🌱 Big Lake Lions Christmas Parade and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Big Lake Lions Christmas Parade

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cold with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 13 and low of 1 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, temps: high: 15, low: 3.
• Saturday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, with a high of 18 and low of 4 degrees.

📸 Around Big Lake

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Big Lake

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• 🎅✨ Ken’s Garden Center’s Christmas Market! ✨🎅
  Ken's Garden Center, 4121 Dimond Way, Wasilla
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday December 20

• Big Lake Lions Christmas Parade
  Big Lake Lions Club , 2942 S Lions Ct , Big Lake
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Parent & Me Paint Nights! December 11
  Sleepy Hollow Golf Course , 2721 E Sleepy Hollow Cir , Wasilla
  5:00 pm
• Alaska Real Producers Holiday Happy Hour!
  Chepo's Mexican Restaurant - Wasilla , 3001 Sun Mountain Ave , Wasilla
  5:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Stay and Play at Chugiak-Eagle River
  Anchorage Public Library (Chugiak-Eagle River Library) , 12001 Business Blvd , Eagle River
  11:00 am

Saturday December 13

• Lunch with Santa at Extreme Fun Center
  Extreme Fun Center , 3501 E Old Matanuska Rd , Wasilla
  10:00 am
• Coffee with a Veteran at Black Birch Books
  Black Birch Books , 2901 E. Bogard Rd #104 , Wasilla
  10:00 am
• Brunch at Bearpaw River Brewing!
  "Big" Bearpaw River Brewing , 240 E. Railroad Ave. , Wasilla
  11:00 am

Monday December 15

• AKtive Soles Happy Run
  AKtive Soles Performance Footwear , 642 S. Alaska St. Ste. 100 , Palmer
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• GWCC Holiday Gathering
  Evangelo's Restaurant , 2530 E Parks Hwy. , Wasilla
  11:30 am

Wednesday December 17

• Bereavement Support with Ancora Home Health & Hospice
  Ancora Home Health & Hospice , 3831 E. Blue Lupine Dr. Suite B , Wasilla
  1:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Parent & Me Paint Nights! December 18
  Sleepy Hollow Golf Course , 2721 E Sleepy Hollow Cir , Wasilla
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ⚠️ Magnitude 3.2 earthquake reported
  Dec 10 - 12:11 AM AKST: 3.1 magnitude aftershock occurred near Big Lake, Alaska. Dec 9 - 9:19 PM AKST: 2.8 magnitude foreshock occurred near Willow,… (Nextdoor )
• SUBSTANCE USE & TREATMENT | Overcoming addiction isn’t easy, but recovery is possible.
  See our list of state, community, and partner programs that can help. The page includes services for people struggling with substance use disorders,… (Nextdoor )

• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Lot Associate in Wasilla. Apply here.
• The Aviator Hotel Anchorage posted a job opening for The Wildbirchhotel - Porter & Bell Team Member in Anchorage. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Big Lake here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wasilla

• Mat-Su issues disaster declaration as hundreds of residents remain in the dark after windstorm (matsusentinel.com)
• Portugal. The Man's Alaskan Soul Finds a Second Home in Texas (dallasobserver.com)
• Lindsey Vonn added 12 pounds of muscle to her frame and is ready for her Olympic season at age 41 (ajc.com)

Palmer

• AMVETS hosts wish tree for Palmer veterans home residents (alaskasnewssource.com)
• What the Palmer winds wrought (frontiersman.com)
• As Mat-Su grows, borough officials look to update Government Peak plan – and they need your help (matsusentinel.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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