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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND MARCH 4-5, 2017 AND THEREAFTER - In this Feb. 21, 2017 photo, Salisbury Theatre set builder Adam Gillette poses in the backstage workshop on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus in Fairbanks, Alaska. Gillette is building the bedroom of a wealthy southern home for a play that's being performed at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Gillette, 34, is one of only a handful of theater professionals in Fairbanks. Since 2009, he's been the scene shop manager at the university, a three-quarter time job that involves building sets for the theater department's productions and helping outside groups use the theatre. (Eric Engman/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner via AP)
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This March 3, 2003, file photo shows Jon Little of Kasilof, Alaska, waving to the crowd as he drives his team out of the starting chute and down the Chena River in Fairbanks, Alaska. While the ceremonial start of the 2017 race will be held in Anchorage, Alaska, as normal on March 4, 2017, low snow conditions in the Alaska Range have forced the start of the race to Fairbanks for the third time. The 2003 and 2015 competitive starts also were held in Fairbanks. (AP File Photo/Al Grillo)
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This March 3, 2003, shows Gerald Riley of Nenana, Alaska, driving his team down the Chena River in Fairbanks, Alaska, Monday March 3, 2003, past the Discovery paddle wheel boat. While the ceremonial start of the 2017 race will be held in Anchorage, Alaska, as normal on March 4, 2017, low snow conditions in the Alaska Range have forced the start of the race to Fairbanks for the third time.The 2003 and 2015 competitive starts also were held in Fairbanks. (AP File Photo/Al Grillo)
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Matt Hall poses with his lead dogs after winning the 2017 Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race, Tuesday, Feb, 14, 2017 in Fairbanks, Alaska. The 1,000 race began in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada just over 10 days ago. (Eric Engman/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner via AP)
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Matt Hall drives his team down the finish chute as he wins the 2017 Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017 in Fairbanks, Alaska. The 1,000 race began in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada just over 10 days ago. (Eric Engman/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner via AP)
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The Denali State Bank sign along Chena Pump Road in Fairbanks, Alaska, reflects the frigid temperatures that have enveloped the interior of the state Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017. (Eric Engman/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner via AP)
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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND JAN. 7-8, 2017 AND THEREAFTER - In this Dec. 31, 2016 photo, The Cassell family, from left, Decorey, 7, Desmond, Jericho, 2, and Kiara, with dog Kacey, poses next to a screen shot of their family's video blog at their home in Fairbanks, Alaska. Kiara started the video series three years ago to share her pregnancy experiences with distant friends and family. Since then they have been documenting their time in Alaska with daily video blogs, called "vlogs," on their YouTube channel: "The Life of the Cassells." (Eric Engman /Fairbanks Daily News-Miner via AP)
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ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY DEC. 24, 2016 AND THEREAFTER - In this Dec. 13, 2016 photo, Pioneers Home resident Joe Nistler, 90, reacts to a virtual reality video of a herd of elephants walking while Lincoln Markham, right, watches in Fairbanks, Alaska. Lincoln Markham and Dan Markham are the father-son duo behind the extremely popular What's Inside YouTube channel. (Matt Buxton/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner via AP)
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ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY, NOV. 5, 2016 AND THEREAFTER In this Oct. 25, 2016 photo, Hospice Services for Fairbanks Memorial Hospital Chaplin David Rumph poses for photos in his office in Fairbanks, Alaska. It took Rumph, a former photo lab worker, military policeman and pet supply retail worker more than five decades to learn that his calling in life is to help people die. (Eric Engman/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner via AP)
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This Feb. 18, 1962 photo shows author, filmmaker and adventurer Lowell Thomas Jr. speaking at the Republican's Lincoln Day dinner in Fairbanks, Alaska. Thomas Jr., a former Alaska lieutenant governor who served from 1974 to 1978, and son of the legendary broadcaster, has died. His daughter, Anne Donaghy, says Thomas Jr. died Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016, at his home in Anchorage, Alaska. (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner via AP)
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The Alaska State Trooper 21-Gun Salute Firing Party stands at attention during the playing of TAPS during the memorial service for Alaska State Trooper Sgt. Patrick "Scott" Johnson and Trooper Gabriel "Gabe" Rich at the Carlson Center, Saturday, May 10, 2014m in Fairbanks, Alaska. The tow were killed in the line of duty in the village of Tanana earlier this month. (AP Photo/The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Eric Engman)
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The American Flag hangs from two fire department ladder trucks during the memorial service for Alaska State Trooper Sgt. Patrick "Scott" Johnson and Trooper Gabriel "Gabe" Rich at the Carlson Center, Saturday, May 10, 2014m in Fairbanks, Alaska. The tow were killed in the line of duty in the village of Tanana earlier this month. (AP Photo/The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Eric Engman)
