All three Alaska Goldpanners games have been canceled this week with two cancellations stemming from three Goldpanners testing positive for Covid-19. The first game was canceled due to rain in the Chugiak Tuesday evening.
Goldpanners General Manager John Lohrke confirmed to the News-Miner that three players tested positive for the novel coronavirus Tuesday evening. The team informed the Mat-Su Miners and the Anchorage Glacier Pilots of the positive tests, and both teams declined to play the Goldpanners for their previously scheduled Wednesday and Thursday games.
This is the second time this season the team s schedule has been interrupted due to positive Covid tests. Games scheduled for June 14 and 15 had to be canceled due to the Panners not having enough players after multiple positive tests. At that time, Lohrke said roughly half the team had been vaccinated and he anticipated more would become vaccinated following the initial suspension of play.
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The increasingly longer days are a sign that summer is fast approaching. With the return of the sun, many Alaskans are looking forward to summer solstice celebrations; after cancellations last year, most of Fairbanksâ Midnight Sun festivities are returning in 2021. Hereâs a preview of what Fairbanksans can expect for the weekend of June 19.
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Instead of taking to the streets for the 2021 Midnight Sun Run, Fairbanks runners and walkers will race over the interwebs for the 39th annual run.
Race Director Wendy Cloyd said that the Midnight Sun Run Board of Directors met in late March to review the plan for the 2021 race. This included going over a detailed list of pros and cons of hosting an in-person event. There were two big hurdles this year: the University of Alaska Fairbanks (where the race begins) has not yet lifted restrictions on mass gatherings and Pioneer Park (where the race ends) sent a notice stating that they would not allow mass gat
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