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Brenda Krauss came with a hat to welcome in the new year at the 24th annual Polar Bear Dip at the Auke Village Recreation Beach.

What’s happening

New Year’s Eve Barn Dance, 7:30 pm, Thursday, Dec. 31, St. Ann’s Parish Hall, 5th and Gold. The New Year’s Eve Barn Dance features live… Continue reading

Brenda Krauss came with a hat to welcome in the new year at the 24th annual Polar Bear Dip at the Auke Village Recreation Beach.

A Year of Reading Foreign

So here it is, the sharp sudden close of 2015. When we all take stock and decide what the year was worth. Which for me,… Continue reading

Phlox seed pods on a winter day.

Art in Unusual Places

The Capital City Weekly welcomes reader-submitted images of art in unusual or unexpected places. Photographers of all levels of ability are invited to send in… Continue reading

Phlox seed pods on a winter day.

Slack Tide: Merry gluten-free Christmas

Dear Timmy:Thanks for the milk and cookies ... even though I can’t eat them. Next time you serve dessert, you really should ask about your… Continue reading

  • Dec 27, 2015
  • By Geoff Kirsch

Senior Menu

Juneau Senior Center MenuMonday, Dec. 28Sloppy JoePotato SaladPeas and CarrotsTuesday, Dec. 29BBQ Baked FishSpinachRice PilafFruit SaladWednesday, Dec. 30Chicken and NoodlesBrussels SproutsSpinach SaladThursday, Dec. 31Ham SandwichPotato… Continue reading

  • Dec 27, 2015

Recent births

Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital• A daughter, Nevaeh Simone Vinje, weighing 6 lbs. 11 oz., was born to Mary Ann Benson and Quaid Alan… Continue reading

  • Dec 27, 2015

United Way welcomes new board member

United Way of Southeast Alaska recently welcomed Kendri M. M. Cesar, a graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School, to the organization’s board.Cesar is… Continue reading

  • Dec 27, 2015

AWARE thanks community for involvement in running programs

On Dec. 5 the Juneau community joined with AWARE to celebrate the accomplishments of students participating in our prevention programming 5K events. Juneau students marked… Continue reading

  • Dec 27, 2015

Eaglecrest announces 2015-16 HIlary Lindh Scholarship recipients

Eaglecrest Ski Area announced on Dec. 18 the 2015-16 Hilary Lindh Scholarship recipients.The selection committee judged applicants based on three main criteria: scholastic achievement, competitive… Continue reading

  • Dec 27, 2015

User conflicts over halibut, salmon on horizon for 2016

The year about to end saw the beginnings of some fisheries regulations and legal battles that will either resolve or present further issues in 2016.Halibut… Continue reading

Mike Erickson, president of Alaska Glacier Seafoods, raised more than $7,000 for Cancer Connection in Juneau on his bike this summer. Twenty-nine fishermen and fishing families, and AGS, pledged money for each mile he biked.

Seafood buyer cycles to help those fighting cancer

Alaska Glacier Seafoods president Mike Erickson fought cancer six years ago. In 2015, he turned his work commute into a way to help other Southeast… Continue reading

Mike Erickson, president of Alaska Glacier Seafoods, raised more than $7,000 for Cancer Connection in Juneau on his bike this summer. Twenty-nine fishermen and fishing families, and AGS, pledged money for each mile he biked.
An adult dipper brings prey to begging chicks. Both male and female busily tend the chicks.

Parental care by males (birds and mammals)

This essay will consider male parental care in birds and mammals. Both birds and mammals evolved from reptiles, and some ancient reptiles did have parental… Continue reading

An adult dipper brings prey to begging chicks. Both male and female busily tend the chicks.

The birches’ last blaze

Walter Harper, one of Alaska’s greatest, is buried in Juneau’s Evergreen Cemetery. His wife, Frances Wells Harper, lies beside him. They’d been married for less… Continue reading

Mackey, Derk, Union lakes northern pike-free

Ice fishermen in East and West Mackey lakes, Derks Lake and Union Lake will be limited to two closely attended lines this winter.The Alaska Department… Continue reading

Inside the Hudson Adit, the area is rather clean, and free from cave-ins.

Alaska Treasure Mine and the ghost town of Gastineau City

The history of the Alaska Treasure Mine begins in 1884, when William Thompson found mineralization on the south end of Douglas Island, in the Nevada… Continue reading

Inside the Hudson Adit, the area is rather clean, and free from cave-ins.
Writers Weir: Two poems by Terry Laskey

Writers Weir: Two poems by Terry Laskey

CHANGINGBY TERRY LASKEY My body is changing; I see it every dayMy fingers a little knottier and my hair more greyWhere has all my hair gone… Continue reading

Writers Weir: Two poems by Terry Laskey

Mid-Winter Vocal Festival runs Dec. 27-Jan. 3

Juneau Lyric Opera continues its 40th anniversary season celebration with the 27th annual Mid-Winter Vocal Festival Dec. 27-Jan. 3. Conductor Dr. Byron McGilvray, and pianist/vocal… Continue reading

Fish Factor: Tidal Vision’s new clothing line made of crab shells expected by summer

Alaska crab shells are fueling an eco-revolution that will drive new income streams for fabrics to pharmaceuticals to water filters. And for the first time,… Continue reading

Sidewalk poll, Dec. 23

Sidewalk poll, Dec. 23

What is one item you own that has no monetary value, but has such sentimental value that you would not sell it for any price? My… Continue reading

Sidewalk poll, Dec. 23

Movies

GOLD TOWN NICKELODEONVisit www.goldtownnick.com.“Trumbo” — Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 26 and 27. Synopsis: The successful career of 1940s screenwriter Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston) comes to… Continue reading