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Geoff Kirsch

Slacktide: Stereotypical mail

Around our house, domestic assignments follow a logical rubric … most of the time.For example, my wife has a real job, so she gets our… Continue reading

  • Sep 25, 2016
  • By Geoff Kirsch
Geoff Kirsch

Gimme a Smile: Housework on a sunny Juneau day

Sing it with me, to the tune of “My Girl” by the Temptations:“I’ve got housework, on a sunny day.When it’s nice outside, I don’t get… Continue reading

  • Sep 25, 2016
  • By PEGGY MCKEE BARNHILL

Recent births

Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital:• A daughter, Lillian June Bellmore, weighing 7 lbs. 5 oz., was born to Rebecca and James Bellmore of Juneau… Continue reading

  • Sep 25, 2016

Senior Menu

Juneau Senior Center MenuMonday, Sept. 26Ham and Lima Bean SoupTomato and Cheese SandwichSpinach SaladTuesday, Sept. 27MeatloafMashed Potatoes and GravySteamedPerfection SaladWednesday, Sept. 28Chicken A La KingRiceBroccoliTropical… Continue reading

  • Sep 25, 2016
Organizers of the Coed Softball tournament which just celebrated it's 20th year: Gary Diekman, Lisa Corcoran and Michele Morgan.

Thank you for raising money at the Softball Benefit Tournament

In August this year more than 200 people came together for the 20th annual Coed Softball Benefit Tournament. The weather was great and the friendships… Continue reading

  • Sep 25, 2016
Organizers of the Coed Softball tournament which just celebrated it's 20th year: Gary Diekman, Lisa Corcoran and Michele Morgan.
Tari Stage-Harvey.

Living & Growing: Finding a reason to laugh

I like to laugh. And my humor hasn’t really advanced past the sixth grade so I’m given plenty of opportunities to giggle. Like every time… Continue reading

  • Sep 25, 2016
  • By TARI STAGE-HARVEY
Tari Stage-Harvey.

Southeast Alaska Food Bank: Accept our gratitude and come to our open house

The Food Bank would like to invite the public to help us celebrate the completion and opening of our new warehouse expansion at 10020 Crazy… Continue reading

  • Sep 25, 2016

JFHBC: Thanks for support of Fun Run

The Juneau Family Health and Birth Center would like to thank everyone who participated in our Labor Day weekend Fun Run on Saturday, Sept. 3.… Continue reading

  • Sep 25, 2016

Thanks for support of Good Grief Walks

Hospice & Home Care of Juneau, a division of Catholic Community Service, wants to thank the capital city for supporting its summer 2016 Good Grief… Continue reading

  • Sep 25, 2016

Glacier Fall Fun Fest

The U.S. Forest Service is hosting Fall Fun Fest at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24. The… Continue reading

Forest Service contracting workshops

The U.S. Forest service is offering free government contracting workshops in Juneau and Ketchikan for tribal governments and small businesses interested in contract work with… Continue reading

Bristol Bay sockeye output blows last season out of water

For the third season in a row, the world’s largest sockeye salmon run featured above-average numbers, a late run, and sub-average prices for the fishermen.… Continue reading

Sam Herreid bikes his way from the Richardson Highway to Canwell Glacier in the eastern Alaska Range.

Alaska Science Forum: Living on a glacier, thinking about rocks

This summer, Sam Herreid has slept for 12 nights on these rocks that ride slowly downhill on a mass of ice. For a few days… Continue reading

Sam Herreid bikes his way from the Richardson Highway to Canwell Glacier in the eastern Alaska Range.
A water strider has pierced this damselfly behind the head in order to suck out the body fluids of the prey.

Off the Trails: Muskeg ponds

Many of our muskegs are dotted with small ponds that are wonderful microcosms; I like to prowl around them, just to see what is going… Continue reading

A water strider has pierced this damselfly behind the head in order to suck out the body fluids of the prey.
Not what you want to see in your garden, slugs and slug eggs.

Dirt Girl: Drawing up defenses against next year’s slugs

When my daughter was little, I created the question game. Basically, it’s an either or game. Would you rather eat ice cream or cake? Go… Continue reading

Not what you want to see in your garden, slugs and slug eggs.
Off the Beaten Path: A bear's last feast

Off the Beaten Path: A bear’s last feast

A very large Admiralty Island brown bear, its bloated belly hanging low, waded down Pack Creek pouncing on the last of the year’s salmon. It… Continue reading

Off the Beaten Path: A bear's last feast
Highbush cranberries, which aren't technically cranberries, have a distinctive cluster that makes them easy to pick.

Gathering Alaska: Juice and jelly from highbush cranberries

To me, fall is a time of decay. Growing up in Wisconsin, it meant a time when the leaves changed into a layered palette of… Continue reading

Highbush cranberries, which aren't technically cranberries, have a distinctive cluster that makes them easy to pick.
The cover of McKibben Jackinsky's book.

JDHS graduate, retired Homer News reporter writes book on “drill baby” on Kenai Peninsula

Juneau-Douglas High School graduate and Homer writer McKibben Jackinsky’s first book, “Too Close to Home? Living with ‘drill baby’ on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula” tells the… Continue reading

The cover of McKibben Jackinsky's book.
Reid Glacier and the Ibach cabin.

“A 40-year contemplation” of Glacier Bay

For years, Judith B. Aftergut searched for her path. It was Glacier Bay and the stories of many who have lived there that helped her… Continue reading

Reid Glacier and the Ibach cabin.

Public invited to TV taping about Alaska sesquicentennial

JUNEAU — The public is invited to be part of a TV audience for the taping of “The Alaska Legacy of William Seward,” a program… Continue reading