The Sitka School District has come out ahead in this year’s budget process -- by about $1-million. Nevertheless, district officials are not necessarily jumping for joy. The practice in Sitka schools recently has been to budget conservatively, and hope for news like this. And then hope it happens again next year.
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Nutcracker director Melinda McAdams, and dancers Lione Clare and Wayne Young, talk about this year's performance (7 PM Fri Dec 6, 2 PM and 7 PM Sat Dec 7, 3 PM Sun Dec 8, Sitka Performing Arts Center, tickets $25/20 at Old Harbor Books). Sitka's performance has been notable for its use of Alaskan characters in the past, but this time will travel 'round the world.
Mt. Edgecumbe wrestlers Brittany Woods-Orrison (Jr-Rampart), Jason Young (Sr-Soldotna), Deirdre Creed (12-Kotzebue), and Miranda Johnson (Jr-Pilot Station) discuss their prospects for this weekend's Region V Wrestling Tournament (Fri Dec 6 - Sat Dec 7, BJ McGillis Gym). With head coach Mike Kimber. See the full schedule here.
Geophysicists deploy ocean sensors to study Queen Charlotte fault. Xtra Tuff boots try to win back disappointed customers. Timber advocates, conservationists meet to explore restoration on the Olympic Peninsula.
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LeConte out of service pending bow thruster repairs. Air Station Sitka helo crew medevacks woman injured in Skagway shooting. Sitka company win national award for artisanal salt. Google Glass prototype debuts in Juneau.
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A family dog is safe and sound, but a deer is dead after an unconventional rescue operation in Sitka yesterday morning. The dog had chased the deer out onto a frozen Thimbleberry Lake when both fell through the ice.
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What do the Space Needle, Sitka Sound Science Center, and Cafe Juanita in Kirkland, Washington have in common? They all carry artisanal salt made by Alaska Pure. The Sitka company’s sea salts are designed around flavors reminiscent of Southeast Alaska. In 2013 their wild blueberry sea salt captured a national taste-test award.
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The ferry LeConte will return to service at least a day later than expected. Thursday sailings have been canceled due to ongoing bow-thruster repairs.
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Tlingit action-figure workshop attracts interested kids. Over 70 concerned seniors listen to proposed changes to Social Security in Ketchikan. World Aids Day 2013: How is Alaska doing?
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Alaska has its share of big science projects, to be sure. But to get results, science doesn’t always have to be huge. In Sitka, a project in its second year is studying the seasonal movement of juncoes and some other sparrows. It started as a way to involve kids in science, and to answer some basic questions about a species so common that we haven’t taken the trouble to study it.
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