MYSTERY FIRE – A charred stump is pictured this morning at the site of Monday’s fire in Sitka National Historical Park near the Sawmill Creek Road bike path. The cause of the fire is unknown. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)

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Sitka Police received the following calls as of midnight last night.
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January 3, 2025, Community Happenings
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January 2, 2025, Police Blotter
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Sitka Police received the following calls as of midnight last night.
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20 YEARS AGO

January 2005

St. Michael’s Cathedral will celebrate Christmas Jan. 7 with the divine liturgy at 9 a.m. and vespers and starring at 4 p.m. The divine liturgy for the Feast of the Theotokos will be celebrated Jan. 8 at the Annunciation Chapel Russian Bishop’s House at 9 a.m.

50 YEARS AGO

January 1975

The IEA Parent Committee reports the holiday dance at the Centennial Building was a success. Mrs. Marcia Strand organized the event, helped by other parents Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Simpson, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Lauth, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bernhardt, Bertha Karras, Darlene Carroll, Joan Ellsworth.

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