Herring seiners land 3,700 tons on Saturday (4-7-12). Suspect injured in Russian Bishop's House vandalism. Sitka Historical Museum launches collection of contemporary wearable art. Coast Guard monitors for fuel and debris following the sinking of a derelict Japanese fishing vessel last week.
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Cole Riggs learns the lesson of hard work in “Shooting for Success.” Students in Rebecca Himschoot’s fifth-grade class wrote “This I Believe” essays over the winter. The assignment was based on NPR’s well-known series of the same name by producer Jay Allison.
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Herring seiners in Sitka landed about 3,700 tons on Saturday (4-7-12) in the third opener of this year’s Sac Roe fishery. That puts the fleet at 14,000 tons so far, well below its goal of a record 29,000 tons. ADF&G has mapped nearly 37-miles of active spawn over the past week. Biologists opened a huge area in Salisbury and Krestof sounds to allow seiners to hunt for unspawned fish.
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Sitka police and National Park rangers are looking for a man suspected of vandalizing the Russian Bishop’s House. Chief Ranger Chad Corey says a passing driver – two Saturdays ago (3-24-12) – reportedly saw a man breaking windows in the historic structure at around 9 in the evening. The suspect used only his hands to do the damage, and blood was found on the scene.
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Lucy Poulson believes in the power of knitting in "Stitches of Confidence."Students in Rebecca Himschoot's fifth-grade class wrote "This I Believe" essays over the winter. The assignment was based on NPR's well-known series of the same name by producer Jay Allison.
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The Japanese fishing vessel Ryou-Un Maru lists after being riddled by 25mm explosive rounds fired by the USCG Cutter Anacapa Thursday afternoon (4-5-12). The Anacapa also conducted a fire drill on the burning vessel, before sinking it in 6,000 feet of water.
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Chris Wilbur and Steve Will enjoy a glass of wine circa 2002. Knowing these guys, it was probably a VERY fine bottle.
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Celebration of Radio celebrity co-host Roger Schmidt reads muskeg messages with a jazz drum solo in the background. Schmidt, whose day job is director of Alaska Arts Southeast (aka the Sitka Fine Arts Camp) also discusses the summer lineup at camp this year.
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Traveling sea lion phones home. ADF&G hopes to gather data on the 1980s introduction of elk near Wrangell. Gov. Parnell asks Native leaders to support his education initiative.
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