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kcaw.org | Robert Woolsey
Steve Lawrie established his reputation as a large-canvas portrait artist. But This Thing We Call the Ocean is an homage to fishing, and to the people who thrive in Sitka’s maritime culture. “Some of those people unload the boats, some of those people catch the fish, some of those people repair the boats,” says Lawrie.
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3 weeks ago |
kcaw.org | Robert Woolsey
The OVK – or Organized Village of Kake – petitioned the Federal Subsistence Board in 2020 shortly after nationwide lockdowns and supply chain disruptions threatened the food supply to the 500 residents of the community, located on Kupreanof Island, about 50 miles east of Sitka.
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3 weeks ago |
kcaw.org | Robert Woolsey
Sitka Rep. Rebecca Himschoot introduced a bill (HB 69) that would have increased student funding by $1,000 — the first substantial boost to schools in a decade. Even though she considered it a half-measure relative to the rate of inflation, legislators couldn’t muster the votes to override when the governor vetoed it. Sen.
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4 weeks ago |
alaskapublic.org | Katherine Rose |Robert Woolsey
Sitka voters have overwhelmingly rejected a ballot measure that would have capped the number of cruise visitors beginning next year. Wednesday’s special election brought out almost 3,000 voters, 73% of whom rejected the proposition. This was the third largest turnout for any municipal election in Sitka since 2018. Sitka Sound Cruise Terminal owner Chris McGraw led the opposition to the proposition.
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1 month ago |
ktoo.org | Robert Woolsey |Katherine Rose
Sitka voters have overwhelmingly rejected a ballot measure that would have capped the number of cruise visitors beginning next year. Wednesday’s special election brought out almost 3,000 voters, 73% of whom rejected the proposition. This was the third largest turnout for any municipal election in Sitka since 2018. Sitka Sound Cruise Terminal owner Chris McGraw led the opposition to the proposition.
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Following the appointment of Blossom Twitchell and Andrew Hames to a pair of vacant seats, the Sitka School Board reorganized: Amy Morrison was selected as board president; Eric Van Cise is the vice-president; and Paul Rioux is the clerk.
The Sitka School Board has appointed Blossom Twitchell to a vacant seat on the board on one ballot. Andrew Hames was appointed to the second seat on the third ballot. Both will serve until the municipal election on October 6.
https://t.co/haqUIxwX25 Oral arguments in a complicated lawsuit is not at the top of the news cycle right now, but this case — and the associated injunction — could have major consequences for Alaska. #chinook #noaafisheries
