Photo archive for May 15, 2008
Dallas Ferguson has been one of the best ranked coaches by Alaska student-athletes the past four years. Ferguson was named the eighth head coach in Alaska hockey history Thursday, replacing Doc DelCastillo.
Dallas Ferguson, seen here with former Ice Dogs Matt Jolly, left, and Jay Holladay and head coach Rob Proffitt during his time as an Ice Dogs assistant, has worked his way up from a Nanooks defenseman to the head hockey coach.
Eielson’s Charles King will be one of the top competitors in the triple jump at the Region VI Championships, which start today at Lathrop.
Fashion model Forest Elander poses for an Izod photo shoot at Tutka Bay last weekend. Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. took over the quiet Tutka Bay Lodge, bringing international models, professional photogrpahers, helicopters and a 1955 Grumman Albatross to complete the fall and winter fashion shoot.
Models prepare for the "A River Runs Through It" segment of the Izod fall and winter fashion shoot at Tutka Bay Lodge.
Models Forest Elander and Jeffery Young pose for the Izod fall and winter fashion shoot at Tutka Bay.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin talks about the proposed $1.2 billion, one-year plan to help offset high energy costs in Alaska during a news conference in Anchorage on Thursday, May 15, 2008. Palin said her plan, which requires legislative approval, would allow residents to see their utility bills reduced by 60 percent. Plus, most residents also would get $100 a month for purchases from energy vendors, such as gas stations.
Pat Galvin, commissioner of the Department of Revenue, explains how projected state's oil revenue works into Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's proposed $1.2 billion, one-year plan to help offset the high energy costs paid by Alaskas residents during a news conference in Anchorage on Thursday, May 15, 2008. Palin said her plan, which requires legislative approval, would allow residents to see their utility bills reduced by 60 percent. Plus, most residents also would get $100 a month for purchases from energy vendors, such as gas stations.
Terry Byrd kneels on the bow of the Lady B, a nearly complete 50-foot-long steel ketch sailboat he bought from its builder, Al Berno. Byrd and others launched it from Berno's waterfront yard in Ketchikan on May 6, 2008. Mike Bellanich, aboard the Miss Stevieous at left, helped Byrd move the Lady B to nearby Refuge Cove. Floating in the foreground are portions of a sled Berno built in 1971 to support construction and eventual launching of the vessel.
Al and Mary Berno are seen in Ketchikan, May 6, 2008, shortly after launching the Lady B, a 50-foot-long, steel ketch-style sailboat Al Berno built in his yard.
Terry Byrd bought the Lady B, a 50-foot ketch-style sailboat, built of steel by Al Berno in Ketchikan. Berno started the project in 1971. A decorative piece of scrollwork on the boat's bow is shown behind Byrd's head.
Lance Mackey leaves the Unalakleet checkpoint in first place on March 9 during the 2008 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Unalakleet. Mackey of Fairbanks first expanded the perception of what was possible with his back-to-back victories in the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race and the Iditarod the past two years. (AP Photo/Anchorage Daily News, Bob Hallinen, File) **THE MAT-SU VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN OUT**
Pete Sovalik Jr. of Nuiqsut, left, who is receiving chemotherapy at the Alaska Native Medical Center, looks through "Traditional Food Guide For Alaska Native Cancer Survivors" with his companion, Belva Patuk Kignak.
Alaska State Trooper Dustin Jorgenson, right, listens as the names of deceased law enforcement personnel are read during the Police Memorial Day ceremony Thursday morning, May 16, 2008 in front of the City of Fairbanks Police Department downtown. The event, coordinated by the 354th Security Forces Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, honored the 60 law enforcement personnel who have died in the line of duty in Alaska since 1897.
This large-scale wildlife portrait, titled "An Old Bull's Thoughts Turn to Love," is featured in the UA Museum's summer hunting and trapping exhibit, which includes more than 200 objects, primarily from the museum's collections but also including objects on loan from the community. The exhibit will open May 17.
Effie Kokrine Charter School students Christin Lee and Ellias Saylor are pat of the cast of the school's first student theater production, "The Winter Bear."
This May 22, 2006, photo provided by Mary Sage shows a polar bear watching a whaling crew off shore near Barrow. Polar bears were declared as a threatened species by the Interior Department on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 saying polar bears must be protected because of the decline in Arctic sea ice from global warming.
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Eielson High School graduate Brittany Rogers talks with classmate Chance Renfro at the start of their commencement ceremonies in the school gymnasium Wednesday, May 14, 2008.
Eielson High School assistant principal John Fink greats the graduates as the staff files into the gymnasium Wednesday, May 14, 2008, for their commencement ceremonies.
West Valley graduate Spencer Zachel holds his diploma high after receiving it during commencement ceremonies Wednesday, May, 14, 2008, at the Carlson Center. Zachel was the last of more than 200 seniors to cross the stage, leaving their high school years behind.
West Valley graduate Eirik Henry hugs his mom, Carol, after she presented him with his diploma during commencement ceremonies Wednesday, May, 14, 2008, at the Carlson Center. Carol is a counselor at the high school.
West Valley graduates applaud the concert choir during their commencement ceremonies Wednesday, May, 14, 2008, at the Carlson Center.
A rider navigates a puddle on Henderson Road during the Tuesday Night Mountain Bike Ride on May 13, 2008. Often referred to as “Doug Rides” in honor of founder Doug Burnside, these rides are strictly for mountain bikers. The group, members of the Fairbanks Cycle Club, rides a different trail each week, typically ranging from two to four hours in length.
A rider tops off his air shocks before the start of a Tuesday Night Mountain Bike Ride on May 13, 2008, in the Ester Community Park.