During a special meeting Tuesday, Aug. 10, Sitka Assembly debated the merits of 12 individuals who have applied to be Sitka’s next city attorney and voted on their top picks for follow-up interviews.
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Sitka chef competes for national seafood crown
A Sitka chef has been chosen to compete in the 2016 Great American Seafood Cook-Off. On Saturday, Collette Nelson will battle chefs from across the country in front of a live TV audience in New Orleans. She is the owner and executive chef of the Mediterranean-inspired restaurant Ludvig’s Bistro in Sitka.
Summer camp students complete skeletal rearticulation of sea lion
Students participating in Sitka Sound Science Center’s summer camp week, aptly named “Dem Bones,” recently finished assembling the skeleton of a California sea lion.
Video: Former Sitka administrator records brown bear on video
Former Sitka administrator-turned-naturalist Hugh Bevan recorded this short video of a magnificent brown bear on one of the eight trailcams he’s installed in the Sitka area. This animal was on the move near Redoubt Bay. In honor of this summer’s Pokemon craze, Bevan named the bear “Crunchie.”
Library celebrates new Harry Potter book with improvised Quidditch game
Sitka Public Library held a tournament in honor of the “Harry Potter” books’ No. 1 sport – Quidditch, a game played by witches and wizards on flying broomsticks.
Murkowski discusses Trump, Tongass during Sitka stop
Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski spoke to a group of constituents over pizza and beer at Baranof Island Brewing Co.