Tribute to Veterans
Mayor Colberg delivers proclamation for the Veterans Day Tribute at the Veterans Wall of Honor.
Mayor Colberg delivers proclamation for the Veterans Day Tribute at the Veterans Wall of Honor.
Welcome New Assembly Members
This edition of Mayor's Minute: Mayor Colberg's welcome speech to the new Assembly members and a thank you to the exiting members.
Machetanz tribute
Mayor Talis Colberg shared his insight on Mr. and Mrs. Machetanz and their son, Traeger. Mayor Colberg, Traeger Machetanz, and Dean Larson were among the distinguished speakers at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Fred & Sara Machetanz Elementary School. The three men attended Palmer High together.
Pictured left to right, Dean Larson is an artist in San Francisco, Mayor Talis Colberg, Traeger Machetanz, attorney.
Click on the arrow to listen to Mayor Colberg's speech.
Pictured left to right, Dean Larson is an artist in San Francisco, Mayor Talis Colberg, Traeger Machetanz, attorney.
Click on the arrow to listen to Mayor Colberg's speech.
Mat-Su home to world record cabbage
Mayor Talis Colberg pays tribute here to the history and ambience of the Giant Cabbage Weigh-off at the Alaska State Fair.
The Mat-Su Borough is now home to the World's heaviest cabbage—127 pounds. Local grower Steve Hubacek shattered a 20-year-old record held by a grower in Wales.
Calling it his most pitiful year ever, Colberg declined to reveal the weight of his cabbage, instead referring to it as an entry in the brussels sprout category.
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Listen here to the breaking news of Steve Hubacek's world record cabbage.
The Mat-Su Borough is now home to the World's heaviest cabbage—127 pounds. Local grower Steve Hubacek shattered a 20-year-old record held by a grower in Wales.
Calling it his most pitiful year ever, Colberg declined to reveal the weight of his cabbage, instead referring to it as an entry in the brussels sprout category.
click hear to listen to Mayor Colberg.
Listen here to the breaking news of Steve Hubacek's world record cabbage.
Dangerous roads in Mat-Su need help
Aug. 28, 2009—This week on the Mayor's Minute, Mayor Talis Colberg gives an opening talk at this week's transportation meeting. Key members of the Senate and House Transportation Committees listened to a full day of briefings and remarks at the Menard Sports Center Monday. Mayor Colberg joined Alaska Sen. Linda Menard in a welcome to the crowd. Colberg also gave an overview of the transportation infrastructure. More than 100 people attended the event. Local Legislators: Sen. Charlie Huggins, Rep. Bill Stoltze, Rep. Carl Gatto, Rep. Mark Neuman, and Rep. Wes Keller listened and asked questions throughout.
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For reporters here is a file to download.
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For reporters here is a file to download.
Colberg highlights Snodgrass
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MAT-SU—Before a crowd at the Palmer Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Thursday, Matanuska-Susitna Borough Mayor Talis Colberg shared highlights of history on Milton Snodgrass, a visionary in Matanuska agriculture.
In 1929, Snodgrass recruited colonists here on behalf of the railroad. The railroad colonists arrived before the Matanuska federal colony of President Roosevelt, a little-known fact.
Also at the event, Sen. Jay Kerttula was honored with a plaque that officially commemorates a hall named after Kerttula. Alaska Rep. Beth Kerttula and family attended as well as many prominent figures in the agriculture industry.
The University of Alaska Fairbanks held the event to showcase university research. Among the subjects discussed was biomass energy research and development. Dr. Juan Andres Soria told the crowd the nearby lab building had been "off the grid" for three weeks. Instead of running on electricity, the small lab is running on biomass or fuels from diverted energy sources such as trees and canola oil.
Borough Assemblymember Rob Wells, also a former Alaska Director of Agriculture, also attended.
Alaska Lt. Gov. Craig Campbell highlighted Mat-Su agriculture in his speech. "I had the opportunity... to meet with some Chinese who came through here...they talk about natural gas, they talk about fish, and timber. They also talk about produce. They have a large population. They need to heat, they need to provide energy for them. They need to feed them. And what Alaska provides and what they saw as an opportunity for their future rests right here in Palmer, right here in the Valley, right here in Alaska."
Click to hear Mayor Colberg's speech. Photo below: Borough Mayor Talis Colberg shares a laugh with Alaska Lt. Gov. Craig Campbell.
Mayor's Minute Feb. 18, 2009
Girl Scout cookies are coming. This week on the Mayor's Minute, Mayor Curt Menard enjoys a visit from Junior Troop 459. He also discusses a Borough delegation trip to DC, final funding for the recycling center, and support for salmon through culverts.
Mayor's Minute, Feb. 10, 2009
This week Mayor Menard discusses the prison signing ceremony, a meeting at the Railroad, and Talis Colberg.
Mayor's Minute Feb. 5, 2009
Bearing with a cold, Mayor Curt Menard still delivers his weekly podcast. This week the Mayor highlights the prison-contract signing ceremony with Gov. Palin, a local mayors meeting, and alternative energy.
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Mayor's Minute Jan. 29, 2009
This week we catch up with Matanuska-Susitna Borough Mayor Curt Menard on the road, or "the milk run anyway" in Juneau. Menard gives a report from the Alaska Municipal League convention.
For reporters, you can download this file.
For reporters, you can download this file.
Mayor's Minute Jan. 13, 2009
This week on the Mayor's Minute the Mayor invites you to brainstorm
on future traffic routes for the neighborhoods east of Fairview
Loop/South of Trunk Road and Parks Highway. A public meeting is set for
Jan. 22, 4-8:30 p.m. at Evangelos Restaurant. Alternatives will be
presented. Ideas will be taken.
Also this Saturday is Winter Family Fun Day at Reflections Lake, 11-3. For more information, visit www.palmerhayflats.org
Dogs and Cats are filling your local Animal Shelter.
Look through online photos on the Borough web site under Animal Care for adoptable pets.
Also this Saturday is Winter Family Fun Day at Reflections Lake, 11-3. For more information, visit www.palmerhayflats.org
Dogs and Cats are filling your local Animal Shelter.
Look through online photos on the Borough web site under Animal Care for adoptable pets.
Mayor's Minute Jan. 8, 2009
Mayor Curt Menard returns from holidays. In this week's podcast, Mayor Menard highlights a recent Assembly
meeting with state Legislators: Sen. Gene Therriault, Sen. Charlie Huggins, Rep. Carl Gatto, Rep. Mark Neuman, Rep. Wes Keller, Sen.-elect Linda Menard, and staff for Rep. Bill Stoltze and staff of House Speaker John Harris.
The Mayor also recently met with Palmer City Mayor John Combs and Wasilla City Mayor Verne Rupright and Houston City Mayor Roger Purcell.
meeting with state Legislators: Sen. Gene Therriault, Sen. Charlie Huggins, Rep. Carl Gatto, Rep. Mark Neuman, Rep. Wes Keller, Sen.-elect Linda Menard, and staff for Rep. Bill Stoltze and staff of House Speaker John Harris.
The Mayor also recently met with Palmer City Mayor John Combs and Wasilla City Mayor Verne Rupright and Houston City Mayor Roger Purcell.
Mayor's Minute Dec. 4, 2008, recycling center
This week on the Mayor's Minute, Curt Menard highlights recent agreements for the coming recycling center and a Tri-Borough Mayors' meeting.
Mayor's Minute Nov. 24, 2008, visiting authors, Hatcher scoping, forms
This week on the Mayor's Minute, Mayor Curt Menard highlights the visiting Alaskan authors in the Mat-Su Reads to Succeed program, the upcoming scoping meeting on Hatcher Pass recreational area, and handy access to Borough forms.
Mayor's Minute Nov. 20, 2008, awards, Ketchikan, goodbyes
Mayor's Minute podcast, Nov. 20, 2008, this week on the Mayor's Minute, Mayor Curt Menard touches on state awards for Public Works and Emergency Services, as well as on the making of the Susitna Ferry, and some farewells.
Mayor's Minute Nov. 5, 2008, AML, Ketchikan shipyard tour, election
This week on the Mayor's Minute hear the Mayor talk about his return to bachelorhood with the results of yesterday's election, the Alaska Municipal League, and a tour of the Alaska Ship & Drydock yard in Ketchikan where the Susitna ferry is coming together. Nov. 5, 2008 This week on the Mayor's Minute hear the Mayor talk about his return to bachelorhood with the results of yesterday's election, the Alaska Municipal League, and a tour of the Alaska Ship & Drydock yard in Ketchikan where the Susitna ferry is coming together.
Mayor's Minute Oct. 30, 2008, the $220 million prison contract, smart growth, & chimney fires
The $220 million prison contract goes to Neeser, smart growth, and concerns over chimney fires in the Mat-Su. This week on the Mayor's Minute podcast: the $220 million prison contract goes to Neeser, smart growth, and concerns over chimney fires in the Mat-Su.
Mayor's Minute Oct. 21, 2008, the rail loop at Port MacKenzie, Assemblymember Kvalheim's farewell.
The rail loop at Port MacKenzie, Assemblymember Kvalheim's farewell. This week on the Mayor's Minute, Mayor Curt Menard discusses the proposed rail loop at Port MacKenzie, Assemblymember Mary Kvalheim's farewell and a transportation symposium in Anchorage.
Mayor's Minute Oct. 16, 2008
This week Mayor Curt Menard gives an overview of a salmon partnership conference and a recent tourism summit. Mayor's Minute podcast for Oct. 16, 2008. This week Mayor Curt Menard gives an overview of a salmon partnership conference and a recent tourism summit.
