DIVE PRACTICUM – Dive student Karson Winslow hands a discarded garden hose to SCUBA instructor Haleigh Damron, standing on the dock, at Crescent Harbor this afternoon. The University of Alaska Southeast Sitka Campus Dive Team is clearing trash from the harbor floor under floats 5, 6 and 7 as part of their instruction. Fourteen student divers are taking part this year. This is the fifth year the dive team has volunteered to clean up Sitka harbors. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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March 18, 2019, Community Happenings
Disaster Drill
Listed Tuesday
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Sitka will perform a drill in which it will respond to a simulated major natural disaster – a tsunami – on Tuesday, March 19.
The drill will involve driving heavy vehicles through town and flying the H60 helicopter low over the town to land at Kimsham softball fields.
The drill commences at 9:30 a.m. and will likely last for about two hours, the Coast Guard said.
The Coast Guard is informing the public of its operations to prevent any misinterpretation that there is an actual emergency, and to request room to operate in the vicinity of Kimsham Softball fields and Keet Elementary School.
Museum Seeks
Art Donations
The Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum is seeking donations of art for its annual silent auction 11 a.m.-3 p.m. April 6.
Support of the Native Artists in Residency program brings Alaska Native artists to Sitka each summer to share and teach their creative work.
Donations of artwork, Native and non-Native, paintings, drawings, fiber work, basketry, jewelry, books and other items are needed by March 31. Donations can be taken to the museum 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Or call 747-6233.
Music Festival
Concert April 14
The Sitka Summer Music Festival will present Awadagin Pratt and Zuill Bailey in ‘‘A Celebration of Friendship’’ concert noon-2:30 p.m. April 14 at Centennial Hall.
The event includes a concert showcasing Brahms, Bach and Mendelssohn, a brunch buffet, mimosas, a cash bar, and a silent auction. Concert tickets are $75.
A Saturday cocktail party is slated 4-6 p.m. April 13 at Stevenson Hall on the SJ Campus. Tickets are $40 or purchase a ticket for both the concert and cocktail party for $100. Information is available at sitkamusicfestival.org.
Kayak Video
Slated to Show
The kayaking video ‘‘Paddling in Arctic Bay and Pond Inlet Nunavut Canada’’ will be show by Gail Ferris 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, in Rasmuson Hall, room 108, on the SJ Campus, and 2 p.m. Thursday, March 21, at the Sitka Pioneers Home lobby.
Thursday’s Beading
With Sarah Canceled
The Sitka Tribe of Alaska beading with Sarah program has been canceled for Thursday, March 21, because no room is available at Centennial Hall. It will resume on Thursday, March 28.
Testimony Taken
At Sitka LIO
The Alaska Legislature this week will be taking testimony on protective orders, repeal of state reimbursement of debts for schools, shellfish stock enhancement projects, and repealing the fisheries business tax allocation to municipalities among other topics.
Call the Sitka LIO at 747-6276 for information on how to testify, or visit akleg.gov for information.
Chamber to Meet
Doug Osborne, Sitka Community Hospital director of Health Promotion and Sitka Health Summit Coalition member, will speak at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon noon Wednesday at Westmark Sitka.
He will discuss the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Culture of Health Prize. Sitka has made it to the final round of 12 communities.
The public is invited to attend.
‘Green Book’
To Show in Sitka
The Sitka Film Society and Coliseum Theater will screen “Green Book” 5 p.m. Wednesday March 20 at the Coliseum Theater.
The film won the Oscar for best picture this year.
In the story, Dr. Don Shirley is a world-class African-American pianist, who is about to embark on a concert tour in the Deep South in 1962. In need of a driver and protection, Shirley recruits Tony Lip, a tough-talking bouncer from an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx.
The film is rated PG-13. Tickets are $8 at Old Harbor Books. Those with questions may call 738-0602.
Sneak Peek Set
At Kindergarten
Parents and children who will be attending kindergarten next school year are invited to kindergarten “Sneak Peek” 2-3 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, at Baranof Elementary School.
Upcoming kindergartners and their families, preschools and daycare centers can visit different classrooms, talk with teachers, do a scavenger hunt to get to know the school, and meet other school staff.
Registration for kindergartners will start soon.
‘‘We have changed our registration process this year and will be doing all enrollment online starting after spring break,’’ the school said. ‘‘Computers will be available at Baranof if you do not have access to one. We will also need a copy of your child’s birth certificate or passport and current immunization records, or permission to print them from the state VacTrak web site, if done in Alaska.’’
Since the budgeting process is under way, the school district will need to know how many new students to plan for next year.
Irish Band
On Stage Here
Sitka Fine Arts Camp will present a night of music by the Irish band Jig Jam 7 p.m. April 2 at the Odess Theater on the SJ Campus.
Jig Jam, from Ireland, is described as “the best Irish group so far in Bluegrass” by Irish American News.
The performance will be a blend of traditional Irish music with Americana and bluegrass.
‘‘A high energy show with dapper performers, shoe-stomping music, and beer is guaranteed to be a smashing hit. Tickets are $20 general/$15 youth and are available at Old Harbor Books, online at fineartscamp.org, and the door.
‘Fishing for Info’
Presentation Set
The Alaska Chapter of the American Fisheries Society will host ‘‘Fishing for Information: Tales from Alaska’s Researchers’’ 7:30-9 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, at Centennial Hall.
Ongoing fisheries research will be presented. Topics include rockfish habitat use, humpback whale predation on juvenile hatchery salmon, and causes of death for adult salmon at sea. Community members and local resource users are invited, with a $5 suggested donation. An interactive discussion will follow the talks.
Contact Ellen Chenoweth at 747-7791 or go to https://units.fisheries.org/ak-mtg/ for more information.
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20 YEARS AGO
April 2004
Photo caption: Sitka High students in the guitar music class gather in the hall before the school’s spring concert. The concert was dedicated to music instructor Brad Howey, who taught more than 1,000 Sitka High students from 1993 to 2004. From left are Kristina Bidwell, Rachel Ulrich, Mitch Rusk, Nicholas Mitchell, Eris Weis and Joey Metz.
50 YEARS AGO
April 1974
The Fair Deal Association of Sealaska shareholders selected Nelson Frank as their candidate for the Sealaska Board of Directors at the ANB Hall Thursday.
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