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Watercolor gallery to open downtown next week
Ann Barker’s home is filled with dozens of watercolor paintings. “They’ve taken over everything!” she said. Barker organized a watercolor painting pop-up gallery in the Kodiak Marketplace downtown on July 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The theme for the show is “80 at 80” –...
Alaska Native Heritage Center completes first renovation phase of 25th tourist season
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - After marking 25 years in the community this May, the Alaska Native Heritage Center’s first renovation phase has now been completed with significant changes to the “Hall of Cultures” exhibit space. Center leaders say the renovation’s first phase was mostly structural, focusing on...
Gardening Tips: Cross-pollination and its benefits
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - When shopping for apples, honeyberries and other plants to grow at home, Glen Risse, Co-Owner of Risse Greenhouse, recommends buying two different but related plants, so they can cross-pollinate. “If you have the same species, they tend not to pollinate each other as well, so having...
Saturday: Golden Days Parade in Fairbanks
The annual Golden Days Parade and street fair takes place Saturday in Fairbanks. And there’s also the rubber duck race in the Chena River. Since 1952, Fairbanks has celebrated its founding with Golden Days, including the biggest parade in Alaska, which starts at 10 a.m. at the Carlson Center and winds through downtown.
Alaska Club Seeks Donations for ASD's HUGGS Program Ahead of School Year
The Anchorage School District needs your help to get students ready for the start of school. The Alaska Club is accepting donations for ASD's HUGGS program. That's short for Helping Us Give School Supplies. In the lobby of the Alaska Club East and South, donation bins are all set up...
Alaska Fisheries Science Center Has a New Chief of Staff
NOAA Fisheries Alaska Fisheries Science Center has added a chief of staff to its leadership team. In this role, Dr. Elaina Jorgensen will lead a newly organized strategic support team to more efficiently provide products and services to both center staff and Alaska interested parties. “We have been undertaking a...
Before he made the big leagues, Marshall Boze made Alaska history with 21 strikeouts in 1988
Before he became the first Alaskan to play Major League Baseball, Marshall Boze had a different claim to fame. He recorded 21 strikeouts, and amazingly lost the game. In 1988, the Kenai Twins’ rocket right-hander threw a three-hitter in eight innings and broke the state’s all-time strikeout record in a 6-1 setback to the East T-birds in Game 12 of the Legion State Tournament at Mulcahy Stadium.
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