Sitka High’s student body is hoping to create a better environment in the school, and they’ve taken their plans to the school board, with a pair of proposals that would confront sexual violence and discrimination head-on.
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Violinist Mads Tolling is in town for the Sitka Jazz Fest, which runs February 5 - 7th and features concerts with guest musicians and local jazz groups alike. Tolling grew up in Denmark and discovered jazz as a teenager. His rose to prominence with the adventurous Turtle Island String Quartet, which won two Grammy awards for Best Classical Crossover Album. Tolling will be performing Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm at the Performing Arts Center. Downloadable audio.
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A Sitka man is being sent back to prison for over a year, for violating the conditions of his parole. Another Sitkan is facing charges for allegedly importing 10 pounds of marijuana into the community.
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Sitka lost power for a little under an hour Wednesday afternoon when a relay tripped at the Jarvis St. diesel substation. Utility director Chris Brewton says this won't be the last outage of this kind.
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Due to a fault in the Blue Lake switchyard, all of Sitka lost power this afternoon at approximately 1:40 PM. Powerhouse technicians are currently re-energizing the grid, and estimate that electric service will be restored throughout the community by 2:30. Once power is back up, they’ll investigate the cause of the outage.
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During Discovery Week (Feb 16 - 19), Blatchley students choose from among 78 classes far, far outside of the normal academic curriculum: Everything from cooking-with-bacon classes to sea kayaking and traditional carving and story telling. Sixteen organizations around Sitka provide instructors. With coordinator Kari Sagel, students Robert Gibson and Tava Guillory, and SNEP coordinator Brian James.Downloadable audio.
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The Alaska Marine Highway System has a new boss. Mike Neussl began work Monday as the Department of Transportation’s deputy commissioner overseeing ferries.
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A new mural was unveiled at Mt. Edgecumbe High School last week, bringing a splash of color to the white dormitory walls that house nearly 400 students from across the state. The mural was painted by a local artist and designed by students, as part of an effort to make the state-run boarding school feel more like home.
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Sarah Martinson, the new music director at Sitka High School, talks about the upcoming Jazz Fest with students from the vocal jazz group. Downloadable audio.
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Since Studio Xeno was added to the downstairs of the Cable House, the plan has been to put in an "On Air" light to indicate when someone was recording inside. We're excited to say our light is now in place above the door to the studio!
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