Auke Bay News

The Serenade of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean International cruise ship with a 3,360 passenger and crew capacity, made an unscheduled stop in Auke Bay harbor around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to offload a medical patient.

Our kids are living under tremendous pressure. If the stress only came from what kind of bike to ride or whether or not to sleep in on Saturday, it wouldn't be so bad.

The Coast Guard was searching Monday for a Coffman Cove man who was missing after his powered canoe turned up with no sign of him.

It is a pity that the clams are more likely to be poisonous to humans in the summer, because - as anyone who has spent much time with toddlers knows - digging for treasure in the ground is a deep and primal joy.

Auke Bay resident Jacilyn Hayden is one of the 20 University of Portland students selected to participate in the institution's Entrepreneur Scholars Program for the 2009-10 academic year.

Summer construction underway at the University of Alaska Southeast is forcing staff and students to change routines.

Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital: * On May 29, 2009, a daughter, Aliana Louise-Averi Nelson, weighing 8 pounds, 1 ounce, to Katherine Nelson and Alvin Johnson Jr., of Juneau.

Capt. Dave Boddy finished his last 24-hour shift of his 30-year career Thursday with Capital City Fire and Rescue.

An earthquake was felt Sunday afternoon in the city of Juneau. The 5.0 magnitude quake occurred at 3:24 p.m., according to the United States Geological Survey.

It was a beautiful weekend to be on the water and harvest rates improved for king salmon in the Juneau area, taking 31 rod hours to harvest a king last week.

Working estimates for renovations at three local schools were off about 20 percent, members of the Juneau Assembly's facilities committee learned Monday during a joint work session with the school district.

Local veterans' organizations have organized three events recognizing Memorial Day today.

Capital City Fire and Rescue Chief Eric Mohrmann hands Firefighter/Paramedic Sandi Kelly her Emergency Medical Service Instructor of the Year Award for the Southeast Region at the beginning of the Juneau Assembly meeting on Monday.

The Juneau Federal Employee Association held their annual awards luncheon on May 6. The awards luncheon recognized Juneau area federal employees for outstanding work in volunteer service, administrative support, team project and top federal employee of the year for accomplishments in 2008.

The Alaska Bar Foundation and the Alaska Bar Association have recognized Andy Harrington, executive director of Alaska Legal Services Corp., with the Judge Jay Rabinowitz Public Service Award.

King salmon have moved into local waters and are being caught at the traditional fishing spots.

Beth Mathews, assistant professor of biology at University of Alaska Southeast, stands in front of a picture of a harbor porpoise and talks about the differences between porpoise and dolphin teeth during a presentation on Monday at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Auke Bay Lab.

Christine Loob and Phillip Melendrez, both of Juneau, will marry on June 6, 2009, at Saint Paul's Catholic Church in Juneau, with the first reception to be held immediately after the ceremony at the church.

Juneau resident Roy D. Bergquist died April 23, 2009, at the Juneau Pioneers' Home.

The extended sunshine lured a slew of anglers into the water for the 13th annual Spring King Salmon Derby's opening weekend, but organizers are still looking for the big one to put atop the leader board.