Almost one year to the day since her predecessor left to transit the NW Passage, the Coast Guard Cutter Kukui reported for duty at her new homeport of Sitka, Alaska. The Maple, meanwhile, a fixture in Sitka for 16 years, is now in dry dock at the Coast Guard shipyard in Baltimore, MD. The Maple’s crew has been reassigned to the Kukui.
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Although President Trump on June 20 reversed his administration’s policy of separating parents and children who have illegally crossed the border into the US, about 150 Sitkans added their voices to protests nationwide against the practice.
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The long-awaited Crescent Harbor playground is nearing completion. The playground will be fully accessible for children of differing abilities.
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The Alaska Law Enforcement Training (ALET) Academy graduated 27 students Friday afternoon (6-8-18), after what — for most of the cadets — must have been a long 15 weeks: Up 5 days-a-week at 5 a.m. for 90-minutes of physical training (including long runs through Sitka), then coursework on subjects running the gamut of law enforcement: criminal justice, investigations, traffic violations, communications, defensive tactics, and use of firearms.
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Board members of both the Sitka Economic Development Association and the Gary Paxton Industrial Park gathered with the public Thursday afternoon (5-31-18) to cut the ribbon on the park’s latest facility, a huge floating dock.
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