Virtual Career
Summit Online
The first Virtual Career Summit is set 5-7 p.m. each night March 22 to April 2 online.
Sitka youths and their families can tune into Instagram for live interviews from more than 15 professionals who graduated from Pacific, Mt. Edgecumbe or Sitka high schools.
Guest speakers will tell about their career pathways after high school, along with wisdom and tips for accomplishing career goals. Content is viewable on Instagram at the account @sitka.careersummit.
For more information, contact Jule LeBlanc at leblancj@sitkaschools.org.
ANS to Meet
On March 22
The Alaska Native Sisterhood Camp 4 will meet 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 22, on Zoom.
Members are being urged to attend and anyone who would like to know more about ANS is welcome.
The ANS mission is “to better the lives of Native people and their families; to fight for civil rights and land rights for all Native people; to share cultural knowledge, wisdom, and artistic beauty of Native tribal societies, and to strive for a spirit of brotherhood and sisterhood among all people.’’
Membership dues are $12 a year. For more information, or a Zoom invitation, call or text Nancy 907-227-9102.
Blue Tag Sale at
White E Shop
All blue tag items are half-price this week at the White Elephant Shop.
Store hours are 6-8 p.m. Monday and Thursday, and noon-3 p.m. Saturday.
ORCA to Meet
The next Outdoor Recreation and Community Access get-together is slated 2:30-3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 18, via Zoom.
‘‘Join us to talk about your week or the ORCA challenge, we will be doing exercises and some games,’’ organizers said.
Contact Southeast Alaska Independent Living for the Zoom link at 888-500-7245.
Sitka Woman’s Club
Mini Grants Offered
The Sitka Woman’s Club invites local nonprofit agencies that serve women and children to apply for mini grants this spring season.
Teams, clubs and organizations that have children participating and need scholarships or other funds to improve their program can apply. This includes school-based activities, such as teams that need scholarships to make participation available to all students.
The activity does not need to be currently in session or in season to apply for grant support.
Total funds available are $5,000, and most agencies request up to $500 per application.
Applications can be picked up at the Sitka Public Library, or requested by email at sitkawomansclub@gmail.com.
The group can be messaged through Facebook at Sitka Woman’s Club.
Postmark completed applications by April 15 to: Sitka Woman’s Club, 300 Harbor Drive A, Sitka AK 99835.
Lent Services
At St. Michael’s
St. Michael’s Cathedral will hold services for the first week of Great Lent, ‘‘joyful services that will begin our lenten preparation for Pascha, or Easter,’’ a member said.
Attendees will celebrate Compline and the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete Tuesday through Thursday at 5 p.m. Presanctified Liturgy will be 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 17, and 5 p.m. Friday, March 19.
Services for Sunday of Orthodoxy begin Saturday at 5 p.m. with Great Vespers services, and continue Sunday morning with the Reading of the Hours at 9:10 a.m. followed by Divine Liturgy at 9:30 a.m. Also Sunday will be Lenten Vespers at 4 p.m.
For information or inquiries, contact Father Ishmael Andrew at 747-8120. “Join us as we make ready for the resurrection during Great Lent, both Christ’s Resurrection and our own,” Andrew said.
Chamber Schedules
Event Wednesday
The Chamber of Commerce will host its Winter Speaker Series: ‘‘Reaching Sitka’s Independent Travelers’’ noon Wednesday, March 17, to learn more about the upcoming tourist season and how Sitka is reaching Alaska’s independent travelers.
Panelists will tell their experiences in 2020, how their businesses shifted to serve the independent travelers who visited Sitka, and what plans they have for this coming season.
Guest speakers include Alaska Raptor Center’s Jennifer Cross, Russell’s co-owner and Sitka’s Mayor Steven Eisenbeisz, Aspen Hotels of Alaska’s Carol Fraser, and Dove Island Lodge owner Duane Lambeth.
To register and for more information go to https://sitkachamber.com/.
Spring Bear
Season Open
The spring brown bear hunting season opened March 15 in Game Management Unit 4. Inside drainages close May 20, outside drainages close May 31.
For boundary descriptions, refer to the 2020-21 Alaska Hunting Regulations or maps online (http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=huntingmaps.main).
Prior to registering, hunters must watch the brown bear identification video “Take a Closer Look.” It may be viewed online https://vimeo.com/30511231, and is also available for loan at Fish & Game offices.
Hunters must have a registration permit, valid hunting license, and big game locking-tag prior to hunting. Register at an ADF&G office, or online at www.adfg.alaska.gov. Those who failed to report on a permit during the prior regulatory year may not be eligible to register for this hunt, Fish and Game said.
Nonresidents hunting brown bear in GMU4 with a relative resident instead of an Alaska-licensed guide must have a drawing permit. All other nonresident and nonresident alien hunters must use an Alaska-licensed guide.
Successful hunters must report to the Fish & Game office in Sitka or Douglas within 10 days of kill. The entire hide (with claws and evidence of sex attached) and skull must be salvaged. The skull must be skinned from the hide and both unfrozen. Sealing is required within 30 days of kill.
Hunters who are unsuccessful or unable to hunt must report by close of business June 15. For information, call the Sitka ADF&G office at 747-5449.
