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A Seldovia, Alaska Miracle is Published!

| April 1, 2014 | 0 Comments

by Jenny Chissus

Peggy with Chicken Soup bookI received this inspiring and uplifting book in the mail from the publisher of Chicken Soup for the Soul: Miracles Happen as it features a story about one of our very own – Peggy Cloninger!

“Miracles happen every day – you just have to look around you to see them and be open to accepting them.  These powerful stories will give you hope, deepen your faith, and brighten even the darkest day.” – Shelby Janner, publicist with Chicken Soup for the Soul

Living in Alaska, we often confront scary, and potentially life threatening situations, and many times we are saved from the disaster that seemed inevitable, and live to tell about it.  Here, in Peggy’s story “Freeze”, you can read about her miracle in Seldovia!

Gazette:   How totally great to be featured in a top selling series?  How did your story get selected for the book?
Peggy:  A lady from the church we attend here in Nampa, Idaho is a Christian writer (C. Ellen Watts) and she heard about my miracle in the freezer.  She approached me and asked if she could write the story and send it in to Guideposts to see if they would publish it.  I was happy to share my story so we met and she asked me to tell her the whole story.  Several months went by and she did not hear back from Guideposts, but a representative from Chicken Soup for the Soul contacted her because they wanted to publish the story.  They paid her for writing the story, but published it under my name since it was my story.
Gazette:  Have you ever been published before?
Peggy:  Yes, I wrote a couple poems about living in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and they were published in the local newspaper there called The Mining Journal.
Gazette:  Your story was great and brought tears to my eyes!  Is there anything more you wanted to say about that experience?
Peggy:  The story brings tears to my eyes every time I tell it too, because it reminds me of the mercy and love of God.
Gazette:  With almost 30 years of fishing experience in big waters, with big fish in Alaska – does Dave have a story that should have been included in this book?
Peggy:  Dave has many fishing stories and says that every day he made it home after being in high seas, bad weather, and scary situations was a miracle.
Gazette:  Anything else you would like to say about this book?
Peggy:  The Chicken Soup for the Soul: Miracles Happen book is full of inspiring stories that prove that miracles happen and God is not dead.

Seldovia’s Air – Talk by Alaska’s DEC

| April 1, 2014 | 0 Comments

by Tracie Merrill

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Advanced Skin Sewing & Selling, June is Coming in April!

| April 1, 2014 | 0 Comments

by Jan Yaeger

June PardueFree workshop with expert
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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.

SVT LogoJune 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.

Hand made slippersThis 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

Save Your Family History

| April 1, 2014 | 0 Comments

by Jan Yaeger

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Spring has Sprung at Thyme on the Boardwalk

| March 28, 2014 | 0 Comments

by Suzie Stranik

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Suzies StoreThyme 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 Recreational Service Area Meeting

| March 28, 2014 | 0 Comments

by Sandy Murray
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