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Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Ernestine Hayes, a Juneau author and teacher, began her memoir "Blonde Indian: An Alaska Native Memoir" on a paper towel in a San Francisco homeless shelter in 1985. This spring, her book is being read statewide for the inaugural "Alaska Reads." Hayes is touring the state and made a stop in Soldotna on Wednesday to discuss the book with readers from the Soldotna and Kenai libraries.

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Juneau author Ernestine Hayes makes stop in Kenai

KENAI – Ernestine Hayes’ memoir began on a crumpled paper towel in a San Francisco homeless shelter. Through…

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JYS thanks all who supported Juneau Youth Gallery Walk

Juneau Youth Services would like to thank the following people for their generous donations of time, space and…

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DCUMC gives thanks for large donation

Recently, the Douglas Community United Methodist Church received $5,000 for the Gastineau Elementary School and Floyd Dryden Middle…

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Beau Schooler nominated in Restaurant and Chef Awards

On Feb. 17, the James Beard Foundation released its 2016 list of Restaurant and Chef Awards semifinalists, naming…

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Kathleen M. Thornton to wed Brian D. Youll

Kathleen (Katie) M. Thornton and Brian D. Youll of Juneau will wed on July 2, 2016, at the…

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Recent Births

Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital • A son, Rylan James Pegues, weighing 7 lbs. 11 oz., was…

Wendy Wall

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Living & Growing: Do small things with great love

In the Christian calendar we are in the midst of Lent. Lent is a 40 day preparation for…

John Binkley, President of the Alaska Cruise Association/CLIA Alaska (left) , presents Juneau School District Chief of Staff Kristin Bartlett and Board of Education President Brian Holst with 400 warm coats for Juneau students.

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Warmer winter ahead for hundreds of Juneau School District students

This month, the Alaska Cruise Association donated 400 jackets to the Juneau School District through the Cruise Industry…

Improv, steampunk group Cogs & Goggles

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Cogs & Goggles steampunk improv group to perform with Portland’s B&B

Portland-based improvisors B&B make their first trip to Alaska on Feb. 26, 27 to perform alongside Cogs &…

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SHI to sponsor lecture on Indigenous Intellectual Property Rights

Sealaska Heritage Institute is sponsoring a lecture by visiting scholar, Jacob Adams, from Norway who is researching indigenous…

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Senior menu

Juneau Senior Center Menu Monday, Feb. 22 Beef & Vegetable soup Tomato & Cheese Sandwich Sunshine Salad Tuesday,…

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Juneau Lyric Opera hires new executive director

Juneau Lyric Opera hired Sara Radke Brown as its new executive director Prior to her appointment with JLO,…

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Grants and donations provide City Museum new exhibit cases

Through The Rasmuson Tier 1 grant and community donations, the Juneau-Douglas City Museum has been able to purchase…

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Fourth of July Grand Marshal selected

The Juneau 4th of July Committee selected Sharon Gaiptman as the 2016 Parade Grand Marshal. Gaiptman has lived…

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Play With Heart improv workshop

On Saturday, Feb. 27 Betse Green will be leading a special improv workshop — Playing With Heart —…

Peregrine falcon chicks on a cliff overlooking the Colville River in northern Alaska.

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Alaska Science Forum: Country bird, city bird, same bird

The upper Colville River is one of the quietest places on the planet, a land of cliffs and…

Fens and bogs in the rainforest have deep accumulations of carbon.

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From rock to forest: Southeast’s carbon sink

To talk with local scientists about the Tongass National Forest is to become aware of how much lies…

A marbled murrelet with a fish at its nest, taken via a spotting scope so as not to disturb the birds.

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On the Trails: Murrelets

If you venture out on the water, you will see small, dark brown birds that dive with a…

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Off the Beaten Path: A raven story

The other day, near the tree line on Thunder Mountain, I heard what sounded like an owl. I…

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Safe Home Food Preservation Certification workshop available

Want to learn how to safely preserve Southeast Alaska’s local food resources? Well now you can and get…