Alaska Dispatch News
Stand Against Racism in Anchorage
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- Stand Against Racism in Anchorage
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- 7 years ago
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- Hundreds of people gathered at Town Square Park on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, to stand against racism. The community action group We Are Anchorage that was formed a few years ago in response to local violence organized the rally through social media after the tragic events in Charlottesville. (Bill Roth / Alaska Dispatch News)
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- Shooting in Russian Jack neighborhood
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- 7 years ago
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- APD Sgt. Shaun Henry talks about the shooting at the 4400 block of East 3rd Avenue in the mid-afternoon on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017.
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- Fresh snow covers Chugach front range peaks
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- 7 years ago
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- Fresh snow cover various mountain peaks on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017, in the front range of the Chugach Mountains. On Wednesday evening, there was a special weather statement predicting possible thunderstorms producing locally heavy rainfall and small hail in Anchorage. The National Weather Service forecast called for a 40 percent chance of precipitation Thursday evening with a low of 47 degrees Fahrenheit. A chance of scattered showers was expected to persist into Friday, with a high of 58 degrees and a low of 48.
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- Climate change conversations through chalk art
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- 7 years ago
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- Despite a wet canvas, community members created chalk art on Anchorage's sidewalks regarding their feelings on climate change and the planet Saturday, August 12, 2017, outside of Side Street Espresso in Anchorage. The art installation is part of the "There is No Planet B" art series.
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- Jewel performs at Salmonfest
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- 7 years ago
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- Jewel Kilcher performs at Salmonfest Sunday, August 6, 2017, in Ninilchik. Jewel grew up in Homer and invited her father, brother, son, aunt, friends Steve Poltz and Zac Brown to play on stage with her.
"I want to say thank you to Alaska," said Jewel. "Alaska made me the woman that I am. It taught me to be strong, resourceful, resilient, gritty and to listen... I am so thankful that it made me the person that I am and songs are just a part of that. Thank you, Alaska."
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- A summer of ski jumping
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- 7 years ago
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- After three years of upgrading, the Karl Eid Ski Jumping Complex in Anchorage is open for jumpers year-round.
Skiers have been jumping all summer onto artificial turf landing areas, preparing for winter competition.
"I don't even know how to explain it," 16-year-old Rowan Folds said of the feeling of flying through the air the length of nearly half a football field.
Folds is the only girl currently using the largest jump, the 65-meter — the distance from the end of the jump ramp to where the landing area begins to flatten.
Full story: https://www.adn.com/visual/2017/07/28/a-summer-of-ski-jumping-in-anchorage/
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- Dipping at Fish Creek
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- 7 years ago
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- Despite less than stellar reports, scores of people tried their luck Thursday at the popular Fish Creek dipnet fishery near Wasilla.
“The fishing was slow,” said Anchorage resident Gerald Leier, who didn’t catch anything. “But it beats the heck out of work.”
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- Surfing the bore tide
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- 7 years ago
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- The Turnagain Arm bore tide was met with plenty of surfers, paddle boarders and tailgating locals and tourists this weekend. This wall of water comes in after extreme minus low tides created by the full or new moon. It occurs twice a day, around 11 hours apart.
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- In Anchorage, a lesson on how to use bear spray
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- 7 years ago
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- The Anchorage Bear Committee hosted a two-hour class Monday, July 17, 2017, on the topics of wildlife safety awareness and bear spray education. Afterwards the public was invited to practice with inert bear spray. Those unable to attend the workshop are encouraged to check out alaskabears.alaska.gov for more information and upcoming classes.
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- Alaska Zoo orphaned black bear cubs going to new home at San Francisco Zoo
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- 7 years ago
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- Alaska Zoo executive director Pat Lampi sent two orphaned black bear cubs, a male from Valdez and a female from Juneau, to their new home at San Francisco Zoo on Thursday, July 20, 2017. The Alaska Zoo has been caring for seven orphaned bear cubs (5 black and two brown bear) this summer.
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- Rugby's field of dreams
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- 7 years ago
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- Overlooking Anchorage is a rugby field like no other in the world. Carved out of the hillside, the picturesque grounds are unexpected and awe-inspiring. The brainchild of Alaska Demolition owner Justin Green, Alaska Mountain Rugby Grounds have seen a lot of local games, but one recent weekend in July they played host to some of the best over-35 players in the world.
"A lot of these players are retired professional or national players," said Cameron Vivian of Alaska Rugby. "It's very high-caliber for us."
Hamish Clentworth, the chairman of the visiting Mangatainoka Barbarians Rugby Club, was almost at a loss for words. "We've decided we have to make a few words in the dictionary redundant," he said. "Wow, amazing, fabulous. The scenery, the people, everything has just been fantastic for us."
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- Inaugural Alaskaman Extreme Triathlon
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- 7 years ago
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- The Alaskaman Extreme Triathlon featured a 2.67 mile swim in frigid Resurrection Bay in Seward, a 113.5-mile bike along the Seward Highway and a 27.5-mile run, capped with two trips up Alyeska, on Saturday, July 15, 2017.
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- A black bear gets into trash, scurries up a tree in downtown Anchorage.
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- 7 years ago
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- A black bear gets into trash, scurries up tree in downtown Anchorage. Biologists determined it wasn't a threat and left it alone to wander back to the woods.
Full story: https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2017/07/12/black-bear-gets-into-trash-scurries-up-tree-in-fairview/
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- Alaska Zoo bids farewell to orphaned black bears
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- 7 years ago
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- The Alaska Zoo in Anchorage invited the public to bid farewell Friday to two orphaned black bear cubs.
One is a male that was found near Valdez and was brought to the zoo in May. The other is a small female that weighed just 14.5 pounds after being rescued in the Juneau area by the Alaska Department of Fish & Game. Both animals were undernourished and well below their target weights.
Since arriving at the Alaska Zoo, both cubs have doubled in size and are ready to move to their permanent home at the San Francisco Zoo.
Currently, there are six orphaned bears at the Alaska Zoo, more than executive director Patrick Lampi has ever seen, he said. The zoo has arranged permanent homes for all of them: five black bears and one brown bear.
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- Floatplane crashes into Anchorage house
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- 7 years ago
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- A floatplane crashed into a West Anchorage neighborhood Sunday afternoon, tearing a gaping hole in a house before coming to rest crumpled in the middle of a residential street.
No one was injured in the crash: The pilot was able to get out of the wreckage of the Cessna 180 on his own before medics arrived, and the damaged house was empty at the time, officials said.
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- Matanuska River threatens Musial home near Sutton
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- 7 years ago
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- Ed, 94, and Val Musial, 90, still occupy the home they began building in 1959 on a 6.56 acre homestead land patent that Ed acquired in 1952 at mile 64.5 of the Glenn Highway north of Sutton. The Matanuska River was threatening to wash away their home on Wednesday, July 5, 2017, a day after the Johnson's 1940's homestead cabin was swallowed up by the river. Ed said "there was nothing wrong with the river until they put in 7 gravel finger dikes in 1986 that backed up the river." Those dikes eventually broke and ate away about 2.5 acres of the Musial land over the years that once had trees and spawning salmon. Val said, "they moved their river on my land." (Bill Roth / Alaska Dispatch News)
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- Mount Marathon Bugs
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- 7 years ago
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- Racers in the 90th Mount Marathon race in Seward, Alaska had to contend with a swarm of bugs near the top.
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- Hundreds of flags, crosses and flowers honor fallen service members
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- 7 years ago
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- People place hundreds of flags, crosses and flowers next to headstones to honor fallen service members for Memorial Day on Sunday, May 28, 2017, at Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery. Mia Stone brought her three-year-old and five-year-old in hopes of starting a new tradition. "Explaining the whole thing to them wasn't very clear, but I want to make an impact and put something in their memory bank," said Mia Stone, who is currently serving in the United States Air Force. "We can build on this in the future. This will be an annual thing for us."
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- Every newborn chick needs a 'mom.' This one gets a dog, for now.
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- 7 years ago
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- Kona the dog watches over Juney, a 4-day-old chick, on Sunday, June 4, 2017, in Anchorage. Juney was the only chick to hatch from a batch of mail-ordered fertile eggs. "The problem is that chicks are social and they need something to imprint on," said owner Marla McCrorie. "If more than one hatches, they imprint on each other. With just one, it has to call something its friend or its mom." Ten-year-old Kona has taken on that role for Juney. McCrorie can't put Juney with the hens she already has because of their pecking order.
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- Good medieval times: Anchorage's 3 Barons Renaissance Fair turns 25
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- 7 years ago
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- Around 400 role players, many of whom are professional actors, volunteer to bring the Three Barons Renaissance Fair to life in Anchorage for the first two weekends of June.
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- Alaska's Run for Women celebrates 'strength, hope and woman power'
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- 7 years ago
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- Thousands of women and girls decked out in various shades of pink, some wearing pale pink hats identifying them as breast cancer survivors, participated in the Run for Women on Saturday, June 10. The 25th annual event, one of Alaska's biggest footraces, drew its usual diverse mix — elite runners and leisurely walkers, young and old, women fighting disease and others giving thanks they are not.
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- 2017 Slam'n Salm'n Derby
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- 7 years ago
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- Lines of fishermen gather at Anchorage's Ship Creek to compete in the Slam'n Salm'n Derby for a chance to hook the largest king salmon.
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- Justin Doll promoted to Anchorage police chief
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- 7 years ago
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- Justin Doll was promoted to Anchorage police chief on Friday, June 30, 2017, at the Anchorage Police Department headquarters. Doll replaces Chris Tolley, who had announced his retirement just a year and a half after he was sworn in as chief. "As we look at what the future holds for us, we need to have a leader who is capable, who is committed and who understands the community that he will serve," said Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz.
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- Fans of DIY fireworks flock to Houston, Alaska
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- 7 years ago
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- Meet the people who go to Mat-Su to buy fireworks year after year. Their purchases range from a handful of sparklers to $1,000 worth of pyrotechnics.
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- Lots of fish, no crowds: This is why dipnetting in the Copper River is better than the Kenai
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- 7 years ago
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- Every summer thousands of Alaskans head to the mouth of the Kenai River, battling it out for their share of the personal use sockeye salmon run, an annual event that many describe as “combat fishing.” But 380 miles away in Chitina, on the banks of the Copper River, there is another lesser-known dipnet fishery where those hardy enough to make the journey are rewarded with few crowds, unparalleled scenery, and plenty of fish.
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- Pilots to fly historic military planes to Dutch Harbor for 75th anniversary of bombing
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- 7 years ago
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- Pilots prepare to fly two historic military planes to Dutch Harbor for the 75th anniversary of the bombing of the remote community in the Aleutian Islands. People gathered at the Wings of Freedom hangar in Anchorage on May 27, 2017, for a send-off party. They posed for photographs with the planes on display, and some took plane rides in the skies above the city. (Rugile Kaladyte / Alaska Dispatch News)
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- Anchorage GRIT: 'Empowered to make their own adventures possible'
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- 7 years ago
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- Lael Wilcox and Cait Rodriguez, her friend and co-conspirator, initiated a mentorship program called Anchorage GRIT – Girls Riding Into Tomorrow. They outfitted 11 middle-school girls in Anchorage with bikes, taught them safe riding and fundamental repairs and exposed them to Anchorage's roads and trails. (Rugile Kaladyte / Alaska Dispatch News)
More online at adn.com
Step into Alaska cyclist Lael Wilcox's Globe of Adventure:
https://www.adn.com/sports/2017/06/03/step-into-alaska-cyclist-lael-wilcoxs-globe-of-adventure/
Anchorage GRIT article link:
https://www.adn.com/visual/video/2017/05/26/anchorage-girls-riding-into-tomorrow/
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- Artists create life-size art with a greater purpose
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- 7 years ago
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- Sheila Wyne and Bruce Farnsworth construct a life-size mockup of a studio apartment Friday, June 16, 2017 at the Church of Love in Spenard. Wyne, a visual artist, developed the “3D Living Big Living Small” project for Cook Inlet Housing Authority, which is looking for diverse input into its housing projects.
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- Kodiak Middle School Home Visits
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- 7 years ago
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- Kodiak Middle School Principal Jethro Jones and a group of volunteer staff members went to the homes of all 450 or so students on one day during the 2016 summer. They welcomed the students to school, took photographs and danced. Video courtesy of Kodiak Middle School
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- Dashcam footage of accused Anchorage serial killer James Dale Ritchie
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- 7 years ago
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- Dashcam video captured from the cruisers of Anchorage Police Department officer Arn Salao and Sgt. Marc Patzke show the moments leading up to a gunfight between the two officers and accused serial killer James Dale Ritchie. Officer Salao was injured in the gunfire, and Ritchie was killed. Police later said the gun Ritchie was carrying was the murder weapon in five homicides in Anchorage during the summer of 2016. (Videos provided by APD)
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- Firefighters defend Eagle River neighborhood
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- 7 years ago
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- Firefighters from the Pioneer Peak hotshot crew thin the forest around an Eagle River subdivision.
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- Hooligan fishing during Turnagain Arm bore tide
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- 7 years ago
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- Shaun Stubbs scoops up hooligan with a net as the Turnagain Arm bore tide pushes a bounty of the tiny fish towards him on Sunday, May 14, 2017.
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- Celebrating Mother's Day with Musk Ox
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- 7 years ago
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- Year after year, families flock to the Musk Ox Farm outside Palmer to celebrate Mother's Day with the musk oxen and their new calves. Despite rain and cold Sunday, this year was no exception.
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- Fly with the Air Force's gas station in the sky
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- 7 years ago
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- Take a flight with the KC-10 Extender, the Air Force's premier flying gas station, and see it refuel F-15s, F-22s and an E-3 Sentry AWACS during this year's Northern Edge training exercise.
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- Police Memorial Ceremony
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- 7 years ago
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- A bell tolls after naming each of the 68 Alaska law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty during the annual Alaska Police Memorial Day Ceremony on Friday, May 5, 2017, at the Alaska State Crime Detection Laboratory. (Rugile Kaladyte / Alaska Dispatch News)
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- Vehicle crashes into parked cars during Seward Highway pursuit
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- 7 years ago
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- On Sunday, April 30, 2017, Alaska State Troopers pursued an orange Crown Victoria for more than 20 miles along the Seward Highway before deploying spike strips. When the car came to the strips, it lost control and slammed into a Dodge Durango and a Ford truck, according to troopers. This video was taken from inside the truck by Kelly Jeffreys.
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- Inupiat blanket toss at NYO
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- 7 years ago
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- David Thomas demonstrates the blanket toss during the Native Youth Olympics Friday, April 28, 2017 at the Alaska Airlines center. Five high school senior athletes were chosen to participate in the blanket toss, which is a traditional part of Nalukataq, the Inupiat whaling festival.
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- 2017 NYO Kneel Jump
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- 7 years ago
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- Athletes compete in the kneel jump during the Native Youth Olympics Thursday, April 27, 2017, at the Alaskan Airlines Center. Athletes start in a kneeling position, with the tops of their feet flat on the floor, then jump up and forward. Athletes must land on both feet simultaneously and remain in that position without moving and without otherwise touching the floor. (Rugile Kaladyte / Alaska Dispatch News)
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- Jack the Weatherman
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- 7 years ago
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- Every morning, Bartlett High School freshman Jack Pellerin forecasts the weather as the school's meteorologist. "Have a wonderful Friday and enjoy this warm weekend," said Jack. "Just remember the sun always shines at Bartlett High and, as always, Go Bears!" (Rugile Kaladyte / Alaska Dispatch News)
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- The Spring Tide
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- 7 years ago
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- Though vernal equinox marks the start of spring on the calendar, the season unfolds more slowly on Turnagain Arm, south of Anchorage, Alaska. Ice still clogged the view from Beluga Point three weeks into March, providing countless focal points for the speed and power of the tide. But in the weeks since, the floes have dissipated, allowing for crystalline reflections of the surrounding peaks and unencumbered views of the bore tide as it swept southeast, forming a graceful line of churning whitewater. Explore the beauty of the spring tide in this video essay by Marc Lester, photographed in March and April 2017. The music, “Almost Down,” was composed and performed by Anchorage musician James Glaves.
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- HawkWatch 2017
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- 7 years ago
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- Bird watching enthusiasts gather in the shadow of Gunsight Mountain for HawkWatch, a weekend of spotting migrating spring raptors, on Sunday, April 16, 2017. This unique migration site, located 120 miles northeast of Anchorage, is known for concentrations of rough-legged hawks, northern harriers, goshawks, bald and golden eagles, and especially large concentrations of Harlan's subspecies of red-tail hawks. (Rugile Kaladyte / Alaska Dispatch News)
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- Egg Drop
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- 7 years ago
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- Thousands of candy-filled plastic eggs are dropped from a helicopter during ACF Church's third annual Egg Drop on Saturday, April 15, 2017, at Eagle River High School. Separated in two different age groups, children ranging from four-year-olds to fifth-graders ran out to collect as many of the 30,000 eggs they could get their hands on. (Rugile Kaladyte / Alaska Dispatch News)
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- The sweetest gift: Alaska beekeeper shares his honey with community
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- 7 years ago
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- Alaska beekeeper Terry Holtman spends his summer tending to 14 hives spread out across Anchorage. His bees can produce 40 gallons of honey. And he gives it all away. (Loren Holmes / Alaska Dispatch News)
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- Slush Cup 2017
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- 7 years ago
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- About 50 competitors participated in the Slush Cup at Alyeska Resort on Saturday afternoon, April 8, 2017. Skiers and snowboarders took an alpine run, hit a ramp and tried to skim across a pond at the base of the hill for the chance to win a season pass for 2017-18. (Rugile Kaladyte / Alaska Dispatch News)
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- Alaska State Spelling Bee
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- 7 years ago
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- Joshua Saylor, a sixth-grader at Mirror Lake Middle School, wins the 2017 Alaska State Spelling Bee on Thursday, March 30, 2017, at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts. Saylor's winning word was "comarca" and will represent Alaska at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. in May. "I felt quite nervous and stressed out because I only studied for like one week," said Saylor. "I wish I would have studied more, than I would have been less stressed." There were 157 contestants in this year's spelling bee. (Rugile Kaladyte / Alaska Dispatch News)
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- After escaping a fire, an Anchorage family begins to heal
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- 7 years ago
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- Andrew Engelking helped his family escape an apartment building fire by jumping from a third-floor window in February 2017. The incident led to the premature birth of his daughter, Liberty. Weeks later, Engelking recalled what happened that night and impact it will have on his family going forward. (Video by Marc Lester / Alaska Dispatch News)
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- World Ice Art Championships
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- 7 years ago
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- Six days. That's all artists have to carve intricate sculptures from massive blocks of ice, each weighing more than 2 tons, during the multiblock competition of the World Ice Art Championships in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Rugile Kaladyte / Alaska Dispatch News)
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- Mushers reach Nome in Iditarod 2017
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- 7 years ago
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- Top Iditarod mushers trickled into Nome, Alaska, on March 15, 2017. Hear from Jessie Royer, Aliy Zirkle, Pete Kaiser and Jeff King as they reach the finish line of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
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- Mitch Seavey wins reaches Nome to win Iditarod 2017
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- 7 years ago
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- Mitch Seavey, the 57-year-old musher from Sterling, Alaska, won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, shattering the speed record by nearly eight hours. (Video by Marc Lester / Alaska Dispatch News)
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- DeeDee's Mukluks
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- 7 years ago
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- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race musher DeeDee Jonrowe explains how she keeps her feet warm at 50 below. (Bob Hallinen / Alaska Dispatch News)