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Burglary suspect to be arraigned
To be charged with botched theatre stick-up
The man accused of sticking up the manager of the Glacier Cinema on January 9th, 27 year old Michael Lorin Cox, was tentatively scheduled to be arraigned today. He was indicted Friday by the grand jury with Robbery in the First Degree. Juneau District Attorney Rick Svobodny said if the arraignment didn't occur today it would be done by Thursday.
Ann Lowe is scheduled to be sentenced March 22nd for evidence tampering in the case of the Marjo in which Bob Meyer was accused of murdering his former wife and 17 year old daughter. Meyer's widow is looking at up to five years on the felony count, although she could receive no jail time since the law calls for a sentence ranging from zero to five years. District Attorney Rick Svobodny will wait for the Probation Office's pre-sentencing report and recommendation before he'll suggest a sentence. He says that may not be done until a week before the sentencing hearing. The jury found the 54 year old women guilty because she washed Meyer's fuel soaked clothes after his former wife and daughter were killed in a fire aboard his yacht the Marjo on June 4 of 1996. Meyer, who was also facing a trial this month on the two murder counts, apparently committed suicide last October 6th. His body was found in deep water at the end of a dock in Sitka.
The state received 66 applications from Juneau and Southeast residents for assistance in the wake of last October's wind and rain storm by Sunday's deadline. But only eight have been processed so far for the state grants that provide a maximum amount of 5 thousand dollars. The federal government's Small Business Administration has yet to respond to the state's appeal of its decision turning down assistance which effects the ability of the other applicants to apply for low interest loans. The eight who received the state grant were not eligible for an SBA loan. Under terms of the Governor's disaster declaration, the others must first receive SBA approval before they can receive a state grant. Of the 66 applications, 32 were from Juneau; 26 from Haines and three from Klukwan. Five others applied from areas not covered by the declaration.
The snow storm over the weekend brought 14 inches of new snow at the airport and between 22 to 23 inches at the National Weather Service Forecast office off Back Loop Road. A storm center moving in from the Aleutians may bring another 5 to 7 inches tomorrow. City crews (right) have been busy plowing, grading and removing the already accumulated snow. The heavy snow attracted nearly 12-hundred skiers to Eaglecrest yesterday. Ski area officials weren't sure if that was a record, but added that's as many as they've ever seen.
The second in a series of high school planning meetings for the public is set tomorrow beginning at 7 in the high school library. Unanswered questions include the extent of the renovation work at the current high school and how much to expend for the core facility of the proposed new high school at Dimond Park. The renovation price tag could range from 6 to 18 million dollars. The core facility at the new school could increase by two million dollars depending on the size of the commons area and gymnasium, among other things.
The Assembly's special committee looking to craft a definition of taxi cabs and shuttles so the full panel can complete work on an ordinance outlining regulation changes plans to wrap up its work during a meeting tonight. The ordinance was tabled late last month pending the special committee's work. The examination of current code was commenced after taxi cab drivers complained that shuttle services were picking up passengers outside of designated loading zones and the city was not enforcing municipal code.
Juneau's Olympic skier Hilary Lindh will return to Eaglecrest Ski Area in February to conduct a women's and children's ski clinic. In the past, Lindh has skied with the Juneau race team on her visits home. This time she will coach women on Saturday and Sunday, February 13 and 14, and kids ages 6 to 17 on Monday, February 15. Registration started today for the clinics which are limited to 50 skiers each.
Public libraries across the state are now in the midst of a trial of full text periodical data bases that would be delivered on line via the Internet. Barbara Berg, the Electronic Services Librarian for Juneau Public Libraries, said on KINY's Capital Chat this morning that one data base or a combination of various services will be selected. She said that will allow Alaskans to access the material at their home, workplace, schools or libraries. Richard Greenfield of the State Library System said the data base will make it easier to find material than is now possible on the Internet. He also says the data base material will be of better quality. To sample and evaluate the databases, click here.
Both Juneau Douglas Crimson Bears' basketball squads lost out to East High in the championship of the T-Bird Classic in Anchorage Saturday night. The men were defeated 87 to 77. The women dropped their contest 47 to 39. Both teams were two and one at the Anchorage tournament.
The National Dance Team Championship in Orlando, Florida is the next stop for the Juneau Douglas High School Drill Team. The 30 member squad leaves Thursday morning for the competition that begins next weekend. Coach Leslie Dahl says its the first time an Alaska team has qualified for the national event. The Juneau team qualified during a camp in Tacoma, Washington, last summer. The competition will be televised by ESPN.
Alaskans enjoyed one of the few "black tie" events in recent years Saturday night a Centennial Hall during the Governor's Second Inaugural Ball. The big band played on as hundreds enjoyed a night out with Susan and Governor Tony Knowles (right).(Captions for our photographs can be viewed by hovering over them with your mouse pointer)
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