Photo archive for April 23, 2008
Here is a shot I got waking up this morning (April 21). As I walked down the stairs after the beating that I gave the alarm clock, and feeling a little let down from being awakened from a great night’s sleep, I looked out the window and this color of the moon grabbed my eyes. Well, you can only imagine me half asleep going for the camera and tripod. Hope no one was watching me with all that gear and me in my shorts standing outside clicking the shots.
Brothers Zedric and Kameron made bird feeders one weekend and it only took four days for the chickadees to find them. They're fearless and we're able to watch from a just a foot distance away.
I took this photo on a trip to Seward.
I took this picture on the first big snow day of the winter season. Me and Maliah were going for a walk and she was just so fascinated by the snow.
“I'm Rags, a tough northern boy who always carries tennis balls outside in any weather. Don't let those snow pom-poms on my hind legs fool you into thinking I'm some kind of poodle guy.”
This is our dear Jemima Lynn Fields. On her first birthday, April 24, she was competing in the Fort Yukon 2008 Baby Contest. Beside her is her proud grandpa, Willie Fields, helping her to walk. Her outfit was made by her grandmother, Audrey Fields. Jemima is the daughter of Crystal Fields.
Tracy Rush is pictured with her very first burbot catch last year in the Chisana River. Hopefully when the ice breaks soon, we will be catching some more.
In this still image taken from video released by New Line Cinema, actor Will Ferrell prepares to wrestle "Dewie the Killer Bear" played by Rocky the bear in a scene from the recent comedy "Semi-Pro." Three experienced handlers were working with the grizzly, Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at the Predators in Action wild animal training center in Big Bear, Calif., when the bear attacked and killed trainer Stephan Miller.
A sign is seen at the entry to the Predators in Action compound near the city of Big Bear Lake, Calif., on Wednesday, April 23, 2008. On Tuesday 39-year-old Stephan Miller was killed during a training session with a bear at the facility.
Animal trainer Stephan Miller and two other experienced animal trainers were working with a grizzly bear at the Predators in Action wild animal training center in Big Bear, Calif., when the bear attacked and killed Miller on Tuesday, April 22.
Rocky the grizzly bear is seen at the Forever Wild animal sanctuary in Phelan, Calif., in November 2007. The grizzly bear, which appeared in a recent Will Ferrell movie, killed a 39-year-old trainer with a bite to his neck on April 22, 2008 and had to be subdued with pepper spray. Three experienced handlers were working with the bear at Randy Miller's Predators in Action facility when the bear bit 39-year-old Stephan Miller on the neck, said San Bernardino County sheriff's spokeswoman Cindy Beavers.
Army Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno is seen in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on March 3, 2008. Odierno, who had until recently been serving as a deputy to Gen. David Petraeus, will replace Petraeus after President Bush nominated Petraeus as the next commander of the U.S. central Command.
Gen David Petraeus, the four-star general who has been leading troops in Iraq, has been tapped to become the next commander of U.S. Central Command.
A tooth with a small gold crown lies among merchandise on the desk of coin and jewelry dealer Scott Taber at Taber Numismatics in Shrewsbury, Mass., April 22, 2008, Taber estimates the tooth contains $15 worth of gold. Gold prices exceeding $1,000 per ounce have spurred sales of gold dental filings and crowns.
Maj. Gen. Craig E. Campbell, adjutant general for the state of Alaska, commander of the Alaska National Guard and the commissioner of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, right. discusses the energy crisis in Juneau with state commissioners and others during a disaster policy cabinet meeting in Anchorage on Wednesday, April 23, 2008. Residents of Juneau are trying to reduce their power usage after an avalanche wiped out power transmission lines earlier this month.
This undated file photo released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows the Izembek Wildlife Refuge, located on the Alaska Peninsula near the villages of King Cove and Cold Bay. The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee is deciding whether to send a proposed land swap between the state of Alaska, the King Cove Native Corp. and the federal government in exchange for a road corridor through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
The sun shines through a haze as it rises over King Mountain in the Matanuska Valley near Palmer on Wednesday April 23. The haze is the result of smoke coming from Russian wildfires, and the dust is from sandstorms in Mongolia's Gobi Desert.
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Firefighters remove the top of an SUV during a mock emergency exercise staged by the Lathrop High School Student Council on Thursday morning, April 22, 2008. The exercise, involving a building evacuation coinciding with an "accident" with injuries caused by a drunken driver, was held to promote Alcohol Awareness Month and safety during the upcoming high school prom season. Alaska State Troopers responded to the scene on the Airport Way frontage road in front of the school along with the Fairbanks City Police and Fire departments, treating the injured, giving a field sobriety test and making an arrest, and performing a "Jaws of Life" extrication, all in front of the entire student body. After the outdoor portion of the event, students moved into Hering auditorium where various speakers shared statistics and information.
Alaska State Trooper Ryan Nichols dashes to the scene past a Fairbanks City Police squad car during a mock emergency exercise staged by the Lathrop High School Student Council Thursday morning, April 22, 2008. The exercise, involving a building evacuation coinciding with an "accident" with injuries caused by a drunken driver, was held to promote Alcohol Awareness Month and safety during the upcoming high school prom season. Alaska State Troopers responded to the scene on the Airport Way frontage road in front of the school along with the Fairbanks City Police and Fire Departments, treating the injured, giving a field sobriety test and making an arrest, and performing a "Jaws of Life" extrication, all in front of the entire student body. After the outdoor portion of the event, students moved into Hering auditorium where various speakers shared statistics and information.
Lathrop High School Senior Dan Simmons waits to play an injured victim next to two wrecked cars during a mock emergency exercise staged by the Lathrop High School Student Council Thursday morning, April 22, 2008. The exercise, involving a building evacuation coinciding with an "accident" with injuries caused by a drunken driver, was held to promote Alcohol Awareness Month and safety during the upcoming high school prom season. Alaska State Troopers responded to the scene on the Airport Way frontage road in front of the school along with the Fairbanks City Police and Fire Departments, treating the injured, giving a field sobriety test and making an arrest, and performing a "Jaws of Life" extrication, all in front of the entire student body. After the outdoor portion of the event, students moved into Hering auditorium where various speakers shared statistics and information.
Alaska Wildlife Trooper Sgt. Scott Quist, left, looks over the Shikar-Safari Club International’s Wildlife Officer of the Year for Alaska award presented to him by Major Steve Bear during an awards luncheon at the Westmark Hotel on Monday, April 21, 2008. Each year the club sponsors an award for the Wildlife Officer of the Year in all 50 U.S. states, 10 Canadian provinces and the territories of both nations.
Alaska basketball head coach Clemon Johnson helps welcome his players to the floor of the Patty Center prior to a game last season. Johnson welcomed two more players to the Nanooks on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 as Alaska announced the signings of forward Evan Matteson and junior college point guard Emmanuel Jenkins.
