Anchorage Daily News

ALASKA MASTERS

Weaving with wood

Daisy Demientieff was born in a fish camp on the Yukon River, grew up in a log cabin speaking the local Deg Xinag dialect and had ample opportunity to watch the traditional craft work at which her mother and grandmother excelled.

Photos: Daisy Demientieff's baskets

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ART BEAT

National foundation heads met in Anchorage

The board of directors for United States Artists met in Anchorage last week, visiting Alaska art venues, meeting with artists and arts boosters, and participating in two panel discussions on Monday.

Blog: Art Snob

NED ROZELL

Scientists discover track of soaring prehistoric creature

While hiking a hillside in Denali National Park last July, Steve Hasiotis bent down and picked up a rock. Its curious shape, like a plaster cast of a giant bird track, made him ponder the rock for a second before handing it to Tony Fiorillo. Fiorillo looked at it and confirmed they had found a missing piece of Alaska during the time of the dinosaurs.

Reading the North

New books of interest to Alaskans

Trip tracker

It's never too late, or too early, to start checking adventures off your bucket list. Instead of feeling life pass you by, jump out of an airplane and feel the rush of air around you, whispering in your ear, "Now this is living."

Slick electric cycle offers an eco-friendly alternative

Amid the motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles that fill the showroom at Paulson's Motorsports in Lacey, Wash., sits a sleek, blue two-wheeler in a class all its own. It's the world's first highway-legal, all-electric, two-wheel vehicle engineered to provide an eco-friendly alternative for commuting and recreation.

TALK DIRT TO ME

A chat with primula addict Jane Baldwin

There are about 475 different species of primula world wide grouped into about 37 different sections based on plant similarities. Jane Baldwin talks about her own primulas.

Gardening Blog: Talk Dirt To Me

In brief: Matters of faith

A roundup of what's happening in spiritual communities around Anchorage

JEFF LOWENFELS

July is prime time for some lawn TLC

This is a great time of year to over seed your lawn. Get a bag of grass seed and apply it in areas where the grass is thin. You can sprinkle it by hand or get one of those inexpensive, hand cranked jobbies that spreads seed.

MARKET FRESH

Markets offer some mid-week freshness

In addition to the regular weekend farmers' markets around Anchorage, two mid-week markets are opening up on Wednesdays. And another is opening on Saturday to give you even more options when it comes to shopping for fresh, local goodies.

Farmers markets statewide

Web site: Alaska Grown

In brief: Hot Licks (7/1/09)

Brief food news, events and ideas.

Filmmaker seeks Alaska veterans

Documentary filmmaker Larry Cappetto is looking for Anchorage-area veterans to interview for his TV series "Lest They Be Forgotten."

ALASKA MASTERS

3 generations of artists connect Stone Age to Internet Age

Pete Lind Sr. sets the standard for making practical and elegant Alutiiq hunting visors eagerly sought by collectors and museums around the world.

Photos: Lind family art

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HEATHER LENDE

Through bugs, wind and wrecks, just keep on pedalin'

It rained last night and is still raining and that is a fine thing, because here in Southeast -- even the drier northern tip -- we are cloud-loving people. We get a little anxious when the sun shines too much. Also this rain is a good reason to take one more day off after the bike race and my calves are thanking me.

NED ROZELL

Scientist kills polar bear during first field experience

Bob McNabb, 23, is just beginning what may be a long career studying glaciers. No matter how many seasons he spends on ice, he will probably never have a field experience like his first.

Reading the North

New books of interest to Alaskans

Trip tracker

From Nome to Ketchikan, Alaska cities are gearing up for the Fourth of July with parades and fun events to mark America's birthday. Check out the events in your area and let freedom ring!

REVIEW

'Dead Terrorist' enlivens Anchorage fans

When Jeff Dunham performed at Anchorage's Egan Center in 1993, tickets cost less than $20 and 900 curious comedy fans showed up to see the young ventriloquist. Friday night more than 6000 people filled Sullivan Arena to near capacity for his latest visit to the state. Top tickets ran $43.

TALK DIRT TO ME

Gardens get slimed

It appears out of nowhere, like a ninja dressed head to toe in black, and creeps down the path silently, oozing up in the gravelled crevices between the flagstones I have placed so carefully.

Gardening Blog: Talk Dirt To Me

JEFF LOWENFELS

Help knock out noxious weeds this week

Here is a new Web site you all should bookmark: www.weedwar.org. It is maintained by Citizens Against Noxious Weeds Invading the North (CANWIN). I bet you didn't even know this was Alaska Invasive Weeds Awareness Week. This site will not only tell you all about that, Gov. Palin's proclamation and all, but has pictures and descriptions of the invasive weeds each and every one of us needs to be aware of. Hats off to Troy and Lori Zaumseil who started the 501(c)(3) non-profit group.

In brief: Matters of faith

A roundup of what's happening in spiritual communities around Anchorage