CLOUDY OVERNIGHT. ISOLATED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20
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Suppertime!
Sitkan Steve Edenshaw loads a fish box with herring roe aboard the Jade Ann in Eliason Harbor on Wednesday afternoon (4-4-12). Edenshaw says his favorite way of eating the subsistence staple is to blanch the eggs briefly in boiling water, then serve them with butter and salt, or seal grease, if he has any. Delbert Kadake, the skipper of the Jade Ann, which homeports in Kake, prefers his eggs dipped in hooligan oil. Kadake says he’s distributed around 11,000 pounds of herring roe-on-branches to about 120 people so far. He expects to hit 15,000 pounds before the spawn tapers off. more
Ghost ship
The derelict Japanese fishing vessel RYOU-UN MARU drifts more than 125 miles from Forrester Island (near Dixon Entrance) in Southeast Alaska where it entered U.S. waters on Saturday (3-31-12). The fishing vessel has been drifting unmanned at sea since the 2011 Fukoshima earthquake and subsequent tsunami more than a year ago. The crew of a Coast Guard C-130 dropped a data buoy to help monitor the drift of the hulk. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Air Station Kodiak) more
In safe hands
Members of the Alaska Department of Public Safety released eagles at the Alaska Raptor Center in Sitka on Saturday (3-31-12) in honor of the governor’s “Choose Respect” initiative. An audience of around 100 gathered on the center’s boardwalk trail to watch the four birds return to the wild. more
Teacher hoopapalooza
Sitka High and Mt. Edgecumbe faculty basketball teams outlived the clock Friday night (3-30-12) in a benefit game at the BJ McGillis gym. Students from the two schools have partnered in an effort to raise $60,000 for a girls’ school in Afghanistan. Mt. Edgecumbe student Annaliese Moll said she didn’t know how much this event raised, “but the cash box is overflowing!” more
Winter’s swan song
March is usually the month when Sitka shakes off winter, but so far that hasn’t quite happened. Snowpack has increased this month — with reports of depths around seventeen feet at treeline on Mt. Verstovia. At sea level, snow flurries have been an almost-daily event. Videographer David Rice used his high-definition camera to capture winter’s final bow. more
Confirmation!
KCAW news canvassed Jamestown Bay residents Monday morning (3-12-12) hoping to speak to someone who could corroborate this weekend’s police report of “12 orange UFOs.” Most neighbors saw nothing; one individual claimed the aliens were in his house, waiting to pick up Sarah Palin and return her to the home planet; and one resident produced this incontrovertible photographic proof of Sitka’s close encounter. more
Final salute
Coast Guardsmen from Air Station Sitka salute during a memorial service for the crew of Coast Guard helo 6535, which crashed during a training mission Feb. 28 in Alabama. more
Bear in a pickle (jar)
A Ketchikan man on Sunday rescued a small black bear cub, whose head was stuck in a plastic jar. After multiple attempts, Michael Schuler was able to release the bear cub. (Video courtesy Michael Shuler and KRBD) more
Bag tag rags
Sitkan Bill Foster dazzles the crowd during one of two showings of wearable art over the weekend. Foster is a retired Alaska Airlines baggage handler (and biology teacher); his piece goes a long way toward explaining why our luggage may have gone missing over the years. Next up for Sitka’s ArtiGras: The first-ever “Tattoo as Body Art” Show on Monday, March 12. Warning: Foster will be in that show, too! more
Safety summit
Students from Blatchley Middle School spent Feb. 24 learning cold water and wilderness safety from the Alaska Marine Safety Education Association, the U.S. Coast Guard and a host of community volunteers. more