A troller is hard aground after cutting the corner too close at the south end of the Sitka runway. A passing skiff notified the harbor department shortly after 1:30 this afternoon (Fri 5-4-12) that the 43-foot wooden troller “Igloo” was aground and in trouble. The Harbor Department and Search and Rescue assisted the skipper and deckhand off the vessel. A salvage operation is planned before tonight's tide.
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At an assembly budget work session last night (Thu 5-3-12), city finance director Jay Sweeney announced that four of Sitka’s enterprise funds would be looking for rate increases next year. The four funds affect everyone in one way or another: electric, water, waste-water, and harbors.
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Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka graduated 89 students on Thursday (5-3-12) in the Sitka Performing Arts Center. September Campbell-Burkett delivered the Salutatory Address; Abigayle Fisher was Valedictorian. Graduating students hail from all across the state: From St. Paul Island to Nanwalek, Kwethluk, Koyuk, Bethel, and Hoonah (to name a very few!). Nice work grads -- and keep smiling!
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Despite a promising budget picture, Sitkans are opting for a smaller library expansion than originally envisioned. At a planning meeting this week (Wed 5-2-12), residents overwhelmingly favored increasing the size of the local library by only 60-percent, even though the state might foot all or part of the bill for something bigger.
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SJ Museum curator Nadia Jackinsky and Friends of SJ business manager Mary Wheeler discuss the summer artist program, and other events at the Sheldon Jackson Museum.
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Budget work session: electric, water, and harbor rate increases to cover debt in FY13. Despite promising budget picture, Sitkans favor smaller library remodel. Zaandam calls in Sitka on globe-trotting repositioning cruise.
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Sitka Trailworks director Deb Lyons and board president Brian Hanson discuss next Saturday's (5-12-12) Allen Marine cruise to the Lake Eva trail head. They also discuss other projects slated for 2012.
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Sitka school board splits extra state funding with city. Blatchley will "unblock" schedule next year. Legislature allocates $50-million for ferry replacement. Session wrap-up: Stedman a key player in state oil-tax battle.
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Seiners vote to approve permit buyback program. Stikine king season to open after 3-year shutdown. Audio Postcard: Blatchley students get a taste of college at UAS.
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Sitka Senator Bert Stedman was a key player in this year’s oil-tax and gasline battles. And he managed the capital budget as co-chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.He also focused on projects and issues in his district, which includes Sitka, Ketchikan, Wrangell and Petersburg.
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