Local Lens for Sunday, May 19, 2013
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Christopher Orman joins CBJ's law department
A pair of old headphones sat atop a legal pad on Christopher Orman’s desk. He wasn’t listening to music.
As the incoming assistant city attorney and prosecutor to take over when August Petropulos steps down, Orman, 36, is listening to court transcripts.
But there was a time when he would have had music playing.
“When I was in law school, I went through a phase where I needed to get things done fast and keep myself going especially when I got tired,” he said. “I’d listen to, just, annoying music, like Aphex Twin and all that – which was not my personality at all.”
Police & Fire Calls for May 19, 2013
This report contains information provided to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed in this report is presumed innocent.
Editor’s Note: A Daily Incident Report from Capital City Fire/Rescue was not available by press time.
Assault
• At 11:25 p.m. Thursday, the Juneau Police Department responded to an assault in the 200 block of Front Street and assisted Probations with a remand. Alcohol was involved.
614 appeals made over property assessments
The city received more appeals to the Assessor’s office than any year prior following a recent change in the process for assessing properties that raised concerns among the public late last month.
In total, the assessor received 614 appeals. In past years the number has hovered between 350 and 400, according to the city’s Director of Finance Bob Bartholomew.
As mining booms in Southeast, so does mine training program
The mining industry in Southeast Alaska has taken off in recent years. And as mining has grown as a sector of the local, regional and state economy, the University of Alaska Southeast has embarked on a mission to meet the demand for new mine workers.
That’s where the Center for Mine Training comes in.
The UAS Center for Mine Training is a vocational education program created to teach students what they need to know in order to work in a mine, provide safety training and ultimately place young adults in the field.
Rustan Burton named publisher of the Empire
AUGUSTA, GA — Morris Publishing Group, LLC announced Friday the appointment of Rustan Burton to publisher of the Juneau Empire.
Burton’s media career began at The Anchorage Daily News in 2008 where he had various positions including retail sales manager. He is the current advertising director at The Daily Republic in Mitchell, SD, part of Forum Communications. Throughout his career at Forum, he has also held various corporate leadership and mentorship roles.
Raise awareness during 'Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day'
In honor of National Safe Boating Week, businessmen and boaters today will have something in common: all will be sporting life vests.
“I’ll be wearing my life jacket to work tomorrow,” said Docks and Harbors Port Director Carl Ucytil in celebration of “National Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day,” a joint initiative between the National Safe Boating Council and the U.S. Coast Guard that lasts all day today.
Photo: A quick bite
A young black bear munches on new blades of grass along the Nugget Falls trail at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on Thursday.
Police and Fire Calls for May 17, 2013
This report contains information provided to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed in this report is presumed innocent.
Assist
• At 6:54 p.m. Wednesday, the Juneau Police Department assisted another agency in the 5500 block of Aisek Street.
Child abuse
• At 3:16 p.m. Wednesday, JPD conducted a confidential investigation into a report of child abuse in the 5000 block of Douglas Highway.
Around Town for Friday, May 17
Storytime and crafts, 11 a.m., Mendenhall Valley library. Details: 586-0434.
Organ concert, noon, State Office Building.
Adult Children of Alcoholic or Dysfunctional Families and Codependents Anonymous meeting, noon-1 p.m. every Friday, Northern Light United Church, 400 11th St. Details: 789-0965.
“Dopeless Hope-fiends” NA meeting, 5-6 p.m. Rainforest Activity Center, behind Bartlett Regional Hospital, 3240 Hospital Drive.
Sealaska Lands bills head to full House committee
The Sealaska Lands bill and a partial settlement went before a subcommittee on Thursday and now head to the full House Resources Committee for review.
Several Sealaska and federal representatives spoke before the House Committee on Indian and Alaska Native affairs regarding both bills.
The partial settlement, meant as a stopgap measure in the event the lands bill isn’t enacted, would transfer approximately 3,380 acres of the Tongass National Forest to partially fulfill the remaining land entitlement of Sealaska.
Cases challenge legality of anti-"smurfing" statute
Law enforcement officers did not have a warrant when they seized hundreds of records from local pharmacies that revealed the identity of every person in Juneau who purchased cold medication over the counter in past months, stretching back a “substantial” period of time, according to a criminal defense attorney who argued the search and the statute that allowed it was illegal.
Prosecutors are pushing back, saying no warrant was needed.
House Committee to hear Sealaska land bills
A U.S. House of Representatives committee Thursday will hear two different Sealaska land bills. Both bills relate to advancing the finalizations of Sealaska’s land conveyances required by the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
Around Town for Thursday, May 16
Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m. every Thursday, The Prospector Hotel.
Women, Infants, and Children walk-in clinic, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., 3245 Hospital Drive, first floor. Free nutrition services for income-eligible women who are pregnant, breast-feeding or just had a baby, and for infants and children up to age 5. Details: 463-4099.
Storytime and crafts, 11 a.m., Douglas library. Details: 586-0434.
Juneau Chamber of Commerce luncheon, noon, Moose Lodge. Details: 463-3488.
Police & Fire for Thursday, May 16, 2013
This report contains information provided to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed in this report is presumed innocent.
Auke Lake Boat Launch Opens
The Boat Launch at Auke Lake is now open to the public after the installation of regulatory buoys. Parks and Recreation reminded boaters in a statement released late Wednesday that they are subject to the following restrictions.
• Motorized vessels are allowed from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. until May 31. Between June 1 and August 31, the hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• Motorized use is prohibited between the lake shore and the buoy line.
• No wake is allowed near the Boat Launch, or between the buoy line and residential areas.
Auke Lake Boat Launch Opens
The Boat Launch at Auke Lake is now open to the public after the installation of regulatory buoys. Parks and Recreation reminded boaters in a statement released late Wednesday that they are subject to the following restrictions.
• Motorized vessels are allowed from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. until May 31. Between June 1 and August 31, the hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• Motorized use is prohibited between the lake shore and the buoy line.
• No wake is allowed near the Boat Launch, or between the buoy line and residential areas.
Local Lens
Capture moments that mean something to you and your neighbors. Then, send your LOCAL LENS photos to editor@juneauempire.com.
Make sure to include the name of the photographer, when and where it was taken and any other pertinent information.
Photos will run in the order they are received and as space allows.
Ceremony celebrates Statter Harbor's revival
Armed with golden shears, state and local representatives celebrated the completion of phase one of the master plan at Statter Harbor with a ceremonial ribbon cutting there on Wednesday.
“Without the stalwart support of our elected officials, board members and civic leaders, this and other waterfront projects would remain locked as only good ideas and never come to fruition,” said Docks and Harbors Port Director Carl Uchytil. “I’m pleased to see the support and turnout of local officials today.”
Juneau honors fallen on Peace Officers Memorial Day
Members of the law enforcement community in Juneau turned out Wednesday to honor the memory of fallen officers during Peace Officer Memorial Day.
Officers saluted a wreath that was laid at the gravesite of Richard J. Adair, the 51-year-old Juneau police officer who was shot and killed along with Officer Jimmy E. Kennedy, 32, by a mentally ill man in April 1979.
