February 2014 - Page 4 of 8

Shannon Haugland’s Island has no monkey business

Shannon Haugland arrived in 1990 to work at The Sitka Daily Sentinel and has lived here ever since. She enjoys movies, old jazz and and her family of friends here in town. Shannon was our guest castaway on Friday, January 14th and brought the ten songs that she would choose to have if stranded on an island, perhaps forever. She would also choose crepes as her one dessert since the island is, after all deserted. Shannon's ten songs, a recording of the show and a link to her crepe recipe are below.

Robidou trial set for May, pending appeal

A new trial date has been set for Joe Robidou, the former principal of Blatchley Middle School in Sitka accused of sexually assaulting three teachers. Sitka Superior Court judge David George on Thursday (2-13-14) set Robidou’s trial date for the week of May 12, 2014. Robidou was scheduled to go on trial the second week of February, but the case was delayed when his attorney appealed a procedural motion to the State Court of Appeals.

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Did you miss your favorite local radio show this week? Never fear! Now you can just cruise on over to our Program Schedule and click on any local show to hear the latest episode. It's never been easier to listen to all of the great content our community programs provide. Happy listening!

Brenda Campen: The fight for civil rights in Alaska

Brenda Campen talks about the effort to end legal discrimination against Alaska Natives, a story told in the 2009 film "For the Rights of All." Campen wrote the film's viewers' guide, which has just been released.

Fri Feb 14, 2014

School board chooses Mary Wegner as Sitka's next schools superintendent. ANB asked to lead the charge on voting rights legislation. Green Dot violence prevention campaign comes to Wrangell.

Wegner named to lead Sitka’s schools

Mary Wegner will be the next superintendent of Sitka Schools. Wegner has been the assistant superintendent in Sitka since 2010. The Sitka School Board named Wegner to the post after a two-and-a-half hour closed-door meeting Thursday afternoon (2-13-14).

AFN asks ANB to help voting-rights campaign

Alaska’s largest Native organization is challenging a Southeast group to lead the regional campaign to regain federal voting-rights protections.

Thurs Feb 13, 2014

Community land trust in Sitka one step closer to reality. Assembly approves $350,000 loan for BIBCO. Three fishing companies fined $275,000 by the EPA. Tanner and golden king crab fisheries opened after two days of weather delays.

Community Land Trust to close Sitka’s affordability gap?

A Community Land Trust is another step closer to reality in Sitka. The Sitka Assembly Tuesday night (2-11-14) awarded $7,500 to the Sitka Community Development Corporation to support the non-profit’s creation of a trust. The funding will support the salary of the non-profit’s director, Mim McConnell, who is also Sitka’s mayor. On Wednesday, the Sitka Chamber of Commerce heard a pitch from a CLT consultant.

Assembly approves BIBCO loan

The Sitka Assembly on Tuesday night approved a loan of $350,000 to the Baranof Island Brewing Company. Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins told assembly members, "The state is going broke." And City Administrator Mark Gorman reported on why cruise companies said they see Sitka as different from Ketchikan or Juneau.