TRUCK FIRE – Firefighters knock down a fire in a Ford Explorer truck in Arrowhead Trailer Park in the 1200 block of Sawmill Creek Road Saturday evening. One person received fire-related injuries and was taken to the hospital, Sitka Fire Department Chief Craig Warren said, and the truck was considered a total loss. The cause of the fire is under investigation, Warren said. The fire hall received the call about the fire at 5:33 p.m., and one fire engine with eight firefighters and an ambulance were dispatched, he said. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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SHS, MEHS Volleyball Teams Take on Juneau
By Sentinel Sports
Sitka and Mt. Edgecumbe high schools’ volleyball teams tackle Juneau-Douglas High School in a series of matches this weekend.
The Wolves varsity team plays the Crimson Bears at 5 p.m. tonight in the Sitka High gymnasium.
The Braves play at 8 p.m. at the B.J. McGillis Gym at Mt. Edgecumbe.
Caption: Sitka senior Ashlyn Nutting bumps a volleyball at a game earlier this season against the Mt. Edgecumbe High School Braves. Sitka and Mt. Edgecumbe take on the Juneau-Douglas High School Crimson Bears at home this weekend. Game times are listed at left. (Sentinel photo by James Poulson)
So far this season the Braves are 4-1 and the Wolves are 3-4, the Alaska School Activities Association website says. Juneau-Douglas is 0-2.
The Wolves are freshly back from Juneau, where they played the Thunder Mountain Falcons over the weekend. The Wolves lost both nights of play in four sets, Sitka Coach Karen Krupa said.
“Seven out of the eight sets we played were competitive,” she said.
The matches were a good learning experience for her team, Krupa said.
“Thunder Mountain was the perfect team for us to play, at this point in the season,” she said. “Their hitters are very smart, in where they place the ball, and finding the open holes on the court. Defensively, our girls did not adjust quickly enough to their smart play, and TMHS took full advantage of that. Saturday, we did a much better job on defense.”
The Wolves know what they need to work on to be a state contender, she said.
“We need to continue to work on anticipating the hitters, but that’s something that takes time,” she said. “I have complete confidence in the girls, and I know they’ll hone that aspect of the game, by the end of the season.”
The schedule for the rest of the weekend is listed on the Local Sports Calendar, this page.
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Businesses using the Centennial Hall parking lot testified Tuesday against a proposal to charge them rent in addition to the $200 annual permit fee. City Administrator Hugh Bevan made the proposal in response to the Assembly’s direction to Centennial Hall manager Don Kluting to try to close the $340,000 gap between building revenues and operational costs.
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March 1974
Alaska Native Brotherhood Grand President William S. Paul Sr. will be special guest and speaker at the local ANB, Alaska Native Sisterhood Founders Day program Monday at the ANB Hall.