Wednesday, August 9, 2000
Business profile
Title and firm: owner, Archery Outfitters
Weak Yukon-Kuskokwim salmon runs hurting more than fishermen
BETHEL -- The effect of disastrously weak salmon runs in the Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta and Norton Sound areas is stretching beyond commercial fishermen.
Drink your veggies?
The Great Land Wines cellar reads like a grocery list: onion, carrot, beet, potato, rhubarb, blueberry, strawberry, cherry, high bush cranberry.
Business profile
Title and firm: owner, Archery Outfitters
Around the clock
If you can make it in Alaska, you can make it anywhere.
Weak Yukon-Kuskokwim salmon runs hurting more than fishermen
BETHEL -- The effect of disastrously weak salmon runs in the Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta and Norton Sound areas is stretching beyond commercial fishermen.
Around the clock
If you can make it in Alaska, you can make it anywhere.
Drink your veggies?
The Great Land Wines cellar reads like a grocery list: onion, carrot, beet, potato, rhubarb, blueberry, strawberry, cherry, high bush cranberry.
Knowles calls for end to interception of Western Alaska chum salmon
ANCHORAGE - Gov. Tony Knowles upped the ante Wednesday in an already bitter fishing dispute by calling for an end to the interception of Western Alaska chum salmon by Alaska Peninsula fishermen.
Knowles calls for end to interception of Western Alaska chum salmon
ANCHORAGE - Gov. Tony Knowles upped the ante Wednesday in an already bitter fishing dispute by calling for an end to the interception of Western Alaska chum salmon by Alaska Peninsula fishermen.
BP Amoco's quarterly profit more than doubles
LONDON - BP Amoco PLC posted a 164 percent jump in its second-quarter profit Tuesday, thanks to higher oil and gas prices, better refining margins and continued cost savings.
BP Amoco's quarterly profit more than doubles
LONDON - BP Amoco PLC posted a 164 percent jump in its second-quarter profit Tuesday, thanks to higher oil and gas prices, better refining margins and continued cost savings.
Pet of the week
Buddy is a mature neutered male retriever mix who is descri
Graduations, honor rolls and awards
Maureen d'Armand of Juneau graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree in Latin American studies from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo., this spring. d'Armand was named to the dean's list for every trimester of her enrollment at Fort Lewis.
Obituaries
ROY JACKSON, JOHN LEWIS GAFFNEY
Pet of the week
Buddy is a mature neutered male retriever mix who is descri
Obituaries
ROY JACKSON, JOHN LEWIS GAFFNEY
Obituaries
ROY RENGERT, MARGUERITE SCOTT
Weddings
MICHAEL MOBERLY, REBECCA HOZUBIN, CHRISTOPHER COLLUM, KATHLEEN LIETZ, ROBYN ZIMMERMAN, LUCAS MESDAG, JAMI ORSBORN, DAN HANSON
Those tree pests won't be around forever
The forest that surrounds us stretches hundreds of miles, rolling over mountains and
Graduations, honor rolls and awards
Maureen d'Armand of Juneau graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree in Latin American studies from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo., this spring. d'Armand was named to the dean's list for every trimester of her enrollment at Fort Lewis.
Obituaries
ROY RENGERT, MARGUERITE SCOTT
Those tree pests won't be around forever
The forest that surrounds us stretches hundreds of miles, rolling over mountains and
Weddings
MICHAEL MOBERLY, REBECCA HOZUBIN, CHRISTOPHER COLLUM, KATHLEEN LIETZ, ROBYN ZIMMERMAN, LUCAS MESDAG, JAMI ORSBORN, DAN HANSON
Kayaker found in Fords Terror
A missing Juneau kayaker was found in Endicott Arm about 8 a.m. today by the U.S. Coast Guard.
Crash report places blame
Pilot Nigel Cook lied to get a job at Coastal Helicopters, then died trying to keep it.
Locals perform with Up With People
Two other Juneau residents will be part of the World Youth Day celebrations in Rome -- but they'll be performing.
Activists pulled off BP barge
BARROW -- Law enforcement officers boarded a barge carrying equipment for BP's Northstar oil field Tuesday afternoon and took several Greenpeace activists into custody.
25 Juneau teens head to Rome to see pope, Turin shroud
Twenty-five Juneau youths will be in Rome next week when Pope John Paul II welcomes 2 million Catholic teen-agers from around the world to the World Youth Day celebrations.
Grocery chain fights organic label for AK fish
ANCHORAGE -- A leading natural foods supermarket chain and a trade group are opposing certifying wild fish, including Alaska salmon, as ``organic.
Correction
In the Sunday Empire article on the repatriation of Angoon artifacts, there were several reporter errors. Joe Bennett Sr. should have been identified as chief of the Deisheetan Raven House, the hos
More ships may have polluted
Another cruise line that brings tourists to Juneau may have violated federal environmental laws.
Senate to hear locals testify on Glacier Bay fishing, mining
Restrictions on commercial fishing in Glacier Bay, a related compensation program and a mineral deposit under a glacier will be the subjects of a U.S. Senate hearing this week in Juneau.
Gottschalks sets Sept. 7 debut
The former Lamonts Apparel store in the Nugget Mall is scheduled to reopen Sept. 7 as Gottschalks.
Police and fire
Juneau police, fire officials, U.S. Coast Guard and state troopers reported:
Summer 'shroom boom
There is fungus among us.
Road, ferry go on ballot
Juneau voters will tell city leaders this fall whether they want a road out of Juneau or enhanced ferry service.
Man to alter plea in fatal crash case
A Kenai Peninsula man charged with murder in the April 19 drunken-driving deaths of two prominent Juneau residents has filed a motion for a change of plea hearing.
Man found after blaze scorches boat
The owner of the pleasure craft that burned to the waterline Monday night at Swanson Harbor has been found uninjured.
More ships may have polluted
Another cruise line that brings tourists to Juneau may have violated federal environmental laws.
Police and fire
Juneau police, fire officials, hospital officials, the Juneau Crime Line and state troopers reported:
Man to alter plea in fatal crash case
A Kenai Peninsula man charged with murder in the April 19 drunken-driving deaths of two prominent Juneau residents has filed a motion for a change of plea hearing.
Kayaker found in Fords Terror
A missing Juneau kayaker was found in Endicott Arm about 8 a.m. today by the U.S. Coast Guard.
Summer 'shroom boom
There is fungus among us.
Man found after blaze scorches boat
The owner of the pleasure craft that burned to the waterline Monday night at Swanson Harbor has been found uninjured.
Gottschalks sets Sept. 7 debut
The former Lamonts Apparel store in the Nugget Mall is scheduled to reopen Sept. 7 as Gottschalks.
Correction
In the Sunday Empire article on the repatriation of Angoon artifacts, there were several reporter errors. Joe Bennett Sr. should have been identified as chief of the Deisheetan Raven House, the hos
Minority workers appeal cannery civil rights case
SEATTLE -- A civil rights lawsuit filed by minority workers in Alaska salmon canneries back in 1974 has returned to court for yet another appeal.
Carry-on snakes wiggle free on airplane
ANCHORAGE -- A Seattle-bound airliner considered an unscheduled stop in Juneau last week after a couple of loose snakes were found aboard the aircraft.
Activists pulled off BP barge
BARROW -- Law enforcement officers boarded a barge carrying equipment for BP's Northstar oil field Tuesday afternoon and took several Greenpeace activists into custody.
Locals perform with Up With People
Two other Juneau residents will be part of the World Youth Day celebrations in Rome -- but they'll be performing.
Police and fire
Juneau police, fire officials, hospital officials, the Juneau Crime Line and state troopers reported:
Senate to hear locals testify on Glacier Bay fishing, mining
Restrictions on commercial fishing in Glacier Bay, a related compensation program and a mineral deposit under a glacier will be the subjects of a U.S. Senate hearing this week in Juneau.
Grocery chain fights organic label for AK fish
ANCHORAGE -- A leading natural foods supermarket chain and a trade group are opposing certifying wild fish, including Alaska salmon, as ``organic.
Crash report places blame
Pilot Nigel Cook lied to get a job at Coastal Helicopters, then died trying to keep it.
25 Juneau teens head to Rome to see pope, Turin shroud
Twenty-five Juneau youths will be in Rome next week when Pope John Paul II welcomes 2 million Catholic teen-agers from around the world to the World Youth Day celebrations.
Police and fire
Juneau police, fire officials, U.S. Coast Guard and state troopers reported:
Carry-on snakes wiggle free on airplane
ANCHORAGE -- A Seattle-bound airliner considered an unscheduled stop in Juneau last week after a couple of loose snakes were found aboard the aircraft.
Road, ferry go on ballot
Juneau voters will tell city leaders this fall whether they want a road out of Juneau or enhanced ferry service.
Minority workers appeal cannery civil rights case
SEATTLE -- A civil rights lawsuit filed by minority workers in Alaska salmon canneries back in 1974 has returned to court for yet another appeal.
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Why's a girl like her in a place like that?
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Road or ferry? Vote is a good step in process
We applaud the Juneau Assembly for agreeing to allow residents to express a preference
Figuring out the new closed primary
This year's Aug. 22 primary election will be different than the last one: there will be two ballots to choose from instead of just one.
Both VP picks sound; let's focus on the race
Regardless of what one may think about the experience, health or conservatism o
Judge Lieberman by policy, not faith
Some of my best friends are Orthodox Jews. I admire what the Jewish people have contributed to h
Both VP picks sound; let's focus on the race
Regardless of what one may think about the experience, health or conservatism o
Let's stick to the facts
After hearing the news of the anti-wolf hunting group getting enough signatures to turn
Road or ferry? Vote is a good step in process
We applaud the Juneau Assembly for agreeing to allow residents to express a preference
Keeping fat cats behind the scenes
Now that it'
Figuring out the new closed primary
This year's Aug. 22 primary election will be different than the last one: there will be two ballots to choose from instead of just one.
Keeping fat cats behind the scenes
Now that it'
Judge Lieberman by policy, not faith
Some of my best friends are Orthodox Jews. I admire what the Jewish people have contributed to h
Let's stick to the facts
After hearing the news of the anti-wolf hunting group getting enough signatures to turn
Van Dyken makes swimming comeback bid
Lewis just misses Trials bid
Less than three-10ths of a second kept Juneau's Jesie Lewis from joining five other Alaskans at the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials this week in Indianapolis.
Van Dyken makes swimming comeback bid
Conway leads Griffons to win
Juneau's Rob Conway helped the Nevada (Mo.) Griffons move into the round of eight Tuesday at the 48-team, double-elimination National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita, Kan.
Conway leads Griffons to win
Juneau's Rob Conway helped the Nevada (Mo.) Griffons move into the round of eight Tuesday at the 48-team, double-elimination National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita, Kan.
Oilers stay alive with comeback
The Kenai Peninsula Oilers were just three outs away from being eliminated at the National Baseball Congress World Series, but the Oilers erupted for 13 runs in the ninth and 10th innings to claim an 18-9 victory over Prairie Gravel of Illinois in a losers' bracket game Monday in Wichita, Kan.
Lewis just misses Trials bid
Less than three-10ths of a second kept Juneau's Jesie Lewis from joining five other Alaskans at the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials this week in Indianapolis.
Oilers stay alive with comeback
The Kenai Peninsula Oilers were just three outs away from being eliminated at the National Baseball Congress World Series, but the Oilers erupted for 13 runs in the ninth and 10th innings to claim an 18-9 victory over Prairie Gravel of Illinois in a losers' bracket game Monday in Wichita, Kan.
Gibb chases Olympic dream
Derek Gibb may not earn a spot on the U.S. Swim Team during this week's Olympic Trials in Indianapolis, but the experience could go a long way in propelling him toward the 2004 Olympics.
Gibb chases Olympic dream
Derek Gibb may not earn a spot on the U.S. Swim Team during this week's Olympic Trials in Indianapolis, but the experience could go a long way in propelling him toward the 2004 Olympics.