June 16, 2014 Community Happenings

Organ Concerts
    Set This Week
    Marianne Gould, of New Braunfels, Texas, will perform two noon concerts, June 18 and 20, on the 1844 Kessler organ at Sitka Lutheran Church.
    The program titled “ Pipe Dreams” will feature sacred music including two pieces from Russian Orthodox liturgical music. The audience is invited to take their lunch during the concert.
    Gould will also provide music for 10:30 a.m. services at Sitka Lutheran on June 22. All are welcome.


    Kayaani to Meet
    The Kayaaní Commission will meet at the Sitka Tribe of Alaska Resource Protection Office, 429 Katlian Street, 5:30 p.m. June 17.
    For more information, contact Heather Riggs at 747-7167.


    School Board Meets
    Sitka School Board will meet 6 p.m. June 17 in the district office board room. The public is invited to attend.

    Planning Set
    For Alaska Day
     Continuing coordination for Sitka’s mid-October Alaska Day Festival, planners will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, at Centennial Hall.
    The 2014 theme celebrates 65 years of commemorating the 1867 transfer of Alaska from Russian claim to the United States of America.
    New volunteers or suggestions for activities are always welcome.  Contact Chairman Ted Allio at 747-5124 for more information or attend a planning meeting each third Tuesday of the month.

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20 YEARS AGO

December 2004

Photo caption: David Voluck reads a blessing while lighting a menorah during a community gathering observing the eight-day Chanukah festival. Honored speakers included Woody Widmark, STA  president, and Assembly member Al Duncan.

50 YEARS AGO

December 1974

From On the Go: More college students home for the holidays – Bill and Isabella Brady have a houseful. Ralph is here from the Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute, along with his fiancee Grace Gillian; Louise is here from the University of New Mexico, and Jennifer, who’s working with IEA in Anchorage is home with her fiance Lance Ware.

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