Sitka NewsLocal news for Sitka, AK continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.First Friday on Thursday- July 10, 2008 The monthly First Friday gallery walk will be held on Thursday this week as to not hinder Friday's Fourth of July celebrations.http://www.topix.net/city/sitka-ak/2008/07/first-friday-on-thursday?fromrss=1 Cruise ship runs aground in Glacier Bay- July 8, 2008 Passengers aboard a cruise ship hoping to see whales and other marine mammals were left high and dry Monday after the vessel went aground near Glacier Bay National Park in Southeast Alaska.http://www.topix.net/city/sitka-ak/2008/07/cruise-ship-runs-aground-in-glacier-bay?fromrss... Fishing for Kings - Salmon That Is- July 8, 2008 The water is cold and the wind has a definite chill. Snow-capped peaks and a dormant volcano surround the bay as we head out into the Pacific from Sitka, Alaska.http://www.topix.net/city/sitka-ak/2008/07/fishing-for-kings-salmon-that-is?fromrss=1 Art: It's all in family for Senungetuks- July 6, 2008 It sounds like one of those language-system ads. He was an Inupiaq Eskimo from remote Wales, Alaska.http://www.topix.net/city/sitka-ak/2008/07/art-its-all-in-family-for-senungetuks?fromrss=1 Power outages affect hundreds of Sitka homes- July 4, 2008 An animal is likely the cause when hundreds of homes in the Sitka area lost power for nearly an hour.http://www.topix.net/city/sitka-ak/2008/07/power-outages-affect-hundreds-of-sitka-homes?fr... Community profile: Sitka- July 3, 2008 On the west coast of Baranof Island, fronting the Pacific Ocean on Sitka Sound, 95 air miles southwest of Juneau.http://www.topix.net/city/sitka-ak/2008/07/community-profile-sitka?fromrss=1 Deadly Sitka crash blamed on pilot- July 2, 2008 A small plane that plunged out of the clouds and crashed into a downtown Sitka house, killing four people last year, did so after the pilot apparently became lost and disoriented, the National Transportation ...http://www.topix.net/city/sitka-ak/2008/07/deadly-sitka-crash-blamed-on-pilot?fromrss=1 Straight to the source Palin seeks 2nd session- July 2, 2008 Half the state's lawmakers came to this Arctic community -- some grabbing as many as three flights to reach the nation's northernmost town -- to continue a monthlong and statewide debate on a natural gas ...http://www.topix.net/city/sitka-ak/2008/07/straight-to-the-source-palin-seeks-2nd-session?... Photo: Marathon vacation- July 2, 2008 Runners from all over the world start a half-marathon race Wednesday in the False Outer Point parking lot.http://www.topix.net/city/sitka-ak/2008/07/photo-marathon-vacation?fromrss=1 |