August 18, 2014 Community Happenings

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Created on Monday, 18 August 2014 13:37

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    Baranof Schedules
    Meet Teacher Day
    Baranof Elementary School will host a “meet your teacher” event Tuesday, Aug. 26.
    Kindergartners will meet 1:30-3 p.m.; first-graders 1:30-2:30. An open house will be held 5:30-7 p.m. Oct. 4.
    Time is set aside to tour the school, meet the teachers, and view the classrooms. All parents and children are being encouraged to stop by and visit. The first four days of school are used for doing baseline checks on each kindergartner individually (vision, hearing, pre-academic testing, speech, language).
    One-half will begin on Wednesday, Sept. 4, and the other half on Thursday, Sept. 5. The entire group will attend Friday, Sept. 6. Parents should watch for a letter explaining the baseline check process and school dates. Contact the school at 747-5825 with further questions.

    Men Called for
    Dance Group
    Naa Kahidi Dancers and Tribal Tours are recruiting Tlingit men for a  dance group. Dance training is being provided.
    Apply at Sitka Tribe of Alaska, 456 Katlian Street, or Facebook message Naa Kahidi Dancers or call 747-7137. All are welcome!

    Daily Programs
    At National Park
    Sitka National Historical Park offers daily guided programs to teach about the park’s natural and cultural resources.
    Ranger-guided schedules this week are:
    –Tuesday: 9 a.m. Battle Walk; noon Totem Walk; 1 p.m. Discover Talk Mysteries of the Salmon Spawn.
    –Wednesday: 9 a.m. Battle Walk; 10 a.m. Totem Walk; noon Totem Walk; 1 p.m. Discovery Talk ‘‘Sea Otters’’; 7 p.m. Evening Program: Photography Workshop.
    –Thursday: 9 a.m. Battle Walk; 10 a.m. Totem Walk; noon Totem Walk; and 1 p.m. Discovery Talk ‘‘Pinks and Chums and Kings, Oh My! Salmon in the Indian River.’’
    –Friday: 9 a.m. Battle Walk; 10 a.m.  Totem Walk; noon Discovery Talk ‘‘Banana Slugs’’; and 1 p.m. Discovery Talk ‘‘Sea Otters.’’
    –Saturday: 9 a.m. Battle Walk; noon Totem Walk; noon Discovery Talk: ‘‘Pinks and Chums and Kings, Oh My! Salmon in the Indian River’’; 1 p.m. Discover Talk ‘‘Sea Otters’’; and 2:30 p.m. Discovery Talk Bentwood Boxes.’’
    All ranger-led tours meet at the Sitka NHP visitor center on Lincoln Street.
    For more information call the visitor center at 747-0110.

    Photography is
    Workshop Topic
    A free photography workshop is being planned 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, at the Sitka National Historical Park visitor center.
    Participants will learn basic use of a DSLR camera, including an explanation of shutter speed, aperture and ISO, as well as the elements of composition. Participants will then apply their new-found knowledge by taking photos in and around the visitor and discussing the photos as a group.
    The program will be led by Katy Kildee, a photojournalism student at Central Michigan University, who is spending the summer at Sitka National Historical Park as a media intern through the Student Conservation Association.
    For more information about the free program at Sitka NHP, call Katy Kildee at (907) 747-0134 or send her an email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

    Emblem Club
    Officers Meet
    Sitka Emblem Club will hold an officers meeting 7 p.m. Aug. 21 at the Elks Lodge.
    Officers are being urged to attend. The group will finalize the fall workshop convention. All members are welcome.
    The Sitka Emblem will be having a fund-raiser bake sale 9 a.m. Aug. 23  at the Wells Fargo Bank and members are being asked to take baked items prior to 9 a.m. or leave them at the lodge.
    Any questions, call Carol Hitchcock at 747 -7564.

    Bake Sale Slated
    Sitka Emblem will hold a fund-raiser bake sale 9 a.m. Aug. 23 at the Wells Fargo Bank.
    Members should take baked items prior to 9 a.m. or leave them at the lodge. Any questions, call Carol Hitchcock at 747 -7564.


Annual Park Photo Contest Opens for Submissions
    Sitka National Historical Park will be accepting entries for the 2014 National Public Lands Day photo contest beginning Aug. 22.
    Space permitting, all entries will be displayed in the resulting photo exhibit, ‘‘Sitka National Historical Park: Then and Now,’’ which illustrates these interpretations of time and place, and the slightly different lens through which each visitor views and experiences the park.
    For over 120 years, visitors have embarked on their own unique journeys through time and place as they experience Sitka National Historical Park’s dynamic cultural and natural landscape,’’ the park said. ‘‘Whether you’ve lived in Sitka your whole life or visited for an afternoon, you too, have seen the interplay of natural and cultural changes in the park.’’
    To enter, e-mail or submit up to three photos relating to the following categories:
    –Native Heritage: capture any aspect of Southeast Alaska Native cultur;
    –Sitka NHP Wildlife: Alaskan wildlife in their natural habitat in the park;
    –Sitka NHP Scenery: Southeast Alaska’s beauty as seen from the park;
    –E.W. Merrill: reproduce the historic E.W. Merrill photographs of the park (historic photos may be obtained at the visitor center or online for reference);
    –Small Perspectives: photos taken by ages 13 and under relating to the park.
    All entries must be submitted with an entry form no later than 5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14, at the visitor center front desk, or e-mailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
    Contestants may enter up to three submissions. The minimum photo size is 4-inches-by-6-inches. The maximum size is 11-inches-by-14-inches. Electronically submitted photographs are held to the same size limitations at a resolution no lower than 300 dpi. Accepted file formats include jpeg, tiff, and png.
    Contestants who e-mail their submissions must include in the body of their e-mail the following information: contestant name, city, state, category, title of work (or leave untitled), e-mail and/or mailing address of preferred contact, and daytime phone number. Persons must also attest that they own the image, and they agree to release the photo to the public domain. No photographs will be returned to contestants. The official entry form can be downloaded from the park’s main web page: http://go.nps.gov/photocontest.
    Photographers can enter to win as long as no more than 25 percent of the contestant’s income derives from the sale of their photographs.
    Local judges will evaluate submissions and determine category winners, taking into consideration originality, artistic composition, technical quality, and whether the photos showcase Sitka NHP resources. The People’s Choice Award will be awarded to the photo with the most likes on the Sitka NHP Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/SitkaNationalHistoricalPark.
    Three first-place ribbons will be awarded for the adult categories, and a People’s Choice award for the most popular photo on the park’s Facebook account. Every entrant in the children’s category will receive a participation ribbon.
    Entries will be mounted by park staff and will remain on display throughout the duration of the Sitka National Historical Park: Then and Now exhibit in the Sitka NHP visitor center.

    Harp Sing Set
    The fourth Sunday Sitka Sacred Harp Sing is set 3:30-5 p.m. Aug. 24 at  the Pioneer Home Chapel. Beginners and listeners are being encouraged to attend. For more information call 738-2089.

    SE Mushrooms
    Topic of Class
    Identifying Southeast mushrooms is the topic of a workshop 7-8:30 p.m. Sept. 4 and a field trip 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 6.
    The course will introduce students to the mushroom flora of Southeast Alaska. Focus will be on the use of taxonomic keys for identification of fungi and recognition of edible and poisonous mushrooms. Cooking and preservation of mushrooms will be discussed. Field trips will be followed by in-class identification of collected mushrooms. Participants should dress for the weather.
    The class fee is $50. Kitty LaBounty will instruct. Call 747-7762 for more information or to register.

    Strong and Steady
    Workouts Offered
    The Strong and Steady exercise class at the Swan Lake Senior Center meets 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
    Sitka’s senior citizens are invited to participate in the free activity designed to improve strength and balance.
    For more information call 747-3412.

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