'Literacy and cookbooks tie together perfectly,' said the program coordinator.

A bear encounter on this year's Yukon River Trail Marathon has left some wondering about the proper response for that type of situation, but the runner who saw the bears doesn't think any substantial changes to the race are necessary.

Point Louisa, a common clamming spot for harvesters from the Tlingit and Haida tribes, is seeing high levels of paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) in butter clams.