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By Admin, on August 10th, 2011 TLC is well known for programs that specialize on bringing viewers into the lives of some of the most amazing and unique people. From the daily life on Roloff Farm in Little People, Big World, to the high stress life of raising multiple children in Kate Plus 8 (formerly Jon & Kate Plus 8), the shows of TLC highlight both the harsh reality of life for the people who are the focus of the shows, and a heart touching honesty of how the events viewers witness affect the people the shows focus on.
This fall TLC will have a new show, according to their August 2 Press Release they will have a two part program, each part being thirty minutes in length, that focuses on the Beehive Beauty Salon in Wasilla, Alaska.
Air dates are subject to change, but as of August 2nd, TLC planned to air Big Hair Alaska on September 20th:
September
New series & specials:
20: Big Hair Alaska (wt) (new special; 2×30): This special goes inside a busy hair salon is Wasilla, AK, where the personalities of the owner and her staff are as big as the hairstyles they create.
The beauty salon, according to local news station KTVA, gained its fame when Sarah Palin hit the spotlight as a vice presidential nominee in 2008. It was Beehive Beauty Salon that gave her that poofed hair look.
TLC is part of the Discovery Communications, Inc. family of cable television channels.
By Admin, on August 8th, 2011 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has partnered with Stewart’s Photo Shop of Anchorage to bring you the 2011 Alaska Fish Photo Contest.
They are looking for some really great Alaska fish photos that can be used in educational materials to show the diversity of Alaska’s native fish, explain their seasonal movements and behavior, and give an understanding of their importance to the people and ecosystems not just in Alaska, but well beyond the State as well.
Contest deadline is November 1, 2011 and guidelines for the contest are high resolution pictures, taken in Alaska, that:
- Convey the natural seasonal behaviors and life cycles of Alaska’s fish and their habitats
- Depict living fish – preferably in the water or held partially submerged
- Capture the unique nature of Alaska’s personal, subsistence, recreational and commercial fisheries.
The contest’s first place prize is a Kodak Easyshare Sport waterproof camera from Stewart’s Photo Shop in Anchorage.
You can submit up to ten images, high resolution .jpgs or 4×6 or 5×7 prints from film negatives (prints are not returned). Photos must not have had any digital manipulation that would change the content or meaning of the photo.
Each submission must be accompanied by an official entry form, which can be found at the Fisheries & Ecological Services website.
By Admin, on August 8th, 2011 The past year was a hard one, but things have calmed down to a point that this site is back up in the line-up for sites that get at least a weekly update. I apologize for the long silence, but I will assure you that it was a necessary one.
Things have calmed down now, so I can give this site the focus that it deserves to start evolving it into a proper Internet resource on life in Alaska.
By Admin, on August 16th, 2009 I have not had the time to get an article on room dividers written, so I have decided instead to browse the Internet for a few good suggestions on building your own tri-fold divider screens.
Lowes has a good beginner level tutorial on building divider screens on their website, including a complete materials list.
HGTV has a good in-depth tutorial on their website on building a hinged room divider decorated with wallpaper.
By Admin, on August 5th, 2009 I was paging though a copy of Better Homes and Gardens from last October when I was waiting for my dad down at the physical therapy place, the magazine had a full page in it that was showing the use of a room divider screen to separate an office work area from the living room.
I was admiring the nice celery green screen with the brass chair tack trim – until I noticed the price. $543.00
Okay, that is a bit steep for a roughly 80″ tall trifold divider, even with the nice brass trimmed twill fabric.
There has to be a better way to do this, and being a do-it-yourself fanatic I have decided to chase down that “better way” to do it. I’m working on an article on how to build a trifold divider to suit the decor of your home and will have it posted to this site when I am finished with it.
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