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Bartlett: Gender identity protected under ACA

In compliance with a new rule under the Affordable Care Act, patients registering at Bartlett Regional Hospital are now asked their gender identity. The rule… Continue reading

  • Nov 20, 2016

Juneau Dance Theatre presents “The Nutcracker”

Juneau Dance Theatre will present “The Nutcracker” on Dec. 2-4 at the Juneau-Douglas High School auditorium. This holiday production will feature guest artists Lauren Fadeley… Continue reading

  • Nov 20, 2016

Juneau Senior Center Menu

Monday, Nov. 21Egg Salad SandwichVegetable SoupApple Salad Tuesday, Nov. 22Pot Roast w/ Carrots & PotatoesHerbed BiscuitsFresh Fruit Wednesday, Nov. 23Pork Chop SueyRiceOriental VegetablesTossed Salad Thursday, Nov. 24Closed for… Continue reading

  • Nov 20, 2016

Recent births

Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital:• A son, Jesy Edwin Phillips, weighing 6 lbs. 1 oz., was born to Amanda Phillips of Juneau on Nov.… Continue reading

  • Nov 20, 2016

Living and growing: Practical Thanksgiving

I grew up with my parents and teachers modeling and instructing me on how to be polite. Being polite included saying, “Please” and “Thank you.”… Continue reading

  • Nov 20, 2016
  • By DAN WIESE

Climate Action Film Series shows ‘Time to Choose’

The final film of the Climate Action Film Series, “Time to Choose,” is showing at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, and 7 p.m. Monday, Nov.… Continue reading

  • Nov 20, 2016
November Student Recognitions at Juneau-Douglas High School: Students Recognized: Sahil Bathija, Hazel Cristobal, Leah Davenport, Seth Elisoff, Nikko Hebert, Taylor Hintermeister, Kayla Kohlhase, Ricky Ramirez (not pictured), Angela Sanchez and Reilly Sutak (not pictured).

Photo: JDHS student recognitions

November student recognitions at Juneau-Douglas High School are: Sahil Bathija, Hazel Cristobal, Leah Davenport, Seth Elisoff, Nikko Hebert, Taylor Hintermeister, Kayla Kohlhase, Ricky Ramirez (not… Continue reading

  • Nov 20, 2016
November Student Recognitions at Juneau-Douglas High School: Students Recognized: Sahil Bathija, Hazel Cristobal, Leah Davenport, Seth Elisoff, Nikko Hebert, Taylor Hintermeister, Kayla Kohlhase, Ricky Ramirez (not pictured), Angela Sanchez and Reilly Sutak (not pictured).

Boy Scouts, Order of the Arrow thanks park service

What an amazing camporee we had. Thank you so much for letting us use the State Park. We started off the weekend with a day… Continue reading

  • Nov 20, 2016

Thank you from the Dean family

We would like to thank Cornerstone and especially Polly Lloyd for the compassionate and professional care and support of Ken Dean over the years. We… Continue reading

  • Nov 20, 2016

Black Friday art show at Freya

Freya will host a Meet Me In Alaska art show from noon to 3 p.m. on Nov. 25. The show’s theme is Alaskan mermaids. Refreshments… Continue reading

  • Nov 20, 2016

BECCC thanks JCF’s Douglas-Dornan Fund

A big thank you to the Juneau Community Foundation’s Douglas-Dornan Fund for the grant Betty Eliason Child Care Center (BECCC) in Sitka received. The grant… Continue reading

  • Nov 20, 2016

JGC November shoot results

The Juneau Gun Club held it’s November shoot Nov. 5-6. Brice Norton, 14, took high over-all honors with a score of 271/300 (90.3 average) with… Continue reading

Thanksgiving Turkey shoot

The Juneau Gun Club, the Juneau Shooting Sports Foundation, the Juneau Archery Club, and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game will hold a Thanksgiving… Continue reading

Archery area closed to Mountain Goat hunting in Unit 1C

Biologists with the Alaska Department of Fish & Game in Douglas announced an early closure to the mountain goat hunting season under the state registration… Continue reading

Iliamna Lake Seal not endangered, NMFS says

The National Marine Fisheries Service determined that the Iliamna Lake Seal, a population of seals that overwinter in Alaska’s largest lake, is ineligible for listing… Continue reading

An Arctic ground squirrel in Katmai National Park in late August.

Wild Shots

Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or plant life. Send your photos to: Outdoors… Continue reading

An Arctic ground squirrel in Katmai National Park in late August.
Pictured is a map of the sea floor off western Alaska showing Zhemchug Canyon, one of the largest canyons in the world. It is from a 1970 paper in Marine Geology by D. Scholl, E. Buffington, D. Hopkins and T. Alpha.

Alaska Science Forum: A visit to one of Earth’s greatest canyons

People wait years for permits to raft the Grand Canyon. Michelle Ridgway once visited a much larger canyon in Alaska, one that most people will… Continue reading

Pictured is a map of the sea floor off western Alaska showing Zhemchug Canyon, one of the largest canyons in the world. It is from a 1970 paper in Marine Geology by D. Scholl, E. Buffington, D. Hopkins and T. Alpha.
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Off the Beaten Path: Wolves of the Noatak

Note to reader: This is last piece in a three-part installment that focuses on encounters with wolves I had during a walk in the Brooks… Continue reading

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Off the Trails: The color green

All summer long, we live in a sea of green. The forest, the bogs, the meadows are awash in greens — silvery, yellowish, dusky, bluish,… Continue reading

A good maul will last generations. Here are two with a stack of recently split wood.

Heating with Wood VIII: Time to Split

The old timers say to split a little every dayAnd stack it away to season well, but from March to November I rarely do rememberDecember… Continue reading

A good maul will last generations. Here are two with a stack of recently split wood.