Long Beach aquarium protects pups in peril

07/15/11 The Aquarium of the Pacific has welcomed two male Arctic fox pups that are now on view in the Molina Animal Care Center. Photo Gallery: Arctic Fox Pups

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Police shoot bear in Sitka; issue warning

07/14/11 SITKA, Alaska - Sitka police are warning residents to use caution at the end of Harbor Mountain Road after they shot a bear there. The Daily Sitka Sentinel reports the bear was not found after bei...

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59 graduate from UAF Rural Alaska Honors Institute

07/14/11 FAIRBANKS - Caps soared toward the ceiling of Schaible Auditorium on Wednesday as 59 students celebrated their graduation from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Rural Alaska Honors Institute. Fi...

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07/14/11 Eugene "Gene" Porter McBride, 94, died July 7, 2011, at Community Hospital in Missoula, Mont. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 21, at Mission Valley United Methodist Church, 70715 Highway 93, followed by interment at Krantz Memorial Cemetery.

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CapitalCityWeekly.com - Southeast Alaska's Online Newspaper

07/13/11 SITKA - The Greater Sitka Arts Council will hold auditions for the upcoming melodrama "Last Chance Inn, Calamity Gulch," on Monday, Aug. 1 and Tuesday, Aug. 2 at 7 p.m. at the Harrigan Centennial Hall. Ages 16 and over, please.

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New Sitka tour takes visitors behind the scenes of Southeast salmon fishery

07/13/11 This summer Nicolaas Mink traded in his Powerpoint presentations for a pair of XtraTufs, his classroom for rain-beaten docks, fish processing plants and hatcheries.

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Southeast History: Alaska's first salmon cannery

07/13/11 George Hamilton built a salmon saltery at what became Klawock sometime around 1869. Sometime in late 1876, Hamilton disposed of his trading and fishing post to the San Francisco firm of Sisson, Wallace and Co. As a result, the first salmon cannery to operate in Alaska was built.

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Sitka to host five farmers markets in 2011

07/13/11 SITKA - The Sitka Local Foods Network will host its fourth summer of Sitka Farmers Markets with five markets that start on July 16 and take place on alternate Saturdays through Sept. 10. The Sitka Farmers Markets take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 16, 30, Aug. 13, 27 and Sept. 10, at the Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall (235 Katlian St.). The markets feature local seafood (fresh ...

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Eric Leroy Nielsen

07/07/11 Eric Leroy Nielsen, 50, of Wenatchee, died Friday, June 24, 2011.

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Salmon used as lure for educational Sitka tours

07/07/11 CRAIG GIAMMONA Daily Sitka Sentinel SITKA, Alaska For about three hours on a recent Thursday, Nic Mink was under the O'Connell Bridge making a pitch to cruise ship passengers. An environmental studies professor from Illinois' Knox College, Mink has been undergoing a crash course in marketing as he seeks to drum up business for Sitka Conservation Society's new salmon tours. The hectic lightering ...

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Outdoors: Bass tournaments reel in competition, fun

07/07/11 Here is an update on some recent South Jersey Open Buddy Bass Tournaments. On June 19, at Union Lake, the South Jersey Bass Club Association hosted a tournament which featured 42 teams.

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Shelling of Angoon a dark part of past injustice

07/06/11 Editor's note: This article originally appeared in the Juneau Empire. It is reprinted with permission.

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Goldbelt appoints interim president/CEO

07/06/11 JUNEAU - The Board of Directors of Goldbelt, Inc., Juneau's urban-based native corporation has appointed Elliot (Chuck) Wimberly to the position of Interim President/CEO. He is replacing outgoing President/CEO, J. Gary Droubay who is retiring at the end of June. Wimberly will hold the position of Interim President/CEO until the board completes its search for a permanent replacement for Droubay.

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New Sheldon Jackson Museum curator named

07/06/11 SITKA - Nadia Jackinsky-Horrell has been named curator at Sheldon Jackson Museum. The state-operated museum in Sitka, noted for its collections of Native art and artifacts, is part of the Alaska State Museums.

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Sitka senior center offers hot lunch, activities

07/06/11 SITKA - Native and non-Native elders, age 60 and older, are invited to enjoy hot, delicious lunches at noon, Monday through Friday, at Swan Lake Senior Center. The Senior Center is located at 402 Lake Street.

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Amsterdam Alaska 2011

07/05/11 Am enjoying your review and photos, Yonnie. Thank you. A couple of questions... One thing we did notice -- all the pictures have been removed from the Art Gallery.

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Alaska News Nightly: July 5, 2011

07/05/11 Study Shows Natural Gas Pipeline Could Deliver Directly to Anchorage, Pelican Struggles with Absent Fish Economy: Part One, DNR Withdraws Approval for Sutton Coal Mine, Backyard Chicken-Keeping Gains Momentum in Anchorage, and more...

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Hard cap for king salmon in Alaska

06/21/11 Chuck McNamee of Park Rapids, left, co-owner of Angling Unlimited in Sitka, Alaska, and his deckhand, Matt Kachel of Lino Lakes, help hold a 55-pound king salmon caught by customer Wim Kooyker of New York.

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Flags fly at half-staff in Grussendorf's memory

06/21/11 JUNEAU, Alaska - Alaska state flags will fly at half-staff on Tuesday in memory of former House Speaker Ben Grussendorf. He died last week at the age of 69. Gov. Sean Parnell says both he and his...

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Grussendorf memorial planned for next month

06/21/11 SHANNON HAUGLAND Daily Sitka Sentinel SITKA, Alaska Flags were lowered to half-staff Tuesday in honor of former Rep. Ben Grussendorf, who died Friday at the age of 69. Grussendorf was a three-time Speaker of the House in the Alaska Legislature, and a longtime representative for Sitka. His death comes just a few weeks after the death of fellow Sitka legislator and good friend Sen. Dick Eliason ...

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