Refine Search

  •  
  •  
Cultivating the savvy skier

...tree well safety and skiing with a partner, avalanche terrain recognition, strategies for reducing hazards and "red flag days" - the days to stay out of avalanche terrain absolutely.The demographic for the class, Eckel said, was deliberate...

http://juneauempire.com/outdoors/2013-01-04/cultivating-savvy-skier
Outdoors
Flag Day 2012 in Douglas

...Douglas Fourth of July Committee asks Douglas residents, organizations and businesses to fly our country's flag on Flag Day June 14. The Committee asks residents to go further in decorating their homes or buildings with flags and patriotic colored...

http://juneauempire.com/neighbors/2012-06-10/flag-day-2012-douglas
Neighbors
Flag Day decoration awards announced

...organizations for flying the American flag on Flag Day, June 14. More than 20 property...celebrations.Douglas Fire Fighters judged Flag Day decorations that evening, walking...efforts as well.The winners for the Flag Day competition are:HouseFirst Place...

http://juneauempire.com/neighbors/2012-06-17/flag-day-decoration-awards-announce
Neighbors
Arts & Culture event calendar

...Breaking Ice for Arctic Oil: The Epic Voyage of the SS Manhattan through the Northwest Passage.""Decorate Douglas By Flag Day" judging, 5 p.m., Douglas Fire Station. Sponsored by Douglas 4th of July Committee. Judging by Douglas Volunteer...

http://juneauempire.com/art/2012-06-14
Art
Photo: Flag Day fun

...front of the Douglas Community United Methodist Church for Flag Day on Thursday. the church took first place in the non-profit division of the Douglas 4th of July Committee's Flag Day competition, according to a release from the committee...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-06-15/photo-flag-day-fun
Local
Photo: Window dressing

Hairdresser B.J. Imboden peers out the window of the Little Mermaid Beauty Salon in Douglas on Tuesday. Flag Day, celebrated on June 14, commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States by resolution of the Second Continental Congress in 1777.

http://juneauempire.com/local/2011-06-14/photo-window-dressing
Local
Patriotic picks for Douglas' Flag Day contest

The Douglas 4th of July announced the winners of its Flag Day contest Tuesday evening. The Douglas Volunteer Fire Fighters judged the properties, and the winners are as follows: In the business...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2011-06-15/patriotic-picks-douglas-flag-day-contes
Local
Legion lays out Old Glory

The Auke Bay Post No. 25 of the American Legion held a meeting on tuesday, Flag Day, to sort donated American flags. Damaged and weathered American flags were to be disposed of in a ceremony at the post Saturday.

http://juneauempire.com/neighbors/2011-06-18/legion-lays-out-old-glory
Neighbors
Happy holidaze

...started brainstorming my Memorial Day costume. I'm thinking either "war veteran" or "sexy war veteran." Our annual Flag Day egg hunt promises to be fun-with a Betsy Ross pinata and everything - although someone always gets sick from drinking...

http://juneauempire.com/neighbors/2012-01-29/happy-holidaze
Neighbors
Getting rid of silly congressional commemorations

...of recognition. John Janik, president of the National Flag Day Foundation, doesn't seem to think it will matter much if the House no longer passes a resolution commemorating Flag Day. As he told the Post, "We never got it in time anyway...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2011-07-28/getting-rid-silly-congressional-comme
Opinion

CONTACT US

  • Switchboard: 907-586-3740
  • Circulation and Delivery: 907-523-2295
  • Newsroom Fax: 907-586-3028
  • Business Fax: 907-586-9097
  • Accounts Receivable: 907-523-2270
  • View the Staff Directory
  • or Send feedback

ADVERTISING

SUBSCRIBER SERVICES

SOCIAL NETWORKING