Photo archive for May 25, 2008
A 3-hour-old moose calf stays close to its mother in the backyard of a Geneva Woods residence Tuesday, May 20, 2008. Alaska Fish & Game area biologist Rick Sinnot reminds "folks that a cow moose and her baby are way more dangerous to people in Anchorage than bears. Kids are getting out of school a little early this year, so tell kids to beware: look both ways for moose.
Charlie Wilber of Seafood Producers Co-op holds up a king salmon as he leads a tour of the fish processing plant for chef Alton Brown, left, and Kristine Kidd, food editor of Bon Appetit magazine, right, May 22, 2008, in Sitka. (AP Photo/Daily Stika Sentinel, James Poulson)
Eielson’s Colten Growden soars through the air while competing in the boys 1A-2A-3A long jump finals during the second day of the 2008 Alaska State Track and Field Championships Saturday at Lathrop High School.
Monroe’s Megan Schreder congratulates her teammates after finishing the girls 1A-2A-3A 4x800-meter relay event during the second day of the 2008 Alaska State Track and Field Championships Saturday at Lathrop High School.
From left, West Valley’s Marisa Rorabaugh, Kayla Teslow, and Aurora Bowers cheer on their teammate during the girls 4A 4x800-meter relay event during the second day of the 2008 Alaska State Track and Field Championships Saturday at Lathrop High School.
Hutchison’s Blake Hughes runs his leg of the boys 1A-2A-3A 4x800-meter relay event.
Hutchison’s Kim Wilson smiles as she takes a victory run with the Alaska flag after winning the girls 1A-2A-3A 100-meter dash during the second day of the 2008 Alaska State Track and Field Championships Saturday at Lathrop High School.
West Valley’s Crystal Pitney sprints the final stretch of the girls 4A 1,600-meter event for a second-place finish.
North Pole’s Josh Erikson competes in the boys 4A long jump finals during the second day of the 2008 Alaska State Track and Field Championships Saturday at Lathrop High School.
Solomon Jones, center, of the Fairbanks Grizzlies, lunges to recover the ball that was stripped by Roy Salas of the Corpus Christi Hammerheads, not pictured, Saturday evening at the Carlson Center.
Fans react with surprise as Schuyler Anderson, left, of the Corpus Christi Hammerheads and Jeffrey Myrielkes of the Fairbanks Grizzlies chase a pass intended for Anderson in to the stands Saturday evening at the Carlson Center.
Corpus Christi Hammerheads’ Jason Lee, left, and Wali Mumin, right, lunge after a long pass intended for Anthony Parks, center, of the Fairbanks Grizzlies Saturday evening at the Carlson Center.
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Employee Shiquanna Meekins loads cardboard into a compacting baler Thursday morning, May 15, 2008 as Wal-Mart continues to expand its recycling efforts and offers recycling services to the public.
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Customers pass by itemized recycling bins at the entrance to the store Thursday morning, May 15, 2008 as Wal-Mart continues to expand its recycling efforts and offers recycling services to the public.
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Compacted bales or recyclable cardboard sit stacked behind the store waiting for shipment Thursday morning, May 15, 2008 as Wal-Mart continues to expand its recycling efforts and offers recycling services to the public.
Masons from Fairbanks and elsewhere pay tribute to the late Jirden Anders in the Clay Street Cemetery. Anders, a Mason and U.S. marshal, died in the line of duty in 1921. The Saturday afternoon, May 24, 2008, service was held because of the recent discovery of an error on Anders' gravestone.
Kevin Tennant brushes evergreen sprigs from the nameplate on Jirden Anders’ grave after leading a service for the late Mason and U.S. marshal in the Clay Street Cemetery. The Saturday afternoon, May 24, 2008, service was held because of the recent discovery of an error on Anders' gravestone.
Sammie Dominick, left, who was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer last August, sits in her North Pole home with her son Brandathan, 6, and dog, Missy Moo, Friday evening, May 23, 2008. The 33-year-old mother of four was recently robbed for money she planned to put towards a family vacation.
A tag on a $5 T-shirt shows it is made from recycled plastic bottles Thursday morning, May 15, 2008 as Wal-Mart continues to expand its recycling efforts and offers recycling services to the public.
Sammie Dominick, who was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer last August, poses in a comforting embrace with her son, Brandathan, 6, Friday evening, May 23, 2008, in her North Pole home. The 33-year-old mother of four was recently robbed for money she planned to put towards a family vacation.
Sen. Ted Stevens, right, answers questions pertaining to care offered to wounded soldiers after a tour of Bassett Army Community Hospital Saturday morning, May 24, 2008, on Fort Wainwright. At left is U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs James Peake and Bassett commander Col. Mary Ann McAfee.