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Oddin Kirby of Australia rides during Eaglecrest's Downtown Rail Jam on Saturday.

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Photos: Downtown Rail Jam

Juneau resident Christian Jacobs flips during Eaglecrest’s Downtown Rail Jam on Saturday.

Eighth-grader Isabelle Wassilie shows off her car design in teacher Alan Denerger's technology class at Floyd Dryden Middle School on Thursday. Students can design the wooden CO2 powered-cars to be fast or just fun.

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Photos: Dragsters

Racing cars made by eighth grade students in teacher Alan Denerger’s technology class at Floyd Dryden Middle School…

An adult humpback whale swims next to the Don Statter Memorial Boat Harbor in Auke Bay on Monday. A huge amount of herring, polluck and capelin have been keeping a variety of birds and marine mammals feeding in the area for the last two weeks.

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Photos: Feeding frenzy

An adult humpback whale swims next to the Don Statter Memorial Boat Harbor in Auke Bay on Monday.…

Second and third grade students from Harborview Elementary School frolic in a pile of dried leaves at Evergreen Cemetery on Tuesday. An annual event organized by Linda Torgerson, students from downtown schools collected, bagged and stored the leaves to be used on Monday and Tuesday.

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Photos: Jumping in leaves

Second and third grade students from Harborview Elementary School frolic in a pile of dried leaves at Evergreen…

Shooters listen to a range safety officer explain the rules of the Annie Oakley contest on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015 during the Juneau Gun Club's annual Turkey Shoot fundraiser. During the Annie Oakley, a line of shooters is invited to fire shotguns in sequence at clay pigeons. If a shooter misses the pigeon, he is eliminated if the next shooter in line can destroy the flying target. Juneau Shooting Sports is a co-sponsor of the event with the Gun Club.

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Photos: Turkey shoot

Eric Verrelli smiles after shooting in the Annie Oakley competition Saturday at the Juneau Gun Club’s Turkey Shoot.…

Ava Meade, center, plays the loving mother with her own daughter played by Clara Smith, right, who helps Annie Warbucks, played by Kayla Kohlhase, get back to her father, Daddy Warbucks. Theater at Latitude 58 presents "Annie Warbucks" at the Thunder Mountain High School auditorium Friday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 22, 2 p.m.

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Photos: Annie Warbucks

Ava Meade, center, plays the loving mother with her own daughter played by Clara Smith, right, who helps…

Skiers skin up through fresh snow at Eaglecrest on Monday.

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Photos: Enjoy it while it lasts

With the arrival of enough snow to cover Eaglecrest Ski Area from top to bottom, snow enthusiasts have…

Performers in the Angoon lunchroom wait for their entrance before going on stage Thursday. The students wrote their own play "Raven Stole the Sun," based on the traditional Tlingit story, with the help of Gustavus artist Sarah Campen.

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Photos: Angoon students stage “Raven Stole the Sun”

Students from Angoon presented their original play “Raven Stole the Sun” Thursday in an all-school project led by…

An honor guard made up of U.S. Coast Guard and Navy personnel struggle to hold their flags during wind gusts during a service at the U.S.S. Juneau Memorial downtown on Friday.

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Photos: USS Juneau

Veterans John Cooper, left, John Larson, center, and Chaplain Kirk Thorsteinson carry flower wreaths and their stands away…

Study group meets budget group: Thunder Mountain High School seniors (from right to left) Carlie Kollar, Taylor Beardslee, Taya Jensen and Alice Johnson try to calculate their yearly spending. The seniors took part in the "Get Real Financial Reality Fair" Thursday at TMHS where students were given pretend salaries based on jobs such as registered nurse or paralegal. Volunteers from the community then sold them insurance and cable packages, just like in the real world. The event was organized by the Financial Reality Foundation and sponsored by True North Federal Credit Union. After the real world simulation, four participants walked away with scholarships totaling $500 in a random drawing.

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Photos: Get real

Putting food on the… lunch table?: Thunder Mountain High School senior Sara Wood is trying to figure out…

JDHS seniors Maddie McKeown (14) and Martina Worden (2) try to block a tip by TMHS sophomore Maxie Saceda-Hurt during weekend volleyball action. A slideshow of photos is online at juneauempire.com.

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Photos: Volley Vibe

A slideshow of volleyball action from last weekend is online at juneauempire.com.

Jim Ustasiewski and John Bursell run along North Douglas Highway on Saturday. Bursell is training for the Boston Marathon on April 18, Patriots' Day in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Ustasiewski is just training.

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Photos: Training Runs

Local runners get some fall training runs in as they prepare for marathons out of state.

The Juneau Douglas Ice Association youth hockey Juneau Capitals Squirts teams, born in 2005-2006, battle on the ice on Halloween Saturday at the Treadwell Ice Arena.

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Photos: Tricksters On Ice

The Juneau Douglas Ice Association youth hockey Juneau Capitals Squirts teams, born in 2005-2006, battle on the ice…

Thunder Mountain's Lelani Eshenaur (1) digs a serve as teammates Natalie Sartain (7) and Cara Wesley (5) look on during the All Comers Invitational at TMHS on Friday. Action resumes today and Saturday at Juneau-Douglas High School.

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Photos: Volleyball Style

The All Comers Invitational Volleyball Tournament continues today and Saturday at Juneau-Douglas High School. Games begin at 3…

An employee of Dawson Construction works on a scaffold outside the House Finance Committee room on the fifth floor of the Capitol building on Wednesday. Workers have been getting the Capitol ready for the Special Session that starts on Saturday.

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Photos: Capitol readies for special session

An employee of Dawson Construction works on a scaffold outside the House Finance Committee room on the fifth…

City Attorney Amy Mead swears in Loren Jones, center, and Jerry Nankervis into their second terms on the Assembly Tuesday night.

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Photos: Sanford sendoff; swearing in

Mayor Merrill Sanford shares a laugh with Deputy Major Mary Becker as the Assembly thanks him for his…

Virgil Fredenberg examines a program before a performance by singer-songwriter guitarist John Sebastian on Sunday, Oct. 11, at the Juneau Arts & Culture Center.

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Photos: John Sebastian in concert

The Juneau Arts & Humanities Council hosted its second concert of the 2015-2016 season Sunday with a performance…

Clare Boily, as Lucille, second from left, rehearses for "Meet Me in St. Louis" with, from left, Josh Rivers, Lily Deitz and Molly York at the JDHS auditorium.

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Photos: JDHS to present ‘Meet Me in St. Louis’

The Juneau Douglas High School Drama Department will present the family comedy “Meet Me in St. Louis” one…

Gators quarterback Noah Chambers (5) throws under pressure from Bulldogs defenders Jack Gregson (48) and Caleb Emerson (35) during the Juneau Youth Football League Junior Division Championship.

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Photos: Young Guns

The Juneau Youth Football League finished their post season play on Saturday. See photos online at juneauempire.com.

Juneau middle school cross country runners participated in an invitational meet at Sandy Beach on Tuesday. A slideshow of photos is online at juneauempire.com.

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Photos: Long May You Run

Juneau middle school cross country runners participated in an invitational meet at Sandy Beach on Thursday. A slideshow…