Jan Thacker

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Recent Stories

Star of the North Secondary School enjoys eight years of success
Saturday, May 17, 2008
I have a lot of favorite places — some of them that I visit rarely and then wonder why I waited so long to experience them again.
Spring means Athletes in Action baseball players need seasonal homes
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Every year about this time I get an e-mail from Don Duke, who has come out of hibernation, and wants me to put in a plug for the Athletes in Action baseball team members who will need a place to stay this summer.
'Remember the Alamo' has personal meaning for NP resident
Saturday, May 3, 2008
I don’t know about the younger generation, but all of us Baby Boomers grew up singing about Davy Crockett — King of the Wild Frontier.
First Friday to feature Fairbanks Watercolor Society artists
Saturday, April 26, 2008
North Pole Art Society promises another great First Friday event this Friday when members of Fairbanks Watercolor Society show their work at the North Pole Grange Gallery.
Prepare to ‘Walk on the Wild Side’ with the North Pole Rotary’s fundraiser
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Every year about this time, the Rotary puts together a great fundraiser with the enticing name “A Walk on the Wild Side.”
Taste of North Pole and UAF Day to be held next Saturday
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Boys and Girls Club is in peril; Google Maps covers North Pole; North Pole planning commissioner sought; Summer festival plans in progress; NPHS Talent Show to be held Friday; Life is taxing
Mayor Isaacson reveals North Pole’s 'state of the city' to seniors
Saturday, April 5, 2008
North Pole is a city of traditions, which shouldn’t be a surprise considering the town is wallowing in the traditions of Christmas.
North Pole Worship Center dedicates new church in BeaverBrook Mall
Saturday, March 29, 2008
On March 14, there were enough religious leaders in North Pole to constitute a convention of piety.
North Pole buzzing for early Easter
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Easter is really early this year. The last time it was in the third week of March was in 1913 and the last time it was on March 22 was 1818.
Opportunity to meet world record-holding balloonist floats in
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Sometimes life can be so strange. You think about a cousin you haven’t talked to in five years, and 10 minutes later she calls. Or one day you talk about something unusual — say biscotti — and the next day, out of the blue, someone brings you a box.
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