LUTHERAN QUILTERS – Members of the Quilts for Comfort Group stand between pews draped with some of the 205 quilts they made, in the Sitka Lutheran Church Tuesday. The group made the quilts for five local non-profits and one in Anchorage. The remaining quilts are sent to Lutheran World Relief which distributes them to places around the world in need, such as Ukraine, as part of Personal Care Kits. Pictured are, from left, Helen Cunningham, Kathleen Brandt,Vicki Swanson, Paulla Hardy, Kim Hunter, Linda Swanson and Sue Fleming. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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September 16, 2019, Community Happenings
‘Bees and Honey’
Topic of Class
Sitkans can learn the basics of bees, pollinators and honey at a free Sitka Kitch class 7-9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, at the Sitka Kitch rental commercial kitchen at Sitka Lutheran Church.
It will be led by former Sitka resident Christi (Wuerker) Henthorn, with assistance from Brinnen Carter of Sitka National Historical Park. The class features a short PowerPoint, a question-and-answer period, and some honey tasting.
“I will not be focusing on discussing becoming a beekeeper, but will answer questions,” Henthorn said.
Henthorn lived in Sitka from 2008 to 2014, and worked at SEARHC. She resides in North Carolina, surrounded by bees. Although just a side gig, she currently manages 20-plus hives and is active with the Granville County Beekeepers Association. She is currently working on her Master Beekeeper Certificate through the North Carolina State Beekeepers Association and enjoys talking about bees and pollinators to pretty much anyone who will listen.
Pre-registration is requested. For more details, contact Chandler O’Connell at 747-7509 or Jasmine Shaw at 747-9440.
Puppetry Class
For All Ages
Visiting Colombian artist Jorge Mario Agudelo Echeverry will lead a free puppetry workshop 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, upstairs in the Odess Theater dance studio.
The workshop will introduce puppets and animation as a tool to play with the imagination. Open to ages 5 and older, including adults. No registration is necessary. Sitka Fine Arts Camp is at 747-3085.
Chamber to Meet
The Chamber of Commerce will hold a networking luncheon noon Wednesday at Westmark Sitka. Introductions will be made by Southeast Conference board candidates and updates will be given by Alaska Airlines’ Marilyn Romano.
It is co-sponsored by Northern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association. Lunch is available.
Chamber luncheons are open to the public.
Day of Caring
Set for Tuesday
The United Way of Southeast Alaska will host a Day of Caring in Sitka on Tuesday.
Volunteers will meet at 8 a.m. at UAS-Room 106 for breakfast and a short presentation. Teams will then head out to work on projects.
To sign up online go to https://www.unitedwayseak.org/2019-day-caring-scroll-down-sign-form.
For additional information call Sabrina Boone, office administrator, at 907-463-5530 or email at staff@unitedwayseak.org.
Sale Listed at
White E Shop
Pink tag items are 50 cents and books are $1 a bag in both White Elephant Shop stores this week.
Hours are 6-8 p.m. Monday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, and noon-3 p.m. Thursday and Saturday.
Women’s Pistol
League to Start
The Sitka Sportsman’s Association will host a Women’s Pistol League this fall.
All are invited to sign up for the group. Participants will range from beginners to accomplished shooters.
Registration and a practice session will be held 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18. The league will run 6 p.m. Sundays beginning Sept. 22 for 12 weeks.
The fee to participate in the league is $40, which covers 12 weeks of range time and targets. Trophies will be awarded to first through third place in each of two divisions. Shooters must also be a current member of the Association ($40/year) and have a valid Shooter’s Insurance Card ($40/year).
The Sitka Sportsman’s Association indoor pistol range is located at 5211 Halibut Point Road, just before the ferry terminal.
League information sheets are available at Orion Sporting Goods, which is offering a 10% discount to all women’s pistol league participants for pistols, parts, optics, ammunition and eye andear protection.
Anyone with questions can contact Steve at 738-7267 or ramp@gci.net.
Alaska Day Festival
Planners to Meet
Alaska Day Festival planners will meet 6:30 p.m. each Tuesday in September at Centennial Hall. “Frontier First Responders” is the added theme this year for Sitka’s mid-October community commemoration of the official transfer of Russian claim in Alaska to the United States of America which occurred at Sitka on Oct. 18, 1867.
Photos and implements of those who came to the rescue in bygone days are being collected.
Festival-sponsored events include Oct. 14 for New Archangel Dancers grand show; Oct. 17, the gala ball; Oct. 18, military memorial service and parade, followed by 1867 transfer ceremony commemoration on Castle Hill.
Organizations having activities to be added to the festival’s printed schedule are asked to contact Chairman Ted Allio at 747-5124 or Vice Chair Steve Dalquist at 752-0750 or schedule coordinator Elaine Strelow at 747-3469.
Comments about festival activities or new volunteers are invited to attend the meetings or contact a festival coordinator.
SJ Architecture
History Presented
On Wednesday
James Poulson will present “The Architecture of the Sheldon Jackson Campus, from Phrenology to Academic Eclecticism” 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, at the Laundry Building/Power House on the Sheldon Jackson School National Historic Landmark.
Poulson, who has a master of design studies in historic preservation at Boston Architectural College, will talk about the schools, the architects and trends behind the architecture of the Sheldon Jackson School National Historic Landmark, including the connection between the Sheldon Jackson Museum and Victorian phrenologist Orson Squire Fowler.
The Laundry Building is across College Drive from the Sheldon Jackson Museum. Additional parking is available at the Hames Center. The talk is sponsored by the Sitka Fine Arts Camp, as part of historic preservation projects on the Laundry Building and on Fraser Hall next door. Preservation work has been funded in part by Historic Preservation Fund Certified Local Government grants. For more information call 738-7448.
Art, Music, Historic
Preservation Event
Slated Sept. 20
What I Did This Summer, a celebration of art, music and historic preservation, will be held 5-9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, at the Power House/Laundry Building on the Sheldon Jackson School National Historic Landmark.
The Laundry Building is across from the Sheldon Jackson Museum. Additional parking is available at Hames Center.
The event includes a show of art and objects by Sitkans on the theme of “What I Did This Summer,” tours of historic preservation work on the Laundry Building and on Fraser Hall (next door), live music and refreshments.
The event is sponsored by the Greater Sitka Arts Council and the Sitka Fine Arts Camp. For more information call 738-7448.
Arts Groups Issue
Call for Entries
Sitkans are invited to submit an artwork or object for the art show “What I Did This Summer” to be held 5-9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, on the SJ Campus.
The object or artwork should be accompanied by a card telling briefly how it represents a special experience from this summer, organizers said. Entries could be a traditional artwork such as a painting or photograph, or could be an object such as a pair of running shoes, boat parts, a seashell or a jar of jam.
Write or type a few sentences about the work or object for display and drop off the entry (one per person) between 5 and 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, or before noon on Friday, Sept. 20, at the Laundry Building/Power House on the SJ Campus (across from the SJ Museum).
Pickup will be right after the event or by arrangement. The event is sponsored by the Greater Sitka Arts Council and the Sitka Fine Arts Camp. For information call 738-7448.
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March 2004
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March 1974
Photo caption: National Republican Chairman George Bush takes a drink of water offered by Jan Craddick, Sitka delegate, during the Republican convention held here. Mrs. Craddick explained to Bush that the water was from Indian River, which means, according to local legend, that he will return.