Coast Guard calls off search for Haines gillnetter lost overboard near Berner's Bay. Rocky Pass Seafoods creating jobs in Kake. Murkowski listens to complaints from fishermen in Petersburg about J-1 visa program, sea otters, regulations.
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Raven Radio's 30th Anniversary Celebrations began with an interactive radio hoohaa called "Hello Central" hosted by John Straley and Steve Langhorst. We'll be posting many pictures and sounds from the week, but we'll start with the complete (almost) recording of "Hello Central" posted in two parts below as well as the slideshow above featuring images from the Raven Radio's first 30 years...thanks Megan Pasternak for compiling it!
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Mr. Tino may enjoy hanging out upside down, but at least he's got good taste in radio stations. The talking parakeet lives in the Washington, DC, home of former KCAW program director Marika Partridge, who's spent the past several months preparing for this summer's Raven Radio 30th Anniversary Celebration. Follow this link to hear Mr. Tino talk about his favorite station!
Yesterday (7-4-12) wasn't the sunniest Fourth of July, but the rain held off -- at least until after the parade -- and Sitka had a party. KCAW's Rachel Waldholz took a walk around town, and she sent us this audio postcard and slideshow.
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https://www.kcaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/interview_070512.mp3 Click here for iFriendly audio. Keiko Tokunaga (violin) and Luke Fleming (viola) explain the origins of their name: the Attacca Quartet. They’re joined by...
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Air Station Sitka medevacks heart patient from Celebrity Century. Fourth of July audio postcard. Blatchley remodel in full swing. Ferry system rethinks Lynn Canal summer schedule. Search underway for missing Haines gillnetter.
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A perfect calm in the Sitka Channel Tuesday evening (7-3-12) gave fireworks-watchers a double-treat: starbursts mirrored in the still water. The $10,000 display (sponsored by Petro Marine) also launched on schedule at 11:30 PM, breaking a two-year streak of lengthy weather delays. Returning college student Caitlin Woolsey captured this image from a boat in the harbor.
The Greater Sitka Arts Council's Jeff Budd discusses this August's planned Sitka "State Fair." The one-day event will take place 12-5 PM on August 19. Click here for more information and to download an entry form.
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Sitka man indicted on felony drug and weapons charges. Authorities suspend searches for two missing in Stikine area. Infant abandoned in Sitka harbor restroom returns as adult, meets rescuers. Scientists dispute state's methods in reporting of shellfish toxicity.
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in Sitka, races bring a little something extra—a different set of universalities—and this June’s (6-23-12) solstice run at Medvejie was no exception. While 80 degrees and sunny is hardly a Sitka norm, the angles and curves of the mountainous horizon—all granite and forest and snow, more rugged and high than I remember when they have disappeared behind a wall of fog—are rarely around for other races.
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