Health Fair kicks off Saturday
Sitka Community Hospital nurse Alyssa Sexton outlines plan's for this Saturday's Health Fair, 9AM - 1PM Sat Oct 6 at Sweetland Hall on the Sheldon Jackson Campus. In conjunction with a campus-wide open house.
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Year: 2012
Mon Oct 1, 2012
Four of Southeast's five largest cities will choose mayors. Tongass Roundtable supports Mental Health Trust land exchanges in several communities. Police in Haines investigate accidental shooting. A river guide has been fined $30,000 for smuggling mammoth fossil.
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Four Southeast cities choose mayors Tuesday
Four out of Southeast Alaska’s five largest cities will choose mayors on Tuesday. Two have incumbents on the ballot, while the other two will choose among newcomers – or politicians rejoining the race.
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Running of the … feet?
Sitka resident Bill Giant ran Saturday's Running of the Boots in his own version of Xtratufs, and won. Giant has been a barefoot runner for a while, but only on pavement for the last month or so.
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ANB celebrates 100th at ANB/ANS Grand Camp in Sitka
The Alaska Native Brotherhood was founded in Sitka in 1912. The Grand Camp meeting returns to Sitka this year for a celebration of ANB's centennial, and the annual gathering with the Alaska Native Sisterhood. ANB Camp No. 1 President Gerry Hope, and ANS Camp No. 4 President Jean Arnold offer details on what's ahead.
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Fri Sep 28, 2012
Advisory council urges no limit on Stikine sockeye. Ferry system has strong 2011. Adzers continue work on Chief Shakes house. Grant aims to prevent AK teen suicides. Sealaska Heritage Institute gets $4.5M in federal grants. Sullivan vetoes repeal of Anchorage sidewalk sitting law.
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Field stitches
Workers stitch together pieces of turf at Moller Park on Thursday afternoon. The baseball field is being completely re-done with a $2.6 million state capital grant.
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Stikine subsistence proposal advances
A regional panel says Stikine River subsistence sockeye harvests should no longer be limited. The Southeast Alaska Regional Advisory Council voted Wednesday (Sept. 26th) to remove the fishery’s 600-sockeye guideline harvest level.
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Jazz Fest prepares for new season, new directors
John DePalatis and Mike Kernin are the music teachers at Sitka High School and Blatchley Middle School, respectively. And now, they're also co-directors of the Sitka Jazz Festival. This year's event begins Jan. 31.
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Steele: September honors senior centers
https://www.kcaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/interview_092612.mp3 Listen for iFriendly audio. Sean Steele is director of the Swan Lake Senior Center in Sitka. He tells KCAW’s Holly Keen that September is National Senior...
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