RENAMING – Tlingit elder Harvey Kitka, Yanshkoo.wu, speaks to students at Xóots Elementary School this afternoon during a short renaming ceremony. The School Board adopted the new name, which means brown bear in Tlingit, in March 2024 to replace the old name, Baranof Elementary School. At today’s ceremony, children from the after-school culture class sang in Tlingit, new signs were on display and Charlie Skultka Jr. was recognized for the formline bear design he provided for the school logo. In his remarks, Kitka told those assembled in the school gymnasium about his experience as a youngster in the school when it was brand new. He said speaking Tlingit was not encouraged then. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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June 24, 2020, Community Happenings
MEHS Pool
Hours Given
The Mt. Edgecumbe High School pool is open with limited access and is following social distancing guidelines.
Patrons will be screened at the door with a questionnaire and their temperature taken.
Other rules will apply, including: no more than 30 patrons in facility at a time; no locker room access; staying 6 feet apart on deck and in the water (families are exempt); and no goggles, caps, towels or floaties loaned.
Monday through Friday pool hours are: 6-7 a.m. lap; 1-2 p.m. lap and parent/tot; and 5-6 p.m. lap and therapy.
More information also can be found on the MEHS website under athletics and activities.
Octopus Feeding
Set Saturdays
Public octopus feedings will begin Saturday, June 27, at the Sitka Sound Science Center aquarium. They are held each Saturday at 1:30 p.m. and must be booked in advance at the center’s website.
Feedings are limited to eight people and include aquarium time after the feeding. Cost is $10 for adults, $5 for kids, and a discount for SSSC members. Due to COVID-19, face coverings must be worn at all times by everyone over the age of 5 while in science center buildings.
Homeschool
Set to Register
Sitka School District’s REACH homeschool and correspondence program is accepting enrollment for the fall.
REACH is the local homeschool support program meeting the needs of homeschooling families for more than 25 years, a press release from the school district said.
Contact REACH at 747-7514 or mccartyc@sitkaschools.org for additional information.
Nonprofits Receive
Virus Relief Funds
AK Can Do partners, the Alaska Community Foundation, and United Way of Anchorage with the support of Rasmuson Foundation have announced the second-round of AK Can Do grants to the nonprofit sector.
The grants provide COVID-19 recovery funding to essential nonprofits across the state.
This week, 62 nonprofits were awarded a total of almost $500,000 to help sustain the support they provide their communities. Sitka beneficiaries receiving support are Youth Advocates of Sitka, Sitka Local Foods Network, Outer Coast, Southeast Alaska Independent Living and Catholic Social Services.
To date $1.48 million of AK Can Do funds has been deployed including grants awarded in the first round in mid-April and support to struggling families. Funds have also provided more than $600,000 in rent and utility assistance to 528 struggling Alaskan households made up of 1,605 individuals.
Individuals, families, foundations and corporate partners have committed to more than $2.4 million in support. Major donors to AK Can Do include Rasmuson Foundation, ConocoPhillips Alaska, Wells Fargo, ExxonMobil, Sealaska, Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska, Spawn Ideas, Alaska Airlines, Alaska National a CopperPoint Insurance Co., Saltchuk, Rotary District 5010 and GCI.
Ham Radio
Field Day Set
Sitka Ham Amateur Radio Klub will participate in this year’s Field Day event 11 a.m. June 27 through 11 a.m. June 28 at the Mt. Edgecumbe High School parking lots.
Field day is amateur radio’s open house where for 24 hours hams publicly showcase the science, skill and service that radio can bring to a community. Amateur radio operators across North America, the world and even outer space will be busy with this year’s ARRL Field Day event.
‘‘Ham radio is fun and it’s for everyone, including you,’’ event organizers said.
All are invited to attend the SHARKs Field Day event. For more information call Darryl at 738-4539.
Update
In an Associated Press story, ‘‘Ketchikan Gets Warning: Visitor Broke Virus Rule,’’ published Friday, June 19, in the Sentinel, the person testing positive was identified as a visitor. The person has since been identified as a Ketchikan resident.
‘Science in Place’
At Science Center
Sitka Sound Science Center educators spent this month imagining, creating, gathering materials and producing a wide range of activities to package together in themed ‘‘Science in Place’’ packs. Activities will be available June 24 for those in early childhood through high school.
Activities are supported with explanations of the content, comprehensive directions for the activity, and all the supplies needed. SiPs encourage guided explorations of science in Sitka for the whole family although each pack is designed with an age range.
Go to https://sitkascience.org/education/education-programs/summer-camps/ for information and prices.
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20 YEARS AGO
February 2005
Photo caption: S&S General Contractors crew bury conduit along Sawmill Creek Road as part of a sewer line project. They’ve been working only at night, using portable lights to direct traffic. Sitkans living between Shotgun Alley and Indian River Road are asked not to use drains or toilets Thursday as pump stations will be turned off.
50 YEARS AGO
February 1975
Photo caption: Five players selected for the first All Tournament team in the American Legion Southeast Alaska Basketball Tournament hold their trophies. From left are Jeff Klanott, Klukwan ANB; Rick Ludigsen, Ketchikan Webber Air; Al Kookesh, Angoon ANB; Terry Friske, Klukwan ANB; and Mike Erickson, Ketchikan Webber Air.
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