Daily Sitka Sentinel

September 22, 2017, Community Happenings

Charlotte Nielsen

Services Pending

Charlotte Emily Nielsen, 87, died Sept. 21 at SEARHC-Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital.

Services are pending.

Unitarians Meet

Sitka Unitarian Fellowship will celebrate the Autumn Equinox with a multigenerational program Sunday about the spiritual significance of balance and harmony, as well as gratitude for the harvest season. 

A local and wild foods potluck will follow. Participants are asked to take a dish to share.

The gathering begins at 10:30 a.m., with the program beginning at 10:45. The Fellowship Hall is located at 408 Marine Street, with parking behind off Spruce Street. For more information, call 747-3702.

Coho Clan Meets

The Coho Clan will meet 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, at 314 Katlian Street. Members are being encouraged to attend. For more information call 738-4025.

Wine Tasting 

To Benefit Elks

Sitka Elks Lodge 1662 will host a fall harvest wine tasting fundraiser 6-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29.

Tickets are $30 per person available at House of Liquor, Baranof Island Brewing Company, Sitka Elks Lodge, vikingsak@yahoo.com or at the door. Appetizers will be made by Chef Jo. Music, dancing and giveaways will be available.

Women’s Book

Group to Meet

The Women’s Book Group will meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10, at the Pioneers Home Chapel to discuss ‘‘Pieces of Me: Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughters’’ by Lizbeth Meredith.

Women are invited to participate. Call Dorothy, 747-3412, with questions.

Museum Hours Set

With the summer visitor season winding down, Sheldon Jackson Museum has begun new hours.    

It will be open 10 a.m.-noon and 1- 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.  

Along with the annual reduction in hours, the cost of admission drops to $5, and $4 for seniors. Visitors 18 years of age and younger, Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum, and those with passes are admitted free.

For information about hours and programming, call 747-8981.

Candidate’s Forum

For Assembly Set

Sitka Tribe of Alaska and the Tlingit and Haida local community council will co-host a forum to meet Assembly candidates 2-4:30 p.m. Oct. 1 at the Sheet’ka Kwaan Naa Kahidi.

An informal meet-and-greet with light finger foods will be 2-2:30 p.m. followed by structured questions asked of the candidates.

The community is invited to attend and learn about the candidates.  

Park Prescription

Drawing, Awards

The Park Prescriptions Program drawing will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, at the Sitka National Historical Park visitor center.

Participants are reminded to submit their punch cards to a ranger at the park’s visitor center by 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29, to be eligible for the drawing. Three cash prizes provided by Sitka Community Hospital Foundation will be given. Prizes will be awarded as checks, and will either be mailed to the winners, or will be available for pick up at Sitka Community Hospital.

The Park Prescriptions Program promotes health and wellness by encouraging Sitkans to get out and enjoy their national park.

Quarterly drawings are held by the Sitka Community Hospital Foundation. Participants who have completed their punch card are eligible to win cash prizes. To participate, stop by the visitor center or the Sitka Community Hospital to pick up a punch card or contact Ryan Carpenter at 747-0121 or at ryan_p_carpenter@nps.gov for more information. 

Eco-Detectives

Series at Park

A mystery has taken place at Sitka National Historical Park, and Sitka’s youth sleuths are needed to help solve the caper. 

Youths can crack the case by using investigative techniques to eliminate suspects and earn your very own Eco-Detectives button upon completion of the investigation.

The first installment of this fall’s Eco-Detectives series will be held 10 a.m.-noon Friday, Sept. 29, at the park’s visitor center. Sept. 29 is a teacher in-service day. Park rangers and scientists from the Sitka Sound Science Center and the Sitka Conservation Society can help crack the Mystery in the Trees.

The series, which is offered free to the public, is designed for youths from kindergarten to sixth grades, and is self-paced. On average it takes participants between 30-45 minutes to complete the program. Youth participants must be accompanied by an adult.

For more information about the Eco-Detectives series contact Ryan Carpenter at 747-0121.

The Eco-Detectives series is a collaborative effort between the National Park Service, the Sitka Sound Science Center, the Sitka Conservation Society, and 4-H.