20 YEARS AGO January 2006 Brian Roderick was recently promoted to the rank of Corporal while serving in Iraq as a gunner on a light armored vehicle. He returned to the U.S. in November and currently is stationed at the U.S. Marine Corps base at...
20 YEARS AGO January 2006 In the interest of driver safety and accident prevention, police and fire departments are reminding drivers to have their vehicle headlights illuminated during any condition of reduced visibility. 50 YEARS AGO January...
20 YEARS AGO January 2006 Sitka Tribe of Alaska and Recycle-SITKA invite residents to take Christmas trees to the compost pile, located behind Blatchley Middle School. ... Organizers are asking that all decorations be removed to facilitate...
20 YEARS AGO January 2006 Sheldon Jackson College announced Tuesday that the Rev. David Dobler, chair of the board of trustees, has been named acting president of the college. He replaced Dr. Arthur Cleveland, who has been president since August...
20 YEARS AGO December 2005 In 2005, politics took center stage as city leaders and everyday citizens kept busy all year charting a course for the town’s future. The longest ballot in the city-borough’s 35-year history included questions on...
20 YEARS AGO December 2005 Photo caption: Sitka Counseling and Prevention Services and River’s Edge Property board members break ground for a $1.07 million six-unit supported housing complex off Indian River Road. ... From left are Robert I....
20 YEARS AGO December 2005 Roger Schmidt said he had no intention of starting a tradition when he decided to host a holiday brass concert two years ago. But he’s happy to see that’s what the concert is becoming. ... Schmidt will be joining four...
20 YEARS AGO December 2005 Roger Schmidt said he had no intention of starting a tradition when he decided to host a holiday brass concert two years ago. But he’s happy to see that’s what the concert is becoming. ... Schmidt will be joining four...
20 YEARS AGO December 2005 Photo caption: Keet Gooshi Heen student Miranda Haynes offers a plate of sugar cookies to Al Gray during the annual Christmas Dinner at Swan Lake Senior Center. Across from Gray is Walter Soboloff, 97, of Juneau, who’s...
20 YEARS AGO December 2005 Letters to Santa: I’ve been good. I want some Dallas Cowboy shoes and a Dallas Cowboy ghost. Thank you, Santa. Can I leave you a present? Emmitt * I’ve been good. I want a real Care Bear telephone. I would like a Care...
20 YEARS AGO December 2005 Photo caption: Sitka High varsity girls basketball team members, from left, are K.J. Lorenzo, Maddy Dapcevich, Lela McArthur, Kirsten Padgett, Dianne Chong, Kelsea Johnson, Michelle Martin, Natalia Potrzuski, Kim...
20 YEARS AGO December 2005 Police Blotter: Copies of the new smoking ordinance were delivered to two restaurants. • At 11:13 p.m. a caller reported having an argument with her uncle. Police found the argument was over house rules and no...
20 YEARS AGO December 2005 Letters to Santa: Can I please have a trampoline, a snowboard (cus I want one really bad), a go-cart, a camo play tent, rover/submarine, sea racer and snowpants? How is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer? Thank you. Derek...
20 YEARS AGO December 2005 Letters to Santa: What I want for Christmas is a snow globe with you and your randeer flying. Love Kasiana. * I would like a Gameboy and games, a SPD Omega Ranger and Shadow Ranger and new eyeglasses. Thank you...
20 YEARS AGO December 2005’ Ad: Happy 25th Anniversary Gail & Louis Roderick Dec. 6. With love from Chuck, Terri, Corrie & Logan (Better late than never.) 50 YEARS AGO December 1975 Carl Southbloom and his son Brian, 14, were rescued...
20 YEARS AGO December 2005 Volunteers are needed to attend Sitka’s first mass letter-writing event to help Santa respond to 1,000 letters to Santa that Sitka’s U.S. Post Office will provide. ... For more information call Gayle Hammons, Sitka...
20 YEARS AGO December 2005 Photo caption: Suzuki violin students perform at the Presbyterian Church Sunday. From left are Kaysia Whitmill, Ryan Apathy, Karl Paustian, Lione Clare, Megan Christner, Megan Fondell and Nathan Sliefert. 50 YEARS...
20 YEARS AGO December 2005 Photo caption: Members of “Island Jazz” and “Jazz on the Rocks” are, from left, Colin Herforth, Mark Lane, Peter Apathy, Iko Sullivan and Mike Sullivan. The combos will play in the Kadataan Lounge of the Westmark...
20 YEARS AGO December 2005 City Clerk Colleen Pellett has denied an initiative petition application from a group attempting to put a question before voters on whether an affirmative public vote should be required before the city sells or leases...
20 YEARS AGO December 2005 After hearing concerns about head lice in the schools, the School Board agreed Tuesday a policy change wouldn’t eliminate – or even reduce – the problem. Currently, policy requires children with lice to be sent home,...