May 2013 - Page 4 of 9

Sun day in the park

Sitka resident Mike Alfred reads the newspaper at Totem Square on Tuesday afternoon. Temperatures reached 61 degrees on the cloudless day.

Tue May 21, 2013

Sitka's Community Food Survey extended to the end of the month. Eighth-graders put Andrew Jackson on trial. Ten shareholders to challenge four incumbents for Sealaska Inc. board.

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Eighth graders take Andrew Jackson to court

In 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act into law. The measure allowed him to negotiate the movement of Native Americans from the southern states to west of the Mississippi River. And the policy laid the groundwork for the Trail of Tears. Last week in Sitka, the former president went on trial before a jury of eighth-graders.

Survey to be cornerstone of Sitka’s food policy

Sitka’s Community Food Survey has been extended until the end of the month, in the hope of attracting more participants. Organizers say over 400 Sitkans have taken the survey online, or on paper at the library, but they’d like to get to 600 or more. The goal is to understand how prepared Sitkans are to face rising food prices, or to ride out an emergency like last January’s earthquake and tsunami.

Mon May 20, 2013

Land trusts create enduring framework for affordable housing. A smaller Sealaska land selection bill faces opposition from the USFS. Tongass Futures Roundtable concludes work, disbands.

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Land trusts an enduring framework for affordable housing

Trusts are becoming a more common way to create affordable housing, by allowing people to own homes, but not the land underneath them. They have a long track record in the lower 48, for the moment they’re a new idea in Sitka. The Sitka Community Development Corporation would like to change that. Board members and volunteers have launched a campaign to build awareness about Community Land Trusts, and to explain why they think CLT’s are a good fit for Sitka.

Forest compromise group ends work

The Tongass Futures Roundtable is shutting down. The organization tried to resolve Southeast Alaska forest-issue conflicts.

Wildlife cruise sets SAIL on Saturday

Dave Neutzel and Nick Ponzetti with Southeast Alaska Independent Living discuss plans for tomorrow's Annual Wildlife Cruise (1:30 - 4:30 PM Sat May 18, advance tickets $45 at Old Harbor Books). Also, the Red Dirt BBQ (6-10 PM Tue May 21, Bayview Pub, advance tickets $15 Old Harbor Books/$20 at the door), benefits Autism Speaks.

Fri May 17, 2013

Rofkar named Alaska's 2013 Distinguished Artist. Geologists discover remnants of undersea volcano in Misty Fjords.

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Rofkar: ‘So many more discoveries’ to make

Sitka's Teri Rofkar was named the 2013 Rasmuson Distinguished Artist. The annual award is given by the Rasmuson Foundation to an Alaska artist with a history of accomplishment. It brings with it a $40,000 prize.