Recent births at the Bartlett Regional Hospital: * On Nov. 2, 2009, a son, Quintin Dean Houston, weighing 6 pounds, 15 ounces, to Linzy Paige Houston, of Juneau.

The University of Alaska Southeast has announced a new course to be offered at its Auke Bay Campus beginning next semester.

A new science research lab in Juneau received funding this month when President Obama signed a bill that includes $5 million for the U.S. Forest Service project.

The Auke Bay Elementary School Parent Teacher Association would like to express its most sincere gratitude to many in our wonderful Juneau community - our amazing volunteers and the many local businesses that made our annual Halloween Carnival such a great success.

According to the Coast Guard, Chief Petty Officer Michael Scales and Petty Officer 1st Class Steffen Frazier went on a hunting trip to Lincoln Island in Auke Bay.

An updated city plan a year in the making calls for a bikeway across Juneau, paved shoulder lanes for pedestrians and bicyclists, bike lanes on Glacier Highway and crosswalks in Lemon Creek among its 18 priorities.

Unloading: Dick Luther, a commercial crabber, unloads dungeness crab from the hold of his boat, the Americanus, Thursday at Auke Bay.

Juneau resident: Lifelong Juneau resident, except for college and graduate school.

Rep. Cathy Muoz on Tuesday announced she has filed her intent to seek re-election to a second term in the Alaska House of Representatives' fourth district.

The Coast Guard is recognizing the crew of the Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Taku in a ceremony today for their rescue of two men off the fishing vessel Alaskan Pride in Chatham Strait last week.

Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital: * On Sept. 25, 2009, a daughter, Emilyn Cescia Aleigha Gutierrez, weighing 7 pounds, 7 ounces, to Misty Leanne Dyne and Jose Antonio Gomez Gutierrez, of Petersburg.

"Thunder Mountain - you mean like that ride at Disneyland?" my sister asked when I told her about the latest hike I was scheming.

Auke Bay Co-operative Preschool believes play-based education is the most effective way of teaching young children.

People who park their cars at the city harbor in Auke Bay may see a small surprise on their September credit card statements.

In the span of about 15 minutes, several dozen parents at an Auke Bay Elementary School open house Wednesday asked Andi Story about her re-election plans and appeared excited about the possibility of her serving on the Juneau School Board for three more years.