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Food Bank manager thanks Juneau for food drive

The Southeast Alaska Food Bank would like to thank the Rotary clubs of Juneau for their outstanding efforts organizing last Saturday’s Rotary Food Drive day,… Continue reading

  • Mar 20, 2016

Recent births

Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital• A daughter, Kinsey Lynn Rumfelt, weighing 9 lbs. 14 oz., was born to Karlesa and Isaac Rumfelt of Juneau… Continue reading

  • Mar 20, 2016

Juneau Nordic Ski Club thanks Eaglecrest

With the change from winter to spring coming more quickly than all Juneau skiers would like, the Juneau Nordic Ski Club would like to thank… Continue reading

  • Mar 20, 2016

Juneau-Gastineau thanks for help with Rotary Spring Bulbs Fundraiser

Thank you to all the Juneau gardeners and Rotary supporters for making our annual Juneau-Gastineau Rotary Bulbs Fundraiser a success with your purchase of spring… Continue reading

  • Mar 20, 2016

Thank you Panhandlers Motorcycle Club for support

My family and I wish to express our heartfelt gratitude to the Panhandlers Motorcycle Club, and their families and friends for their recent outpouring of… Continue reading

  • Mar 20, 2016

Rotary Clubs thank Juneau for participation in food drive

The Rotary clubs of Juneau would like to thank the community for the success of the Southeast Food Bank Food Drive, held on March 12.… Continue reading

  • Mar 20, 2016

Annual Southeast Banquet and Fundraiser success due to local businesses

Ad Lib Gift Shop, Admiralty Environmental, Alaska Auto Repair & Sales, Alaska Bullet Works, Alaska Excursions, Alaska Flyfishing Goods, Alaska Fur Exchange, Alaska Glacier Seafoods,… Continue reading

  • Mar 20, 2016

Girl Scout Junior Troop says thanks for help in assembling disaster kits

Girl Scout Junior Troop 4018 would like to thank the following people and businesses who donated supplies that the girls used to create 12 disaster… Continue reading

  • Mar 20, 2016

University of Washington School of Medicine receives accolades

The University of Washington School of Medicine has once again earned the nation’s No. 1 ranking in family medicine and rural medicine in the 2017… Continue reading

  • Mar 20, 2016
Devin Womack

Local man graduates U.S. Marine Corps boot camp

Private First Class Devin Womack, 22, son of Ed and Kelly Mercer of Juneau and Todd and Angela Womack of Fairbanks graduated from United States… Continue reading

  • Mar 20, 2016
Devin Womack

Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser

There will be a Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser at the Juneau Senior Center on Seward’s day, March 28 from 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. All proceeds… Continue reading

  • Mar 20, 2016

JAMHI goes tobacco-free

The Juneau Alliance for Mental Health Inc. implemented a tobacco-free workplace policy, which includes electronic cigarettes. It went into effect on “National Kick Butts Day,”… Continue reading

  • Mar 20, 2016

Applications available for Simon and Anna Memorial Scholarship

The Simon and Anna Kirk Memorial Scholarship applications are available for 2016. Up to $1,500 is available for a girl and boy who are current… Continue reading

  • Mar 20, 2016

Living & Growing: If you only knew…

A few years ago, my wife and I had the incredible experience of traveling to Israel on a two-week tour with a group of pastors… Continue reading

  • Mar 20, 2016
  • By DAN WIESE
The early robin gets the worm in Evergreen Cemetery.

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

The early robin gets the worm in Evergreen Cemetery.
Pictured is an intertidal margerite snail with its eggs, all encased in a jelly-like coat.

On the Trails: Odds and ends

Here are a few recent observations from late February and early March, plus a very cool thing I’ve only read about. So here goes ...As… Continue reading

Pictured is an intertidal margerite snail with its eggs, all encased in a jelly-like coat.

In Sitka, predators arrive but herring don’t

SITKA — State Fish and Game biologists saw plenty of predators but no herring Friday in an aerial survey of Sitka Sound.“No herring or herring… Continue reading

A mountain stream both Nick Rutecki and Logan Miller swam in while hiking the Appalachian Trail. (Photo by Logan Miller)

Walkers in the woods

Editor’s note: This is part one of a continuing series about Logan Miller and Nick Rutecki, both of Juneau, as they hike the United States.… Continue reading

A mountain stream both Nick Rutecki and Logan Miller swam in while hiking the Appalachian Trail. (Photo by Logan Miller)
NASA's Terra satellite captured this image of the Yukon River flood from 443 miles overhead on May 28, 2013. Image courtesy of NASA.

Alaska Science Forum: Broken ice causes the worst spring breakup floods

For half the year, Alaska’s big rivers provide a somewhat flat surface, allowing travel by snowmachine, dog team, ski, bike, snowshoe and foot. For a… Continue reading

NASA's Terra satellite captured this image of the Yukon River flood from 443 miles overhead on May 28, 2013. Image courtesy of NASA.

Saddle Lakes Project record of decision signed

The record of cecision for the Saddle Lakes Project on the Ketchikan-Misty Fiords Ranger District was signed March 14. This decision authorizes a right-of-way, about… Continue reading