Former Sitka High brass musician Ross Venneberg is a study in concentration as he joined the 8th Annual Holiday Brass Ensemble for a guest appearance Wednesday night (12-21-11) in the Sitka Performing Arts Center. Venneberg, who now studies at St. Mary's College in San Francisco, shared the stage with musicians from the San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Louiville, and Virginia orchestras. The concert is a fundraiser for the Sitka Fine Arts Camp.
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https://www.kcaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/interview_122211.mp3 The National Poetry Foundation has included a poem by Sitkan John Straley, “every single day,” in its anthology for use by students in the Poetry...
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https://www.kcaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/news_122211.mp3 Air Station Sitka medevacks injured Port Alexander man. North Pacific Fisheries Management Council recommends increase in the halibut size limit for guided sport...
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https://www.kcaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/interview_122111.mp3 Fire Chief Dave Miller and Police Chief Sheldon Schmidt talk some trash as their respective departments prepare to square off against the Sitka Wolves...
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https://www.kcaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/news_122111.mp3 Sitka police investigating the death of man found unresponsive on Harbor Mt. Road. Southeast Alaska Power Agency considers expanding its dam at Swan Lake. Petersburg...
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Novelist John Straley has been named to one of the most prestigious lists in the country – for poets. The National Poetry Foundation has included the Sitka author’s poem “every single day” in the anthology of pieces used by students in Poetry Out Loud, a national recitation competition. Straley's poem appears alongside work by Pound, Emerson, Browning, and others. Straley was nominated by Alaska's 2009 Poetry Out Loud state champion, Caitlin Woolsey.
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https://www.kcaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/news_122011.mp3 “Mass Wasting” event destroys popular Sitka trail. Wet winter improves Sitka’s hydro outlook; electric surcharge to be adjusted in January. Comment...
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https://www.kcaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/interview_122011.mp3 Sitka Wolves basketball coach Andy Lee wraps up the Holland America Holiday Tournament. He’s joined by Shad Puletau and Hunter Lee, and Lady Wolves Sariah...
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https://www.kcaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/interview_1219111.mp3 Roger Schmidt, director of the Sitka Fine Arts Camp, describes how he pulls together nationally-renowned musicians for the annual Holiday Brass concert,...
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https://www.kcaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/news_121911.mp3 ADF&G cites aging error for past underestimates of herring population. Sitka Community Development Association on new tack for affordability, sustainability....
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