Legion Lunch
Fundraiser Friday
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold a salmon patty and hamburger with fries sale 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday at the American Legion Hall.
Lunch is $10 an order.
Ocean Wave
Quilters Meet
Ocean Wave Quilters Guild will meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, via Zoom.
Meetings are open to all, members or not. Those wishing to pay the $25 dues receive the monthly newsletter, discounts on classes and other benefits. For information call Vice President Megan Pasternak at 738-2290.
Author Lende
To Discuss Book
Sitka Public Library invites the public to join Alaskan author Heather Lende 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, via Zoom to discuss her book “Find the Good: Unexpected Life Lessons from a Small-Town Obituary Writer.”
The event is part of the statewide Alaska Reads program. A limited number of free copies of the book are available for pickup at Sitka Public Library while supplies last.
For information or to register, call the library at 747-4020 or email margot.oconnell@cityofsitka.org.
STA Judiciary Panel
Seeks New Recruits
Sitka Tribe of Alaska is seeking residents to serve on its newly formed Judiciary Committee.
Seats include those for a tribal elder, a tribal citizen-at-large and a local resident who has legal or judicial experience. The purpose of the committee will be to advise the Tribal Council on matters dealing with the Tribal Court, including the recruitment and selection of new judges to sit on the Tribal Court bench.
Submit a letter or email of interest to steven.hartford@sitkatribe-nsn.gov or hand deliver or mail to 456 Katlian Street, Sitka, AK 99835. Call 747-7178 for information. Letters of interest should be submitted by Oct. 15.
UAS Lecture Series
Continues Friday
With Zoom Event
The annual UAS fall lecture series continues 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, with a virtual presentation by Libby Bakalar, attorney and author. The program is titled “Speech, Advocacy, and the Constitution in the Age of Social Media.”
Bakalar, author of the popular social media platform One Hot Mess, will discuss freedom of expression under the First Amendment in the age of Trump, social media, and increased government suppression of ideas and beliefs. Drawing on her personal experiences both as a government lawyer and ACLU litigant, Bakalar will answer questions and talk about supportin the things we care about.
This year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Fall Lecture Series events will be offered virtually using Zoom. Each talk has a free registration link listed below, and also available on the UAS Juneau campus calendar uas.alaska.edu/calendar. After completing the registration, a confirmation email is sent with information on how to join the meeting.
Future speakers in the series also will include: Oct. 9, Dr. Sonia Nagorski, UAS assistant professor of geology, “Global Plastic Pollution Reaches Juneau”; Oct. 16, Jim Baichtal, forest geologist, “The Glacial and Sea Level History of Southeastern Alaska: An Update on Continuing Research”; Oct. 23, Kate Troll and John Neary, board members of Renewable Juneau, “Making Juneau Alaska’s Model City of Sustainability”; Oct. 30, Tania Lewis, wildlife biologist, “Unraveling the Mystery of the Glacier Bear”; Nov. 6, Dr. Michael Yellow Bird, “The Neuroscience of Decolonization”; Nov. 13, topic and speaker to be announced; Nov. 20, Irene Dundas, “Repatriation of Clan Objects and Human Remains”; and Dec. 4, “Juneau During COVID-19: a Study of Resilience, Leadership, and Community Courage.”
