A PUBLICATION OF CAPITAL CITY WEEKLY | JUNEAU EMPIRE
SOUTHEAST ALASKA
MARCH 2016
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TABLE OF CONTENTS On the cover: Photo Courtesy of Hadassah Nelson RE/MAX: JoAnn Birt 2 Powell Realty 3 Southeast Alaska Real Estate 4 Ricker Real Estate Consulting AlaskaUSA Mortgage: Minerva Carandang RE/MAX: JoAnn Birt 5 RE/MAX: Chuck Ramage 6 Residential Mortgage 7 Real Estate Service, Inc. 8 True North Federal Credit Union 9 Coldwell Banker: Gwendolyn Place 10 Southeast Alaska Real Estate: Karen Wright AlaskaUSA Mortgage 13 First Bank Mortgage 15 Home & Outdoor Living Expo 16 Southeast Alaska Real Estate
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HOW TO ENSURE A SUCCESSFUL BASEMENT REMODEL — By: Scott McGillivray Americans continue to fuel remodeling spending across the country, driven by upward growth in real estate prices and the rising cost to trade up to a larger home. Basement renovations are expected to be a hot trend in 2016, as buyers look to maximize available PHOTOS BY METROCREATIVE living space rather than move, and as young buyers look to offset the cost of homeownership with potential income suites. While finishing a basement can be a great alternative to moving –– especially if you love your neighborhood — there are some challenges homeowners must be aware of
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when tackling below-grade living spaces. Choosing the right products is vital to the comfort, safety and function of your new living area. Look for products that help to maximize energy efficiency and protect against moisture, fire and noise. Here are the top points to consider to ensure a successful basement renovation. Waterproof it. Check the interior foundation and floors to make sure there are no existing moisture issues, water damage or mold problems. Address any primary moisture issues before finishing the space. Examine grading to ensure water runs away from your foundation. Insulation is key. Insulation plays a critical role in making your basement feel comfortable, while keeping it safe and dry. For the best results, install a rigid board insulation, like Roxul ComfortBoard IS, against the concrete foundation before you stud the wall. The board is mechanically fastened or adhered to the concrete foundation wall, which prevents thermal bridging through the studs, providing better thermal performance. Finish with a moisture-resistant and dimensionally stable insulation
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between the studs, like R14 Comfortbatt, to protect against common basement issues such as mold, mildew and rot. Choose a functional design. Draw out plans, carefully taking into consideration any low ceilings or small windows. Try to incorporate structural features, such as attractive wood beams, into your design. Keep the space as open as possible. Select lighting that provides a bright, airy feel. Consider renting out. Life is uncertain, but having a "mother in law" apartment may come in handy. Plan to have a private entrance, convenient kitchen and bathroom amenities on the same level. Apartments can ad resale value. How many legal hoops you’ll need to jump through depends on whether you create a separate unit in the basement or share your living space with a housemate. Don’t forget to soundproof it. Soundproofing is the ultimate solution to maximize your basement’s quiet and privacy. Whether your newfound space will function as a home theatre, music room, home office or playroom, it will benefit from quality acoustic insulation, like Roxul Safe ‘n’ Sound. Not only is it highly effective, but it’s also easy to install. Consider fire safety. Since many basements are now being renovated as income suites, fire protection is also a vital consideration. Whenever possible, select building materials with a high fire-resistance rating and look for products that will
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not off-gas or contribute to toxic smoke in the event of a fire. Include additional exits in your renovation plan and educate yourself on your local fire code. Before you start your renovation, be sure to check with your municipality to secure the right permits and to ensure that you’re complying with local bylaws and building codes. Finishing a basement can be a smart renovation, if done properly, adding to a home’s value, increasing its function and providing greater enjoyment or income potential.
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POWDER Chuck Orsborn hikes the East Ridge at Eaglecrest Ski Area. Eaglecrest is a public ski area on Douglas Island, across Gastineau Channel from Juneau. The area has 4 double chairlifts accessing 640 acres (2.6 km2), with 34 marked alpine runs, 3 Nordic skiing loops and access to world class backcountry. Vertical drop is 1,400ft (430m) with an average snowfall of 200-300".
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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 The Viking Tlingit Haida Bldg.
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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BLUE HERON A great blue heron hunches against the weather in Ketchikan during the Christmas Bird Count. The great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North and Central America as well as the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands. The primary food for great blue heron is small fish, though it is also known to opportunistically feed on a shrimp, crabs, aquatic insects, rodents and other small mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and small birds. Their call is a harsh croak.
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5 home projects to help you save money It’s remodeling season, and with so many projects on the to-do list, which should you tackle first? While some projects provide great long-term return on investment, a few simple ones can provide instant savings. Here are the top home spring projects to help you save money: 1 Caulk around windows and doors — Stop air leaks around your home by sealing existing gaps and cracks. Use caulking or weather stripping around doors and windows. Installing a door sweep is also a good idea. 2 Insulate your home — Use insulation with a high R-value, such as Roxul Comfortbatt, which can be used to top up insulation in your attic. Aim for an R-value of 50 or a depth of 16 inches. For whole home efficiency, ensure other areas of your home, such as crawl spaces, basement headers, walls and ceilings, are well insulated. It will keep your house warm in cool weather and take the stress off your air heating unit. Having single-pane windows in Alaska is an ecological mistake, and drains the pocket book. 3 Clean your AC unit — Come spring, it’s not uncommon to find an air conditioner’s condenser and compressor blocked up with dirt and debris. This can result in greater stress on the unit, causing it to work harder. Giving it a thorough cleaning is easy and can help maximize your AC unit’s service life while minimizing your energy bill. 4 Plant trees — Copious amounts of rain can cause your land to shift. Consider planting trees to prevent soil erosion, shifting foundations, and mudslides. 5 Keep your gutters and drains clean — Clogged gutters, downspouts, and drains can cause water to back up onto the roof, or against the foundation. This can cause water to find it's way into the walls where nothing good can happen. These simple home maintenance tasks can be well worth the effort, potentially providing hundreds of dollars in annual savings. 12
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HERITAGE RETURNED David Katzeek, second from right, speaks during a public ceremony at the Walter Soboleff Center for the return of a Chilkat robe recently acquired on eBay. Sealaska Heritage Institute purchased the robe in November from eBay seller George Blucker of Texas who willingly took a loss on the sale so the piece could be repatriated to the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian.
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MAKING NEW FRIENDS AFTER A MOVE OR OTHER LIFE EVENT
Downsizing and other life changes often find seniors leaving their comfort zones to move to new neighborhoods or regions of the country. It can be difficult to leave those comfort zones behind, especially when it means saying goodbye to close friends or family members. Establishing new social circles as a senior can be challenging. But with a little effort and the right attitude, seniors can meet new people and enjoy the excitement that comes with new friendships. • Join a club. If you have a particular hobby or interest, rekindle it in your new location. Find a local gardening club, church-sponsored organization or fitness 14
center where you can meet like-minded men and women. Ask the real estate agent who helped you relocate to make suggestions on where to find community information and read community notices in the local newspaper. • Get a dog. Dogs make great companions inside of the house and also serve as an ice breaker when you are outdoors. Take plenty of walks and take advantage of opportunities for conversation when people come up to you to inquire about your dog. Explain your situation and you may make some new friends along the way. • Volunteer your time. Many people make new friends through volunteering. Volunteer and you’re likely to meet people who share the same interests as you. Sign up with a favorite charity or volunteer at nonprofit events and look for familiar faces. Start talking to those people you meet again and again. • Participate in church events. Places of religious worship are often cornerstones of a community, and they frequently
host different events to get parishioners or members together. Read the bulletin and get involved in pot lucks, retreats, movie nights, and other church-sponsored events. • Work at a school. Schools also serve as hubs of community activity. Volunteer or work for a local school and you will soon find yourself immersed in your community’s weekday hustle and bustle. This is a great way to meet people and learn more about your new neighborhood in the process. • Host your own party. Go out on a limb and plan a “new to the neighborhood” party. Put invitations in neighbors’ mailboxes and invite everyone over for snacks and cocktails. Remember, neighbors may be just as nervous about new faces as you are, and a party is a great way to break the ice. Change can be hard for people seniors starting out in new communities. With some gumption and a few strategies to get started, anyone can expand their circle of friends. MARCH 2016
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