Douglas Post Office customers are being asked what postal services they use at the island store and how often. The U.S. Postal Service has sent out a survey to help gauge the importance of small post offices across the country. While the Postal Service had targeted 36 in Alaska for closure, Alaska district officials announced…
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CBJ Assembly creates AJ Mine fund
The AJ Mine Capital Project Fund now holds $250,000 for a water system study and other issues to be resolved before city officials decide if they’ll promote the city-owned gold mine. The Assembly Monday night appropriated the money from the sales tax budget reserve. The ordinance says nothing about what the funds would be used…
Heavy rains help hydro
Recent heavy rains likely mean Juneau will have plenty of water to produce hydroelectric power this winter. “Our fuel is rain and snow, so even though we all like sunshine and nice weather, we need the rain,” says Alaska Electric Light and Power generation engineer Scott Willis. He watches water levels in the lakes that…
Assembly puts bond issues on ballot
Juneau voters will be asked to approve two bond issues this fall to pay for school projects. The CBJ Assembly Monday night agreed to use bonds for a ground source heat system at Auke Bay Elementary School and new artificial turf at Adair Kennedy Park. The questions will be on the October 4th municipal election…
25 rural post offices spared
The U.S. Postal Service says 25 rural Alaska post offices will remain open after all. Douglas is not on that list, according to Senator Mark Begich’s office. USPS Alaska District Manager Diane Horbuchuk says 25 post offices off the road system are in the clear. The agency last month targeted 3,700 post offices nationwide for…
Crimson Bears trounce North Pole Patriots
The Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears left another football team scoreless this weekend. In the first Railbelt Conference game of the season, the Crimson Bears varsity toppled the North Pole Patriots by a score of 57-0. The Juneau-Douglas junior varsity also beat the North Pole JV by 38-6. The games were played in North Pole and heard…
Body found; no foul play suspected
The body of a Juneau woman was found in a ditch Friday morning near the intersection of Valley Boulevard and Mendenhall Loop Road. Juneau police have identified her as 48-year-old Marilyn Williams, born on February 26, 1963. A witness on his way to a bus stop saw the body and called police. Capital City Fire…
Falcons face Mariners in high school football
The Thunder Mountain Falcons take on the Homer Mariners in Juneau Thursday. The Alaska high school football season got underway last week. The varsity Mariners beat the Valdez Buccaneers 52 to 14; the Falcons lost to the Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears 68 to zero. Players and coaches say they’ll be ready for tonight’s contest, which is…
Gov’s picnic coming up
Governor Sean Parnell and First Lady Sandy Parnell will be serving up hotdogs Thursday at the Third Annual Governor’s Picnic in Juneau. Serving hotdogs are the Parnell’s choice, leaving the fresh salmon to the fishermen who cook it, says Chamber of Commerce Director Cathie Roemmich. It’s an impressive list of commercial fishermen and processing companies…
PRAC says Fishermen’s Memorial should stay put
The CBJ Parks and Recreation Advisory Board says the Alaska Commercial Fishermen’s Memorial should stay where it is, while a city Assembly member says it’s not the memorial that should move, but the proposed cruise ship docks. The PRAC was asked by the Docks and Harbors Board to weigh in on a possible location for…