The U.S. Coast Guard is offering free safety exams to all commercial fishing vessels. The program is so fishermen can ensure their boats meet the current fishing regulations before the halibut and sablefish fisheries open in Alaska on Saturday, Mar. 23, 2013.
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Sequestration forces SEARHC to make $3.5 million in cuts. ADF&G boosts sac roe herring harvest level by 500 tons. US Fish & Wildlife Service's new rules about "substantially altered" sea otter pelts questioned by craftspeople. Army Nat'l Guard Honor Guard holds memorial service in Wrangell.
Mt. Edgecumbe Student Nick Bouker is a junior from Dillingham, and team captain of the Iron Braves, one of two MEHS Robotics teams to compete at state earlier this month. The Iron Braves and Titanium Braves took 3rd and 4th place. With Robotics teacher Mark Nance.
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The federal government has a new proposal for defining handicrafts made out of sea otter pelts. But it’s not what some crafts-makers expected.
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The state basketball tournament took place this weekend in Anchorage. Teams from the KCAW listening area include the Yakutat Eagles and Lady Eagles in 1A, and the Sitka Lady Wolves and Mt. Edgecumbe Braves in 3A. Click for scores -->
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Whalefest director Lily Herwald discusses this Saturday's Food Web Cruise (9-11:30 AM Saturday, March 23. Advance tickets $55 at Old Harbor Books). Local naturalists will provide information on the marine environment.
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Predators, but no herring, seen during first ADF&G aerial survey. Sealaska's vice-president defends Redoubt selection. House operating budget gives Dems a chance to outline priorities. Youth for Environmental Action hold Juneau summit.
But she doesn't mind rats so much. Valerie Lapinski, former Raven Radio Program Director was a long distance guest castaway on "Deserted Island" on Friday, March 15th 2013. She called in from her home in Brooklyn and describe the process of choosing just 10 songs to have if stranded, possibly forever, as "agonizing." Well, Val's pain is our gain, because this is an excellent selection of music...and the dessert is a tantalizing combination of sweet and salty cookie yummy. Beware: the cookies may inspire spontaneous marriage proposals! Here is a recording of the show, a list of Val's 10 songs and the dessert recipe.
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While Sealaska vice-president Rick Harris was in Sitka last Wednesday (3-13-13) to promote a revised land selection bill now before Congress (S.340), he also used the opportunity to address many Sitkans’ top concern with the corporation: Its decision to select land -- through separate legislation -- at Redoubt Lake Falls.
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Clay Davis with the USFS, and the Sitka Conservation Society's Ray Friedlander discuss capacity analysis on Kruzof Island. A public meeting to discuss recreational opportunities on the road system is scheduled for 5-7 PM Thu Mar 28, 2013, at Harrigan Centennial Hall.
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