Sitka Chamber News

December 1, 2010 - Michael Harmon, City Public Works Director, will outline current capital projects, review how Public Works operates and discuss the city's five year project plan.
December 8, 2010 - TBA (John Shively, Pebble Partnership, has postponed until February 2)

December 15, 2010 - Garry White, Sawmill Cove Industrial Park.

Final 2010 Split the Pot Drawing.
December 22, 2010 - No lunch. Merry Christmas!
December 29, 2010 - No lunch. Happy New Year!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2011 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
January 5, 2011 - Senator Bert Stedman
Special Membership Meeting to approve changes to the Chamber Articles of Incorporation.
January 12, 2011 - Morgan Fawcett, Living creatively with FASD
January 19, 2011 - Doug Osborne, Sitka Health Summit
January 26, 2011 - Connie Sipe, Center For Community

Call us at 747-8604 to schedule a 5 minute Business Highlight - your chance to promote your business and give away a door prize.

SITKA ARTISANS MARKET OPENS FRIDAY

John Norton of Alaska River Works at the 2009 Market

December 3, 4 & 5

Three days of shopping with Sitka's artists and small manufacturers.
All hand-crafted items.
Friday GALA OPENING ~ 4pm - 9pm
Join us for free Wine & Hors d'oeuvres
courtesy of Odom Corporation & the Market vendors
Saturday ~ 10am to 6pm
Sunday ~ 10am to 5pm
Dozens of door prizes to choose from, donated by the vendors.
Also, introducing, the Sitka Grind House, Saturday & Sunday,
a new kind of dining establishment, showing vintage films.

GINGERBREAD HOUSE CONTEST

Come check out the entries in the first Gingerbread House contest at the Sitka Artisans Market.
Thanks to AC/Lakeside Grocery for sponsoring!
Cash prizes for Youth, Adult & Professionals.

Proceeds from silent auction bids on some of the creations will go to the Salvation Army Food Bank.
Contact Kealoha, 738-0046, for more information about entering the contest.

THANKS FOR FREE RIDES

Thank you to the Sponsors for the free Saturday bus service for Tax Free shopping:
* AC/Lakeside *Alaska Computer Center
*Agave Restaurant *Ben Franklin *Sea Mart
*Old Harbor Books *Russell's
*The Cellar *True Value *White's

Thank you Sitka Assembly, for recognizing the value of the Sales Tax Free Holidays.
Thank you Sitkans for shopping locally.

THANKS TO RENEWING MEMBERS

Bob Gorman
UAF Cooperative Extension, 747-9413

ConocoPhillips Alaska
Alaska's Oil & Gas Company
Gina Luckey, 265-6132

USDA Forest Service, Sitka Ranger District
The Tongass National Forest offers unique chances to view eagles, bears, spawning salmon, & the breath-taking vistas of "wild" Alaska.
Carol Goularte, 747-4218

Alaska Pacific Bank
Serving Southeast Alaska Since 1935, APB is a local community bank. We support SE Alaska businesses.
Nicchia Leamer, Branch Manager, 747-8688

KCAW Raven Radio
The best public radio station in the nation.
Ken Fate, General Manager, 747-5877

FV Coral Lee
Mike Mayo, Owner/Fisherman Extraordinaire, 747-9313

HISTORICAL SOCIETY WINE TASTING

Friday, December 3 ~ 6-8pm
Join the Sitka Historical Society for an evening of fine wines, Chef Jo's hors d'oeuvres and live music by the Sit Nicks.
There will be a silent auction, featuring some fabulous historic and cultural items, lots of door prizes and discounts on holiday wines.
Westmark Hotel Banquet Room

HOLIDAY LIGHTS & DECORATIONS JUDGING

Mid-December

Get your homes and businesses decorated for the 2010 competition. There will be prizes for the best residential lights and the best business decorations.
To enter your home or business, email Sheila or call 747-8604.

LANDLUBBERS PARADE

Saturday,
December 18

For more information, call coordinator, Jim Moorman at 747-6201.

2011 SITKA GREEN BUSINESS AWARD NOMINATIONS

Nominations are being accepted for the 2011 Sitka Green Business Awards sponsored by the Sitka Global Warming Group/Sustainable Sitka. The list of easy, business-tested, green practices used to nominate a business is on the website: www.sitkaglobalwarming.org/green_practices_nomination.html. Please provide nominations by January 1.

Winning businesses will be publicly recognized, thanked, and promoted. Those with questions may call Michelle Putz at 747-2708.

GET OUT, SITKA! SURVEY

The Sitka Outdoor Recreation Coalition (Get Out, Sitka!) is working on an inventory of outdoor programming in Sitka, so they can see what programming currently exists, what gaps need to be filled, what groups may have similar programming that may provide partnership opportunities, etc.
If you currently offer outdoor recreation opportunities, please help the coalition plan by contributing your information. The survey can be found at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QFF96LG.