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Slacktide: Good day, sunshine

Let’s not beat around the bush: I’d make a terrible nudist.First of all, no belt loops. What am I supposed do with my thumbs? And… Continue reading

  • May 22, 2016
  • By Geoff Kirsch
Senior Ashley Wittwer writes about artwork on display at the Semester Art Show the Juneau-Douglas High School Art Studios on Thursday.

Photos: JDHS Art exhibit

Senior Ashley Wittwer writes about artwork on display at the Semester Art Show at the Juneau-Douglas High School Art Studios on Thursday.… Continue reading

Senior Ashley Wittwer writes about artwork on display at the Semester Art Show the Juneau-Douglas High School Art Studios on Thursday.

Healing Hand Foundation receives donation from Wells Fargo Bank

Recently Healing Hand Foundation received a $2,500 donation from Wells Fargo Bank. The donation was presented by Karen West, Wells Fargo Business Manager, to Joe… Continue reading

  • May 22, 2016

Recent Births

Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital• A daughter, Annalise Enya Lockie, weighing 7 lbs. 2 oz., was born to Emily and Scott Lockie of Juneau… Continue reading

  • May 22, 2016

Flag Day patriotic competition

The Douglas 4th of July Committee asks Douglas residents, organizations and businesses to fly the American flag on Flag Day, Tuesday, June 14. The Douglas… Continue reading

  • May 22, 2016

JDHS graduate earns BP Principals Scholarship

Martina Worden, a graduating senior from the Juneau-Douglas High School, received a $4,000 scholarship and is among 25 winners of the BP Principals Scholarship program… Continue reading

  • May 22, 2016

Local elementary schools receive funding for breakfast program

Next school year, the Juneau School District will be offering free breakfast for all students at most elementary schools and grab and go foods where… Continue reading

  • May 22, 2016
Tari Stage-Harvey.

Living & Growing: Confession of a Lutheran pastor

I come closer to ecstasy through sex, poetry and hikes (and gingersnaps dipped in coffee) than I do reading scripture or prayer.Worship is close at… Continue reading

  • May 22, 2016
  • By TARI STAGE-HARVEY
Tari Stage-Harvey.

Meet and Greet with the Mendenhall Flying Lions

The Juneau Mendenhall Flying Lions Club is inviting the community to join them for a special celebration event. In honor of the upcoming 100th anniversary… Continue reading

  • May 22, 2016

Preview the new State Library Archives and Museum

On June 4 you have a date with history, an exclusive preview tour for 200 people inside the newly completed Father Andrew P. Kashevaroff State… Continue reading

  • May 22, 2016

Juneau resident graduates with honors from WSU

Matthew Staley graduated with his bachelor’s of science degree in architectural studies, summa cum laude, on May 7 from Washington State University. Staley also received… Continue reading

  • May 22, 2016

Bullwinkle’s a semifinalist in ACT College and Career Readiness Campaign

Bullwinkle’s Pizza is a semifinalist in the ACT College and Career Readiness Campaign. The campaign honors individuals and institutions who help prepare people for college… Continue reading

  • May 22, 2016

North Douglas Neighborhood Association notice

The North Douglas Neighborhood Association reminds people using the North Douglas Boat Launch to secure lightweight materials on deck (herring wrappers, gloves, coffee cups, etc.).… Continue reading

  • May 22, 2016

National Jr. Duck Stamp competition Juneau winners

Exchange student from Berlin attending Thunder Mountain High School as a junior, Rosa Annina Hagedorn, won Alaska Best of Show in the National Jr. Duck… Continue reading

  • May 22, 2016

Senior Menu

Juneau Senior Center MenuMonday, May 22HamburgerOven Fried PotatoesCantaloupe SliceTuesday, May 23Chicken SandwichMinestrone SoupHoney Orange SaladWednesday, May 24Beef StroganoffMixed VegetablesSlawThursday, May 25Turkey with BiscuitsCabbage Pear Raisin… Continue reading

  • May 22, 2016

Thank you for supporting Juneau Jumpers

The Juneau Jumpers would like to offer an enthusiastic and heartfelt thank you to the coaches, community sponsors and parents who helped make their 31st… Continue reading

  • May 22, 2016

Meals on Wheels thankful for donations to keep the program rolling

The Juneau Meals on Wheels program thanks the Mudrooms crew and all the community members who attended this spring’s Mudrooms story-telling events. The proceeds of… Continue reading

  • May 22, 2016
Off the Beaten Path: The brown bear and silver salmon

Off the Beaten Path: The brown bear and silver salmon

On my girlfriend’s first trip to Admiralty Island, we were picking salmon berries when we heard a bear moving through the nearby maze of thorns.… Continue reading

Off the Beaten Path: The brown bear and silver salmon
An image of the Kenai Peninsula taken June 15, 2015, acquired from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer aboard the Aqua satellite. The red box in this cropped image is a wildfire.

Alaska Science Forum: Big changes on a big Alaska peninsula

Larger than West Virginia, the Kenai Peninsula has the best of Alaska: coastal rainforests, two icefields, majestic deepwater fiords and a sapphire river home to… Continue reading

An image of the Kenai Peninsula taken June 15, 2015, acquired from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer aboard the Aqua satellite. The red box in this cropped image is a wildfire.
A Milbert's tortoiseshell butterfly visits a beach strawberry flower. This individual looks quite winter-worn, its colors somewhat faded.

Off the Trails: Footloose in May

We took the old way up to Cropley Lake, through the woods, working our way around or over windthrows and mudholes. The sun blazed out… Continue reading

A Milbert's tortoiseshell butterfly visits a beach strawberry flower. This individual looks quite winter-worn, its colors somewhat faded.