Neighbors

At left, Steven Price works on a small dugout to be displayed in Skagway, while carvers James (Gooch Éesh) Hart, Zack (Tlél Tooch Tláa.aa) James, and Wayne Price work on the first of two 40-foot spruce dugout canoes. All three apprentice carvers are volunteering their time, working ten hours a day, seven days a week for about nine months.

Going home in a 40-foot spruce canoe

Thirteen years ago, master carver Wayne Price of Haines had a vision in a sweat lodge.“The Creator told me to create a healing dugout and… Continue reading

At left, Steven Price works on a small dugout to be displayed in Skagway, while carvers James (Gooch Éesh) Hart, Zack (Tlél Tooch Tláa.aa) James, and Wayne Price work on the first of two 40-foot spruce dugout canoes. All three apprentice carvers are volunteering their time, working ten hours a day, seven days a week for about nine months.

Fish Factor: Permits plummet, halibut prices soar

Fire sale salmon prices last year and a dim outlook for the upcoming season have caused the value of Alaska fishing permits to plummet.To another… Continue reading

Recent Births

Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital• A son, Blaze Montgomery Lehnert, weighing 7 lbs. 13 oz., was born to Sarah and Jake Lehnert of Juneau… Continue reading

  • Mar 13, 2016

Senior Menu

Juneau Senior Center MenuMonday, March 14Cheese SandwichSplit Pea SoupApricot SaladTuesday, March 15Honey Glazed HamSweet PotatoesRollSukiyaki SaladWednesday, March 16Roast Beef with GravyMashed PotatoesSpinachFruit SlawThursday, March 17Corned… Continue reading

  • Mar 13, 2016
Pictured from left to right are Ted VanBronkhorst, Honesty Zahnd, Rikki Price, Daniela Fernandez, Kathy McCasland, Dan Larson and Cameron Waisingham

TMHS March student recognition

Thunder Mountain High School named five students in their March student recognition.English teacher Annmarie Janes nominated junior Jeanne Lin Muller.“Jeanne Lin is a hard-working student… Continue reading

  • Mar 13, 2016
Pictured from left to right are Ted VanBronkhorst, Honesty Zahnd, Rikki Price, Daniela Fernandez, Kathy McCasland, Dan Larson and Cameron Waisingham

Sketch Studio art classes

Mk MacNaughton, owner of Sketch Studios, will be teaching two different art classes in April.Kids Mixed Media will teach children how to draw, paint and… Continue reading

  • Mar 13, 2016

Slacktide: March Madness, or ‘In Like an Ocelot, Out Like a Cornish Game Hen’

They say money can’t buy happiness, when blatantly it can. Ninety-nine cents is all you need for a Cadbury Crème Egg — that’s not only… Continue reading

  • Mar 13, 2016
  • By Geoff Kirsch

American Red Cross Juneau thanks supporters

The American Red Cross of Alaska held its first Flirting with Disaster Fundraiser on Feb. 26 at the Juneau Arts & Culture Center. We would… Continue reading

  • Mar 13, 2016

Juneau student a finalist for Alaska State Poetry Out Loud

The Alaska State Council on the Arts and the Juneau Arts & Humanities Council announced the nine state finalists for the Alaska Poetry Out Loud… Continue reading

  • Mar 13, 2016

Local student mathletes compete in 2016 regional contest

A team of middle school Mathletes from Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School won the Southeast Regional MATHCOUNTS Competition held on Feb. 13. MATHCOUNTS competitions are organized… Continue reading

  • Mar 13, 2016
Dr. Daniel M. White from the Statewide Committee for Research, presents the Southeast Research & Development cluster working group co-chairs, Dave D'Amore and Shannon Atkinson, with the certificate that recognizes Southeast Alaska as a Community of Excellence in Research. Presented at the Innovation Summit in Juneau, Alaska.

Southeast Alaska recognized as state’s first Community of Excellence in Research

Southeast Alaska has been recognized as Alaska’s first “Community of Excellence in Research” by the Alaska State Committee for Research. The designation acknowledges the region… Continue reading

  • Mar 13, 2016
Dr. Daniel M. White from the Statewide Committee for Research, presents the Southeast Research & Development cluster working group co-chairs, Dave D'Amore and Shannon Atkinson, with the certificate that recognizes Southeast Alaska as a Community of Excellence in Research. Presented at the Innovation Summit in Juneau, Alaska.

Living & Growing: I wish you life

I was there. I stood and watched as volunteers, and then EMTs worked mightily to snatch life back from death. I stood on the edge… Continue reading

  • Mar 13, 2016
  • By SUE BAHLEDA

MATHCOUNTS thanks sponsors

MATHCOUNTS is a nationwide program designed to improve math skills among U.S. students. Sponsors target sixth, seventh and eighth grade students, who are at a… Continue reading

  • Mar 13, 2016

Kids go behind the scenes at job sites

Youth from kindergarten through fifth grade are invited the Juneau-Douglas City Museum to spend some or all of spring break as part of the Juneau… Continue reading

  • Mar 13, 2016
A grizzly eyes the author from the banks of a river. Photo by Bjorn Dihle

Off the Beaten Path: The Grizzly and the Summit

I used to want to be a bonafide mountain climber—you know, the type that hangs off cliffs, smokes hand-rolled cigarettes and utters cryptic wisdom so… Continue reading

A grizzly eyes the author from the banks of a river. Photo by Bjorn Dihle

Alaska Science Forum: Coyotes are everywhere, even in Alaska

Last Friday, an email popped up in all the mailboxes of people with the Geophysical Institute: Someone saw what might have been a wolf on… Continue reading

On the Trails: Light from life

Bioluminescence is the production of light by living organisms. This light is the result of a chemical interaction between certain kinds of molecules (called luciferins… Continue reading

You can always find somewhere to garden - even when you don't live on land. (Photo by Corinne Conlon)

Dirt Girl: Finding land – even when you don’t live there

Recently, I ran into someone who told me she’d read one of my articles on gardening — but she was confused. Her husband had told… Continue reading

You can always find somewhere to garden - even when you don't live on land. (Photo by Corinne Conlon)

New Shooter Orientation

The Juneau Gun Club has started a monthly orientation for new shooters. Attendees will learn how to shoot a shotgun, trap shooting and rules, and… Continue reading

Planetarium to present ‘The night sky’

The Marie Drake Planetarium will on Monday, March 14 present “The Night Sky Tonight,” covering current astronomical events including the recent detection of gravitational waves.… Continue reading