Residents in a few select neighborhoods in Sitka will be trying out a new kind of bear-resistant trash can this spring. The local sanitation company is doing a field test of two prospective containers. Both are mostly plastic, and neither is considered “bear-proof.” All the authorities want to do is to frustrate brown bears looking for an easy meal, in the hope that they move on.
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As if it weren't embarrassing enough to admit to your kids that you listened to music before CD's, here's proof that some of us pre-date even color film. A number of the robust youth pictured here are still connected to Raven Radio in some way -- can you spot them? Hint: There is at least one current employee, one current volunteer, and one current board member, and none is wearing a striped sweater!
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Sophomore baseball players Fred Elliot and Ghullamulla Lohdi (aka "GU") discuss the Wolves' weekend series, and their prospects for a top-seed at the regional tournament in Petersburg May 24 - 26. The boys mentioned that their team will not be the same after losing this year's seniors, including catcher Nels Svenson.
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$38-million in capital projects for Sitka escape veto pen. Redistricting board reunites Sitka, Petersburg, and Wrangell in new House District 33. Initiative lawyer questions the motive of Sitka's legal department, as it continues to block efforts to allow a public vote on land sales. Makayla McRoberts tells her story after losing her way in the woods.
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https://www.kcaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/interview051112.mp3 Click here for iFriendly audio. Rick Petersen and Cindy Edwards with the Hames Center discuss an upcoming class in survival basics. Find more information online...
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https://www.kcaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/news_051112.mp3 Click here for iFriendly audio. Hospital budget brightens otherwise gloomy budget year. Auke Bay residents oppose closing convience store to build roundabout....
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The attorney for a citizen’s initiative in Sitka is unsure what the city has to gain by further attempts to block a public vote on land sales. Late last month, Juneau attorney Joe Geldhof and Sitkans for Responsible Government won a reversal in the Alaska Supreme Court. The justices gave the initiative the green light, but also remanded the case back to the Sitka judge to review some apparent conflicts in Sitka’s code.
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The Alaska Redistricting Board today (5-14-12) approved "Option A," reorganizing Southeast communities in a more familiar pattern. Sitka, Wrangell, and Petersburg -- currently in House District 2 -- will all join the new House District 33. Angoon, which is currently represented in the House by Haines' Thomas, will also roll into the new House 33.
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Sitka High freshman Owen Fulton was among many students -- mainly seniors -- honored at the school's annual awards ceremony Monday afternoon (5-14-12). Fulton was acknowledged by director John DePalatis for his outstanding contribution to the music program. Local businesses and organizations handed out tens of thousands of dollars in scholarships to graduating seniors. Some of the big winners: Richard Bekeris, Sara Rasmussen-Rehkopf, and Zephyr Feryok each won Alaska Pulp Corporation scholarships worth $20,000.
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Sitka's proposed state-funded capital projects escaped the governor's veto pen -- every last one. Among the communities top projects are:$7-million for supplemental diesel generators $5.7-million for an expansion of Kettleson Library, and $4.25-million for the replacement of ANB Harbor.
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