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Loyd Ashouwak stacks the net and lead-line of a herring seine while fishing in the Togiak herring fishery.

A day in the life of: Alaska’s fishery photographer, Chris Miller

Fishermen pick fish. Pollock gasp for air. A lobster trap rises to the light-filled sea surface like a treasure chest long-hidden.Juneau photographer Chris Miller’s current… Continue reading

Loyd Ashouwak stacks the net and lead-line of a herring seine while fishing in the Togiak herring fishery.
David R. Boxley of Metlakatla, far right, discusses the future of Northwest Coast indigenous art at the Walter Soboleff Center on Thursday along with artists, from left to right,  Rico Worl of Juneau, Nick Galanin of Sitka, moderator Xhunei Lance Twitchell of Juneau, and Alison Bremner of Yakutat. The panel was the final lecture in a series put on by Sealaska Heritage Institute in honor of Native American Heritage month.

The future of Northwest Coast art

At a panel on the future of Northwest Coast indigenous art, young Alaska Native artists talked about issues facing the art and the artists who… Continue reading

David R. Boxley of Metlakatla, far right, discusses the future of Northwest Coast indigenous art at the Walter Soboleff Center on Thursday along with artists, from left to right,  Rico Worl of Juneau, Nick Galanin of Sitka, moderator Xhunei Lance Twitchell of Juneau, and Alison Bremner of Yakutat. The panel was the final lecture in a series put on by Sealaska Heritage Institute in honor of Native American Heritage month.
This Hope to perform Christmas concert Tuesday

This Hope to perform Christmas concert Tuesday

Christian musical group This Hope will perform a Christmas Concert at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8 at Centennial Hall. No tickets are required for admittance… Continue reading

This Hope to perform Christmas concert Tuesday

Recent births

Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital• A daughter, Rylee Rita Ann York, weighing 6 lbs. 9 oz., was born to Phyllis Lutz and Christopher James… Continue reading

  • Dec 6, 2015
Kaylani and Matakaiongo Tupou enjoying a Christmas in Hawaii

Living & Growing: A savior is born

Christmas is a special time of year. There is an excitement in the air. There is a song in our hearts and we try to… Continue reading

  • Dec 6, 2015
  • By JACQUELINE F. TUPOU
Kaylani and Matakaiongo Tupou enjoying a Christmas in Hawaii

Senior menu

Monday, Dec. 7Salisbury SteakParsley PotatoesBroccoliCabbage SlawTuesday, Dec. 8Ground Beef/Spanish RiceWheat BreadBrussels SproutsCarrot Raisin SaladWednesday, Dec. 9BBQ ChickenBiscuitsMixed VegetablesPeach SaladThursday, Dec. 10New England Clam ChowderHam &… Continue reading

  • Dec 6, 2015

U.S.S. Juneau memorial service

This year marked the 73rd anniversary of the sinking of the U.S.S. Juneau off Guadalcanal during World War II. On Friday, Nov. 13, the Juneau… Continue reading

  • Dec 6, 2015

Santa on the Fire Truck in the Valley

While Santa will be visiting the boys and girls of downtown Juneau and Douglas on Dec. 11, he will parade through the Mendenhall Valley at… Continue reading

  • Dec 6, 2015

Ugly sweaters and singing

On Thursday, Dec. 17, McGivney’s Sports Bar & Grill will host the Ugly Sweater Merry-Oke contest at 9 p.m.Participants are asked to come wearing their… Continue reading

  • Dec 6, 2015

Adopt-A-Family Christmas gift program deadline looms

St. Vincent de Paul Society is asking the community of Juneau for volunteers to be donors for children in need this Christmas. Each person would… Continue reading

  • Dec 6, 2015

Gimme a Smile: Cracking the Kid Code

As any parent knows, having a conversation with your children sometimes feels like speaking a foreign language. Successful parent/child communication involves cracking the code.Kids regularly… Continue reading

  • Dec 6, 2015
  • By PEGGY MCKEE BARNHILL
Fith grade winner Maddy Roemeling's bookmark.

Bookmark Contest winners named

The Juneau Public Libraries celebrated the Bookmark Contest with participating children in November. This event is sponsored each year by the Friends of the Juneau… Continue reading

  • Dec 6, 2015
Fith grade winner Maddy Roemeling's bookmark.

Becoming Alaskan: Celebrating Christmas – Alaskan style

Endless aisles of ribbon and wrapping paper. Glittery, spangled trees in all shapes and sizes. Ubiquitous Christmas carols floating through every speaker. Brace yourselves, folks… Continue reading

  • Dec 6, 2015
  • By SARAH CANNARD
The candy-stripe shrimp often associates with anemones, protected by the tentacles; sometimes it is found with other protectors too. The photographer commonly finds them associated with white anemones in our waters.

On the Trails: Animals that help each other

As I was reading a research paper about the foraging behaviors of killer whales (orcas), I found a small paragraph about some observations in Prince… Continue reading

The candy-stripe shrimp often associates with anemones, protected by the tentacles; sometimes it is found with other protectors too. The photographer commonly finds them associated with white anemones in our waters.

Troopers investigate deer wasting

Alaska Wildlife Troopers on Dec. 1 found a pile of discarded deer bones and meat in a dirt pllout near False Outer Point on Douglas… Continue reading

Surrounded by hundreds of common murres, an adult humpback whale shows its pectoral fin as it rolls in the water just outside the Don Statter Memorial Boat Harbor in Auke Bay on Monday. An increase in feed fish, herring, pollock and capelin, have been keeping a variety of birds and marine mammals feeding in the area for the last two weeks.

Auke Bay’s Wild Kingdom

If you’ve visited Auke Bay’s Statter Harbor in the last few weeks, you’ve seen a world gone wild.For the past two weeks, hundreds of common… Continue reading

Surrounded by hundreds of common murres, an adult humpback whale shows its pectoral fin as it rolls in the water just outside the Don Statter Memorial Boat Harbor in Auke Bay on Monday. An increase in feed fish, herring, pollock and capelin, have been keeping a variety of birds and marine mammals feeding in the area for the last two weeks.
Snow experts Mike Janes and Ed Shanley assess conditions on Mount Roberts.

Avalanche workshop aims to give people tools to survive

On a Friday night about a dozen years ago, Tom Mattice, then the owner of a snow cat skiing business, told a group of skiers:… Continue reading

Snow experts Mike Janes and Ed Shanley assess conditions on Mount Roberts.
An illustration of wires affected by air movement, drawn by Patricia Ann Davis, from the book Alaska Science Nuggets by Neil Davis.

Alaska Science Forum: Mystery of the dancing wires revealed

In this quiet, peaceful time of year, with all the noisy birds flown south and all the scary bears in hillside dens, little things catch… Continue reading

An illustration of wires affected by air movement, drawn by Patricia Ann Davis, from the book Alaska Science Nuggets by Neil Davis.

Mountain conditions

New snow (24 hours):• Base: 0 inches• Top: 0 inchesNew Snow (48 hours):• Base: 0 inches• Top: 0 inchesTotal snow:• Base: 10 inches• Top: 78… Continue reading

Christmas in Space at the Marie Drake Planetarium

The Marie Drake Planetarium will feature a free presentation on “Christmas in Space” Tuesday, Dec. 8 at 6:30 p.m.University of Alaska Southeast astronomy professor Rosemary… Continue reading