Chaplain Major Kirk Thorsteinson of the Alaska Army National Guard encouraged veterans to continue upholding values exemplified by U.S. service branches.
Juneau
Juneau School Board ratifies new teachers’ contract
Juneau teachers are getting a 2 percent salary increase. The estimated fiscal impact of the contract for this budget year is about $650,000.
Juneau Assembly adopts marijuana zoning
Pot entrepreneurs will be able to grow their crop in some low-density neighborhoods, outside the city’s urban service boundary.
Tlingit playwright wins short play competition
Juneau theater artist Frank Henry Kaash Katasse won a short play competition Sunday. The main characters in “Reeling” are two female cousins who lose the uncle who raised them.
Juneau Assembly stays the course on Gastineau demolition
The Juneau Assembly voted 2-6 on Monday not to change course, after a Seattle developer presented an alternate plan.
Juneau educator named 2016 Alaska Teacher of the Year
Juneau teacher Amy Jo Meiners has been named 2016 Alaska Teacher of the Year. Meiners works with gifted and talented students as an extended learning teacher at Auke Bay and Riverbend elementary schools.