Local artist Steve Lawrie is creating a series of large scale portraits of Sitkans on tapestry. His gallery show is on display at the Allen Marine Dream Cruises lounge this weekend (November 24th and 25th).
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Changes are afoot at Raven Radio. After four years with Raven News, Emily Kwong will be departing Raven Radio in December for an international reporting fellowship through NPR and the John Alexander Project. Emily’s last day of work will be December 7th. Our 2017 Winter Fellow Katherine Rose will be taking over as interim reporter on December 10th and Peter Apathy will be our lead Morning Edition Host moving forward.
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Local artist Steve Lawrie will feature large portraits of Sitkans at the Allen Marine Dream Cruises lounge. He joined KCAW's Katherine Rose on the Morning Interview to talk about what inspires him to paint and his process.
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The MEHS-SHS Wrestling Dual on Senior Night last week was a great success, says Sentinel sports editor Klas Stolpe. Stolpe discusses that event, plus offers his own tips (as an ultra-marathon runner) for getting outdoors safely in winter
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Sitka's Dolly Parton Imagination Library promotes literacy in young children, from birth to age five, by sending them one book a month through the mail. Board member Chris Washko told KCAW's Katherine Rose on the Morning interview that 202 children are now enrolled in Sitka.
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Radio Adventure Hour is an hour of radio theater performed on stage with live sound effects presented by the GSAC Sitka Community Theater. This year's show features four comedic and serious works performed and written by Sitkans.
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Today is World Diabetes Day, a global awareness campaign focusing on diabetes, and November Diabetes Awareness Day. SEARHC Diabetes Educator Kelly Lakin joined KCAW's Katherine Rose this morning to discuss community educational events like grocery store tours Wednesday and Thursday.
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Mt. Edgecumbe Lady Braves suffered a tough loss at the state volleyball tournament over the weekend. Sentinel Sports Editor Klas Stolpe joined KCAW's Rob Woolsey this morning to talk about it and what comes next for the team. He also let us know about tonight's not-to-be-missed wrestling event at the Sitka Performing Arts Center.
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Driven Equation, an LA-based film company, is developing a fictional anthology series about Sitka in 2019. Director and Executive Producer Rafael Thomaseto describes "Sitka TV Show" as an environmental portrait where characters' "identities intersect with the Alaskan landscape.
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Sonya Smith is one of five candidates on the ballot for four seats on the Tribal Council of the Sitka Tribe of Alaska. Also running are Nancy Douglas, Lillian Feldpausch, Michael Miller and Robert Sam. A sixth person, incumbent Harvey Kitka, is also running as a write-in candidate. Sitka Tribe of Alaska holds an election Tuesday, November 13.
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