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Wed Nov 20, 2013

Ketchikan moves forward with controversial public art project. Lecture explores role of shamanism in contemporary Tlingit culture. Gustavus offers reward to end burglary spree.

Lady Braves Volleyball just shy of fourth crown

Mt. Edgecumbe Volleyball coach Rich Calkins, and juniors Taryn White (Hoonah) and Renatta Olson (Golovin), recount the team's tough loss to Grace Christian in the state finals. The Lady Braves Volleyball team has been in the state championship match the last four years, and won three times.

Sitka man indicted after USPS intercepted package of heroin and meth

A Sitka man was indicted last Friday (11-15-13) for receiving a package containing over $30,000 worth of heroin and methamphetamine.

Swimmers miss title by a fraction of a second

SHS Swimming coach Robby Jarvill, and seniors Megan Reid and Louis Belley, discuss the team's second-place finish at the state meet earlier this month.

Tue Nov 19, 2013

Coast Guard rescues two hunters after skiff capsizes off Sitka Point. Man indicted for receiving over $30,000 of heroin in the mail. AHFC offers "Home Choice" class for new and seasoned home buyers. Petersburg cold storage facility has boom year. Tlingit spelling bee takes sting out of learning native languages.

It’s the 10th Anniversary of Encounters!

Encounters is celebrating it's 10th Anniversary! In addition to new shows, we'll be airing some classics. You can help choose which shows to rebroadcast by going to http://encountersnorth.org/survey.htm to vote for your favorites.

Unlicensed sport fishing guide charged after 4-day sting operation

A Washington state man has been fined $10,000 -- and will possibly forfeit his boat -- after pleading guilty to unregistered sport fish guiding in Sitka Superior court in October.

Spelling bee, math games teach Tlingit language

It’s no secret that fewer and fewer people can fluently speak Alaska Native languages. And while there’s renewed interest, it’s hard to get beyond nouns and verbs.

Mon Nov 18, 2013

Washington state man pleads guilty to unregistered sport fish guiding. Sea cucumber fishing winding down for season. A year's delay expected before implementation of predator control program near Ketchikan.

Warren Christianson Interviews

This week From the Vault presents two interviews from 1996 and 1997 with longtime Sitkan Warren Christianson who built a 46 foot schooner in Ohio and sailed it from there to Sitka. Really. The first interview is about his early life and military service and the second focuses on his sailboat odyssey that began on Big Walnut Creek, Ohio and ended in Sitka. You can hear the programs below, or listen Sunday Morning at 11am.