Photo archive for June 25, 2008
Seven-year old Christian Hernandez gets some help from his mother, Susan Hernandez, as they copy the name of his father, Sgt. Irving Hernandez Jr., off of the newly unveiled monument during the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team Memorial Dedication Ceremony Tuesday afternoon, June 25, 2008 at Fort Wainwright. Hernandez was one of the brigade's 30 fallen soldiers who are honored on the memorial.
Annette Brown, right, wipes away tears as TAPS is played during the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team Memorial Dedication Ceremony Tuesday afternoon, June 25, 2008 at Fort Wainwright. Brown is the "Alaska Mom" to Staff Sgt. Mark Wall, one of the brigade's 30 fallen soldiers who are honored on the memorial. Col. Mike Shields, commander of the brigade, salutes at left.
Spaulding Bristow counts eggs as Daisy Yuhas and 11-year old Bristow, with the Alaska Bird Observatory, check the active swallow boxes in Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge for new signs of life Tuesday morning, June 17, 2008.
Daisy Yuhas and Spaulding Bristow observes newly-hatched chicks in the active swallow boxes in Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge on Tuesday morning, June 17, 2008.
Eric Engman/News-Miner Spaulding Bristow counts chicks that have already started to feather out as Daisy Yuhas and 11-year old Bristow, with the Alaska Bird Observatory, check the active swallow boxes in Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge for new signs of life Tuesday morning, June 17, 2008.
Spaulding Bristow displays an adult swallow that has collected mosquitos to feed its young as Daisy Yuhas and 11-year old Bristow, with the Alaska Bird Observatory, check the active swallow boxes in Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge for new signs of life Tuesday morning, June 17, 2008.
A swallow returns to its box as Daisy Yuhas and 11-year old Spaulding Bristow with the Alaska Bird Observatory check the active swallow boxes in Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge for new signs of life Tuesday morning, June 17, 2008.
Robert J. Kopchak stands by a sign in front of the Fisherman's Union Hall on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 in Cordova, Alaska. Kopchak lost a quarter of his earnings when the lucrative Pacific herring fishery crashed in the 1990s after the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska's Prince William Sound.
Robert J. Kopchak stands on his fishing boat in Cordova, Alaska. Kopchak lost a quarter of his earnings when the lucrative Pacific herring fishery crashed in the 1990s after the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska's Prince William Sound.
Pierre Chin-Dickey looks at the Alaska Range from his perch in the Chugach Mountains.
A wildland fire burns to the east of Venetie on June 24, 2008. A small dump fire was fanned when a storm cell blew over, starting a spot fire that has burned 800 acres near the village 150 north of Fairbanks.
In this June 23, 1989 photo, the Exxon Valdez is pictured being towed out of Prince William Sound in Alaska by a tug boat and a U.S. Coast Guard cutter. The Supreme Court on Wednesday, June 25, 2008, slashed the $2.5 billion punitive damages award in the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster to $500 million. The court ruled that victims of the worst oil spill in U.S. history may collect punitive damages from Exxon Mobil Corp., but not as much as a federal appeals court determined.
In this April 1, 1989 photo, a float plane waits to taxi from an oil-covered beach in Prince William Sound, an inlet off the Gulf of Alaska. The Supreme Court on Wednesday, June 25, 2008, slashed the $2.5 billion punitive damages award in the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster to $500 million. The court ruled that victims of the worst oil spill in U.S. history may collect punitive damages from Exxon Mobil Corp., but not as much as a federal appeals court determined.
Athletes in Action baserunner Brint Hardy safely dives back to base as Alaska Goldpanners second baseman Casey Stevenson tries the pick-off tag during the first inning of their game Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at Growden Memorial Park.
Patrick Cunningham answers questions from the media as a finalist for the women's basketball head coaching position Tuesday, June 24, 2008. Cunningham has coached the Arizona Western College women’s team since its creation in 1999. He led AWC to five NJCAA Region I tournaments, and the Matadors took the tournament championship in 2002. Cunningham was named the region’s Coach of the Year that season.
Scott Wood competes in Special Olympics Alaska powerlifting.
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A Blue Crowned parrot waits to be picked up Tuesday, June 24, 2008, after being adopted at the Fairbanks North Star Borough animal shelter.
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A pair of ferrets nap curled together Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at the Fairbanks North Star Borough animal shelter. The shelter sees it all: dogs, cats, mice, rats, rabbits, llama, sheep, goats, parrots and other birds. Dogs and cats make up about 98 percent of the animals. Ordinance requires the animal control division to care for any domestic animal.
Animal tender Sandy Klimaschesky puts a bridle on a brown pony Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at the Fairbanks North Star Borough animal shelter. The unidentified pony was turned over to animal control about two-and-a-half weeks ago, when an individual found the female running along the Salcha River and picked her up.
Bryan Leyva, 14, of Fairbanks, inspects the empty chambers of a rocket launcher mounted under the wing of an A-10 Thunderbolt on display during the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds' "Soaring Into Solstice" air show Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at Eielson Air Force Base.
Sisters Samantha, left, and Megan Grant enjoy the antics of Oblio, a 9-year-old Peregrine falcon during the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds' "Soaring Into Solstice" air show Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at Eielson Air Force Base. Oblio is one of 13 falcons that are part of the Air Force Academy's Mascot Team.
An F-16 Thunderbird aircraft takes off during the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds' "Soaring Into Solstice" air show Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at Eielson Air Force Base.
F-16 Thunderbirds fly in formation during the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds' "Soaring Into Solstice" air show Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at Eielson Air Force Base.
F-16 Thunderbird aircraft break formation during the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds' "Soaring Into Solstice" air show on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at Eielson Air Force Base.
