Opening day is what it's all about. Short kids running through the kiddie section seeking Dr. Seuss, middle-sized kids tucked in a corner with Mark Twain and tall kids slouched in overstuffed chairs eyeing Shakespeare.
Fran Lillard-Chambers didn’t set out to move to West Point, but on Saturday she will be grand marshal of the town’s annual Lumberjack Day Parade. “I ended up in West Point by a fluke,” she said.
It was early August, and the upper floor of the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center was filled with tourists looking at sealskin parkas and Native artifacts. Suddenly, the "Green Acres" theme blared out. A middle-aged woman wearing a "Wisconsin is for Lovers" T-shirt groped for her cell phone.
Living on remote Kodiak Island, some 250 airline miles from the nearest opponent, it's almost a right of passage for Kodiak High football players to own comfortable travel gear. But whether Kodiak plays home or away, on grass or sand, it has leaned how to win.
Last month, state Rep. Tom Anderson testified before the Anchorage Assembly in favor of Wal-Mart's plan for two stores in his old neighborhood. Assembly chairman Dan Sullivan introduced him as Representative Anderson, but the lawmaker for Muldoon corrected him.
Julius Jones ran hard Sunday night. Harder than I've seen him run in quite some time. He ran well, too, picking up 94 yards on 20 carries for a healthy 4.7 average.
