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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Seiners Get Second Day with 2 Areas to Fish
27 Mar 2024 14:46

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Braves Take Second in Last Minute Upset
27 Mar 2024 12:41

By GARLAND KENNEDY
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Tuesday City League Volleyball
27 Mar 2024 12:39

By Sentinel Staff
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Kodiak Alutiiq Museum Getting New Attention
27 Mar 2024 12:37

By SHIRLEY SNEVE
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House Hearing on Inmate Deaths Halted
27 Mar 2024 12:35

By CLAIRE STREMPLE
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Nominee to Bering Sea Council: Not a Trawler
27 Mar 2024 12:34

By NATHANIEL HERZ
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26 Mar 2024 15:22

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Faster Internet Speeds In Rural Schools OK'd
26 Mar 2024 13:53

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26 Mar 2024 13:49

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Vietnam-Era Vets
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25 Mar 2024 15:30

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Sentinel Staff Writer
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25 Mar 2024 15:23

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December 18, 2015 Community Happenings

Dog Classes Offered

University of Alaska Southeast, Sitka Campus, will offer puppy kindergarten classes 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Jan. 13-Feb. 17.

Classes are for puppies up to age 6 months. Susan Royce and Karen Royce teach basic good manners appropriate for each age level using only positive training methods. Cost for each class is $100. Call 747-7700 for more details or register online at https://aceweb.uas.alaska.edu 

 

Christmas Dinner

Meeting Dec. 22

The final ANB/ANS Holiday Dinner Committee meeting will be 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 22, at the ANB Founders Hall to make final plans for the annual free community Christmas dinner.

Volunteers are being asked to let the coordinators know that they have an hour or more to volunteer. They will be assigned a task when they come to the hall.

Ten turkeys need people to roast them (turkeys are provided). For information contact Kerry MacLane at 752-0654 or Joy Wood at 752-0845.

 

City Offers Many

Volunteer Positions

Volunteer positions are available on several municipal boards and commissions, including Hospital Board, Animal Hearing Board, Historic Preservation Commission, Investment Committee, Parks and Recreation Committee, Police and Fire Commission, Tree and Landscape Committee, Port and Harbors Commission, Local Emergency Planning Committee, Library Commission, Health Needs and Human Services Commission, and Gary Paxton Industrial Park Board of Directors. 

Those interested may submit a letter of interest and board application to the municipal clerk’s office at 100 Lincoln Street. Applications are available online at www.cityofsitka.com or at the municipal clerk’s office. For further information, call Melissa, 747-1826.

 

Cold-Water Safety

Training for Educators

The Alaska Marine Safety Education Association will offer its Cold-Water Safety and Survival Training for Educators online starting Jan. 11.

The 14-week course is offered through the University of Alaska Southeast-Sitka Campus. Two 593 continuing education credits may be awarded upon completion.

The course teaches the content youth educators need to teach children and young adults to play and work safely around cold water. Topics covered include, cold-water safety and survival, hypothermia, personal flotation devices, ice safety and rescue, and risk assessment.

The course is built around AMSEA’s activity-based K-12 curriculum, Surviving Outdoor Adventures. Materials are presented through computer-based activities, as well as interaction with fellow students and the instructor in online forums. Students will get ready-to-use lesson plan and templates for age-appropriate lessons. The course costs $655 for tuition, books and fees.

This is the fifth year that AMSEA will offer training to educators online. Interested educators may register at www.amsea.org or call 747-3287.

 

4-H Winter Wonders

Week Dec. 28-31

Those wanting a winter break activity are invited to join 4-H Alaska Way of Life for Winter Wonders Week, Dec. 28-31. Each day, from 9:30 to 11 a.m., is a different winter-related activity.

Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 747-7509 for more details. 

 

 

Pioneers Change

Meeting Venue

A regular meeting of Igloos 22 and 12 of the Pioneers of Alaska will be held Thursday, Jan. 7, at the Sitka Pioneers Home on Barracks Street. Members should note the new meeting location.

Social hour begins at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m., and a short business meeting follows. Pioneers of Alaska members and friends are welcome.

 

White E Shop Sets

Holiday Hours

Saturday, Dec. 19, noon-3 p.m., and Monday, Dec. 21, 6-8 p.m. will be the last two chances for shopping at the White Elephant Shop before Christmas.

The shop will be closed on Thursday, Christmas Eve day, and Saturday Dec. 26. The store will reopen 6-8 p.m. on Dec. 28.

 

 

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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.


50 YEARS AGO

March 1974

Eighth graders have returned from a visit to Juneau to see the Legislature. They had worked for it since Christmas vacation ... Clarice Johnson’s idea of a “White Elephant” sales was chosen as the best money-maker; Joe Roth won the political cartoon assignment; highest government test scorers were Ken Armstrong, Joanna Hearn, Linda Montgomery, Lisa Henry, Calvin Taylor and David Licari .....

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