Between a short stint in the U. S. Navy and my first fumbling attempts at college, I drove a fork lift in the shipping and… Continue reading
It’s time for Helping Hands annual fundraiser dinner and auction. There will be a silent auction as well as a live auction on a wide… Continue reading
Alaskan Dames is hosting a Dames in Defense workshop series during the month of August at their Airport Shopping Center location.On Friday, Aug. 12 at… Continue reading
Join David Woodie at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum on Aug. 11 at 7 p.m. for a free public presentation about his approach to narrative painting… Continue reading
The ska/funk/rock band Smoking Bill of Seattle will be coming to town to perform on Aug. 5. There will be a free, family-friendly show for… Continue reading
After a clean up at Fish Creek Pond, North Douglas Neighborhood Association points out that although trashcans are not full, some people have been treating… Continue reading
Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital• A son, Garrett Reid, weighing 7 lbs. 12 oz., was born to Sommer and Gary Reid of Juneau on… Continue reading
I have laundry withdrawal. I never thought I would say those words. All I want to do is wash my clothes, and I can’t. It’s… Continue reading
People started gathering outside of the Alaska Club’s Mendenhall Valley location midafternoon on July 18. With the sweltering summer weather, it wasn’t the gym that… Continue reading
Monday, Aug. 1Chicken TahitianRicePeasCarrot Pineapple SaladTuesday, Aug. 2MeatloafMashed Potatoes & GravySteamed GreensPerfection SaladWednesday, Aug. 3Pork RoastBaked Sweet Potatoes with ApplesWheat RollCabbage with Fruit CocktailThursday, Aug.… Continue reading
I was recently in the Atlanta airport and immediately thought of Coke. Maybe it was all the advertisements?In the midst of the turmoil of our… Continue reading
For all the descriptive Alaska place names out there — like the Grand Canyon, the Wall of China and the three Death Valleys — there… Continue reading
The United Fishermen of Alaska kicked off their Salmon Habitat Information Program (SHIP) this week by opening an online opinion survey for commercial fishermen and… Continue reading
NOAA Fisheries has made $10 million in funding for projects focusing on sustainable fisheries and coastal fishing communities, it reported in a recent press release.To… Continue reading
Last fall I planted garlic and shallots. Thinking about them now takes me back to those early spring days when the covering was removed and… Continue reading
A short visit to Gustavus in mid-July yielded a diversity of interesting observations. My friend had a report of toads near a gravel pit, so… Continue reading
SPOKANE, Wash. — Butterflies are more than just another pretty bug.They’re pollinators and indicators of a healthy environment. They play a role in natural pest… Continue reading
Below the gangway leading down to Harris Harbor, 25-year-old medical student Austin Jones split open his foldable kayak, revealing among water bottles, camping and survival… Continue reading
Michael Brown. Trayvon Martin. Tamir Rice. Emmett Till.When Skylar Wright, a recent graduate of Pacific High School in Sitka, was thinking of black people who… Continue reading
It’s been nine years and everyone is a little out of practice but it’s time to gear up for Harry Potter mania once again: The… Continue reading
