Daily Sitka Sentinel

May 5, 2021, Community Happenings

MEHS Graduation Thursday

Seventy-five Mt. Edgecumbe High School seniors will graduate in a ceremony to be held 9:30 a.m. Thursday, May 6, at the school.

Mt. Edgecumbe hopes to hold graduation outside, but will move the ceremony to the Field House if it rains. Families will be seated with social distancing, and other COVID-19 protocols have put into place for everyone’s safety, the school said.

Following the ceremony, a limited luncheon will be held for the guests in attendance.

Baccalaureate, for this year, has been canceled.

While the graduation ceremony is not open to the public, everyone can watch the live stream from the MEHS website.

Service May 23

For Peggy Goss

A celebration of the life of Peggy (Johnson) Goss, 70, will be held 1 p.m.  May 23 at the Family Life Assembly of God Church, Anacortes, Washington.

She was born Dec. 28, 1950, in Central Valley, California, and grew up in Sitka. She passed away April 28 due to breast cancer.

In lieu of flowers, donations will be accepted at the Family Life Assembly of God, 1617 29th Street, Anacortes, Washington.

Aquarium Opens

For Summer Hours

The Sitka Sound Science Center Aquarium is moving to summer hours.  It will be open 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, May 8,  10 a.m.-3 p.m. May 11-15; and, beginning May 18, full hours will be 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.

No appointment is necessary; however, face masks are still required for  ages 5 and older.

New gift shop hours are 10 a.m.-2 p.m. May 8; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. May 13-15 and May 20-22; and, beginning May 25, regular hours will be 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays  through Saturdays.

Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for   ages 3-12, and free to ages 3 and younger and SSSC members. Those who want to purchase admission ahead of time, can check out the variety of new tour options, visit the website and click the ‘‘book now’’ button.

Zoom Gathering

‘All About Birds’

‘‘All About the Birds!’’ will be presented 5 p.m. April 29 via Zoom, sponsored by the Island Artists Gallery.

Kitty LaBounty, local naturalist and birder, will talk about some of the local birds while the group paints or draws. Norm Campbell will start the presentation with a bird drawing, and Pat Kehoe will paint with watercolors. Individuals can join the group with any medium of their choice.

While the group works, LaBounty  will discuss the birds and their habits and habitat, and answer questions. Painters can pick one bird to work on, or all three. The bird reference photos by Matt Goff will be available to work from and also will be on the website www.islandartistsgallery.com under the stories.

‘‘When you finish, we would love to have you post your efforts as a comment on the Island Artists Gallery Facebook page or just check out what others are posting there,’’ the sponsors said.

Email islandpainter@hotmail.com for a Zoom link to the workshop.

Boating Safety

Classes in Sitka

Alaska Marine Safety Education Association will conduct two boating safety classes in Sitka this month.

The first, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. May 22, at NSRAA, 1308 Sawmill Creek Road, will be taught by Jerry Dzugan. It will cover trip planning, weather and risk assessment, distress signals and mayday calls, personal flotation devices, cold-water survival, skills, man overboard recovery, seven steps to survival, basic shore survival, and engine breakdowns.

The second class, Boating Without the Boys, will be 6-9 p.m. May 25-27 at NSRAA. Instructor Allison Dunlap will cover the same boating safety topics, but in a women-led and women-only class.

The cost for either class is $125. Boaters may register online at www.amsea.org or call 747-3287.

Services Listed

For Roger Higley

The family of Roger Higley is planning a celebration of life 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 22. Mr. Higley died on April 5, 2021.

A graveside service at the Sitka National Cemetery will be followed by a lunch reception at Harrigan Centennial Hall.

Roger’s family said they hope that all those wishing to attend will mark and save the date. More details will be given in June.

ANS to Meet

The Alaska Native Sisterhood Camp 4 will meet 5:30 p.m. Monday, May 10, on Zoom. Members are being urged to attend and anyone who would like to know more about ANS is welcome to join them. Membership dues are $12 a year. For information or a Zoom invitation to the meeting, call or text Nancy at 907-227-9102.