Sitka High senior Chatham Connor took first in shot and discus in the regional Track & Field meet in Juneau last weekend. Both the Wolves boys' and girls' teams captured regional titles. They head to Anchorage for state next week.
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Sitka’s domestic violence shelter got an unexpected boost as the assembly put its finishing touches on the 2014 budget Tuesday night (5-14-13). Sitkans Against Family Violence will receive $50,000, and have its own line item in the budget – meaning it will not have to compete with other non-profits for city funding next year.
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Say so long to summer drivers riding the ferry for free, winter roundtrip discounts and printed schedules. The changes are some of the ways the Alaska Marine Highway soon plans to address a $3.5-million spending cut mandated by the Legislature.
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Amanda Taylor, with Brave Heart Volunteers, discusses plans for a free Foraker training for board and commission members (May 16-17, various venues around town). Any board or commission member is welcome to participate. To RSVP, or for more information, please call 747-4600. Visit Brave Heart Volunteers online.
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Couple escapes as landslide destroys cabin. Yakutat to celebrate Tern Festival. Ketchikan teacher accused of helping students cheat.
Two people are safe after a massive landslide destroyed the cabin they were camping in Sunday morning (5-12-13) near Sitka. An air taxi pilot rescued the pair from a debris field estimated to be 20 feet deep. All their belongings were buried in the slide. Their dog remains missing.
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Ellen Ruhle, event chair, and Sarah Robinson, executive director, discuss this year's Relay for Life (6 PM July 12 through noon July 13, lower Moller Park). Learn more or sign up for Relay for Life online.
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Assembly gives 'balanced' budget a reality check in final work session. Sitka Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins gives graduation address at UAF-Bristol Bay in Dillingham. Sealaska posts increased profits in 2012.
A Southeast village Native corporation wants to export its cultural tourism expertise. It’s opened a consulting business to build on more than a dozen years in the business.
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The Sitka Assembly has taken its last informal look at the 2014 budget, and is ready to move on to a vote. The assembly met in a third-and-final work session Thursday night (5-9-13) to go over the $25-million General Fund -- the account that pays for all city services that don’t charge their own fees -- police, fire, library, and so on. Although the budget started out balanced to $38, it did not take long for the assembly to identify many unmet needs.
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