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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September 2, 2014 Community Happenings
Annual Meet Ahead
For Sitka Trail Works
Sitka Trail Works members and members of the public interested in hiking and Sitka’s trail system are invited to attend the 14th annual meeting 5-7 p.m. Sept. 7 at the Swan Lake Senior Center.
Attendees can take a dish to share. Contact the Sitka Trail Works office at 747-7244 for more information or visit the website at www.sitkatrailworks.org.
Pioneers to Meet
Pioneers of Alaska will meet Thursday, Sept. 4, at United Methodist Church on Kimsham Street with social hour at 5:30 p.m., followed by potluck dinner at 6 p.m.
Focus of the 7 p.m. business meeting will be delegates to the Grand Igloo Convention in Kodiak Sept. 24-27. More information is available from Sitka Women’s Igloo President Leigh Kainulainen, 747-4703, or Men’s Igloo President Jim Parker, 747-3494.
Natural History
Seminar Sept. 3
The first natural history seminar of the season will feature a discussion of human ecology and natural history in the western Gulf of Alaska with Nancy Huntly, Utah State University and Sitka Sound Science Center scientist in residence.
The presentation will be 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3, at UAS-Sitka Campus in room 229.
Huntly’s talk will describe the natural history of Sanak Island, other nearby islands, and the western Alaska Peninsula. The western Gulf of Alaska/Alaska peninsula region has been the home of the Aleut/Unangan people for at least 10,000 years, and the Aleut and their livelihoods have shaped the ecology of the region.
Recent research in the Sanak archipelago describes 4,500-plus years of their ecology and the legacy they have left on today’s soils, plants, animals, and landscape. Islands of the Sanak archipelago that have different histories of natural resource economy show how much the resource choices of people can dictate the local ecology, Huntly said. The Aleut people are and have been vital parts of a number of different ecological communities.
Those with questions may call 747-9432.
Chamber to Meet
Sen. Mark Begich will speak at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon noon Wednesday at the Westmark Sitka.
His remarks will focus on what has been happening in the Senate this year, the work he has been doing during the August “recess,” the economy, and a variety of other issues.
Begich is in his sixth year representing Alaska in the U.S. Senate, where his primary focus is building a strong Alaska economy, the Chamber said.
The meeting is open to the public.
Woman’s Club
Meets Sept. 6
Sitka Woman’s Club will meet noon Sept. 6 at Robin McNelly’s residence, 1307 Halibut Point Road.
This is the first meeting of the season. A light lunch and refreshments will be provided.
‘‘Our club is the oldest club in Sitka,’’ a club spokeswoman said. ‘‘It started back in 1939 and has evolved under various names since. Any woman or man interested in the philanthropic goals of the club is encouraged to join.’’
Dues are $10 a year and the group meets on the first Saturday of each month, September-May, except December.
Those attending should RSVP Robin Shull, president, at 738-1934. The meeting will be child-friendly.
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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.