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In The Spotlight: WhaleFest & SSSC
Sitka WhaleFest brings together science education and research for a weekend-long celebration of marine life.
Read MoreArtist Profile: Olivia the dog & Fate Accompli
It’s not a very well-kept secret, or perhaps not hush-hush at all, that Olivia is the sweetest and indeed the most kenspeckle girl on Lincoln Street.
Read MoreIn The Spotlight: UAS and Indigenous People
Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a special day because it celebrates the histories and cultures of Indigenous peoples across the United States.
Read MoreIn The Spotlight: BIHA and SCLT
Affordable housing is in short supply across the U.S., and Sitka is no exception. Luckily, local organizations – including Baranof Island Housing Authority (BIHA) and Sitka Community Land Trust (SCLT) – are stepping up to tackle this issue.
Read MoreIn The Spotlight: The Sitka Food Co-op
The Sitka Food Co-op currently provides food to over 250 households and businesses — a far cry from its small-scale beginnings. The co-op seed was planted in May 2010, when founder Ann Betty began ordering organic food in bulk from outside Sitka, averaging lower prices than were available at local groceries.
Read MoreIn The Spotlight: Lucy Poulson & SFAC
Lucy Poulson has been close to Sitka Fine Arts Camp her whole life. A lifelong Sitkan, she attended the camp from kindergarten through 12th grade; now, as a senior at Harvard, she’s returning to SFAC for the summer as its Development Assistant.
Read MoreIn The Spotlight: Dixon Elegant
When asked how she got her distinctive name, Sitka PorchFest organizer Dixon Elegant had the first of many interesting stories to tell.
Read MoreIn The Spotlight: Teal West on Shopping Local
Teal West – perhaps one of Sitka’s foremost advocates of “Shopping Local” – is a Sitkan through-and-through, having been born here in 1985 and living here ever since.
Read MoreIn the Spotlight: ALPS Past, Present, Future
Sitka’s own ALPS Federal Credit Union has been in business since 1960. As president and CEO Sandi Riggs explained, ALPS was originally connected with Sitka’s pulp mill – Alaska Lumber & Pulp (ALP) – hence the name.
Read MoreIn The Spotlight: Erika Apathy & BECCC
Erika Apathy has been Director of Betty Eliason Child Care Center since August of 2019. Some people might say, “What a time for her to pick!” The 28-year-old understands the challenges and rewards of providing high quality childcare.
Read MoreIn The Spotlight: Drama, Debate & Forensics
2021-22 marks the sixth year Christian Litten has coached Drama, Debate and Forensics (DDF) at Sitka High. “It’s one of the most rewarding experiences I could ever imagine,” and not unlike coaching a sports team.
Read MoreIn The Spotlight: Hohner Instruments
Sitkans who wish to sample or hear about the dulcet tones of Hohner musical instruments don’t have to go very far. Long time Sitka residents Gary Gouker and Michael Litman are both Hohner enthusiasts.
Read MoreIn The Spotlight: Little Shop of Horrors
September 23rd marks the beginning of the “breakneck speed” rehearsal period for “Little Shop of Horrors” – Sitka’s first full-scale musical theater production in nearly three years. The cast and crew is comprised of both Sitkans and musical theater professionals from the San Francisco Bay area.
Read MoreFood For Thought: Carbon Fees
We are in dire straits from global warming – with fires in the Pacific Northwest; Hurricane Ida hitting the Louisiana coast and then killing people in New Jersey and New York; flooding in the South and Midwest; and drought in the Southwest. All these climate-exacerbated misfortunes are already here, and most of us know someone in the Lower 48 who is affected.
Read MoreFood For Thought: Indoor Cats
If you have both a cat and a closed door in your home, it’s likely the former has tried to get through the latter — either by begging you with plaintive meows to open it, trying to scratch straight through the wood, or slipping through as soon as the door’s left ajar.
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