Daily Sitka Sentinel Sports editor Garland Kennedy discusses the opening of the high school wrestling season, the upcoming regional swim meet at the Mt. Edgecumbe Aquatics Center, and the very tough Sitka Lady Wolves volleyball team -- whose defense he describes as "a stone wall."
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Salmon Nation is convening its first-ever three-day meeting in Sitka this week. Salmon Nation storytelling fellow Ian Gill (and former CEO of Ecotrust) describes the purpose of the event, and outlines hopes for the future. The public is welcome to attend an open meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday, October 29, at the Odess Theater to learn more.
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Two members of the Sitka Sound Slayers roller derby team - Eliminator and Hot Wheelz- joined KCAW's Meredith Redick in the studio to talk about Sitka's roller derby scene. Listen to the full interview here:
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State troopers have released the name of a man who died in an excavator accident Thursday (10/25/19) while working on the Katlian Bay Road in Sitka.
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One person has died after a piece of construction equipment they were operating fell into the water in Katlian Bay.
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Raven Radio's Stardust Ball is this Saturday, October 26, at Harrigan Centennial HallHeadlining this year's show will be The Danielle Kelly Soul Project. A few advance tickets ($35) remain on sale at Old Harbor Books. In addition to live music and dancing, there will be lip sync and costume contests (most original, best group, and most skill).
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The Sitka Legacy Foundation on Wednesday (10-23-19) distributed just over $16,000 in grants to local nonprofits, during the regular luncheon meeting of the Sitka Chamber of Commerce. 13 organizations in all received funding, averaging around $1,000 per organization. The foundation this year received requests from 18 nonprofits totaling over $33,000.
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When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight, the group may finally approve the employment agreement for a new city administrator.
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Mandy Evans, Kari Sagel and Lisa Hodges joined KCAW's Meredith Redick in the studio to discuss the "Early Childhood Family Cafe," happening Thursday, October 24 at Harrigan Centennial Hall from 4:30-6:30 pm.
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Peter Williams and Matthew Jackson joined KCAW's Meredith Redick in the studio to discuss Reconciliation Day, a revisiting and reexamining of the October 18 Alaska Day holiday celebrated in Sitka and throughout the state. Listen to the full interview here:
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