Sue Cotter, statewide director for the legislative information office, believes that there’s no comparable, non-partisan agency anywhere in the country. Cotter spoke to the Sitka Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday (2-8-12). When an audience member asked if other states had similar systems, she replied, “We’re unique.” Cotter credited the success of the LIO to foresight, and to bipartisanship.
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The board will hold a public hearing on its operating budget at 7 p.m. today at Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary School. Like last year, the district has to make up a deficit before mid-March, when the budget is submitted to the city.
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Susan Suarez, Women's Health Recruitment Coordinator for the Wisewoman program, outlines this month's heart-healthy activities. A full calendar was published in the Daily Sitka Sentinel on Wed Feb 8, and will appear again on Fri Feb 10.
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Sitka school board to hold public budget hearing tonight to look for ways to close $700,000 gap. School board meeting features programs funded by Community Schools' 21st Century grant. NOAA's Shorezone aerial mapping program completed for Southeast.
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One of the bills that is generating a lot of public interest in the Education committee is House Bill 145, sponsored by Representative Wes Keller. HB145 is a school voucher bill that would allow state money to go to private schools, giving parents a choice. This is a strong movement across the nation right now, for many people feel that the public schools have failed. I’m concerned though, that it may be unconstitutional in Alaska to give state money to faith-based institutions.
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NOAA Fisheries calls it "low-tide-oblique aerial imagery," but for the rest of us it's a chance to fly with with shorebirds. The Shorezone Partnership is now completed for the entire Southeast Alaska coast, from Dixon Entrance to Yakutat. Internet users around the world can "fly" the coast via over 1-million video captures, or download 178,000 high-resolution images.
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Blatchley Middle School Jazz performers Kaysia Whitmill and Miles Chadwick join music director Mike Kernin to discuss this Sunday's (2-12-12) Valentine Brunch in the Sitka High Commons. Brunch will be served 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM, $15 for 12 and over, $10 for ages 6-11, and free for 5 and under. Music provided by the BMS Jazz Band. A fundraiser for the band's annual trip to the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival.
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Sitka Fine Arts Camp makes "short list" for national arts grant program. Proposed legislation will encourage feds to allow more sea otter harvest. Portland's Vigor Industrial buys Alaska Ship & Drydock in Ketchikan.
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Here’s the DRAFT schedule for Raven Radio’s 30th Anniversary celebration from June...
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This year, the grant program is expected to distribute a total of $15 million to dozens of arts organizations across the country. The Sitka Fine Arts Camp, which operates under the nonprofit Alaska Arts Southeast, is one of 128 organizations in 68 cities to make the short list.
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