MAINTAINING MAHEM – This year’s contingent of Alaska Day Festival Keystone Kops take the oath of office from Corporal Jared Edenshaw, off camera, of the Public Safety Academy Sunday in front of the Prospector statue. The Keystone Kops tradition dates to the earliest Alaska Day celebrations in Sitka. Pictured are Laurie Nesheim, Audrey Nevers, Natalie Howard, Mary B, Anna Howard, Rachel Bourdukofsky, Kimberly Peacocke and Jhryn Lewis. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
By GARLAND KENNEDY
Sentinel Staff Writer
Open enrollment for Medicare Part D begins Tuesday for [ ... ]
By GARLAND KENNEDY
Sentinel Staff Writer
High winds and heavy rainfall hit Sitka from late Frid [ ... ]
By SHANNON HAUGLAND
Sentinel Staff Writer
The Sitka Police Department is looking to fill four j [ ... ]
By Sentinel Staff
Competing in City League basketball competition Sunday at the Blatchley gym, [ ... ]
By JOAQLIN ESTUS
Alaska Beacon
Coming up in Anchorage this week is the First Alaskans Institute [ ... ]
Open House,
Safety Fair at
CG Air Station
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Sitka will host a First Responde [ ... ]
Police Blotter
Sitka police received the following calls by 8 a.m. today:
October 11
At 1:57 a.m. a cal [ ... ]
By GARLAND KENNEDY
Sentinel Staff Writer
A public gathering involving food, music, dance and di [ ... ]
By SHANNON HAUGLAND
Sentinel Staff Writer
A “hysterical” take on Alaska’s history, the real hist [ ... ]
By JAMES BROOKS
Alaska Beacon
Alaska’s two leading U.S. House candidates are offering signifi [ ... ]
By CLAIRE STREMPLE
Alaska Beacon
Alaska was the second state to adopt ranked choice voting in f [ ... ]
By JAMES BROOKS
Alaska Beacon
The index of the Alaska Division of Elections’ general-election [ ... ]
Sitka police received the following calls by 8 a.m. today:
October 10
At 12:10 a.m. a bear report came [ ... ]
Climate Connection: Why Do More Than Eliminate Fossil Fuels?
Last week, this column described nine pl [ ... ]
By SHANNON HAUGLAND
Sentinel Staff Writer
The Sitka Chamber of Commerce was named Local Chamber of of [ ... ]
By SHANNON HAUGLAND
Sentinel Staff Writer
In the final item of business at its meeting Tuesday night, [ ... ]
By GARLAND KENNEDY
Sentinel Sports Editor
Sitka High swimmers were back in action over the week [ ... ]
By CLAIRE STREMPLE
Alaska Beacon
A group opposing the ranked choice voting repeal initiative, N [ ... ]
By JAMES BROOKS
Alaska Beacon
The state of Alaska is sending 50 National Guardsmen to Florida t [ ... ]
Police Blotter
Sitka police received the following calls by 8 a.m. today:
October 9
At 12:16 a.m. a bea [ ... ]
NPS Warns
Bears On Move
On Park Trails
Sitka National Historical Park is warning the community bears ma [ ... ]
By GARLAND KENNEDY
Sentinel Sports Editor
While the Sitka High Lady Wolves and Mt. Edgecumbe La [ ... ]
By SHANNON HAUGLAND
Sentinel Staff Writer
The Assembly laid the groundwork Tuesday night for a revised [ ... ]
By GARLAND KENNEDY
Sentinel Staff Writer
Plans for a pre-kindergarten program administered by t [ ... ]
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20 YEARS AGO
October 2004
Photo caption: Public Health Nurse Penny Lehmann presents the October Faces of Public Health awards. From left are recipients Wilma Blood, Sarah Jordan, Debra Lyons, Sandy Jones, Stephanie Brenner, Susan Suarez and Ronda Anderson.
50 YEARS AGO
October 1974
U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens outlined to an audience of over 300 Pioneers of Alaska members the programs he’s working on to preserve the Alaska historical heritage and to ease the plight of the elderly. ... He spoke at the Centennial Building at the banquet concluding the Pioneers of Alaska convention here.