Juneau<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t The Aukeman Triathlon would like to thank all of the athletes who joined the 11th annual triathlon on Aug. 3! And a huge thanks is extended to the many, many volunteers who made the event possible, including the Thunder Mountain High School cross country team members who helped with the run courses! We would also like to thank our wonderful sponsors — you are essential for a super fun event. The Alaska Shirt Company donated the wonderful shirts for athletes and volunteers for this year’s race, Tyler Rental provided a truck for transportation of and storage of equipment for the race, and The Grind fueled us with 5 a.m. coffee. The following businesses helped financially and with in-kind donations: Juneau Bone and Joint, Nugget Alaskan Outfitter, Cycle Alaska, Heritage Coffee Roasting Company, Pavitt Health and Fitness, Juneau Trail and Road Runners, Freewheelers, Clif Bar, Alaskan Brewing Company, SCERF. Whole Health. Life., Chatham Electric, Taku Fisheries and Juneau Interiors Staging. Finally, thanks to these entities for allowing the race : CBJ Parks and Recreation Pools, Alaska DOT, and the University of Alaska Southeast for sharing their space for the event!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Elizabeth Smith<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Juneau<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Juneau Animal Rescue would like to thank and honor Juneau resident Walter Prussing on behalf of Twila, an adorable Jack Russell terrier mix adopted from JAR, and Twila’s human companion, Shirley Dean.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Recently, Twila accidentally and quickly slipped out of a door to her home on Douglas. Walter was driving down the road at a slow rate of speed and “bumped” Twila as she ran across the street. Walter immediately stopped when he realized he made contact with Twila. He stayed at the scene and began looking for her human to make sure that the dog was OK. When Walter found Shirley, he asked to go back to her house with her to make sure Twila wasn’t injured. He accompanied Shirley to her backyard where they found Twila, a little shaken up but fortunately uninjured. Shirley picked Twila up and Walter was greeted with a sweet little kiss from Twila.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
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