happy Run
  AKtive Soles Performance Footwear , 642 S. Alaska St. Ste. 100 , Palmer
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• MyHouse "Morning Meeting with the Mayor"
  Gathering Grounds Cafe , 300 N. Willow St. , Wasilla
  9:00 am
• GWCC Holiday Gathering
  Evangelo's Restaurant , 2530 E Parks Hwy. , Wasilla
  11:30 am
• Guided Hikes for Seniors — Revel Treks & Tours
  Gold Mint Trailhead , Fishhook-Willow Rd , Palmer
  1:00 pm
• Youth Group
  Sutton Bible Church , 15748 Glenn Hwy , Sutton-Alpine
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Santa Skis Free Day
  Alyeska Resort , 1000 Arlberg Ave , Girdwood
  10:30 am
• Bereavement Support with Ancora Home Health & Hospice
  Ancora Home Health & Hospice , 3831 E. Blue Lupine Dr. Suite B , Wasilla
  1:00 pm
• Lego My Library
  Valdez Consortium Library , 212 Fairbanks PO Box 609 , Valdez
  3:30 pm
• Autism Group Meetup
  Kaladi Brothers Coffee , 12350 Industry Way , Anchorage
  5:00 pm
• Girdwood, AK - Alyeska Sitzmark Bar & Grill
  Sitzmark Bar & Grill , 100 Olympic Mountain Loop , Girdwood
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• 🎵 THE SCIENCE OF HUMMING (Harvard Level)
  Humming is not “just humming.” It is one of the most biologically sophisticated things a human can do without even trying. Here’s why: 1. Nitric… (Nextdoor Campbell Park)
• Update: potentially seen on the highway near Potters Marsh.
  Please keep an eye out and call the numbers. Missing Husky Klatt, Old Seward area. Dragging a leash. Skittish. Please do not chase and call one of… (Nextdoor Rogers Park)

• McDonald's Restaurants posted a job opening for MC DONALD'S Crew Start at $16/hr openers, closers, dayside Anchorage, Kodiak, Eagle River, Wasilla, Palmer in Wasilla. Apply here.
• Kroger posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Wasilla. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Anchorage here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

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