SEAWIF to Meet
SouthEast Alaska Women in Fisheries will hold its annual fall meeting 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, at 1937 Dodge Circle.
On the agenda are the Mariners Wall, Kids Don’t Float project, Fisherman’s Flea Market, and the Blessing of the Fleet.
Those with questions may call Denise at 747-5012.
Alaska Day Greeters
Getting Some Rest
After several days in 1867s dress welcoming visitors and residents returning home at the airport during the Alaska Day Festival, the volunteer greeters are now recovering.
They are Kim Lapchynski, Sharla Boddy, Geri Ness, Judy Arnold, Sylvia Parks, Samantha Robinson, Jenni Brett, Denise Gossman, Jamie Mullenix, with Erin Arnold, coordinator.
Festival planners thanked them for the color they added on the street and at events.
CG Sets Sale
Coast Guard Air Station Sitka will have a garage sale 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Coast Guard Air Station hangar 611 Airport Road.
STA Election
To be Nov. 12
The Sitka Tribe of Alaska’s general election will be held Nov. 12, at the Sheet’ka Kwaan Naa Kahidi community house. Five tribal citizens are running for the four Tribal Council seats: Nancy Douglas, Lillian Feldpausch, Michael Miller, Robert Sam and Sonya Smith. Two tribal citizens are running for the one Tribal Chair seat: KathyHope Erickson and Lawrence “Woody” Widmark.
Sitka Tribe of Alaska citizens who will be absent on election day may vote by absentee ballot in person at the STA offices, 456 Katlian St., from Oct. 30 to Nov. 12.
“Please remember to bring your state or tribal I.D. Card,” STA said.
The election supervisor’s office hours are 4:30-6:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Those with questions may call Elections Supervisor Rose Demmert, 738-5450.
SJ Museum
To Show Film
Sheldon Jackson Museum will host a screening of the film “Hunting in Wartime” 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at the museum.
The screening will include an online live Q&A with producer and director of the film “Samantha Farinella” after the showing. The event is sponsored by the Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum and is free.
“Hunting in Wartime” profiles the stories of Tlingit Native Americans from the village of Hoonah, who served in the Vietnam War. Their stories confront the complexity of serving a country that systematically oppressed them; a government that forbid the Tlingit language, over-logged their forests, and established laws that robbed returning vets of their ancestral trade as fishermen, a press release said.
“Furthermore, their stories expose on a very personal level the human experience of war and its lasting effects on veterans as well as their communities. Many vets succumbed to the horrors of alcoholism, PTSD and suicide, while some were able to climb back out to lead the next generation back to their Tlingit heritage,” the release said.
“There are many films out today that profile veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. ‘Hunting in Wartime’ has the long-range perspective of how a soldier’s life was affected long after the war ended, giving us a glimpse into what present-day soldiers may confront in the future. The film portrays a stark reality of the human cost of war.”
The Sheldon Jackson Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free for those 18 and under, and Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum or Friends of SLAM. Regular admission is $5, and seniors $4.
For questions, call (907) 747-8981, lam.alaska.gov
Pioneers to Meet
Pioneers of Alaska Igloos 22 will meet 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, at the United Methodist Church on Kimsham Street.
Members are asked to take a side dish and invite a guest who might be interested in learning about the Pioneers of Alaska. On the agenda will be reports and information regarding the recently completed annual convention. “Your presence is requested; your comments and insights are welcome,” a press release said.
