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Helping Hands fundraising dinner, auction set for Aug. 5

Helping Hands will be having its annual dinner and auction on Aug. 5. It will be at Valley Church, 9741 Mendenhall Loop Road. Dinner and… Continue reading

  • Jul 15, 2017

Thank you to Juneau Community Foundation for supporting Senior Wrap-Around Program

On behalf of Southeast Senior Services, a division of Catholic Community Service, I would like to thank the Juneau Community Foundation for providing a $50,000… Continue reading

  • Jul 15, 2017
  • By LIZ KELLAR
Erik Boraas, executive director of Trail Mix Inc., talks about the new bridge across Paris Creek on the Treadwell Ditch Trail on Thursday, July 6, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

New bridges, old trail: Treadwell Ditch Trail getting upgrades

Juneau is a city lacking for flat spaces. Most hiking trails on the road system trace paths up switchbacks, across stair steps of muskeg and… Continue reading

Erik Boraas, executive director of Trail Mix Inc., talks about the new bridge across Paris Creek on the Treadwell Ditch Trail on Thursday, July 6, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Biology of stress, science of hope: Community screening of ‘Resilience’

There are many useful ways to spend an hour (and even more self-help articles devoted to the subject). You can get a haircut, clean out… Continue reading

  • Jul 13, 2017
  • By Geoff Kirsch
Anna Brown Ehlers and the Killer Whale Chilkat blanket, the longest Chilkat blanket in history. It’s eight feet wide and seven feet long. Courtesy image.

Chilkat weaver earns national honors

Anna Brown Ehlers’ artistic mastery in Chilkat weaving has earned her a place as one of the nine recipients of a 2017 National Endowment of… Continue reading

Anna Brown Ehlers and the Killer Whale Chilkat blanket, the longest Chilkat blanket in history. It’s eight feet wide and seven feet long. Courtesy image.
Ernestine Hayes laughs at a Sept. 2015 49 Writers Crosscurrents panel called “Shaped by the North.”

Writer laureate launches story project for Alaskans

Everyone who is alive today has created their own unique stories simply through their existence. Alaska State Writer Laureate Ernestine Hayes is an advocate for… Continue reading

Ernestine Hayes laughs at a Sept. 2015 49 Writers Crosscurrents panel called “Shaped by the North.”
Janine Gibbons at The Fleet. Photo by Chelsea Tremblay.

Bringing a Petersburg artist’s Fleet together

It happens fast. When the fishermen go to the grounds and leave empty harbor stalls, I find myself imagining Petersburg in the wintertime. I know!… Continue reading

Janine Gibbons at The Fleet. Photo by Chelsea Tremblay.
Pictured: lovage. As different members of the carrot family emerge in the spring, it can be difficult to identify them. Photo by Corinne Conlon.

This plant goes great in summer soups

Each year there seems to be a particular plant that captures my imagination. Last year it was rose petals. I spent weeks testing different ideas,… Continue reading

Pictured: lovage. As different members of the carrot family emerge in the spring, it can be difficult to identify them. Photo by Corinne Conlon.
Paul Theroux with wife Sheila by the White Pass Railway train tracks. Image courtesy of Katie Bausler.

Discovering writer Paul Theroux at Skagway’s North Words

“All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience.” -Mao Tse Tung (as quoted by Paul Theroux) Before we signed up for the North Words Writer’s Symposium,… Continue reading

Paul Theroux with wife Sheila by the White Pass Railway train tracks. Image courtesy of Katie Bausler.
Bank after attempted robbery looking northeast on Sept. 15, 1902. Photo by William H. Case and Horace H. Draper. Image courtesy of the Alaska State Library. Identifier: ASL-P39-0466.

‘I want $20,000 or I will blow up the building’

No town of the Wild West is complete without a few saloons, dastardly villains, dashing heroes, violent shootouts, and at least one bank heist. Skagway… Continue reading

Bank after attempted robbery looking northeast on Sept. 15, 1902. Photo by William H. Case and Horace H. Draper. Image courtesy of the Alaska State Library. Identifier: ASL-P39-0466.
Pastor Tari Stage-Harvey. (Courtesy Photo | Shepherd of the Valley)

Examining heartbreak and reconciliation

Hot. That’s kind of all I could think. My daughter and I were recently in Florida with the Juneau Jumpers at the national competition. I… Continue reading

  • Jul 9, 2017
  • By PASTOR TARI STAGE-HARVEY
Pastor Tari Stage-Harvey. (Courtesy Photo | Shepherd of the Valley)
Owen Leighty, 7, makes his soapbox derby run during the 4th of July activities in Douglas on Tuesday, July 4, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Fourth of July soapbox derby winners 2017

Here’s the results from the Fourth of July Soapbox Derby Challenge on St. Ann’s Avenue on Douglas Island. Organizers of the event would like to… Continue reading

  • Jul 9, 2017
Owen Leighty, 7, makes his soapbox derby run during the 4th of July activities in Douglas on Tuesday, July 4, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Fourth of July Douglas parade float winners, watermelon eating contest winners

Here’s the list of July Fourth Douglas parade float winners, Douglas children’s parade winners, and watermelon eating contest winners from the July 3 Douglas Community… Continue reading

  • Jul 9, 2017
Molly McCauley, 10, right, beats Harper Wilkens, 10, by a leap in the gunny sack race during the 4th of July activities in Douglas on Tuesday, July 4, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

2017 Douglas Fourth of July field events winners

Here’s the list of the winners of the 2017 Douglas Fourth of July races and field events. First place winners received $5; second place, $3;… Continue reading

  • Jul 9, 2017
Molly McCauley, 10, right, beats Harper Wilkens, 10, by a leap in the gunny sack race during the 4th of July activities in Douglas on Tuesday, July 4, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Presentation takes attendees to Saturn

On Tuesday night, an all-ages event will transport attendees from Juneau to Saturn. The Marie Drake Planetarium is hosting a presentation about the Cassini mission… Continue reading

  • Jul 9, 2017
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Coffee: The original gateway drug

Nothing complements a bleak Southeast Alaska day like coffee (except maybe French-fries and Radiohead). Come to think of it, coffee pairs well with everything, even… Continue reading

  • Jul 8, 2017
  • By Geoff Kirsch
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Daniel and Deb Hays

Speirs, Hays wed

Deb Speirs and Daniel Hays were wed at Justine’s Secret House in Austin, Texas, on June 10, 2017, where a reception followed.The wedding was officiated… Continue reading

  • Jul 8, 2017
Daniel and Deb Hays

Thank you to the Juneau Community Foundation

The Bridge Adult Day Program of Southeast Senior Services, a division of Catholic Community Service, would like to recognize the Juneau Community Foundation for its… Continue reading

  • Jul 8, 2017

Recent births

Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital: • On June 26, a daughter, Alexandra Rose Essary, weighing 7 pounds 6 ounces, was born to Kimberly and… Continue reading

  • Jul 8, 2017

Thank you to the Juneau Community Foundation

Southeast Senior Services (SESS), a division of Catholic Community Service (CCS), would like to thank the Juneau Community Foundation for providing us with the opportunity… Continue reading

  • Jul 8, 2017