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Court-ordered plan reconnects Sitka, Petersburg, Wrangell
The Alaska Redistricting Board today (5-14-12) approved “Option A,” reorganizing Southeast communities in a more familiar pattern. Sitka, Wrangell, and Petersburg — currently in House District 2 — will all join the new House District 33. Angoon, which is currently represented in the House by Haines’ Thomas, will also roll into the new House 33. more
Rookie of the Year
Sitka High freshman Owen Fulton was among many students — mainly seniors — honored at the school’s annual awards ceremony Monday afternoon (5-14-12). Fulton was acknowledged by director John DePalatis for his outstanding contribution to the music program. Local businesses and organizations handed out tens of thousands of dollars in scholarships to graduating seniors. Some of the big winners: Richard Bekeris, Sara Rasmussen-Rehkopf, and Zephyr Feryok each won Alaska Pulp Corporation scholarships worth $20,000. more
Sitka to see $38-million in state capital budget
Sitka’s proposed state-funded capital projects escaped the governor’s veto pen — every last one. Among the communities top projects are:
$7-million for supplemental diesel generators
$5.7-million for an expansion of Kettleson Library, and
$4.25-million for the replacement of ANB Harbor. more
Hospital numbers bright in dark budget year
In an otherwise gloomy budget year for the City of Sitka, the community hospital is holding its own. Hospital chief financial officer Lee Bennett had some of the happier news of the budget season. He shared it with the assembly during its third-and-final budget work session last night (5-10-12). more
Unbearable
Sitka police chief Sheldon Schmidt demonstrates a couple of bear-resistant garbage cans to assembly member Mim McConnell after a budget work session Thursday (5-10-12). The Bear Task Force and Alaska Pacific Environmental Services (aka Stragier Sanitation) will be installing 24 of the cans throughout Sitka neighborhoods this spring and summer. more
Weatherization classes still available at Career Center
Lexi Fish discusses May weatherization classes at the Southeast Alaska Career Center. more
Thu May 10, 2012
Activist Gershon Cohen uses high-school civics to set the stage for a statewide initiative curbing corporate rights. Kookesh session wrap: School meals and transportation issues. more
Civics class sets stage for curbing corporate rights
One of the original co-sponsors of Alaska’s cruise ship initiative is now setting his sights on corporate “personhood.” Haines resident Gershon Cohen has developed a civics presentation for high school- and college-age students on the principles of democracy. Over the course of two class periods, Cohen draws a connection between the democratic values of the framers of the Constitution and the personal values of students. He then demonstrates how those values become distorted when applied to corporations. more
Save the Campus
Filmmaker Hannah Guggenheim produced this video to celebrate the ongoing effort of the community of Sitka and the Sitka Fine Arts Camp to revitalize the Sheldon Jackson Campus. more
Girls on the Run to hold 5K this Saturday
Julia Smith, Meg Baier, and Kat Elsner discuss the culminating event of the Girls on the Run program: A 5K fun run at Sitka National Historical Park this Saturday (5-12-12). Runners and running buddies should arrive at the Sitka Sound… more