Photo archive for April 24, 2008
Olympic cross-country skier Kikkan Randall recovers at her Anchorage home on Monday, April 4, 2008, while being treated for a blood clot in her left thigh. Randall has May-Thurner Syndrome, according to doctors. It is a condition where the left iliac vein is squeezed so tightly by the right iliac artery that the pressure impedes the blood flow in the left leg. The condition affects fit, young women.
A police car and SUV are seen on the side of Glenn Highway near Anchorage on Thursday, April 24, 2008. Anchorage police have a carjacking suspect and two other people in custody after a high-speed chase and standoff that closed the Glenn Highway.
Frank Hunt, Sr., left, walks with his son Frank Hunt, Jr., from the burial site of Hunt Jr.'s family at the Kenai Cemetery in Kenai on April 16, 2008. Four people died in a fire that engulfed Hunt Jr.'s Soldotna home on March 15, 2008.
Frank Hunt, Jr., visits the burial site of his family at the Kenai Cemetery in Kenai on April 16, 2008. Four people died in a fire that engulfed Hunt Jr.'s Soldotna home on March 15, 2008.
Frank Hunt speaks April 16, 2008 in Soldotna about the night last month when a fire destroyed his home, killing his wife and three children. Investigators determined the fire started in the living room, but the exact cause remains unknown. Smoke inhalation killed the family.
Annie Bender, left, and Esther Zody dance the roles of the stepsisters in the North Star Ballet's Spring Gala presentation of Cinderella during rehearsal Wednesday, April 23, 2008, in Herring Auditorium.
Emma Zeisel dances the lead role in the North Star Ballet's Spring Gala presentation of "Cinderella."
Banjo virtuoso Tony Furtado makes his first tour to Alaska. He plays a solo acoustic show tonight at Pioneer Park Theater.
Ian Wilkinson's pottery piece was named Best in Show at the All-State High School Art Competition.
Tegan Wayne-Nesbitt's "Hang Loose" won the Congressional Award at the All-State High School Art Competition and will spend the next year hanging in the halls of Congress.
The Japanese percussion ensemble Shidara Taiko practices and lives in the forest to avoid distractions from their art.
Bernadine Peterson takes clothes off the clothesline April 22, 2008, she and her husband Brian Lupro set up in the yard of their St. Ann’s Avenue home in Douglas near Juneau. The couple are now drying their clothes by hanging them to save on electricity. Many Juneau and Douglas residents are looking for ways to save on electricity after an avalanche destroyed a portion of the power lines and towers connecting to city to its hydro-electric power source. The city is now dependent on diesel powered generators which will raise customers power bill an estimated 500 percent in the coming months.
A snow goose browses among Canada geese Monday, April 21, 2008, at Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge.
A cat available for adoption stares from behind the cage door at the Fairbanks North Star Borough Animal Shelter Wednesday morning, April 23, 2008. Borough Assembly member Bill Stringer has proposed a change that would let the public animal shelter put unhealthy or underage pets up for adoption, a practice currently banned. The change would hand the shelter manager the power to decide whether a seriously injured or ill kitten or puppy, or one younger than eight weeks old, should be spared from immediate euthanasia if a foster family is lined up to care for the animal. Stringer said removing the rule that young or ill pets be euthanized will give the shelter some flexibility.
Instructions for medication and physical therapy for a dog are written on a marker board for volunteers to follow at the Fairbanks North Star Borough Animal Shelter Wednesday morning, April 23, 2008. Borough Assembly member Bill Stringer has proposed a change that would let the public animal shelter put unhealthy or underage pets up for adoption, a practice currently banned. The change would hand the shelter manager the power to decide whether a seriously injured or ill kitten or puppy, or one younger than eight weeks old, should be spared from immediate euthanasia if a foster family is lined up to care for the animal. Stringer said removing the rule that young or ill pets be euthanized will give the shelter some flexibility.
Carol Brice speaks after being awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award during the Light of Hope Community Awareness and Recognition Luncheon Wednesday afternoon, April 23, 2008 at the Carlson Center, honoring those who work to prevent child abuse and neglect while recognizing April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Manager Matt Ruger talks about the after-hours animal drop-off procedure at the Fairbanks North Star Borough Animal Shelter Wednesday morning, April 23, 2008. Borough Assembly member Bill Stringer has proposed a change that would let the public animal shelter put unhealthy or underage pets up for adoption, a practice currently banned. The change would hand the shelter manager the power to decide whether a seriously injured or ill kitten or puppy, or one younger than eight weeks old, should be spared from immediate euthanasia if a foster family is lined up to care for the animal. Stringer said removing the rule that young or ill pets be euthanized will give the shelter some flexibility.
Davis
Running to keep up with her granddaughter, Debbie Allen encourages four-year-old Adryanna Morris on her first time riding a bike Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at Pioneer Park. More and more cyclests are taking to the streets as spring arrives. For bicycle safety tips see Outdoors C2.
Puchtler
Attendees line the room during a candlelight vigil at the end of the event during the Light of Hope Community Awareness and Recognition Luncheon on Wednesday afternoon, April 23, 2008 at the Carlson Center, honoring those who work to prevent child abuse and neglect while recognizing April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
An adult wolf is seen crossing the Alaska Railroad inside eastern Denali National Park with a wire snare embedded in his neck Saturday, March 29, 2008. The wolf broke free from a trapping site outside the park. He was first observed ranging inside the park in March, accompanied by a smaller adult.
Two swans walk together Monday, April 21, 2008, at Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge.
Jay McDiarmid, left, is introduced as the co-owner of the Fairbanks Grizzlies along with Chad Dittman during a press conference Wednesday, April, 23, 2008, at Adient Orthopedic Physical Therapy. McDiarmid is a physical therapist with Adient. Adient is the official physical therapist for the Grizzlies.
Thomas