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Human Rights Commission to join Sitka’s Alaska Day Festival

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Oct 14, 2022 | Local News, Syndicated

Since the earliest days of statehood, the Alaska Commission for Human Rights has held meetings in rural communities. This Alaska Day, the commission is renewing that tradition in Sitka. Read More

Alaska Day Festival returns with parade, brew fest

by KCAW News | Oct 15, 2021 | The Morning Interview

Alaska Day organizers Hal Spackman and Ted Allio joined Erin Fulton to discuss the activities planned for the weekend. Listen here: Read More

Discouraged by upswing in coronavirus, organizers cancel Sitka’s 2020 Alaska Day Festival

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Jul 30, 2020 | Local News, Syndicated

Although the October holiday is more than two months away, festival organizers are discouraged by the steady increase in coronavirus infections in the state, and decided it was best to stand down for this year. Read More

Jury denies former New Archangel dancer’s $3.7 million injury claim

by Katherine Rose | Oct 7, 2019 | Local News, Syndicated

After hearing two weeks of testimony, a Sitka jury must decide whether or not to award a former New Archangel Dancer $3.7 million in damages for an injury she sustained while rehearsing for the 2016 Alaska Day Celebration. Read More