STA Panel to Meet
Sitka Tribe of Alaska’s Kayaani Commission will meet 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, in the Resource Protection Department office at 429 Katlian St. Agenda items will include special forest products and filling a vacant commissioner seat. The meeting is open to the public. For more information call Jeff Feldpausch at 747-7469.
Rotary Seeks
Students For
Brief Exchange
Rotary Youth Exchange Program offers short-term exchanges for Alaskans, ages 14-19, who want to spend three to four weeks abroad during the summer. Under the program, teens will be matched with a student of the same gender in a country of preference.
The exchangees will spend time together, half of the time abroad and the other half in Alaska. Typical visitations are three to four weeks each way. It will be up to the families to pick a good time. Usually Alaskan students fly to their host family (vetted by Rotary), and bring their host sibling back with them to complete the exchange.
The cost is the price of the plane ticket, $400 for administrative fees, and $150 for insurance, if needed. Those interested may call 738-0602.
Students apply online and the link to the program website is: http://www.rye5010.org.
Sign-Up Starts For
Julie Hughes Race
Registration for the 36th Annual Julie Hughes Triathlon, to be May 16, is available now online at: www.juliehughestri.com.
The triathlon, one of Sitka’s longest standing individual and family races, consists of a 5-mile run, 14-mile bike ride, and 1,000-yard swim. A short course for 12 and under participants also will be offered.
Athletes can compete on a team or as individuals. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Sitka Cancer Survivor’s Society.
Event contact is Kevin Knox, 738-4664, bbsc.sitka@gmail.com or www.juliehughestri.com.
Sign-Up Set For
Open Water Swim
Baranof Barracuda Swim Club will host the 13th Annual Change Your Latitude- 57* North Open Water Challenge on Aug. 9. Registration is open at www.changeyourlatitude.org
The open ocean race includes 10k, 6k, 3k and 1k courses, and organizers say it’s the northernmost ocean race in the U.S., “if not the world.”
Race organizers will be looking for volunteers to help provide safety for swimmers. Kayaks, small boats and shore help will be necessary.
More information and registration are at: www.changeyourlatitude.org. Registration deadline is Aug. 6.
St. Baldrick’s
Fundraiser Set
The annual Sitka St. Baldrick’s fundraiser will be held 6-9 p.m. Friday, March 6, at the Elks Lodge.
Volunteers will have their heads shaved in support of children with cancer and their families. St. Baldrick’s is critical children’s cancer research, organizers said.
“Please join us for a fun and a moving evening,” they said. “It’s not too late to volunteer or shave your head.”
Food is available through the Elks. Call Craig Warren, 738-2660, or Dave Vastola, 738-8754, for information.
