Winter Women’s
Walk March 2
Women and gender-diverse people are invited to join Sitka Trail Works and SEARHC for a community walk 10 a.m. March 2 beginning at the Sitka Sound Science Center Mill Building. The walk will continue through Sitka National Historical Park.
Following the walk, participants can connect with local organizations to learn about women’s health resources and free or low-cost recreation programs in Sitka. The free event includes warm beverages.
‘Mt. Edgecumbe Days’
Discussion Wednesday
The public is invited to attend “Mt. Edgecumbe Days” – an open discussion and sharing of stories about living and working in the now-vanished community of Mt. Edgecumbe.
The free event will be 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, at Harrigan Centennial Hall after a brief annual meeting of the Sitka Maritime Heritage Society.
During the first half of the program, a panel of Sitkans moderated by Eric Jordan will offer stories about growing up, living and working in the Mt. Edgecumbe community. Audience members will be invited to tell their own stories and ask questions during the second half.
‘‘Mt. Edgecumbe’’ was the name of the federal community on Japonski, Alice and Charcoal Islands, that started after World War II when the Navy and Army facilities were turned over to various federal agencies, mainly the Bureau of Indian Affairs (Mt. Edgecumbe High School), and the Public Health Service, that built the Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital. Before the bridge was built in 1972, transportation across the Channel was by ferries called shore boats.
To help provide context and background, there will be maps, photos, artifacts, and an illustrated handout with the history of Japonski and neighboring islands. Coffee, tea and treats will be served. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. For more information, go to sitkamaritime.org or email sitkamaritime@gmail.com.
Winter Lecture
Series at National
Park Continues
“Conserving Historic Ecclesiastical Vestments of Sitka’s Russian Orthodox Church” by Conservation Interns Deirdre Ellis and Elsie Karlak is the second lecture in a series being offered at Sitka National Historical Park visitor center.
It will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb 26.
During February and March, the park will provide three educational lectures, which are free the public. All lectures are free educational events to explore scholarly and historical topics.
The last lectures in the series will be 7 p.m. March 5 and 11 a.m. March 8, “Documenting Historic Tlingit Jewelers: Jewelry Identification Project” by art historian and SNHP Chief of Cultural and Natural Resources Zach Jones.
Adult Spelling
Bee on Feb. 27
Friends of the Library will hold an Adult Spelling Bee 6:30-8:30 p.m. Feb. 27, at Centennial Hall.
The bee is a fundraiser for Sitka Public Library.
To participate, pick up a registration form at the library. Alternately, participants can show up a bit early at Centennial Hall on the night of the event to register. To have a form emailed, contact jbudd3500@gmail.com.
A spelling bee team consists of one or two people. The entry fee is $20 per person and $40 per team. A team with a member under 18 must have a person at least 18.
First prize is $100. Other prizes include: Best Team Name $25, Worst Spelling $25, Best Team Costume $25, Biggest Laugh $25.
Three different lifelines are available, and each team may use two of them. Teams must pay for lifelines, which are: 1. Use the dictionary to find the word and spell it within 30 seconds; 2. Ask an audience member (no cell phones are allowed to be used); 3. Call a friend to spell the word and then spell the word back. Friends must use the honor system on not using a cell phone to look up the word.
Those with questions can email Jeff Budd at jbudd3500@gmail.com or call 907 747-4821.
