Reducing Plastic
Discussion Slated
A discussion on ‘‘Reducing Plastic Pollution’’ will be 6-7 p.m. June 20 at Sitka Public Library.
Bags for Change recognizes that reducing plastic pollution takes a lot more than using fewer plastic bags.
To encourage more and different ways to reduce plastic pollution and encourage smart, simple ways to use less plastic and create less plastic pollution, Bags for Change invites the public to attend the discussion.
A panel will discuss products, methods and ideas, and invite the audience to offer ideas, to reduce the plastic footprint as part of a discussion and show-and-tell.
It is open to the public. One attendee will win a reusable bag made by Ocean Wave Quilters Guild volunteers.
More information is available by calling Michelle at 747-2708.
‘Healthy Activities’
To be Discussed
Making healthy lifestyle changes will be discussed 10:40-11:40 a.m. Friday, June 7, at the Aspen Suites Hotel.
Holly Marban, SEARHC health educator, and Elle Steele, owner of Whimsical Cycle, will offer tips and stories about how to create positive behavior change.
Their presentation is titled “Creating Behavior Change: How to Add Healthy Activities to Your Daily Routine.’’ No registration required, and admission to is free. Email hmarban@searhc.org for more information.
Reading Buddy
Meeting June 8
Sitka Public Library adult reading buddy volunteers will have a meeting session 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 8.
Adults will then meet their Reading Buddies and their parents at 11 a.m. New volunteers are being urged to attend the meeting. For information, call the library at 747-8708.
Volunteer Positions
On City Boards
Volunteer positions are available on the following municipal boards and commissions: Animal Hearing Board, Building Department Appeals Board, Historic Preservation Commission (at-large seat), Library Commission, Local Emergency Planning Commission, Parks and Recreation Committee, Planning Commission, Police and Fire Commission, and Tree and Landscape Committee.
Individuals may submit a letter of interest and board application to the Municipal Clerk’s Office at 100 Lincoln Street. Applications are available online at www.cityofsitka.com or at the clerk’s office. For further information, call Melissa at 747-1826.
Vacation Bible
School June 16-20
The ‘‘Let’s Go On Safari!’’ vacation Bible school is slated June 16-20 at First Baptist Church, 514 Halibut Point Road. It runs 5:45-8:30 p.m. daily.
It is free for ages 5-12 years.
To register go to FBCSitka.com.
Adult financial study is to be held each night. Attendees should register for materials.
For more information email Fbcsitkavbs@gmail.com.
Story Time Set
‘‘Little Fox and the Missing Moon,’’ a book by Ekaterina Trukhan about a little fox and his friends solving the mystery of the missing moon, will be one of the readings during Preschool Story Time 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 13, at Sitka Public Library.
The program includes readings, rhymes, songs and a craft project. Everybody is welcome.
For information call 747-8708.
The event is part of ‘‘A Universe of Stories’’ Summer Library Program.
Family Concert
Set for Sunday
The Sitka Summer Music Festival on Sunday, June 9, will host a free BP Family Concert followed by the Sea Mart Ice Cream Social.
The concert begins at 3 p.m. at the Sheet’ka Kwaan Naa Kahidi.
Visit sitkamusicfestival.org for information.
Brunch Cruise
Set for SSMF
A morning brunch buffet and Sitka Summer Music Festival concert aboard an Allen Marine catamaran is planned June 8.
The boat departs from Crescent Harbor at 10 a.m. and returns at 1 p.m. Tickets are at Old Harbor Books and at sitkamusicfestival.org.
It is a fundraiser for the Sitka Summer Music Festival.
Collage Art
Activity June 10
SAIL and the Center for Community are partnering on monthly community events open to all.
The next will be a collage activity 1-2:30 p.m. June 10. Erin Matthes, a health educator at SEARHC with a background in art therapy, will lead the free event at the SAIL Office, 514 Lake Street. No previous experience is required.
Tongass Boat
Cruise June 16
The first Tongass boat cruise of the season is to the South Baranof Wilderness 12:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, June 16.
Designated a wilderness area in 1980, it’s a land of rugged mountains, glaciers and saltwater fjords.
Tickets are $65 and can be purchased with cash or check at Old Harbor Books or may be available at the dock if the tour is not sold out. Members and non-members are invited.
Boarding will begin at 12:15 p.m. at the Crescent Harbor loading dock located next to Centennial Hall. Participants can take their own treats. Binoculars are provided to view the wildlife on the tour. For information, contact SCS at 747-7509 or info@sitkawild.org.
Chamber to Meet
Elle Steele, president of the board for Trips For Kids Sacramento, will speak at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon noon Wednesday at Westmark Sitka.
Her topic will be the Alaska Walk and Bike Conference, underway here June 4-8.
The public is invited to attend.
ANS to Meet
Alaska Native Sisterhood Camp 4 will meet 5:30 p.m. June 11 at the ANB Founders Hall.
Items on the agenda include Grand Camp delegate third nomination and election; summer fundraisers; and plans for drafting Grand Camp resolutions.
This will be the last meeting before August. It is open to the public.
UAS Announces
Honor Roll List
University of Alaska Southeast has named students to the dean’s and chancellor’s list for spring term.
Sophie D. Nethercut of Sitka was named to the chancellor’s list. Megan K. Christner, Dillon L. Quealey and Paula Veshti were named to the dean’s list.
Dean’s List students are recognized for achieving a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.99. Chancellor’s list students are recognized for achieving a grade point average of 4.0.
For more about UAS, visit www.uas.alaska.edu.
Sablefish Tag
Drawing Updated
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced today the winners of the annual tag recovery incentive drawing for sablefish tag returns.
The winners, their boats and ports are are: Aaron Phillips, Pacific Dawn, $1,000, Petersburg; Dick Curran, Cherokee, $500 Sitka; Stephen Rhoads, Magia, $500, Sitka; Jason Hammer, Silver Lady, $500, Port Townsend, Washington; James Hubbard, Kruzof, $250, Seward; Frank Balovich, Carole D, $250, Sitka; and Michael Erb, Legacy, $250, Anchorage.
Persons who return an ADF&G sablefish tag receive a tag reward, such as a T-shirt. Tag returns with valid recovery information (fisherman’s name, date of recovery, and latitude and longitude) are entered into a random drawing for a cash prize. A total of 831 tags qualified.
The department has been tagging sablefish in Southeast Alaska since 1979 to obtain information on sablefish movement, growth and abundance. Tags are bright orange or green, are 3 inches long, and are located below the first dorsal fin. Sablefish tagged in the internal waters of Southeast Alaska have been recovered from as far away as Northern California and the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea. Movement information collected from tagging studies is important to the management of sablefish fisheries and the department appreciates the participation of fishermen and processors in this program. Information detailing the release and recovery of tag returns may be requested from ADF&G staff.
For additional information on groundfish fisheries, visit the Southeast Regional Groundfish Fisheries web site: http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=commercialbyareasoutheast.groundfish.
Al Gross Plans
Meet-and-Greet
Al Gross, who is exploring a senate run against Dan Sullivan, will be in Sitka this week. He will hold a meet-and-greet 3:30-5 p.m. Thursday, June 6, at Highliner Coffee.
Gross is a lifelong Alaskan, an orthopedic surgeon, and a commercial fisherman.
