Performer Roblin Gray Davis and Sitka Fest director Paul Cox talk about this weekend's presentation of "Enlightenment on E Floor North" (2:30 PM Sat Jun 15, Odess Theater, $10 at the door), which is touring Southeast Alaska with the Strange Attractor Theater Company.
Assembly postpones decision on gold exploration study. Ketchikan 22-year-old recovering after 70-foot fall from tree. Science panel calls for protection of 77 Tongass watersheds.
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The federal Rural Development Agency wants to work with local nonprofit groups to help low-income Alaskans buy homes.
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The Sitka Economic Development Association proposed hiring Avalon Development of Fairbanks to study an area along Green Lake Road for minerals, to see if the area would be good for mining gold. But Tuesday, they asked the Assembly to hold off on a decision.
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Race organizers Murray Lawson and Carolyn Heuer discuss plans for this Saturday's (6-15-13) Medvejie Solstice Run. Due to construction, the half-marathon, 10K, and 5K will all start at Herring Cove. The route will follow Green Lake Road. Preregistration is 4-8 PM Fri Jun 14 at Sitka High, or at 8:15 AM on race day.
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SEDA to ask Assembly to spend $72K on mining survey in Silver Bay. Rep. Young takes smaller Sealaska bill off table to focus on larger selection. Polar explorers prep in Petersburg for Arctic voyage.
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Ryan Wallace is a medical student at the University of Washington who spent six weeks working in Sitka this spring. He urges listeners to check with the Centers for Disease Control for guidelines on the HPV vaccine, which is now recommended for both girls and boys at around 11-12 years of age.
SEDA is expected to ask the Assembly on Tuesday for more than $72,000 from the Southeast Economic Development Fund. It would use the money to pay for a geologic survey of along eight miles of road from Sawmill Cove to Green Lake.
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A smaller, stopgap Sealaska land bill is on the back burner – at least for now. But the full measure is scheduled for markup during a congressional hearing this week.
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Seiner Troy Newark mends his net in preparation for the upcoming salmon season. Seiners, trollers, and gillnetters are already taking turns in Sitka Sound in various pre-season hatchery openings. The main event for most salmon fishermen happens in July and beyond. Seiners will land millions of pink salmon -- aka "humpies" -- by summer's end.
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