Matt Hunter submits letter of interest for assembly vacancy. Reckless driver lands pickup in Lake St. yard. Baranof Warm Springs residents testify against proposed salmon hatchery. $350,000 "Artplace" grant to help restore SJ campus. Yankee skipper facing a misdemeanor charge following grounding; Coast Guard conducting separate investigation.
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According to police, a truck driven by 30-year-old Sitka resident Jesse Blumer swerved out of control around 7:20pm Saturday (6-16-12) and slid onto the front lawn. The truck moved with such force that it lost two tires, said Sitka Police Lieutenant Barry Allen.
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Another candidate has submitted a letter of interest to fill an upcoming assembly vacancy. Matt Hunter, a lifelong Sitka resident who teaches Math at Mt. Edgecumbe High School, turned in his application to the municipal clerk’s office this morning (Mon 6-18-12). The 29-year-old Hunter joins former assembly members Jack Ozment and Bill Paden, and former assembly candidate Michelle Putz, in seeking the seat being vacated by Terry Blake.
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The skipper of a salmon troller that ran aground two weeks ago is facing a single misdemeanor charge of reckless endangerment in Sitka court. Charges of boating under the influence are pending in a separate investigation with the Coast Guard. William Walder put the 42-foot Yankee on the rocks near Error Island in Sitka’s Eastern Channel on June 6.
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School board approves varsity soccer program. Lt. Cmdr Fred Seaton takes command of USCG Cutter Maple in a Sitka ceremony. Court-appointed psychologists determine that John Marvin Jr. is competent to stand trial for the deaths of two Hoonah police officers. Juneau chamber hears debate on Coastal Zone ballot measure.
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The Coast Guard cutter Maple got a new commander at a ceremony Thursday. Lieutenant Commander Fred Seaton took over from Lieutenant Commander Daniel Gray. Gray had served as captain of the cutter for three years.
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The Sitka Summer Music Festival is bringing two quartets to perform this season. Artistic Director Zuill Bailey says it's a chance for experienced players to interact with Sitka's environment, without the relentless rehearsal schedule. Bailey, and incoming Executive Director Kayla Boettcher, discuss the expanded concert series, and plans for the festival's headquarters at Stevenson Hall on the SJ campus.
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State will take comment on proposed Baranof Warm Springs hatchery this Saturday (6-16-12) at Harrigan Centennial Hall. Sealaska lands selection bill merged with omnibus House Conservation and Economic Growth Act. Cutter Maple to change command this afternoon at 5 PM. Former Governor Frank Murkowski urges Ketchikan chamber to forget the "Bridge to Nowhere" and build a tunnel instead. Juneau author rows 18-foot dory to Petersburg.
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The Sealaska land-selection bill has been folded into a larger Congressional measure, increasing its chances of passing.
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Claudia Leccese, with Sick-a-Waste, discusses the Composting Expo her organization plans for this Saturday (6-16-12) in the Hames Center parking lot. KCAW's Robert Woolsey also discloses that his compost smells "as fresh as clean linen."
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