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| B4UDIE Sun, 25 May 2008 01:54:54 ADT Earlier this year, we asked readers to suggest things you really need to do before you die -- the so-called "life list" or "bucket list." Specifically, we asked for things you can only do in Alaska and only in the summer. (Our winter bucket list ran on Dec. 30, 2007). |
| Seward treats military to a day of appreciation Sun, 25 May 2008 01:54:28 ADT OFF ELRINGTON ISLAND -- Until U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Donny Cartwright begins filling out some fish-processing paperwork, he appears no different than any other angler enjoying a pleasant day of halibut fishing along Alaska's Gulf coast. |
| E-mail reveals state dispute Sun, 25 May 2008 01:54:35 ADT The state's marine mammal scientists agreed last year with federal researchers who concluded polar bears are threatened with extinction because of a shrinking ice cap. |
| At Tom's Septic, the job 'smells like money' Sun, 25 May 2008 01:54:39 ADT PALMER -- During a lunch in a grocery store cafe the other day with a guy who pumps septic tanks for a living, the sorry state of the economy came up. As piles of Chinese takeout disappeared down the hatch, one thing became clear. No matter how bad it gets, this is a man with job security. |
| Research gets a boost from baby crabs Sun, 25 May 2008 02:33:49 ADT A research program at a Seward hatchery keyed to rebuilding collapsed king crab populations in several areas of Alaska has produced several million red king crab larvae. |
| Oil price forecasts are perilously uncertain Sun, 25 May 2008 00:18:36 ADT How little we know. |
| Breaking the tape Sun, 25 May 2008 04:29:44 ADT You'd think always finishing second to the same guy time and again would get old. |
| Decades-old dream sails away from its builder Sun, 25 May 2008 02:34:02 ADT KETCHIKAN -- Al Berno's 37-year-old dream and hobby was turned over to its new owner, Terry Byrd, when the Lady B was launched earlier this month from Berno's waterfront yard. |
| This is the year to rise up, Alaska Democrats say Sun, 25 May 2008 02:33:38 ADT PALMER -- Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich, running against Ted Stevens for the U.S. Senate, told his fellow Democrats on Saturday night that this is their shot. |
| 2 Japanese climbers remain overdue Sun, 25 May 2008 02:33:19 ADT DENALI PARK -- The National Park Service searched Mount McKinley without success Saturday for two missing climbers who were two days overdue from an attempt on one of the mountain's more challenging routes. |
| Corrections Sun, 25 May 2008 02:33:44 ADT A listing for Alaska Botanical Garden tours in the Garden Calendar on Page D-6 of Thursday's Life & Garden section had incorrect times for guided tours. Tours are at 1 p.m. daily through Sept. 13, with additional evening tours at 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday. |
| One dairy fades, but a new one churns to life Sun, 25 May 2008 02:34:38 ADT WASILLA -- Matanuska Maid is dead, long live Matanuska Creamery. |
| Alaska's 50th celebration may be visible from space Sun, 25 May 2008 02:33:24 ADT KENAI -- International Space Station astronauts orbiting high above Alaska on a dark January night early next year might suspect something terrible is happening below when they spy large fires erupting across the Kenai Peninsula. |
| Juneau's biker culture subject of museum exhibit Sun, 25 May 2008 02:33:29 ADT JUNEAU -- Juneau has more motorcycles per capita than most places in the country even though there are only 91 miles of road in the capital, said Sarah Asper-Smith, guest curator of a museum exhibit on biker culture. |
| Alaska Ear Sun, 25 May 2008 02:34:08 ADT SPELLCHECK RUN AMOK ... Congregation Beth Sholom gave school super Carol Comeau its Shining Light award for public service at a dinner last Sunday. |
| Community profile: Anaktuvuk Pass Sun, 25 May 2008 02:34:19 ADT POPULATION: 299 (2006 estimate) |
| Homestead fire under full control Sun, 25 May 2008 03:48:08 ADT ANCHOR POINT -- The Homestead fire north of Anchor Point is fully under control, the state Division of Forestry said Saturday. |
| Montana plane crash kills Alaska pilot Sun, 25 May 2008 03:43:16 ADT BOULDER -- A married couple traveling from Utah to Alaska were involved in a plane crash near the Montana community of Boulder, killing one and injuring the other, authorities said. |
| 27-year-old accused of kidnapping, assault Sun, 25 May 2008 03:42:15 ADT COPPER CENTER -- A 27-year-old Copper Center man is accused of kidnapping and third-degree assault after witnesses say he held a woman at knifepoint Friday morning. |
| Taxidermist charged with hunting violations Sun, 25 May 2008 03:41:18 ADT HELENA, MONT. -- A Montana taxidermist faces three felony and six misdemeanor charges for his alleged involvement in poaching in Alaska and Montana dating to 1994. |
| Papa Pilgrim dies in jail Sun, 25 May 2008 01:27:24 ADT Robert Hale, the 67-year-old wilderness patriarch who found fame and notoriety in Alaska as Papa Pilgrim, died Saturday night at the Anchorage Correctional Complex, the state Department of Corrections said. |
| Week in review Sun, 25 May 2008 01:54:44 ADT MONDAY |
| Sponsors can gussy up race's Porta-potties Sat, 24 May 2008 01:07:57 ADT ANCHORAGE -- The Alaska Run for Women has Porta-potties available for sponsorship at this year's run, set for Saturday, June 14. Sponsorships are available for $50 and $100. Each potty will prominently display the name of the person or company sponsoring it. More than 4,300 women are expected to participate in the run. Since 1993, the Alaska Run for Women has raised more than $2.2 million, all going toward the fight against breast cancer. Rental of the 50-plus Porta-potties used on race day is one of the run's largest expenses. A $50 sponsor gets a potty that is ready to decorate. For $100, the run's volunteers will decorate the potty on behalf of the sponsor. Deadline to sign up is June 6. Download a sponsor form at www.akrfw.org, or e-mail tericrawleynorton@hotmail.com. |
| City loosens limits for help with electric bills Sat, 24 May 2008 01:06:16 ADT More Juneau residents will be getting city funds to help pay for sharply increased electricity bills. |
| Charters aghast at halibut limits Sat, 24 May 2008 01:54:13 ADT KETCHIKAN -- The charter industry is reacting with fear and disappointment to a new rule limiting clients to one halibut per day in Southeast Alaska. |
| Memorial Day weekend is about fishing, camping, and soaring gas prices Sat, 24 May 2008 00:25:56 ADT There's no doubt that rising gas prices will change how much money Alaska weekend warriors spend recreating around the state this summer. |
| Alaska mystique may trump runaway fuel prices Sat, 24 May 2008 00:25:59 ADT With runaway fuel prices, it's somehow fitting that Jim and Wilma Fowler's Airstream Safari travel trailer sports a green sign, "Alaska or Bust," on its back window. |
| Rural homeowners offered federal loans Sat, 24 May 2008 01:54:16 ADT A federal agency is taking applications from homeowners in rural Alaska for low-interest loans to make home improvements, including those that lower energy consumption. Loans of up to $20,000 at 1 percent interest for up to 20 years are available, said the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development agency. Grants of up to $7,500 also are available for very low income people ages 62 and older, the agency said. |
| Business people Sat, 24 May 2008 01:54:12 ADT • Architects Alaska Inc. announced that Claudia Farias-Pinard joined the company's Wasilla office. Farias-Pinard's resume includes residential design and instruction in Brazil, commercial construction in France and extensive design experience in Alaska. |
| Friday's oil, gas, gold, zinc prices Fri, 23 May 2008 14:25:18 ADT The price of North Slope oil sold on West Coast open markets closed Friday at $132.19 a barrel, up $1.38 for the day. |
| New garage to ease downtown parking crunch Fri, 23 May 2008 03:37:01 ADT What: The Linny Pacillo Parking Garage site -- on Seventh Avenue between E and F streets -- will add 836 new parking spots to downtown Anchorage for use by Atwood Building employees. It will be 10 stories high, with the street level reserved for businesses, including a Northrim Bank site, a restaurant and stores. Artwork panels depicting three historical Alaska figures will also be featured. |
| Effect of ANWR oil on prices would be minor Fri, 23 May 2008 00:44:56 ADT WASHINGTON -- If Congress were to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling, crude oil prices would probably drop by an average of only 75 cents a barrel, according to Department of Energy projections issued Thursday. |
| US and Canada agree to reduce salmon harvest Fri, 23 May 2008 00:45:39 ADT OLYMPIA, Wash. -- The United States and Canada have reached a new 10-year agreement aimed at preventing overfishing of salmon off the western coast of Canada and Southeast Alaska. |
| Feds: Most oil, much of gas under public lands off-limits Fri, 23 May 2008 05:39:48 ADT BILLINGS, Mont. A new report from the Bush administration says most of the oil and more than 40 percent of the natural gas beneath public lands in the United States are off-limits to drilling. |
| Canadian firm's gas plan OK'd Fri, 23 May 2008 00:33:10 ADT Gov. Sarah Palin on Thursday recommended state lawmakers grant a license and a $500 million subsidy to a Canadian energy company proposing a multibillion-dollar natural gas pipeline. |
| Proposed airport runway expansion is grounded Fri, 23 May 2008 00:33:01 ADT Plans for a new runway at the Anchorage airport are off. |
| Hospital, doctor honored for bariatric work Fri, 23 May 2008 03:37:03 ADT Providence Alaska Medical Center and Dr. Michael Todd have been recognized for excellence in bariatric surgery by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Providence said. The society has designated the facility as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence, recognizing a track record of favorable outcomes in bariatric surgery. Providence and Todd met 10 detailed requirements touching all aspects of patient care, including patient education and long-term follow-up and adherence to quality measures, the Anchorage hospital said. Bariatric surgery covers several surgery techniques to help obese people lose weight. |
| Stratton will go to bat for South Dakota school Sun, 25 May 2008 04:29:50 ADT Like most kids, Michelle Stratton got into her sport because of a parent. Stratton's father was a baseball pitcher. So naturally, when she first took to softball in the sixth grade, she had to try pitching. |
| Rutgers hooks Colony grad for volleyball Sun, 25 May 2008 04:30:00 ADT Hannah Curtis didn't plan to wait so long to decide her future as a college volleyball player. It just worked out that way, and now the Colony graduate is glad it did. |
| This week in Mat-Su sports Sun, 25 May 2008 04:29:38 ADT AUTO RACING |
| Lynx and Bartlett Sun, 25 May 2008 03:53:41 ADT FAIRBANKS -- First-year Dimond girls track coach Kathleen Navarre watched her young track team grow up quick this season -- so quick they ended it with a Class 4A state championship Saturday at Lathrop High. |
| Depth helps ACS girls to first state track title Sun, 25 May 2008 03:54:26 ADT Led by Anna Simmers' dominating win in the 100-meter hurdles, the Anchorage Christian Schools girls used their team depth to win the Class 1-2-3A track and field state championship Saturday in Fairbanks. |
| Barracudas devour the hobbled Wild 54-7 Sun, 25 May 2008 03:54:56 ADT Ravaged by injuries, the Alaska Wild struggled mightily to get anything going on offense Saturday and fell to the CenTex Barracudas 54-7 to remain winless all-time on the road. |
| Jurasek, Ross are tops again in half-marathon Sun, 25 May 2008 03:53:49 ADT Local running dynasties are hard to come by, particularly for runners in their mid-40s. |
| East routs Service 11-3 on softball field, tops Bartlett Sun, 25 May 2008 03:54:17 ADT Amanda Ng struck out five batters in five innings and added four RBIs to help the East softball team thump Service 11-3 in Saturday's Cook Inlet Conference game at Albrecht Fields. |
| Butcher, Velez and Hall lead rally in 3-2 defeat of Cougars. Sun, 25 May 2008 03:54:48 ADT The celebration by the South girls soccer team after winning the Cook Inlet Conference tournament was short and muted. |
| South soccer teams pull off four-peats Sun, 25 May 2008 03:53:32 ADT Abel Cueto played three seasons of high school soccer for Grace Christian and wanted the chance to win a championship his senior year, so his transfer to South High was perfectly timed. |
| Electric Pinto set to race Sun, 25 May 2008 03:54:03 ADT Ever watch an electric dragster roar down the track? |
| UAA's Kipligat 8th nationally in D-II steeplechase Sun, 25 May 2008 03:54:10 ADT The UAA track and field team picked up its third All-American award on Saturday, as junior David Kiplagat finished eighth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA Division II National Championship in Walnut, Calif. |
| Prep soccer players go on to college Sun, 25 May 2008 03:54:36 ADT Alaska's soccer season may be a short one, but the lists of players who will be going on to play soccer in college are long ones: |
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