20 YEARS AGO

January 2005

Sitka Fire Department volunteer David Lewis received the Art Franklin Memorial award as an “exceptional dedicated member of the year” and volunteer Brady Fink was given the Mike Snelling Volunteer of the Year Award at the department’s annual meeting.

50 YEARS AGO

January 1975

From On the Go: Ray Minstrell told us with a straight face that he and wife Nondyce are going to Hawaii this week. But then, Ray also has told us that he rides a bicycle the length of Katlian Street every morning at 6 a.m.