Photo archive for February 23, 2008
A shot from Ice Dogs forward Alex McRae, not pictured, slips by Texas Tornado goaltender Tommy Callaghan for a goal Friday evening, Feb. 22, 2008, at the Big Dipper on the way to a 5-2 Ice Dogs victory. At left is Matt Tennyson of the Tornado and Ryan Santana of the Ice Dogs.
Alaska Nanooks basketball head coach Clemon Johnson helps welcome his players to the floor of the Patty Center prior to taking on the Simpson University Red Hawks Thursday evening, Nov. 1, 2007. Johnson, an interim coach through most of the season, was given the reins Friday, Feb. 22, 2008.
Spc. Endi Herrera points to the scar he received in 2006 in Baghdad when shrapnel from an explosively formed projectile was embedded in his knee Friday afternoon, Feb. 22, 2008, in Fort Wainwright’s Warriors in Transition Unit facility. The unit provides services and support to injured soldiers and their families and determines the most appropriate steps to take in their future with the Army. “It’s a new hope for us,” Herrera said of the WTU.
Lt. Col. John Smith, right, challenges Spc. James Wise, left, to a pingpong match after a tour of Fort Wainwright’s Warriors in Transition Unit Friday afternoon, Feb. 22, 2008. The unit provides services and support to injured soldiers and their families and determines the most appropriate steps to take in their future with the Army. Watching in background from left are Spc. Raychelle Salter, Spc. Endi Herrera and Staff Sgt. John Furgiuele. Smith is the Army Medical Action Plan operations officer for Bassett Army Community Hospital and Furgiuele is the WTU squad leader.
Kindergartners in Kim Ivie's class (from left) Caleb Norton, Jorge Allen, and Alex Kazensedo their best to form triangles with string as storyteller David "The String Man" Titus entertains students in the gymnasium at Badger Road Elementary School Friday morning, February 22, 2008. Titus, who has been a string storyteller for 15 years, spent the day at the school educating and delighting the students with his string figures and scenes, which are traditional Native storytelling tools.
Storyteller David "The String Man" Titus depicts a porcupine crawling up a tree as he entertains kindergartners in the gymnasium at Badger Road Elementary School Friday morning, February 22, 2008. Titus, who has been a string storyteller for 15 years, spent the day at the school educating and delighting the students with his string figures and scenes, which are traditional Native storytelling tools.
Monroe Catholic’s Gabrielle Gillbertson stays focused on the basket while facing pressure from Nenana’s Jamie Tyler, center, and Paige Nelson on Friday evening, Feb. 22, 2008, at Boileau Hall.