January 19, 2016 Community Happenings
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Cheryl Pearson
Service Jan. 23
A celebration of life for Cheryl Yasmine Pearson, 69, will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, at the Sitka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall.
Those attending may take a dish to share for the potluck meal.
Cheryl, longtime librarian at Kettleson Memorial Library, passed away in Oro Valley, Arizona, on Jan. 11, 2016, due to influenza complications.
Tsunami, BMS
Wrestling Friday
Sitka Tsunami Wrestling Club and Blatchley Middle School wrestling team will hold matches 5-6:30 p.m. Friday at Blatchley Middle School.
The public is invited.
Gajaa Heen Dancers
Family Event Weds.
Gajaa Héen Dancers for sixth- through12th-graders will hold a Family Engagement Night 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, at the Career Center, behind Pacific High School.
Family members of students are welcome to attend. Venison stew and fried bread will be served.
Call Sitka Native Education Program, 966-1356, for more information or stephanie.gilardi@sitkatribe-nsn.gov.
Frank O. Williams
Reception Jan. 20
ANB Camp 1 and ANS Camp 4 will host a reception on Wednesday, Jan. 20, after the gravesite service for Frank O. Williams Jr. at the ANB Founders Hall. All are welcome to attend. Donations of salads and desserts are appreciated.
4-H to Meet
The next 4-H meeting will be 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25. For more information contact Mary at 747-7509.
Chamber to Meet
Fred Reeder of Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska will present an overview of the 2016 cruise line calendar and discuss industry-related topics, including taxation and access, at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon noon Wednesday at Westmark Sitka.
The public is invited.
Gunalchéesh Háw’aa
Thanks to the generosity and expertise of the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska broadband department, Tidal Network; Christopher Cropley, director of Tidal Network; and Luke Johnson, Tidal Network technician, SitkaSentinel.com is again being updated. Tidal Network has been working tirelessly to install Starlink satellite equipment for critical institutions, including the Sentinel, following the scheduled maintenance of GCI’s fiberoptic cable starting March, 13th. CCTHITA’s public-spirited response to the outage is inspiring.
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