After 70 years of marriage, a Kenai couple's love endures dementia

Monday, June 12, 2017 [Alaska News]( [Obituaries]( [Politics]( [Outdoors]( [Opinions]( [Sports]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [After 70 years of marriage, a Kenai couple's love endures dementia]( “I told the minister that as long as we both shall live, I will try to take care of her, in sickness and in health ... and that’s what I’m trying to do," says Donald Haralson. [Michelle Theriault Boots]( [Demolition set to begin on Eklutna's 'deadbeat dam']( Built in 1929 to provide power to Anchorage, the dam has been unused since the 1950s. [Suzanna Caldwell]( [No sign so far of boaters missing near Bering Sea village]( The 23-year-old and 14-year-old launched a wooden row boat at about 2 a.m. in Wales, according to a statement from the U.S. Coast Guard. At 2:30 a.m., the two were heard “yelling for help.” [Michelle Theriault Boots]( [A longtime Anchorage resident wanted a downtown library. She left a lot of money for it.]( For decades, Janet Goetz walked the two blocks from her house on Second Avenue to the library at Fourth Avenue and F Street. She wasn't happy when it moved to Midtown. [Devin Kelly]( [Police identify pedestrian killed in hit-and-run as search for Mercedes SUV continues]( Police are asking for the public’s help to find the blue Mercedes ML320 or ML350 believed to have struck the victim near East Fourth Avenue and Boniface Parkway. [Chris Klint]( [House panel holds back cash subsidies for oil companies to fund other projects]( [Nathaniel Herz]( [Hundreds of unused oil and gas wells dot Alaska. The state wants many closed.]( [Alex DeMarban]( [Caelus delays drilling at Smith Bay, leaving a big prospect unconfirmed]( [Alex DeMarban]( [Does free downtown parking on Saturday reduce drunken driving Friday?]( [Devin Kelly]( [Such a deal! State plans to drop asking price for ferry that didn’t sell for $700,000]( [Nathaniel Herz]( © 2016 Alaska Dispatch Publishing. All rights reserved. This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( Alaska Dispatch · 300 W. 31st Ave. · Anchorage, AK 99503 · USA