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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December 14, 2015 Community Happenings
Playground
Group to Meet
The Community Playground action group will meet 6-7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, at the Sitka Community Hospital classroom.
Building an accessible, attractive and sustainable community playground was selected as a top goal at the 2015 Sitka Health Summit.
Story Time Set
Old Harbor Books will host a free kids story time 10:30 a.m. Dec. 15 at 201 Lincoln Street.
Spin Classes Set
At Hames Center
The Hames Center currently offers 16 spin classes each week.
Cindy also will offer a Jingle Spin Ride 1-2 p.m. Christmas Day. The full spin schedule is at hamescenter.org or call 747-5080.
Hames Center Sets
Parent Power Hour
Parents wanting to fit in a workout who have a little one at home are invited to Parent Power Hour 8:15-10 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Hames Center.
Hames personnel will entertain the kids while parents work out.
Visit hamescenter.org or call 747-5080 for more information.
Writers Workshop
Slated Dec. 19
The 49 Writers Workshop and the Island Institute will host a writing workshop led by poet Caroline Goodwin 9 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Dec. 19.
The workshop, “List and Litany,” will provide writing prompts designed to spark ideas, help participants identify patterns in their writing, and guide them in developing a piece of writing using lists.
The workshop is $45 for members and $55 for non-members of 49 Writers or the Island Institute. Participants will have the opportunity to send a piece of writing to the instructor via snail mail for a brief written response.
Goodwin was born and raised in Anchorage and moved to California from Sitka in 1999 to attend Stanford as a Wallace Stegner fellow in poetry. She is currently serving as the first Poet Laureate of San Mateo County, California, and teaching in the MFA writing program at California College of the Arts in San Francisco.
Registration is at 49writingcenter.org. For more information, contact Erin Hollowell at (907) 491-1001 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Letters to Santa
Letters posted here will be forwarded to Santa Claus at the North Pole. Letters may be dropped off at the Sentinel office or at Sitka True Value to be printed in the newspaper and placed here.
Dear Santa: Here’s an additional letter from Pacific Learning Center. Others were published in Friday’s Sentinel:
Dear Santa: Christmas Santa, I want red mittens, Frosty the Snowman and a carrot and coal eyes for Frosty. Bring a present for Gramma please, she wants a blue present. Love, Malaya
Kaagwaantaans Meet
The community is invited to participate in a traditional Tlingit event to welcome the return of the sun 6 p.m. Dec. 21 at Pioneer Park, by Sea Mart.
A fire will be built. Participants are asked to take a potluck dish. The event will include traditional singing and visiting with relatives and friends.
The event is sponsored by Sitka Kaagwaantaan.
PEAK Program
Open for Break
The PEAK Program will be open for students on winter break 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, Dec. 21-23 and Dec. 28-30.
The PEAK Program is open to children ages 5 to 12, who live in Sitka or are visiting. Students will engage in a variety of educational lessons that promote STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) activities.
Students must provide a daily sack lunch, two pocket snacks and warm clothes.
Registration paperwork can be emailed or picked up at the PEAK Program. Full-time and part-time rates are available.
Contact Karla Horner Raffaele at 747-6224 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for additional information.
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20 YEARS AGO
March 2004
Advertisement: Tea-Licious Tea House & Bakery 315 Lincoln Street Grand Opening! Freshly Baked Scones, Cakes & Pastries Innovative Salads, Soups & Sandwiches Harney & Sons Tea. Lunch * Afternoon Tea * Supper.
50 YEARS AGO
March 1974
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.