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Fourth-graders in Jeremy Peterson's Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary School class practice square dancing with instructor Susan Michaels, at rear, Monday Feb. 3, 2014, in Sitka, Alaska. Michaels is teaching line dancing and square dancing at the school as part of the Artist-in-Residence program. (AP Photo/Daily Sitka Sentinel, James Poulson)

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Students learn traditional dance

SITKA, Alaska (AP) — Students at Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary this week learned how to line up as…

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Best Bet ■ Musicians and listeners are invited to a Blue Grass Jam at the Kenai United Methodist…

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Poem: I’m So Blessed

I’m So Blessed By Bill Lowe, Sterling I’m blessed I can remember my name; forgetting others’, is kind…

This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows characters, from left, Emmet, voiced by Chris Pratt, Wyldstyle, voiced by Elizabeth Banks and Batman, voiced by Will Arnett, in a scene from "The Lego Movie." (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures)

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Reeling it in: Legos, monuments and great expectations

“The Lego Movie” Warner Bros. 1 hour, 40 minutes   “Monuments Men” Columbia Pictures 1 hour, 58 minutes…

The Bookworm Sez: Learning to 'Tango' worth the effort

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The Bookworm Sez: Learning to ‘Tango’ worth the effort

It sounded too good to be true. Earn money at home, no investment required. Free for a limited…

In this photo taken on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, art handlers Laine Rinehart, left, and Miguel Rohnbacker carry out David and Zach Boxley's carved and painted red cedar chest during the Tináa Art Auction, a fundraiser for the Walter Soboleff Center, at Centennial Hal in Juneau, Alaska. The chest sold for $18,000. The $20 million Soboleff Center will be a Native cultural and educational center run by the Sealaska Heritage Institute.(AP Photo/The Juneau Empire, Michael Penn)

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Art auction draws a crowd

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A capacity crowd attended Sealaska Heritage Institute’s first art auction featuring works by northwest…

In this photo from Jan. 23, 2014, Jazzline director Jocelyn Shiro, right, rehears a duet with Wil Roedl in Homer, Alaska. The annual Jazzline comes out of an ensemble that could be called a mini-Nutcracker Ballet. It's the same idea. (AP Photo/Homer News, Michael Armstrong)

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Jazzline encourages young Homer dancers to learn

HOMER, Alaska (AP) — Homer junkyards can be notorious for the odd stuff one might find buried under…

In this Oct. 18, 2013 photo, Lacey Simpson poses for photos in the Tongas Historical Museum in Ketchikan, Alaska. Tongass Historical Museum is soliciting submissions for its new exhibit "First in Fish, Ketchikan's Commercial Fishing Traditions" that will open Feb. 28 and run through the summer tourist season. Simpson said the museum is looking for personal stories, a present day photo, family heirloom, a story about a specific event, or an artifact related to commercial fishing. (AP Photo/Ketchikan Daily News, Hall Anderson)

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Ketchikan museum fishing for photos

KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — Tongass Historical Museum is soliciting submissions for its new exhibit “First in Fish, Ketchikan’s…

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First Thursday ■ Already Read Books and C Cups Cafe in Kenai will have a First Thursday event…

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Poem: Cherished Memory

Cherished Memory By Barbara Brinkerhoff, Nikiski Little boy with eyes so blue Smiles just like his daddy, too…

From left, Tom Hanks, Emma Thompson, and Rita Wilson arrive at the 20th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

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Reeling it in: ‘Mr. Banks’ paints a happy picture

“Saving Mr. Banks” Walt Disney Pictures 2 hours, 5 minutes   There’s a scene late in this week’s…

The Bookworm Sez: 'Things I've Learned from Dying' a must-read memoir

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The Bookworm Sez: ‘Things I’ve Learned from Dying’ a must-read memoir

Just one more bedtime story. You wanted that as a child because you’ve always been someone who hates…