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Recent births

Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital: • On July 12, a daughter, Alice Kay Hubbard, weighing 7 pounds 6 ounces, was born to Anna and… Continue reading

  • Jul 23, 2017

Why is STEM so important?

This is part of a series of monthly columns about STEM in Juneau. One of the best sounds to my ears is listening to students… Continue reading

UAA graduate student Nathan Harmston shows the thin layers of a caribou’s tooth, which can serve as a natural tracking collar from the past. (Ted Kincaid | University of Alaska Anchorage).

The case of the buried caribou tooth

At University of Alaska Anchorage, two students are on an interdisciplinary quest to unlock the anthropological and archaeological importance of caribou teeth. Yes, caribou teeth.… Continue reading

UAA graduate student Nathan Harmston shows the thin layers of a caribou’s tooth, which can serve as a natural tracking collar from the past. (Ted Kincaid | University of Alaska Anchorage).

Writers’ Weir: The Leaf

Some greener, some just blossomed, some have withered and soon will fall. Which one are you? How did you spend your time in the tree?… Continue reading

The next generation of nieces and nephews playing all the same games Tara and her siblings did as kids in the bush. Photos by Tara Neilson.

Playtime in the Alaska Bush

People sometimes have this idea that living in the bush is serious business, and it can be. But I rarely got that impression growing up… Continue reading

The next generation of nieces and nephews playing all the same games Tara and her siblings did as kids in the bush. Photos by Tara Neilson.
Sawyer Glacier with sandbar in front on July 14, 2017. (Photo by Kenneth O’ Brien)

Great Sawyer Glacier of Tracy Arm and Ford’s Terror Wilderness is retiring

Juneau. It was a cool and clear Bastille Day, July 14, 2017, when we entered the Tracy Arm and Ford’s Terror Wilderness Area on the… Continue reading

Sawyer Glacier with sandbar in front on July 14, 2017. (Photo by Kenneth O’ Brien)
Della Cheney. (Photo by Alfie Price)

Haida woman releases book on traditional weaving

Della Cheney’s book “Weaving Our World”, published on May 26, is a reminder of the importance traditional practices can, and should, still have on the… Continue reading

Della Cheney. (Photo by Alfie Price)
TRAYLS program brings job experience to Southeast Alaska youth

TRAYLS program brings job experience to Southeast Alaska youth

I had the opportunity of meeting the small group of youth and young adults as they assembled at the head of a trail leading into… Continue reading

TRAYLS program brings job experience to Southeast Alaska youth
California residents Eric Simoni, JT Thomson and Eric Smith were at the right place at the right time on Prince of Wales last week. Photo by Jeff Lund.

Value the moment, even if it’s fishless

There is nothing new under the sun. So really, there are no new fishing columns. Unless of course you’re talking about new technology, which I… Continue reading

California residents Eric Simoni, JT Thomson and Eric Smith were at the right place at the right time on Prince of Wales last week. Photo by Jeff Lund.
“Fishing in Nome” - Sarah Betcher. Courtesy image.

JUMP Society: A place for local filmmakers

Since the summer of 2002, the Juneau Underground Movie Picture Society (JUMP) has been entertaining Juneau-ites with its twice yearly film festivals, while at the… Continue reading

“Fishing in Nome” - Sarah Betcher. Courtesy image.

Having the gift of gratitude

Recently we had a granddaughter graduate from high school and we flew south to enjoy this experience with our family. When we returned, we noticed… Continue reading

  • Jul 15, 2017
  • By MYRNA ALLEN
Lance Nesbitt | For the Juneau Empire In this May photo, the Ferris wheel lights up the night during a carnival in Juneau.

Facebook and fairs and fry bread

Facebook is the airline food of the 20-teens. It’s the run up to a stand-up comedy bit. Don’t believe me? Just go watch a stand-up… Continue reading

  • Jul 15, 2017
  • By GUY UNZICKER
Lance Nesbitt | For the Juneau Empire In this May photo, the Ferris wheel lights up the night during a carnival in Juneau.

Central Council thanks supporters of Only Fools Run at Midnight

Central Council of Tlingit &Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska would like to thank the following Juneau businesses, organizations, and individuals for their generous donations for… Continue reading

  • Jul 15, 2017

Thanks to those who helped Juneau Arts and Humanities Council purchase new grand piano

Thank you so much to all those who helped the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council purchase a new grand piano, the Wilhelm Schimmel, now in… Continue reading

  • Jul 15, 2017

Helping Hands fundraising dinner, auction set for Aug. 5

Helping Hands will be having its annual dinner and auction on Aug. 5. It will be at Valley Church, 9741 Mendenhall Loop Road. Dinner and… Continue reading

  • Jul 15, 2017

Thank you to Juneau Community Foundation for supporting Senior Wrap-Around Program

On behalf of Southeast Senior Services, a division of Catholic Community Service, I would like to thank the Juneau Community Foundation for providing a $50,000… Continue reading

  • Jul 15, 2017
  • By LIZ KELLAR
Erik Boraas, executive director of Trail Mix Inc., talks about the new bridge across Paris Creek on the Treadwell Ditch Trail on Thursday, July 6, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

New bridges, old trail: Treadwell Ditch Trail getting upgrades

Juneau is a city lacking for flat spaces. Most hiking trails on the road system trace paths up switchbacks, across stair steps of muskeg and… Continue reading

Erik Boraas, executive director of Trail Mix Inc., talks about the new bridge across Paris Creek on the Treadwell Ditch Trail on Thursday, July 6, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Biology of stress, science of hope: Community screening of ‘Resilience’

There are many useful ways to spend an hour (and even more self-help articles devoted to the subject). You can get a haircut, clean out… Continue reading

  • Jul 13, 2017
  • By Geoff Kirsch
Anna Brown Ehlers and the Killer Whale Chilkat blanket, the longest Chilkat blanket in history. It’s eight feet wide and seven feet long. Courtesy image.

Chilkat weaver earns national honors

Anna Brown Ehlers’ artistic mastery in Chilkat weaving has earned her a place as one of the nine recipients of a 2017 National Endowment of… Continue reading

Anna Brown Ehlers and the Killer Whale Chilkat blanket, the longest Chilkat blanket in history. It’s eight feet wide and seven feet long. Courtesy image.
Ernestine Hayes laughs at a Sept. 2015 49 Writers Crosscurrents panel called “Shaped by the North.”

Writer laureate launches story project for Alaskans

Everyone who is alive today has created their own unique stories simply through their existence. Alaska State Writer Laureate Ernestine Hayes is an advocate for… Continue reading

Ernestine Hayes laughs at a Sept. 2015 49 Writers Crosscurrents panel called “Shaped by the North.”