Charles Bingham, with the Sitka Local Foods Network, and Hope Merritt, 2018 winner of the "Sitka Food Business Innovation" contest, discuss this year's event. Merritt founded Gimbal Botanicals, which supplies teas and other products made from the terrestrial and maritime plants of Southeast Alaska.
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Klas Stolpe with the Daily Sitka Sentinel talks with Sitka resident Keith Perkins about riding out Friday's earthquake in Anchorage. The sports official had a meeting in Anchorage as part of the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame selection committee
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Bretz will play seasonal Advent music on the church's historic 1844 Kessler Organ. She said each organ has a unique sound and personality and called the organ at the Lutheran Church sweet, quiet and a pleasure to play.
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Live video coverage of this morning's (11-30-18) earthquake in Anchorage, courtesy KTVA and 360 North.
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A magnitude 7.2 earthquake located approximately 30 miles southwest of Palmer at 8:28 am this morning (Friday, November 30, 2018) prompted authorities to issue a Tsunami Warning for the coastal areas of Cook Inlet and the Southern Kenai Peninsula. The warning was CANCELLED as of 10:00 am. Coastal Southeast Alaska was not included in the tsunami warning area.
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For the crews of Coast Guard Air Station Sitka, it's not all about maritime hoists and landing on mountain ridges. Here a helicopter aircrew practices landing on the fantail of the Coast Guard icebreaker Healy on Southeast Alaskan waters November 24, 2018. Maintaining proficiency in deck-landings on ships at sea is an important part of the training at Air Station Sitka.
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Tribal Council Chairwoman KathyHope Erickson and Melanie Board of STA's Social Service Department discuss the Honoring Our Elders tribal luncheon taking place today 11:30am-2:30pm at Harrigan Centennial Hall.
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Mt. Edgecumbe senior Muriel Reed and DDF coach Marcia Drake discuss this weekend's meet at Mt. Edgecumbe High School (Friday and Saturday, November 30 and December 1). Judges are still needed! Follow this link for details on how to sign up.
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Amanda Roberts is the tobacco health educator at SEARHC; Loyd Platson is the prevention director at Sitka Counseling. They have advice and resources for helping smokers who want to quit. Butt Cleanup Day is scheduled this month for Thursday, November 29, 1:30-3:00 pm beginning at the back of the Salvation Army.
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The Greater Sitka Legacy Fund, an affiliate of the Alaska Community Foundation, will host an open house on November 27 for Giving Tuesday, a post-Black Friday international holiday of charitable giving.
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