20 YEARS AGO February 2006 Photo caption: Nancy Davis presents five Alaska Airlines tickets to members of the Greater Sitka Arts Council recently at Tea-Licious tea house. The tickets will be used as prizes in fundraisers to paint a mural on the...

20 YEARS AGO February 2006 Photo caption: Harry Greene holds his prize of two Alaska Airlines tickets won in a raffle to raise funds in a Rasmuson Foundation Challenge Grant for the Kimsham multiuse fields. Rasmuson will donate $225,000 to help...

20 YEARS AGO February 2006 Sitka’s population reached a 12-year high in 2005, according to estimates just released by the state demographer’s office. The estimate was 8,947, which is 1.61 percent higher than the 2004 estimate of 8,805. The...

20 YEARS AGO February 2006 A Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued a Craig fisherman from a liferaft as his troller sank near Cape Decision, 80 miles south of Sitka.Skipper John C. Chessnun was uninjured. He said he was sorry to lose his 50-foot...

20 YEARS AGO February 2006 A Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued a Craig fisherman from a liferaft as his troller sank near Cape Decision, 80 miles south of Sitka.Skipper John C. Chessnun was uninjured. He said he was sorry to lose his 50-foot...

20 YEARS AGO January 2006 Photo caption: Modrell siblings George and John of the Seattle area, Kathy Snelling of Sitka, Peggy Livingston of Oregon and Mary Bowen of Juneau gather outside the Japonski Island boathouse today after touring the...

20 YEARS AGO January 2006 Photo caption: Members of the first place team for age 10 and up bracket at the Sitka Soccer Indoor Soccer Tournament are, from left, Coach Jon Dale, Joey Mudry, Graeme Campbell, Lael Lee, Jennifer MacIntyre, Cooper...

20 YEARS AGO January 2006 Since the budget was adopted last spring, Sitka schools have had to pay $200,000 more for fuel and the costs of an additional kindergarten teacher and four more paraprofessional staff members. Even so, the extra...

20 YEARS AGO January 2006 Sitka Girl Scouts are taking orders for cookies. Varieties available this year are Trefoils, Do-Si-Dos, Samoas, Lemon Coolers, All Abouts, Tagalongs, Thin Mints and the new Cafe cookies. The cost is $3.50 a box with 50...

20 YEARS AGO January 2006 Seven Sitka High students have been selected for the All-State Jazz Band. They are Richard Stein, Branden Forst, Daniel Venneberg, Bryan Lovett, Finn Straley, Julia Bovee and Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins. 50 YEARS...

20 YEARS AGO January 2006 Photo caption: Greg Cushing accepts a proclamation from Mayor Marko Dapcevich honoring his late mother, Virginia “Ginny” Cushing, at Tuesday’s Assembly meeting. Ginny was recognized for her many contributions to the...

20 YEARS AGO January 2006 Photo caption: Althea Buckingham receives a proclamation from Mayor Marko Dapcevich at the Assembly meeting in honor of her work with the Commission on Aging, the Commission on Health Needs and Community Services, and...

20 YEARS AGO January 2006 Photo caption: The cabin at Sam Sing received a high score on a Forest Service assessment of facilities it maintains in the Tongass. The Forest Service is reviewing all its facilities as part of a plan to improve...

20 YEARS AGO January 2006 Securing state funding for harbors, opening the University of Alaska benchlands to development, and passing a funding supplement for the Alaska Marine Highway are among projects Sen. Bert Stedman says he’ll be working...

20 YEARS AGO January 2006 Four Assembly members have approved a plan that would open Assembly meetings to more participation by people not present in person. The proposed ordinance that would permit members of the public as well as Assembly...

20 YEARS AGO January 2006 Senior Dylan Bergman earned Outstanding Wrestler of the Tournament to lead Sitka High at a seven-team tournament at Portland, Oregon. ... Other successful Sitka wrestlers were Jake LaDuke; Michael Abt, Shane Hargus,...

20 YEARS AGO January 2006 Classified Ads Rentals: 3-bdrm., 1 bath duplex $1,150 mo. 1-bdrm. apt. in quiet location. W/D. $600 mo. 2-bdrm. duplex. W/D. great view. $900 ** Furnished 3-bdrm., 2-bath home $1,500. 50 YEARS AGO January 1976 Elks...

20 YEARS AGO January 2006 An early morning fire led to the destruction of the rear one-third of the Sitka Hotel today and caused significant smoke and water damage throughout the rest of the building. ... Fire Chief Scott Elmer said the cause of...

20 YEARS AGO January 2006 Tobacco users who are interested in quitting and who would like support and help in preparing to do so may attend free quit-and-win classes at SEARHC-Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital. For more information call the Breath for Life...

20 YEARS AGO January 2006 Now Showing at The Coliseum: Downtown “King Kong” Monday-Thursday. SMC “Chronicles of Narnia” (PG) 50 YEARS AGO January 1976 KIFW-TV Channel 13 Friday viewing: 3-6 p.m. As the World Turns; The Guiding Light; All in...