Glo Ramirez shows off her artwork at her Juneau apartment on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Glo Ramirez shows off her artwork at her Juneau apartment on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Photos: Kicking off the new year

Best pictures of the week for Dec. 31, 2018-Jan. 4, 2019.

  • By Michael Penn Juneau Empire
  • Tuesday, January 8, 2019 2:59pm
  • NewsPhotography

The best pictures of the week for Dec. 31, 2018-Jan. 4, 2019 by staff photographer Michael Penn.


• Contact staff photographer Michael Penn at 523-2262 and mpenn@juneauempire.com. Follow our Instagram at @Juneau.Life to see more photos.


Iced Out, blue, competes against Naughty List, red, in the finals of the high school division at the annual Holiday Cup Soccer Tournament at the Wells Fargo Dimond Park Field House on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. Iced Out won 8-2. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Iced Out, blue, competes against Naughty List, red, in the finals of the high school division at the annual Holiday Cup Soccer Tournament at the Wells Fargo Dimond Park Field House on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. Iced Out won 8-2. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Iced Out’s Kanon Goetz, left, battles Naughty List’s Chaehun Yi in the finals of the high school division at the annual Holiday Cup Soccer Tournament at the Wells Fargo Dimond Park Field House on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. Iced Out won 8-2. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Iced Out’s Kanon Goetz, left, battles Naughty List’s Chaehun Yi in the finals of the high school division at the annual Holiday Cup Soccer Tournament at the Wells Fargo Dimond Park Field House on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. Iced Out won 8-2. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Iced Out’s Brianna Jokerst competes against Naughty List’s Blake Plummer in the finals of the high school division at the annual Holiday Cup Soccer Tournament at the Wells Fargo Dimond Park Field House on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. Iced Out won 8-2. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Iced Out’s Brianna Jokerst competes against Naughty List’s Blake Plummer in the finals of the high school division at the annual Holiday Cup Soccer Tournament at the Wells Fargo Dimond Park Field House on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. Iced Out won 8-2. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Grinch Gang’s Kaleb Tompkins, right, fires a shot to the goal against Black Ice’s Michael White in the finals of the senior division at the annual Holiday Cup Soccer Tournament at the Wells Fargo Dimond Park Field House on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. The Grinch Gang won 8-2. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Grinch Gang’s Kaleb Tompkins, right, fires a shot to the goal against Black Ice’s Michael White in the finals of the senior division at the annual Holiday Cup Soccer Tournament at the Wells Fargo Dimond Park Field House on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. The Grinch Gang won 8-2. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Colton Tersteeg and Clare Boily dance to Gamble & High Costa Livin’ during the New Year’s Eve Gala at Centennial Hall on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. The event was a fundraiser for the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council and Juneau Jazz & Classics. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Colton Tersteeg and Clare Boily dance to Gamble & High Costa Livin’ during the New Year’s Eve Gala at Centennial Hall on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. The event was a fundraiser for the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council and Juneau Jazz & Classics. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Saxophonist Doug Bridges performs a solo with the Gamble & High Costa Livin’ during the New Year’s Eve Gala at Centennial Hall on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. The event was a fundraiser for the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council and Juneau Jazz & Classics. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Saxophonist Doug Bridges performs a solo with the Gamble & High Costa Livin’ during the New Year’s Eve Gala at Centennial Hall on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. The event was a fundraiser for the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council and Juneau Jazz & Classics. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Taylor Vidic, left, Allison Holtkamp, Collette Costa, Mike Gamble, right, perform as Gamble & High Costa Livin’ during the New Year’s Eve Gala at Centennial Hall on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. The event was a fundraiser for the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council and Juneau Jazz & Classics. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Taylor Vidic, left, Allison Holtkamp, Collette Costa, Mike Gamble, right, perform as Gamble & High Costa Livin’ during the New Year’s Eve Gala at Centennial Hall on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. The event was a fundraiser for the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council and Juneau Jazz & Classics. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Juneau residents take to the frigid waters at Auke Bay Recreation Area for the annual Juneau Polar Bear Dip on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. Nearly 200 people took the plunge to start off the new year. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Juneau residents take to the frigid waters at Auke Bay Recreation Area for the annual Juneau Polar Bear Dip on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. Nearly 200 people took the plunge to start off the new year. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Juneau residents take to the frigid waters at Auke Bay Recreation Area for the annual Juneau Polar Bear Dip on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. Nearly 200 people took the plunge to start off the new year. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Juneau residents take to the frigid waters at Auke Bay Recreation Area for the annual Juneau Polar Bear Dip on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. Nearly 200 people took the plunge to start off the new year. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Juneau residents return from the frigid waters at Auke Bay Recreation Area for the annual Juneau Polar Bear Dip on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. Nearly 200 people took the plunge to start off the new year. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Juneau residents return from the frigid waters at Auke Bay Recreation Area for the annual Juneau Polar Bear Dip on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. Nearly 200 people took the plunge to start off the new year. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Otis Ward, 3, fires off his soap bubble gun while on a walk with his parents, Mike and Jessalyn, along the Airport Dike Trail on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Otis Ward, 3, fires off his soap bubble gun while on a walk with his parents, Mike and Jessalyn, along the Airport Dike Trail on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Fresh rainwater sits on top of the ice at Auke Lake on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. The National Weather Service calls for decreasing cloud and a high of 35 for Thursday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Fresh rainwater sits on top of the ice at Auke Lake on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. The National Weather Service calls for decreasing cloud and a high of 35 for Thursday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Mount Juneau catches the first rays of sunrise as seen from the Mike Pusich Douglas Boat Harbor on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Mount Juneau catches the first rays of sunrise as seen from the Mike Pusich Douglas Boat Harbor on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

The Mendenhall Towers light up during sunrise as fog rolls off the Mendenhall River on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

The Mendenhall Towers light up during sunrise as fog rolls off the Mendenhall River on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

The sunrise reflects off of downtown Juneau windows on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

The sunrise reflects off of downtown Juneau windows on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Carol Carlson stands with her paintings on display at the Juneau Arts & Humanities Council during First Friday on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Carol Carlson stands with her paintings on display at the Juneau Arts & Humanities Council during First Friday on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Herb Sheakley, left, Mary Folletti, Sarah Dybdahl and Mallory Story, right, are four of the six staff members who will teach a new Tlingit Language Immersion Nest at the Vocational Training & Resource Center on Hospital Drive. Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska has been awarded a $1 million operate a Tlingit Language Immersion Nest for 3 to 5 year-old children. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Herb Sheakley, left, Mary Folletti, Sarah Dybdahl and Mallory Story, right, are four of the six staff members who will teach a new Tlingit Language Immersion Nest at the Vocational Training & Resource Center on Hospital Drive. Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska has been awarded a $1 million operate a Tlingit Language Immersion Nest for 3 to 5 year-old children. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

A Channel Construction barge is loaded with scrapped metal in Gastineau Channel on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

A Channel Construction barge is loaded with scrapped metal in Gastineau Channel on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

More in News

(Juneau Empire file photo)
Aurora forecast through the week of March 23

These forecasts are courtesy of the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute… Continue reading

William Steadman, a Juneau resident, has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of producing child pornography, according to law enforcement officials. (Photo provided by the U.S. Department of Justice)
Juneau man faces minimum 25-year sentence after guilty plea to federal child pornography charge

William Steadman, 35, has prior child pornography conviction from 2018.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)
Police calls for Saturday, March 29, 2025

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

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)
Police calls for Friday, March 28, 2025

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

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)
Police calls for Thursday, March 27, 2025

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

Angie Flick (center), finance director for the City and Borough of Juneau, explains to Assembly members the financial impacts of various adjustments to the mill rate during a Finance Committee meeting on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)
Proposed CBJ budget eyes increase to 10.19 mills due to school building takeover, other costs

Unknowns as Assembly begins two-month process are contract negotiations, federal funding.

President Donald Trump signs the Save Our Seas Act in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, Oct. 11, 2018. The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), is second from the left. Both Republican politicians got relatively high favorable ratings in a poll of Alaskans published this month. (Gabriella Demczuk/The New York Times)
Statewide poll: Trump, Murkowski provoke strongest feelings; Sullivan most popular among delegation

Alaskans also split on continuing aid to Ukraine, agree Russia started war, oppose Canada/Mexico tariffs.

Lesley Thompson asks a question during a town hall with the three members of Juneau’s state legislative delegation Thursday night at the Mendenhall Valley Public Library. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
Local legislators emphasize wise navigation on bumpy state and federal policy highways during town hall

Federal shakeups affecting medical care, fiscal stability, schools and other legislative issues loom large.

Most Read