Category: The CorvidEYE

Made it!

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Aug 30, 2017 | Local News, Syndicated, The CorvidEYE

The Cutter Maple has completed its historic voyage through the Northwest Passage, and has arrived at Coast Guard Yard. The 225-foot buoy tender is only the 6th Coast Guard vessel to sail the famed route.

In sunshine, Scotchmer wins 8th consecutive Alpine Adventure

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Jul 17, 2017 | Local News, The CorvidEYE

Sam Scotchmer picked up his 8th consecutive win in the men’s division of the 24th Alpine Adventure Run, reaffirming his position as king of this particular hill.

Air Station Sitka’s Chef-in-Chief steps down after 14 years

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | May 31, 2017 | Local News, The CorvidEYE

Chief Brandon Saiz retired from the US Coast Guard in a ceremony at Air Station Sitka today. Saiz served two decades aboard several ships, and in deployments across Alaska — but for the last 14 years he’s been base in Sitka.

Congratulations MEHS Class of 2017!

by Emily Kwong, KCAW | May 5, 2017 | The CorvidEYE

Mt. Edgecumbe High School graduated the Class of 2017 today. Before a crowd of spectators from all over the state, the 100 graduates donned cardinal robes and gold stoles to receive diplomas and awards.

A kayak ranger brings her story home

by KCAW News | Apr 13, 2017 | The CorvidEYE

Novelist Mary Emerick spent seven years (2002-2009) as a back country kayak ranger in the Tongass National Forest. Her debut novel ‘The Geography of Water’ is a mystery/coming-of-age story set in the watery landscape of Southeast Alaska.