There are Strange Things Done ‘Neath the Midnight Sun…

…by squirrels and thrushes having their fun.

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So, a fish lands in a parking lot…

…and this is a joke whose punchline has yet to cross my threshold. In an incredible ongoing saga, yet another animal engages in one-upmanship in Fairbanks and STEALS THE SHOW!

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So, some ducklings walk into a hardware store…

…and it’s going to be a lot harder to come up with a good punch line for that one. But, believe it or not, in an apparent game of one-upmanship, a group of ducklings did indeed follow a recent beaver’s example and wandered into Alaska Industrial Hardware. They, too, made it into the newspaper. How will our town handle so much action?

Ducklings

Excuse me, we’re interested in the fluid that fills these things…(photo from the Daily News Miner)

So, a beaver walks into a hardware store…

…and [insert your punchline here]. But it really happened here in Fairbanks — and it tells you a lot about our town that this little gem made it onto the front page of the newspaper.

Beaver at Lowe's in Fairbanks

Photo from the Fairbanks Daily News Miner

Farewell, Good Friend

It was with great sadness that we learned today that our good friend Bob Dickerman passed away. He had recently suffered a stroke and died as he wished, peacefully at home. He was a remarkable person and had a remarkable life. He was a good friend, and he will be sorely missed.

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