Sheldon Jackson Museum curator Jackie Fernandez and artist Peter Williams outline this summer's Visiting Artist Program. The program will begin this Saturday with a lecture by Williams called "Subsistence: Sustainable and Spiritual Economics" (2PM Sat May 25, SJ Museum. Free.)
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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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.
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.
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.
