WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE Dimond State Courthouse – Juneau The Dimond State Courthouse – Dedicated January 7, 1976 A.D., was named after Anthony Joseph Dimond: US Commissioner in Chisana, Alaska (1913-1914); Special Assistant US Attorney for the 3rd Judicial Division of Alaska in Valdez (1917); Mayor of Valdez (1920-1922, 1925-1932); Alaska Territorial Senate (1923–1926, 1929–1932); …
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WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE Wildfire Smoke on the Afternoon of August 3rd Not a cloud in the sky but smoke from wildfires in Canada filled the air. There were 60 wildfires in the southern Yukon and 120 in British Columbia, Canada on the day of the picture. Because of the smoke, an air quality advisory …
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WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE Sun Rising Over Smoke Obscured Mt. Roberts The smoke is from wildfires in the southern Yukon and British Columbia, Canada. Picture by David Kent, 6:31 a.m. ADT, August 3, 2009, © 2009
WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE Porcupine Eating Willow Leaves Picture by O. Richard (Dick) Kent, 2:17 p.m. ADT, July 15, 2009, © 2009 At the Steep Creek Salmon Viewing Trail at the Mendenhall Glacier.
WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE Flying Bird – Sitka Spruce – American Robin Light rain at the time, Mt. Roberts in the background. Picture by O. Richard (Dick) Kent, 4:32 p.m. ADT, June 21, 2009, © 2009