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MEHS girls volleyball crowned state champions

On Saturday afternoon (11-15-14), the Mt. Edgecumbe Girls’ Varsity Volleyball team won their State Championship after a nail biting tie-breaker against the Monroe Catholic Rams.

Coast Guard rescues stranded Sitkan

A Coast Guard helicopter rescued a hunter stranded south of Sitka on Wednesday morning (11-19-14), after his boat sank.

Medley of performances at Sitkans Can Dance on Saturday night

Jeff Budd of the Greater Sitka Arts Council (GSAC) joined teen dancers Kaya Duguay and Naquoia Bautista to talk about Sitkans Can Dance, a competition of both couples and soloists in various dance styles.

Honoring elders one drum beat at a time

On Saturday (11-18-14), over 70 elders were the guests of honor at a shared meal of herring eggs and venison stew at Sheet'ka Kwaan Naa Kahidi Community House.

Listen Here: On top of Denali

This week on Sitka Sports, Mike Vieira sat down with Dan Evans, Eric Speck, Don Lehman, and Gary Smith to discuss their voyage up Denali. If you missed the show, you can listen to the whole thing here!

Settles: Mindfulness meditation and dementia talk on Wednesday

Dr. Kevin Settles, a clinical psychologist with Neurobehavioral Consultants, will talk about how mindfulness meditation can people with early stage dementia.

Strength meets spirit at 5K Boys Run

On Saturday (11-15-14), the first class of Boys Run crossed the 5K finish line at Crescent Harbor shelter. The dual running and lifestyle program is designed to instill in young men a culture of respect and nonviolence.

Teaching Tlingit tradition, culture — and pride

With elders in the community growing older or already gone, Chuck Miller of the Sitka Native Education Program says it's his responsibility to pass along the teachings to the younger generation so they can grow up proud to be Tlingit.

Sitkan charged for possesion of fentanyl

A Sitka man is being held on drug charges in the state prison in Juneau, pending $12,000 in bail.

With the snip of a ribbon, Blue Lake project is complete

Although there are a lot of loose ends to tie up, the Blue Lake Expansion Project came to a formal close in Sitka Wednesday (11-13-14) with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new powerhouse.