February 11, 2015 Community Happenings

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Swim Lessons Set

Baranof Barracudas Swim Club has openings for lessons for all levels of abilities for ages 5 and older.

Classes will be held 4-4:30 p.m. and 4:30-5 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. The fee is $60 per person. For more information call Coach Siouxha, 738-8155.

Common Core

Meeting Slated

Alaskans Against Common Core/Opt Out National will meet 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, at 1547 Sawmill Creek Road.

Parents and families are invited. For more information call Ed, 742-4059.

City to Upgrade

Billing System

The City and Borough of Sitka will be upgrading its utility billing system on Friday, Feb. 20.

During the final phase of the upgrade, the utility payment counter at City Hall, 100 Lincoln Street, will not be able to accept utility payments or process move-in/move-out work orders on this day. Those with questions may contact the utility payment counter at 747-1818.

Bake Sale Benefits

Eighth-Graders

A bake sale to benefit Washington,  D.C.-bound eighth-graders will be noon-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at Sea Mart.

Valentine treats will be for sale.

SSD Stakeholder

Group Started

The Sitka School Board is starting a stakeholder group that will develop a plan to allow students to participate in activities and athletics at a level that is financially sustainable.

The committee will meet 4-5 p.m. every other Wednesday starting Feb. 25. Those wanting to be considered for the group may contact the SSD district office at 747-8622 or email Laurie Seehafer at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Fireweed Dance

Group to Perform

Sitka Friends of Dance will present Fireweed Dance Theatre’s Gala Performance 7 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at the Performing Arts Center.

The concert dance company will present pieces in ballet, jazz, tap, modern, jazz and pointe. Two guest artists will perform.

The cost is $15 for adults, $10 for students and seniors. Children 5 and under get in free. Tickets are available from dancers, at Old Harbor Books (two weeks prior), and at the door. For more information, call Melinda at 966-2557.

SHS Drama Team

Hosts Showcase,

Silent Auction

The Sitka High drama, debate and forensics team will host a Showcase Night and Silent Auction 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, at the Performing Arts Center.

Coach Stefanie Ask said the team will be performing several pieces that will be competing at the estate tournament Feb. 19 to 21 in Anchorage. The event is free, but the team will also hold a silent auction to raise much-needed funds for travel and lodging at the meet.

Those wishing to contribute may also call Ask at 360-581-2169, or by going to the crowd-funding website: indiegogo.com. So far $921 has been raised through the site, and the team is hoping to raise $2,000 at the silent auction.

SEARHC Clinics

Closed Monday

All SEARHC clinics and administrative offices will be closed on Monday, Feb. 16, in observance of the achievements of Alaska Native civil rights leader Elizabeth Wanamaker Peratrovich.

While the outpatient clinics will be closed on Feb. 16, SEARHC will have on-call staff available to provide emergency care at those clinics that offer emergency services including the emergency room at Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital. Regular staff will be working at S’áxt’ Hít Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital to take care of hospitalized patients.

‘‘Elizabeth Peratrovich Day is a special day for SEARHC’s Alaska Native patients and staff,’’ SEARHC said. ‘‘It is important that SEARHC honors her accomplishments and legacy.’’

Banff Mountain

Film Festival Set

The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour will show films in Sitka 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, at the Performing Arts Center.

Tickets for the big-screen adventure stories are at Old Harbor Books and the Hames Center. Contact 747-5080 for more information or go to www.hamescenter.com.

11Free Film Series

Highlights Alaska

Marine Waters

Two marine-themed films will be presented 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18,  and 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, during the free winter film series at the Sitka National Historical Park visitor center.

‘‘GYRE: Creating Art from a Plastic Ocean’’ and ‘‘Beneath the Reflections’’ are two contrasting films that together highlight the beauty and biodiversity of Alaska’s rich marine waters while also addressing marine conservation issues. 

‘‘GYRE: Creating Art from a Plastic Ocean’’ addresses the issue of marine debris in a creative and artistic way. Documenting a team of scientists, videographers and artists, the film follows the team collecting beach debris from coastal debris hotspots. The trash collected is then transformed into vibrant and symbolic art. At the conclusion of the film, the artists are beginning to design their pieces of art. As a bonus to the film, attendees of the film screening will be able to view a slideshow of many of the finished pieces of art that were displayed in the GYRE art exhibit in Anchorage. 

‘‘Beneath the Reflections’’ will take attendees below the surface to view the rarely seen underwater marine ecosystem of Glacier Bay National Park. Revel in the charismatic flora and fauna that call these rich marine waters home.  

Free popcorn will be provided during both screenings. Attendees to the film series will also be eligible to win door prizes provided by park partners.  

The Winter Film Series, held monthly at Sitka National Historical Park’s visitor center, is jointly presented by Sitka National Historical Park, Sitka Conservation Society and the Sitka Sound Science Center. 

4-H Meeting Set

The monthly Sitka Spruce Tips 4-H meeting will be 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16, at UAS-Sitka Room 106. 

The meeting is for all 4-H members, their families, and anyone interested in learning more. Contact Mary Wood at 747-7509 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.

Cancer Support

Group to Meet

The Sitka Cancer Support Group will meet 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, at the Braveheart Volunteer/Manager’s Building of the Pioneers Home behind the Mt. Edgecumbe Preschool on Seward Street.

Those in cancer treatment and cancer survivors are invited to spend some time with others who understand what they are going through. The support group is sponsored by Sitka Cancer Survivors Society. Call or email Mary Beth with questions, or if a ride to the meeting is needed, at 623-0842, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

TAP Class Set

A Training for Alcohol Professions class will be held 9 a.m. Feb. 14 at Westmark Sitka in the banquet room.

The class fulfills the State of Alaska education requirements for servers and sellers of beverage alcohol. Cost is $45 and ID cards required.

Those who have an expired TAM card less than 6 months expired may simply take the test. Cost is $45 and individuals must arrive by 8:30 a.m.

Call Helen at 738-6738 for more information.

Barn Dance Called

A community barn dance is set 7-9:30 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Hames Center on the SJ Campus.

All are invited to participate in mixers, circles and contra dances, or simply listen to the live music of Sitka’s Fishing for Cats band. Beginners and seasoned dancers of all ages are invited.

Dances are taught and called. No partner is needed and no dancing experience is necessary. The first hour of the dance will be geared to beginners and young dancers. Dancers are being encouraged to carry clean shoes to the venue to protect the floor.

The dance is an alcohol- and smoke-free event. For more information call 747-3412.

Cancer Survivor

Society to Meet

Sitka Cancer Survivor’s Society will hold its annual meeting and no-host luncheon 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, at the Westmark Sitka banquet room. The public is invited to attend.

It is the 15th year of service for the all-volunteer group and the annual meeting summarizes the activities of the direct assistance grant program, the cancer support group and the Path of Hope Park.

The group motto is ‘‘Because we have cancer in our past, we are helping Sitkans who are dealing with cancer on the present.’’

It is open to the public.

Direct assistance grant applications are available from local health care providers. For more information about the support group call 623-0842. The Path of Hope Inspiration Park is located on Moller Drive adjacent to the track and soccer field.

The Sitka Cancer Survivors Society distributed 16 direct assistance grants during 2014. Grants are made possible by contributions from individual donors and community fundraising events like the Ocean Wave Quilt Guild raffle, Pioneer Bar Alaska Day Slave Auction, Sitka Golf Association Tournament, and Barracuda Swim Club’s Julie Hughes Triathlon.

For more information or to make a donation call 738-3362 or write to P.O. Box 1624, Sitka.

Sitkans Invited to

Contact Rep. JKT

Those who had planned to discuss issues with Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins during scheduled office hours last week in Sitka – which were not held due to canceled flights because of Juneau’s weather – may contact him via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or at his Juneau office, 907-465-6848.

Quilt Trunk Show,

Classes In Sitka

National quilt teacher Rob Appell will be in Sitka Feb. 19-22 to teach quilt classes and for a trunk show.

He will show his many landscape quilts at a trunk show 7 p.m. Thursday,  Feb. 19, at Grace Harbor Church. The public is invited. A $5 donation is suggested.

At 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 20, Appell will teach “Sewing Machine Tips and Tricks” at the NSRAA building. Cost of the class is $10, payable at the door.  Sewing machines are not required. 

He will instruct his ‘‘Endangered Species’’ quilt 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21. Quilt kits are available at Abby’s Reflection.  The cost of the eight-hour class is $50.

On Sunday, Feb. 22, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., quilters will learn how to make Appell’s ‘‘Dolphin Dance’’ quilt.  The beginner’s quilt uses a focal, novelty  fabric along with five coordinating ones. The fabric does not need to be dolphins. The class will be held at NSRAA and is $50.

Experienced and beginners are invited to sign up for classes at Abby’s Reflection.

Shrove Tuesday

Pancake Supper

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church will have its annual pancake supper 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Feb. 17 in the See House behind the church.

The menu includes buttermilk, sourdough and gluten-free pancakes with bacon, sausage and ham. The public is invited to attend.

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