December 2011 - Page 3 of 9

Shining performance

Former Sitka High brass musician Ross Venneberg is a study in concentration as he joined the 8th Annual Holiday Brass Ensemble for a guest appearance Wednesday night (12-21-11) in the Sitka Performing Arts Center. Venneberg, who now studies at St. Mary's College in San Francisco, shared the stage with musicians from the San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Louiville, and Virginia orchestras. The concert is a fundraiser for the Sitka Fine Arts Camp.

John Straley selected by National Poetry Foundation

https://www.kcaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/interview_122211.mp3 The National Poetry Foundation has included a poem by Sitkan John Straley, “every single day,” in its anthology for use by students in the Poetry...

Thu Dec 22, 2011

https://www.kcaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/news_122211.mp3 Air Station Sitka medevacks injured Port Alexander man. North Pacific Fisheries Management Council recommends increase in the halibut size limit for guided sport...

“Guns and Hoses” basketball duel set for Dec 28

https://www.kcaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/interview_122111.mp3 Fire Chief Dave Miller and Police Chief Sheldon Schmidt talk some trash as their respective departments prepare to square off against the Sitka Wolves...

Wed Dec 21, 2011

https://www.kcaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/news_122111.mp3 Sitka police investigating the death of man found unresponsive on Harbor Mt. Road. Southeast Alaska Power Agency considers expanding its dam at Swan Lake. Petersburg...

Sitkan named to roster of “Poetry Out Loud” greats

Novelist John Straley has been named to one of the most prestigious lists in the country – for poets. The National Poetry Foundation has included the Sitka author’s poem “every single day” in the anthology of pieces used by students in Poetry Out Loud, a national recitation competition. Straley's poem appears alongside work by Pound, Emerson, Browning, and others. Straley was nominated by Alaska's 2009 Poetry Out Loud state champion, Caitlin Woolsey.