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Herrick – Telly Award winning Band is coming to Seldovia!
by Jenny Chissus
I had a great opportunity to meet with Donna Herrick on the phone the other day regarding their upcoming concert here in Seldovia on the 20th. We enjoyed a conversation regarding her excitement about coming to Alaska, and all the things that she is looking forward to while she’s here. Donna is most excited about meeting her fans in the great state of Alaska! Herrick was in Alaska three years ago and they are excited to be coming back! She said “Jenny, I can’t wait to breathe in the fresh air and be in the open environment of Alaska! I love the camping/roughing it experience – so coming to Seldovia, a remote place in Alaska is super appealing!” The band will also get a chance to go halibut fishing and is looking forward to the opportunity to be on the water and see the wildlife in our area, they are hoping that their drummer, Jeff “Bradshaw” doesn’t get seasick on this trip!
When I asked Donna how she got started singing, she said that it all started in Southern Gospel music. One of the greatest things was the crowd in Gospel was so gracious, it was a very safe environment to learn and grow and develop her skills. Donna mentioned that when she was young you could never have seen her on stage at all, but with the gospel music crowd who was so accepting, it was a great way to ” cut her teeth”, before she went to Nashville and started writing music.
The band is made up of four individuals: Donna and her husband Kerry, Jeff “Bradshaw” the drummer and Jefferson Rogers on guitar. Donna expressed with enthusiasm that this is her best team ever ! She and her husband have been together 12 years and had various support band members. “Often a band may work really great together, musically, but for every hour on stage they have 23 Continue Reading
Back to Traditional Educational Practices
August 14, 2013
To Students, Parents, and Community,
After hearing comments from my staff, students, parents, and community members, and looking at test scores and report cards from the past three years, the decision is to return to the more traditional method of educational practices. I think that most, if not all, have agreed that Performance Based education is ideally a great way to learn. However, it has not been the best practice for most of the student body at this time.
I hope we have your support to make this year a great year for our students/your children. After all, this school and staff is here for them.
Kentucky has a great motto on their flag: “United We Stand, Divide We Fall”
Ms. Judy Standafer
Principal/teacher
Susan B. English School
Madison String Quartet
by Suzie Stranik
Looking back at a wonderful evening with the Madison String Quartet; if you missed this, you missed something really special. This event of the Seldovia Arts Council was actually a fund raiser for the Kenai Peninsula Orchestra (KPO). This was the sixth year the quartet has traveled from New Jersey to perform with and do workshops for the KPO. It was a sold out concert from Homer
to the SVT conference center, beginning with sparkling cider and appetizers. The Homer guests arrived via the Seldovia Bay Ferry’s evening run. The Seldovia Bay Ferry was chartered to take everyone back to Homer after the concert. Forty Seldovians also attended the concert and partook of the refreshments. The music was spellbinding, the view incredible, and the food fantastic.
We hope this will become an annual event. Many thanks to the chairs Tania Spurkland and Suzie Stranik for organizing the event and Laurel Hilts for jumping in last minute with the final details. 
A big thank you to our sous chefs and servers, Felicia Rowland, Darlene Crawford, Mary Anne Driscoll, and Margie McCord as well as our oyster shuckers Mike Webber and Tobben Spurkland.
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