Friday, January 30, 1998
Cops nab
armed robber
Juneau Police have made an arrest in connection with the armed robbery Tuesday of the
Super 8 Motel. Captain Michael DeCapua says JPD was assisted by the Southeast Alaska
Narcotics Enforcement Team, the Alaska State Trooper's Anchorage Airport Detail and
members of the Alaska Army National Guard Counter Drug Enforcement Unit. 29 year old
Jacob Lofton was arrested without incident just before 9:30 last night outside the
Westmark Hotel on Egan Drive. Lofton was charged with robbery in the first degree
and was lodged at the Lemon Creek Correctional Center without bail. The
investigation is continuing and more charges and arrests are possible.
Pay phones
going up, again
P-T-I Communications is raising the cost of a local call on area pay phones again.
Juneau, Kodiak, Fairbanks, Kenai, and Sitka can all expect the cost of a local call
to raise to 35 cents. This is the second time P-T-I has raised costs. In
August the company raised the cost from a dime to a quarter, citing the expense of
maintaining the pay phones. Workers are busy converting about a thousand phones to
the new rate this week and next.
Move bill
sees light of day
House State Affairs Committee Chairwoman Jeannette James of North Pole relented to
pressure from Representatives Norm Rokeberg and Joe Green, and moved their controversial
bill to move the legislative sessions to Anchorage out of committee. Representative
Kim Elton says the move came as a surprise, as there had been agreement that the
legislation would probably not move far in the legislative process. Senator Jim
Duncan says if the measure passes the House, it faces a hurdle in the Senate, where a
similar measure was quashed two years ago.
Pendleton
promoted at USFS
Beth Pendleton, co-leader of the team that put together the Tongass Land Management Plan,
has been named the new Forest Service Regional Director for Public Services.
Pendleton will head a staff of 20 that oversees agency programs for Recreation,
Wilderness, Public Outreach, Lands, and Minerals for the Tongass and Chugach National
Forests. Pendleton will take over her new position in early March.
Winterfest
begins Sunday
The seventh annual Winterfest begins Sunday at the University of Alaska Southeast, and the
first activity of the event is the polar bear plunge. UAS Student Activities
Director Tish Griffin says they have 10 students signed up to take the plunge Sunday
morning at 10 at the Auke Bay boat launch ramp. Other activities will include a
winter Olympics competition, the opening of the campus' new cyber cafe, and a bonfire and
ice cream social.
Montessori
fundraiser set for tomorrow
If you're looking for fine used women's or children's clothing, then the Baranof Hotel
Treadwell Room is the place to be tomorrow from 9 to 3. The Thrifty Nifty Sale is an
annual fundraiser for the Southeast Alaska Friends of Montessori.
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