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Seldovia Bay Ferry Announces 2014 Schedule
by Ian McGaughey
The Seldovia Bay Ferry has announced its fifth season of operation beginning Friday, May 23 and running through Tuesday, September 2, 2014. The “Fast Ferry” will provide the quick, 45-minute trip between Homer and Seldovia twice a day aboard the modern, 150 passenger M/V Kachemak Voyager.
Operating Thursday through Monday, the Kachemak Voyager will run the same schedule as last year, departing Seldovia at 9:00am and 4:30pm, and Homer (Ramp 7) at 11:00am and 6:30pm. Extra travel dates to accommodate summer holidays include Tuesday, May 27and Tuesday, September 2.
One-way tickets will be $38 per person, plus taxes. Reservations are not required—travelers can
For more information please visit seldoviabayferry.
In Our Own Words
by Jan Yaeger
Seldovia Village Tribe Launches Community Oral History Project Preserving Seldovia’s Photos, Films and Memories
Do you know your family’s stories? Have you thought about how to pass them down to future generations? Do you have family photographs and slides that you wonder how to protect, or old VHS tapes or family films that you can’t watch anymore because they are deteriorating or you don’t have the equipment? The Seldovia Museum has an answer!
If you have a post office box in Seldovia, you may remember getting a survey in the mail about a year ago, asking about your potential interest in an oral history project the Seldovia Museum was hoping to do. We got a terrific response, showing strong support from the community of Seldovia, and we are thrilled to tell you that this project was awarded funding from the Institute for Museum & Library Services. The project, called “In Our Own Words”, is now underway!
There are several parts to this project. We are surveying recordings we already have, as well as gearing up to do new interviews and add material, such as historical photos and video, to our archives. But this is truly a community project: although our main goal is to record the many stories and images of Seldovia for the public, we also want to assist community members in preserving your own Seldovia-related stories, photos, videos, and audio recordings. We can Continue Reading
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training comes to Seldovia!
by Dan Nelson
Have you ever wanted to find a way to contribute to the community if something major occurred? The Community Emergency Response Team or CERT is a mechanism to do just that – we prepare for large-scale emergencies and natural disasters and act as a bridge between our established responders and community members. CERT training is an all-volunteer program that consists of basic training sessions that teach skills in disaster preparedness, fire suppression, disaster medical operations, light search and rescue, team organization, and more.
This is a national program administered locally by the Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency Management. Our goal is to train people to care for themselves, their families, and their communities in a disaster. At the conclusion of the class, participants have the option of joining the CERT team. If people wish to join the CERT team they are issued basic safety/response gear and are given the opportunity for additional training and activities.
The Office of Emergency Management is bringing this training to Seldovia with the cooperation of the Seldovia Fire Department, the Seldovia Village Tribe, and the State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management. Class sessions include:
All class sessions will be held at the SVT conference center. To reserve your spot in the class, please sign up at the post office or online at www.kpvolunteers.org/seldovia.asp.
There is no cost for the class, people of all ages (13 +) and physical abilities are welcome. All supplies required for the class will be provided. If you have any questions, please contact Dan Nelson, program coordinator, at dnelson@borough.kenai.ak.us or at 262-2098.
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