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From left to right: Desire Jamestown, Angoon YCC member; Mitch Brooks, Hecla-Greens Creek Environmental Engineer; Dixie George, Angoon YCC member; Edie Leghorn, SEACC partner and YCC Crew Work Leader; Chrissy Post, USFS Wilderness Ranger; Kevin Mitchell, Angoon YCC member; Jared Williams, Angoon High School teacher and Angoon YCC Crew Supervisor; Kevin Hood, USFS wilderness program manager; Chad VanOrmer, Admiralty Island Monument Ranger.  Ceremony took place  Friday, Oct. 21 at Angoon High School.

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Cultivating conservation ethics in Angoon youth

At 96 miles long and about 30 miles wide, there’s a lot of land for the U.S. Forest…

Jocelyn Miles, owner of Spuds-A-Plenty, and employee Cesar Bedillo serve food from "the spud shack" located behind the Juneau Job Center on Egan Drive on Friday.

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Spuds-A-Plenty: Get your taters here

Juneau has become quite the “foodie” destination — the capital city was even featured in Vogue magazine this…

The Bartlett Regional Hospital baby boxes contain a small bed pad and covering, diapers, books and other things to help a family getting started with a new baby.

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For Juneau babies, safe sleep comes in a box

On a sunny Wednesday morning at Bartlett Beginnings Family Birth Center, new mom Kaity Conrad set down her…

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Baby Fair today creates one-stop shop for young families

Having a baby can be stressful, but there are a lot of services and support systems in Juneau…

Eighth-graders Joselle Lopez, left, and Luna Ewing work on making their grilled-cheese sandwiches during a Life Skills class at Dzantik'i Heeni Middle School on Thursday.

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Underfunded Juneau middle school cooking class raising money

On a recent morning at Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School, students clustered around their Life Skills teacher Jessie Kovach…

Artist Sarah Davies welcomes people to the opening of her 100Stone project on the beach at Point Woronzof in Anchorage on Dec. 5, 2015. The enormous project aims to shine a light on the struggles people have with mental health issues.

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Giving form to vulnerability: 100Stone artist kicks off series highlighting mental health issues

Last winter at Point Woronzof in Anchorage, 85 gray figures faced the ocean. As the tide rose, it…

Terry White on Mount Bierstadt.

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Juneau man with multiple myeloma to climb Mount Kilimanjaro to raise cancer awareness

When most people fundraise, they do a bake sale or car wash, sometimes even host an event or…

Quiet Defiance: Alaska's Empty Chair Story will be released during First Friday, Oct. 7 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Mendenhall Valley Public Library, and on Saturday, Oct. 8 from 10:30 a.m.-noon at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum. Complimentary copies available.

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Local writer chronicles Juneau’s Japanese-American incarceration

“How do you put your life in a suitcase and leave?” That was the question the Japanese-Americans of…

Teacher Hans Chester, left, and Barbara Cadiente-Nelson, center, thank elder Selina Everson for speaking to students, teachers and parents celebrating Orange Shirt Day in the Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Friday.

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Tlingit elders recall forced boarding school history, language suppression

On Friday morning, elementary school-aged children wearing bright orange T-shirts danced and sang in Tlingit in front of…

Conceptual design out for the new Juneau arts complex

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Conceptual design out for the new Juneau arts complex

Juneau has got its first peek at what its new Juneau Arts and Culture Center may look like.…

The family crests of George Suckinaw James Jr. who is from the First House of Kuiu Island.

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Preserving petroglyphs

Some may call Alaska “The Last Frontier,” but evidence of Alaska Natives’ thousands of years here is etched…

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Willoughby District development update

The Juneau Economic Development Council on Wednesday held a community meeting to provide updates on improvements to the…

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Pit bulls at Humane Society seek forever-homes

On a Wednesday afternoon, Animal Control Officer Karen Wood brought out a 2-year old pit bull from her…

Graduates move their tassles from right to left during commencement for the University of Alaska Southeast the UAS Recreation Center in May 2015.

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UAS program encourages adults to get their college degrees

This summer the University of Alaska Southeast’s Finish College Alaska program launched, and with it, the plan to…

Jim Miller, owner of the Juneau Rubber Stamp Co. and father of this photographer, shows off a Waco YMF-5 bi-plane.

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Celebrate Ride the Wind Day the Juneau way

This Tuesday, Aug. 23, is National Ride the Wind Day, and there’s lots of diverse ways we can…

Kimberly Savland is the owner of Alaska Academy of Advanced Cosmetology located on Industrial Blvd.

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Juneau beauty school to become more affordable

On Monday morning, two students shuffled out of Juneau’s standard drizzle and into the Alaska Academy of Advanced…

Amanda Falls and her daughter, Le'Neaha DeTienne, paint the inside of a new daycare facility at Pavitt Health & Fitness in July.

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Mother-daughter team paint mural for Pavitt’s childcare center

Pavitt Health and Fitness will be opening a childcare center for their gym users in the building next…

Genesis Ransom straightens shirts at The AP Showroom in the Merchants Wharf on Wednesday. The new store has its grand opening on Friday.

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First Friday: Meet two new businesses

For those who will be roaming downtown tonight for First Friday, take note because there’s two new businesses…

Erik Scholl, owner of Gla-Scholl Grinds, has opened a new stand at the Alaska Club's valley location, now serving acai bowls.

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From one rainforest to another: acai bowls

People started gathering outside of the Alaska Club’s Mendenhall Valley location midafternoon on July 18. With the sweltering…

Dr. Karen Carey is the new Provost at the University of Alaska Southeast.

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Introducing the new UAS provost

Meet Dr. Karen Carey, the new University of Alaska Southeast provost, who was announced last week after a…