in local services: shopping and the availability of medical and dental services. The local movie theater reopened in 2006 with six screens, then closed down in December 2011. The number of local restaurants available almost doubled over the same 10-year span. As of 2006, leading industries in the community were the service industry, followed by trade (retail) and government (mainly working at public schools for the Anchorage School District). Some local businesses were heavily damaged during the 2018 Anchorage earthquake and had to be repaired and renovated or were forced to shut down. Schools such as Gruening Middle School and Eagle River elementary school had to close down for the school year due to excessive damage in part by the buildings age. Arts and culture Annual community events include a Fourth of July celebration held at Lion's Park, and the Bear Paw Festival, which is in July and is celebrated with multiple events throughout Eagle River. The Bear Paw Festival kicks off on Thursday evening with the Miss Bear Paw pageant held at the Steve Primis Auditorium at Chugiak High School. This scholarship pageant sponsored by the Chugiak-Eagle River Chamber of Commerce also presents awards for Bear Paw Princess, Official Escort, Best Costume with an Alaskan Theme and Miss Congeniality. The Sleeping Lady Mountain Lions Club provides a Community Service Award scholarship. Saturday morning there is a 5k foot race, followed by a parade. A Renaissance anachronistic group does performances on Saturdays and Sundays. Education Eagle River has numerous public, parochial and charter school programs available for K-12 grades. The public school district is the Anchorage School District (ASD). ASD schools serving Eagle River are: Eagle River Elementary, Ravenwood Elementary, Alpenglow Elementary, Homestead Elementary, Firelake Elementary, Chugiak Elementary, and Birchwood Elementary, Gruening Middle School, Mirror Lake Middle School, Eagle River High School, and Chugiak High School (which is located northeast of town). (The town is zoned such that roughly half of local public high school students go to Eagle River High School; the other half attends Chugiak High School. However, due to damage from the 2018 Anchorage earthquake, Eagle River Elementary and Gruening Middle School, officials closed both schools for repairs through at least the 2019-2020 school year, with displaced students accommodated by other ASD schools. Both schools are currently open for the 2021–22 school year. Homeschooling is also a popular form of education in the area, both through home-based