S.P.C. – Spectacular Products Continue

By admin | March 30, 2014

Fishermen are a famously independent lot who sometimes get accused of letting their independence get in the way of their own long-term economic interests. Well, the more than 500 fishermen-owners of Seafood Producers Cooperative (S.P.C.) can tell their accusers a story that shoots that reputation down.

It’s a story that goes all the way back to the 1940’s, picks up in Sitka in the 1980’s and continues big time today. The fishermen-owners of S.P.C. produce eight million lbs. of catch annually, netting $44 million in gross sales revenues.

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Artist’s Profile: Mark Bartlett

By admin | March 30, 2014 |

It might be appropriate that Mark Bartlett paints the Rockwell Lighthouse, because light is one of his main sources of creativity. “I’m always seeking light,” the 52-year-old Sitka-based artist said. “That’s what I’m looking for and where I start a painting.

“If I’m doing a mountain, for instance, I want some drama and the way the light is hitting the mountain is how I develop that drama.”

Bartlett’s subjects span Alaska – he explores the misty, defused light of Southeast and the sharper light of the Interior. A naturalist, he is nonetheless unafraid of taking some creative license.

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First Bank

By admin | March 30, 2014

First Bank 907-747-6636 907-747-6635 203 Lake StreetSitka, Alaska 99835 Visit Website

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Pizza Express

By admin | March 30, 2014

Pizza Express 907-966-2428 1321 SMC-H (In Sawmill Creek Plaza)Sitka, Alaska 99835 Visit Website

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