The Shirly Jackson Community Library, the former Kake Library, has been open for more than a year and seeks book donations to keep its collection fresh.
KCAW - Sitka
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Bear unfazed by rubber bullets near Indian River in Sitka
A caller on Andrew P Hope Street requested an escort to a visitor’s car. After helping the woman safely to her vehicle, the responding officer located the bear nearby and shot at it with rubber bullets.
Innovative Tlingit weaver was internationally renowned for baskets, textiles
Tlingit weaver Teri Rofkar died Dec. 2, 2016. She was 60. The Sitka resident was internationally renowned for her baskets and textiles, made from cedar, spruce tree roots and mountain goat wool collected along Sitka’s shores.
Snagging Savings: Energy audit designed to cut costs for fishermen
Sitka fishermen volunteer to audit how much fuel they’re using in hopes of cutting expenses and boosting profits.
Workshop to discuss threats of ocean acidification on Alaska waters
The world’s oceans are becoming more acidic and, like climate change, it’s happening at a faster rate in the far north waters of Alaska. A workshop to be held Wednesday in Anchorage aims to bring together scientists and stakeholders to better understand the threat ocean acidification poses to the state.
Sitka Trail Works to get $1.8M grant for Cross Trail completion
Sitka’s Cross Trail has won funding for an extension to the far end of the road system. Sitka Trail Works announced last week that $1.8 million in federal funds have been approved for the final phase of the project – provided the next president signs the federal transportation bill.
Sitkans aim to raise funds, traditional foods for Standing Rock protesters
An event in Sitka on Saturday aims to raise food and funds for the reservation’s residents, who fear that the Dakota Access Pipeline could threaten their drinking water and destroy sacred lands.
Sitka man indicted on child porn charges
A Sitka man has been indicted on 10 counts of possession of child pornography. A Sitka grand jury on Nov. 10 indicted William Roy Hammock, 41, for allegedly possessing a computer disc containing at least 10 images of underage individuals engaged in sexual activity.
Through a student lens: Films focus on place, culture and climate change
Five Mount Edgecumbe High School students took part in a film-making class last year and will showcase their work at a screening in Sitka tonight. The films focus on place, culture, and climate change in a handful of villages across the state.
Three bears shot and killed in Sitka neighborhood
http://www.alaskapublic.org/2016/10/24/three-bears-shot-and-killed-in-sitka-neighborhood/