GRINDING AWAY – Sitka fiddlers perform a song from “Pirates of the Caribbean” in front of a full house at the Sheet’ka Kwaan Naa Kahidi during the Fiddle Monthly Grind Saturday night. The next Monthly Grind variety show will be the Original Artist Grind 7 p.m. March 15 at the Performing Arts Center. The show, sponsored by the Greater Sitka Arts Council, will include local original acts as well as an art show. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)

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20 YEARS AGO

February 2005

Sitka High wrestling team set a school record at the Class 4A State Wrestling Championships in Chugiak, getting seven place winners. They were seniors Jim Jurczak, George Wathen and Jason Koelling and juniors Dylan Bergman, Tyler Holmlund,Jake LaDuke and Lucas Chambers.

50 YEARS AGO

February 1975

Photo caption: PV 2 Wilfred Hanbury Jr., who entered the U.S. Army four months ago, is now a personnel specialist and stationed in Baumholder, Germany. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Hanbury of Sitka.

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