August 2012 - Page 4 of 9

Wed Aug 22, 2012

Sealaska responds to SJ Redoubt claim. Democratic House hopeful campaigns in Sitka. Bioblitz catalogs life in Sitka.

Sheldon Jackson trustees reassert Redoubt claim. The long-lost battle between the U.S. and Stikine Tlingits. IPHC investigates 'mushy' halibut. Driver runs into Juneau's Nugget Mall. APOC won't speed up Prop 2 complaint hearing. Anchorage police warn of credit card scam.

Sealaska counters Sheldon Jackson’s Redoubt claims

Sealaska says it’s the better party to take ownership of Redoubt Falls. Sheldon Jackson College trustees are advancing their claim to 160 acres in the area, but the corporation says it should be Native land.

Sealaska Response to Sheldon Jackson College Redoubt Bay “Color of Title” Claim

Sealaska Response to Sheldon Jackson College Redoubt Bay “Color of Title” Claim On June 20, 2012, BLM issued an order in Sheldon Jackson College’s (“SJ”) Color of Title Claim setting deadlines for SJ to submit its...

Democrat Moore campaigns in Sitka, hopes for House seat

A Democratic hopeful for Congress made his way through Southeast this week, including a stop in Sitka. Matt Moore is a 52-year-old former North Slope worker who now manages medical practices. The Anchorage resident is one of five people in a crowded Democratic primary for Congress.

College trustees push Redoubt ownership claim

Sheldon Jackson College’s Board of Trustees says it’s strengthened its claim to the area around Redoubt Lake. It's a popular sport and subsistence fishing area, about a 15-mile skiff ride south of Sitka.

Mon Aug 20, 2012

70 rescued from Glacier Bay sightseeing boat. F/V Evening Star will stay submerged. Sitka program puts student art on display. Congressional staffers give update on federal issues facing SE.

Sitka program puts student art on display

All summer long, four student apprentices have been working on Alaska Native artwork at the Sitka National Historical Park. The students studied under metal carver Charlie Skultka. The Alaska Geographic Society supplied enough money to provide supplies and a $10 per hour stipend for the students.

Evening Star to stay submerged in Slocum Arm

The stern anchor from a responding vessel was cut loose, and used to sink the boat’s seine net to the sea floor. Depth sounders now show the net at 220 feet below the surface. The boat is in about 390 feet of water.

UAS Sitka remodel aims to aid online learning

A nearly $4 million renovation is underway at the building, which was once a World War Two airplane hangar. KCAW News took a tour of the work-in-progress with campus director Jeff Johnston.