WRAPPED UP - Shelby Williams performs on stage at Odess Theater with the band SlackTide on New Year’s Eve during the Ramshackle Cabaret’s “New Years Tease Unwrapped” adult variety show. The show, which raises money for reproductive health, featured comedy, drag, dance, and burlesque. The group, now in its 11th year, will begin selling tickets for their February 14-15 Valentine’s Day show on Sunday. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)

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13 Jan 2025 12:01

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08 Jan 2025 14:38

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Sitka Police received the following calls as of midnight last night.
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20 YEARS AGO

January 2005

Photo caption: Rebecca and Jay Myer stand at the front door of the Alaska Basket Company at 202 Lincoln Street today. The Myers offer a variety of gift baskets with Alaska-made products. They also offer Hello Kitty and other collectibles at the store.

50 YEARS AGO

January 1975

The Sentinel extends congratulations to the following persons listed on the Sitka High Drill Team’s calendar: Skeeter Lee and Kiroko Itoh, who are celebrating birthdays, and Mr. and Mrs. G. Baldwin and Lloyd & Barbara Hames, who are celebrating wedding anniversaries.

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