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Silver engraving, silent auction during museum’s annual meeting

The Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum will be holding their annual meeting on February 10th at 3:30 p.m. Board members Jan Steinbright and Rosemary Carlton talk about the silent auction, new exhibits, and the search for two new board members.

Q&A with NPR’s Robert Siegel, retiring after 40 years

A few weeks ago, NPR put out a call for stations to have brief interviews with NPR host Robert Siegel as he prepares for retirement and KCAW got one. We’d barely begun, when Siegel said he had a story to tell about former general manager Rich McClear.

Film screening connects Standing Rock to Herring Rock

Two films about resource extraction and the implications of colonialism will be screened in Sitka on Wednesday, January 10 at the Sheet'ka Kwaan Kaa Kahidi. Filmmaker Ellie Schmidt and organizer Alaire Hughey discuss.

Organizers look for ways to honor the Tlingit resistance

Eric DeLavergne is a community organizer interested in bringing people together to discuss erecting a statue to honor War Chief K'alyaan, who led the resistance to Russian occupation during the Battle of 1804. Although his efforts were prompted by controversy surrounding the Baranov statue, DeLavergne says this project is not connected to the future of that piece. For more information email katlianstatue@gmail.com.

Volunteers remind us to Pick, Click, and Give to causes that matter

Charles Bingham and Julia Smith are local volunteers for Pick, Click, Give, a statewide campaign to allow Alaskans to donate a portion of their Permanent Fund dividend to nonprofits and charities. In 2017 Alaskans donated $2.5 million to causes that matter to them -- over $100,000 in Sitka alone.

118 years strong, the Christmas Bird Count is conservation in action

Jen Cedarleaf and Vicki Vosburg coordinate the Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count in Sitka. This will be the event's 42nd year in Sitka. Sign up for a route tonight (Thursday, December 28) -- or just visit with other birders -- at a planning meeting 6 p.m. at the Raptor Center. The Bird Count is a holiday tradition which began in 1900. Counting takes place Saturday, December 30, from dawn 'til dusk.

How Sitkans can find, read and track bills in the Alaska Legislature

The Alaska State Legislature enters session on January 16th. Ken Fate of the Sitka Legislative Information Office joined us in the studio to talk about the services available for citizen testimony.

Initiative sponsors want legislature to pass a budget on time, every time

The Alaskans for Integrity initiative -- among other things -- would cut off legislators' per diem if the legislature fails to pass an operating budget in the 121 days authorized in the Alaska Constitution.

Millennial tastes leave Santa in an ‘Uptown Funk’

Changing demographics are forcing Santa to reconsider both the toy-making priorities at the North Pole, and workplace amenities for his staff of millennial elves. KCAW's Caitlin Woolsey, a millennial herself, offers a sympathetic ear to Jolly St. Nick.

Heighten your ‘sensory awareness’ at 10th Annual Holiday Brass

Roger Schmidt, Vanessa Fralick, and Wade Demmert are three of the eleven professional musicians taking the stage tonight in the 10th Anniversary Holiday Brass Concert. Most of the pieces are performed without a conductor, which creates a heightened "sensory awareness" among musicians, says Schmidt. Local student performers will also appear.