
The simplest beach debris often has a very complicated story, and has taken a very long journey. On Monday, July 26, Sitkan Tyler Orbison and Oceanographers Curt Ebbesmeyer and Jim Ingraham joined host Ed Ronco for the annual Flotsam Hour! They took your questions and heard your stories about beachcombing. You can listen, below. Each part is about 20 minutes:
Flotsam Hour - Part OneFlotsam Hour - Part TwoFlotsam Hour - Part Three 
Raven Radio is raffling two tickets to anywhere Alaska Airlines flies!
Roundtrip airfare, no blackout dates.
Tickets are $10 and can be purchased from board members or by stopping by the station at 2 Lincoln Street.
The
drawing will be Sept. 19 at our annual Member Appreciation Dinner. Need not be present to win (though we'd love to see you)!
Monday, July 26
Fatal floatplane crash in Ketchikan; Sitka, Adak explore bulk water sales; Craig man charged with ramming whales.
Tuesday, July 27
Bear sightings along Herring Cove trail; Bear attack in Kake; USCG performs 2 Sitka-area medevacs; Assembly meeting agenda; Candidate filing update; House Dist. 2 Republican debate
Wednesday, July 28
Assembly defeats sugary beverage tax, denies Kasiana quarry permit; Bear family tagged and collared at Fortress of the Bear.
Thursday, July 22
Bear shot, killed on Sawmill Creek Road; Hatchery uses experimental program to recover from accident; Juneau building new cruise docks; Kake dog salmon festival; Kodiak salmon get 'green' label; Kenai NWR oil spill.
Friday, July 23
USCG Kodiak crew transports Sitkan to Anchorage; Alaska’s Congressional delegation wants new USCG helicopter; Hoonah explosion destroys sawmill; State DEC denies review of cruise wastewater; Documentary explores mental illness, stigma.
KCAW airs local newscasts weekday mornings at 6:49, 7:49, and 8:49, and at 5:19 pm.