Police BlotterSitka Police Department received the following calls as of 8 a.m. today. April 18 At 12:21 p.m. a man was reported to have fallen off a bike at Erler and DeArmond streets. He left his bike there and at 12:46 p.m. he was found at...
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20 YEARS AGO
April 2005
Photo caption: People talk about sexual assault and the impact of sexual violence during a Take Back the Night candlelight vigil at the Sheet’ka Kwaan Naa Kahidi. The event, sponsored by Sitkans Against Family Violence, included a march from SJC to the community house.
50 YEARS AGO
April 1975
“Chamber Music,” a one-act play, will be on stage tonight at the Centennial Building. It’s directed by Jan Craddick, and performers are Vicki Baggen, Caroline Breiding, Marilyn Hays, De Ingwerson, Frances Mandel, Moya Melody, Margie Peterson and Margaret Robertson.
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