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Bryan Wilson and Courtney Olivia engage in the ancient game of Shōbu on Saturday during the annual Platypus-Con Board and Card Game Extravaganza at Centennial Hall. The event continues through Sunday. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

Giant Platypus invades Centennial Hall

Hundreds of residents engage with stones, quilts and Nerf weapons at annual gaming convention.

Bryan Wilson and Courtney Olivia engage in the ancient game of Shōbu on Saturday during the annual Platypus-Con Board and Card Game Extravaganza at Centennial Hall. The event continues through Sunday. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
A woman wearing a sweatshirt with a giant footprint enters the Juneau Bigfoot Town Hall at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Friday. (Meredith Jordan / Juneau Empire)

Big turnout for Bigfoot Town Hall

Cruise ship passengers and Juneauites listen to Sasquatch stories and talks

A woman wearing a sweatshirt with a giant footprint enters the Juneau Bigfoot Town Hall at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Friday. (Meredith Jordan / Juneau Empire)
The Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Encore docks in Juneau in October of 2022. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

Ships in Port for t​​he Week of Sept. 10

Here’s what to expect this week.

The Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Encore docks in Juneau in October of 2022. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)
David Morris, pictured, is running as an Assembly District 2 candidate in the 2023 City and Borough of Juneau municipal election. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

Get to know a candidate: David Morris

Assembly District 2 candidate in the 2023 Juneau municipal election.

David Morris, pictured, is running as an Assembly District 2 candidate in the 2023 City and Borough of Juneau municipal election. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)
Paige Sipniewski, pictured, is running as a Juneau Board of Education candidate in the 2023 City and Borough of Juneau municipal election. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

Get to know a candidate: Paige Sipniewski

Board of Education candidate in the 2023 Juneau municipal election.

Paige Sipniewski, pictured, is running as a Juneau Board of Education candidate in the 2023 City and Borough of Juneau municipal election. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)
Christine Woll, pictured, is running for reelection as an Assembly District 2 candidate in the 2023 City and Borough of Juneau municipal election. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

Get to know a candidate: Christine Woll

Assembly District 2 candidate in the 2023 Juneau municipal election.

Christine Woll, pictured, is running for reelection as an Assembly District 2 candidate in the 2023 City and Borough of Juneau municipal election. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)
Alicia Hughes-Skandijs, pictured, is running for reelection as an Assembly District 1 candidate in the 2023 City and Borough of Juneau municipal election. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

Get to know a candidate: Alicia Hughes-Skandijs

Assembly District 1 candidate in the 2023 Juneau municipal election.

Alicia Hughes-Skandijs, pictured, is running for reelection as an Assembly District 1 candidate in the 2023 City and Borough of Juneau municipal election. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)
Jeff Jones, pictured, is running as an Assembly Areawide candidate in the 2023 City and Borough of Juneau municipal election. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

Get to know a candidate: Jeff Jones

Assembly Areawide candidate in the 2023 Juneau municipal election.

Jeff Jones, pictured, is running as an Assembly Areawide candidate in the 2023 City and Borough of Juneau municipal election. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)
Dorene Lorenz, pictured, is running as an Assembly Areawide candidate in the 2023 City and Borough of Juneau municipal election. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

Get to know a candidate: Dorene Lorenz

Assembly Areawide candidate in the 2023 Juneau municipal election.

Dorene Lorenz, pictured, is running as an Assembly Areawide candidate in the 2023 City and Borough of Juneau municipal election. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)
Ivan Nance, pictured, is running as an Assembly Areawide candidate in the 2023 City and Borough of Juneau municipal election. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

Get to know a candidate: Ivan Nance

Assembly Areawide candidate in the 2023 Juneau municipal election.

Ivan Nance, pictured, is running as an Assembly Areawide candidate in the 2023 City and Borough of Juneau municipal election. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)
Michele Stuart-Morgan, pictured, is running as an Assembly Areawide candidate in the 2023 City and Borough of Juneau municipal election. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

Get to know a candidate: Michele Stuart-Morgan

Assembly Areawide candidate in the 2023 Juneau municipal election.

Michele Stuart-Morgan, pictured, is running as an Assembly Areawide candidate in the 2023 City and Borough of Juneau municipal election. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)
Laura Martinson McDonnell, pictured, is running as an Assembly Areawide candidate in the 2023 City and Borough of Juneau municipal election. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

Get to know a candidate: Laura Martinson McDonnell

Assembly Areawide candidate in the 2023 Juneau municipal election.

Laura Martinson McDonnell, pictured, is running as an Assembly Areawide candidate in the 2023 City and Borough of Juneau municipal election. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)
Emily Mesch, pictured, is running as an Assembly Areawide candidate in the 2023 City and Borough of Juneau municipal election. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

Get to know a candidate: Emily Mesch

Assembly Areawide candidate in the 2023 Juneau municipal election.

Emily Mesch, pictured, is running as an Assembly Areawide candidate in the 2023 City and Borough of Juneau municipal election. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)
Paul Kelly, pictured, is running as an Assembly Areawide candidate in the 2023 City and Borough of Juneau municipal election. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

Get to know a candidate: Paul Kelly

Assembly Areawide candidate in the 2023 Juneau municipal election.

Paul Kelly, pictured, is running as an Assembly Areawide candidate in the 2023 City and Borough of Juneau municipal election. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)
JoAnn Wallace, pictured, is running as an Assembly Areawide candidate in the 2023 City and Borough of Juneau municipal election. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

Get to know a candidate: JoAnn Wallace

Assembly Areawide candidate in the 2023 Juneau municipal election.

JoAnn Wallace, pictured, is running as an Assembly Areawide candidate in the 2023 City and Borough of Juneau municipal election. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)
Ella Adkison, pictured, is running as an Assembly Areawide candidate in the 2023 City and Borough of Juneau municipal election. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

Get to know a candidate: Ella Adkison

Assembly Areawide candidate in the 2023 Juneau municipal election.

Ella Adkison, pictured, is running as an Assembly Areawide candidate in the 2023 City and Borough of Juneau municipal election. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)
Fallen trees covered with moss are seen in the Shorty Creek area of the Tongass National Forest on Aug. 16. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Forest Service)

State challenges Biden’s revival of Roadless Rule in federal court

Complaint filed Friday continues more than two decades of battles over Tongass policy.

Fallen trees covered with moss are seen in the Shorty Creek area of the Tongass National Forest on Aug. 16. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Forest Service)
(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Police calls for Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023

This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)
David Noon, pictured, is running as a Juneau Board of Education candidate in the 2023 City and Borough of Juneau municipal election. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

Get to know a candidate: David Noon

Board of Education candidate in the 2023 Juneau municipal election.

David Noon, pictured, is running as a Juneau Board of Education candidate in the 2023 City and Borough of Juneau municipal election. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)
Tibetan Buddhist Lama Khentrul Lodrö Thayé Rinpoche on a trip to the Mendenhall Glacier in 2018, his last visit to Juneau. He is returning for a talk on Sept. 14 at Juneau Arts and Humanities Council. (Photo courtesy Karin Dvorak)
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Buddhist lama to teach in Juneau next week

Rinpoche is author of “Power of Mind”

Tibetan Buddhist Lama Khentrul Lodrö Thayé Rinpoche on a trip to the Mendenhall Glacier in 2018, his last visit to Juneau. He is returning for a talk on Sept. 14 at Juneau Arts and Humanities Council. (Photo courtesy Karin Dvorak)