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Sitka’s first iconography workshop: windows into heaven

Jeff Budd and Dr. Ana Dittmar discuss an upcoming iconography workshop sponsored by St. Michael's Cathedral and the Greater Sitka Arts Council.

Tues Jan 14, 2014

Ketchikan's borough mayor delivered a State of the Borough Address. Organizers of a downtown revitalization effort in Sitka are taking a look at an unconventional approach to bringing new energy to the community: by keeping it the same. The Sitka assembly will hear a request from municipal administrator Mark Gorman to restructure city hall.

Could a historic district revitalize Sitka’s brand?

Organizers of a downtown revitalization effort in Sitka are taking a look at an unconventional approach to bringing new energy to the community: By keeping some things the same. This week a historic preservation consultant and two architectural historians are documenting over 70 properties along Sitka’s waterfront, with an eye toward one day creating a historic district on the National Register.

Black oystercatcher numbers up in annual bird count

Audubon Christmas Bird Count organizers Jen Cedarleaf and Vicki Vosberg discuss the results of this year's count, which took place on January 4.

Mon Jan 13, 2014

Students of Vida Davis carry on her legacy. Bitcoin makes its debut at a pair of Juneau retailers. House Minority Leader Beth Kerttula anticipates another rocky legislative session.

Students of Vida Davis continue her legacy

Vida Susan Davis, a native elder, and leader of Tlingit language revitalization in Sitka died earlier this month. 35 years a Tlingit language instructor, Davis helped many Sitkans develop a cultural identity. Two of Davis’s long-time students, Nancy Douglas and Heather Powell talk about her legacy. They say that thanks to Davis and other native elders they have the tools to continue teaching Tlingit culture.

For rural veterans, treatment is just a phone call away

George Bennett Sr. discusses SEARHC's new pilot program: telebehavorial health services for rural veterans suffering from post traumatic stress disorder.

Fri Jan 10, 2014

A nearly-half-million-dollar grant will speed restoration of Alaska’s oldest Haida longhouse. Curbside recycling is starting to get a toehold in Southeast Alaska, starting with Petersburg. The Sitka School Board has a cautious approach to building next year's budget: assume that Sitka Schools will have about 20 fewer students. Large parts of Sitka lost power Thursday night after an operator technician at Blue Lake Hydro plant bumped his ladder against a control panel.

Bump! in the dark blamed for Sitka power outage

Large parts of Sitka lost power for about a half-hour this evening (Thu 1-9-14), after a technician at the Blue Lake Hydro plant bumped his ladder against a control panel while changing light bulbs. Blue Lake operator Frank Rogers said the bump was just enough to cause a protective relay to open, isolating the Blue Lake switchyard from Sitka’s other main power source at the Green Lake plant.

High enrollment won’t budge next year’s school budget

Despite an upswing in enrollment, the Sitka School Board is going to be cautious as it starts to build next year’s budget. At its regular meeting this week, the board decided to assume that Sitka Schools will have about 20 fewer students than they have now.