July 2013 - Page 8 of 10

Sitka enlisted man jailed, discharged from USCG

Petty Officer 2nd Class James Grover pleaded guilty at a court martial in Juneau to charges related to the possession of child pornography and making false official statements.

PAC architect finally gets to see Sitka theater

The Sitka Performing Arts Center opened to great community fanfare in 2008. But among all the attendees at the building’s premiere, lead architect Sergio Fisher was missing.

Collaboration ‘makes things happen’ at camp

Javier Barboza teaches animation at the Sitka Fine Arts Camp; Ed Littlefield teaches percussion. They discuss the role of collaboration during the short, intense high school session at camp. The two are performing this week during faculty "Art Shares" at camp (7PM thru Wed Jul 10, Odess Theater, Allen Hall). Final student performances begin on Thursday (Jul 11 - 13, 7 PM Sitka Performing Arts Center). Learn more about the Sitka Fine Arts Camp online.

Tue Jul 9, 2013

200-year-old rockfish proves to be only 64. Eurasian dove invades Alaska. New redistricting plan reunites Sitka and Petersburg.

Roxann’s Singing Island

Our Deserted Island guest for July 6th, 2013 was Roxann Gagner. She is a teacher at Blatchely...

Traci’s Dancing Island

Traci loves to dance, hike and workout. Her island will need to be big to give Traci room to roam!...

Sitka partnered with Petersburg in new redistricting plan

A new redistricting plan keeps Ketchikan with Wrangell. Petersburg is in with Sitka and Craig. Downtown Juneau is with Haines and Skagway. The Mendenhall Valley remains its own district.

Festival reflects on great season, looks ahead to next

Sitka Summer Music Festival artistic director Zuill Bailey and executive director Kayla Boettcher put a wrap on the 2013 season. A capital campaign for Stevenson Hall is underway. Learn more about the Sitka Summer Music Festival online.

Mon Jul 8, 2013

Audio postcard: What Sitkans think about Independence Day. Performing Arts Center architect visits town on cruise ship, views his completed work for the first time. State seeks public comment on transportation improvement projects.

State seeks input on road, ferry, trail improvement list

A bike path in Saxman, a bridge replacement in Juneau and trail improvements in Sitka are on the list of federally-funded transportation projects for Southeast Alaska.