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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.
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.
Food for Community Thought… Do We Need a Doctor in our Clinic?
by Jere Murray
At the Seldovia City Council meeting on February 12, 2014 Dr. Reynolds officially announced his April 30 retirement from office practice. He also announced he does not intend to renew his medical license which expires at the end of December.
This means after April, unless a replacement is found, there will be no doctor holding regularly scheduled office hours in our clinic and after December no doctor will taking emergency calls and so-forth in Seldovia.
Isn’t it time for open and in-depth community discussion of the future of the City of Seldovia’s Clinic facilities?
Why else would this be an appropriate issue for discussion?
The answers to these questions might provide a hint: Will people feel secure for their health and that of their children with out a doctor present in the community? Will Seldovia prosper without continuation of a medical practice in the Clinic? Will it Continue Reading
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