Welcome Mat

WELCOME MAT – Avari Frank, 8, right, and Aurora Armer, 7, cut a ribbon with the help of Sitka Parks and Rec Coordinator Kevin Knox Friday evening at the Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary School gym during a free open gym event to celebrate the new Gymnastics Airfloor. Parents and children were able to try out the $18,000 25- by 40-foot, 4-inch-thick 600-pound air mat made for use in gymnastics and tumbling exercises. The Airfloor was donated by the Sitka Recreation Foundation with contributions from the Sitka Sound Slayers, the Sitka White Elephant Shop and individual donors. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)