Photo archive for July 13, 2008
Karen McNaught talks at the Alaska Dog and Puppy Rescue kennel in Wasilla on July 10, 2008, about the type of prostheses being made for the dog Andre's front and back legs.
Andre runs on his two good legs next to Karen McNaught at the Alaska Dog and Puppy Rescue kennel in Wasilla. Andre was rescued last winter after he escaped from a trap where he lost most of the lower half of two legs.
Isabelle List, left, and her mother Karen McNaught sit next to Andre at the Alaska Dog and Puppy Rescue kennel in Wasilla on July 10, 2008, Andre was rescued last winter after he escaped from a trap where he lost most of the lower half of two legs. The black and brown dog has become a poster child in Alaska for what pet owners and animal lovers say is a gruesome example of a growing problem where pets are accidentally caught in traps and snares meant for wild animals.
Isabelle List shows the dog Andre's amputated front leg at the Alaska Dog and Puppy Rescue kennel in Wasilla.
Karen McNaught, at the Alaska Dog and Puppy Rescue kennel in Wasilla on July 10, 2008, shows the type of prostheses being made for Andre's front leg. Andre was rescued last winter after he escaped from a trap where he lost most of the lower half of two legs. The black and brown dog has become a poster child in Alaska for what pet owners and animal lovers say is a gruesome example of a growing problem where pets are accidentally caught in traps and snares meant for wild animals.
Participants in the 16th Annual Sourdough Triathlon listen as race founder “Bad” Bob Baker explains the course Saturday, July 12, 2008, at 41-mile Steese Highway. The triathlon consists of a 1.2-mile swim, a 56-mile cycling leg and a 13.1-mile run, equivalent to one half of an Ironman event.
Joe Klein takes a breath during the swimming leg of the 16th Annual Sourdough Triathlon Saturday, July 12, 2008, at 41-mile Steese Highway. The triathlon consists of a 1.2-mile swim, a 56-mile cycling leg and a 13.1-mile run, equivalent to one half of an Ironman event.
Tim Sellars, right, takes a bite of a banana with help from his wife Rose, left, while transitioning from the swimming to the cycling legs of the swimming leg of the 16th Annual Sourdough Triathlon Saturday, July 12, 2008, at 41-mile Steese Highway. The couple’s son Dana Sellars, 7, looks on. The triathlon consists of a 1.2-mile swim, a 56-mile cycling leg and a 13.1-mile run, equivalent to one half of an Ironman event.
Paulette Buth cycles across the Chatanika River during the 16th Annual Sourdough Triathlon Saturday, July 12, 2008, at 41-mile Steese Highway. The triathlon consists of a 1.2-mile swim, a 56-mile cycling leg and a 13.1-mile run, equivalent to one half of an Ironman event.
Lucy Spann, left, Nick Leland, center, and Rita Spann cheer on Lucy and Rita’s father Joe Spann as he competes in the 16th Annual Sourdough Triathlon Saturday, July 12, 2008, at 41-mile Steese Highway. The triathlon consists of a 1.2-mile swim, a 56-mile cycling leg and a 13.1-mile run, equivalent to one half of an Ironman event.
Ben Arians grabs a water bottle as he competes in the cycling leg of the 16th Annual Sourdough Triathlon Saturday, July 12, 2008, at 41-mile Steese Highway. The triathlon consists of a 1.2-mile swim, a 56-mile cycling leg and a 13.1-mile run, equivalent to one half of an Ironman event.
A cyclist zips by the start/finish line of the 16th Annual Sourdough Triathlon Saturday, July 12, 2008, at 41-mile Steese Highway. The triathlon consists of a 1.2-mile swim, a 56-mile cycling leg and a 13.1-mile run, equivalent to one half of an Ironman event.
Klaus Wuttig sets out on the running leg of the 16th Annual Sourdough Triathlon moments after tagging off with teammate Fred Harbison Saturday, July 12, 2008, at 41-mile Steese Highway. The triathlon consists of a 1.2-mile swim, a 56-mile cycling leg and a 13.1-mile run, equivalent to one half of an Ironman event.
Don Trometter of North Pole Pipe and Supply shows the Maxim, an outdoor wood pellet and grain furnace, outside his shop along the Richardson Highway on Thursday, July 10, 2008. Trometter along with barley farmers from Delta are hoping the grain will be an environmentally friendly, low-cost alternative to heating oil.
Jadon Borges smiles as he watches his brother Bryce on Friday, July 11, 2008, in their University West home. Jadon and his twin brother Jace needed to make room for their triplet siblings, Alina, Bryce and Camron.
David Roosa rides out the final feet of the cycling leg of the 16th Annual Sourdough Triathlon with his shoes dangling from their pedals Saturday, July 12, 2008, at 41-mile Steese Highway. After sacrificing the lead of the race due to a flat tire at the beginning of the cycling leg, Roosa encountered more bad luck when he didn’t finish the cycling leg in the correct timing zone. Seconds in to changing into his running gear, Roosa heard race officials calling him to finish properly and jumped on his bike without putting his cycling shoes back on. The triathlon consists of a 1.2-mile swim, a 56-mile cycling leg and a 13.1-mile run, equivalent to one half of an Ironman event.
Fred West runs his way to victory in the solo men class of the 16th Annual Sourdough Triathlon Saturday, July 12, 2008, at 41-mile Steese Highway. The triathlon consists of a 1.2-mile swim, a 56-mile cycling leg and a 13.1-mile run, equivalent to one half of an Ironman event.
Fairbanks 49er Thomas Hall delivers a pitch against the West Anchorage Eagles Saturday afternoon, July 12, 2008, during the first game of a double header at Arco Field.
Emily Kemak
The firebox of a Maxim outdoor wood pellet and grain furnace at North Pole Pipe and Supply on Thursday, July 10, 2008.
Delta's Granite Creek Farm barley delivered to North Pole Pipe and Supply on Thursday, July 10, 2008.
Don Trometter of North Pole Pipe and Supply unloads 8.5 tons of barley delivered Thursday, July 10, 2008, from Granite Creek Farm in Delta. Trometter sells boilers that will burn the grain as an alternative to heating oil.
Gary Sonnichsen of Granite Creek Farm in Delta shows some of the barley he delivered Thursday, July 10, 2008, to North Pole Pipe and Supply. Sonnichsen has seen the demand for his grain as feed drop leaving him with a surplus. He hopes his barley will serve as an environmentally friendly, low-cost alternative to heating oil.
Gary Sonnichsen, left, of Granite Creek Farm in Delta, and Don Trometter of North Pole Pipe and Supply, talk about a shipment of barley Sonnichsen delivered Thursday, 10, 2008. Tormetter plans on selling the barley as fuel for pellet and grain stoves, offering consumers an alternative to heating oil.
Stephanie Borges holds her four-week-old son Bryce as she and her twin two-year-olds Jace, left, and Jadon watch visitors leave their University West home Friday, July 11, 2008. Stephanie and her husband Miguel were the proud parents of the twin boys when she delivered triplets Alina, Bryce and Camron on June 10th.
Four-week-old Bryce Borges naps as his mother Stephanie strokes his head Friday, July 11, 2008.
It is a full couch in the home of Miguel and Stephanie Borges on Friday, July 11, 2008, in their University West home. They were the parents of two-year-old twin boys, Jace, left, and Jadon when Stephanie delivered triplets, Alina, left, Bryce, middle and Camron on June 10th.
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