Four out of Southeast Alaska’s five largest cities will choose mayors on Tuesday. Two have incumbents on the ballot, while the other two will choose among newcomers – or politicians rejoining the race.
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Sitka resident Bill Giant ran Saturday's Running of the Boots in his own version of Xtratufs, and won. Giant has been a barefoot runner for a while, but only on pavement for the last month or so.
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The Alaska Native Brotherhood was founded in Sitka in 1912. The Grand Camp meeting returns to Sitka this year for a celebration of ANB's centennial, and the annual gathering with the Alaska Native Sisterhood. ANB Camp No. 1 President Gerry Hope, and ANS Camp No. 4 President Jean Arnold offer details on what's ahead.
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Advisory council urges no limit on Stikine sockeye. Ferry system has strong 2011. Adzers continue work on Chief Shakes house. Grant aims to prevent AK teen suicides. Sealaska Heritage Institute gets $4.5M in federal grants. Sullivan vetoes repeal of Anchorage sidewalk sitting law.
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Workers stitch together pieces of turf at Moller Park on Thursday afternoon. The baseball field is being completely re-done with a $2.6 million state capital grant.
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A regional panel says Stikine River subsistence sockeye harvests should no longer be limited. The Southeast Alaska Regional Advisory Council voted Wednesday (Sept. 26th) to remove the fishery’s 600-sockeye guideline harvest level.
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John DePalatis and Mike Kernin are the music teachers at Sitka High School and Blatchley Middle School, respectively. And now, they're also co-directors of the Sitka Jazz Festival. This year's event begins Jan. 31.
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https://www.kcaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/interview_092612.mp3 Listen for iFriendly audio. Sean Steele is director of the Swan Lake Senior Center in Sitka. He tells KCAW’s Holly Keen that September is National Senior...
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Library moves forward with expansion. Alaskan cartography influenced by Native mapmakers. Wrangell's KSTK donates archives to Sealaska Heritage Institute. Magnitude 6.4 earthquake shakes Aleutians.
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Kettleson Memorial Library will start looking for architects to help it expand. The Sitka Assembly on Tuesday unanimously supported a plan that would see the library expand by 60 percent.
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