Blue skies bring more than sunshine and light breezes to Sitka. Morning fog is common as the air warms up slightly. Last Sunday morning (6-9-13) photographer Owen Kindig saw a cloud bank roiling over Kruzof Island, and set up his camera near Eliason Harbor to capture this time lapse video. We think poet Carl Sandburg may have come up with a different metaphor if he had seen Sitka fog roll in: We get the little feet, and the rest of the cat too!
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Jeff Budd, Sarah Lawrie, and Alaina Brown discuss plans for this year's Sitka "State Fair," which will be held on August 11 at Harrigan Centennial Hall. There will be 23 categories of judged events. For more information visit the Greater Sitka Arts Council online.
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School districts contemplate legal action to fund intensive-needs students. NTSB releases preliminary report on Petersburg float plane crash. Alaska Public Offices Commission relaxes rules on initiative expenditures.
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Raven Radio would like to thank everyone who helped us reach our annual membership goal! We couldn't have done it without the tremendous support of our members and dedicated volunteers. What an amazing year of radio we have the pleasure of helping to provide our listeners as well as experiencing along with listening community. We look forward to another great year of community radio.
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Sitka Summer Music Festival violinist Sarah Kapustin is in her fourth season. Visiting from the Netherlands, Kapustin says her career in music began as a young child, listening to her mother sing and play the piano. Early childhood, she says, is where musicians are made. Kapustin will perform this weekend and next at the Sitka Summer Music Festival.
Revitalization group organizes first of three Lincoln St. pedestrian malls. UAS Fish Tech program moves to Sitka Sound Science Center. USRDA to partner with local non-profits to offer low-cost home loans. Audio postcard: Yakutat Tern Festival.
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Performer Roblin Gray Davis and Sitka Fest director Paul Cox talk about this weekend's presentation of "Enlightenment on E Floor North" (2:30 PM Sat Jun 15, Odess Theater, $10 at the door), which is touring Southeast Alaska with the Strange Attractor Theater Company.
Assembly postpones decision on gold exploration study. Ketchikan 22-year-old recovering after 70-foot fall from tree. Science panel calls for protection of 77 Tongass watersheds.
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Race organizers Murray Lawson and Carolyn Heuer discuss plans for this Saturday's (6-15-13) Medvejie Solstice Run. Due to construction, the half-marathon, 10K, and 5K will all start at Herring Cove. The route will follow Green Lake Road. Preregistration is 4-8 PM Fri Jun 14 at Sitka High, or at 8:15 AM on race day.
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SEDA to ask Assembly to spend $72K on mining survey in Silver Bay. Rep. Young takes smaller Sealaska bill off table to focus on larger selection. Polar explorers prep in Petersburg for Arctic voyage.
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