Author: KCAW News

Good Dog to perform tonight at Whalefest

Liesil Davenport-Wheeler and Jim Pfeiffenberger are Good Dog. The pair write and perform original music for children about the natural world. They'll be playing tonight (11-01-12) 7 PM at Harrigan Centennial Hall, in conjunction with the opening of the student art show. Tickets 5$ at the door.

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Thu Nov 1, 2012

Audio postcard: Sitka High Swimming wins Region V meet, will bid for state title this weekend. USCG Cutter Maple revives "Haunted Ship." Juneau considers traffic revisions in Auke Bay. Prop 1 to ask voters if Constitutional Convention needed.

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A Thing or 2 (or 3!) about Halloween

Sitka student Lily Hood makes her way downtown Wednesday evening (10-31-12) with fellow "Thing" Angelina Doggett and doll Addie Poulson during the Chamber of Commerce Trick-or-Treat event.

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Beware…the haunted ship awaits!

The Haunted Ship is back in Sitka. After a several-year hiatus, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Maple is inviting everyone to weave through its dark, narrow hallways Thursday and Friday evening.

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SJ Museum’s Winter Lecture Series gets underway

Yupik artist Peter Williams and Mary Boose, with Friends of the Sheldon Jackson Museum, discuss plans for this winter's lecture series at the museum. Williams talks about how his identity as an Alaska Native is intertwined with life as a hunter and artist.

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Wed Oct 31, 2012

Reward increased to $5,000 for information on whereabouts of Lael Grant. House 33 major party funding excludes three-term incumbent. Bethel fishing trial puts spotlight on subsistence rights.

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Commentary: Thomas too close to oil companies

Bill Thomas has been in the State House for years, representing Haines and other small communities. The redrawing of district boundaries means that Thomas will represent Sitka, if we voters send him back to the Legislature. I do not think we should do that.

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The mugs are here!

The Raven Radio 30th Anniversary mugs have arrived. If you live in Sitka and are on the list from the Fall Drive feel free to stop by the station weekdays to pick up your mug. If you live outside of Sitka and selected a mug as your thank you gift we will mail one to you. Thank you for your patience!

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Joel Curtis: The art of tsunami forecasting

NOAA weather forecaster Joel Curtis says his office also issues tsunami forecasts. This interview was recorded before Saturday's quake in British Columbia, but it covers information about tsunamis important to all coastal residents. With KCAW's Ed Ronco.

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