Southeast Alaska Real Estate July 2016

A PUBLICATION OF CAPITAL CITY WEEKLY | JUNEAU EMPIRE

SOUTHEAST ALASKA

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TABLE OF CONTENTS On the cover: Photo Courtesy of Karen Wright Southeast Alaska Real Estate 2 Powell Realty 3 Southeast Alaska Real Estate 4 Ricker Real Estate Consulting AlaskaUSA Mortgage: Minerva Carandang RE/MAX: JoAnn Birt 6 Residential Mortgage 8 True North Federal Credit Union 9 Southeast Alaska Real Estate: Karen Wright Valley Auto Parts 10 Coldwell Banker: Gwendolyn Place 11 AlaskaUSA Mortgage 13 First Bank Mortgage 15 Exit Realty State Farm: Malia Hayward 16 Southeast Alaska Real Estate

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TRY THIS ON THE GRILL Blackened Beef with Thai Chile Noodles and Baby Bok Choy - Serves 4 PHOTOS BY METROCREATIVE

Bok Choy and Steak

Cabbage might not be the first food people think of when they think of grilling, that does not mean cabbage and the foods that fall under the cabbage umbrella cannot be grilled. Bok choy is part of the cabbage family and tastes excellent when grilled. If grilled bok choy appeals to your taste buds, consider firing up the grill and preparing the following recipe for “Blackened Beef with Thai Chile Noodles and Baby Bok Choy” from Karen Adler and Judith Fertig’s “The Gardener & The Grill” (Running Press).

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2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 8 whole baby bok choy or 2 large heads bok choy, cut into quarters 1 12-ounce steak, 11⁄2-inch-thick boneless top sirloin steak 2 tablespoons Red Hot Blackened Seasoning (see below)

Fine kosher or sea salt to taste To make the noodles, combine the olive oil, chile oil, vinegar, herbs, chile, and garlic in a large bowl. Toss the cooked noodles with the dressing. Sprinkle on the peanuts and toss again. Set aside.

Prepare a hot fire in your grill.

Combine the sesame and vegetable oils in a small bowl.

Brush the bok choy with this mixture, then the steak.

Sprinkle the Blackened Seasoning on the beef.

Grill the steak for 31⁄2 to 4 minutes per side for mediumrare (130 F), or 5 minutes per side for medium (140 F). Grill JULY 2016

HOW TO...

COOK THE PERFECT BURGER  Choose fresh ground beef that has a decent percentage of fat. The fat-to-lean meat ratio should be around 20 percent fat to 80 percent meat. Spend a little more to get freshly ground meat that has not been previously frozen.

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 Reconsider adding a lot of herbs, spices or add-ins to the burgers, as such items can detract from the flavor of the meat.

Extra herbs and spices also may require extra mixing, which can lead overhandling.  Don’t overwork the burgers with a lot of handling. This will warm up the fat in the burger, which causes it to emulsify and could make the meat rubbery.  Push a dimple into the top of the burger, which will help prevent the burger from expanding upward and out while cooking and rounding out in the process. The dimple will keep the top of the burger flat, which facilitates easy topping.  Make sure the grill is hot. Burgers do well with high heat and will cook relatively quickly.  Resist the urge to push down on the patty with your spatula. This will cause the juices to spill out and may result in a dry, tough burger.  Let burgers rest before serving. This lets the juices redistribute throughout and makes for a moist and tasty first bite.

the bok choy for 2 to 3 minutes per side, turning once, or until you have good grill marks and the vegetables have begun to soften.

Slice the steak thinly. Place a serving of noodles in 4 bowls and top with the steak and bok choy. Serve immediately.

Thai Chile Noodles

Hamburgers are a staple at backyard barbecues. Though burgers are a relatively simple food, mastering the technique to grill burgers is no small feat, as there is more to great grilled burgers than simply firing up the grill and dropping down a patty.

11⁄2 teaspoons dried thyme 11⁄2 tablespoons black pepper 11⁄2 tablespoons white pepper 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper Combine all of the ingredients in a glass jar and cover with a tight-fitting lid. Shake to blend. This keeps for several months in the pantry.

1⁄4 cup olive oil 1 tablespoon chile oil (available at Asian markets), optional 1⁄4 cup seasoned rice vinegar 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves 1 small chile pepper of your choice, seeded and minced 1 garlic clove, minced 8 ounces rice noodles or linguine, cooked according to package directions 1⁄4 cup chopped, roasted peanuts

Red Hot Blackened Seasoning Makes about 11⁄4 cups 1⁄2 cup paprika 3 tablespoons garlic salt 2 tablespoons granulated onion 1 tablespoon dried oregano 1 tablespoon dried basil www.capitalcityweekly.com

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CAPITAL CITY WEEKLY IS IN MORE SOUTHEAST ALASKA COMMUNITIES THAN ANY OTHER PAPER ANGOON Angoon Trading Angoon Health Center CRAIG A C Thompson House Annie Betty’s Bakery Cafe JS True Value NAPA Automotive Papa’s Pizza Shaub Ellison The Bread Box The Craig Public Library The Waffle House Tyler Rentals Whale Tale Pharmacy Zat’s Pizza DOUGLAS Breeze In Douglas Café Douglas Library ERA Helicopter Island Pub Mike Hatch Jeep SERRC (Cedar Park) Tanner Marine Service Center EDNA BAY Delivered to 27 Residents ELFIN COVE Delivered to 25 Residents GUSTAVUS Delivered to 240 Residents HAINES AK Sport Alaska Seaplanes Alaskan Liquor Alaska Marine Highway American Legion Big Foot Auto Canal Marine Captains Choice Chilkat Restaurant E & D / Radio Shack Eagles Nest Ferry Terminal Fogcutter Bar Haines Assisted Living Haines Quick Shop Haisler Hardware Halsingland Hotel

Harbor Bar Home Builders Howsers Moose Laundry Pioneer Bar Tesoro Gas The Hair Shop Visitors Center Wings of Alaska HOONAH Alaska Seaplanes Colette’s Cupboard Harbor Master Hoonah Cold Storage Hoonah Liquor Store Hoonah Medical Center Hoonah Senior Center Hoonah Trading Co. Huna Outfitters Icy Straight Lodge Misty Bar Lounge Office Bar Salvation Army Thrift Store Tideland Tackle HAWK INLET Delivered to 25 Residents HYDER Delivered to 145 Residents JUNEAU 1st Bank - 2 locations Action Appliance Airport Mall Alaska Cache Liquor Alaskan Hotel Alaska Job Service Alaska Marine Highway ANB Hall Arctic Chiropractic Asianna Gardens Aspen Hotel Auke Bay Harbor Master Bartlett Regional Hospital Bergman Hotel Best Western - 2 locations Bill Ray Center Blue Jeans Café Breakwater Hotel Breeze In - 3 locations

Bridge Adult Day Care Bullwinkle’s Pizza - 2 locations Cancer Center Care-A-Van CBJ Info Chamber of Commerce Chan’s Thai Kitchen Coldwell Banker Custom Cuts DeHart’s Denali Credit Union Don Abel Building Supplies Donna’s Restaurant Dragon Inn Driftwood Duck Creek Market El Zarape Emporium Mall Exit Realty Extended Stay Hotel Family Health & Birth Center Family Health Care Family Practice Physicians Fireweed Senior Center Foodland IGA Foreign Auto Fred Meyer Frontier Suites Gas-N-Go Gastineau Humane Society GCI - 2 locations Glacier Pediatrics GonZo Gruening Park Admin. Off. Harri Plumbing & Heating Heritage Coffee - 6 locations Home Liquor & Deli Honda Hut Hot Bite J&J Deli Jordan Creek Center Juneau Assembly Building Juneau Arts & Humanities Juneau Bowling Center Juneau Courier Service Juneau Foot & Ankle Juneau Hotel Juneau Airport - in 4 locations Juneau Library

Juneau Pizza Juneau Senior Center Juneau Urgent Care K-Plaza Canton House Kenny’s Liquor Lemon Creek Liquor Les Schaub Tires Little Hong Kong Marine View Bldg.

McDonalds McDowell Group Mendenhall Apartments Mendenhall Mall - in 3 locations Merchant’s Wharf Mi Casa Miner’s Mercantile Moose Lodge Nugget Mall Papa Murphy’s Petco Pioneer Home Powell Realty Prospector Hotel Rainbow Foods Rainy Day Books Rayco Sales Re/Max Rejuvinations Reliable Transfer Safeway - in 2 locations Sandbar Grill Sandpiper Restaurant SEARCH Clinic Senate Building SERRC Shattuck and Grummet Silverbow Bagel Southeast Foot and Ankle Southeast Furniture Southeast Mining Supply St. Vincent de Paul State Farm - 3 locations Super Bear Swampy Acres Temsco Tesoro The Canvas The Rookery Cafe

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Tram Travelodge True North FCU - 3 locations Tyler Rental UAS Library UAS Mourant Building University Book Store Valley Lumber Valley Medical Valley Paint Valley Restaurant Washboard Laundry Western Auto Wildflower Court Wingnut Auto Salon Wings of Alaska World Wide Movers KAKE Delivered to 220 Residents KETCHIKAN 1st Bank - 3 locations Alaska Job Service Alaska Public Assistance Office Alaska & Proud Ketchikan Alaska Marine Highway Cape Fox Lodge Cape Fox Mall Community Connections Highliner Laundromat Ketchikan Indian Community Madison Lumber Newtown Liquor Pacific Airways Peacehealth Ketchikan Clinic Pioneer Home Plaza Mall Promech Air Red Anchor Café Safeway Food & Drug Taquan Air Tatsudas Grocery The Landing Tongass Federal Credit Union Tongass Substance Screening UAS - in 2 locations

KLAWOCK Black Bear Klawock Market Klawock Liquor Store Island Air METLAKATLA Annette Island School District Metlakatla Community Council PELICAN Delivered to 125 Residents PETERSBURG Alaska Airlines Alaska Marine Highway Coastal Cold Storage Glacier Laundry Hammer & Wikan Hammers Hardware Hammers Marine Joan-Mei Petersburg Motors Rexall Drug Rockys Marine Scandia House SE Island Fuel Tides Inn Trading Union USFS Office Wings of Alaska POINT BAKER Delivered to 40 Residents SITKA Agave Restaurant CFC City Building Ernie’s Old Time Saloon Gary’s Outboard Repair Hair Loft Harrigan Centennial Hall Lakeside Mall Lyles Market Center McDonald’s Murry’s Pacific NAPA Petro Marine Pioneer Bar Ready Mix Rentals SEARHC

Sea Mart Sitka Airport Sitka Pioneer Home SMC Contractors Spenard Builders Subway Super 8 The Back Door Cafe Tongass Threads Totem Square Westmark SKAGWAY AB Hall Alaska Liquor Alaska Marine Highway Dahl Memorial Clinic Fairway Market Ferry Terminal Garden City Glacier Smoothies Library Mile Zero National Parks Service Petro Marine Sergeant Preston’s Lodge Services Unlimited Skagway Pizza Station Skagway Rec Center Sweet Tooth Westmark Whitehouse Wings of Alaska You Say Tomato SNETTISHAM Delivered to 10 Residents TENAKEE Don Pegues THORNE BAY Thorne Bay Market WRANGELL Bob’s IGA City Market Raymes Stikine Inn Zak’s Café YAKUTAT Delivered to 400 Residents

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CELEBRATION 2016 One People Canoe Society reach the end of their week long journey Wednesday June 8th in Juneau.

"For four days every other June, the streets of Juneau fill with Native people of all ages dressed in the signature regalia of clans from throughout Southeast Alaska and beyond.

There is traditional song and dance. Arts and crafts.

Food. And people speaking local Native languages. This is Celebration, our biennial festival of Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultures." — www.sealaskaheritage.org

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The 4th of July is fast approaching and revelers across the nation are preparing to toast their independence with family and friends. For many Americans, backyard barbecues are synonymous with the Fourth of July, a day that, in the United States of America, commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.

Precious few Americans can say they have not been present at a 4th of July barbecue or witnessed a fireworks display honoring America’s official declaration of independence from Great Britain. Hosting a July 4th barbecue for the first time may have some hosts anxious about throwing a summer soirée to remember, but fun is sure to be had if hosts remember to include the following backyard barbecue essentials this Independence Day.

FOOD

No Fourth of July barbecue is complete without food, so hosts should be sure to stock up on popular barbecue fare like hot dogs and hamburgers. Though such foods likely won’t be mistaken for gourmet fare anytime soon, Fourth of July revelers often embrace the tradition of grilling up some hot dogs and hamburgers even if they tend to avoid such foods throughout the rest of the year.

Hosts should not feel pressured to provide gourmet fare on July 4th, but it is a thoughtful gesture to ask guests in advance if they have any food allergies or need to avoid certain foods for other reasons.

BEVERAGES

It goes without saying that guests will need refreshing beverages at parties held in early July, but be sure to stock up on a variety of beverages so guests are not forced to consume drinks they don’t want. Be sure to have plenty of water available to guests, and provide sodas, iced tea and lemonade as well. Offer alcoholic beverages to adult guests, but don’t go overboard stocking up on alcohol, as that might encourage guests to overindulge.

GAMES

Backyard barbecues are most fun when guests are entertained, so plan to have some games available for guests of all ages.

Encourage guests to bring a change of clothes or swimsuits if games will involve water or something that might soil their clothing.

If you have a pool, purchase some pool games so swimmers can do more than just wade in the water or take a few laps. Plan a Wiffle® ball game for kids and dig some horseshoe pits or buy a ring toss set so adults can engage in some friendly competition as well.

SAFETY

Though no one wants to think of a 4th of July celebration taking a turn for the worst, hosts must prepare for emergencies. Restock the first-aid kit if necessary and keep a constant eye on guests, especially children, to ensure everyone is having a safe and happy time. Program a list of local taxi companies into your phone so you can easily call for transportation should any guests have too much to drink during the festivities. Hosts should abstain from alcohol so they can serve as designated driver should the need arise at the end of the night.

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PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY

EACH YEAR, $1.255 BILLION IN PERSONAL ITEMS AND ACCESSORIES ARE STOLEN FROM VEHICLES IN ABOUT 1.85 MILLION THEFTS. For every theft, experts estimate, there are several break-ins and attempted break-ins. With these common sense habits and preventative measures, you can greatly reduce the chances your vehicle will become a target.

LOCK YOUR DOORS While this piece of advice should be a no-brainer, up to a quarter of vehicle thefts are from unlocked cars, according to some law enforcement agencies. Even if you're running into the store for a Coke, that's too long to leave your vehicle's contents open for the taking. Simply locking the doors will deter those who might just be waiting around for an easy target.

KEEP IT TIDY Almost any worthless personal item that's visible from the outside -even an empty shopping bag -- could be seen as a valuable or a carrier of valuables. If you have a wagon or SUV that leaves your cargo area on display, consider getting a cover. Most of these vehicles can be fitted with inexpensive retractable covers to help keep shopping bags or other belongings out of sight.

STASH BEFORE -- NOT AFTER -- YOU PARK Get in the habit of putting shopping bags in the trunk right when you return to the vehicle, rather than after you park at the next place. According to National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) spokesman Frank Scafidi, thieves sometimes linger in busy parking lots looking for valuables being moved out of sight. Don't display to them what you have.

AOL Autos: Cars most likely to get you a ticket No, it's not just because thieves might reach in through the gap and open your locks with a coat hanger. Open windows will disable the pressure sensor in some car alarms, leaving the vehicle more vulnerable to break-in and potentially giving thieves more time before the alarm sounds. AOL Autos: Cars least likely to get you a ticket GET AN ALARM If you don't have an alarm system, get one. The noise alone may be enough to scare away an inexperienced thief and prevent the break-in.

Factory-option alarm systems are generally best, but a carefully installed, properly calibrated aftermarket system can provide just as much safety.

Beware, many less-expensive new cars have remote entry but not a true alarm.

STICK WITH THE ORIGINAL AUDIO SYSTEM Thefts of car audio components are on the decline, but having an aftermarket system still makes a car more attractive to thieves thinking 14

of breaking in. There's no black market to speak of for factory stereos, and they've become much better sounding in recent years. AOL Autos: Best car technologies available today PARK FOR VISIBILITY Park in a busy, well-lit area, and avoid concealment from larger vehicles, fences, or foliage. Except for the most brazen thieves, the greater the chances are that someone might see a crime in progress, the lower the chances are that the potential thief will attempt it.

GET PHYSICAL A significant portion of vehicles are broken into with the intent of stealing the vehicle itself, so combining several visible simple, inexpensive physical theft deterrents like steering wheel locks (The Club), steering column collars, or brake pedal locks may discourage the would-be thief from breaking in and trying. AOL Autos: Best looking 2009 cars LAYER YOUR DEFENSES That's the strategy recommended by the NICB; layers include warning devices such as alarms, wheel etching, or decals; immobilizers; and even tracking systems (LoJack is one). "None of them are foolproof, but if they're used in tandem they can really keep the chances down," agrees Loretta Worters, vice president of the Insurance Information Institute.

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CONCEAL ALL THE EVIDENCE Don't leave any bait out for thieves; stow your electronics and accessories well out of sight-or better yet, bring it with you. The evidence alone might be enough to pique the interest of thieves, so hide that too, including power plugs, telltale iPod adapters, or nav-system windshield suction-cup mounts, and even put the cigarette lighter back in place. AOL Autos: Save money with these spring cleaning tips

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