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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February 22, 2018, Community Happenings

Chili, Fried Bread

Sale Saturday

A chili and fried bread sale will be 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at the Salvation Army, 405 Sawmill Creek Road.

 

The event is to raise funds for Sitka delegates to travel to the Alaska Congress in Hoonah, April 5-8.

‘Saving Snow’

Film Screened

A screening of ‘‘Saving Snow,’’ a feature documentary on how frontier towns are coping with warmer winters will be 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, at Sitka Public Library.

The film was made to educate audiences about the impacts of climate change on the winter economy.

Discussion and a short presentation on Sitka’s First Winter Clean Commute Challenge that ends Feb. 28 will follow. 

It is sponsored by the Sitka Health Summit’s CO2 reduction group and the local Citizens Climate Lobby Chapter.  

 

Research Academy

For Students Offered

The Alaska Summer Research Academy at the University of Alaska Fairbanks is accepting applications through April 15 for its middle and high school programs.

The academy will be held each day  July 23-Aug. 3. Students accepted into the summer program will spend two weeks with a small group and two instructors exploring a topic in science, engineering, math or technology. The program is offered through the UAF College of Natural Science and Mathematics.

The middle school program is for students who will be in grades six to eight in fall 2018. The high school program is for students who will be in grades nine to 12. Financial aid may be available for qualified students.

For the application and more information, visit www.uaf.edu/asra/

Film Screening

Saturday at

SJ Museum

The Sheldon Jackson Museum will screen the Edward Curtis film ‘‘In the Land of the Head Hunters’’ 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, in recognition of Curtis’s legacy and the 150th anniversary of his birth.

‘‘In the Land of the Head Hunters’’ is a classic film was the first full-length feature film to exclusively star Pacific Northwest Coast people. Rather than documenting Native life in 1914, ‘‘Head Hunters’’ documents a moment of cultural encounter between Curtis and the Kwakwaka’wakw actorswho were performing Curtis’ scripted version of their own past for the camera.

Some parts of the film do accurately depict Kwakwaka’wakw culture, such as the artwork and many of the ceremonial dances. Others include forms of technology – the plank houses, cedar bark clothing, and massive dugout canoes – that were clearly recalled but in decline in use in 1914 as people adapted to Euro-Canadian life.

The most sensational elements of the film – the head hunting, sorcery, and handling of human remains – reflect much earlier practices that had been long abandoned, but which became central elements in Curtis’ spectacularized tale. And some activities were never part of Kwakwaka’wakw culture.

Winter museum hours are 10 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Winter admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors, and free for ages 18 and younger. Admission will be waived during the film screening on Saturday.

 

 

 

 

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March 2004

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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.

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