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Juneau resident makes MSU Billings honor roll

Adam Nesheim of Juneau made Montana State University Billings honor roll for the 2016 honor roll of the spring semester. To make the list, students… Continue reading

  • Jul 17, 2016

Juneau resident named to Boise State dean list

Ashley Buck, a 2014 Juneau-Douglas High School graduate, has made the dean’s list at Boise State University for the 2016 spring semester. She is studying… Continue reading

  • Jul 17, 2016

Juneau’s Art Complex hosts second community session with architects

The community is invited by the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council for the second of three gatherings with the Arts Complex architects. Architects from Northwind… Continue reading

  • Jul 17, 2016

Juneau resident graduates from Ithaca College

Zander Hoke of Juneau graduated summa cum laude from Ithaca College’s School of Business with a degree in legal studies. He made the dean’s list… Continue reading

  • Jul 17, 2016

Senior Menu

Juneau Senior Center MenuMonday, July 18Baked ChickenMashed Potatoes with GravyMixed VegetablesCauliflower TossTuesday, July 19Liver and OnionsWheat RollStewed TomatoesApple Cabbage and Raisin SaladWednesday, July 20Country Pork… Continue reading

  • Jul 17, 2016

Douglas Island Neighborhood Association will meet to plan party

The Douglas Island Neighborhood Association will meet on Tuesday, July 19 at 6 p.m. to go over the agenda: planning a party.This party will be… Continue reading

  • Jul 17, 2016

Soap Box Derby results

Ages 5-6Time in secondsNumber 512, DJ Kiefer, 5, had a time of 19:17.Number 510, Gavin Holt, 6, had a time of 19:28.Number 504, Dominic Coatello,… Continue reading

  • Jul 17, 2016

Douglas Fourth of July field events

Every participant received $1, winners $5, second place $3, third place $2.2 year old girls 10 yard dash1. Audrey Jacoby2. Deanna Andersen3. Elizabeth Germain2 year… Continue reading

  • Jul 17, 2016

Recent Births

Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital• A son, Clarke Emmerich David Lindoff, weighing 7 lbs. 7 oz., was born to Blayne Hildebrand-Lindoff and David Lindoff… Continue reading

  • Jul 17, 2016

Protecting Juneau’s mining history

From the bottom of Mount Roberts to Vanderbilt Road, Juneau is built on the remnants left over from AJ Mine. The tools needed to extract… Continue reading

  • Jul 17, 2016
  • By ALEX MARVEL

Nominations open for achievement awards for women and youth

YWCA Alaska has opened up statewide nominations for the 27th annual Women of Achievement (WOA) and the 18th annual Young People of Achievement (YPOA).The WOA… Continue reading

  • Jul 17, 2016
Sitka rose petals are easy to find and gather. You can use them to bring a delightfully floral taste and aroma to desserts, syrups, and stews.

Gathering Alaska: Rose petals

When I was growing up, I never understood the fuss about roses. Yes, they were pretty and smelled wonderful when they bloomed, but it was… Continue reading

Sitka rose petals are easy to find and gather. You can use them to bring a delightfully floral taste and aroma to desserts, syrups, and stews.
Last year I bought a small "boutique" sized charcoal grill for a party and used it one or two times. This year, I've used it a lot more and I'm having a blast with it.

Meals with Midgi: Grilled bacon, watermelon and pineapple kebabs

I’m just going to say it: what a summer we’re having! We’ve had so many warm and sunny days this summer, I’m starting to think… Continue reading

Last year I bought a small "boutique" sized charcoal grill for a party and used it one or two times. This year, I've used it a lot more and I'm having a blast with it.
A cluster of sea balloons, slightly worn.

Off the Trails: Looking at intertidal algae

The tide was moderately low, a minus 3.9 or so, and four of us had the privilege of tagging along with a genial visiting algologist… Continue reading

A cluster of sea balloons, slightly worn.
A building at the site of Cos Jacket, a former village on the Tanana River.

A ghost town on the Tanana River

COS JACKET — On a canoe trip down the lower Tanana River, we’ve scrambled up a sandy bank to explore a place that is less… Continue reading

A building at the site of Cos Jacket, a former village on the Tanana River.

Biomass-fueled greenhouse handbook in works for Alaska schools

The U.S. Forest Service has funded a contract issued by Southeast Conference through its partner, the Alaska Energy Authority, to the Cold Climate Housing Research… Continue reading

ADF&G opens fishing and hunting workshops

Five fishing and hunting workshops put on by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game are now open for registration. Two of the workshops, Step… Continue reading

Congress OKs bill labeling GMOs

WASHINGTON — Consumers wanting to know if their foods contain genetically modified ingredients will be able to find out for the first time.Congress sent legislation… Continue reading

Trail Mix Inc. expands statewide with Forest Service agreement

In a unique agreement, a local volunteer organization formally partnered with the U.S. Forest Service to help maintain cabins and trails in Alaska’s two national… Continue reading

A 2002 photo taken during the second leg of the Aleutian Islands survey shows a snailfish. The Alaska Fisheries Science Center, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has helped name more than a dozen new species over the last decade.

Surveys off Alaska lead to new types of soft-bodied fish

ANCHORAGE — Federal biologist Jay Orr never knows what’s going to come up in nets lowered to the ocean floor off Alaska’s remote Aleutian Islands,… Continue reading

A 2002 photo taken during the second leg of the Aleutian Islands survey shows a snailfish. The Alaska Fisheries Science Center, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has helped name more than a dozen new species over the last decade.