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C6 - Wednesday, August 19, 1981 - North Shore News

The ice is too cold

Juneau, Alaska, is fighting
for its life. Alaska’s capital is
under fire from a large
portion of the state
population to make a move
to a chunk of land about 15
miles north of anchorage.

Since more than half of
the residents of Juneau
depend on government jobs,
the move will result in the
death of the city. No wonder
there’s panic.

We did two things in
Juneau — a tour by bus to
the Mendenhall Glacier and
a quick run around the

shopping area to try and .

spend some money.

Don't miss the glacier
tour, especially in mid-
summer. On the way, we
stopped at Steep Creek to
watch the salmon spawn.
Our bus driver took us to the
side of the road and we had a
good look. ‘Then he told us
that you could get a better
view from the other side of
the road but he suggested
that we pass it up. Why?
Because it’s the BEAR’S
DINING ROOM! Reluctant
to disturb old Growly at
lunchtime, we clambered
back on the bus.

The Mendenhall Glacier is
quite a sight. It’s huge! And
dangerous. Just ask the
mountain climber who tried
to walk across it, fell into a

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crevice and ripped all the
skin and nails off his hands
as he tried to get out. He
survived But many others
haven't. Unless you want to

‘be dug out in the year 3000

along with the rest of the
fossils, keep clear.

The parks department .

maintain a nice building with
displays, telescopes and a
10-minute film. They will
also take you on guided
walks ‘through the trails

surrounding the glacier, if
you have the time. In-
dependent tourists can take
advantage of the walks but
you won't have time if you're
on a bus.

The bus also takes you toa
lovely church, which bor-
ders on the campus of the
University of Alaska. Behind
the altar, a huge picture
window gives a view of lake
and trees that looks like
something out of a jig-saw
puzzle. A sign in the flower
bed outside says, “Please
Pick the Pansys”. Of course,
there aren't any pansies but
it does make you look at the
clumps of wildflowers that
have been carefully tran-
splanted.

Getting back to the glacier
for a minute, you'll notice
that the ice is in two colours
— white and a rich deep
blue. The blue stuff is
compressed and because of
the oxygen that has been
forced out, it is extremely
cold. The white stuff is our
normal ice. Which leads me
toa recipe.

MENDENHALL
MARTINIS
Equipment: silver
cocktail shaker
silver stirrer
airline ticket to
Juneau

Disco driver a loser

MINEOLA, N.Y. (UPD -
A man who overreacted
when he lost his sports
jacket in a disco is now short
$4,731 not counting his coat.

James Rochford, 21, was
ordered to pay %$4,731 in
reparations for ramming his
car into the ..establishement.
He pleaded guilty in Nassau
County Court to a reduced
charge of fourth-degree
criminal mischief in the
January incident.

Nassau County police said
Rochford became incensed
when he was unable to find
his sports jacket after he had
finished drinking in the

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Ingredients: one fifth
Tanquary gin

two ounces dry
white vermouth
four two-inch
chunks Mend-
enhall Glacier
blue ice

Method: Fly to Juneau.
Collect ice. Place
vermouth in
cocktail shaker,
swirl around and

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discard. Add ice.
Fill shaker
gin. Stir — do not
shake. Serve.

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authentic Alaskan recipes.
There will be little need to
print the rest. It is illegal to
feed martinis to Alaskan
bears.

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