March 5, 2015 Community Happenings

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Created on Thursday, 05 March 2015 11:06

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Park Advisory

Board to Meet

The Sitka State Parks Advisory board is recruiting for new members interested in outdoor recreation.

Sitka has eighth state parks, including Halibut Point Recreation Area, Castle Hill, Old Sitka State Historic Site including Forest Muskeg Trail and Mosquito Cove Trail, Magoun Islands State Marine Park, Sea Lion Cove State Marine Park, Big Bear Baby Bear State Marine Park, Magic Island at Halibut Point Recreation Area, and Fort Rousseau Causeway State Historic Park.

The board meets 7:30-9 a.m. the second Tuesday of the month at Centennial Hall. Call the state parks office at 747-6249 to obtain an application.

4-H Climbing

Class at Hames

The 4-H Introduction to Climbing class will meet 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Hames Center.

The cost is $20 for the five-week series starting March 25. Participants must be 4-H members and can register with Jasmine Shaw at Blatchley Middle School after school on March 9, before school on March 11, or after school on March 13.

For more information contact Jasmine at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 747-9440.

Yoga Class Set

Lisa Sadlier-Hart will teach a relax and renew restorative yoga workshop 3-5 p.m. Saturday, March 21.

Space is limited. Sign up beforehand either at Yoga Union studio or by emailing Lisa at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Bowl for Kids’

Sake on April 3

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Sitka is registering teams for the annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake fundraiser to be held 4-8 p.m. Friday, April 3, at the Keet Gooshi Heen gym.

The event is open to the public.  Fundraising participants will receive two free rounds of bowling, a T-shirt, door prizes, as well as pizza and snacks.

Preregistration is required to secure a bowling lane and time. The event will also feature a cake walk, 50/50 raffle, and music by the Sitka Ukulele Orchestra. All proceeds will directly benefit Sitka youths in the BBBS program.  To register a team or donate, call 747-3500 or visit www.bbbsak.org/bowl. 

Drill Conductor

Workshop on Tap

The Alaska Marine Safety Education Association will offer a 12-hour fishing vessel drill conductor workshop 8 a.m.-5 p.m. March 18 and 8 a.m.-noon March 19 at NSRAA, 1308 Sawmill Creek Road.

Instructors Hope Merritt will cover cold-water survival skills; EPIRBs, flares and maydays; man-overboard recovery and firefighting; immersion suits and PFDs; helicopter rescue, life rafts, abandon ship procedures;  and emergency drills.

The workshop meets the training requirements for documented commercial fishing vessels operating beyond the federal boundary line. It is offered to commercial fishermen at no cost, with funding from the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development and the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.

To register or get more information, contact AMSEA at 747-3287 or www.amsea.org.

Mariners First Aid,

CPR Classes Set

The Alaska Marine Safety Education Association will conduct a first aid and CPR workshop designed for commercial fishermen and other mariners  8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Friday, March 20, at Centennial Hall.

Instructor Eric Van Cise will cover CPR and automatic external defibrillators; treatment of choking; medical emergencies; trauma; environmental hazards; patient assessment; medical communications; drowning and hypothermia; and common fishing injuries.

Attendees will receive a U.S. Coast Guard accepted, two-year certificate issued by the American Safety and Health Institute. The cost for the workshop is $95. To register, call AMSEA at  747- 3287.

Conversation Series

With Artists Slated

The Conversation with Artists series will begin on March 5, with a program 6:30-8 p.m. at the Yaw Art Center.

New York-based photographer Michael Hicks and mixed media artist Heather Bauscher will be on hand.

The event is free to the public.

VFW Service

Officer Here

VFW state service officer Lisa Robinson will be at the Sitka Job Center noon-5 p.m. March 10.

Robinson will be available to answer questions about VA entitlements and provide free assistance filling out the application forms for VA entitlements.

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