FIFTH OPENING – The Sitka seine boats Hukilau and Rose Lee pump herring aboard this afternoon at the end of Deep Inlet during the fifth opening in the Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery. The opening was being held in two locations beginning at 11 a.m. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson) 

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July 2, 2014 Community Happenings

Walks, Talks Set
    At National Park
    Sitka National Historical Park offers daily guided programs teaching visitors about the park’s natural and cultural resources. This week’s activities include:
    Thursday: 9 a.m. Battle Walk; 10 a.m. Totem Walk; noon Totem Walk; and 1 p.m. Discovery Talk on ‘‘Pinks and Chums and Kings, Oh My! Salmon in the Indian River.’’
    Friday: 10:30 a.m. to noon 4th of July Children’s Games from Long Ago, at the Russian Bishop’s House; and 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Russian tea service demonstration, at the Russian Bishop’s House.
    Saturday: 9 a.m. Battle Walk; 10 a.m. Totem Walk; noon Totem Walk; and 1 p.m. Discovery Talk on bentwood boxes.
    All ranger-led tours meet at the Sitka NHP visitor center on Lincoln Street.
    For more information about the ranger-guided tours at Sitka NHP, call the visitor center at 747-0110.

    Cello Seminar
    Performances Set
    Sitka Summer Music Festival is hosting its inaugural Sitka cello seminar July 1-15, ending with a final performance ‘‘Cellobration’’ 7:30 p.m. July 12 at Centennial Hall.
    Students will be featured in solos, small ensembles, and a cello choir.
    The public is also invited to attend seminar master classes 2-4 p.m. July 3, 7, 8, 10 and 11 in Stevenson Hall on the SJ Campus, 104 Jeff Davis Street.
    Ten cello performance majors from colleges and conservatories around the world are participating in an intensive two weeks of study with concert cellist Zuill Bailey and cello pedagogue Melissa Kraut of the Cleveland Institute of Music.
    The seminar includes private lessons, master classes, performance opportunities, community outreach, films, score study, and career workshops.
    No admission will be charged to the events; however, donations to the Sitka Summer Music Festival are appreciated.
    For more information call 747-6774 or visit sitkamusicfestival.org.

    City Property
    Tax Now Due
    Real and personal property tax bills have been mailed and are now due, the city finance department reminds taxpayers.
    Taxes not paid,  or postmarked, by 4:45 p.m. Sept. 2 will become delinquent, with progressive penalty and set interest applied, the city said. The mailing address is 100 Lincoln St., Sitka, AK 99835.
    Credit cards are accepted for property tax payments. Credit card payments received via phone will be processed between 8 and 9 a.m. only by calling 747-1818.
    Taxpayers with questions regarding their bill may contact the billing office at 747-1840.

    Fine Arts Camp
    Performances On
    Sitka Fine Arts Camp faculty art shares are open to the public 7 p.m. nightly this week at Allen Hall on the SJ Campus.
    Fine high school camp performances will be held 7 p.m. July 10, 11 and 12 at the Performing Arts Center.
    Performances are free and open to all.

    Concert Slated
    At Sitka Lutheran
    A free noon July 4 concert is planned at Sitka Lutheran Church.
    All are invited to listen to organ and piano renditions of their favorite patriotic music.

Herring Cove Trail Repaired
    Two volunteer trail maintenance events have resulted in repairs to the Herring Cove trail.
    The partnership effort was planned and coordinated by Sitka Trail Works and local volunteers with support from the U.S. Forest Service Sitka Ranger District trails and cabins recreation staff and from personnel of the U.S. Coast Guard Sitka Air Station and Coast Guard Cutter Maple commands.
    On June 6, National Trails Day, Sitka Trail Works volunteers and the local Forest Service trail crew re-established over 100 feet of trail tread that had been washed out and destroyed by severe winter storm in November of 2013. The repair work restored the upper section of the trail near the large waterfall.
    Fifteen Coast Guard volunteers on June 27 turned out to complete a long list of repairs to the lower trail. Under partly sunny skies the crew packed gravel for new trail tread, eliminated the grass choking the trailhead and parking area, re-established drainage ditches and cleaned the boardwalk. Sitka Trail Works created the work plan for the day, provided tools, water and snacks and cleaned and refurbished the viewing deck and bench at the lower waterfall. The Sitka Ranger District trails crew created 50 feet of new stone pitching and over 100 feet of additional repair to the rock trail tread.
    The Herring Cove Trail was built during 2008 and 2009 and is located on both City and Borough of Sitka and Tongass National Forest lands. The parking area, trailhead and ADA accessible trail to the lower waterfall were built by Sitka Trail Works with a grant from the Rasmuson Foundation.
    The rest of the trail construction was administered by the USFS on both city and federal lands through a Cooperative Agreement with Sitka Trail Works. Oregon Woods, a Pacific Northwest trail contractor, won the bid for the trail construction which was financed with grant funding secured by Sitka Trail Works through the Alaska Trails Initiative program and Sitka Ranger District Outfitter Guide fees.
    The trail is popular and the extensive stone tread, termed stone pitching, gives it a timeless quality. The boardwalk through the boulder tunnel is made of recycled fir timbers and was donated by the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Maple when the new dock was built in 2008. Most of the stone work was done by local resident Jud Kirkness, currently of the city public works department.
    The public is invited to visit the trail. The trailhead is located at the end of Sawmill Creek Road.

 
Coast Guard Volunteers
 
Group photo (L to R): AETC Tony Miranda, AMTC Matt Quiggle, DCC Bill Mello, AMT1 Chris Blackmon and son Noah, AETCS Tom Wallo, MKC Rudy Ancheta, YNC Clara Whitehead, MKC Joe McCoy.
 
Group of three (L to R): AETCM Mike Ferreira, AMTC (RET) Alan Maloney, AMTC Kevin Morrison.


    ‘Today Show’
    To Broadcast
    From Juneau
    The NBC Today Show is scheduled to broadcast live from Juneau’s Mendenhall Glacier visitor center July 10.
    The program airs live in the Eastern time zone, so broadcasting will start at 3 a.m. Alaska time. The public is welcome to observe and participate after 2 a.m.; no overnight camping will be allowed.
    Since black bears may walk by as part of their normal and natural routine, attendees are reminded to leave all food and flavored drinks at home or in their cars.
    Temperatures in the pavilion are normally quite chilly with breezes off the glacial lake, so coats are suggested.
    For more information, contact Jessica Schalkowski, Admiralty National Monument/Juneau Ranger District special use permit administrator, at 907-789-6279 or by e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

    Chookaneidi Clan
    To Meet July 10
    The Chookaneidi clan meeting is planned 6 p.m. Thursday, July 10, at 205 Baranof Street.
    The meeting is in preparation for the Delores Hansen memorial potlatch this fall.
    For more information contact Heather Powell at 738-5555 or Paddy Hansen at 738-1070.

    On Honor Roll
    Elliott Anderson has been recognized on the chancellor’s honors list at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
    Undergraduates taking at least 12 credits and a 3.9 grade point average or higher are recognized. Anderson carried 18 credits for the spring semester.
    He is studying civil engineering.
    The 2013 Sitka High graduate is the son of Roy and Ronda Anderson.

    1980s Sitka High
    Reunion on Tap
    The Sitka High Class of 1984 welcomes schoolmates and faculty from the 1980s to join them at their reunion activities July 3-5 in Sitka.
    The schedule includes the following:
    –Thursday, July 3: 5:30 p.m. dinner at the Pub and 11:30 a.m. fireworks, dancing;
    –Friday, July 4: 11 a.m. PAC and Sitka High tour; noon the Fortress of the Bear; 2 p.m. parade (meet in front of the Coliseum Theater); and 6 p.m. dinner at the Sea Mountain Golf Course, dancing.
    –Saturday, July 5: 11 a.m. Alaska Raptor Center tour; 2 p.m. family picnic at the Halibut Point Recreation Area main shelter (bring food/drinks to share); and 7 p.m. Allen Marine cruise donated by Dave Allen (meet at Crescent Harbor), dancing.
    Call or text Susan Ginn at 907-738-4842 with any questions. Classmates can also connect with the group and get information on Facebook at “Sitka High, Class of ’84 reunion.”

    Seafood Festival
    Vendors Sought
    The 5th annual Sitka Seafood Festival is scheduled   July 31-Aug 3. The all-day marketplace event will take place 11 a.m.-7 p.m. on Aug. 2 on the SJ Campus.
    ‘‘Last year we had an overwhelming amount of people show up and the vendors sold out of food early,’’ organizers said.  ‘‘This year, we are ready for you, Sitka.’’
    The festival is currently accepting vendor applications for food, merchandise, educational booths, or any other ocean or seafood-related activity. Contact Mary to sign up or for more information at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , or download a registration form at www.sitkaseafoodfestival.org.

Winona LaDuke. (Photo provided)

NATIVE AMERICAN ACTIVIST TO JOIN SYMPOSIUM FACULTY
    One of the most influential Native American activists in the country is coming to Sitka this summer. Winona LaDuke will be one of four faculty members for the Island Institute’s Sitka Symposium, to be held July 20-26.
    LaDuke will join award-winning author Luis Urrea, community arts activist Molly Sturges, and best-selling science journalist Alan Weisman to lead conversations on the symposium theme “Radical Imagining: Changing the Story with Stories of Change.”
    The institute is hosting a series of free discussions 7 p.m. Thursdays in advance of the symposium about the faculty and their work. The July 3 discussion on Luis Urrea will be at the Pioneers Home Chapel. Both the July 10 discussion on Weisman, and July 17  on LaDuke will be held at the Pioneers Home Manager’s Residence. All are welcome.
    “Winona is a perfect person to address our symposium theme,” said institute Executive Director Carolyn Servid. “Her own radical imagining – nurtured I’m sure by the strengths of her cultural heritage – has not only allowed her to work to restore and maintain her own Anishinaabeg traditions, but to support similar efforts nationally and internationally of other indigenous groups.”
    Two of LaDuke’s books – ‘‘Last Standing Woman’’ and ‘‘All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life’’ – chronicle those efforts. ‘‘Last Standing Woman,’’ a novel, follows seven generations of Anishinaabe from the beginnings of their struggle against European settlement through a contemporary stand-off on Minnesota’s White Earth Reservation.
    By contrast, each chapter of ‘‘All Our Relations’’ focuses on a different tribal group to present a broad picture of the work being undertaken by Native peoples around the country toward self-determination and cultural survival.
    LaDuke’s other books include ‘‘Food is Medicine: Recovering Traditional Foods to Heal the People’’; ‘‘Recovering the Sacred: the Power of Naming and Claiming’’; and ‘‘The Militarization of Indian Country.’’
    Her books complement her many other efforts on behalf of Native lands, traditions, and the environment that have won her acclaim. She is founder and co-director of Honor the Earth, an advocacy group through which she works nationally and internationally on issues of climate change, renewable energy, sustainable development, food systems and environmental justice.
    In her own Minnesota community, LaDuke founded the White Earth Land Recovery Project, one of country’s the largest reservation based non-profits, and a leader on issues of culturally-based sustainable development strategies, renewable energy and food systems – including the protection of indigenous plants and heritage foods from patenting and genetic engineering.
    La Duke’s many honors include being named Ms. Magazine 1997 Woman of the Year, the Reebok Human Rights Award, the Thomas Merton Award, and the International Slow Food Award for working to protect wild rice and local biodiversity. In 2007 she was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame. An enrolled member of the Mississippi Band of Anishinaabeg, she lives with her children on the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota.
    “It’s easy to see why we’re deeply honored that Winona LaDuke is joining us this summer,” Servid said.
    LaDuke’s first public talk will be at this year’s TEDx Sitka event on Sunday, July 20, at Odess Theater in Allen Hall on the SJ Campus. She will give the opening evening presentation of the symposium on Monday, July 21, at 7 p.m. at the Sheet’ka Kwaan Naa Kahidi.
    Full-time registration for the symposium is open; those unable to attend the entire conference are welcome at individual events. These include morning faculty talks, evening readings, a film night, a community dinner and improv choral event, and a dinner cruise sponsored by Allen Marine. Full information, including a schedule and fees for events, is available at www.islandinstitutealaska.org.
    Major support for the Sitka Symposium has come from the Alaska Humanities Forum, the Skaggs Foundation, and Island Institute members. For further information, visit the Island Institute website at www.islandinstitutealaska.org or call 747-3794.

    Library Board
    Reschedules Meet
    The Library Board meeting originally scheduled for today has been rescheduled to 7-8 p.m. July 9 at Centennial Hall.

    Blue Lake Project
    Public Tour Set
    The public is invited to view the construction progress at the Blue Lake dam on a bus tour to both the dam site and new powerhouse at the final public tour 1-4 p.m. July 13.
    Participants should meet at Centennial Hall. To sign up go to www.bluelakeexpansion.com. Signups start at 3 p.m. on July 7.



    FASD Community
    Support Offered
    Families of children growing up with a fetal alcohol disability are invited to meet 6 p.m. July 3 at the Sitka Pioneers Home Manager’s House.
    The program will include family visiting and discussion of Jeff Noble’s Caregiver Kick Start program. Light refreshments will be served.
    Call 747-7978 for additional information.

Melissa Marvin. (Photo provided)

    Sitka High Student
    Earns Bachelor’s
    Melissa Marvin has earned a bachelor of business administration degree in accounting from the University of Alaska Anchorage. She graduated on May 4.
    Marvin’s goal is to continue her education in pursuit of a master of accounting and CPA licensure.
    She said her inspiration to follow her educational goal of obtaining her accounting degree was her family.
    ‘‘I want to be a good role model for my children and demonstrate to them that hard work pays off and that anything is possible,’’ she said. ‘‘I advise everyone to obtain secondary education at any age. It is an accomplishment that is invaluable and that can open doors to many opportunities. Our Native people have the opportunity to grow and flourish while paving the road for the future generations.
    Marvin recently joined Old Harbor Native Corporation as an accountant and will pursue her master’s degree in the fall.
    She graduated from Sitka High School in 2007 during her junior year. She is the daughter of William and Donna Trivett and granddaughter of Richard and Vera Marvin.

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20 YEARS AGO

March 2004

Matthew C. Hunter of Sitka recently returned from Cuba as part of a St. Olaf College International and Off-Campus Studies program. Hunter, a junior physics major at St. Olaf College, is the son of Robert and Kim Hunter of Sitka.


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March 1974

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