TRUCK FIRE – Firefighters knock down a fire in a Ford Explorer truck in Arrowhead Trailer Park in the 1200 block of Sawmill Creek Road Saturday evening. One person received fire-related injuries and was taken to the hospital, Sitka Fire Department Chief Craig Warren said, and the truck was considered a total loss. The cause of the fire is under investigation, Warren said. The fire hall received the call about the fire at 5:33 p.m., and one fire engine with eight firefighters and an ambulance were dispatched, he said. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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More, Hungrier Bears Hitting Juneau Garbage
JUNEAU (AP) — A larger than normal number of young bears and dwindling natural food supply for them are forcing the animals to head for Juneau’s garbage with unusual frequency, a wildlife official said.
A poor berry crop and lackluster salmon runs this year mean more bears are looking for food among the city’s trash, KTOO Public Media in Juneau reported.
Conditions have made bears desperate to fatten themselves before they hibernate for the winter, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game said.
Abby McAllister, a wildlife education and outreach specialist with the agency, said more bears are competing for the smaller amount of available food.
A better berry crop and decent fish runs last year meant more new cubs survived the winter.
Those young bears have recently been kicked out by their mothers and need to fend for themselves, but are still inexperienced, McAllister said.
“They’re kind of like a teenager on their own for the first time just trying to figure out things,” she said. “They make a lot of mistakes along the way.”
In this Oct. 4, 2018, file photo, a black bear saunters across a busy street in downtown Juneau. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)
There have been 687 bear-related calls so far this year to Fish and Game and the Juneau Police Department, double the number for the same period last year.
The calls involved 13 different bears. Four were moved away from the city and nine were killed because they posed threats to life or property.
Loren Brown, Juneau site manager for garbage utility Alaska Waste, told Juneau Assembly members that about 1,500 of 8,000 residential customers have bear-resistant trash cans, which automatically unload when turned upside down by a garbage truck lift.
“None of them are bear-proof,” Brown said.
There is a waiting list of 100 customers for the newest, bear-resistant trash cans, and 350 have been ordered, Brown said.
“This year is the worst it’s been in years,” Brown said. “It’s just hard to say what number is enough.”
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20 YEARS AGO
March 2004
Businesses using the Centennial Hall parking lot testified Tuesday against a proposal to charge them rent in addition to the $200 annual permit fee. City Administrator Hugh Bevan made the proposal in response to the Assembly’s direction to Centennial Hall manager Don Kluting to try to close the $340,000 gap between building revenues and operational costs.
50 YEARS AGO
March 1974
Alaska Native Brotherhood Grand President William S. Paul Sr. will be special guest and speaker at the local ANB, Alaska Native Sisterhood Founders Day program Monday at the ANB Hall.