TRUCK FIRE – Firefighters knock down a fire in a Ford Explorer truck in Arrowhead Trailer Park in the 1200 block of Sawmill Creek Road Saturday evening. One person received fire-related injuries and was taken to the hospital, Sitka Fire Department Chief Craig Warren said, and the truck was considered a total loss. The cause of the fire is under investigation, Warren said. The fire hall received the call about the fire at 5:33 p.m., and one fire engine with eight firefighters and an ambulance were dispatched, he said. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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April 19, 2017 Community Happenings
This Week in Girls on the Run
Girls on the Run is an empowerment-based program for girls in 3rd-5th grades, currently in its ninth season at Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary School. GOTR is more than an after-school activity; it is a program designed to bring girls together with strength and resilience and prepare them for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living.
Recently in GOTR, participants have been learning how to stand up for themselves and others, as well as exploring why it’s important to be intentional when choosing and cultivating friendships. Teams discussed the kinds of qualities we seek out in friends and examined difficult situations that young girls can face when in a friendship. Here is what girls had to say about choosing friends:
– “It’s important to choose your friends because you want friends who are nice to you, not mean.”
– “People might hang out with girls who are negative because they think they would bring them popularity, or they’re scared of being picked on so they protect themselves in a negative way.”
– “If (you are hanging out with people who are) negative you can pick up on what they’re doing.”
– “I think some girls put others down because it makes them feel powerful, but in a bad way. If they change their mind about that and are a positive friend, then they are powerful in a good way!”
– “You like being their friend because they like you the way that you are”
.Throughout this season, GOTR will keep providing the Sitka community with updates from the program. We also hope to give mentors and parents an opportunity to pass on skills from GOTR to the youth in your life! Here are some conversation starters for talking with kids about friendships.
*What do you think “people pleasing” means? (altering our behavior in order to be liked by others) Have you seen kids doing this? Why is it OK to not be best friends with everyone?
*Why is it important to treat others the way we want to be treated?
*How do we feel when we are with positive friends?
Girls on the Run is brought to you in Sitka by Sitkans Against Family Violence. Call 747-3370 or see our website, safv.org, for more information.
AlaskaHost Sets
Training Classes
AlaskaHost, a statewide customer service training program for employees of the hospitality and visitor services industry, will hold classes 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. April 20, 21, 27, and 28.
Cost is $35 per person. Classes will be held at the Chamber of Commerce office, 104 Lake St. For more information call Eileen Chanquet at 747-8604; to register and pay online go to sitkachamber.membership@gmail.com.
BHV to Offer
Pet Loss Event
Brave Heart Volunteers will hold a Pet Loss Gathering 7-9 p.m. Friday, April 21, at the Pioneers Home Manager’s House. The event is free and open to all who have lost a pet. RSVP to Erin Matthes at 747-4600 or erin@braveheartvolunteers.org. More gatherings will be offered in the future to those unable to attend Friday’s event.
Fundraiser Set
At Elks Lodge
A Mexican dinner and dessert auction fundraiser will be held for the family of LeRoy (Lee) Bagley 5:30 p.m. Sunday, April 23, at the Elks Lodge. Cost of the dinner is $15 per person. Anyone who would like to donate a dessert is welcome to do so.
Dinners at the Elks Lodge are open to all Elks members and invited guests.
Quilt Guild Seeks
Quilts for Show
The Ocean Wave Quilt Guild will be collecting quilts of all sizes Saturday and Sunday, April 29 and 30. The quilts should be taken to Whitmore Hall on the SJ campus noon-4 p.m. Quilt stories must be turned in at the same time; forms for the stories may be picked up at Abby’s Reflection and Apparel.
The guild is looking for quilts not previously shown. Anyone may turn in quilts and need not be a guild member.Those offering quilts are asked to sign up to sit the show for an hour.
The 35th Annual Quilt Show will be held May 10-21 at Whitmore Hall. The theme for this year’s show is Sesquicentennial Celebration. Those with questions may call Vicki at 747-8937.
U.S. COMMERCIAL SERVICE MEETING
SEDA, Chamber
Host Meeting
Sitka Economic Development Association and the Sitka Chamber of Commerce will host a meeting with Debbie Franklin, the director of U.S. Commercial Service – Alaska, on attaining international business development.
The presentation will be xxxxxxx at xxxxx. It will cover what an export is, why export, how to grow international sales and how the U.S. Commercial Service can help businesses grow their international presence. Businesses that might be interested are those that produce value added goods, professional services, the travel and tourism sector and educational institutions, the Chamber said. For more information or questions call SEDA at 747-2660 or the Chamber of Commerce at 747-8604.
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20 YEARS AGO
March 2004
Businesses using the Centennial Hall parking lot testified Tuesday against a proposal to charge them rent in addition to the $200 annual permit fee. City Administrator Hugh Bevan made the proposal in response to the Assembly’s direction to Centennial Hall manager Don Kluting to try to close the $340,000 gap between building revenues and operational costs.
50 YEARS AGO
March 1974
Alaska Native Brotherhood Grand President William S. Paul Sr. will be special guest and speaker at the local ANB, Alaska Native Sisterhood Founders Day program Monday at the ANB Hall.