Author: KCAW News

Tue Jul 23, 2013

Assembly to cull list of administrator candidates. Aaron Swanson first to file for October Assembly race. City Hall evacuated after battery acid leaks in closet. Two records set in Sitka's Alpine Adventure Run. Sitka All-Stars capture Div. II Little League championship. Ketchikan's Ward Lake trail closed because of problem bear.

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Scotchmer defends Alpine Run title, breaks own record

Two new records were set this weekend in Sitka’s Alpine Adventure Run. Emily de La Bruyere won for the women and set a record, with a time of one hour, 21 minutes and 15 seconds. Second place for women went to Tasha Folsom, at one hour, 23 minutes and 57 seconds.

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Mon Jul 22, 2013

City-wide power outage on Friday blamed on faulty relays at Blue Lake hydro plant, loss of landline phone service remains a mystery. Proposed redistricting plan creates some new electoral challenges for legislators. State's new office space program possibly violates procurement code.

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Eating Kake

Several dozen high school and middle school youth spent the past week attending the 25th annual...

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Women writers explore the literature of resilience

Island Institute co-director Carolyn Servid and poet Laurie Kutchins share their plans for an event this week called "The Literature of Resilience," a roundtable discussion among nine women writers. They'll include the public in their conversation Friday evening, with readings, stories, and performance (7:30 PM Fri Jul 19, Del Shirley Hospitality Room of Allen Auditorium, $10 at the door).

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Wed Jul 17, 2013

Redoubt Lake sockeye return may hit 80K. Sitka All-Stars no-hit Petersburg, but lose heartbreaker to Juneau in Little League tourney. Port Alexander weather data supplied by human observers.

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A boom year for Redoubt sockeye

Redoubt Lake near Sitka is having a banner year for sockeye. The US Forest Service, which manages the weir at Redoubt, reports almost 22,000 fish have returned to freshwater so far, and the run is not expected to peak for another week or two. Biologists project that the total run this year could reach 80,000. Two commercial seine openings have been held, and more are likely.

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