Someone’s going to have to go up on a tall ladder in the Sitka High gym – again. The Sitka Lady Wolves softball team won their third-straight small schools state title last weekend – their fourth in eight years – which means it’s time for another banner to hang from the gym’s rafters.
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Vaughn holds on to win derby with 41.4-pound king. Smithsonian curators go into the field with Native artists. Twenty-three year old legislative candidate says he's "in it to win." Local Boundary Commission approves Petersburg borough petition, with modification.
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Staff from the National Museum of the American Indian visited Sitka this weekend to learn about the origins of many of the objects they care for in Washington, D.C. On one trip, the group sought out maidenhair ferns, important for basket weaving.
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Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, 23, declared his candidacy on Friday, which was the filing deadline. In November, he'll face Bill Thomas, a Haines Republican who added Sitka to his district when the state re-drew legislative boundaries.
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If you are traveling to Sitka for Raven Radio's 30th Anniversary Celebration, now is your time to get tickets for the Blues Cruise and Raven Radio Banquet. Tickets for the Blues Cruise on Monday, July 2 are $50 per person and tickets for the banquet Tuesday, July 3 are $40 per person. This is a special offering for our out of town guest only at this time. Please contact Amy at 907-747-5877 or amy@kcaw.org to purchase your tickets. Tickets will go on sale in town Friday, June 8 at Old Harbor Books.
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Sarah Owens is a Fellow in textile conservation, Peter McElhenney is a Fellow in objects conservation, and Rebecca Summerour is a graduate intern in textile conservation -- all with the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington DC. The trio are participating in the Conservator Field Research Project, which offers museum professionals a chance to learn about Native culture in context. Their host in Sitka is renowned Sitka textile artist Teri Rofkar.
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Sheila Finkenbinder and Savannah Holder discuss Business Week, a summer camp for teens at UAF that focuses on business modeling and development. Deadline for enrollment has been extended to June 15. For more information call Sheila at 738-3098.
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Sitka Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins files to run for state House in August primary; will face GOP incumbent Bill Thomas in November. Johansen "fed up" with party politics, will run as an unaffiliated candidate in Ketchikan's House primary. Boundary Commission hearing draws support, opposition to proposed Petersburg borough. Yakutat Tern Festival includes genographic research.
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State office filing period may close today with one-third of seats unchallenged. Ketchikan Republican Kyle Johansen withdraws from party primary, will run for his House seat as an independent. Sitka man arraigned in Juneau for arson; bail set at $500,000. Sen. Bert Stedman envisions Arctic support center in Southeast.
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The Genographic Project is looking for volunteers at this year's Yakutat Tern Festival. Through DNA samples and genealogical interviews, the project aims to study human movement around the globe and links between different populations.
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