Photo archive for February 8, 2008
“The trail conditions ... are not adequate for safe travel of the dogs,” first-year race marshal Doug Grilliot told media members assembled for a pre-race meeting Friday, Feb. 8, 2008, in downtown Fairbanks. “There’s not enough snow to control a dog team with 14 dogs.” Before the 25th Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race has begun, this announcement means teams will be trucked from the Chena Hot Springs to Mile 101 checkpoints to avoid a 42-mile stretch that includes a rocky and snow-parched Rosebud Summit.
Rookie musher Julie Estey gets some encouragement from her dog Gilead as she sews sponsor patches on her gear Friday, Feb. 8, 2008, in preparation for the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race.
Rookie musher Julie Estey shares a laugh with her friend Heike Fiedler-Phelps who stopped by her Poor Lou Kennels on Friday, Feb. 8, 2008, to wish her luck in running the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. Estey will be the 21st musher out of the chute at the 11 a.m. race, starting Saturday on the Chena River in downtown Fairbanks.
A different cachet has been made for each year of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race.
Probably taken in the late '30s, these two photographs show the little steam engine that was displayed for years near the location of today's News-Miner building, and the Alaska Railroad Depot, later replaced by a concrete building. Behind the steam engine is the West Coast Grocery Wholesale Store and the bunkhouse for the railroad. The sign on the depot shows the distance to Seward and the elevation of Fairbanks.
The tree line is on the move in many areas of Alaska.
Caye Carufel smiles as she visits during the Legends of Mushing social event at the Fairbanks Community Museum.
North Pole High School students Jordan Culver and Lauren Rogers apply clay to a skull in their anatomy and physiology class Friday morning. The students in the class have been learning about the structure of the human skull and are creating faces using techniques employed by crime scene investigators.
A student in Elizabeth Beks' human anatomy and physiology class at North Pole High School smoothes clay over a plastic skull Friday morning. The dots glued onto the face indicate how thick the clay should be applied on various parts of the face to accurately simulate the skull's original muscles and skin.
Sean Bluett, 17, a senior at North Pole High School, applies fine details to his human anatomy project Friday morning.
Students use calipers and other tools while creating realistic faces using techniques employed by crime scene investigators.
A raven soars through the ice fog as the rising sun silhouettes the tree line off of Farmers Loop on Thursday morning, Feb. 7, 2008.
With his comic strip "Tundra" being picked up by King Features, Wasilla-based Chad Carpenter is the first Alaskan cartoonist to be syndicated.
David Watts
Joan Mellor
Jason Bainter
Brothers Bob, left, and Tim Jauhola pose with their snowmachines Wednesday evening, February 6, 2008. They are teaming up for this year's Iron Dog snowmachine race.
Northwest Nazarene’s Paige Knudson, out of frame to left, dislodges the ball from the hands of Alaska’s Kari Reabold on Thursday evening, February 7, 2008, at the Patty Center.
Rookie Didier Moggia signs posters for a young fan after drawing bib No. 1 Friday evening during the Yukon Quest Start Banquet.
Marvin Wright
Santeria priests, known as "Babalaos" read smoke to predict the future and interpret past experiences or dreams. Afro-Cuban traditions of Santeria and other folk religions are drawing a growing following in Venezuela.
Carol Gratias, clutching a photograph of her murdered daughter, Tricia Warren, breaks down in tears upon hearing Judge Mark Wood's ruling for Warren's killer Marvin Wright on Thursday.
Jeff Berliner talks about his job as an investigator for the Alaska Public Offices Commission at his office in Anchorage. Berliner, 58, was named investigator to the Alaska Public Offices Commission when the Legislature passed a sweeping ethics bill that included funding for the position.
"Entropy" takes a look at snow kiting and riders who are pushing the limit of the sport. The 15-minute film kicks off the screening on Sunday.
With his comic strip "Tundra" being picked up by King Features, Wasilla-based Chad Carpenter is the first Alaskan cartoonist to be syndicated.
Chamber Orchestra Kremlin founder and director Misha Rachlevsky conducts his world-touring group. The Fairbanks audience will get to chose the second half of the concert.
After surviving a collision with a truck, Heather Lende only missed one of her columns for the Anchorage Daily News.