March 2012 - Page 6 of 9

“Lion”: Seeing ourselves through Henry II and Eleanor

Juneau’s Theatre in the Rough will stage “The Lion in Winter” for two performances only this Friday and Saturday nights (Mar 16 & 17), 7 PM, in the Sitka Performing Arts Center. This is Theatre in the Rough’s twentieth anniversary season. KCAW’s Robert Woolsey and the group’s artistic director and co-founder, Aaron Elmore, discuss the challenges of presenting classical theater in Alaska.

Undefeated Sitka High Mock Trial to compete at nationals

Sitka High’s Mock Trial team will represent Alaska at the national tournament later this spring. The Sitka squad went undefeated in the state meet held at the Anchorage courthouse February 1 – 3. The team took second in state last year, with legal guidance from the late Bruce Horton, Sitka’s long-time magistrate. This year, the team relied on local public defender Jude Pate for advice, and conducted a full practice trial under Sitka Superior Court Judge David George.

SHS Mock Trial wins state, looks to nationals

Sitka High Mock Trial competitors Evan Harrington, Sam Woolsey, and Justine Webb talk about their team's recent win at the state meet in Anchorage. The group now plans to represent Alaska at the national competition in May.

Tue Mar 13, 2012

Pacific Salmon Commission's "Northern Fund" contributes $130,000 to improve the historic water intake for the Sitka Sound Science Center hatchery. Hoonah city council under pressure to build it's state-funded dock adjacent to the Icy Straits Point cruise destination.

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.

Salmon grant will improve hatchery’s historic water supply

The hatchery program at the Sitka Sound Science Center is getting a helping hand from the Pacific Salmon Commission. The center has been awarded $130,000 in grant funding to improve the hatchery’s water intake system, which was originally built in the 19th century to float logs to the sawmill at the Sheldon Jackson Training School.