FIFTH OPENING – The Sitka seine boats Hukilau and Rose Lee pump herring aboard this afternoon at the end of Deep Inlet during the fifth opening in the Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery. The opening was being held in two locations beginning at 11 a.m. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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Daily Sitka Sentinel
December 4, 2019, Community Happenings
Cultural Resource
Panel to Meet
Sitka Tribe of Alaska will host its monthly Cultural Resource Committee 11:45 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, at the SEACC building behind Pacific High School.
Tribal elders and tribal citizens are being encouraged to attend. Lunch will be provided.
Those with questions can call Chuck at 738-4025.
SLFN Seeking
Board Members
The Sitka Local Foods Network is recruiting new board members.
Those interested in helping improve Sitka’s food security can attend the next board meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5, at the Sitka Public Library Gus Adams meeting room.
The meeting will provided information about the organization and what it does, including hosting the Sitka Farmers Market, growing food at St. Peter’s Fellowship Farm, teaching garden education classes, and sponsoring the Sitka Food Business Innovation Contest.
The group is losing board members because of military relocation.
‘‘If we don’t find replacements we might have to cut back on our programs,’’ the board said in a press release.
The mission of the group is to increase the amount of locally produced and harvested food in the diets of Southeast Alaskans. For information, contact Charles Bingham at 623-7660 or email sitkalocalfoodsnetwork@gmail.com.
Volunteer Positions
On City Boards
Volunteer positions are available on several municipal boards and commissions, including: Animal Hearing Board, Building Department Appeals Board, Health Needs and Human Services Commission, Library Commission, Local Emergency Planning Commission, Police and Fire Commission, and Tree and Landscape Committee.
Individuals may submit a letter of interest and board application to the Municipal Clerk’s Office at 100 Lincoln Street. Applications are available online at www.cityofsitka.com or at the clerk’s office. For further information, call Melissa at 747-1826.
‘Rocking Out’
Event Dec. 7 for
Roadless Rule
All are invited to join the Sitka Conservation Society at Beak 6:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, for live music, Roadless Rule comment writing, and food.
Sitka Blues Band will play and SCS staff will be ready to assist with writing comments to the Forest Service. Call 747-7509 or email ellie@sitkawild.org with any questions.
ANS to Meet
Alaska Native Sisterhood Camp 4 will meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, at the ANB Founders Hall.
It will be the final meeting of the year. Officer elections are on the agenda. The meeting is open to the public and everyone is invited to attend.
Ideas Sought for
Use of Health Prize
Sitka is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Prize winner, and has received $25,000.
The Sitka Health Summit Coalition is seeking input on how the money should be spent locally to improve community health and equity.
The prize recognizes communities working to build a culture of health for everyone. In particular, Sitka won because of its focus on reconciliation and historical trauma, powerful community partnerships and commitment to supporting youths.
Submit ideas by Feb. 14 by visiting sitkahealthsummit.org or by adding a card to the suggestion box at the Sitka Public Library, organizers said.
The Coalition will host a public event to discuss the submitted ideas and will use the community input to help make a final decision on how to use the prize money.
Santa Breakfast
Event Saturday
The public is invited to join 3 to 5 Preschool 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Dec. 7, for the annual Breakfast with Santa fundraising event at Sitka High School.
Pancakes, eggs, sausage and fruit salad will be served for $5 for a child’s plate and $10 for an adult plate. Gluten- and dairy-free options are available.
A silent auction and handcrafted ornaments and mistletoe bouquets will be available for holiday gift shopping.
Mr. and Mrs. Claus will be on hand. Photos with Santa are $5.
SFS, Coliseum
To Show 2 Films:
‘Attla,’ ‘Fungit’
The Sitka Film Society and Coliseum Theater will present two films in the Weekend Documentary Festival 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 14 and 15, at the Coliseum.
The first film “ATTLA: The Legendary Dogsled Champion” tells the gripping but little-known story of George Attla, a charismatic Alaska Native dogsled racer who, with one good leg and fierce determination, became a legendary sports hero in Northern communities around the world. Part dog whisperer, part canny businessman and part heartthrob, Attla rose to international fame during a unique period of history when Western education, economies, and culture penetrated the Alaskan village lifestyle and forever changed the state with the discovery of oil in the late 1960s.
The film has a few Sitka connections, including Attla’s childhood connection with Sitka and the book “Make Prayers for Raven,” by the late Richard Nelson. Nelson’s book was inspired by what he learned living in Huslia, the Film Society was told.
The film is 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15.
The second film at 4:30 p.m. Sunday is “Fantastic Fungi.” The New York Times gave the film glowing reviews, calling it ‘‘A charming blend of science and conjecture.”
“Making visible this endless cycle of decomposition and regeneration – and much more besides – Louie Schwartzberg’s lightly informative, delightfully kooky documentary, “Fantastic Fungi,” offers nothing less than a model for planetary survival.”
Tickets are $8 per film, available at Old Harbor Books. Information is available at 738-0602.
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20 YEARS AGO
March 2004
Matthew C. Hunter of Sitka recently returned from Cuba as part of a St. Olaf College International and Off-Campus Studies program. Hunter, a junior physics major at St. Olaf College, is the son of Robert and Kim Hunter of Sitka.
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March 1974
Eighth graders have returned from a visit to Juneau to see the Legislature. They had worked for it since Christmas vacation ... Clarice Johnson’s idea of a “White Elephant” sales was chosen as the best money-maker; Joe Roth won the political cartoon assignment; highest government test scorers were Ken Armstrong, Joanna Hearn, Linda Montgomery, Lisa Henry, Calvin Taylor and David Licari .....