SMILE! – The Pacific High School graduating class poses outside Harrigan Centennial Hall Saturday afternoon prior to their commencement ceremony. Because of COVID-19 concerns the ceremony was not open to the public. Pictured are Eric Alvarado,Chelsea Taylor, Madison Roy-Mercer, Lindsey Bartolaba, Melissa Gibson, Douglas Johnson, Korbin Tugmon, George Stevenson, Jayvan Iya-Kowchee and Elizabeth Newell. Sitka High School will hold its graduation ceremony Monday, May 24. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
August 5, 2020
A Note To Our Readers
Reopening: Phase One:
On March 30, 2020, the Daily Sitka Sentinel began taking precautions against the coronavirus, which was starting to show up in Alaska.
We closed our building to the public and four key employees started working remotely. Home delivery was suspended to protect our carriers from exposure to the virus.
Four months later, the virus is still with us and the precautions remain in effect.
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– The Sitka Sentinel Staff
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Alaska COVID-19
At a Glance
(updated 5-17-21)
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 12:45 p.m. Monday.
New cases as of Sunday: 50
Total statewide – 66,814
Total (cumulative) deaths – 358
Total (cumulative) hospitalizations – 1,542
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. Friday.
Active cases in Sitka – 7
Hospitalizations (cumulative) in Sitka – 5
Cumulative Sitka cases – 372 (325 resident; 46 non-resident)
Cumulative recovered – 364
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 Monday the following statistics on vaccinations for Sitka.
Partially vaccinated – 4,978 (71.64%)
Fully vaccinated – 4,612 (66.37%)
Total population (16+) –6,949
Sitka has vaccinated (with at least one dose) 1,245 (84.24%) 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
Sitka High boys track team ran to a 2nd-place finish in Juneau while the girls finished fourth. Sitka long-jumper Derek Hirai leapt 19’9.5” for the 2nd highest jump in the state this year. ... Others doing well were Thor Hartwig, Matt Mangini, Damien LaMar, Jeff Loiselle, Logan Wild, Elgin Hollins, Brian Friske, Brian Mork, Mike Bagley, Cody Campbell ....
50 YEARS AGO
May 1971
New Loyal Order of Moose officers, installed Saturday, are Earl Arnold, Grant Laiblin Jr., James Gardner, William Wakefield Jr., Eddielee Hodnett, Basil Riley, Lloyd Van Doren, James Firestone Sr. and Lynden Kincaid.
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