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Quilters to hold fundraiser for local scholarships

Ocean Wave Quilters guild will host a mini-auction on March 6 to raise money for local scholarships.

Fireweed dance company to perform annual showcase

Fireweed Dance Theatre's annual performance is 7 p.m. Saturday, March 3, at the Sitka Performing Arts Center. Director Melinda McAdams talks about the show alongside dancers Ariadne Will and Leah Charlton.

‘Saving Snow’ examines economic woes of climate change

Health educator Doug Osborne and Sitka Conservation Society community organizer Heather Bauscher discuss tonight's screening of "Saving Snow" (6 p.m. Wednesday, February 28, Sitka Public Library) a feature documentary on how frontier towns are coping with warmer winters.

Healing through local foods at Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital

SEARHC's Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital is now offering traditional foods on the inpatient menu. The hospital will accept donations from the public, so long as the food is properly handled.

For UC Santa Cruz ecology students, science starts in Sitka Sound

Undergraduate students from UC Santa Cruz spent a month studying marine ecology in Sitka in February. Students Michael Langhans, Tamara Russell, and Clara Zeder talk about their experience diving in Sitka waters. They were joined by their instructor, ecologist Kristy Kroeker. The students will present their research projects at 5:30 p.m., Friday March 2nd, at Sitka Public Library.

Commentary: Plastic bags a threat to the health of oceans, humans

The thing about plastic is that it never really decomposes like paper or glass. It just gets smaller and smaller and then it floats around in the water like plankton. We ingest microscopic pieces of plastic through our food and even our water. Banning plastic bags is a step toward protecting human health.