FIFTH OPENING – The Sitka seine boats Hukilau and Rose Lee pump herring aboard this afternoon at the end of Deep Inlet during the fifth opening in the Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery. The opening was being held in two locations beginning at 11 a.m. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson) 

New RFP Sought For Managing PAC
27 Mar 2024 14:48

By GARLAND KENNEDY
Sentinel Staff Writer
    The future of management and operations at the Perform [ ... ]

Seiners Get Second Day with 2 Areas to Fish
27 Mar 2024 14:46

By Sentinel Staff
    The Sitka Sound commercial herring sac roe fishery continued today with open [ ... ]

Braves Take Second in Last Minute Upset
27 Mar 2024 12:41

By GARLAND KENNEDY
Sentinel Sports Editor
    After storming into the state 3A boys basketball brac [ ... ]

Tuesday City League Volleyball
27 Mar 2024 12:39

By Sentinel Staff
    The Queen Bees’ spotless season record ended Tuesday night with a 2-1 loss [ ... ]

Kodiak Alutiiq Museum Getting New Attention
27 Mar 2024 12:37

By SHIRLEY SNEVE
Indian Country Today
    A major renovation at an Alaska museum to attract tourist [ ... ]

House Hearing on Inmate Deaths Halted
27 Mar 2024 12:35

By CLAIRE STREMPLE
Alaska Beacon
    A presentation about a jump in the number of inmate deaths in  [ ... ]

Nominee to Bering Sea Council: Not a Trawler
27 Mar 2024 12:34

By NATHANIEL HERZ
Northern Journal
    Tribal and environmental advocates calling for a crackdown o [ ... ]

March 27, 2024, Police Blotter
27 Mar 2024 12:26

Police Blotter
Sitka police received the following calls by 8 a.m. today:
March 26
At 2:10 p.m. a man e [ ... ]

March 27, 2024, Community Happenings
27 Mar 2024 12:25

Big Rigs Sought
For April 13
The 3 to 5 Preschool’s spring fundraiser and Big Rig event is happening [ ... ]

Reassessments Raise Tax Bills for Sitkans
26 Mar 2024 15:22

By SHANNON HAUGLAND
Sentinel Staff Writer
    The city’s reassessment of taxable real estate, alo [ ... ]

Two Areas Opened in Herring Fishery Today
26 Mar 2024 15:21

By Sentinel Staff
The third opening in this year’s Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery was held Mon [ ... ]

Lady Wolves Rally to Take Fourth at State
26 Mar 2024 15:16

By GARLAND KENNEDY
Sentinel Sports Editor
    Sitka High’s Lady Wolves bounced back from an openi [ ... ]

Edgecumbe Girls Close Out Season Up North
26 Mar 2024 14:58

By GARLAND KENNEDY
Sentinel ports Editor
    Competing in the state 3A basketball tournament in Anc [ ... ]

City League Monday
26 Mar 2024 14:55

By Sentinel Staff
    Playing in a competitive division City League volleyball game Monday evening [ ... ]

House Votes to Broaden Rules For Review Panel Memb...
26 Mar 2024 14:52

By JAMES BROOKS
Alaska Beacon
    A bill that passed the Alaska House of Representatives on Monday  [ ... ]

Alaskan Grilled in D.C. Over Climate Science
26 Mar 2024 14:51

By NATHANIEL HERZ
Northern Journal
    Gus Schumacher, the Anchorage Olympic cross-country skier, a [ ... ]

Faster Internet Speeds In Rural Schools OK'd
26 Mar 2024 13:53

By CLAIRE STREMPLE
Alaska Beacon
    Alaska’s rural schools are on track to access faster interne [ ... ]

Native Words Gathered In Environment Studies
26 Mar 2024 13:52

By YERETH ROSEN
Alaska Beacon
    In the language of the Gwich’in people of northeastern Alaska,  [ ... ]

March 26, 2024, Police Blotter
26 Mar 2024 13:49

Police Blotter
Sitka police received the following calls by 8 a.m. today:
March 25
At 7:48 a.m. a calle [ ... ]

March 26, 2024, Community Happenings
26 Mar 2024 13:48

Vietnam-Era Vets
Invited to Lunch,
Commemoration
American Legion Post 13 will host a luncheon 1-3 p.m.  [ ... ]

Sac Roe Herring Fishery Opens in Hayward
25 Mar 2024 15:30

By GARLAND KENNEDY
Sentinel Staff Writer
    The 2024 Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery got under [ ... ]

Projects on the Table For Cruise Tax Funds
25 Mar 2024 15:28

By SHANNON HAUGLAND
Sentinel Staff Writer
    The Assembly will start the annual process of determi [ ... ]

Braves Take Second at State after Close Loss
25 Mar 2024 15:23

By Sentinel Staff
    Competing in the 3A state championship title basketball game Saturday, the M [ ... ]

City League Games Continue
25 Mar 2024 15:11

By Sentinel Staff
    Playing through the afternoon Sunday, City League volleyball teams faced off [ ... ]

Other Articles

Daily Sitka Sentinel

John C. Sherrod

Services for John C. Sherrod, who came to Sitka with the U.S. Forest Service in 1988 and stayed on to serve the community in many ways, passed away from cancer May 26, 2013, at his home in Sitka. He was 75.
A visitation will be held 7-8:30 p.m. Sunday, June 2, at Prewitt Funeral Home.
The funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Monday, June 3, at the Sitka Assembly of God Church, with Pastor Robert Hattle officiating. A luncheon will be served in the church fellowship hall.
A graveside service will be held Sunday, June 9, at 3 p.m. at Caledonia Presbyterian Cemetery in Knoxville, Tenn., with a reception following at Fourth United Presbyterian Church in Knoxville.
John was born in Knoxville, Tenn., ,June 13, 1937, the son of Alfred Glenn  and Margaret (Cates) Sherrod.
He graduated from Robert Fulton High School in Knoxville in 1955. He attended the University of Tennessee and then received a bachelor of science degree from the University of Georgia in 1960, and a master of science degree from the University of Idaho in 1980.
He was married to Bobbie Carol (Barfield) Sherrod June 18, 1960, in Atlanta.
John was employed by the U.S. Forest Service for 43 years, beginning in 1957. He is a Lifetime Member of the Society of American Foresters (50 years service), and an awarded Fellow.
He served in the U.S. Army 1961-1963 and is a recognized ‘‘Atomic Veteran.’’
Since his youth, John was involved in the Boy Scouts of America. He was an Eagle Scout, and in 2012 he received the  Silver Beaver, the highest award for a volunteer, in recognition of his contributions as an adult since 1955.
He was also an active member of the Presbyterian Church (an elder), Kiwanis, Rotary Club, American Legion, Sitka Chamber of Commerce Board, and was on the Sitka Assembly for five years.
John wished to be remembered in these ways: newspaper boy, brother, Eagle Scout, laborer, woodsman, adventurer, husband, soldier, forester, dad, scouter, manager, friend, patriot, poet, granddad, assemblyman, American.
“In one role or another, all well done,” his family said. “We knew and loved him, and will miss him very much. His wife and sons remember him best as a man of integrity, a man of the outdoors, and a man dedicated to his family and friends. His love of God, Scouting, Robert Service poetry, forestry and service to church and community were unique among his generation.”
He is survived by his wife Bobbie of Sitka; son Steven (LeeAnne) and grandchildren Andrew, Rory and McKenna of Waukesha, Wis.; son David (Staci) of Graham, Wash.; sister Charlotte Coppin (David), of Batavia, Ill.; sister-in-law Billie Sheffield of Marietta, Ga., and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins across the nation.
Pallbearers will be Carl Burgeson, Jim Russell, Jere Christner, HughBevan, Don Fisher and Gary Morrison.
In lieu of flowers, donations are encouraged to the Camp Pellissippi Fund, Great Smoky Mountain Council, Boy Scouts of America, Knoxville, Tenn., or the National Museum of the Forest Service History, Missoula Mont.

Login Form

 

20 YEARS AGO

March 2004

Matthew C. Hunter of Sitka recently returned from Cuba as part of a St. Olaf College International and Off-Campus Studies program. Hunter, a junior physics major at St. Olaf College, is the son of Robert and Kim Hunter of Sitka.


50 YEARS AGO

March 1974

Eighth graders have returned from a visit to Juneau to see the Legislature. They had worked for it since Christmas vacation ... Clarice Johnson’s idea of a “White Elephant” sales was chosen as the best money-maker; Joe Roth won the political cartoon assignment; highest government test scorers were Ken Armstrong, Joanna Hearn, Linda Montgomery, Lisa Henry, Calvin Taylor and David Licari .....

Calendar

Local Events

Instagram

Daily Sitka Sentinel on Instagram!

Facebook

Daily Sitka Sentinel on Facebook!