Assembly to hear proposed property tax exemptions for SJ campus at 5 PM tonight; regular meeting at 6 PM dominated by 300-page packet. Goldbelt wants to be excluded from borough annexation by Juneau or Petersburg. Half of all deer hunters fail to utilize online harvest reporting system.
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Haley Christopher learns the value of patience during a visit with her grandparents, in her essay "Good Things Need Time." Students in Rebecca Himschoot’s fifth-grade class wrote “This I Believe” essays over the winter. The assignment was based on NPR’s well-known series of the same name by producer Jay Allison.
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Celebration of Radio celebrity guest-host Dave Vastola, MD, introduces Jayden Barker, and his mom, Jay, to discuss the challenges of children's cancer. With guest host Burgess Bauder and KCAW's Robert Woolsey. The St. Baldrick's day event in Sitka will be this Friday, April 13, 6 PM at the Elk's Lodge.
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Herring seiners land 3,700 tons on Saturday (4-7-12). Suspect injured in Russian Bishop's House vandalism. Sitka Historical Museum launches collection of contemporary wearable art. Coast Guard monitors for fuel and debris following the sinking of a derelict Japanese fishing vessel last week.
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Cole Riggs learns the lesson of hard work in “Shooting for Success.” Students in Rebecca Himschoot’s fifth-grade class wrote “This I Believe” essays over the winter. The assignment was based on NPR’s well-known series of the same name by producer Jay Allison.
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Herring seiners in Sitka landed about 3,700 tons on Saturday (4-7-12) in the third opener of this year’s Sac Roe fishery. That puts the fleet at 14,000 tons so far, well below its goal of a record 29,000 tons. ADF&G has mapped nearly 37-miles of active spawn over the past week. Biologists opened a huge area in Salisbury and Krestof sounds to allow seiners to hunt for unspawned fish.
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The Alaska Department of Fish & Game has announced the season's third herring opening. It will take place at 2:15 p.m. inside Krestof Sound and lower Salisbury Sound. It will not be visible from the road system.
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Sitka police and National Park rangers are looking for a man suspected of vandalizing the Russian Bishop’s House. Chief Ranger Chad Corey says a passing driver – two Saturdays ago (3-24-12) – reportedly saw a man breaking windows in the historic structure at around 9 in the evening. The suspect used only his hands to do the damage, and blood was found on the scene.
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Lucy Poulson believes in the power of knitting in "Stitches of Confidence."Students in Rebecca Himschoot's fifth-grade class wrote "This I Believe" essays over the winter. The assignment was based on NPR's well-known series of the same name by producer Jay Allison.
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