Daily Sitka Sentinel

May 25, 2018, Community Happenings

ANB, ANS to Meet

Alaska Native Brotherhood, Camp 1, and Alaska Native Sisterhood, Camp 4, will hold a joint meeting 5:30 p.m.  Tuesday, May 29, at the ANB Founders Hall.

The meeting is open to the public and everyone is welcome to attend.

Golf Tourney

Slated June 24

The 11th Annual Sitka Chamber Golf Tournament, sponsored by SEARHC, will be 7 a.m.-2 p.m. June 24 at the Sea Mountan Golf Course.

Registration opens at 7 a.m. with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. Registration is $75 per person and $300 for teams of four. The entry fee includes a tournament pass for 18 holes and an awards lunch.

Sponsorship opportunities are available. Register at www.SitkaChamber.com or at Sea Mountain Golf Course.

Hames Center is

Open Monday

Hames Center will be open 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, May 28, in observance of Memorial Day.

Tot’s gym will still be offered at  9 a.m. as well as regularly scheduled TRX, lunch spin and dance aerobics. For full schedule visit www.hamescenter.org or call 747-5080. 

Fencing Camps

For Youths Slated

Two two-week youth fencing camps are being offered at Hames Center. Session 1 is for ages 9-11 and runs June 4-14. Beginners meet 8:30-9:30 a.m., intermediate 9:30-10:30 a.m. and competitive, 10:30 a.m.-noon.

Session two is for ages 12-17 and runs July 16-26 with beginner camp 8:30-9:30 a.m. and competitive, 9:30-11 a.m.

Both sessions run Monday through Thursday. For pricing and registration call Hames Center at 747-5080. 

Volunteers Sought

For Trail Work

To observe National Trails Day, Sitka Trail Works will host a volunteer trail maintenance event for the Thimbleberry Lake an Heart Lake Trails.

All are invited to help out 9-11 a.m. Saturday, June 2, at the Thimbleberry Lake trailhead.

Volunteers should take water and work gloves. Tools, a limited number of gloves, and snacks will be provided. Teens wanting to help must be accompanied by an adult. For further information call Sitka Trail Works at 747-7244 or visit www.sitkatrailworks.org 

SAFV Board Meets

The board of Sitkans Against Family Violence will meet 4:30 p.m. June  at the shelter. The meeting is open to the public. For directions and more information, call 747-3370. 

Grand Opening

At Industrial Park

The City and Borough of Sitka and the Gary Paxton Industrial Park board of directors will host a grand opening of the GPIP deepwater dock 3 p.m. Thursday, May 31.

Attendees can learn how the dock was funded, the construction process, dock capabilities and how to make reservations to use the new infrastructure.

For additional information, contact SEDA at 747-2660.

White E Closure

The White Elephant Shop will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day.

It will reopen 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday. Hours next week will be  noon-3 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday and noon-3 p.m. Saturday.

Celebration of Life

For Dena Williams

A celebration of life for Dena Williams is being organized by Sitka friends for 3 p.m. until at least 8 p.m. Monday, June 4, at the main shelter of Halibut Point Recreation Area.

Her family will attend and ‘‘we want them to know how much she is missed and how much she was loved,’’ her friends said. ‘‘It’s a potluck Alaska style, so come join us in celebrating and honoring our beautiful friend’s life.’’

Those with questions can call Jo Fawcett, 738-0028.

Kake Resident

Earns Scholarship

Louise Kadake is the recipient of the University of Alaska Teach for Alaska Scholarship award for aspiring Alaska teachers.

Kadake, a lifelong resident of Kake, will receive a $12,000 scholarship to study teacher education at the University of Alaska Southeast. 

Kadake was a student leader and athlete throughout high school and valedictorian of her high school class. She is proud of her Tlingit, Tsimshian and Yupik heritage and studies Alaska Native culture, food, dance and language. A young single mother, she postponed her college education after having her now two-year-old son Braxton. Kadake plans to return to Kake to teach after completing her degree.

She currently works as a special education aide in the Kake City School District. She earned a certificate in child development and will begin her teacher education studies in the Alaska College of Education at the University of Alaska Southeast this fall.

Legion Auxiliary

Benefit June 1

The American Legion Auxiliary will have a hamburger and hot dog sale 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, June 1, at the Legion Hall.

The cost is $10 a plate and includes a choice of fries, potato salad or fish macaroni salad. Call for delivery or there. The number is 747-8629.

Creation Puppet

Show June 1

Families are invited to a free creation puppet show by kindergartners and first-graders of the Child Evangelism Fellowship Good News Club 2 p.m. Friday, June 1, at the Presbyterian Church, 505 Sawmill Creek Road.

It includes singing, puppets, balloon sculptures, refreshments, praises and other activities. Call Mary Stevens, 752-2048, for more information.

STA to Offer

Youth Grants

Sitka Tribe of Alaska has announced the start of its new Healthy is Here summer youth scholarship program.

Scholarships are for enrolled Tribal youths to attend supervised summer camps or activities.

Stop by STA Social Services at 110 American Street or call 747-7293 for information.

Scholarships are made possible through funding from a SEARHC Healthy Is Here grant to STA.

Community Bike

Ride Saturday

Cyclists are invited to the annual Community Bike Ride and Show in observance of the first bike to come to Sitka in May of 1891 at 11 a.m. on Saturday.

Riders will gather at Totem Square, across from City Hall, starting at 10:30 a.m. The ride will begin at 11 a.m. and go down Lincoln Street to Sitka National Historical Park and back.

The Sitka Bicycle Friendly Community Coalition event is family friendly and will have door prizes plus a stand for oiling bike chains.

Unique bicycles are encouraged, and helmets are required.

Recreation Cabins

Topic of FS Meeting

Sitka Ranger District is hosting a public meeting 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 31, at the Sitka Forest Service office for community input into the development of a long-term public cabin strategy. 

The Tongass National Forest is developing the long-term, sustainable cabin management strategy to be responsive to developing trends and challenges, while ensuring the Forest continues to provide for a high-quality cabin experience through an array of opportunities, a press release said.

The effort was inspired by increasing maintenance costs, decreasing budgets and significant changes in usage trends.

‘‘Public input is vital to this process, in order to ensure future projects and management align with the experience cabin users are looking for,’’ Sitka Ranger District said.

Those unable to attend may join the Tongass National Forest Cabin Users Group on Facebook to submit comments or send an email to paulrobbins@fs.fed.us.

For more information contact Annemarie LaPalme or District Ranger Perry Edwards at 907-747-6671 during business hours or email alapalme@fs.fed.us or pedwards@fs.fed.us.