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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January 13, 2022, Community Happenings
Book Challenge
Slated for Adults
Teams are still needed for the Adult Book Challenge (Battle of the Books) to be held Feb. 19 at Centennial Hall.
It’s sponsored by the Sitka Public Library and Friends of the Library to help raise funds for the 100th Anniversary of the Sitka Public Library, in March 2023.
Six books are to be read. Each team donates $150 to the library to help off-set the costs of the anniversary event.
‘‘As a team of one to five, you will need to read the six books and be ready to answer a variety of questions taken from the books,’’ organizers said.
COVID-19 precaution rules will be in effect. For information contact Jeff Budd at 747 4821 or Jbudd3500@gmail.com.
St. Peter’s Updates
Service Offerings
Because of the current COVID-19 spike, St. Peter’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church is implementing a temporary pause to in-person church services.
No in-person services will be offered on Sundays or Wednesdays, through Jan. 30. Services will continue to be held via Zoom noon Wednesdays and 10 a.m. Sundays.
For information, contact the church at stpetersbytheseak@gmail.com or by phone at (907) 747-3977. The church will still be open daily for individuals to stop by for rest, quiet and prayer at 611 Lincoln Street.
Donations Sought
For Homeless Project
Sitka Outreach and Support: Lifeline Group is seeking new or gently used contributions for its Jan. 31 Winter Homeless Project Connect.
Priority needs are headlamps and batteries, socks, underwear, long underwear, gloves, hats and outdoor gear. Items can be dropped off in a bin inside the UAS-Sitka Campus building or in an outside bin at St. Peter’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church See House, 611 Lincoln Street.
Other items, including cash and gift cards, also are needed. Call 907-738-6336 or send items to 303 Kimsham Street.
Pistol Leagues
Slated to Start
The Sitka Sportsman’s Association’s Winter Pistol Leagues will start in February, and run for 10 weeks.
Rimfire league will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesdays starting Feb. 8.
Centerfire league starts 7 p.m. Feb. 10 and will continue on Thursdays.
Signups and practices start 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb 2, and 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Feb. 5.
Sitka Sportsman’s Association is located at 5211 Halibut Point Road.
The cost for the league is $50. Participants also must be members of the association ($40 per year) and have a current shooters insurance card ($40 per year).
Those with questions can call Darryl Ault at 738-4539.
On Honor Roll
Hunter Johnson of Sitka has earned a place on the Spokane Community College honor roll for fall quarter 2021 with a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
Hunter is a 2021 Sitka High graduate.
Earring-Making
Series is Offered
An earring-making class with Jessica Towns (Alutiiq/Sugpiaq) will be held 2-2:45 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, via Zoom.
The Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum invites the public to attend this event as part of its Share Your Culture/Share Your Research Winter Public Program Series.
Participants can join Towns to make a pair of beaded earrings based on an ancestral pair from Ugashik in the Smithsonian Museum’s collection. The earrings from Ugashik may be seen at: https://alaska.si.edu/record.asp?id=151 and an example of a pair similar to what students will make is pictured to the left. The actual pair students make may be slightly simpler and colors will be selected by the makers.
The class is free; however, students will need to have the following materials to participate: 2x 4mm Closed jump rings; 2x earhooks; 1x hank of 11/0 Toho seed beads; 6x 10mm beads; 8x 6mm beads; 12x 4mm beads; No 11 Color Eyes Needles; and Nymo D Thread.
Four public programs remain, including artist talks, a storytelling event, an earring making class, and Chilkat weaving demonstrations. All will be available on Zoom and links to attend and more details are available at the Sheldon Jackson Museum, www.museums.alaska.gov, and the Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum Facebook page. People may also call (907) 747-8981 for more information.
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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 .....