ON PARADE – Children dressed as their favorite animals hold a Sitka Spruce Tips 4-H Club banner as they march down Lincoln Street on Earth Day, Monday. The Parade of Species was held in recognition of Earth Day. It was hosted by Sitka Conservation Society, University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service and the Sitka Sound Science Center. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
By SHANNON HAUGLAND
Sentinel Staff Writer
The Assembly its regular meeting Tuesday approved dou [ ... ]
By SHANNON HAUGLAND
Sentinel Staff Writer
“We want to hear from the public, what they value i [ ... ]
By Sentinel Staff
Sitka schools were notified at around noon today that the city administrator had re [ ... ]
By GARLAND KENNEDY
Sentinel Sports Editor
Sitka High’s track and field athletes faced off aga [ ... ]
By YERETH ROSEN
Alaska Beacon
Alaska is getting an infusion of nearly $125 million to build and [ ... ]
By JAMES BROOKS
Alaska Beacon
The Alaska Senate voted unanimously on Monday to make it easier f [ ... ]
By JAMES BROOKS
Alaska Beacon
The Alaska House’s Rules Committee has eliminated, at least temporaril [ ... ]
By DAVID A. LIEB
The Associated Press
A conservative quest to limit diversity, equity and inclusion in [ ... ]
By NATHANIEL HERZ
Northern Journal
Alaska’s three-member, bipartisan congressional delegation is sid [ ... ]
Sitka police received the following calls by 8 a.m. today:
April 23
At 3:14 a.m. a downtown bar report [ ... ]
Vaughn Blankenship
Dies at Age 91
Vaughn Blankenship, a longtime Sitka resident, died Tuesday at SEARH [ ... ]
By SHANNON HAUGLAND
Sentinel Staff Writer
With about a month left before the end of the regular [ ... ]
By SHANNON HAUGLAND
Sentinel Staff Writer
The city will hold a public meeting Wednesday for pub [ ... ]
By GARLAND KENNEDY
Sentinel Sports Editor
With only days to go before the statewide Native Yout [ ... ]
By Sentinel Staff
The Daily Sitka Sentinel and KCAW-FM Raven Radio won awards Saturday at the [ ... ]
By JAMES BROOKS
Alaska Beacon
To address a surge in mental health problems among young Alaskans [ ... ]
By JAMES BROOKS
Alaska Beacon
A bill passed Thursday by the Alaska House of Representatives wou [ ... ]
City to Conduct
Relay Testing
The city electric department is conducting systemwide relay testing th [ ... ]
By SHANNON HAUGLAND
Sentinel Staff Writer
Another lawsuit that has implications in Southeast Al [ ... ]
By SHANNON HAUGLAND
Sentinel Staff Writer
The Assembly on Tuesday will consider final reading o [ ... ]
By GARLAND KENNEDY
Sentinel Sports Editor
Competing in their first home games of the season, Si [ ... ]
By YERETH ROSEN
Alaska Beacon
Citing what they characterized as unacceptable risks to wildlife [ ... ]
By YERETH ROSEN
Alaska Beacon
The Yup’ik village of Newtok, perched precariously on thawing permafro [ ... ]
Daily Sitka Sentinel
‘Angel’ Platt Dies at Age 46
Alexandria I. (Johnson) Platt
Alexandria I. (Johnson) Platt
Alexandria I. (Johnson) Platt, born Feb. 6, 1972, in Sitka, passed away Nov. 3, 2018, in Palmer. “Angel” was 46 years.
She belonged to the Kaagwaantaan Clan, Box House, Eagle-Wolf, and her Tlingit name was Kooteen. She was baptized Russian Orthodox, and was a former Gajaa Heen Dancer in Sitka.
Angel loved to take lots of photos of the family, friends and the outdoors, and also loved to go dipnetting with her husband Rex and son Brayden. She had taught herself how to crochet, and made many afghans for her family.
Angel had attended Sitka schools until moving to Anchorage. She and her husband lived in Anchorage and Palmer, and she had worked for Carrs in both cities over the past 13 years.
Angel is survived by her loving husband of 13 years, Rex, and their son Brayden, of Palmer; and her sister Michelle C. Wright, brother-in-law Darren Wright and nephew Terrance, of Anchorage.
She’s also survived by her aunties, Cheryl Duncan and Josephine Johnson, both of Sitka; and uncles Joseph C. Johnson Jr., Everett A. Johnson, Henry K. Johnson Sr. and Jacob Johnson, all of Juneau, Norman W. Johnson of Seattle, and Michael P. Johnson of Bellingham, Wash.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Georgiana A. and Nick D. Chercasen; grandparents Joseph C. and Agnes F. Johnson; aunt and uncle Cindy and Tony Johnson; aunties Virginia E. Sam and Audrey E. Johnson; uncles Art Gamble, Ronald Gamble and Leonard Gamble; and cousins Harry Johnson, Norma Johnson and Rachel Johnson.
Services were held Nov. 18 at Witzleban Legacy Funeral Home in Anchorage. Angel’s family in Sitka will have a 40-day luncheon here.
Login Form
20 YEARS AGO
April 2004
Michael Stringer, environmental specialist for Sitka Tribe of Alaska and a founder of the community garden, takes the concept of Earth Week literally. This weekend he hopes others will share his appreciation for “earth” and things growing in it by joining him in preparing the community garden just behind Blatchley Middle School for another growing season.
50 YEARS AGO
April 1974
Classified ads Houses for Sale: Price dropped to $36,500 for 2-story, 4-bdrm. carpeted home on Cascade. Kitchen appliances, drapes, laundry room, carport, handy to schools.
Calendar
