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    Sitka girls, Haines boys top 3A in Region V tourney
    Robert Woolsey
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    Brandi Albee cuts the net.
    SITKA, ALASKA (2010-03-06) The Sitka High girls have won their first 3A basketball title in Region V. The Lady Wolves edged past Haines on Friday night, 37-31, in the championship game. But, in the very next game, Haines won the 3A boys’ title, in a one-point, overtime contest against Mt. Edgecumbe that will likely be remembered as one of the best efforts of the Braves’ basketball program.
    Sitka, Mt. Edgecumbe high schools' rivalry is friendly, students say
    Ed Ronco
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    Candace Schaack & Jerry Active
    SITKA, ALASKA (2010-03-05) Sitka High School and Mt. Edgecumbe High School have a decades-old cross-town rivalry. And it was visible to some extent at this week's Region V high school basketball tournament. But students and staff say the rivalry -- which has had its share of tension -- is becoming more and more positive.
    Schools asked to offer more Tlingit language, culture curriculum
    Ed Ronco
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    Gerry Hope and Isabella Brady.
    SITKA, ALASKA (2010-03-04) The Sitka School Board met at the Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall on Tuesday night – something it does once a year. This year, as in years past, much of the discussion centered on what more the district can do to offer Tlingit language and cultural education.
    Kookesh's Sitka ethics charge dismissed
    Ed Ronco
    SITKA, ALASKA (2010-03-02) A legislative subcommittee has determined state Sen. Albert Kookesh, D-Angoon, violated state ethics law in connection to remarks he made to the Craig City Council. But a second complaint, that Kookesh made similar remarks to the Sitka Assembly two years ago, did not hold water with the subcommittee. Ed Ronco reports.
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    Local Newscasts
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    Sitka girls basketball wins Region V crown; Meetings planned for Crescent Harbor park improvements; Begich supports Sealaska listening sessions in SE.
    Tuesday
    Fire at ANB Harbor restrooms closes Katlian St.; USCG attempts rescue of "extreme" hiker in Haines; Polar bears related to ABC browns; NW avalanche center feature.
    Wednesday
    Sen. Kookesh's ethics violation in Craig; Kookesh's Sitka ethics charges dismissed; Region V Basketball tourney begins in Sitka.
    Thursday
    School Board considers Tlingit Language; Gov. Parnell plans no changes to subsistence policies; Marine Advisory Program offices may close.
    Friday
    Students enjoy Mt. Edgecumbe/Sitka basketball rivalry; Summer slump could boost convention sales; ASEA rallies in Juneau.

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    Monday - USFS plans major trail building this summer.
    Tuesday - Mt. Edgecumbe coaches debrief tourney success.
    Wednesday - Sitka Wearable Art Show, Fri 7 PM at Harrigan
    Thursday - Mt. Edge. Preschool Disco-Dinner-Dessert, Sun 4 PM at the Elks Lodge
    Friday - Cape Decision Lighthouse "Rally for the Galley" Sun Mar 21st 5 PM at the Elks Lodge
    KCAW airs Morning Edition interviews weekdays at 8:18 AM.
    Tlingit Phrase









    "Open the box of knowledge..."

    This week's phrase: Love Phrases: Part III

    Roby Littlefield, Tlingit language preservationist, weaves grammar, song, and recordings of elders into a 90 second language lesson.

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