The Sitka Conservation Society and the UAS Cooperative Extension are teaming up to offer a three-day "4-H Winter Wonders Camp," 9:30-noon Monday, January 7 through Wednesday, January 9. Only two places remain available for elementary school students. To register, call Kevan at 747-7509.
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The Wearable Art Show is on! Now is the time for artists to begin planning their pieces for the March, 2019 event. Producer Jeff Budd joined us in the studio to discuss the history of the event
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Pick. Click. Give. is a chance for Alaskans to use part of their Permanent Fund Dividends to contribute to causes they care about. After they complete their online PFD applications, residents are given the option to choose to donate a portion of their dividends to one of 600 participating nonprofits.
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Sitka's Legislative Information Office is kicking into high gear for the start of the 2019 legislative session in Juneau. The LIO can connect residents to the legislature in a variety of ways, from scheduling committee testimony to tracking bills. LIO staffer Ken Fate explains how it all works.
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Victoria Vosburg and Jen Cedarleaf have organized Sitka's version of the Audubon Christmas Bird Count for the last 12 years. Volunteers are needed to count birds on about 30 mapped routes this Saturday, December 29. A planning meeting and slideshow are scheduled for 6 p.m. tonight (Wed 12-26-18) at the Alaska Raptor Rehabilitation Center.
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A conversation with the Jolly Northern Elf suddenly goes south when a former business associate, Mumsy Krinklenose, implicates Santa in "Wish Graft" and other high crimes. Only a steady diet of lemon drops -- and firm denials by press secretary Sugar Plum Huckleberry -- can hold Santa together, and keep Christmas on track.
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I’d like to state that as a consumer of herring subsistence that I am in support of subsistence and commercial harvesting. As a commercial fisherman, I’ve spent my time supporting both ways of life, and I would say to this day that I am thankful to have had the opportunity to benefit from both. -- Chuck Skeek
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The Ramshackle Cabaret will turn on the holiday spirit in a performance this Saturday, December 22, at 8 p.m. downstairs in the Mean Queen. There are ten acts on the bill -- a mixture of naughty and nice! And a likely visit from Santa! With the Ramshackle Cabaret's Serena Wild and Michael Mausbach, and Artchange, Inc.'s Ellen Frankenstein.
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The Holiday Brass Concert is 7 p.m. Saturday, December 22, at the Sitka Performing Arts Center. Roger Schmidt, Executive Director of the Sitka Fine Arts Camp, joined KCAW's Katherine Rose to give a preview of the festive show.
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Teams from both Sitka High and Mt. Edgecumbe opened their basketball seasons with strong performances against tough opponents, in order favorably weight their rankings for the state tournament. In wrestling, MEHS coach Mike Kimber was inducted into the Alaska Wrestling Hall of Fame in the opening ceremony of last weekend's state meet. However, his top, undefeated wrestler lost a 5-1 decision in the heavyweight title match. Daily Sitka Sentinel sports editor Klas Stolpe talks with KCAW's Robert Woolsey.
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