Tag: Seldovia Alaska
Seldovia Champs Receive a Hero’s Welcome!
by Jenny Chissus
Our Seldovia basketball teams received an enthusiastic welcome home as they came in on the Tusty today! Banners, pom poms, horns honking and lots of folks came down to the city dock to welcome both our girls and boys teams home! The day couldn’t have been more glorious, blue skies and bright sun made it the perfect homecoming! Congratulations Otters for a tournament well played!
Congratulations to our boys for their accomplishment – #1 in the Region!!! Next stop… STATE COMPETITION!
Thanks to all the folks who came out to welcome our teams home! Special thanks to Camille for a super sign, and the Swearingen Family who came with amazing signs to celebrate both teams successes! It is fun to be a part of a community that shows up for our kids! Memories are made here….
You can CLICK HERE or click on the image below to go to Seldovia.com’s Facebook page to view the photos of the celebration!
Seldovia Sea Otters – Tournament Champions!
by Jenny Chissus
After three days of competition – the Seldovia Sea Otters boys basketball team pulled off an amazing victory against their great opponent Nikolaevsk, with a final score of 51 Seldovia, 47 Nikolaevsk.
I had the chance to catch up with Coach Mark Janes around 12:18am on Saturday morning – and no, the players hadn’t hit the hay quite yet! Friday night, a BIG win, everyone was pretty amped! Mark took a minute to talk with me from the Kenai Peninsula College campus where our Otters are being hosted during the regional tournament. The teams are loving being able to stay on the campus, getting a little taste of college life, touring the campus, hanging out a bit with college students and enjoying the comforts of apartment living. Boys are all on one floor “down below” and the girls are on an upper floor, but they do tend to all get together in the lounge areas to play video games, eat and visit on their off time. Thanks KPC for offering such a great place to stay at a special rate for our teams!
Looking back at the most recent home games, the coach mentioned that the guys really didn’t play to their full potential. In preparation for this tournament they realized that they had to “Play hard from A to Z, they had to do more than show Continue Reading
Seldovia Public Library – Multi-Media Drive – Win an iPad Mini!
by Tracie Merrill
Do you have video games, DVDs, or audiobooks you don’t want or never use? The Seldovia Public Library is hosting our first Multi-media Drive.
During the month of March, for every item donated, you’ll receive a raffle ticket to win an iPad Mini (approximately $300 value). You can also choose to donate new DVDs, video games, or audiobooks off our Amazon wishlist and be entered into the drawing as well. Please note that if you decide to donate items off our wishlist please do it with a gift receipt and please email your receipt to seldovia.library@gmail.com so that you can be entered into the drawing.
The drawing will be held on April 10th during the craft fair at the Sea Otter Community Center. You don’t have to be present to win. Items must be:
- In good condition
- Come in original packaging
- Recent (released in or after 2011)
- DVDs must be rated “R” or under
- Video games must be rated “M” or under
Items can be dropped off to the library during regular hours or mailed to the library (Drawer H, Seldovia, AK 99663). However, if you do mail them, please be sure to include your contact information so you can be entered into the drawing and contacted should you win. Good luck and thank you for your donations and support! Special thanks to Jenny Chissus for the generous donation of the iPad Mini.
