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Juneau students named to deans’ lists

The University of Wyoming, Northern Arizona University, and Sam Houston State University have released fall semester deans’ lists that include Juneau residents, according to emails… Continue reading

  • Feb 25, 2018
Pastor Daniel R. Wiese

The slippery feeling of happiness

A few years back I started a Facebook account and sought to connect with family from across the country. I also started adding friends from… Continue reading

  • Feb 25, 2018
  • By PASTOR DAN WIESE
Pastor Daniel R. Wiese
Floyd Dryden students recently visited the Capitol. Courtesy image.

Thanks for the Capitol, courthouse fieldtrip

Over the past couple months, all eighth-grade students in the Juneau School District took advantage of their unique location in Alaska’s capital and visited the… Continue reading

  • Feb 25, 2018
Floyd Dryden students recently visited the Capitol. Courtesy image.

Thank you from Catholic Community Service

Catholic Community Service would like to express our sincere appreciation and gratitude to everyone who helped make our second annual 2018 “Classy & Sassy” Gala… Continue reading

  • Feb 25, 2018
Golden-crowned kinglets typically hunt for small bugs among conifer branches. (Photo by Mark Schwann)

Three little stories

Here are three small stories, two from the field and one from home — two that were simply fun and one that leaves some questions.… Continue reading

Golden-crowned kinglets typically hunt for small bugs among conifer branches. (Photo by Mark Schwann)
A view from Don D. Statter Memorial Boat Harbor in Auke Bay. (Angelo Saggiomo | Juneau Empire)

CBJ receives Alaska Clean Harbor certification

Efforts to clean up the waters and the surrounding areas in town are paying off. The City and Borough Docks &Harbors recently announced it was… Continue reading

A view from Don D. Statter Memorial Boat Harbor in Auke Bay. (Angelo Saggiomo | Juneau Empire)
Max Parrot, of Canada, jumps during the men’s Big Air snowboard qualification competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. (Dmitri Lovetsky | The Associated Press)

Tlingit artwork featured at the Olympics

KINY Radio recently reported that the Canadian Olympic snowboarding team’s uniform sports a raven pattern familiar to many Alaskans. Designed by Tlingit artist Corrine Hunt,… Continue reading

Max Parrot, of Canada, jumps during the men’s Big Air snowboard qualification competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. (Dmitri Lovetsky | The Associated Press)
The Awesome Alaska Book Review: The Snow Child

The Awesome Alaska Book Review: The Snow Child

Finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction “The Snow Child,” the debut novel of Alaskan writer Eowyn Ivey, is a book I’ve been meaning… Continue reading

The Awesome Alaska Book Review: The Snow Child
Rainbow smelt shimmer before they’re cooked. Photo by Vivian Faith Prescott

It’s the little fish in life

My dad rolled the small fish in egg and then flour, and set it beside three other smelt in the hot frying pan. He stood… Continue reading

Rainbow smelt shimmer before they’re cooked. Photo by Vivian Faith Prescott
The right side of the “Amphitheater”. Sunlight beams in from the left. (Photo by Gabe Donohoe)

Photo blog: Skagway ice climbing

On Saturday, Feb. 10, students of the University Alaska Southeast Intro to Ice Climbing traveled to Skagway to spend the weekend using their new-found technical… Continue reading

The right side of the “Amphitheater”. Sunlight beams in from the left. (Photo by Gabe Donohoe)

Bring on the Juneau Pseudo Olympics

I’ve had a lot of fun watching the Winter Olympics these past few weeks. The strength and skill of all the athletes is breathtaking. I… Continue reading

  • Feb 22, 2018
  • By PEGGY MCKEE BARNHILL
An agave roasting pit used by an indigenous people that once lived in the DNWR. (Photo Bjorn Dihle)

From Alaska to Vegas: A strange and terrible story of dreams, desert and UFOs

Years ago, I was talking with an old Elfin Cove bachelor about places we wanted to visit before we died. It was May and a… Continue reading

An agave roasting pit used by an indigenous people that once lived in the DNWR. (Photo Bjorn Dihle)
Fred Bennett served in the U.S. Army from 1965-1968. He attended basic training in Fort Ord, CA and was then transferred to Presidio of Monteray, CA. Fred was trained as a wheeled vehicle mechanic. Fred served in Vietnam from October 1965 to September 1966. After his service in Vietnam, Fred spent the rest of his service time in Fort Lewis, WA. Image courtesy of the Huna Heritage Foundation. Identifier: PH002_016_FredBennett_001

Hoonah goes digital, launches trove of historic photos

It’s been the mission of the Huna Heritage Foundation (HHF) to perpetuate the Huna Tlingit culture and promote education for future generations, and it plans… Continue reading

Fred Bennett served in the U.S. Army from 1965-1968. He attended basic training in Fort Ord, CA and was then transferred to Presidio of Monteray, CA. Fred was trained as a wheeled vehicle mechanic. Fred served in Vietnam from October 1965 to September 1966. After his service in Vietnam, Fred spent the rest of his service time in Fort Lewis, WA. Image courtesy of the Huna Heritage Foundation. Identifier: PH002_016_FredBennett_001

Students participate in district spelling bee

On February 12, 17 students participated in the district spelling bee. These students had already won their class bees and school bees. Students from 3rd-8th… Continue reading

  • Feb 18, 2018

Thank you Petro Marine Services and Lindsey family

We live in a very generous community and state, and that generosity is very apparent every single day. We would like to thank everyone at… Continue reading

  • Feb 18, 2018

Recent births

Recent births at Barlett Regional Hospital: • On Feb. 4, a son, James Alexander Reeder, weighing 8 pounds, 8 ounces, was born to Brenna and… Continue reading

  • Feb 18, 2018

Thank you for making Mardi Gras a success

REACH, Inc. would like to extend our very sincere thanks to everyone who made our Mardi Gras Cajun Fête a success. We are so grateful… Continue reading

  • Feb 18, 2018

Beauty, art and spirit at Holy Trinity and St. Brendan’s Episcopal churches

Thirty years ago, the Episcopal Church on Gold Street caught my attention. I thought, “This little brown church is going to be very important to… Continue reading

  • Feb 18, 2018
  • By PAGE BRIDGES

Five weeks on St. Mark’s gospel

Beginning Monday, Feb. 26, the Rev. Steven F. McGuigan will offer a five-week series entitled “Exploring the Gospel of St. Mark.” The series will seek… Continue reading

  • Feb 18, 2018
  • By Juneau Empire

BRHF, accepting health sciences scholarship applications

To support the education of Southeast Alaska residents pursuing studies in health sciences and to encourage their return to the community, Bartlett Regional Hospital Foundation… Continue reading

  • Feb 18, 2018
  • By Juneau Empire