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Final salute

Coast Guardsmen from Air Station Sitka salute during a memorial service for the crew of Coast Guard helo 6535, which crashed during a training mission Feb. 28 in Alabama.

Sitka school district lists possible budget cuts

With an audience of parents, teachers and students looking on, Supt. Steve Bradshaw distributed a list of ideas labled “Possible cuts.” Bradshaw said they're not recommendations, just ideas.

Troll’s “Musical Science Hour” mixes fun, old bones

Ketchikan artist and musician Ray Troll is a Guggenheim Fellow. His new book will be called "Cruising the Eternal Coastline." Troll will be performing with Sitka musicians under the name "The Ratfish Wranglers" 7 PM tonight (Fri 3-9-12) at the Sheet'ka Kwaán Naa Kahídi, talking about palenontology and ichthyology, and discussing his fishy art. It's reportedly "more fun than a bucket of eels."

Fri Mar 9, 2012

Show us the cuts: Assembly holds off on sales tax increases until it sees a draft budget. Board of Fisheries reconsiders Yakutat's Tsiu River allocation scheme. A Ketchikan man rescues a bear cub stuck in a jar. Tenakee Fire Department preps for tonight's annual ball.

Bear in a pickle (jar)

A Ketchikan man on Sunday rescued a small black bear cub, whose head was stuck in a plastic jar. After multiple attempts, Michael Schuler was able to release the bear cub. (Video courtesy Michael Shuler and KRBD)

Let’s Grow Sitka! a good start for gardeners

Linda Wilson is vice-president of the Sitka Local Foods Network. Her group is holding Let's Grow Sitka! this Sunday, March 11, from noon - 3 PM at the ANB Hall.

Thu Mar 8, 2012

School board hears parent concerns over notification of alleged school bus sexual assault; approves resolution supporting the statewide teaching of Native languages. The school board will meet again tonight (3-8-12) in a worksession to discuss possible budget cuts. Mayor recuses fellow assembly member from school funding deliberations, on grounds of bias. Sitka Republicans prefer Santorum for president.