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The Juneau Golf Club hosted the 2018 Scramble Tournament on Saturday at the Mendenhall Golf Course. A total of 15 teams of three competed in four different divisions (flights). The King division, which featured teams with the lowest handicapped players — a golf term for a player’s average score in relation to par — went to Two Birdies and a Shark (Bob Storer, Greg Winegar, Dan Bruce). The Pink division, which featured all women players, went to Pitch and a Putt (Fabienne Peter-Contesse, Aimee Olejasz, Stacie Kraly). Bullwinkles (Mitch Falk, Ed Birchell, Tim Whiting) won the Coho division and McGivney’s (Stan Deland, Pat Eggers, Shawn Eggers) won the Sockeye division.

Top finishers at the Scramble

The Juneau Golf Club hosted the 2018 Scramble Tournament on Saturday at the Mendenhall Golf Course. A total of 15 teams of three competed in… Continue reading

  • Jun 26, 2018
  • By Nolin Ainsworth Juneau Empire
The Juneau Golf Club hosted the 2018 Scramble Tournament on Saturday at the Mendenhall Golf Course. A total of 15 teams of three competed in four different divisions (flights). The King division, which featured teams with the lowest handicapped players — a golf term for a player’s average score in relation to par — went to Two Birdies and a Shark (Bob Storer, Greg Winegar, Dan Bruce). The Pink division, which featured all women players, went to Pitch and a Putt (Fabienne Peter-Contesse, Aimee Olejasz, Stacie Kraly). Bullwinkles (Mitch Falk, Ed Birchell, Tim Whiting) won the Coho division and McGivney’s (Stan Deland, Pat Eggers, Shawn Eggers) won the Sockeye division.
Cubs pitcher Thomas Baxter pitches in the first inning of the Gastineau Channel Little League Major Division Championship game on Saturday. The Cubs won 4-3. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

Cubs cap wild postseason with walkoff win

Last Tuesday, the Les Schwab Tire Center Cubs advanced to the Gastineau Channel Little League Major Division championship game with a wild 23-22 walk-off win.

  • Jun 26, 2018
  • By Nolin Ainsworth Juneau Empire
Cubs pitcher Thomas Baxter pitches in the first inning of the Gastineau Channel Little League Major Division Championship game on Saturday. The Cubs won 4-3. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)
Best Starts for Juneau supporters Kevin Ritchie and Joy Lyon discuss the program outside of Assembly Chambers Monday, June 25. (Gregory Philson | Juneau Empire)

Funding of new pre-K program could be on October ballot

A new pre-kindergarten program for Juneau youth is still in the works, but funding the program may be up to voters this October. The City… Continue reading

Best Starts for Juneau supporters Kevin Ritchie and Joy Lyon discuss the program outside of Assembly Chambers Monday, June 25. (Gregory Philson | Juneau Empire)
The Juneau Golf Club hosted the 2018 Scramble Tournament on Saturday at the Mendenhall Golf Course. A total of 15 teams of three competed in four different divisions (flights). The King division, which featured teams with the lowest handicapped players — a golf term for a player’s average score in relation to par — went to Two Birdies and a Shark (Bob Storer, Greg Winegar, Dan Bruce). The Pink division, which featured all women players, went to Pitch and a Putt (Fabienne Peter-Contesse, Aimee Olejasz, Stacie Kraly). Bullwinkles (Mitch Falk, Ed Birchell, Tim Whiting) won the Coho division and McGivney’s (Stan Deland, Pat Eggers, Shawn Eggers) won the Sockeye division.

Top finishers at the Scramble

The Juneau Golf Club hosted the 2018 Scramble Tournament on Saturday at the Mendenhall Golf Course. A total of 15 teams of three competed in… Continue reading

The Juneau Golf Club hosted the 2018 Scramble Tournament on Saturday at the Mendenhall Golf Course. A total of 15 teams of three competed in four different divisions (flights). The King division, which featured teams with the lowest handicapped players — a golf term for a player’s average score in relation to par — went to Two Birdies and a Shark (Bob Storer, Greg Winegar, Dan Bruce). The Pink division, which featured all women players, went to Pitch and a Putt (Fabienne Peter-Contesse, Aimee Olejasz, Stacie Kraly). Bullwinkles (Mitch Falk, Ed Birchell, Tim Whiting) won the Coho division and McGivney’s (Stan Deland, Pat Eggers, Shawn Eggers) won the Sockeye division.
This image, taken by an aerial drone and provided to the Empire by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Juneau, shows Suicide Basin on the Mendenhall Glacier after a calving event triggered expectations of a flood along the Mendenhall River on June 25, 2018. (Courtesy photo)

‘Really, really impressive’ glacier calving prompted flood watch for Mendenhall Valley

A chunk of ice a fifth of a mile wide splashed into the basin with a cacophanous roar.

This image, taken by an aerial drone and provided to the Empire by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Juneau, shows Suicide Basin on the Mendenhall Glacier after a calving event triggered expectations of a flood along the Mendenhall River on June 25, 2018. (Courtesy photo)
The Alaska Department of Labor has clarified the meaning of a new regulation against enforced tip-pooling. (Sam Truong Dan | Unsplash images)

Department of Labor clarifies change to tip regulations

The Alaska Department of Labor’s coming changes to tip pooling aren’t universal, the department cautioned Tuesday. Last week, the department announced a regulatory move that… Continue reading

The Alaska Department of Labor has clarified the meaning of a new regulation against enforced tip-pooling. (Sam Truong Dan | Unsplash images)
Nick Vonda brings up a king salmon he caught at the Wayside Park on Channel Drive on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. Beginning at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, July 1st, sport fishing for king salmon and snagging will be prohibited from the shoreline to 200 yards offshore between the end of Channel Drive and a point near the Samson Tug and Barge property to ensure that enough king salmon make it up the fish ladder to meet egg-take goals needed for future production. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Fishing at Macaulay to close Sunday

Correction: An earlier version of this article misspelled the name of the Macaulay Hatchery. It’s Macaulay, not Macauley. This article has been updated to reflect… Continue reading

Nick Vonda brings up a king salmon he caught at the Wayside Park on Channel Drive on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. Beginning at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, July 1st, sport fishing for king salmon and snagging will be prohibited from the shoreline to 200 yards offshore between the end of Channel Drive and a point near the Samson Tug and Barge property to ensure that enough king salmon make it up the fish ladder to meet egg-take goals needed for future production. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
A person identified as Ryan Jerome Bradshaw is seen in a photo provided by the Juneau Police Department. (Courtesy photo)

Juneau police arrest wanted man

Ryan Jerome Bradshaw is accused of multiple felonies.

A person identified as Ryan Jerome Bradshaw is seen in a photo provided by the Juneau Police Department. (Courtesy photo)
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Drawing science: Field sketching for beginners

Observation is fundamental to science.

<span class="neFMT neFMT_PhotoCredit">Students<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span>draw<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span>during<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span>a<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span>beach<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span>field<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span>trip.<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> (Kathy Hocker | Courtesy Photo)</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span>
The Housing First Project in September 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

New data shows Housing First program helping Juneau’s homeless

Emergency services use has decreased since housing project went up.

  • Jun 26, 2018
  • By Gregory Philson Juneau Empire
  • Local News
The Housing First Project in September 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Participants gather to introduce themselves at the start of the Wisdom in the Circle meeting at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Monday, June 25, 2018. The event is hosted by Tlingit & Haida, AWARE, and the Juneau Violence Prevention Coalition. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

‘Move at the speed of trust’: Wisdom in the Circle talks racial, gender-based violence

Group hopes to turn ideas into solutions for the problem.

  • Jun 26, 2018
  • By Gregory Philson Juneau Empire
  • Local News
Participants gather to introduce themselves at the start of the Wisdom in the Circle meeting at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Monday, June 25, 2018. The event is hosted by Tlingit & Haida, AWARE, and the Juneau Violence Prevention Coalition. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
This image, taken by an aerial drone and provided to the Empire by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Juneau, shows Suicide Basin on the Mendenhall Glacier after a calving event triggered expectations of a flood along the Mendenhall River on June 25, 2018. (Courtesy photo)

‘Really, really impressive’ glacier calving prompted flood watch for Mendenhall Valley

The National Weather Service office in Juneau has canceled a flood watch for the Mendenhall River after the Mendenhall Glacier calved ice into Suicide Basin.… Continue reading

This image, taken by an aerial drone and provided to the Empire by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Juneau, shows Suicide Basin on the Mendenhall Glacier after a calving event triggered expectations of a flood along the Mendenhall River on June 25, 2018. (Courtesy photo)

Police and fire for Tuesday, June 26, 2018

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction… Continue reading

A person identified as Ryan Jerome Bradshaw is seen in a photo provided by the Juneau Police Department. (Courtesy photo)

Juneau police arrest wanted man

The Juneau Police Department has captured a man wanted in several felony cases after getting a tip about a dangerous driver. JPD officers arrested Ryan… Continue reading

A person identified as Ryan Jerome Bradshaw is seen in a photo provided by the Juneau Police Department. (Courtesy photo)
The Housing First Project in September 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

New data shows Housing First program helping Juneau’s homeless

New data released Monday show the six-month-old Housing First facility in Juneau is already making a positive impact on Juneau’s most vulnerable homeless population while… Continue reading

The Housing First Project in September 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Police and fire for Tuesday, June 26, 2018

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction… Continue reading

Best Starts for Juneau supporters Kevin Ritchie and Joy Lyon discuss the program outside of Assembly Chambers Monday, June 25. (Gregory Philson | Juneau Empire)

Funding of new pre-K program could be on October ballot

A new pre-kindergarten program for Juneau youth is still in the works, but funding the program may be up to voters this October. The City… Continue reading

  • Jun 25, 2018
  • By Gregory Philson Juneau Empire
  • Local News
Best Starts for Juneau supporters Kevin Ritchie and Joy Lyon discuss the program outside of Assembly Chambers Monday, June 25. (Gregory Philson | Juneau Empire)
Juneau Municipal Clerk Laurie Sica in her office on Tuesday, June 19, 2018. Sica is retiring this month. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

‘Churn that butter’: Municipal clerk retires after 22 years working for the city

Laurie Sica never knows exactly what her day may entail. And for her, that is part of why she will miss her job. Sica, who… Continue reading

  • Jun 25, 2018
  • By Gregory Philson Juneau Empire
  • Local News
Juneau Municipal Clerk Laurie Sica in her office on Tuesday, June 19, 2018. Sica is retiring this month. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Governor Hilario Davide, from the Philippines Province of Cebu, meets with Mayor Ken Koelsch, left, and Assembly members Mary Becker, center, Jerry Nankervis and Jesse Kiehl (not pictured) at City Hall on Friday, June 22, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Filipino gov makes a trip to historic enclave

Gov. Hilario P. Davide III sat in front of a bowl of karioko on Friday at city hall, Juneau Mayor Ken Koelsch at his side.… Continue reading

  • Jun 25, 2018
  • By Kevin Gullufsen Juneau Empire
  • Local News
Governor Hilario Davide, from the Philippines Province of Cebu, meets with Mayor Ken Koelsch, left, and Assembly members Mary Becker, center, Jerry Nankervis and Jesse Kiehl (not pictured) at City Hall on Friday, June 22, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Alaska will ban mandatory tip pooling

The State of Alaska is banning mandatory tip-pooling starting this Friday, restoring labor protections revoked by the administration ofPresident Donald Trump.