Wearable Art
Meeting Tonight
A meeting to discuss the annual Wearable Art runway show will be 6:30 p.m. tonight at Sitka Public Library.
The show is planned Sept. 19, with two shows at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Those interested in helping with the event are encouraged to attend. The group is seeking artists, backstage help, silent auction assistance, stage construction, ushers, servers and other volunteers. For information contact Bobbi Jordan at 738-0166.
Cultural Resources
Panel to Meet
Sitka Tribe of Alaska’s Cultural Resources Committee meeting will be Thursday, March 12, at the SEACC (Career Center) building behind Pacific High School.
Lunch will be served at 11:40 a.m.-12:10 p.m. and the meeting is 12:15-1:15 p.m.
The group continues to encourage participation from tribal elders, leaders and tribal citizens to participate in meetings. The committee gathers to discuss upcoming cultural events, and handles requests from all organizations requesting cultural knowledge, historic preservation, clan history, regalia and other subjects.
Those interested in attending or having questions can contact Chuck Miller at 738-4025.
‘Rescues at Sea’
Presentation Set
A question-and-answer session with instructor/survival equipment technician and former Coast Guard rescue swimmer Rob Emley will be 6 p.m. March 18 at Sitka Public Library.
Emley will talk about his work and training as a U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer. He will be joined by a current rescue swimmer stationed at U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Sitka.
Attendees can ask questions and learn about rescue operations. It is sponsored by the Alaska Marine Safety Education Association. For information, contact AMSEA at 747-3287.
Spring Art Walk
Set for April 3
The Spring Art Walk is planned 5-8 p.m. Friday, April 3, sponsored by the Greater Sitka Arts Council and participating merchants.
Those wanting to participate can email thinkartthinksitka@gmail.com.
Tourism Conference
Set for April 7-9
The Heritage and Cultural Tourism Conference will be April 7-9 at Centennial Hall.
It is sponsored by Sitka Tribe of Alaska and Tlingit and Haida.
National, state and regional industry experts will lead sessions on the state of the industry, community development, marketing, funding sources, tourism development, legal, best practices, business readiness, customer service and cultural awareness.
For a schedule of event go to http://www.sitkatribe.org/pages/sitkaconference.
Registration is open at bit.ly/SitkaConference.
Winter Troll
Fishery to Close
The commercial winter troll fishery for Chinook salmon will close in all waters of Southeast Alaska/Yakutat at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, March 15, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced today.
Alaska Board of Fisheries action plans were adopted giving the ADF&G direction, through emergency order authority, to conserve wild Southeast Alaska Chinook salmon.
Information regarding plans for spring troll fisheries will be announced in the 2020 Spring Troll Fishery Management Plan and by advisory announcement during April.
Comments Sought
On F.S. Project in
Starrigavan Valley
Tongass National Forest is seeking comments on the proposed Starrigavan Watershed and Recreation Enhancement project. The purpose of the project is to restore and enhance aquatic and recreational resources impacted by previous extreme weather events, as well as provide additional recreational opportunities to forest users accessible from the Sitka road system in the Starrigavan valley.
For more information about the project, contact Michelle Putz at (907) 747-4278 or michelle.putz@usda.gov.
Screening For
Preschoolers
Set March 23
Sitka School District will provide a Child Find Preschool Screening for children ages 3-5. The screening will be offered Monday, March 23, at the Rasmuson Building, on SJ Campus.
An appointment is required for the screening. For more information, or to schedule a screening appointment, parents should call 907-747-8356.
The Child Find program is provided without charge to families who live within Sitka Borough School District boundaries. The purpose of the program is: to identify children who are having difficulty in their development, and to provide special education services to them, when it is appropriate
Parents may have concerns about their child’s development in the areas of: hearing, vision, speech/language, motor skills, thinking skills and emotional or social skills.
A screening is a series of short tests and professional observations in various developmental areas. Children who are unable to pass one or more areas of the screening may have a developmental delay, indicating further investigation is necessary.
Screenings for children ages 3-5 will be held at the Rasmuson Building, at least once per quarter,
Natural History
Seminar to be
SE Fault System
The next Natural History seminar will feature Lindsay Worthington and Maureen Walton, from the University of New Mexico and USGS, speaking on “Characterizing Offshore Geohazards of the Queen Charlotte Fault system.”
The seminar will be 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19, at UAS room 229.
Often called the “San Andreas of the North,” the Queen Charlotte fault (QCF) system is a strike-slip plate boundary that separates the Pacific and North American tectonic plates offshore western Canada and Southeast Alaska. The QCF is arguably the most active fault of its type in the world, a press release from seminar organizers said, and the fault system represents the largest seismic hazard to southeastern Alaska and Canada outside of Cascadia. It caused Canada’s largest recorded earthquake in 1949.
The Natural History seminar series is supported by a grant from the Sitka Permanent Charitable Trust to the Sitka Sound Science Center and by University of Alaska Southeast and the National Park Service. Those with questions may contact Kitty LaBounty kllabounty@alaska.edu
KGH Policy
Keet Goochi Heen will hold its annual Title 1 and Parent Involvement Policy meeting at noon Wednesday, March 11 in the KGH conference room. Parents may call 747-8395 with questions.
