‘Xóots Elementary’ tops list of choices for Baranof school name change
The survey results are in: The runaway favorite for renaming Baranof Elementary is "Xóots Elementary School." The school board will make a final choice on March 7.
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Author: Robert Woolsey, KCAW
Wild Fish Conservancy seeks endangered species protection for Alaskan king salmon
Northern Journal reporter Nat Herz is covering the petition to list Alaskan king salmon under the Endangered Species Act. NOAA Fisheries doesn't have to accept the petition (from the Wild Fish Conservancy), and even if it does, Herz says "these things tend to get bogged down in litigation."
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NEA grant win for Sitka Fine Arts Camp, and for the town’s ‘arts economy’
The Sitka Fine Arts Camp has won a $45,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The award is validation of the camp's success, and a boon to Sitka's growing arts economy.
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Sitka officials consider transfer of school maintenance, swimming pool to city government
Financial responsibility for the maintenance of Sitka's schools -- including the Blatchley Swimming Pool -- would transfer from the school district to the City of Sitka, in a plan discussed by the assembly and school board in a January work session.
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The gas bubbling on Kruzof Island is not from the Mt. Edgecumbe volcano — at least not yet
Extensive sampling around Kruzof Island by the UAF Geophysical Institute last summer did not detect any volcanic gases from Mt. Edgecumbe. But doctoral researcher Claire Pulieio told the Sitka Rotary that the data form a good baseline for future research.
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After a blazing start last year, Rep. Himschoot expects a slower legislative pace in second session
As a freshman legislator last year, Rebecca Himschoot jumped "into the fire with both feet" sponsoring a resolution in Defense of Alaska Fisheries, which was the first legislation to reach the floor for a full vote. This year, her legislative agenda will likely move at a more stately pace.
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Sagel’s 25-year teaching career honored by Sitka School Board
Kari Sagel put in over 25 years working in Sitka's schools, most memorably as the librarian at Blatchley Middle School. Sagel urged the board to look for ways to support teachers and promote professional longevity.
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‘Trends’ report: Once the nation’s best, Alaska’s teacher pay slips far behind historic levels
Teacher salaries in Alaska once were the best in the nation. Now, they are slightly ahead of the national average, but continue to fall significantly behind the cost of living in the state.
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Southeast chinook stocks expected to be low again in ’24
Most wild king salmon runs in Southeast Alaska will not have enough large fish return to meet escapement goals -- with the exception of the Chilkat River in Haines.
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Sitka dentist’s five-decade career is a crowning achievement
Dr. Tom Jacobsen began his career as the itinerant dental officer for the Indian Health Service (before the advent of SEARHC), flying around Southeast with a miniature dental lab in the back of a beaver floatplane. He's retiring this month after more than 50 years practicing dentistry in Sitka.
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