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City of Seldovia’s Comprehensive Plan Public Review Draft
by Jenny Chissus
The City of Seldovia has received the public review draft for the Seldovia City Comprehensive Plan! Many Seldovia residents participated in the multiple meetings that were held in the Post Office building this past year, and it will be rewarding to see the complete “vision” perceived by the group from USKH.
The City and USKH are hopeful that the community will continue their participation and take the time to review the document. To download the full draft, you may CLICK HERE to go directly to the City of Seldovia site to download the document.
Please be patient, as it is a fairly large file, so it may take some time to download. Please bring your thoughts and comments to the City. You may print off the plan and mark directly on your copy, and return that to the city office. You may also send your comments to this email: seldoviacompplan@gmail.com. The comment period deadline is March 17, 2014.
There will be public discussion of the Comprehensive Plan draft at both the upcoming Planning and Zoning meeting and council meeting, though there is not a meeting planned specifically to address this document.
After all the comments are reviewed and changes are made to the document, the final version will return to Seldovia’s Planning and Zoning Commission for adoption, then to the city council for approval. The final process will include adoption at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Commission then to the Borough Assembly for final approval.
Thank you for your input and continued support of this very important project for the future of Seldovia!
Thoughts to Ponder…Stress
by Jenny Chissus
If you haven’t been introduced to TED videos, this is the day you were born for!
Totally inspiring, totally thought provoking and totally a transformational opportunity – if you will allow yourself to be challenged by new ideas and technology. I have been a fan of TED videos for quite some time, as you get a glimpse into the minds and hearts of people from all walks of life who are making a difference in their industries, communities and lives of others. Why are we here, if not to make a difference? Like I said: Transformational!
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It is exciting when your son comes home from school, and has been challenged by something! This week, Devin was eager to share this video that Ruth Sensenig had shared in class. It was interesting to me, that he thought it important enough to get it lined up on our Smart TV to watch in the comfort of the living room, instead of on a small laptop. Whether he saw the value for himself, or felt we needed to hear it – we have all benefited from watching this eye-opening video.
Stress, it comes in all forms. Some good, some not so pleasant, but overall, much stress comes from a feeling of lack of control. As adults, we are all accustomed to agonizing over the “stress” in our lives; our jobs, our vehicle that is making a funny noise, health issues, ice in our driveway, a cancelled ferry, relationships that sometimes aren’t easy, worried about our children, finances or agonizing about how to help our aging parents. But our kids also “enjoy” a certain amount of stress – school performance, sports, homework, relationships with peers, chores, new romances, jobs and “helicopter” moms!
This video will open your eyes to the value of stress, the chemical and physical reactions to stress that we DO have the ability to control. Understanding the science behind the stress will help you become empowered, courageous and alert to tackle the complicated things in life! Learn a secret about the value of relationships and connections that chemically work in our favor – if we acknowledge them. I hope you enjoy! Thanks Ruth for sharing this with our kids!
Seldovia Museum Mystery for February and January’s Reveal!
by Jan Yaeger
Maybe it’s the weirdly warm weather, or maybe it’s just that time of year, but around Seldovia, fisherfolk are starting to work on nets for the upcoming fishing season. So January turned out to be a great time to ask about fishing floats. Thanks to Rod Hilts and Rick Harkness, who gave great information about not only the wooden ‘corkline’ line floats pictured in our January Mystery, but about other types of floats as well.
Rick tells us wooden floats were made of Port Orford cedar, favored for its rot-resistance. The floats were given extra protection by hot-dipping them yearly in paraffin wax to seal them, which would help prevent softening and splitting as well as rot. Cotton nets were also subject to rot, and were dipped in ‘bluestone’ (copper sulfate) to deter bacterial and algal growth. Wooden floats were phased out in the late 1940s and early 1950s, and cotton gillnet is also a thing of the past. But Rick brought us a fabulous gift, donating an unused shackle of cotton gillnet as well as several spools of mending twine. They are a great addition to our Museum collection. Thanks, Rick!
If you have a mystery for us, please contact Jan at 435-3245!
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February’s Monthly Mystery at the Seldovia Museum is about… March. Specifically, March 27, 1964, and the Good Friday Earthquake that so dramatically changed the face of Seldovia. Next month brings the 50th anniversary of this event, and we are in search of the stories of those who experienced it. Were you here, or perhaps you remember hearing about that day from a friend or family member?!
The Seldovia Museum would like to mount a temporary exhibit in March and April that features the memories of those who experienced the earthquake, either here in Seldovia or elsewhere. Would you be willing to share your story with us? You can write it down, send an email, or come visit us and just talk. Or if you prefer, we’d be happy to come to you! Contact Jan at jyaeger@svt.org, or by phone at 435-3245, or stop in at the Museum office on the top floor of the ATC. Or you can come by the Museum Tuesdays and Thursdays between 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm – our doors are open!
Where were you during the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake?
PAC Meeting to Include Community Input Process
by Sandy Geagel
Susan B. English School
Parent Advisory Board / Site Based Decision Making Council
PAC / SBDM Council
DATE: Tuesday, February 11, 2014
January / February meetings Combined
Time change @ 6:30p.m. School Commons
To accommodate Community Input Process ….Selection for a Site Administrator
Tim Vlasak, KPBSD Director of K-12
I. OPENING ACTIVITIES
a. Call meeting to order
b. Roll Call
c. Approval of Minutes: February 5, 2014
d. Approval of Agenda
II. PRINCIPAL REPORT
a. Surveys
b. KPI
c. Health Curriculum
III. OLD BUSINESS
IV. NEW BUSINESS
V. PEOPLE to be HEARD
VI. COUNCIL COMMENTS
VII. ADJOURNMENT
MEMBERS: Mark Janes (term ends 10/2015), Lisa Stanish (term ends 10/2014), Heli Hansen (term ends10/2016), Judy Standafer (Principal/Teacher),Renee Purpura (Classified Rep), Karen Bornheimer (Elem/Sec Rep), Cassidi Little (Community Member since
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