Drue Pearce is leaving her job as federal pipeline coordinator of an Alaska natural gas pipeline project.

New state Rep. Neal Foster says he’s joining the Democratic caucus.

Mary Gunderson and Dorothy “Dottie” Norden live in low-income housing for seniors. Brian Richardson lives in a beached, tarp-draped, plywood-roofed boat near Thane. All three are senior citizens living mostly off Social Security income, and all three call themselves “lucky.”

A heavyweight champion was defeated and boxers released aggression by fighting it out in Friday the 13th Roughhouse Boxing action at Marlintini’s Lounge.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

ANCHORAGE – Seattle diners who order the salmon will get their meal with a message next week.

Lifelong Kake resident Archie James Cavanaugh Sr. died peacefully on Nov. 11, 2009, at the Bartlett Regional Hospital. He was 81.

FAIRBANKS – The upgrade to the trans-Alaska oil pipeline is continuing with the reconfiguration expected to take a few more years to complete.

ANCHORAGE – The fatal shooting of a 58-year-old woman after she leveled a shotgun at troopers was “completely unavoidable,” said Alaska State Trooper director Col. Audie Holloway.

ANCHORAGE – A statewide weatherization program with the potential of reducing energy costs in thousands of Alaskan residences will improve some 1,740 homes in 2009 alone, and Alaska Housing Finance Corp. expects to more than quadruple that number by 2011. The goal is to weatherize 4,000 homes in 2010 and 7,500 homes in 2011, said Bryan Butcher, public affairs director for the state agency, whose mission is to provide Alaskans with quality affordable housing.