ALASKAN FLAVOR – Young dancers Eloise Branch, Ella Haley Colliver, Maddox Dozier, Molly Hames, Maddy McDevitt, Aurora Phillips and Annie White emerge from the skirt of Mother Ginger, played by Jill Kisaka, during a rehearsal for “The Nutcracker” Wednesday. The Alaska-themed ballet opens 7 p.m. tonight at the Performing Arts Center. Tickets are on sale at fineartscamp.org/shows and at the door. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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Health Summit Picks Next Wellness Projects
By Sentinel Staff
Improving local elder services and facilities and creating sustainable and affordable childcare were chosen as community wellness projects at the 14th annual Sitka Health Summit planning day Sept. 15.
It was the first in-person planning day since 2018. It was postponed in 2019 because the community of Sitka was honored with a Culture of Health Award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, an application submitted by the Sitka Health Summit Coalition. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the event. The 2021 Sitka Health Summit was online and not in-person.
Residents submitted project ideas online, which generated a list of dozens of projects in a variety of categories, such as physical activity, nutrition, mental health and health equity.
Community members gather Sept. 15 on the UAS-Sitka Campus for the 14th annual Sitka Health Summit planning meeting. (Photo provided)
Proposals were split into 10 categories, with participants on Thursday picking their top proposals in each category to submit for final consideration. The top two projects will receive up to $2,000 in seed money, in addition to some facilitation services from the Sitka Health Summit Coalition, to help get the projects off the ground.
“You know, respecting elders is a traditional tribal value. And so that goes back 10,000 years here, and what can we do to kind of show that,” Sitka Health Summit Coalition member Doug Osborne said. “The childcare system in Sitka, as many places in the country, is in crisis. And this affects families, this affects the people that work there.”
Each of the two chosen community wellness projects will host a kick-off event open to the public and anyone who wants to help with the project. The projects, their kick-off meetings, and contact people are listed below.
–Reinvigorate elder services and facilities in Sitka: 1-3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 1, location TBA (planning meeting 3-4 p.m. on Friday, Sept, 23, over Zoom), contact Andy Corak, 888-487-1033, acorak@sailinc.org.
–Create a stellar childcare system in Sitka: 10 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Oct. 22, at a location TBA, contact Kari Sagel, 907-752-7323 (752-READ), sagelk@sitkaschools.org.
The Sitka Health Summit is coordinated, funded, and supported by a coalition of local groups that includes the SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, Sitka Counseling/Hope Coalition, Sitka Tribe of Alaska Social Services, Sitkans Against Family Violence, Southeast Alaska Independent Living, the University of Alaska Southeast Sitka Campus, Sitka Conservation Society, the State of Alaska Division of Public Health-Section of Public Health Nursing, Southeast Radiation Oncology Center, Outer Coast, Sitka School District, and the Sitka Health Summit Coalition.
For information about the Sitka Health Summit and its current and past projects, go to http://www.sitkahealthsummit.org/. The Sitka Health Summit also has a page on Facebook with information on healthy events in Sitka, https://www.facebook.com/SitkaHealthSummit.
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AK COVID-19
At a Glance
(updated 9-12-2023)
By Sentinel Staff
The state Department of Health and Social Services has posted the following update on the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Alaska as of 8:57 a.m. Tuesday, September 12.
New cases as of Tuesday: 278
Total cases (cumulative) statewide – 301,513
Total (cumulative) deaths – 1,485
Case Rate per 100,000 – 38.14
To visit the Alaska DHSS Corona Response dashboard website click here.
COVID in Sitka
The Sitka community level is now "Low.'' Case statistics are as of Tuesday.
Case Rate/100,000 – 152.50
Cases in last 7 days – 13
Cumulative Sitka cases – 3,575
Deceased (cumulative) – 10
The local case data are from Alaska DHSS.
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20 YEARS AGO
October 2003
Sitka’s new city engineer, Dan Jones, 51, says his nearly 30 years in the field has given him qualifications for all aspects of his new post. ... He replaces Milt Ludington, who has moved to a different position in the city public works department.
50 YEARS AGO
October 1973
One of the most active organizations around town this fall has been the Sitka High Drill Team, the Wolverettes. A spaghetti feed Saturday is the latest project.
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