Games, Puzzles
At White E Shop
Games and puzzles will be half-price this week at the White Elephant Shop. Store hours are noon-3 p.m. Thursday and Saturday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, and 6-8 p.m. Monday.
Violinist to Play
At Babies & Books
Violinist, violist, improviser and composer Ledah Finck will perform at the Sitka Babies and Books monthly program 10:30 p.m. Saturday, June 29, at Sitka Public Library.
The program will embrace classical music, books and libraries. It is geared toward infants, toddlers and preschoolers. Finck moves fluidly through worlds as a musician, performing her own compositions and appearing frequently around Baltimore and beyond as a classical soloist and chamber musician, fiddle and jazz player, and improviser. She will be performing at the Sitka Summer Music Festival.
Finck’s program is made possible through the Sitka Summer Music Festival and is open to the public. The event is part of the Early Literacy Summer Library Program at Sitka Public Library.
Natural Resources
Committee to Meet
Sitka Tribe of Alaska’s Natural Resources Committee will hold an open meeting 6:30 p.m. June 10 at the Resources Protection Building, 429 Katlian Street.
The public is invited to attend. For information email to jeff.feldpausch@sitkatribe-nsn.gov or call 747-7469.
Benefit Walk for
Fish to Schools
The Stride 365 5K run/walk benefit for Fish to Schools will be July 6 beginning at the O’Connell Bridge lightering facility. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the race is at 9:30 a.m.
The $10 registration fee/donation will benefit the Sitka Conservation Society’s Fish to Schools
Contact: Heleena van Veen 966-8914 or e-mail heleenav@searhc.org
Electric Vehicle
Count in Process
The electric vehicle group wants to get a count of the number of EVs in Sitka.
‘‘There are likely at least 80 EVs in Sitka, and we are trying to get a more accurate estimate of this number,’’ said Dave Nicholls, a member of the group.
EV owners are asked to e-mail Dave at soundsofalaska@yahoo.com to be counted. If possible, indicate the age of the vehicle and other information that may be of interest, Nicholls said.
The group is not collecting any personal information, simply wanting a count of EVs in Sitka, Nicholls said.
Sitka is one of the leading communities world-wide for electric vehicle ownership, at close to 1 EV per 100 residents, he said.
Mariner’s Compass
Quilt Class Set
Internationally recognized quilter Robin Long will teach a two-day “Modern Mariner’s Compass” class Sept. 21-22 at Centennial Hall.
Hosted by the Ocean Wave Quilters Guild, the weekend class will start with a trunk show and lecture at the Pioneers Home Chapel 7 p.m. Sept. 20.
Cost for the workshop is $140. Reservations can be made at Abby’s Reflections Quilt Shop, 747-3510, and payment is due at time of registration. To learn more about Long, go to her website at robinruthdesign.com.
Earns Degree
Sitka High School 2014 graduate Benjamin Gordon participated in Emerson College’s commencement ceremonies May 12 for a bachelor of arts degree in media arts production. Gordon will officially complete the degree in August.
He is the son of Dave and Leslie Gordon of Sitka.
Nearly 300 graduate degrees were awarded. Emerson College, Boston, Massachusetts, awarded more than 970 undergraduate degrees and on Saturday, May 11, awarded nearly 300 graduate degrees during the college’s commencement ceremonies.
Award-winning journalist, speaker, and author Soledad O’Brien received an honorary doctor of humane letters degree and delivered the undergraduate commencement address. Award-winning scholar and writer Nell Irvin Painter, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist; Emmy-nominated filmmaker, and theatrical producer Jose Antonio Vargas; and President of Miami Dade College Eduardo J. Padron also received honorary doctor of humane letters degrees.
