JUNEAU DAILY NEWS MINUTE
Tuesday, January 7, 1997 (c) Alaska Juneau Communications
*A draft letter of request will be the first step in deciding
what will become of Capital School. The Assembly decided last
night to solicit letters of interest from anyone interested in
putting the facility to use. The letter will be drafted by the
City Manager, and will be put before the Committee of the Whole
at their next meeting a week from Monday.
*Juneau Police responded to a complaint from a woman that someone
snatched her briefcase last night just before 8 o'clock on
Calhoun Street. She said the man was of medium height and
wearing a red jacket. He came at her from behind and grabbed
her briefcase, then ran off towards the Governor's Mansion, and
disappeared. The woman was not injured in the incident. An
investigation is ongoing.
*Police are also still looking for information about an attempted
arson at D'zantik'i Heeni Middle School Sunday morning. Police
found graffiti sprayed across the front the school, and two cans
of white gas surrounded by partially burnt papers. Due to the
time of day this happened, police are asking anyone who may have
seen suspicious activities at the school to call them. Damage
to the school was estimated at over $500. Some items have been
taken in as evidence, and the investigation is continuing.
*It appears as though most of the Legislators have found housing,
but some staffers are still looking, and staff hiring is still
under way, so more units will be needed. The Legislative Affairs
Agency says they have had less complaints from both landlords and
Legislators about the availability and quality of housing in
Juneau this year. Part of that may be because the Alaska
Committee volunteered to inspect every unit listed with the
Legislative Affairs Agency.
*The Coast Guard is advising mariners to beware of hazardous logs
between Hetta Inlet and Klawock. Several thousand tons of logs
were lost sometime between last night and this morning by a tug
in waters south of Klawock. 9,000 logs in bundles of 15 were
lost. The tug, Sea Span Commodore, is retracing its course in an
attempt to find the missing logs, and a plane from Sea Alaska
International is assisting. No cause for the spill has been
determined.
*Goldbelt has two new faces. Lonnie Jackson, former KINY account
representative, and George Reifenstein, former operations manager
for the Alaska Marine Highway, have joined the tourism department
for the Native Corporation. Jackson is the new Seadrome Marine
Complex Operations Manager, and is responsible for managing
operations at the Seadrome Travel Center. Reifenstein was hired
as General Manager of Goldbelt Tour and Travel Marketing, and is
responsible for coordinating a variety of Goldbelt's tourism
operations.