20 YEARS AGOOctober 2005Sitka voters adopted a tobacco tax to support the hospital but rejected three other tax proposals Tuesday, while authorizing collective bargaining for city employees and favoring a dock project in Silver Bay 50 YEARS...
20 YEARS AGOOctober 2005A Hack-a-thon at the Crescent Harbor shelter will raise money to be donated to the Red Cross for Hurricane Katrina relief. All those who play hacky-sack or footbag are invited to join, AmeriCorps members said. 50 YEARS...
20 YEARS AGOOctober 2005 Photo caption: Alan Scheansberg of Southeast Earthmovers compacts gravel along the Tongass Drive sidewalks. The utility upgrade project includes paving Tongass Drive, the main access road for SEARHC Mt. Edgecumbe...
20 YEARS AGO September 2005 By early next year Sitka High should become the third large public building in town to be heated primarily by surplus hydroelectric energy. The Assembly approved the purchase of a 1,560-kilowatt...
20 YEARS AGO September 2005 “On the whole, 2005 has been an excellent year for the cruise industry in Alaska, Northwest Cruiseship Association president John Hensen said here Thursday. Although official numbers haven’t been compiled,...
20 YEARS AGO September 2005 Glue fumes from a roofing project put the kibosh on the Blatchley Middle School dance Friday, but the problem was quickly resolved, the fumes dispersed, and the students will be dancing next week at a discount,...
20 YEARS AGO September 2005 Photo caption: Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary School students Tyler Jennum, Kekon Graziano, Melissa Dumag and Elijah Skinnarup help sell baked goods during lunch at school. The kids were raising money to send...
20 YEARS AGO September 2005 Molly Ahlgren, the Sheldon Jackson fisheries professor who died in an accident last year, has been named recipient of the prestigious Award of Excellence by the Western Division of the American Fisheries...
20 YEARS AGO September 2005 Photo caption: Lauren Deal, 6, holds up a carrot she pulled up from the Russian Bishop’s House garden Monday. First-graders were harvesting the vegetables they planted in the spring when they were...
20 YEARS AGO September 2005 Photo caption: Sitka Tree and Landscape committee members meet with second-grader Ava Parrish and her teachers in front of the sign “Baranof Elementary School” that Ava designed. From left are Lisa Moore, Lisa...
20 YEARS AGO September 2005 Photo caption: Salvation Army volunteers gather in front of Ben Franklin. They’re helping raise money for the Salvation Army’s Hurricane Katrina relief effort. From left are Sgt. Ed Green, Miss Teen Alaska...
20 YEARS AGO September 2005 The Alternators competed over the weekend in the 110-mile Klondike Trail of’98 International Relay. Team members are Sheila Baynes, Cheryl Hedden, Robin Beebee, David Vastola, Terry Lovett, Dean Potter, John...
20 YEARS AGO September 2005 Photo caption: Sitka fisherman John Petraborg displays the 35-pound opah he caught while trolling for coho in Redoubt Bay. Also called moonfish, opah are fished commercially in Hawaii and the Alaska Dept. of...
20 YEARS AGO September 2005 Soggy Joggers competed in the 110-mile Klondike Trail of ‘98 International Relay over the weekend. Members are Scott Totten, Catherine Hawk, Kristy Totten, Suzie Norvell, Mike Williams, Nancy LeClerc-Davidson,...
20 YEARS AGO September 2005 Police Blotter: A woman reported getting into a heated argument with another woman whose dog was off its leash in Sitka National Historical Park. Officers spoke with the two, advising one to keep her dog on...
20 YEARS AGO September 2005 Sitka Recycles announces that the city-sponsored recycling program is now accepting number 2 cloudy white plastic for recycling. A special bin has been installed at the Marine Services Center to accept...
20 YEARS AGO September 2005 In Men’s Division I play in the 29th annual Mudball Classic softball tournament Allen Marine defeated Icebox for the championship, while Imperial defeated Stereo North for the Men’s Division II championship. In...
20 YEARS AGO September 2005 Advertisement: ACS promotion for one more week. Two phones at $59. Both come with Free Nights & Weekends Free Activation (a $35 value) Free Text Messaging for 3 months Free car charger, ear bud and case, a...
20 YEARS AGO September 2005 Advertisement: Inventory Reduction while it lasts! STOREWIDE 70% off – Everything must go. $1 & $2 tables. For information on fixtures call us. We extend a big thank you to the many customers who supported...
20 YEARS AGO September 2005 Photo caption: Brittany Wilcox leads a group of booted runners Saturday in the annual Running of the Boots event on Lincoln Street. The 11th annual run was a fundraiser for Sitka Works, a nonprofit employment...