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...
LOOKING AT YOU - Pioneers Home resident Vicky Porter shows her pumpkin after carving the eyes Saturday during a jack-o'-lantern making event organized by the Sitka Rotary Club. Pictured are, from left, Daniel Mueller, German AFS exchange student;...
HYPERPHAGIA - Left, Destiny Treshan, 2, gets a lift from her mom to watch bears tear into pumpkins at the Fortress of the Bear Saturday afternoon. The bear sanctuary hosted two open house events on Saturday and Sunday. Hundreds turned out to play...
The tapering may continue, but Southeast Alaska’s high school swim and dive athletes will be striving to post top state qualifying times at the Dimond Park Aquatic Center. Sitka High Wolves swimmers are traveling for the region meet hosted by the...
TABLE OF THE DAY – Sitka Farmers Market gave its Table of the Day Award to Friends of the Sheldon Jackson Museum at the final market of the season on Sept. 19. From left are market co-manager Debe Brincefield, co-manager Sam Blanchert, Kendra...
Police Blotter Sitka Pollice Sitka Police Department logged the following calls Wednesday. Wednesday, October 28 Police received a report from the Office of Children's Services of possible child maltreatment and other concerns. Officers have a...
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20 YEARS AGO
October 2006
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50 YEARS AGO
October 1976
All three Sitkans who attended the Alaska State Fire Fighters Association conference were elected to office: Robert McGraw as president; Ben Essendrup as secretary-treasurer; and Sitka Fire Chief Martin Fredrickson as first vice president.
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