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Generation Plant will Provide Power to South Kachemak Bay Communities
Public Service Announcement
UPDATE: Friday April 11, 2014 at 9:00am
“Good morning…….our crew finished up the pole replacement yesterday evening and the switch from generation to regular power took place at about 5:40 pm. The outage was about two minutes. We are back in normal operations.” – Joe Gallagher
DATE: April 8, 2014
Generation plant will provide power to South Kachemak Bay communities
Homer Electric Association is planning to operate the Gerry Willard Generation Plant in Seldovia from Wednesday morning, April 9th, at approximately 9:00 am until approximately 3:30 pm on Friday, April 11th.
The plant will provide power to Nanwalek, Port Graham and Seldovia while an HEA crew works in the Little Tutka Bay area. The crew will be replacing poles that were damaged in storms earlier this year.
There will not be a power interruption when the generation goes on line on Wednesday, but there will be a short (approximately five minutes) outage on Friday afternoon when the system is put back into normal operations.
As always, please take steps to protect all sensitive electronic equipment in your home and business.
For additional information, please call 1-800-478-8551
Seldovia Village Tribe Seeks New CFO
Chief Financial Officer Manages and oversees the financial aspects of all grants, contracts, and self-government compacts the Seldovia Village Tribe may be awarded to include the SVT Health & Wellness community health center in Homer and the Seldovia Bay Ferry, LLC. Works closely with CEO and accounting staff. Prepares quarterly reports for the Tribal Council. Reconciles IHS and BIA Compact annually. Prepares OSG and corresponding Indirect Rate. Full time 40 hours per week. Generous benefit package. Please see job description for complete list of expectations and requirements.
Advanced Skin Sewing & Selling, June is Coming in April!
by Jan Yaeger
Free workshop with expert
skin sewer
June Pardue!
Tuesday, April 8 through
Thursday, April 10, 2014
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Seldovia Conference Center
June is coming in April! Seldovia Village Tribe is bringing expert skin sewer and instructor June Pardue to town for a free, three-day workshop. June will be teaching advanced skin-sewing techniques, and will also share her expertise in marketing craft items as a business.
June is a world-renowned Alaska Native artist who works in a wide variety of traditional art forms. She weaves fine grass baskets, designs and makes jewelry, crafts beaded headdresses, and designs and sews skin and fur garments and accessories. Her work can be found in museums throughout Alaska and in private collections world-wide.
June is also a fantastic teacher. With her help, workshops participants will learn a variety of stitches while making a pair of deer hide slippers with fur trim. She will also teach about different types of hides and furs and how to use them to get the desired look in a project.
This is a business workshop as well as a sewing session: June has years of experience as a working artist, and will share her knowledge about the entire process of turning crafting skills into a business. How can you use social media like Facebook, or sites like Etsy, to market your items? What should you keep in mind when taking photographs of your items? How do you cultivate good relationships with customers to keep them coming back? What about getting paid? How should you Continue Reading
Spring has Sprung at Thyme on the Boardwalk
by Suzie Stranik
Thyme on the Boardwalk Nursery is now open with sporadic hours for all your growing and gardening needs. If you don’t catch me in the greenhouse, just ring the home doorbell, or give me a call on my mobile (907) 440-2213 to set up a time.
My seed rack is stocked, come in early for the best selection.
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.