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Maya Walen as Shere Khan. Bobbi Jordan | For the Capital City Weekly

Photos: Sitka Cirque’s ‘The Jungle Book’

The Jungle Book will be performed this weekend in Sitka by the Sitka Cirque. This rendition of the stories by Rudyard Kipling will follow a… Continue reading

Maya Walen as Shere Khan. Bobbi Jordan | For the Capital City Weekly
The 505-foot USS O’Kane anchors in front of a cruise ship in the Gastineau Channel on Saturday afternoon. (Lance Nesbitt | For the Juneau Empire)

Photos: USS O’Kane arrives

The USS O’Kane pulls into port Saturday afternoon. The O’Kane, a Basline 5.3 Flight II Arleigh Burke-class guided missle destroyer, is the 27th destroyer of… Continue reading

The 505-foot USS O’Kane anchors in front of a cruise ship in the Gastineau Channel on Saturday afternoon. (Lance Nesbitt | For the Juneau Empire)
Haines residents and veterans watch as the Dei Shu Dancers of Haines and the Klukwan Chilkat Dancers celebrate the unveiling of a Tlingit screen and totem poles in front of the Soboleff McRae Wellness Center in Haines on Thursday, April 27, 2017. The Center, which has been open for about a year, has 11 apartments for military veterans along with nonprofit organizations. Haines Tlingit master carver Wayne Price produced the two 12-foot totems in honor of Tlingit veterans Walter Soboleff (Raven/Dog Salmon) and Howard McCrae (Eagle/Wolf). The screen/sign is called Warriors Spirit. Price said, “When art is dedicated in this manner, presented with witnesses and dance, that is what makes it real, what gives it life. Now the art has life and people will feel it.” (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Photos: Totem raising

Haines residents and veterans watch as the Dei Shu Dancers of Haines and the Klukwan Chilkat Dancers celebrate the unveiling of a Tlingit screen and… Continue reading

Haines residents and veterans watch as the Dei Shu Dancers of Haines and the Klukwan Chilkat Dancers celebrate the unveiling of a Tlingit screen and totem poles in front of the Soboleff McRae Wellness Center in Haines on Thursday, April 27, 2017. The Center, which has been open for about a year, has 11 apartments for military veterans along with nonprofit organizations. Haines Tlingit master carver Wayne Price produced the two 12-foot totems in honor of Tlingit veterans Walter Soboleff (Raven/Dog Salmon) and Howard McCrae (Eagle/Wolf). The screen/sign is called Warriors Spirit. Price said, “When art is dedicated in this manner, presented with witnesses and dance, that is what makes it real, what gives it life. Now the art has life and people will feel it.” (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Rebecca Braun nears the finish line of the 2017 Spring Tide Scramble, Saturday at Fish Creek Trailhead on North Douglas. (Photo courtesy of Susan Cable)

Photos: Spring Tide Scramble

More than 100 people participated in this year’s Spring Tide Scramble, aka the Mud Run, through the Mendenhall wetlands. Mud Course (4 miles) Top 15… Continue reading

Rebecca Braun nears the finish line of the 2017 Spring Tide Scramble, Saturday at Fish Creek Trailhead on North Douglas. (Photo courtesy of Susan Cable)
Lincoln Gruening, 5, examines a starfish while out with his Juneau Co-op Preschool class on Douglas Island near Shaman Island on Friday, April 28, 2017. The lowest tide of the month was Friday at minus 4.2 feet. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Photos: Low Tide Laboratory

Juneau elementary school teachers took their students out of the classroom on Friday to enjoy the lowest tide of the month, -4.2 feet, for “Seaweek”… Continue reading

Lincoln Gruening, 5, examines a starfish while out with his Juneau Co-op Preschool class on Douglas Island near Shaman Island on Friday, April 28, 2017. The lowest tide of the month was Friday at minus 4.2 feet. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
During the first annual University of Alaska Southeast spring arts showcase, Raven the trickster, to much laughter, made off with many audience members’ possessions — cell phones, cameras, jackets, hats, and even a little girl. (All was returned after that dance.) (Mary Catharine Martin | Capital City Weekly)

Photos: Git Hayetsk dancers perform

Git Hayetsk dancers from Metlakatla and British Columbia performed Saturday, March 25 for the University of Alaska Southeast’s first annual spring showcase. The group’s leaders… Continue reading

During the first annual University of Alaska Southeast spring arts showcase, Raven the trickster, to much laughter, made off with many audience members’ possessions — cell phones, cameras, jackets, hats, and even a little girl. (All was returned after that dance.) (Mary Catharine Martin | Capital City Weekly)
People watch a pod of Steller sea lions from a float at the Don D. Statter Memorial Boat Harbor in Auke Bay on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Photos: Harbor life

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People watch a pod of Steller sea lions from a float at the Don D. Statter Memorial Boat Harbor in Auke Bay on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
An Auke Bay Elementary School student competes in the 1-foot high kick as part of the Native Youth Olympics Friday at Riverbend Elementary. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

Photos: Native Youth Olympics at Riverbend Elementary

Riverbend Elementary School hosted three other elementary schools as several dozen grade schoolers competed in Native Youth Olympics on Friday.… Continue reading

An Auke Bay Elementary School student competes in the 1-foot high kick as part of the Native Youth Olympics Friday at Riverbend Elementary. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)
Robert Tucker gives the opening speech titled “Innovation is Everyone’s Business” at the Innovation Summit at Centennial Hall on Wednesday. The summit is a two-day conference bringing entrepreneurs together sponsored by the Juneau Economic Development Council. Tucker is president of The Innovation Resource and a former adjunct professor at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Photos: JEDC’s Innovation Summit

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Robert Tucker gives the opening speech titled “Innovation is Everyone’s Business” at the Innovation Summit at Centennial Hall on Wednesday. The summit is a two-day conference bringing entrepreneurs together sponsored by the Juneau Economic Development Council. Tucker is president of The Innovation Resource and a former adjunct professor at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Juneau-Douglas’ Kolby Hoover, right, wrestles with Lathrop’s Jake Carlson for the ball at JDHS on Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. JDHS won 50-43. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Photos: JDHS defeats Lathrop, 50-43

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Juneau-Douglas’ Kolby Hoover, right, wrestles with Lathrop’s Jake Carlson for the ball at JDHS on Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. JDHS won 50-43. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Capital City Fire/Rescue’s Noah Jenkins, left, Marcus Kinman, Andrew Bishop, Brady Fink and Chad Gustafson practice ice rescue training at Twin Lakes on Thursday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Photos: Ice rescue practice

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Capital City Fire/Rescue’s Noah Jenkins, left, Marcus Kinman, Andrew Bishop, Brady Fink and Chad Gustafson practice ice rescue training at Twin Lakes on Thursday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
A panorama of the front of the Alaska Capitol shortly after 8 a.m. Monday shows several dozen people gathered to show support for refugees and immigrants. The first gathering, last week, attracted just fewer than 100 people. In an hour and a half, organizers collected 166 signatures asking Gov. Bill Walker to speak out against President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration and refugees. (Mary Catharine Martin | Juneau Empire)

Photos: “Stand with Refugees and Immigrants” rally at the Capitol

A panorama of the front of the Alaska Capitol shortly after 8 a.m. Monday shows several dozen people gathered to show support for refugees and… Continue reading

A panorama of the front of the Alaska Capitol shortly after 8 a.m. Monday shows several dozen people gathered to show support for refugees and immigrants. The first gathering, last week, attracted just fewer than 100 people. In an hour and a half, organizers collected 166 signatures asking Gov. Bill Walker to speak out against President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration and refugees. (Mary Catharine Martin | Juneau Empire)
Falcons junior Cyrene Uddipa jumps for a shot against visiting Colony at a Friday home game at Thunder Mountain High School. The girls lost 57-20. Scores for their Saturday night match can be found at juneauempire.com and in Tuesday’s paper. (Lance Nesbitt | For the Juneau Empire)

Photos: TMHS girls Friday night basketball game versus Colony

Falcons junior Cyrene Uddipa jumps for a shot against visiting Colony at a Friday home game at Thunder Mountain High School. The girls lost 57-20.… Continue reading

Falcons junior Cyrene Uddipa jumps for a shot against visiting Colony at a Friday home game at Thunder Mountain High School. The girls lost 57-20. Scores for their Saturday night match can be found at juneauempire.com and in Tuesday’s paper. (Lance Nesbitt | For the Juneau Empire)
Rep. Justin Parish, D-Juneau, center, watches a practice session in the House of Representatives with other new legislators at the Capitol on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017.

Photos: A day in Justin Parish’s (new) life

Rep. Justin Parish, D-Juneau, center, watches a practice session in the House of Representatives with other new legislators at the Capitol on Friday, Jan. 13,… Continue reading

Rep. Justin Parish, D-Juneau, center, watches a practice session in the House of Representatives with other new legislators at the Capitol on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017.
Hazel Metzgar, 6, helps her father Cameron clear the ice from her grandfather's driveway on Radcliffe Road in the Mendenhall valley on Dec. 22, 2016. Cameron grew up in Juneau and now lives in Port Alsworth on Lake Clark, Alaska, and is in town for the holidays visiting his father with his wife and children.

Photos: Helping out

Hazel Metzgar, 6, helps her father Cameron clear the ice from her grandfather’s driveway on Radcliffe Road in the Mendenhall Valley on Dec. 22. Cameron… Continue reading

Hazel Metzgar, 6, helps her father Cameron clear the ice from her grandfather's driveway on Radcliffe Road in the Mendenhall valley on Dec. 22, 2016. Cameron grew up in Juneau and now lives in Port Alsworth on Lake Clark, Alaska, and is in town for the holidays visiting his father with his wife and children.
Slippery situation: A garbage truck slid off View Drive on Dec. 20.

Photos: Slippery situation

A garbage truck slid off View Drive on Dec. 20.… Continue reading

Slippery situation: A garbage truck slid off View Drive on Dec. 20.
Kori Lane shovels snow at the top of the Black Bear Chairlift at Eaglecrest Ski Area on Monday. Eaglecrest had 4 inches of new snow at the top of the mountain on Monday. Skiers ride the Black Bear Chairlift at Eaglecrest Ski Area on Monday. Eaglecrest had 4 inches of new snow at the top of the mountain on Monday. Eaglecrest is open daily for the holidays through Monday, Jan. 9.

Photos: Snowy day at Eaglecrest

Eaglecrest had 4 inches of new snow at the top of the mountain on Monday. Eaglecrest is open daily for the holidays through Monday, Jan.… Continue reading

Kori Lane shovels snow at the top of the Black Bear Chairlift at Eaglecrest Ski Area on Monday. Eaglecrest had 4 inches of new snow at the top of the mountain on Monday. Skiers ride the Black Bear Chairlift at Eaglecrest Ski Area on Monday. Eaglecrest had 4 inches of new snow at the top of the mountain on Monday. Eaglecrest is open daily for the holidays through Monday, Jan. 9.
Firefighter EMT Steve Anderson, dressed as Santa Clause, and firefighter EMT Kristi Asplund, dressed as Mrs. Clause, ride a fire engine during Santa's Annual Ride with Capital City Fire/Rescue in the Mendenhall Valley at Glacier Valley Elementary School on Dec. 17, 2016. Santa's ride went throughout the Mendenhall Valley, and Capital City Fire/Rescue volunteers handed out candy canes. (Photo by Marlena Sloss).

Photos: Santa comes to town

Bridget Bartlett, 6, reacts as she sees Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus riding a fire engine during Santa’s Annual Ride with Capital City Fire/Rescue in… Continue reading

Firefighter EMT Steve Anderson, dressed as Santa Clause, and firefighter EMT Kristi Asplund, dressed as Mrs. Clause, ride a fire engine during Santa's Annual Ride with Capital City Fire/Rescue in the Mendenhall Valley at Glacier Valley Elementary School on Dec. 17, 2016. Santa's ride went throughout the Mendenhall Valley, and Capital City Fire/Rescue volunteers handed out candy canes. (Photo by Marlena Sloss).
Rotary members Leah Van Kirk, left, and Amy Lujan wrap boxes with others as part of the Racheal MacLeod Christmas Dinner Box Project at The Salvation Army Church on Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. The boxes, which will contain all the ingredients for a holiday dinner, will be available Thursday and Friday to 360 local families. The project is coordinated by the three Rotary clubs and the Rotaract club of Juneau.

Photos: Christmas dinner boxes

Rotary members Leah Van Kirk, left, and Amy Lujan wrap boxes with others as part of the Racheal MacLeod Christmas Dinner Box Project at The… Continue reading

Rotary members Leah Van Kirk, left, and Amy Lujan wrap boxes with others as part of the Racheal MacLeod Christmas Dinner Box Project at The Salvation Army Church on Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. The boxes, which will contain all the ingredients for a holiday dinner, will be available Thursday and Friday to 360 local families. The project is coordinated by the three Rotary clubs and the Rotaract club of Juneau.
A colorful pile of snow at sunset.

Photos: 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

A colorful pile of snow at sunset.