Man injured at Blue Lake construction site
A man in his mid-50s was seriously injured on Wednesday (3/6/2013) afternoon at the Blue Lake Hydro Expansion project construction site.
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Author: Anne Brice, KCAW
Fireweed Dance to perform Saturday
Melinda McAdams, Laura Turcott, and Emma Bruhl with the Fireweed Dance Theatre discuss this weekend's performance (7 PM Sat Mar 9, Sitka Performing Arts Center, tickets $15/$10 at Old Harbor Books and at the door). This year, for the first time, Fireweed has also launched a junior company.
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Thu Mar 7, 2013
Top seeds upset in second round of 3A basketball tourney. Public testifies in opposition to open-decked Alaska-class ferries. Water dept. urges conservation during main relocation next week. M/V Fairweather will return to service later than planned.
3A tourney update: Top seeds upset in second round
Sitka and Mt. Edgecumbe traded wins in Wednesday’s second round of the Region V basketball tournament. The Sitka Lady Wolves beat the Lady Braves to advance to Friday’s final, while the top-seeded Sitka boys lost to the fired-up Braves. Read the full story, and see a slideshow of the day's action.
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Museum lecture series examines Tlingit tobacco pipes
Mary Boose, with the Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum, and artist Tommy Joseph discuss the museum's winter lecture series. Joseph will present 2PM Saturday on Tlingit tobacco pipes.
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Wed Mar 6, 2013
Sitka Lady Wolves, Mt. Edgecumbe Braves advance in first round of Region V tourney. House Transportation Committee considers $3-million cut to ferry system. Lawmakers question plans for new Alaska-Class ferries. Proposed sea otter bounty generates controversy at Petersburg meeting.
Braves, Lady Wolves advance in 3A tourney
The Sitka Lady Wolves won the first game of the 3A regional tournament Tuesday afternoon. The Lady Wolves defeated the Petersburg Lady Vikings 40 - 35. The Petersburg boys also went down in the first round of the Region V tournament, losing to the Mt. Edgecumbe Braves, 41 - 25. See pictures from Tuesday's action.
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Mr. Whitekeys to perform in Sitka, for real!
Jeff Budd, with the Greater Sitka Arts Council, introduces Mr. Whitekeys to Sitka. Mr. Whitekeys will perform March 23 at the Sitka Performing Arts Center (advance tickets at Old Harbor Books).
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Tue Mar 5, 2013
Former Sitka middle school principal charged with sexual assault. One dead, two injured in Haines ski accident. Blue Lake dam construction crane up and running, tours available. Author to speak on National Disability Awareness Month. Human skull found in Wrangell carbon dated at over 1,000 years.
Fast ferry Fairweather delays return to service
The fast ferry Fairweather is returning to Southeast service a little later than expected.
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