State
fair turns 40 with
new attractions, music
The 40th annual Southeast Alaska State Fair kicks off noon Thursday,
promising new attractions alongside old favorites during four days of music,
entertainment, competitions, rides, exhibits and food. More...
Wrecker wants pay
for tow jobs
During the 22 months that he’s owned a local towing business, Robert
Otto, at the request of the police, the state troopers and a property owner, has towed and
stored about 60 abandoned vehicles from around the Chilkat Valley. Last week, he sent the
Haines Borough a certified letter with a bill for $20,919. More... Founding homemakers say
fair's momentum swelled
The Southeast Alaska State Fair started 40 years ago around the
fireplace in Charlotte Olerud’s living room during a meeting of the Chilkat Valley
Homemakers, a cooperative extension service group. More...
Making something
new from nothing
Andrea Nelson doesn’t limit herself on what she takes in. That’s why her studio
corner on Soapsuds Alley is filled with bones, bottles, plastic faces, postcards
and pages from old magazines and catalogs, even a 1940s police newspaper filled with
gruesome crimes and young women in racy poses. Plus a stalwart rendition of a Royal
Canadian Mounted Police. More...
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READY TO RIDE -- Scott Doddridge and son
Koa, 2, were at the Southeast
fairgrounds this week, helping set
up tents and checking out the rides.
The 40th fair runs through 4 p.m.
Sunday. |
