Mollie Kabler and Kitty LaBounty divulged their favorite Sitka flowers on the Garden Show last weekend (6-23-12). True to form, Sitka's favorite gardening hosts walked into the studio with only the above list -- all their commentary was from the hip (and the heart!). In case you missed it, here's the Garden Show's top ten.
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Five applicants share views on their plans for assembly appointment. King salmon downturn across state likely due to ocean conditions; SE returns holding steady. Ketchikan considers bond sale to fund harbor repairs.
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Mollie's practicing for the parade, but she can't do it alone! Join us at the lineup on July 4 in your Raven finest, or e-mail Mollie at mollie (at) coastalaska (dot) org for more information!
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The Sitka Assembly is expected to appoint a replacement for outgoing member Terry Blake on Tuesday. Five people have shown interest in the job. We asked them all to introduce themselves to you.
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https://www.kcaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/interview_062212.mp3 Click here for iFriendly audio. Sitka Summer Music Festival artistic director Zuill Bailey discusses Bach in a historical context, by way of explaining this...
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https://www.kcaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/news_062212.mp3 Click here for iFriendly audio. Sealaska annual shareholders meeting set for Saturday (6-23-12) in Juneau’s Thunder Mtn. High School. Recalled Wrangell...
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Over thirty years ago, the Sitkoh River watershed on Chichagof Island was logged, damaging the local salmon habitat. Now, the US Forest Service is partnering with environmental groups to restore the river -- and they say the project is a perfect example of broader changes taking place on the Tongass.
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Like a curtain opening, the clouds lifted and a longish stretch of dreary weather ended just as Sitka Summer Music Festival musicians tuned up for a noontime concert in Sitka National Historical Park on Wednesday (6-20-12). Sitka Conservation Society media intern Bethany Goodrich captured this image of a young family soaking in the music and the sunshine.
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Jackie Fernandez, curator of the Sitka Historical Museum, discusses her next community curating exhibit entitled "A Community Composed: Sitka in Writing." A writing workshop with poet Vivian Faith Prescott will precede the exhibit, to inspire local writers to submit entries. With Brooke Wheeler, a research and collections-care intern from Phoenix, AZ.
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Multi-agency necropsy team examines dead sea lion in Sitka channel. Sitkoh river restoration aligns interests of Forest Service, conservation groups. Sealaska lands bill passes US House, but has far to go in the senate.
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