DIVE PRACTICUM – Dive student Karson Winslow hands a discarded garden hose to SCUBA instructor Haleigh Damron, standing on the dock, at Crescent Harbor this afternoon. The University of Alaska Southeast Sitka Campus Dive Team is clearing trash from the harbor floor under floats 5, 6 and 7 as part of their instruction. Fourteen student divers are taking part this year. This is the fifth year the dive team has volunteered to clean up Sitka harbors. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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September 23, 2013 Community Happenings
Arctic Photos
Subject of Talk
“Down the John River: 8 Days in the Gates of the Arctic National Park” will be presented 5 p.m. Sept. 29 at Kettleson Memorial Library.
Peter Gorman and Mary Therese Thompson spent eight days taking a field photography class offered by the University of Alaska Fairbanks in partnership with the Gates of the Arctic National Park.
Highlights of the trip included the photography instruction, viewing early homesteads as well as the first ice road to Prudhoe Bay.
Art Auction For
Seafood Festival
All are invited to a live art auction to support the Sitka Seafood Festival 6:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at the Westmark Sitka banquet room.
The event will include a no-host bar, light hors d’oeuvres, door prizes and art work. John Stein is auctioneer.
Fisherman’s Eye Gallery and SSF are presenting the auction. More information is at www.sitkaseafoodfestival.org or call Alicia at 928-607-4845.
Final Week of
Park Programs
It is the final week of seasonal Sitka National Historical Park daily ranger-led programs. Regularly scheduled programs will begin again in May.
Ranger-guided schedules this week are: Tuesday, 2:15 p.m. Totem Walk; Wednesday, 9 a.m. Totem Walk, 10 a.m. Battle Walk and 2:15 p.m. Discovery Walk; Thursday, 9 a.m. Totem Walk, 10 a.m. Battle Walk, 2:15 p.m. Discovery Walk; Friday, 2 p.m. Totem Walk; Saturday, 1:30 p.m.-3 p.m. Public Lands Day Events.
Ranger-led tours meet at the Sitka NHP visitor center on Metlaktala Street. For more information. call the visitor center at 747-0110.
AFS Event is
Rescheduled
The AFS informational event originally scheduled for Sept. 25 has been moved to early November. For more information contact Rebecca Himschoot at 738 6744.
Monthly Grind
Staged Oct. 5
The Sitka Monthly Grind announces the Health, Hearty and Wholesome Grind to be held Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Sheet’ka Kwaan Naa Kahidi.
The philosophy of the Monthly Grind is affordable, non-political and family entertainment. Tickets must be purchased in advance at Old Harbor Books at $5 for adults and $1 for children. Those who take a plate of homemade dessert will be reimbursed at the door.
Attendees should take their own cup to help reduce the trash. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. For more information call Jeff at 747-4821.
Coho Offered for
Lunch at Schools
Coho salmon will be offered for lunch at Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary, Blatchley Middle and Sitka High schools Sept. 25.
The Sitka Conservation Society’s Fish to Schools program offers local fish every second and fourth Wednesday of the month. For more information, contact Tracy at 747-7509.
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20 YEARS AGO
April 2004
Photo caption: Sitka High students in the guitar music class gather in the hall before the school’s spring concert. The concert was dedicated to music instructor Brad Howey, who taught more than 1,000 Sitka High students from 1993 to 2004. From left are Kristina Bidwell, Rachel Ulrich, Mitch Rusk, Nicholas Mitchell, Eris Weis and Joey Metz.
50 YEARS AGO
April 1974
The Fair Deal Association of Sealaska shareholders selected Nelson Frank as their candidate for the Sealaska Board of Directors at the ANB Hall Thursday.