Category Archives: Sports

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Que Pasa? – Anchorage

This Friday is Winter Bike to Work Day. This event is a multi-city effort to encourage winter biking.

Register anytime before the 14th and show your friends that you are a serious Alaska biker! Registration is free and easy at http://winterbiketoworkday.org/commit/.

Then head to Westchester Lagoon from 4:30-6 pm. to celebrate your winter biking know-how with free cookies and hot cocoa.

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Que Pasa? – Anchorage

Attention ice fishers! If you’re between the ages of 12 and 15 then you’re eligible to enter the Matsu Kids Ice Fishing Derby Sunday, Feb 23. Prizes and trophies will be given to the three largest fish. Don’t have a pole? They’ll be giving prizes to the best homemade fishing poles!

So head out to Finger Lake in Palmer. Registration opens at 9 a.m. at Palmer Elks Lodge. The youth derby is FREE to join!

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Que Pasa? – Anchorage

Want to learn how to shoot a bow and arrow? Enthusiasts from the Northwest Archers club will be offering their expertise Tuesdays from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Kincaid Annex. All skill levels welcome! To register for this FREE program, call 343-6397

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Que Pasa? – Anchorage

Two alcohol-free Super Bowl parties are happening Sunday. Come by the Rabbit Creek Community Center at 12100 Old Seward Highway or the Boys & Girls Club at 1251 Muldoon to watch the game from 2-6 p.m. Free!

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Que Pasa? – Anchorage

Discover how you can train for an endurance run/walk event and raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society with Team In Training. Come to a free, one-hour information meeting Thursday, Jan 16, at 6 p.m. at REI to learn how TNT’s expert coaches will prepare you to run or walk the Mayor’s Marathon and Half Marathon (Anchorage – June 21), the Rock ‘n’ Roll Seattle Marathon & 1/2 Marathon (June 21), or the Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Marathon & 1/2 Marathon (June 1).

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Que Pasa? – Anchorage

Join Anchorage Parks and Recreation for an afternoon of winter fun at Russian Jack Springs Park, Saturday, January 11 from noon-3 p.m. Try out snowshoes, courtesy of AMH and REI. Learn how to dress for cold weather, places to snowshoe, and enjoy hot chocolate to warm up! This event is FREE and open to the public.

For more information, call the Selkregg Chalet at 343-6992.

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Que Pasa? – Anchorage

Every Friday is Family Gym Night at The Salvation Army Anchorage Corps & Community Center from 6-8 p.m. Family Gym Night is open for all ages of children and families to shoot hoops, volleyball, pool table, dodgeball, air hockey, and board games. Occassional family nights will be family movies and popcorn. Free to families with children under 18.

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Que Pasa? – Anchorage

Ski and raise money for a good cause! There will be an informal ski race Friday, Jan. 3, at the Beach Lake Trails Chalet in Chugiak to raise money for Catholic Social Services-Anchorage, AK’s Brother Francis Shelter. Show your support and donate what you can. The race starts at 11 a.m.

Prizes will be given to the top three skiers in each age group.

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Que Pasa? – Anchorage

Strap on your ice skates and head to Westchester Lagoon Saturday, Jan. 4 from 1-3 p.m. to kick off the skating season with Anchorage Parks and Recreation. Free hot chocolate, music and games will help usher in this Anchorage tradition.

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Que Pasa? – Anchorage

If you’ve ever been interested in the sport of curling, then now’s your chance to learn from a pro! Meet two time Olympian curler, Jessica Schultz, during a drop-in Learn to Curl Clinic. Stop in from 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22 at the Anchorage Curling Club. Plan on an hour for the lesson and on-ice practice. Hand carry in a pair of clean tennis shoes to wear on the ice, and dress in warm loose fitting clothing, hat and gloves.