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Fish Factor: Feeding Alaska’s needy

Needy Alaskans are enjoying a rare taste of sablefish, thanks to a science project that kept research fish from going over the rails.Sablefish, more commonly… Continue reading

Juneau residents on college honor lists

Four different college students from Juneau made various honor lists at the colleges they attend across the country.Adam Neshim placed on Montana State University’s honor… Continue reading

  • Feb 7, 2016

Annual JCCC Lenten Lunch Series starts this week

The Juneau Cooperative Church Council will be holding its annual Lenten Lunch Series this week, starting on Thursday, Feb. 11 and every following Thursday until… Continue reading

  • Feb 7, 2016

Senior Menu

Juneau Senior Center MenuMonday, Feb. 8Fiesta Pork chopsRice Green BeansSpicy Fruit CupTuesday, Feb. 9Hotcha Baked BeefRollsOven Fried PotatoesColeslawWednesday, Feb. 10Pineapple Lemon ChickenRice PilafBroccoliPerfection SaladThursday, Feb.… Continue reading

  • Feb 7, 2016

Alaska Journal of Commerce names two Juneau residents in Top Forty Under 40

The Alaska Journal of Commerce, owned by Morris Communications which is the parent company of the Juneau Empire, released its choices for Top 40 Under… Continue reading

  • Feb 7, 2016

Recent births

Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital• A son, Kalihi Raymond Dallmann, weighing 8 lbs., was born to Brittney Brommels and Bowen Dallmann of Juneau on… Continue reading

  • Feb 7, 2016

Thank you for participating in candlelight vigil

On Jan, 30 Juneau Stop Heroin, Start Talking and the National Council of Alcohol and Drug Dependency, held a candlelight vigil at Marine Park. Speakers… Continue reading

  • Feb 7, 2016

Floyd Dryden Jazz Band gives thanks for travel assistance

Thanks once again to Ron and Kathy Maas for their support of young musicians and their generous support of the Floyd Dryden Middle School Jazz… Continue reading

  • Feb 7, 2016
Juneau-Douglas High School recognized 13 students for January:Josh Fitka (not pictured), Meranda Frenzel, Rasanive "Makelini" Mausia, Elizabeth Rodriguez-Moreno, Kasey Watts, Christian Yadao, Josephine Zuelow, Joshua Berg, Murphy Delgago Darnell Malik Jones and Justine Lumba

Photo: JDHS students recognized

Juneau-Douglas High School recognized 13 students for January: Josh Fitka (not pictured), Meranda Frenzel, Rasanive “Makelini” Mausia, Elizabeth Rodriguez-Moreno, Kasey Watts, Christian Yadao, Josephine Zuelow,… Continue reading

  • Feb 7, 2016
Juneau-Douglas High School recognized 13 students for January:Josh Fitka (not pictured), Meranda Frenzel, Rasanive "Makelini" Mausia, Elizabeth Rodriguez-Moreno, Kasey Watts, Christian Yadao, Josephine Zuelow, Joshua Berg, Murphy Delgago Darnell Malik Jones and Justine Lumba
Northrim Bank raises almost $11,000 for United Way of Southeast Alaska

Northrim Bank raises almost $11,000 for United Way of Southeast Alaska

Northrim Bank’s Southeast Alaska branches raised nearly $11,000 for United Way of Southeast Alaska during the 2015 fundraising campaign. Employees pledged contributions of $4,638.36. The… Continue reading

  • Feb 7, 2016
Northrim Bank raises almost $11,000 for United Way of Southeast Alaska

Front Street Clinic thankful for community support

The Front Street Clinic exists to serve the health care needs of the homeless and other members of the Juneau community that have trouble finding… Continue reading

  • Feb 7, 2016
Another rare medicine bottle of Z.J. Loussac.

Photos: Rare bottles

Rare Juneau Loussac medicine bottle. Z.J. Loussac owned a drug store in Juneau in the past.… Continue reading

Another rare medicine bottle of Z.J. Loussac.

First National Bank Alaska gives over $1 million in 2015

First National Bank Alaska’s fourth quarter contributions of $445,171 pushed the total above $1 million given to Alaska communities in 2015, which includes charitable gifts,… Continue reading

  • Feb 7, 2016

Living & Growing: Making a difference with Social Justice Valentines

We live in a world where we can demonstrate our social conscience by clicking a button. We can share that we clicked a button with… Continue reading

  • Feb 7, 2016
  • By RACHEL ZAHND

Physician, researcher, to speak on far-reaching effects of childhood trauma

Sealaska Heritage Institute will sponsor a free lecture by one of the world’s foremost experts on childhood trauma and its adverse impacts on victims decades… Continue reading

  • Feb 7, 2016
Audrey Welling, Lillian Bannerman and Sierra Brooks (front) and Freddie George, Ava Tompkins and Morgan Rivest (rear) search for passages in books for a question challenge during the Thunder Mountain High School Battle of the Books Competition which took place on Feb. 2.

Photo: Battle of the books

Audrey Welling, Lillian Bannerman, Sierra Brooks (front), and Freddie George, Ava Tompkins and Morgan Rivest (rear) search for passages in books for a question challenge… Continue reading

  • Feb 7, 2016
Audrey Welling, Lillian Bannerman and Sierra Brooks (front) and Freddie George, Ava Tompkins and Morgan Rivest (rear) search for passages in books for a question challenge during the Thunder Mountain High School Battle of the Books Competition which took place on Feb. 2.

Data gaps hinder explanation for seabird die-off

ANCHORAGE — A preliminary investigation into the massive die-off of common murres, one of the Northern Hemisphere’s most abundant seabirds, off Alaska’s coast is revealing… Continue reading

Casting for fish – the practice rounds

Tony Soltys, president of Raincountry Flyfishers, has been honing Juneau’s flyfishing technique since 1993. This spring, he’ll offer a round of lessons for beginners,“There’s a… Continue reading

A blue heron takes wing along the shore of Lynn Canal.

Off the Beaten Path: A humble request for Playbird Magazine

Dear Mr. Hugh Hefner:Both you and I know there comes a time when the pleasures of Earth no longer amount to much. It’s easy to… Continue reading

A blue heron takes wing along the shore of Lynn Canal.
Chris Thomas, left, and Don Thomas, right, wait to ski Montana Creek Trail. The microclimate of the area and the openness of the trail means it stays open when other trails close. As of Wednesday morning, it was the only trail Juneau Nordic Ski Club was grooming, though that could change, especially out the road, if Juneau keeps getting snow at night this week.

Where winter stays

This January may not have had much snowfall, but it’s still winter out Montana Creek, where volunteers with the Juneau Nordic Ski Club have been… Continue reading

Chris Thomas, left, and Don Thomas, right, wait to ski Montana Creek Trail. The microclimate of the area and the openness of the trail means it stays open when other trails close. As of Wednesday morning, it was the only trail Juneau Nordic Ski Club was grooming, though that could change, especially out the road, if Juneau keeps getting snow at night this week.