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The whale sculpture at Overstreet park breaches at sunrise on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. (Mari Kanagy/Juneau Empire)

Weekly events guide: Juneau community calendar for Dec. 22-28

Visit Juneau Arts and Humanities Council at JAHC.org for more details on this week’s happenings.

 

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The author practices in case he had the chance to be Jimmy from the 1986 movie Hoosiers. He never got the chance on the basketball floor, but had moments in life in which he needed to be clutch.

Opinion: Everyone wants to be Jimmy

Sports, and the movie “Hoosiers,” can teach you lessons in life

 

Laura Rorem (courtesy photo)

Living and Growing: Gracious, gentle power

Gracious power is grace expressed with kindness and mercy.

 

Juneau as pictured from the Downtown Public Library on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2025. (Mari Kanagy/Juneau Empire)

Weekly events guide: Juneau community calendar for Dec. 15-21

Visit Juneau Arts and Humanities Council at JAHC.org for more details on this week’s happenings.

Juneau as pictured from the Downtown Public Library on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2025. (Mari Kanagy/Juneau Empire)
Hiking down from Dan Moller cabin in mid-January 2025. (photo courtesy John Harley)

Sustainable Alaska: Skiing on the edge

The difference between a great winter for skiing and a bad one can be a matter of a few degrees.

Hiking down from Dan Moller cabin in mid-January 2025. (photo courtesy John Harley)
Downtown Juneau experiences its first significant city-level snow fall of the season as pictured on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (Mari Kanagy / Juneau Empire)

Weekend guide for Dec. 12-14

Visit Juneau Arts and Humanities Council at jahc.org for more details on this week’s happenings.

Downtown Juneau experiences its first significant city-level snow fall of the season as pictured on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (Mari Kanagy / Juneau Empire)
A totem pole, one of 13 on downtown’s Totem Pole Trail in Juneau, Alaska, Nov. 27, 2024. (Christopher S. Miller/The New York Times)
A totem pole, one of 13 on downtown’s Totem Pole Trail in Juneau, Alaska, Nov. 27, 2024. (Christopher S. Miller/The New York Times)
Peggy McKee Barnhill (Courtesy photo)

Gimme a smile: My roommate’s name is Siri

She hasn’t brought a lot of stuff into the house, and she takes up very little space.

Peggy McKee Barnhill (Courtesy photo)
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The author heard what he thought was a squirrel. It was not a squirrel.

I Went into the Woods: A change of plans

It was only a 30-hour trip but it’s always better to bring more food than you count on eating.

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The author heard what he thought was a squirrel. It was not a squirrel.
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Rev. Tim Harrison is senior pastor at Chapel by the Lake.

Living and Growing: I Wonder as I Wander

The Rev. Tim Harrison reflects on the Christmas season.

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Rev. Tim Harrison is senior pastor at Chapel by the Lake.
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Reverend Gordon Blue from the Church of the Holy Trinity gives an invocation at the Alaska Commercial Fishermen’s Memorial on Saturday, May 3, 2025.

Living and Growing: Psalm 30, Ouroboros, the dragon of fear and love.

Psalm 30:6 Weeping may spend the night, but joy comes in the morning. Holy Trinity Church is downtown. In a downtown parish, it doesn’t take… Continue reading

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Reverend Gordon Blue from the Church of the Holy Trinity gives an invocation at the Alaska Commercial Fishermen’s Memorial on Saturday, May 3, 2025.
Shoppers and vendors mingle along rows of booths in the mall ballroom at Centennial Hall during the Juneau Public Market last year, which returns this year starting Friday, Nov. 28. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)
Shoppers and vendors mingle along rows of booths in the mall ballroom at Centennial Hall during the Juneau Public Market last year, which returns this year starting Friday, Nov. 28. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)
Cold water dipping is a centuries old stress reduction technique still practiced today. (Photo by Raven Hotch)

Recipes for stress reduction rooted in Indigenous knowledge

We must choose to live intentionally and learn to commit to our wellbeing.

Cold water dipping is a centuries old stress reduction technique still practiced today. (Photo by Raven Hotch)
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Rev. Tim Harrison is senior pastor at Chapel by the Lake.

Living and Growing: ‘Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God’

So says Matthew 5:9, one of the beatitudes of Jesus

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Rev. Tim Harrison is senior pastor at Chapel by the Lake.
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Heather Mountcastle and Luke Weld playing crystal singing bowls at Holy Trinity Church.

Living and Growing: Our Juneau Renaissance

Juneau is a mecca for artists, and because we have so much talent of all kinds, we will have a renaissance. It has already started.… Continue reading

  • Nov 12, 2025
  • By Page Bridges
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Heather Mountcastle and Luke Weld playing crystal singing bowls at Holy Trinity Church.
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St. Thérèse of Lisieux pictured in 1888.

Living and Growing: What makes a saint?

A commonality among saints is that they are completely committed.

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St. Thérèse of Lisieux pictured in 1888.
Peggy McKee Barnhill (Courtesy photo)

Gimme a Smile: Top ten most terrifying Halloween costumes

These last-minute costumes can likely be found throughout your home.

Peggy McKee Barnhill (Courtesy photo)
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Cold and damp are defining characteristics of this time of year so the warm couch is always tempting.

I Went to the Woods: The fear of fear

What’s the margin of error for being prepared?

Photo by Jeff Lund
Cold and damp are defining characteristics of this time of year so the warm couch is always tempting.
Photos by Chloe Anderson for the Juneau Empire
The Lemon Creek glacier is pictured on Sept. 29, 2025.

Weekly Wonder: Juneau’s ‘seasons’

Dozens of creatures are sensing a change of the season

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The Lemon Creek glacier is pictured on Sept. 29, 2025.
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Guy Crockroft

Faith: Finding peace in a frantic life

Guy Crockroft reflects on tranquility

  • Oct 22, 2025
  • By Guy Crockroft
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Guy Crockroft