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Sitka 2019 unofficial election returns

Voters returned incumbent Kevin Knox to the Sitka Assembly, as well as former assembly member Thor Christianson. Newcomer Paul Rioux was the favorite for one vacant seat on the Sitka School Board. And voters declined to ban plastic bags.

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Be sure to vote both sides of this year’s municipal ballot!

Municipal clerk Sara Peterson oversees elections in Sitka. She describes the ballot that voters will see next Tuesday (October 1), including races for two open seats on the Sitka Assembly, and one open seat on the Sitka School Board. There is also a proposition on the ballot this year. All voting takes place at Harrigan Centennial Hall, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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‘Deer’ a tale of resistance across cultures

Jorge Mario Agudelo Echeverry and Daniel Santiago Suarez are artists-in-residence at the Sitka Fine Arts Camp. The camp has a partnership with the Ministry of Culture in Columbia to bring in Columbian artists every year. Echeverry will present his work in progress The Tales of the Deer, a puppet & mask theater play 7 p.m. on Friday, September at the Odess Theater. Suarez's project is called Memories of Sitka, on display in the Yaw Art Studio 6-8 p.m. Thursday, October 3 (with an artist talk at 7 p.m.).

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UAS College to Career program looks to diversify

Michael Mausbach, Andrew Gallagher, and Jeff Budd discuss the College to Career program at UAS. This is the final year of a Title III federal grant targeting historically marginalized populations, but it's aiming to diversify both in Sitka, and for distance-learning students.

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