Services Listed for
Gigi Buchholz
Georgia Maria ‘‘Gigi’’ Kite Buchholz passed away on August 15, 2021, at Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage.
A celebration of her life will be on Oct. 23 at the Halibut Point Recreation Area.
An obituary will be published in the Sentinel.
Emblem Club
Meets Thursday
Sitka Emblem Club 142 will meet for its first full meeting after the summer break 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, at the Elks Lodge.
Officers and committee chairman will give their July and August reports. Contact Mindy Lowrance at 907-738-2418 for information.
Health Networking
Meeting Sept. 10
The Sitka Health Summit Coalition’s monthly Wooch.een (together in Tlingit) health networking and learning meeting will be held virtually noon-1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10.
The purpose of the meeting is to spark partnerships and promote cross sector collaboration, learning and networking to improve the well-being in Sitka, organizers said.
For information go to sitkahealthsummit.org. If interested in joining the meeting, contact Amanda Roberts at amandar@searhc.org for the Zoom meeting connect information.
Mountain Goat
Harvest Closes
Sitka District Ranger Perry Edwards, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, is closing the Rosenberg Lake Zone to the harvest of mountain goats 11:59 p.m. Sept. 9 through Dec. 31.
Also, the Bear Mountain hunt zone will close 11:59 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has issued a concurrent closure in the same zones. The remainder of Baranof Island is open to goat hunting until the season ends, unless closed by special action, Fish and Game said.
For information, call biologist Justin Koller at 747-4297 or email him at justin.koller@usda.gov.
BHV to Have
Table at MarketBrave Heart Volunteers will have a table at the Sitka Farmer’s Market 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, outside of Centennial Hall.
T-shirts and sweatshirts with the organization’s logo will be available for a donation. It also is launching a raffle. Tickets are $25. First prize is two round-trip Alaska Airlines tickets, second prize is $500, and third $250.
‘Child Find’ Sets
Preschool Screening
Sitka School District provides Child Find Preschool Screenings for children ages 3-5 at the Baranof Elementary School. An appointment is required for the Monday, Sept. 20, screening. For more information, or to schedule one, parents should call 966-1316.
The Child Find program is provided without charge to families who live within school district boundaries.
The program identifies children who are having difficulty in their development, and provides special education services to them, when appropriate.
Parents may have concerns about their child’s development in the areas of hearing, vision, speech/language skills, motor skills, thinking skills or emotional or social skills.
Screenings will be held at least once per quarter, and those dates will be publicized. Additional appointments at other times or locations may be scheduled as needed.
By Sitkans Against Family Violence
The Pathways Coalition is very excited to begin our 13th season of Girls on the Run. This after-school program for girls in third through fifth grades inspires girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum integrating physical activity.
We are looking for participants and coaches to spend the season exploring valuable lessons such as practicing empathy, inclusion, and acceptance, all while training for a 5K community fun run. To ensure the safety of girls and coaches, our curriculum has been modified to include physical distancing precautions and the ability to seamlessly transition between in-person and virtual programming as needed.
Register a participant by Sept. 26 at tinyurl.com/GOTR21 or pick up a paper registration form at the Keet Gooshi Heen front office. Apply to be a coach by Sept. 19 at tinyurl.com/newcoach2021 (new coaches) or tinyurl.com/GOTRcoach2021 (returning coaches). For questions, email Emma at 747-3489 or email GOTR@safv.org.
Alaska Day Festival
Planning Slated
The Alaska Day Festival Committee will meet 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, at Centennial Hall.
Meetings are open to the public. The group is in the final stages of preparing for this year’s activities.
For additional information contact Ted Allio at 752-0556 or Mindy Lowrance at 738-2418.
