Lake Street will reopen by October 28, after contractors finish the replacement of underground infrastructure, the city public works department announced. “The contractor would like to do it as quickly as they can,” said city engineer Mike...
ALASKA DAY FESTIVAL - The stars and stripes are raised on Castle Hill during the reenactment of the 1867 Transfer Ceremony as part of the Alaska Day Festival Sunday. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
FIELD DAY - Mt. Edgecumbe High School students run under a parachute on Moller Field Saturday night. Tug-of-war and "Balloon Stomp" are other favorite events in the annual morale-building field day. Students on the MEHS Upper Campus Committee...
TEST SPIN - New Archangel Dancers rehearse at Harrigan Centennial Hall Wednesday night. The dancers will perform a show 7 p.m. Friday as part of the Alaska Day Festival. The show also will feature Sitka Studio of Dance and will have tickets...
The Sitka Wolves bounced back from last week’s loss to Mt. Edgecumbe with a strong performance in their home gym Tuesday, defeating the Braves in their fourth meeting of the volleyball season ahead of the teams' final faceoff at the Region V...
The third annual Community Education Series Safeguarding Youth of Alaska will be held Oct. 27-28, hosted virtually and in person at Harrigan Centennial Hall. The event starts at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 27, with a lunch-and-learn, ‘‘FBI: Online...
Police Blotter Sitka Police Department logged the following calls Tuesday. Tuesday, October 20 At 7:32 a.m. a caller reported traffic cones had blown into the roadway at the O'Connell Bridge. The cones were moved out of the way. Police helped...
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20 YEARS AGO
October 2006
Photo caption: Alaska State Trooper Larry Nicholson swears in members of the Keystone Kops near the Prospector statue. The troupe includes Diane Falk, Kim Smith, Lori Pettigrew, Cyndy Gephart, Jenny Houx, Jodie Bellows, Bernie Salt, Rachel Fate and Joan Berge.
50 YEARS AGO
October 1976
Alaska’s 1867 transfer from Russia to America will be celebrated with three days of events. Military personnel, Mrs. Jay Hammond and U.S. Sen. Mike Gravel will be among guests. Fireworks, Coast Guard aerial displays, dedication of a totem pole, and traditional events including the re-enactment of the transfer ceremony, Alaska Day Ball, Governor’s Tea, concerts, a parade, beard judging, parties and fund-raising by the Keystone Cops.
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