Coach Suha Tokman, and swimmers Heather Saline, Tracie Harang, and Kevin Knox combined for a new state record in the 200-meter mixed-gender medley relay, at the the US Masters Swimming National Championships in Omaha, Nebraska earlier this month. The four appeared on KCAW's Morning Interview.
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Alaska delegation says $50,000 is insufficient for tsunami cleanup. Sitka Ranger District wraps up Mud Bay trail project; White Sulfur cabin to be completed by August. Ketchikan Borough assembly deals with alleged inhumane treatment of animals.
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The Sitka Ranger District is wrapping up a major road project on Kruzof Island begun two years ago with federal stimulus funding. A much-anticipated cabin replacement at White Sulfur Springs is just getting underway.
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The Olympic action this summer will begin early in Alaska. Five USCG buoy tenders — SPAR, Fir, Maple, Henry Blake and Anthony Petit, and the Canadian coast guard vessel Bartlett — moor Sunday (7-16-12) at Juneau’s Coast Guard dock for the annual Buoy Tender Roundup. The roundup also includes a mid-week competition, the buoy tender Olympics, highlighting skills required to perform aids to navigation maintenance. Apologies to web surfers misdirected from the London Olympics: This event has no royals, and only regulation hats. Boo-yah MAPLE!!!
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https://www.kcaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/interview_071712.mp3 Click here for iFriendly audio. Singer-songwriter Libby Roderick and writer Kathleen Dean Moore will give a joint performance tonight (Tue 7-17-12, 7:30 PM,...
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Man charged with terroristic threatening after pulling fire alarm in Westmark Sitka. Science camps use summer exploration to bridge school years. New garbage cans increasing bear problem in Juneau. POW community of Naukiti gets $30-million road improvement.
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Nic Mink is a professor of Environmental Studies at Knox College. Students from Knox have been in Sitka over the past couple of weeks working on a class: "Alaska Forest, Fisheries, and Politics of the Wilderness."
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Homeskillet Fest artists Medicine to the People performed live on the air during The Root Cellar hosted by Angie. Infectious rhythms and lyrics brought several listeners into the studios. Click more to hear the music.
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Bluesmen Jeff Aker, Gary Gouker and Strummin Dog stepped out of Thursday's sunshine and into our studios to sing the blue sky blues. They will be performing both nights of Homeskillet Fest. Click more to listen to one of the tunes they broadcast live.
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Ashia Lane, co-director of the Homeskillet Fest, says the festival is prepared for today's possibly wet opener (5 PM Fri Jul 13 at the Sea Mountain Golf Course) with a large tent and other amenities -- including a $1 shuttle service. Tickets for each evening are $10 at the door, or in advance at Old Harbor Books.
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