PAINTING WEATHER – Downtown Sitka is pictured from the vantage point of commercial painter Keith Fredrickson’s 60-foot man lift today. Fredrickson Painting Inc. was taking advantage of the partly sunny weather to get a coat of paint on the Sitka Hotel, foreground, today. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
January 12, 2016 Community Happenings
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SCT Presents
‘Broadway Night’
Sitka Community Theater will present Broadway Night, an evening of local celebrities and friends singing show tunes, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, at Odess Theater.
Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $40, which includes wine, hors d’oeuvres and sales tax, are available at Old Harbor Books. Tickets go on sale Jan. 15.
Proceeds from the show will help cover the costs of producing SCT’s first musical production “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.”
For more information call 738-0602.
SCT is a project of the Greater Sitka Arts Council.
Youth Advocates
Board to Meet
Youth Advocates of Sitka’s Board of Directors will meet 5:15-7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, at YAS’s 805 Lincoln Street office.
Meetings are open to the public. The board is accepting letters of interest for a new member. Those wanting to join a team of professionals working together to support the mental health of Alaska’s youths and their families, or wanting to learn more can callt Annette at 747-2910.
Work Party Set
On SJ Campus
Sitka Fine Arts Camp will hold a work party 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, on the SJ Campus.
Tasks for all skill levels will be available, including laying down insulation and flooring in the Yaw Arts Center attic. Hot lunch is provided. Wear warm clothes to work in. Volunteers will meet at the Yaw arts building. Call 747-3085 with questions.
‘Celtic Cinderella’
To be Presented
‘‘Celtic Cinderella,’’ presented by the Sitka Spruce Celtic Dancers, performs 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, at the Performing Arts Center.
Tickets are $15 for general admission, and $5 for students and senior citizens. Children under 5 are admitted free. For more information call 747-3085.
Fish and Game
Panel to Meet
The Sitka Fish and Game Advisory Committee will meet 6 p.m. on Jan. 28 at the Sitka Sound Science Center, 834 Lincoln Street. It is open to the public.
Six seats are up for election – Hand Troll, Subsistence, Alternate, Hunting, Seine and At-Large.
The meeting will discuss statewide Board of Fisheries proposals. Those with questions can be directed to Jessica at 738-5528 or John 738-6212.
‘Tangaroa’ Film
To Show Sunday
‘‘Tangaroa,’’ a documentary about a Norwegian raft expedition from Peru to Tahiti in 2006, will be shown at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 17, at the Coliseum Theater.
The Tangaroa expedition followed the route of Thor Heyerdahl’s Kon-Tiki voyage which was across the South Pacific 60 years earlier.
The film documents the success of a large balsa raft steering with “guara boards” and shows the navigation skills needed for ocean crossings.
Admission is $5 in support of Paths Across the Pacific IX.
August 5, 2020
A Note To Our Readers
Reopening: Phase One:
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Alaska COVID-19
At a Glance
(updated 5-8-21)
By Sentinel Staff
The state Department of Health and Social Services has posted the following update on the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Alaska as of 11:50 a.m. Friday.
New cases as of Thursday: 114
Total statewide – 66,120
Total (cumulative) deaths – 343
Total (cumulative) hospitalizations – 1,508
To visit the Alaska DHSS Corona Response dashboard website click here.
The City of Sitka posted the following update on COVID-19 cases in Sitka as of 5 p.m. Thursday.
Active cases in Sitka – 7
Hospitalizations (cumulative) in Sitka – 5
Cumulative Sitka cases – 367 (321 resident; 46 non-resident)
Cumulative recovered – 359
Deceased (cumulative) – 1
The local case data are from the City of Sitka website.
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Sitka Vax Stats
The State of Alaska DHSS reported Thursday the following statistics on vaccinations for Sitka.
Partially vaccinated – 4,898 (70.469%)
Fully vaccinated – 4,486 (64.56%)
Total population (16+) –6,949
Sitka has vaccinated (with at least one dose) 1,249 (84.51%) of its senior population (1,478 total), age 65 and older.
Vaccination data for the City and Borough of Sitka can be found online at: https://bit.ly/3apStpb
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20 YEARS AGO
May 2001
Richard Nelson, Alaska writer and cultural anthropologist, will be speaker at the University of Alaska Southeast, Sitka Campus, commencement exercises at Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary School
50 YEARS AGO
May 1971
The Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game announced today that the 100-ton herring quota in District 13, outside of the Sitka Sound area, has been harvested. The 750-ton quota for Sitka Sound was taken by April 7.
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