Grant Applications
Ready on Nov. 1
Grant applications for non-profit organizations will be available on the Sitka White Elephant Shop FaceBook page starting Nov. 1.
Applications also can be picked up at the White E during store hours 6-8 p.m. Mondays, noon-3 p.m. Thursdays and noon-3 p.m. Saturdays.
Grant applications must be received by Nov. 30. Funds will be distributed following the annual meeting in February 2020.
Chamber to Meet
University of Alaska Title III College-to-Career program will be discussed at the Chamber of Commerce noon Wednesday luncheon at Westmark Sitka.
Program coordinator Jeff Budd and support specialist Michael Mausbach will provide an overview of the program. The event is open to the public.
Fall Fishermen’s
Expo Oct. 29-31;
Workshops Listed
The Sitka Seafood Festival and Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association will host a Fall Fishermen’s Expo Oct. 29-31 to provide educational workshops and technical assistance to local fishermen.
Commercial and subsistence fishermen of all gear types can attend free and take interactive classes to learn about business and accounting, technology (including bathymetric mapping); receive Nobeltec training (basic, intermediate and advanced sessions); learn about “hydraulics: tackling common problems that cause lost fishing time” session; “electrical systems for fishing vessels” presentation; and two lunch and learn panels that will discuss mariculture, policy and more.
Visit alfafish.org or sitkaseafoodfestival.org for a full schedule of events. Individual boat visits with Nobeltec experts are available on Oct. 31 by appointment. All presentations will provide time for questions and troubleshooting.
This series is part of a push by SSF, ALFA and other groups to provide resources and educational opportunities for fishermen, especially those who are just starting out.
“Thanks to the support of our SSF sponsors and ALFA’s membership, we are able to offer these workshops free and open to the public,” said ALFA executive director Linda Behnken.
The Oct. 29-31 events will be held at 304 Baranof Street. Visit sitkaseafoodfestival.com or alfafish.org for a full schedule of events.
Hold Donations
The volunteers at the White Elephant Shop are asking Sitkans to hold donations until further notice.
Starting this week the volunteers will be getting ready for the Christmas sale and will be unable to process donations.
Sale Tonight at
White E Shop
All items, except bags of rags and boutique items, are on sale at half-price in both the main and children’s stores 6-8 p.m. tonight.
Sitkan Elected President
Of ANS at Grand Camp
Paulette Moreno of Sitka was elected president of Alaska Native Sisterhood at annual Grand Camp convention in Anchorage Oct. 3-5.
Alaska Native Brotherhood and ANS hold Grand Camp to elect officers, receive reports of officers and committees, and consider other business that may arise.
The ANB and ANS have as their mission to better the lives of Native people and their families; fight for civil rights and land rights for all Native people; share the cultural knowledge, wisdom, and artistic beauty of Native tribal societies; and strive for a spirit of brotherhood and sisterhood among all people.
Officers will serve for a year beginning Oct. 1.
For the first time in its 107-year history, a woman, Heather Gurko of Portland, Oregon, was elected ANB president.
Also noted was the signing of HB 126 establishing November of each year as Alaska Native Heritage Month in Alaska; and the U.S. Mint attended and unveiled a $1 gold coin in honor of Elizabeth Peratrovich and her Civil Rights activism for Alaska Native People, which will be available next year.
This year Marvin Adams (ANB Anchorage Camp 87 President) and Tasha Hotch (ANS Anchorage Camp 87 President) hosted the event. The convention in Anchorage was a first for Camp 87 both ANB Camp 87 and ANS Camp 87.
Veterans Dinner
Offered at Elks
The Elks Lodge will host a veterans dinner 6-8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, at the Sitka Elks Lodge. Dinner is free to veterans; $15 a plate for guests.
A prime rib dinner will be served. It is open to members and invited guests.
Poinsettias Sale
For Sitka High
Orders are being taken for the annual Sitka High School poinsettia sale.
Plants are $30 each and may be picked up Nov. 19-21 at SHS commons. Color choices are red, white, pink and glitter.
To order find a SHS girls basketball player or call/email Sondra Lundvick 966-1904 lundvicks@sitkaschools.org
Orders must be placed by Oct. 30.
