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Postcards from the Transition

Postcards from the Transition.

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    • Iceland, Greenland & Scotland 2017

Tag: Raven Radio

Sitka, Winds of Change4 Comments

“42”

February 18, 2024February 18, 2024 Rich McClear

Raven Radio is about to discover the meaning of Life, the Universe and Everything tomorrow Feb 19, (with apologies to Douglas Adams and Hitchhikers Guide to the Universe) when it turns 42. At just before 5 PM, Pacific Time, on … Continue reading “42”

Sitka, 2023 Grand World Voyage, MV Zuiderdam4 Comments

A History of “The Battery Exchange”

December 15, 2020January 3, 2023 Rich McClear

The link to Raven Radio is here. December 24 will not be a normal Saturday night.  It’s Christmas Eve and the Battery Exchange is back.  This year we start at  7:00 PM.  Phone lines open for an hour at 7:30 … Continue reading A History of “The Battery Exchange”

Sitka2 Comments

Alaska Pirates (Radio in Sitka)

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 Rich McClear

In August 1982 Raven Radio had been on the air for 6 months, broadcasting from the Historic Cable House, the old Army Communications Service (ACS) center built in 1906.  I was manager of Raven Radio when two older men climbed … Continue reading Alaska Pirates (Radio in Sitka)

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Stardust Ball, 2016, Photo Tranche 2

October 30, 2016 Rich McClear

Here is the second batch of photos from the 2016 Stardust Ball.  It was a great event with Sitka putting on the Ritz and whimsy.  Enjoy. Continue reading Stardust Ball, 2016, Photo Tranche 2

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Stardust Ball, 2016, Tranche 1

October 30, 2016 Rich McClear

This year Raven Radio’s Stardust Ball returned to the newly renovated Centennial Building.  This is the first batch of photos from he ball.  Enjoy Continue reading Stardust Ball, 2016, Tranche 1

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Stardust Ball 2015, Take 3

November 2, 2015January 17, 2016 Rich McClear

Here are more pics from Raven Radio’s Stardust Ball, 2015.  To see more pictures click on tranches one and two from this year.  And for a “Blast from the Past” you can click on the 2014 Stardust Ball Tranches One, … Continue reading Stardust Ball 2015, Take 3

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Raven Radio’s Stardust Ball, 2015 — take two

November 2, 2015January 17, 2016 Rich McClear

Here is the second tranche of pics from Raven Radio’s 2015 Stardust Ball at the Odess Theater. Click here to see Tranches One and Three. To see pics from the 2014 Stardust Ball click here, here and here Continue reading Raven Radio’s Stardust Ball, 2015 — take two

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Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Heart of Man? — Stardust Ball 2015

November 2, 2015January 17, 2016 Rich McClear

Halloween night brought out Sitkans in their finest costumes.  Many made it to Raven Radio’s Stardust Ball at the Odess Theater on the Sitka Fine Arts Campus.  Here is the first tranche of pictures from the ball.  I have 3 … Continue reading Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Heart of Man? — Stardust Ball 2015

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Stardust Ball III (2014)

October 27, 2014November 2, 2015 Rich McClear

I am essentially a shy person.  Either that or I am too well vested in the Protestant work ethic.  I generally don’t feel comfortable at a party unless I have a role.  When I managed Raven Radio my role at … Continue reading Stardust Ball III (2014)

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Stardust Ball II (2014)

October 26, 2014November 2, 2015 Rich McClear

Here is the second tranche of photos from Raven Radio’s  Stardust Ball.  My picture is the last one on the page, in case you want to know what I look like.  It is not a selfie. ( I have added … Continue reading Stardust Ball II (2014)

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Stardust Ball! (2014)

October 26, 2014November 2, 2015 Rich McClear

In Sitka the Saturday before Halloween means the Stardust Ball, a costume ball sponsored by Raven Radio.  When I managed Raven we held the event in the Moose Hall, which had a great dance floor.  As it grew it moved … Continue reading Stardust Ball! (2014)

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