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Chainsaw Magic
by Jenny Chissus
Sorry for the super delayed photo story about the fabulous Chainsaw Exhibition 2012!
Here is a great combination of photos – from beginning to end – almost like you were there! You can click here or on the image to the left to open the link for the large photo story! Another great feature of this format is that once you click on the image – you can click on any photo in the layout and it will open a slide show format, and you can view all the photos at your own pace in full size! (Depending on the size of your screen, some of the text on the left side may not be visible – but the “whole” story and more is below! Also, please note that there are a lot of photos and may take a few minutes to load, depending on your Internet speed.)
This Memorial Day chainsaw competition was a little different from the previous years. Due to a myriad of scheduling conflicts (a move out-of-state, opening a new gallery, moving a shop/workshop across town, building a home, etc.) many carvers weren’t able to make it to our event this year.
We were thankful that three great carvers joined us this summer, Ben & Silas Firth (2nd year), Jimmy Kitchens & Carisa Curtis (5th year) and Rob Younkins & Deveyn LaCroix (3rd year)!
Due to the small participant size, we modified the event to be an exhibition, Continue Reading
Just a Few Notes, Kudos and Thank Yous!
by Susan Mumma, photos taken by Darlene Crawford
I would like to personally thank all those who did such a great job on the Seldovia Summer Solstice Music Festival. It was a great success, well attended and beautiful to listen to.
I think the spirit of the festival was best seen at the beginning and the end of the festival. Each night the music was ushered in by Aliah Wheeler and Brian Slover on their Native American Flutes. The notes, so artfully made, soared around the room transforming it. The evening performances were equally special. Our local group Billy Goat rounded out the Friday night performance with great harmonies. Saturday night a rousing all-performer ending chorus of “Summertime” was returned by an equally enthusiastic return chorus by the audience, which many of the performers said, sent chills up their spines.
Highlights of the festival for me included the sunny days making outdoor jamming fun, the high quality workshops that were so well attended this year, and the shows themselves. Continue Reading
In The News…
by Jenny Chissus
Our local Police Chief, Shad Haller arrested a man who has been on the lam for over 31 years! I saw Shad as he escorted Joseph Welch to Homer with Smokey Bay Air on Wednesday. As this article in the Anchorage Daily News states, it sounds like this was a real shock to Mr. Welch, who accepted his arrest without incident. The article got it wrong on one point, Chief Haller waited for him finish his dinner at the Tidepool Cafe before making the arrest! A considerate Police Chief for sure! Moral of the story: You can’t hide in Seldovia!
In The News…
The Frontiersman covers a story about one of our Seldovians, Todd Hopkins, who was just hired as the new coach for Colony High School wrestling team in Palmer!
Click here to read the full article! Congratulations Todd!
Main Street in Bloom!
by Suzie Stranik
T
he happy new hanging baskets along Main Street went up last Sunday thanks to Jerry Stranik with a little help from a friend, Frankie Kashevaroff. The baskets were donated to the City of Seldovia by Cathy and Dee Calvin of Forget-me-Not nursery of Indian, AK!
Suzie Stranik did the necessary permission requests and the Chamber of Commerce purchased the brackets. Peter Elvsaas with Seldovia Expeditors brought them down the highway at no charge! And best of all, Shad Haller has promised that the Seldovia Fire Dept will keep them watered! Suzie hopes the loosely formed garden club will help with dead heading during the summer to keep them blooming. A big round of thanks to all who lent a hand to make our Main Street blossom!
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