The animal was found dead Tuesday near the Channel Club. Volunteers towed it to the ramp on Japonski Island. Juneau veterinarian Rachel Berngartt says it had a flasher in its mouth and fishing line down its throat, with a hook through its esophagus.
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Ryan Haug submits name for assembly appointment, making five candidates so far for vacant seat. "Rhino" study explores biological success under pressure. Tenakee Springs to construct boathouse for emergency response vessel. Alaska Ombudsman completes investigation of Office of Children's Services, finds flaws in grievance procedures.
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A two-year project is underway in Sitka Sound this summer to study the rhinoceros auklet. Unlike much of the biological research in the state, the work on this particular seabird is not about unraveling the mystery of its decline. The “rhino,” as scientists call it for short, is actually thriving, and a graduate student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks is going to spend most of her waking hours over the next two summers trying to learn why.
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Tommy Joseph saw this brown bear on the boardwalk at Starrigavan Estuary, north of Sitka, on Sunday. "After grazing in the estuary for a good while he climbed on to the boardwalk and rubbed against a signpost, then took about a half an hour nap," Joseph said.
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Alexis Will, a master's degree student at UAF, is starting a two-year study of the Rhinoceros Auklet, aka "Rhino." She hopes understanding the Rhino's successful adaptation to changing environmental conditions will shed light on the prospects of other seabirds.
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Matt Hunter submits letter of interest for assembly vacancy. Reckless driver lands pickup in Lake St. yard. Baranof Warm Springs residents testify against proposed salmon hatchery. $350,000 "Artplace" grant to help restore SJ campus. Yankee skipper facing a misdemeanor charge following grounding; Coast Guard conducting separate investigation.
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The $350,000 grant comes from a national program called “Artplace.” The Chicago-based group is funded by a dozen or so of the nation’s largest private foundations. It sends money to groups it feels are not only developing a particular project, but are also improving their overall the community.
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According to police, a truck driven by 30-year-old Sitka resident Jesse Blumer swerved out of control around 7:20pm Saturday (6-16-12) and slid onto the front lawn. The truck moved with such force that it lost two tires, said Sitka Police Lieutenant Barry Allen.
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Another candidate has submitted a letter of interest to fill an upcoming assembly vacancy. Matt Hunter, a lifelong Sitka resident who teaches Math at Mt. Edgecumbe High School, turned in his application to the municipal clerk’s office this morning (Mon 6-18-12). The 29-year-old Hunter joins former assembly members Jack Ozment and Bill Paden, and former assembly candidate Michelle Putz, in seeking the seat being vacated by Terry Blake.
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The skipper of a salmon troller that ran aground two weeks ago is facing a single misdemeanor charge of reckless endangerment in Sitka court. Charges of boating under the influence are pending in a separate investigation with the Coast Guard. William Walder put the 42-foot Yankee on the rocks near Error Island in Sitka’s Eastern Channel on June 6.
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