NATIVE HISTORY TALK – Father Herman Belt talks about St. Yakov (Jacob) Netsvetov (1802-1864) Wednesday night in the Russian Bishop’s House chapel, where St. Yakov once preached, as part of the special Native American Heritage Month events held in November. St. Yakov, whose father was Russian and mother was Unangan Aleut, was responsible for establishing churches in the Aleutians and interior Alaska in the second quarter of the 19th century. He preached in Native languages and led, by all accounts, an extraordinary life. He died in Sitka and is buried near the Russian Block House. In his talk, which was hosted by the National Park Service, Belt described the current efforts to locate the exact burial site of the saint and to beautify the area. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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The first day of free breakfast and lunch distributions by the Sitka School District “went really well,” District Co-assistant Superintendent Phil Burdick said today.
Monday was the first day of the program to provide the school meals that many students had relied on before schools were ordered closed on March 14 in response to the coronavirus disaster emergency.
By order of Gov. Dunleavy, Alaskan schools will remain shut at least through May 1.
Today was even busier than Monday at the food service line in the Sitka High School parking lot, Burdick said.
“The first day went really well. We were able to deliver nearly 200 breakfasts and lunches, and most of those were through the grab-and-go at Sitka High School,” Burdick said. “We delivered about 25 or 30 meals into the community. And by this morning, this number had doubled, so we are now delivering 65 meals this morning.”
The free meals are being made available to all young people up to age 19.
Burdick expressed thanks to Island Bus Co., the district school bus contractor, for delivering the food, as well as district lunch contractor NANA Food Services.
Chef Jo Michalski and her crew had not only the 300 meals set up for today but also had prepared for Wednesday distribution as well, Burdick said.
AmeriCorps volunteers in the schools and teaching paraprofessionals handed out the food at the high school.
Burdick said that on Friday everyone will get four days worth of food to get them through the weekend.
He added that changes to the food distribution plan are in progress, but not final yet.
“We really want our students and families to stay safe, and so please abide by the (coronavirus) health mandates so we can come out of this from the other side without a case in Sitka,” he said.
The district also continues to work on its plans for distance learning during the school closure, Burdick said.
“Every school yesterday (Monday) had an online meeting so that staff could talk about where they’re going to go and what they want to do,” he said. He said it was a learning experience for all involved.
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20 YEARS AGO
November 2004
In the WhaleFest Run Saturday, Keith Reeves was first at 38:55, followed by Ivan Grutter and Scott Totten. Robin Beebee, won the women’s 10K in 41:18, followed by Rosemary Sheldon and Amanda Kass. Hank Romine won the 5K race in 20:19, followed by Daniel Erickson and Lincoln Wild. Carolyn Heuer won the women’s 5K in 25:01 followed by Kristy Totten and Heidi Herter.
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November 1974
Susan Salo, a senior medical student at the University of Washington, has finished six weeks of clinical training in Omak, Wash. ... Miss Salo, a 1967graduate of Sitka High, is the daughter of Tauno and Siri Salo.
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