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Historic restoration interns build skills, shape careers on SJ campus

by KCAW News | Aug 8, 2018 | The Morning Interview

Justin Han, Murielle LeMaire, Kate Latimore, and Quinn Evangelakos are four of eight students in the Historic Restoration Internship Program on the Sheldon Jackson Fine Arts Campus. The month-long program is "hard work, but a chill atmosphere" for the interns, some of whom have never hammered a nail or operated a power tool. Read More

Interns get “hands-on,” restore facade of Fraser Hall

by KCAW News | Aug 10, 2017 | The Morning Interview

The Sitka Fine Arts Camp has hosted a Historic Restoration program since 2012. This year, the cohort focused on Fraser Hall, restoring the facade and various architectural details. In the process, they discovered original panel that needed little touch-up - just a fresh coat of paint. Read More

Video: Back-to-back Coast Guard rescues during Southeast heat wave

by Emily Kwong, KCAW | Aug 8, 2017 | Local News, Syndicated

Beneath blistering heat, the Coast Guard performed two mountain rescues in Sitka in a single day this weekend: one near a lake and another atop a dormant volcano, both hikers struck down by heat exhaustion. Read More

Reviving the Laundry Building

by KCAW News | Jul 17, 2014 | The Morning Interview

26 interns are currently putting a new roof on the Sheldon Jackson Campus' historic Laundry Building, the first phase of a project to eventually turn the ruined building into a community cafe and art gallery. Read More