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Sitka jazz festival approaches

Jazz in SoutheastSITKA— The 22nd Sitka Jazz Festival will be Feb. 2-4, 2017. It will consist of an array of artists, starring the Tierny Sutton… Continue reading

Auditions begin for 2nd annual ‘Juneau’s Got Talent’

Auditions for 2nd annual ‘Juneau’s Got Talent’Juneau Dance Theatre is looking for family-friendly acts two to three minutes long for its 2nd annual “Juneau’s Got… Continue reading

Applications period open for Haa Shuká Community Language Learning Project

Applications period open for Haa Shuká ProjectMETLAKATLA, HYDABURG, SITKA, JUNEAU — Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has opened the application period for its Haa Shuká Community… Continue reading

Hoonah students and teachers stand with Sparks the orange frog as part of the Happiness Advantage training done by GoodThink.

Hoonah, happiness and orange frogs

There was talk of bombs at the Hoonah Jr. and Sr. High School on Tuesday, Jan. 10, but not the exploding kind. Instead, they were… Continue reading

Hoonah students and teachers stand with Sparks the orange frog as part of the Happiness Advantage training done by GoodThink.
Patti Jouppi with her honorable mention-winning piece, "Intertidal."

Mauna wins 2017 JAHC juried art show

MAUNA WINS 2017 JAHC JURIED SHOW COURTESY OF THE JAHCARTIST PUA MAUNA WON “BEST IN SHOW” IN THE JUNEAU ARTS AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL’S 2017 JURIED… Continue reading

Patti Jouppi with her honorable mention-winning piece, "Intertidal."

CHARR supports Juneau Community Foundation’s Hospice Endowment and Operating Fund

The Juneau Community Foundation thanks the Juneau/Lynn Canal Cabaret, Hotel, Restaurant and Retailers Association (CHARR) for a recent donation of $20,000. Half of the funds… Continue reading

  • Jan 15, 2017

The measure of the man

Martin Luther King Jr. was born Jan. 15, 1929. He began his college education at 15 obtaining his B.A. from Morehouse College in 1948 and… Continue reading

  • Jan 15, 2017
  • By CHAVA LEE

Juneau Senior Center menu

Monday, Jan. 16CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYMartin Luther King Day Tuesday, Jan. 17Chef’s Salad w/ ham, cheese, eggPotato SoupCornbread Wednesday, Jan. 18Spaghetti w/ Meat SauceTossed SaladBroccoli Thursday, Jan. 19Porcupine Meatballs… Continue reading

  • Jan 15, 2017

Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital

Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital:• On Jan. 2, a son, Marius Henry Walters, weighing 7 pounds 10 ounces, was born to Ashley Hartzell of… Continue reading

  • Jan 15, 2017

Juneau students named to MSU fall semester honor rolls

BOZEMAN — Montana State University has announced its undergraduate honor rolls for fall semester 2016. From Juneau, Erin Buhler made the President’s Honor Roll with… Continue reading

  • Jan 15, 2017
Left to right: United Way Board members Robbie Stell, Secretary Ann Gifford, Sara Truitt, Resource Development Director, Wayne Stevens President/CEO UWSEAK, Mark Mesdag Chair, Lori Hermanson, Senior Strategy Analyst - Special Project, Avista, Jessie Wuerst, Senior Communications Manager, Avista, Thomas Dempsey, Manager of Thermal Operations, Avista Utilities.

Avista presents gift to United Way 2016 Giving Campaign

United Way of Southeast Alaska received a campaign gift from Avista, the parent company of Alaska Electric Light and Power (AEL&P). Jessie Wuerst Sr., communications… Continue reading

  • Jan 15, 2017
Left to right: United Way Board members Robbie Stell, Secretary Ann Gifford, Sara Truitt, Resource Development Director, Wayne Stevens President/CEO UWSEAK, Mark Mesdag Chair, Lori Hermanson, Senior Strategy Analyst - Special Project, Avista, Jessie Wuerst, Senior Communications Manager, Avista, Thomas Dempsey, Manager of Thermal Operations, Avista Utilities.

Guy About Town: Planning a wedding in Juneau

Now, I’m not a party person per se, but I have suddenly found myself addressing envelopes, folding place-cards and buying decorations. Apparently that is what… Continue reading

  • Jan 15, 2017
  • By GUY UNZICKER

Alaska State Historical Records Advisory Board seeks applications for journeyman

The Alaska State Historical Records Advisory Board (ASHRAB), a board which promotes the collection, preservation, and accessibility of historical records found in Alaskan repositories, is… Continue reading

  • Jan 15, 2017

Applications period open for Haa Shuká Community Language Learning Project

Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has opened the application period for its Haa Shuká Community Language Learning Project, a new program designed to help revitalize the… Continue reading

  • Jan 15, 2017
Sea lions with Bird Island and Chilkat Mountains in the background.

Wild Shots

Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or plant life. Send your photos to: Outdoors… Continue reading

Sea lions with Bird Island and Chilkat Mountains in the background.
The Valley of 10,000 Smokes, left behind after the 1912 eruption of Novarupta on the Alaska Peninsula.

Alaska Science Forum: Bringing the world to a standstill

On a June day 105 years ago, in a green valley where the Aleutians merge with the mainland, the world fell apart.Earthquakes swayed the alders… Continue reading

The Valley of 10,000 Smokes, left behind after the 1912 eruption of Novarupta on the Alaska Peninsula.

On the Trails: On deermice and men

I’ve heard several people say “I hate mice!” I think they really mean that they, understandably, don’t want to share their houses with mice. But… Continue reading

Off the Beaten Path: Dear Fish and Game: Please create a Board of Outdoor Fashion

Today, I’m proposing the revolutionary creation of a board of outdoor fashion. The idea came to me in the depths of winter while I was… Continue reading

In this image provided by Bart Kempenaers via the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, an ale pectoral sandpiper on the tundra near Barrow, Alaska, calling to attract a female. (Bart Kempenaers/Max Planck Institute for Ornithology via AP)

Long-distance birdie call

WASHINGTON — You fly more than 100 miles for love. You get rejected. You fly another 100 miles. Another rejection. And another.That’s the high-flying but… Continue reading

In this image provided by Bart Kempenaers via the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, an ale pectoral sandpiper on the tundra near Barrow, Alaska, calling to attract a female. (Bart Kempenaers/Max Planck Institute for Ornithology via AP)
Anaktuvuk Pass mask on display at the Sheldon Jackson Museum.

Anaktuvuk Pass mask on display at the Sheldon Jackson Museum

SITKA — The Sheldon Jackson Museum’s January Artifact of the Month is an Inupiaq mask (SJ-II-DD-3). The museum has little information on the mask, but… Continue reading

Anaktuvuk Pass mask on display at the Sheldon Jackson Museum.