Fri May 24, 2013
58th Sitka Salmon Derby kick-off this weekend. AK-Class ferry architects now recommend covered decks. Ketchikan unveils decorated tour buses.
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Author: Robert Woolsey, KCAW
Roller Derby ‘Boot Camp’ aimed at beginners
Roller Derby competitors Sin & Tonic, I Vanna Getonya, and Nitrogen Peroxide discuss this Saturday's Boot Camp (Sat May 25 4-8 PM and Sun May 26 9-1 PM at the Hames Center, $25). Juneau Roller Girls will instruct. Some safety gear is provided.
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Thu May 23, 2013
Monsanto responds to planned protest by Sitka runners. Area legislators react to Repeal SB21 Initiative. Ice jam breaks loose near Ft. Yukon. Ketchikan breaks record for largest rain boot race.
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News team!
Raven Radio established itself as a force to be reckoned with in local endurance sports by capturing 2nd place (1:50:40) in the corporate category of the 29th annual Julie Hughes Triathlon last weekend (5-18-13). Post-graduate fellow Anne Brice (run) and news director Robert Woolsey (bike, swim) spent months developing the core strength and stamina needed to challenge the category favorite Hames Center (1:24:31), whom they lost to by a mere fraction of an hour. The near-victory proves that Raven is not only a black bird, but also a dark horse on wings.
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Wed May 22, 2013
Gov. Parnell leaves most SE capital project funding intact, but deducts $5-million planned for Mt. Edgecumbe pool. Sitka father, son plan run across America to protest genetically-modified foods. Juneau forestry lab dedicated.
Parnell blocks fund transfer to Sitka pool
Governor Sean Parnell left Southeast Alaska project funding intact when he signed the capital budget Tuesday. But he blocked the transfer of money from one older project to another.
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Tue May 21, 2013
Sitka's Community Food Survey extended to the end of the month. Eighth-graders put Andrew Jackson on trial. Ten shareholders to challenge four incumbents for Sealaska Inc. board.
Survey to be cornerstone of Sitka’s food policy
Sitka’s Community Food Survey has been extended until the end of the month, in the hope of attracting more participants. Organizers say over 400 Sitkans have taken the survey online, or on paper at the library, but they’d like to get to 600 or more. The goal is to understand how prepared Sitkans are to face rising food prices, or to ride out an emergency like last January’s earthquake and tsunami.
Mon May 20, 2013
Land trusts create enduring framework for affordable housing. A smaller Sealaska land selection bill faces opposition from the USFS. Tongass Futures Roundtable concludes work, disbands.
Land trusts an enduring framework for affordable housing
Trusts are becoming a more common way to create affordable housing, by allowing people to own homes, but not the land underneath them. They have a long track record in the lower 48, for the moment they’re a new idea in Sitka. The Sitka Community Development Corporation would like to change that. Board members and volunteers have launched a campaign to build awareness about Community Land Trusts, and to explain why they think CLT’s are a good fit for Sitka.
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