20 YEARS AGO July 2006 The First Baptist Church of Sitka will celebrate its 50th anniversary of ministry in Sitka on Aug. 5-6. Leroy Springfield, one of the original summer workers who helped organize the church, will be the speaker. The First...
20 YEARS AGO July 2006 Photo caption: Sarah Sheahan and Cayla Pook sell a glass of lemonade to Kimon Passios of New Canaan, Connecticut, on Lincoln Street. Temperatures in the upper 60s and clear skies helped make brisk business for the kids,...
20 YEARS AGO July 2006 Ad: Thank You Crew & Subcontractors for a job well-done. The successful completion of Murray Pacific Expansion Project at the Fisherman's Quay Dock. Stop and see the new showroom & expanded new parking. Project...
20 YEARS AGO July 2006 Advertisements: Summer Sidewalk Sale Aug. 4. All Day All Over Town! Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. *** Summer Sale All sale items $10-$15 at Brenner's Fine Clothes and Gifts *** Vista Del Mar Mexican Bar &...
20 YEARS AGO July 2006 Photo caption: Chef George Jakcson stands with Eagle View Bar-B-Q Grill owners Rhonda and Bruce Conine at the restaurant at 720 Siginakwa Way near New Thomsen Harbor. The menu features hamburgers, 14-hour hickery fired...
20 YEARS AGO July 2006 Photo caption: Mayor Marko Dapcevich presents a proclamation to Bob Sam Tuesday in recognition of Sam's work maintaining Sitka cemeteries and grave sites, repatriating remains, and providing research on sacred sites. Sam...
20 YEARS AGO July 2006 Kari Johnson of Sitka is a finalist in the Pacific Northwest Quiltfest, Aug. 11-12 at the Seattle Center's Exhibition Hall. The piece, "Sitka Sentinel," will compete with 276 quilt and wearable art entries from five...
20 YEARS AGO July 2006 The Assembly gave final approval to two propositions on the Oct. 3 ballot. One would put sale of the old city shops land on Halibut Point Road before voters, and the second would increase Assembly pay from $300 to $400 and...
20 YEARS AGO July 2006 Photo caption: Members of the Sitka band Glorious Youth Parade perform during the first Home Skillet Fest at Sea Mountain Golf Course. From left are Brent Peters, Gary Gouker, Phil Burdick and Jude Pate. 50 YEARS...
20 YEARS AGO July 2006 It was a good weekend for Anchorage runner Sam Hill. He flew to Sitka, arriving 1 a.m.Saturday, won the Alpine Adventure Run later that morning at 1-12-25, then on Sunday he won the Arctic Valley Trail Run near Anchorage....
20 YEARS AGO July 2006 Sitka City Administrator Gary Paxton has filed a petition to run for mayor in the next city election. He served as administrator from 1992 to 2001 and later as interim administrator before being named Southeast Region...
20 YEARS AGO The Sitka High School Class of 1976 reunion next week will include a tour of Sitka High School, a prime rib dinner at Sea Mountain Golf, a salmon dinner cruise and a family picnic at Halibut Point Recreation Area. For more...
20 YEARS AGO July 2006 Photo caption: Garrison Keillor, host of the NPR program Prarie Home Companion, autographs a book for Jill Knetter after a performance at Centennial Hall. Keillor and pianist Richard Dworksky performed in front of a full...
20 YEARS AGO July 2006 Eight Sitka youths have been named track and field state champions after their marks at the local Hershey's Track & Field meet were compared to the results from other local communities, local organizer Woody Widmark...
20 YEARS AGO July 2006 Sheldon Jackson College will offer a one-credit class in conjunction with Paths Across the Pacific V conference. The class on theories and the peopling of the New World will be taught by Dr. Thomas Thorton. For information...
20 YEARS AGO July 2006 Sitkans Graduate: Derek Hirai graduated June 17 summa cum laude with an exercise and sports science degree from Oregon State University. ... He is the son of Michael and Marcia Hirai. *** Alexis P. Will, 2002 Sitka High...
20 YEARS AGO July 2006 Sitka's 9- and 10-year-old All Stars won their second consecutive District II baseball tournament, defeating Petersburg 11-0 in the championship game at Vilandre Memorial Field. Jaren Sumauang and Brian Way led with a pair...
20 YEARS AGO July 2006 Sitka's new public defender Jude Pate is preparing for conferences on 17 cases – from shoplifting to felony drug cases – for possible trials. That's just a fraction of the 120 cases he took on when he stepped into the job....
20 YEARS AGO July 2006 Sitka Planning Commission got a first look Wednesday at Shee Atika Inc.'s proposal for a 20-lot major subdivision on Alice Island. A concept plat shows lots 7,184 to 17,209 square feet along the outside perimeter of Alice...