FAMILY FUN – Crystal Johns holds her son Zayne , 2, as she follows her son Ezekiel, 4, up an inflatable slide Saturday at Xoots Elementary School during the annual Spring Carnival. The event included games, prizes, cotton candy, and karaoke. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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Daily Sitka Sentinel
August 17, 2022, Community Happenings
Robert Dryden Dies;
Was Longtime Sitkan
Robert Everett Dryden, a longtime Sitka resident, died August 3 at his home. He was 75.
An obituary will be published later.
WWII History Walk,
Open House Aug. 20
The Sitka Maritime Heritage Society will offer a free presentation and short history walk 1-2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, about the Navy and Army buildup on Japonski and neighboring islands during WWII and what can be seen today.
The presentation will start at the Japonski Island Boathouse, at the foot of the O’Connell Bridge. Portions of Sitka’s WWII defense installations are listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Sitka Naval Operating Base and U.S. Army Coastal Defenses National Historic Landmark, a designation for properties of national historical significance.
An open house is planned at the boathouse 1-3 p.m., with coffee and treats, information about recent work on the building and future plans. Recent work on the building is supported in part by a federal Historic Preservation Fund Certified Local Government grant, through the Alaska State Office of History and Archaeology to the City and Borough of Sitka.
For information, go to sitkamaritime.org or email sitkamaritime@gmail.com.
Maritime History
Walking Tours On
The Sitka Maritime Heritage Society is offering Maritime History Walking Tours 1-2:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday.
The tour is in downtown Sitka and waterfront. Each person will have a binder of historic images to compare with Sitka today. The tour includes Tlingit America, the Maritime fur trade, the actual circumstances, population and character of the Russian outpost, missionaries and rum-runners, fishing, boat building, and WWII.
Tickets are $40 adults and $30 youths, and can be purchased at sitkamaritime.org. For information: sitkamaritime.org or email sitkamaritime@gmail.com.
SJ’s Fraser Hall
Future Discussed
The Sitka Fine Arts Camp invites the public to an open house at Fraser Hall (the historic dormitory across from the SJ Museum) 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21.
At 2 p.m. will be a short presentation by James Poulson, master of design studies in historic preservation, about planning for weatherization and heating systems for the historic building with consideration of costs, comfort, sustainability, preservation, energy efficiency and moisture management.
The Sitka Fine Arts Camp recently had a weatherization plan and a heating system design done for the National Historic Landmark building, supported in part by a federal Historic Preservation Fund Certified Local Government grant, through the Alaska State Office of History and Archaeology to the City and Borough of Sitka.
Cookies, coffee and tea will be available. Historic photos and plans, as well as the new heating system design and weatherization plan, will be available to view. For information, call 907-738-7448.
Steffes Graduates,
Earns Bachelors
Haylee Steffes of Sitka graduated from Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colo., on May 14 with a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry.
The 2017 Mt. Edgecumbe High School graduate is the daughter of David and Pam Steffes of Sitka.
On Dean’s List
Sophia Eastham and Delainey Steffes of Sitka have been named to Fort Lewis College’s dean’s list for the spring semester.
Students named took at least 15 credits of gradable hours and achieved a 3.60 or higher grade point average. The college is located at Durango, Colo.
BHV Buoy, Art
Auction Slated
Brave Heart Volunteers will have an online buoy and art auction Aug. 23-30. Buoys are decorating downtown this summer and the auction will raise funds to continue the work of BHV.
The auction is at https://www.32auctions.com/BHVBuoysandArt.
A buoy and art showing is planned 5-7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, at the Island Artist Gallery. All of the art will be on exhibit. Light refreshments will be served.
T’ai Chi Chih
Practice Saturday
T’ai Chi Chih Practice will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, behind the Sitka Public Library.
‘Exploring Loss’
Series for Children
Brave Heart Volunteers is offering an educational series “Exploring Death, Loss and Hope” for children ages 5-9, to help them understand death and loss as part of life.
The program is designed to provide uplifting educational information, art activities for self-expression, impart hope, and promote positive coping methods children can use for the rest of their lives, BHV said.
The series is not counseling or therapy, and there is no fee.
An overview of the series will be offered for adults 3:30-5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6, along with a discussion on how to help children cope with death and loss.
The children’s workshop runs 3:30-5 p.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 13, 20 and 27. Each session will be facilitated by Erin Matthes, LPC, CT.
For information or to register, contact Brave Heart Volunteers at 747-4600 or kathryn@braveheartvolunteers.org.
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April 2004
Photo caption: Sen. Lisa Murkowski talks with students in Karoline Bekeris’ fourth-grade class Thursday at the Westmark Shee Atika. From left are Murkowski, Kelsey Boussom, Laura Quinn and Memito Diaz.
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April 1974
A medley of songs from “Jesus Christ Superstar” will highlight the morning worship service on Palm Sunday at the United Methodist Church. Musicians will be Paige Garwood and Karl Hartman on guitars; Dan Goodness on organ; and Gayle Erickson on drums.
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