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Northrim Bank announces two new officers

Northrim Bank President and COO Joe Schierhorn announced on Jan. 22 the promotion of Veronica Pillans, AVP loan officer - Small Business Center, and the… Continue reading

  • Jan 31, 2016

Senior Menu

Juneau Senior Center MenuMonday, Feb. 1Turkey SandwichSplit Pea SoupPotato SaladTuesday, Feb. 2Baked HamSweet PotatoesOatmeal RollHoney Orange SaladWednesday, Feb. 3Crispy ChickenCornbreadRed PotatoesDanish SaladThursday, Feb. 4French Dip… Continue reading

  • Jan 31, 2016

Applications sought for summer nutrition program grants

Providers of summer nutrition programs are invited to apply for a Farm to Summer Meal Site grant to educate children about nutrition and promote healthy… Continue reading

  • Jan 31, 2016

Learn to play bridge

Want to keep your brain sharp by participating in a widely available social activity? Learn to play bridge!The Juneau Bridge Club is offering a nine-week… Continue reading

  • Jan 31, 2016

Audition for Juneau’s Got Talent

Calling all performance artists! Juneau Dance Theatre seeks individuals and groups to audition for Juneau’s Got Talent, a competition in which a panel of judges… Continue reading

  • Jan 31, 2016

JAMM thanks Wells Fargo for donation

Karen West, vice president of Wells Fargo, visited Glacier Valley’s third grade JAMM orchestra to present a check of $2,500 to support JAMM’s Quartet-in-Residence program.… Continue reading

  • Jan 31, 2016

Healing Hands thanks FNBA for donation

First National Bank of Alaska is committed to Alaskans and to their economic and cultural growth. They recently gave Healing Hand Foundation a $4,000 contribution… Continue reading

  • Jan 31, 2016

Juneauite named in 2016 Military Academy Nominations

On Jan. 22, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, announced the names of 47 young Alaskans whom she is nominating to the U.S. Military Service Academies… Continue reading

  • Jan 31, 2016
Eric Prestegard, executive director of Douglas Island Pink & Chum, Inc., leads a tour of the Macaulay Salmon Hatchery on Wednesday to people attending the Alaska Young Fishermen's Summit.

The (human) future of Alaska’s fisheries

Alaska’s fishing fleet may be graying, but there isn’t much gray at the sixth annual Alaska Young Fishermen’s Summit, hosted by the Alaska Sea Grant… Continue reading

Eric Prestegard, executive director of Douglas Island Pink & Chum, Inc., leads a tour of the Macaulay Salmon Hatchery on Wednesday to people attending the Alaska Young Fishermen's Summit.
The Internation Pacific Halibut Commission increased the 2016 quota from last year's by 2.3 percent.

IPHC increases halibut quota 2.3 percent

The International Pacific Halibut Commission raised halibut quota for the second time in as many years, adding a glimmer of hope to a fishery troubled… Continue reading

The Internation Pacific Halibut Commission increased the 2016 quota from last year's by 2.3 percent.

Transboundary mine concerns continue

Southeast Alaskans concerned about British Columbian mines under development in transboundary watersheds continue to push for the involvement of the International Joint Commission, which resolves… Continue reading

Eaglecrest snow report

• Base: 0• Top: 0• Base: 0• Top: 0• Base: 7 inches• Top: 93 inches• Base: 38 F• Top: 32 F• Base: 10 mph• Top:… Continue reading

Forest Service invites guide allocation comments

SITKA–The Tongass National Forest is proposing new outfitter and guide allocations on the Tongass National Forest marine shoreline zone to be consistent with the 2008… Continue reading

Pacific walrus on Round Island, a big haulout for the animals.

Walrus sanctuary talk

Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologist Stephanie Sell, now based in Juneau, will talk about her time as Sanctuary Manager on Round Island, part… Continue reading

Pacific walrus on Round Island, a big haulout for the animals.

Eaglecrest to reopen Saturday; rollback weekend postponed

Eaglecrest Ski Area, which closed Thursday, will reopen for skiing and snowboarding across the whole mountain on Saturday, Jan. 30. Porcupine, Hooter, and Ptarmigan chairlifts… Continue reading

Ketchikan board wants members

Applications are currently being accepted for three vacancies on the nine-member Ketchikan State Parks Citizen Advisory Board for the term beginning in mid-February. The board… Continue reading

Fireside chat: polar bears

The Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center’s free Fireside Lecture on Friday, Jan. 29 will be presented by local photographer and guide Laurent Dick. He will take… Continue reading

Three bears have recently been seen out and about in Juneau - this one, near the Auke Bay ferry terminal, one on Back Loop, and one downtown.

Out walkin’ after midnight

It’s not bedtime quite yet for at least three bears in the Juneau area — one in the Auke Bay ferry terminal area, one downtown… Continue reading

Three bears have recently been seen out and about in Juneau - this one, near the Auke Bay ferry terminal, one on Back Loop, and one downtown.
Two tundra swans on the Arctic coastal plain.

Off the Beaten Path: My first polar bear

On a muddy beach on Barter Island, near the still waters of the Beaufort Sea, small polar bear prints mixed with the track of a… Continue reading

Two tundra swans on the Arctic coastal plain.

On the Trails: Big things from small ones

We marvel at the flight of hummingbirds, the songs of humpback whales, or a mountain goat leaping from ledge to ledge. Good! But small things… Continue reading