TRICK-OR-TREAT - Students from the Studio of Dance perform in front of St. Michael's Cathedral Saturday. Hundreds of Sitkans braved the weather on Halloween to take part in the annual Downtown Trick or Treat event.Downtown merchants handed out...
FORTRESS MOAT - Sitkans return to the viewing area after placing pumpkins in the habitat area of the Fortress of the Bear Saturday during an open house event. Other Halloween happenings include trick-or-treating at Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center 5-7...
PICKING PUMPKINS - Children pick out pumpkins in the AC Lakeside parking lot on October 17 during the annual 3 to 5 Preschool Pumpkin Patch Fundraiser. The event was sponsored by AC Lakeside, Charlie's Produce, Fisheye, Jessie's Uptown Dogs, Sitka...
Southeast pool players found shots and put their own spin on the sixth annual Neil Huff Memorial Pool Tournament held on all of Sitka’s downtown pool tables over four days this weekend. After playing and watching games past midnight...
The Sitka High School Wolves boys earned their first Region V Swim and Dive team title since 2015 this weekend, edging out by four points the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé boys who have claimed the region championship the past two...
Alaska Native Brotherhood will hold the third round of nominations and election of officers 6 p.m. Nov. 5 at the ANB Founders Hall. Members are being encouraged to attend. Call Pete at 907 738-2434 for further information.
Police Blotter Sitka Police Department logged the following calls over the weekend. A laundry machine was damaged at Sitka Laundry. Police have a case on the incident. A dog running at large in the 800 block of Lake St. was returned to its...
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20 YEARS AGO
November 2006
Dirk White has been named the 2006 Willard B. Simmons Independent Pharmacist of the Year by the National Community Pharmacists Association. ‘‘You think you’re doing just a normal job, and even still, how did someone find us up here in Alaska?’’ White said in an interview.
50 YEARS AGO
November 1976
In a mock election Monday, Blatchley students voted Gerald Ford over Jimmy Carter for president; Don Young over Hopson for U.S. House; Pete Meland over Oines for state senator; and Dick Eliason over Dapcevich for state House. (Editor’s Note: Jimmy Carter was elected president; Don Young U.S. Congressman; Pete Meland state Senator; and Dick Eliason state Representative. Also approved was Limited Entry.)
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