LUTHERAN QUILTERS – Members of the Quilts for Comfort Group stand between pews draped with some of the 205 quilts they made, in the Sitka Lutheran Church Tuesday. The group made the quilts for five local non-profits and one in Anchorage. The remaining quilts are sent to Lutheran World Relief which distributes them to places around the world in need, such as Ukraine, as part of Personal Care Kits. Pictured are, from left, Helen Cunningham, Kathleen Brandt,Vicki Swanson, Paulla Hardy, Kim Hunter, Linda Swanson and Sue Fleming. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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August 25, 2014 Community Happenings
ANS to Meet
Alaska Native Sisterhood Camp 4 will meet 6:30 p.m. Aug. 27 at the ANB Founders Hall.
Those with questions may call Jean at 623-7355.
Quilt Fundraiser
Slated Sept. 1
The Alaska Native Sisterhood Camp 4 will hold a raffle drawing for a king-sized hand-stitched quilt ‘‘Southeast Safari,’’ made by local artist Susan Sene.
‘‘The quilt is an actual piece of art in intricacy and design, and utterly unique,’’ ANS said.
‘‘Southeast Safari’’ won first prize at the recent local quilt show. The raffle tickets are $20 each, with 300 total tickets, and are now available at Old Harbor Books until Aug. 30. All proceeds support the ANS kitchen upgrade and supplies at the ANB Founders Hall. To view the quilt or for further information call Karen at 747-7803.
Art Classes Enroll
Sitka Fine Arts Camp is taking enrollments for its fall session of after-school art classes.
Classes will include: ‘‘Photography Without a Camera,’’ ‘‘Drawing For a Graphic Novel,’’ ‘‘Ceramics,’’ ‘‘Beginning Guitar’’ and ‘‘Celtic Dance.’’
For more information about classes, including times and age ranges, visit www.fineartscamp.org. To register call the Fine Arts Camp office at 747-3085.
Sitkan Appointed
To State Council
Mary Wegner of Sitka has been named to the Alaska State Council on the Arts by Gov. Sean Parnell.
Parnell said in a press release that the council works to enrich the cultural life of Alaskans by encouraging and supporting excellence in the arts, providing opportunities for every Alaskan to experience the arts, promoting the practice and enjoyment of the arts in Alaska, and guiding the development of the arts throughout the state.
Wegner, the superintendent of the Sitka School District, has served Alaska as an educator for 24 years and is an active advocate of promoting digital-rich learning environments and art education.
Wegner received a bachelor’s degree in comprehensive special education and elementary education from the University of Wisconsin. She also earned a master’s degree in educational technology and an administration endorsement in educational leadership from the University of Alaska Anchorage, and a doctorate in educational technology leadership from Pepperdine University.
Wegner was appointed to a public seat.
Ravens Discussed
At Park Program
Ravens will be the topic of a program presented 7 p.m. Aug. 27 at the Sitka National Historical Park.
‘‘For millennia, ravens have captured the attention and imagination of humans throughout the world,’’ a park ranger said. ‘‘Although common in numbers and abundance, these visually unassuming birds and their corvid relatives are members of a family of uncommonly charismatic, intelligent and cunning birds.’’
Museum Closure
Sheldon Jackson Museum will be closed Sept. 1 in observance of Labor Day. Summer hours, which end Sept. 13, are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Walks, Talks Set
At National Park
Sitka National Historical Park offers daily guided programs teaching visitors about the park’s natural and cultural resources.
This week the ranger-guided schedule includes:
Tuesday – 9 a.m. Battle Walk; 10 a.m. Totem Walk; 11:30 a.m. Discovery Talk on banana slugs; and 1 p.m. Totem Walk.
Wednesday – 9 a.m. Battle Walk; 10 a.m. Totem Walk; noon Totem Walk; 1 p.m. Discovery Talk on sea otters; and 7 p.m. ‘‘The Uncommon Raven.’’
Thursday – 9 a.m. Battle Walk; 10 a.m. Totem Walk; noon Totem Walk; 1 p.m. Discovery Talk ‘‘Pinks and Chums and Kings, Oh My! Salmon in the Indian River.’’
Friday – 10 a.m. Totem Walk; 1 p.m. Discovery Talk ‘‘Climate Change.’’
Saturday – 9 a.m. Battle Walk and noon Totem Walk.
Ranger-led tours meet at the Sitka NHP visitor center on Lincoln Street.
For more information call the visitor center at 747-0110.
Rofkar at SJ Museum
As part of the Native Artist Demonstrators Artist Residency Program, Tlingit artist Teri Rofkar will be working in the Sheldon Jackson Museum gallery 10 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. Aug. 26-29.
Rofkar, whose Tlingit name is Chas’ Koowu Tla’a, was born into the Raven Clan. As a young child, she was exposed to traditional methods of weaving by her grandmother. While too busy and impatient at the time to sit down and weave, she said, these experiences later inspired her to seek out elders in her community to learn the techniques.
Today, she often refers to herself as a “basket case” because she weaves all the time, apart from when she is in the forest harvesting materials.
She is known worldwide as a teacher and researcher and as a weaver of the once-lost art form of the Raven’s Tail Robe.
“I am following the steps of ancestors, striving to recapture the woven arts of an indigenous people,’’ she said. ‘‘The ancient ways of gathering spruce root, with respect for the tree’s life and spirit, are a rich lesson in today’s world. Traditional methods of gathering and weaving natural materials help me link past, present, and future. Links with a time when things were slower paced, a time when even a child’s berry basket was decorated with care. It is through sharing and exploring that this old art form shall take on new life.”
The Native Artist Demonstrators Program is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Friends of the Sheldon Jackson Museum.
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March 1974
Photo caption: National Republican Chairman George Bush takes a drink of water offered by Jan Craddick, Sitka delegate, during the Republican convention held here. Mrs. Craddick explained to Bush that the water was from Indian River, which means, according to local legend, that he will return.