September 16, 2014 Community Happenings

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Created on Tuesday, 16 September 2014 11:23

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School Board Sets
    Special Meeting
    The Sitka School Board will hold a special meeting 7 p.m. Sept. 22, in the District Office board room.
    The board will be approving the revisions of AASB resolutions, followed by a work session to review the School Climate and Connectedness Survey results from the 2014-15 survey.
    Jenni Lefing from Alaska Association of School Boards will be in attendance to explain the results to the board and public.

    Artist Rofkar
    At SJ Museum
    As part of the Native Artist Demonstrators Artist Residency Program, Tlingit artist Teri Rofkar will be working in the museum gallery 10 a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m. today through Sept. 19. She will be weaving with mountain goat hair and the wool she spins from it.
    Rofkar, whose Tlingit name is Chas’ Koowu Tla’a, was born into the Raven Clan. As a young child, she was exposed to traditional methods of weaving by her grandmother. While too busy and impatient at the time to sit down and weave, Rofkar said these experiences later inspired her to seek out elders in her community to learn the techniques.
    Today, she often refers to herself as a “basket case” because she weaves all the time, apart from when she is in the forest harvesting materials. She is known worldwide as a teacher and researcher and as a weaver of the once-lost art form of the Raven’s Tail Robe.
    “I am following the steps of ancestors, striving to recapture the woven arts of an indigenous people,’’ Rofkar said. ‘‘The ancient ways of gathering spruce root, with respect for the tree’s life and spirit, are a rich lesson in today’s world. Traditional methods of gathering and weaving natural materials help me link past, present, and future. Links with a time when things were slower paced, a time when even a child’s berry basket was decorated with care. It is through sharing and exploring that this old art form shall take on new life.”
    The Native Artist Demonstrators Program is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Friends of the Sheldon Jackson Museum.

    HS Scholarship
    Golf Tourney Set
    The Sea Mountain Golf Tournament Committee  has announced a high school scholarship golf tournament 8 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 21.
    It will be an 18-hole tournament with four-person teams playing best ball and scramble.
    The $75 entry fee includes a buffet lunch.

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