STA Expands
Its Herring Egg
Harvester Survey
The Sitka Tribe of Alaska is expanding its subsistence herring egg harvester survey to include an in-season harvest monitoring program.
The program came about from a recent court ruling requiring Alaska Department of Fish and Game to implement 5 AAC 27.195 (a) and (b), which requires managers to distribute the commercial fishery over space and time and consider the quality and quantity of the subsistence harvest when making management decision regarding the commercial sac roe fishery, STA said in a press release.
‘‘This is a great opportunity to provide fishery managers with the information they need to provide a reasonable opportunity for subsistence harvesters to meet their needs,’’ STA said. ‘‘Subsistence harvesters are encouraged to participate in the in-season monitoring program.’’
For information contact STA’s Resource Protection Director Jeff Feldpausch at 747-7469 or email jeff.feldpausch@sitkatribe-nsn.gov.
Contest Offered
To Win Prizes
Sitkans have the opportunity to win a $100 gift card through a Sitka Counseling program that plans to share stories of resiliency from within the community.
Sitka Counseling asks: ‘‘How have you found peace, strength and optimism throughout the past year?’’
Submission details can be found at sitkacounseling.org. Email Missy at mmongiovi@scpsak.org with questions.
Emblem Club
Meets March 25
Sitka Emblem Club 142 will have a social meeting 7 p.m. Thursday, March 25, at the Elks Lodge. Membership recognition for years of service will be awarded.
‘Alaska Hold’
Music Project
Has Re-Launch
The Alaska State Council on the Arts has announced the return of a program to serve Alaskans and celebrate Alaskan musicians: the Alaska Hold Music Project.
ASCA has worked with the Alaska Department of Administration over the past year on ways to improve and enhance the project, which benefits Alaskans who interact with their state government telephonically.
The project was started in 2018 with a set of songs by Alaskan artists curated by the staff at KTOO, the public radio and television station in Juneau, and the initial support of the office of Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins. Songs played in rotation for a year, until the project was put on hold in early 2019 to allow for it to be reviewed and improved, the council said.
The Alaska Hold Music Project has been made possible with the support of the Department of Administration and the Alaska Independent Musicians Initiative, a non-profit which envisions a future where Alaska is an international hub of northern music, arts, and culture. AKIMI works to find ways to help Alaskan musicians develop and succeed professionally.
AKIMI called for submissions from Alaskan musicians, reviewed them for quality and merit, and forwarded a set of songs for review by ASCA and the Department of Administration. Ten were chosen.
Artist McIntyre
Presentation Listed
The Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum will host a virtual presentation with Chuna McIntyre (Yup’ik) 2 p.m. on April 3 on Zoom.
In his presentation titled, “Reserved & Quiet Splendor: Central Yup’ik Clothing and Ceremonial Accoutrements,” McIntyre will give information about and images and pieces he has created, such as garments and dance fans, and used in traditional Yup’ik practices and ceremonial events.
It is the final event in the Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum Share Your Culture/Share Your Research Winter Zoom Series and will be posted to the Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum Youtube channel at a date soon after the presentation.
To access the Zoom event, go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81672548803?pwd=MEIvUzRJQmFPSFpKSmM0TnNmN1Q5QT09 and input Meeting ID: 816 7254 8803 Passcode: 537460.
For information about the event, call the museum at 747-8981.
The museum is open to the public. For the most up-to-date information on museum operating hours and admission, please visit: https://lam.alaska.gov/sjm-info.
Library Grab & Go
Craft program
For preschoolers
Sitka Public Library will offer a weekly Grab & Go bag program during the month of April with free crafts for preschoolers. Bags will be ready on Saturdays, April 3, 10, 17 and 24, for participants to pick them up anytime during the week. Craft projects are best for children aged 2 to 5. Registration is required and space is limited. Call 747 4020 to register. Registrations begin on Sunday, March 28.
Legion Bake Sale
Set Saturday
The American Legion will have a bake sale 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at AC Lakeside.
Donations are being accepted.
