Fantastic voyage

May 21, many eighth-grade students celebrated their upcoming promotions to high school in the highly-anticipated annual Eighth Grade Dance at Floyd Dryden Middle School.

This year’s theme was ‘Fantastic Voyage.’ The dance was organized and run by a committee of nearly 40 parents of the FDMS eighth grade.

Organization: Juneau Parks and Recreation

Contact Information: Russell Gilchrest, Recreation Coordinator, by phone at 586-5226 or by email at russell_gilchrest@ci.juneau.ak.us

Volunteer Opportunity: Coaching Youth Sports, particularly soccer from July to September.

Additional information:

Recent births at the Juneau Family Health and Birth Center:

• On May 24, 2011, a daughter, Klaire Louise Sperl, weighing 9 lbs. 12 oz., to Tausha and Donald Sperl of Petersburg.

• On May 27, 2011, a son, Vincenzo Ruben Veliz, weighing 9 lbs. 14 oz. to Averyl and Christian Veliz.

• On May 30, 2011, a son, Micah Lawrence Coonrad, weighing 8 lbs. 12 oz., to Garnett and Mark Coonrad of Petersburg.

• On June 5, 2011, a daughter, Caitlinne Isabel Wellard, weighing 7 lbs. 14 oz. to Shelby and Payden Wellard.

Author’s note: On the rare occasions I can’t crank out a new installment of “Slack Tide,” the Empire is good enough to re-run old favorites. This Kirsch Classic™ originally ran on April 10, 2010, a piece of writing hailed by readers as “in English” and “left-to-right, top-to-bottom.”

FYI: Just a heads up that I’ve been spinning my wheels, trying to get some traction. Bottom line (in a top-line summary) — let’s touch base.