The noted Fairbanks collector and archivist of Alaskana will be offering books, photos, postcards, magazines, certificates, brochures, buttons, pins, panoramic photographs, glassware, furniture and “all kinds of ephemera” from Friday through Sunday.
The unique thing about this sale is that the proceeds all go to one or more good causes.
You have your choice of directing funds to the Fairbanks Rescue Mission, the Literacy Council of Alaska, the local 4-H Clubs, the Pioneers of Alaska Museum or Hospice of the Tanana Valley.
Waugaman said the key volunteers helping out this year include Karen Fox, Karen Perdue, Jan Hanscom, Phyllis Movius, Rick and Marge Thompson, Jeanne Yoder and Celeste Hansen.
If you drop by the sale, you will have a chance to bid on two decks of cards that feature the photos of a prominent Fairbanks educator of long standing. This is sort of a “then and now” situation.
There are two important things to remember about this sale.
First, no haggling is allowed because the event is for charity.
Second, no early birds.
The sale is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 532 Dalton Trail off Yankovich road. If you need directions, call 590-2378.
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Ghemm Co. is building two commercial projects on the north side of the Johansen Expressway.
One is a new branch for the Spirit of Alaska Credit Union, set to open in 2011. It is across the street from McDonald’s.
The other project, to the west of the Hampton Inn, is a new Mount McKinley Animal Hospital.
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Northway had 9.29 inches of rain between June 25 and July 24, the National Weather Service says.
In a typical year, Northway is blessed with 9.37 inches of precipitation. That makes this year atypical.
Fairbanks has had 5.27 inches of precipitation since Jan. 1, according to measurements at the airport. All but about three-quarters of an inch has occurred since June 1.
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The average Internet connection speed in the U.S. is slower than in 15 other countries, a survey released by Akami says.
And while the connection speeds in Alaska are a great deal faster than the slowest place in the survey — the 40 kilobits per second rate found in Mayotte, in southern Africa — we’re are on the slow end in the national rankings, but picking up speed.
The company said in a press release that the average connection speed in the U.S. is 4.7 megabits per second. The speed in Alaska rose 30 percent in a year, but at 2.7 megabits per second it remains the slowest in the country.
Dermot Cole can be reached at cole@newsminer.com or
459-7530.
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