SNEP Winter
Culmination Set
Sitka Native Education Program’s winter culmination is planned 5:30 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Sheet’ka Kwaan Naa Kahidi. Doors open at 5 p.m.
Students are asked to wear white shirts and black pants. Contact Jule LeBlanc, 907-966-1542, for information.
Concerts Ahead
For KGH Students
Winter concerts will be held this month at Keet Gooshi Heen and the public is invited to attend. All begin at 7 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center.
Scheduled concerts are: second grade, Dec. 1; fourth grade, Dec, 6; third grade, Dec. 8; and fifth grade, Dec. 12. Admission is free.
Fish and Game
Advisory Meets
The Sitka Fish and Game Advisory Committee will hold a meeting and member election 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, on Zoom.
Agenda items include: North Pacific Fishery Management Council; planning of future AC meeting schedule; establish committee to review Board of Game proposals.
Meetings are open to the public.
To join the meeting go tot: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84529644239?pwd=T1c0R0xOZUc5d3VsN2pPNHpFWXlUQT09; join by phone: 253-215-8782; meeting ID: 845 2964 4239; and passcode: sitka (363980 by phone)
Sitka Fish and Game Advisory Committee website is http://notice.alaska.gov/208961.
Sitka Cirque
Show Dec. 10
The Sitka Cirque Showcase will be held Saturday, Dec. 10, at 207 Smith Street. Sitka aerialists will be showcased at both the 2:30 p.m. matinee and 7 p.m. show.
Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for students and seniors, and free for kids under 5. A cash-only bake sale is planned. Call (907) 738-0721 for information.
Marine Mammal
Panel to Meet
The Sitka Marine Mammal Commission will meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, the Sitka Tribe of Alaska’s administration building at 204 Siginaka Way.
The meeting is open to the public. For information contact Jeff Feldpausch at 747-7469.
Author Crestodina
To Discuss Book
Illustrator and author Tom Crestodina will present his new book, “Working Boats,” 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, at Old Harbor Books.
It is a free, kid-friendly event.
Giving Tree Up
For Gift Donations
The “Giving Tree” at Wells Fargo Bank Lobby will be set up through Dec. 19.
Everyone is invited to stop by and pick up a tag for a Sitka child, youth or elder in need of a gift this Christmas season.
Gifts will be shared with the Sitka Pioneers Home, Sitka Long Term Care, Sitkans Against Family Violence, Sitka Youth Advocates, and Head Start. Unwrapped gifts are to be returned to Wells Fargo Bank with the tag attached.
Donations of gift wrapping supplies also are appreciated. The Giving Tree is sponsored by the United Methodist Church of Sitka. Questions? Call Julia Smith at 738-6336.
‘Died Suddenly’
To Show Dec. 2
A free showing of “Died Suddenly” will be shown 6:30 p.m. Dec. 2 at Centennial Hall. For more information contact Dug Jensen at 747-5454.
Applications Due
For White E Grants
White Elephant Shop grant applications are due by Wednesday, Nov. 30.
Applications are available at the White E Shop or on Facebook.
‘The Cup’ Film
Showing Nov. 30
A showing of “The Cup” is planned 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Sitka Unitarian Hall.
While it is shown in honor of the World Cup soccer tournament currently underway, it is not just for soccer fans, Wednesday Film Nights organizers said.
It is a 1999 Tibetan-language film about colliding cultures and midnight escapades. When World Cup soccer fever hits a remote Himalayan monastery, centuries-old traditions are threatened. The young monks will do just about anything to watch the final match.
It is open to the public.
By Sitkans Against Family Violence
This Week in Boys Run
Boys Run I toowú klatseen is an after-school program that instills healthy relationships and lifestyle skills in boys through running and other fun activities. The program, now in its eighth season in Sitka, incorporates cultural activities that honor Southeast Alaska traditional tribal values. Thirty third- through fifth-grade boys participate twice weekly at Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary School.
This week, Boys Run participants learned about cooperation, teamwork, and how they can support their communities. We are all part of the Sitka community, but we also all have many other communities in our lives: these include classmates, clans and tribes, families, faith groups, and after-school programs like Boys Run! We discussed the traditional Tlingit value of being a steward of air, land, and sea, and brainstormed ways we can all show respect for the part of the world we inhabit. We illustrated the work involved in keeping our communities afloat by doing some fun team-based running challenges. One challenge involved keeping a large number of balloons, released in different parts of the gym, from touching the ground. To demonstrate cooperation, boys practiced paddling as if they were in a canoe. In order to keep the canoe moving in the right direction, paddlers must all work together to paddle at the same time. Here are some quotes from the boys:
–“To be a part of a community means working together.”
–“(Before Boys Run) I would have said a strong man is a man with muscles but now I say a strong man is someone who cares for his community.”
Throughout this season, Boys Run will provide the Sitka community with updates on the program. We also hope to give mentors and parents an opportunity to pass on skills from Boys Run to the children in their life. Consider using these conversation starters:
–What are some of the challenges that arise when people don’t cooperate?
–What does it mean to be a part of a community? What different communities are you a part of?
The annual Boys Run I toowú klatseen 5K will take place on Saturday, Dec. 10, and all are invited! Keep an eye out for more information as the date approaches. Boys Run is sponsored in Sitka by the Pathways Coalition. Call 907-747-3493 or email kniedermeyer@safv.org for more information.
