Center for Community Archives

Sheet’ká Family Challenge connects kids with the outdoors, and families with each other

by KCAW News | Apr 22, 2022 | The Morning Interview

Kari Sagel, with the Sitka School District, and Lisa Hodges, with the Center for Community's Early Learning Program, discuss the Sheet’ká Family Challenge, a multi-agency project to provide free and fun activities for kids and families over the next couple of months. Read More

Assembly uses cuts, savings to close budget gap

by Emily Kwong, KCAW | May 31, 2016 | Local News

Times are tight in Sitka, but the Assembly has managed to balance the budget. How? Through combination of cuts, rate hikes, and money in reserve that may not be around next year. Read More

Sipe: Coordinated transit plan open for public comment

by KCAW News | Jun 10, 2015 | The Morning Interview

Connie Sipe, the Executive Director of the Center for Community, is part of the effort to draft Sitka's coordinated transit plan, which is open for public comment through Monday, June 15. Downloadable audio. Read More

The Ride faces major shortfall

by Rachel Waldholz, KCAW | Mar 11, 2015 | Local News, Syndicated

The Sitka Assembly was told on Tuesday that without city support, the system will likely have to cut hours -- or even a full bus line. Read More

Care-A-Van rolls on HPR, driver injured

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Aug 29, 2014 | Local News

A Sitka man is recovering after the bus he was driving rolled into a ditch on Halibut Point Road Thursday afternoon (8-28-14). Tom Conley was driving the Southeast Senior Services’ Care-A-Van outbound along the 3300 block of HPR when he swerved to avoid construction personnel and put the van in the ditch just past Sollar’s Trailer Court at about 12:30 PM. There were no passengers in the van at the time. Read More