May 2013 - Page 3 of 9

Fri May 24, 2013

58th Sitka Salmon Derby kick-off this weekend. AK-Class ferry architects now recommend covered decks. Ketchikan unveils decorated tour buses.

Roller Derby ‘Boot Camp’ aimed at beginners

Roller Derby competitors Sin & Tonic, I Vanna Getonya, and Nitrogen Peroxide discuss this Saturday's Boot Camp (Sat May 25 4-8 PM and Sun May 26 9-1 PM at the Hames Center, $25). Juneau Roller Girls will instruct. Some safety gear is provided.

Thu May 23, 2013

Monsanto responds to planned protest by Sitka runners. Area legislators react to Repeal SB21 Initiative. Ice jam breaks loose near Ft. Yukon. Ketchikan breaks record for largest rain boot race.

Sport anglers prepare for Sitka derby

The 58th annual Sitka Salmon Derby starts on Saturday morning. Hundreds of sport fishermen head onto the water during the two-weekend event, in hopes of landing the big one.

News team!

Raven Radio established itself as a force to be reckoned with in local endurance sports by capturing 2nd place (1:50:40) in the corporate category of the 29th annual Julie Hughes Triathlon last weekend (5-18-13). Post-graduate fellow Anne Brice (run) and news director Robert Woolsey (bike, swim) spent months developing the core strength and stamina needed to challenge the category favorite Hames Center (1:24:31), whom they lost to by a mere fraction of an hour. The near-victory proves that Raven is not only a black bird, but also a dark horse on wings.

Up, up and away!

Jacquie Hedrick's Baranof Elementary kindergarten class watches an Air Station Sitka H-60 Jayhawk sling load fertilizer to Redoubt Lake for the U.S. Forest Service on Wednesday.

Wed May 22, 2013

Gov. Parnell leaves most SE capital project funding intact, but deducts $5-million planned for Mt. Edgecumbe pool. Sitka father, son plan run across America to protest genetically-modified foods. Juneau forestry lab dedicated.

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Commentary: Sitkans should care about GM foods

Why should Sitkans care about farmers, lawsuits, pesticides and GMOs? Brett Wilcox offers five reasons.

Sitka father, son plan Lower 48 run against GMOs

Brett Wilcox, 52, and his son David, 14, are running across the Lower 48 next year in protest of genetically modified organisms. The pair also are organizing a demonstration this weekend in Sitka.

Parnell blocks fund transfer to Sitka pool

Governor Sean Parnell left Southeast Alaska project funding intact when he signed the capital budget Tuesday. But he blocked the transfer of money from one older project to another.