PRINCE OF WALES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Chamber POWer
212 members in 2011, 184 renewed for 2012

Volume 22, Issue 11, NOVEMBER 2011

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President-Jan Bush
B-3 Contractors, Inc. belle@aptalaska.net

From the Presidents Desk:

Did you know that October had 5 Sundays, 5 Mondays & 5 Saturdays. This happens only once every 823 years? Youve just experienced a rare month! This year we experience four unusual dates: 1/1/11, 1/11/11, 11/1/11, and the one still coming up this month: 11/11/11, and that's not all; Take the last two digits of the year you were born and the age you will be this year and the result will add up to 111 for everyone born prior to 2000!!!! In Chinese numerology, these particular years are known as Moneybag years! Congratulations if that is working for you! Thanks to all of you who returned the Board of Directors Election Ballot. Kim and Sharilyn have been given your blessing to continue their service for the next two years. Extensive work is underway on the 2012 Island Guide. The Chambers Island Guide committee needs some help! Please email 2012 activities and dates to the Chamber office for inclusion on the Events Calendar 2012. Take a look at page 30 of the 2011 Guide to get an idea of what we are looking for! Take a look at Page 9 of this newsletter to see what OUT IN THE RAIN has submitted for inclusion in our publication. Communities, please review your particular information included in the Island Communities pages starting on page 32. Give us your suggestions and community information to improve or update these profiles. The new Chamber website is up and running, in case you have not been there yet. There is some tweaking to take place and photos to add, but the transfer to google has taken place. We say good-by to Denise in December as she relocates to be closer to those precious grandchildren. Her last day in the office will be December 9th.

Past President- John Bruns

Forest Products Task Force john.bruns.ak@gmail.com

Vice President-Budd Burnett

Hollis Community Council dbld@aptalaska.net

Secretary- Sharilyn Zellhuber

Arrowhead LP Gas/Arrowhead Transfer szell@ati.lynden.com

Treasurer- Kim Swainson

Individual lilginch@hotmail.com

Director- Lynnette Logan

First Bank-Craig Branch Lynnette.Logan@firstbankak.com

Director Janice Lund

Columbine Inn

jlund@aptalaska.net Director- Jeannie McFarland

McFarlands Floatel/Baskets & Bullets floatel@starband.com

Director- John Moots

Alaska Power and Telephone john.m@aptalaska.com Office Manager-Denise Daniels Newsletter Editor: Jan Bush

Office Hours: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM weekdays PO Box 490 Klawock, Alaska 99925 Phone: 907-755-2626 Fax: 907-755-2627

Email: powcc@aptalaska.net www.princeofwalescoc.org

CHAMBER PO Wer SPO NSO RS

NOVEMBER EDI T ION

The left hand column of the newly reformatted newsletter is dedicated to our sponsors who have paid for advertising and help the Chamber cover the costs of mailing and maintaining our email account and website. The editor shuffles the ad locations each month at random. To become a sponsor and have your information appear here each month or for certain months of the year, call the Chamber office. We thank them for their support of this newsletter.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
WEBSITE FACTOIDS FOR OCTOBER ......PAGE 2 THORNE BAY RANGER RELOCATING TO PETERSBURG.PAGE 2 NOVEMBER CHAMBER BOARD MEETING............PAGE 2 2012 SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE PLANNING ......PAGE 3 VISITOR COMMITTEE REPORT.....PAGE 4 2012 POW MARATHON COMMITTEE REPORT.........PAGE 5 NOVEMBER POWCAC MEETING .........PAGE 6 IFA OCTOBER STATS...........PAGE 6 CHAMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUAL ELECTION...PAGE 6 POW Voc-Tec Center ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING NOTES .....PAGE 7 POW EVENT CALENDAR.........PAGE 8 2012 OUT IN THE RAIN SCHEDULE......PAGE 9

DIVERSIFIED INVESTMENTS & INSURANCE

(907)225-9805 fax (907)225-9807 dii@diiketchikan.net Specializing in investments and insurance for businesses and individuals: retirement (IRA, 401(k), deferred compensation), education, brokerage accounts, life, health, disability and long-term care Insurance. In business over 30 years.

O C TO B E R W E B S I T E FA C T O I D S
Due to our website change, the data for October is unavailable. The tracking is being set up to share this again next month.

THORNE BAY DISTRICT RANGER HEADING TO PETERSBURG

It was announced on KRBD this morning, November 3rd. The Jason Anderson family will be relocating to Petersburg in February 2012 where Jason has taken on their Ranger position. We will miss this active familys presence on Prince of Wales and wish them well on their new adventures.

CHAMBER BOARD REGULAR MEETING

The regular monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors will take place at noon on Wednesday, NOVEMBER 9th at the Alaska Power and Telephone Conference Room in Craig. Election of officers for the 2011-2012 year will be held.

2012 SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE PLANNING

Tongass Business Center

907-225-9015 Fax 907-225-9014 1-800-478-9015 tbcktn@tbccenter.com www.tbcenter.com

The first planning meeting for the 2012 SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE was held at the Craig City Council Chambers on Tuesday, October 11th. In attendance were: Jon Bolling, Machelle Edenshaw, Dennis Nickerson, Lynnette Logan, Jan Bush, Leslie Isaacs, Ken Owen, Brian Templin, Mike Kampnich, Victoria Merritt and Karen Peterson. The 2012 Conference will be hosted by Prince of Wales with the meetings to be held in Craig facilities. An inventory of POW accommodations is being carried out to find approximately 250 beds/rooms for the 3-day event. Meetings will begin the morning of September 25, 2012. Many of the attendees will arrive on September 24th, with some that will come in the morning of September 25th. Jan Bush will inventory Klawock accommodations. Ken Owen, Victoria Merritt and Brian Templin are working on the Craig list. Karen Peterson will gather up the information for Thorne Bay. Other volunteers are needed to perform an accommodations inventory in the other communities. Also discussed were shuttle needs, rental cars, venues for the Host Community Reception on September 25th, Scholarship Banquet and auction on the 26th, Meeting venue, Island activities, and event sponsors. Karen Peterson and Victoria Merritt volunteered to be the event coordinators for the Community Reception, and to solicit caterers for the banquet. Ken Owen will also work on the Banquet meal planning. Among many suggestions voiced about the community reception was the idea for each community to provide an appetizer that is famous for that locale or some of its citizens. The meeting was the first of many to pull together all the details needed to present a successful event. It is hoped that the POW community can offer an attractive menu of activities for Conference attendees and their families to experience before or after the Conference agenda. THE NEXT PLANNING MEETING WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH, 2011 AT 10:00AM AT THE CRAIG CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS Join together to present a successful Island event!

Call for catalog. Office equipment and supplies, Sharp Copiers and faxes, printing and binding, newsletters, office furniture.

Hollis Adventure Rentals 907-530-7040 cell 425-766-8969 fax 907-309-6483 harentals@comcast.net www.Harentals.com PO Box 1041, Craig, AK 99921 Car rental with kayak, boat and camping gear packages at the Hollis Ferry Dock. We also offer Skiff, Van, RV, Truck, and Fishing Gear rental at affordable rates.

Coffman Cove Charters, LLC

907-329-2044 / 503-377-2505 lee@coffmancovecharters.com www.coffmancovecharters.com

VISITOR COMMITTEE REPORT...NOTES BY JEANNIE MCFARLAND October 13th , Thorne Bay

Alaska Travel Industry Association membership - Jeannie McFarland / Heather Hedges will be working on crafting the membership registration for this state wide organization. The Chamber was a member in the past and there is a need for us to be members again to get the exposure we need to stimulate our Visitor Industry. This Non-Profit organization is the states arm in promoting tourism and has an annual budget of 2 million dollars. Much of the money is spent in promotional ads on worldwide TV spots. You have all seen them and they are really making a difference in encouraging people to come to Alaska. Alaska Dream Cruises Kim Oliver is Director of Hotel Operations & Guest Programs for the Sitka based company, Allen Marine. This summer their 40 passenger catamaran will be making two stops on the east side of Prince of Wales Island. They may make more stops in the future but will be in Thorne Bay and Kasaan in 2012. They are looking for people that would be interested in doing a tour, charter fishing or sell crafts to the guests that will be in port for about 4 hours. She will be back to talk specifically to Thorne Bay residents in November about the specific offerings. She passed out the schedule so people could see how when they plan to dock. Kim has made arrangements for moorage with the cities of Thorne Bay & Kasaan. IFA update Roberta Landgren sent in a report to read as she was unable to attend. In September the IFA ferried more than 4200 passengers and 970 vehicles between Hollis and Ketchikan. So far, the first ten days of October were busy with 1657 passengers and 82 vehicles, some of them for the ANB/ANS convention in Klawock. We are beginning to see hunter reservations for the rest of October and November, so we hope the traffic will continue to stay busy until after Christmas. After the first of the year the IFA will be offering our Driver Goes Free program once again this winter. To combat escalating cost the IFA recently moved both its reservation and administrative offices to the Hollis Clark Bay Terminal. Island residents and visitors can contact the office for reservations by calling the 1-866-308-4848 number or going on-line to www.interislandferry.com. Remember the IFA will not be operating Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, so that our employees can be with their families. Northend Ferry Authority update Heather Hedges reported that the Authority was awarded a Loan from USDA. They will need to secure 100,000. in loan guarantees to receive the money and are working on that now. They are looking at May or June for the first sailing of the Rainforest Island Ferry. You can get more specific information on the ferry by going to the Coffman Cove website at; www.coffmancovealaska.com. USFS updates were given by Maeve Taylor. They just did their planning meeting for recreation programs next year. They will have Bear Viewing and Cave Tours. There will be new outhouses and an interpretive program for the Salt Chuck Mine. They will be partnering with the 4 tribes on the Island with the Deer Celebration which is on November 18th at the CTA building in Craig. Road closures have stimulated a program to turn some of the closed roads into ATV trails. They are working on a film fest for the International Year of the Forest and she will share that information when they finalize the plans. The next Visitors Committee Meeting will be held November 10th in Coffman Cove at the Harborview Hall 11am to 2pm. We hope to see you there, it is a beautiful spot right on the waterfront. For an emailed copy of the complete report contact Jeannie McFarland floatel@starband.net. 4

Fish halibut, salmon and bottom fish with Capt. Lee Harper. Walk-ons welcome, reservations encouraged. Call now to guarantee your spot in the Silver Talon. We'll see you in Coffman Cove this summer!

Douglass Home Builders

Coffman Cove 907-329-2018 fax 907-329-2019
gwd2nd@douglasshomebuilders.com

www.douglasshomebuilders.com

General contractor specializing in remodeling, disaster restoration and new construction of both residential and commercial structures. 30 years-plus of experience with detail-focused approach to all aspects of work. Douglass also offers carpet and upholstery cleaning on all of Prince of Wales Island. Boats and RVs too. Call for a free quote. They provide 24 hour fire and flood service. Cell phone 907-254-0672.

Marathon Committee Report

1ALASKA AIRLINE TICKETS: The Committee was the winner of the Chamber of Commerce raffle. One of the AK AIR tickets Scott Smith, will be used by our 2012 Guest Speaker for Manager of Diagnostic Imaging, travel from an airport near his hometown in Visiting Clinics and PHMG-POW Alabama/ 907-228-8300, Ext. 7644 The other AK AIR ticket will be used www.peacehealth.org/ in a mini raffle before Christmas to fund the SoutheastAlaska. Kids Goody Bag contents and prizes for the Primary care clinic serving resiFun Runs sponsored by the POW Runners dents and visitors of Prince of and Walkers Club. The PAC AIR round trip tickets will be used for Wales. State of art medical, door prizes during the 2012 Marathon pre and post events. diagnostic and xray equipment; 2Registration fees for 2012. The committee established the telemedicine; visiting specialfollowing registration fees for 2012 to cover the costs of medals, ists; home healthcare. shirts, insurance. Fees for registering by April 15th will be: Kids relay-$25, Other Relay Participant-$35, Half Marathon-$40, Full Marathon-$45. An additional $15 will be charged for registering after April 15th. The deadline for registering a Youth Station to Station Relay team, as well as Alternate Adult Station to Station team is April 15th. Names can be changed after that time, but the teams must be committed and paid for by April 15th . 3 The committee decided to stay with Active network for 2012. Jan is working with APT to update the Marathon website and the registration site. Registration will open on the website as soon as the information is current. 4Honorary Runners and Walkers Club memberships were sent to the High School x-country runners who made it to the State Championships this last weekend. Jean Jackson designed the certificates which were passed on to the coaches to hand out. Thorne Bay Market 5The Marathon Committee will have a table at the upcoming Alaska and Proud Bazaars in Craig on November 26th and December 10th in order to sell raffle tickets for the Round Trip-System Wide AK AIR ticket. Rob Williams, Manager Raffle tickets are $5 each. Registration for the POW Runners 907-828-3306 and Walkers Club will be available. Fee is $10 with $5 applicable anp@kpunet.net to participation in the 2012 Marathon.
www.alaskaandproud.com

PeaceHealth Medical Group-Prince of Wales

An independent full service grocery store. We feature fresh meat and produce and a full line of groceries. Special orders welcome.

2012 MARATHON SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS: The Marathon committee thanks the following partners who are on board for 2012: Gold Level Sponsors: Tongass Trading Company Silver Level Sponsors: Silver Bay Seafoods, B-3 Contractors Bronze Level Sponsors: Black Bear Store, Cleary Computer Services, Papas Pizza, R&M Engineering Supporters: Klawock PTSA Contact 2012 Marathon Co-Race Directors if you want to support this event through sponsorship: Jan Bush: belle@aptalaska.net Ann James: annjames326@gmail.com
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POWCAC MEETING REPORT Alaskan Star Fishing Rentals

cell 307-690-7666 jamesembry@live.com
www.alaskanstarfishingrentals.com

The next meeting will be held at the new Hollis Community Firehall at MP 29 of the Klawock-Hollis Highway. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 22nd. LUNCH starts at noon, and the meeting begins at 1PM. To get an item on the agenda, please contact Jon Bolling at City of Craig: 826-3275

Self guided Hewescraft fishing boat rental. Also Toyota LandIFA COMINGS AND GOINGS: cruiser rentals. 4x4 Dodge/ Bigfoot and RV Rental. DelivOCTOBER 2011 VS 2010 VS 2009 ered Island-wide (Thorne Bay The IFA carried 2374 passengers and 502 vehicles off the based) Offers cost effective, self reliance. Owner-operator: island during the OCTOBER morning runs to Ketchikan. The 2010 figures were 2366 and 526. 2009 totals were 2247 and 515. James Embry. During the evening return runs, 2256 passengers and 516 vehicles arrived on POW through the Hollis port. 2010 figures were 2260 and 530. 2009 totals were 2106 and 533. October stats are affected by one no-sail day due to weather on the 29th. During the month of OCTOBER, the car deck was full on 3 runs, with 22 runs at 80% to 95%. The average percentage of deck used during OCTOBER was 68% in the morning and 69% in the evenings, UP from the September morning runs and down from the SEPTEMBER evening runs. The Chamber thanks Carolyn Chapman of the IFA for providing the monthly stats.

Tongass Federal Credit Union

907-755-2800 Fax: 907-755-2810 Toll Free: 800-960-8328 Heidi Williams, Branch Manager/ tfcu@aptalaska.net www.tongassfcu.com

ANNUAL CHAMBER BOARD ELECTIONS

Ballots were emailed out during the last week of October to fill two seats on the Chamber Board of Directors. Kim Swainson and Sharilyn Zellhuber will serve another two year term on the Board.

Branches located in the Island The Board will meet for a regular meeting at noon on News building in Thorne Bay, Wednesday, November 9th to elect officers for one year terms. the Klawock-Heenya Mall and The meeting will be held at the AP&T Conference Room in Craig. 2000 Tongass Avenue in Ketchikan Thorne Bay branch open 10AM-2PM Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Klawock branch open 10AMThank 5:30PM Tuesday-Friday, noon3PM Saturday. Public use You, ATMs are at Thorne Bay MarVeterans! ket, Klawock-Heenya Mall branch and 6 locations in 11-11-11! Ketchikan

Inn at Creek StreetNew York Hotel

907-225-0246 fax 907-225-1803 smreeve@mac.com www.thenewyorkhotel.com Located in downtown Ketchikan, beautiful rooms and spacious suites. Close to restaurants, shops, galleries, tours and the abundant wildlife of Ketchikan Creek. Discounts for POW residents.

Prince of Wales Island Vocational & Technical Center Committee MeetingOctober 12th...notes by Jon Bolling
Present were Committee Chair Karen Cleary, Rich Carlson, Jim Holien, Mike Cleary, Vice Chairman Jim Thomas, Tom Klever, Jan Bush, Maeve Taylor, Jon Bolling. Committee Reports Center Management Plan Committee. Jon Bolling reported that the committee had met on Monday, October 10 and considered a draft request for proposals (RFP) for assistance with funding operation of the POW CTE, curriculum development, and budgeting. The committee made a number of changes to the draft RFP and approved bringing it to the full advisory committee for consideration. Rich Carlson suggested including in the RFP a timeline within with the specified work shall be complete. After some discussion the group settled on June 30, 2013, and agreed to include this date in the RFP. The Advisory Committee also estimated the amount of funding needed to complete the work. Jon reported that the Center Management Plan Committee had discussed funding during its October 10 meeting, and agreed that it would ask the City of Klawock to fund the position from the legislative grant made to the POW CTE project. Maeve Taylor advocated for adding the task of identifying other funding sources to the scope of work, in addition to the Alaska Education Tax Credit reference in the RFP. The full committee agreed to this suggestion. The group noted that a well-qualified contractor for this work must be politically astute, and be familiar with curriculum, and fund raising. Partnership Committee Maeve Taylor stated that the Partnership Committee met on September 27. She distributed notes from the meeting to the POW CTE Advisory Committee. Maeve stated that a group had met with Ms. Barbara Truitt from the Alaska Jobs Center in Ketchikan. Ms. Truitt provided information on vocational training and opportunities for other training, industry hiring trends, and offered advice on other useful training courses. Maeve also summarized a series of goals the Partnership Committee adopted: 1) write out a summary of the project for potential partners; 2) develop a list of partner contacts; 3) find more volunteers; 4) work with the media to make the project better known. Rich Carlson pointed out that some of these tasks will be taken up in detail by the contractor selected from the RFP process. Vote on Name of the Center Karen Cleary asked the committee to choose a name for the project. She provided three alternatives as a starting point for the discussion. The Advisory Committee voted unanimously to adopt the name Prince of Wales Island Vocational & Technical Center. Consideration of Request for Proposals. Karen asked for a motion to approve the RFP brought forward by the Center Management Plan Committee. Richard Carlson moved and Maeve Taylor seconded a motion to adopt the RFP. Jon Bolling stated he had removed the title Project Manager from the RFP. The suggestion was made that the title be changed to Project Coordinator, a title that the Advisory Committee accepted. The Advisory Committee unanimously approved the motion. Jon stated that he would complete the approved edits to the RFP and forward it to Leslie Isaacs the next day and ask Leslie to take it to the Klawock City Council for funding from the project grant. Next Meeting Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at 6:00 pm at the Klawock School Library. 7

FIRST BANK
Craig Branch 907-826-3254 Fax 907-826-3910
Lynnette.logan@firstbankak.com Www.firstbankak.com Full service community bank Offering checking, savings And time deposit accounts; Consumer, commercial, construction and home loans; And online banking services. Two ATM locations on Prince of Wales Island.

Prince of Wales Event Calendar The Healing Touch Massage Therapy

Craig and Klawock 907-530-7080 Massages include Swedish, Healing Stone, Bellanina Facial Massage, & Deep Tissue by Appointment. Outcall to local lodges is available with notice. Gift certificates available
Do you want to know what is happening on our island from day to day? Do you have an event you want to advertise? Prince of Wales Island has a new opportunity to keep track of those things and have reminders sent on a daily basis so nothing is missed because the memory slipped!!! Craigs Victoria Merritt is keeping POWs event calendar up to date and will gladly accept any and all dates for whats happening on Prince of Wales!!! Go here and check it out! http://poweventcalendar.shutterfly.com/ You can find additional information at this location for most of the following upcoming events. If you sign up as a member on the page, you will get daily notices to your email address to remind you of the events.
NOVEMBER 5 NOVEMBER 6 NOVEMBER 9 THE ISLAND GRIND RETURNS FOR 4TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT AT CHS AUDITORIUM 7PM DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS...FALL FORWARD CHAMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULAR MEETING STARTS AT NOON AT APT CONFERENCE ROOM. OFFICER ELECTIONS FOR ONE YEAR TERMS TO BE HELD. CHAMBER VISITOR COMMITTEE: COFFMAN COVE 11am VETERANS DAY: USO SHOW AT CRAIG HS AUDITORIUM at 7PM. Call Paul Dawson 826-2389 PLANNING MEETING FOR THE 2012 SE CONFERENCE. MEET AT CRAIG CITY HALL AT 10AM. POW ISLAND VOC TECH CENTER MEETING 6PM KLAWOCK SCHOOL LIBRARY NOVEMBER 18 NOVEMBER 19 NOVEMBER 19 9TH ANNUAL DEER CELEBRATION AT CTA IN CRAIG SCRABBLE AT 1PM AT CRAIG REC CENTER FIRST BAZAAR OF THE SEASON AT THORNE BAY SCHOOL GYM FROM 9AM TO 3PM. CALL LAURA JENNINGS 828-3961 FOR INFO AND TABLE RESERVATIONS. Melodrama Alaska: The Secret of Yonder Mountain performance at Craig HS at 7PM. Tickets $5 adults, $3 kids, students and seniors. Melodrama Alaska: The Secret of Yonder Mountain performance at Craig HS at 3PM. Tickets $5 adults, $3 kids, students and seniors. GOBBLE WOBBLE FUN RUN sponsored by the POW Runners and Walkers Club. Register at Wheelhouse at 12:30PM, Run at 1pm. POWCAC MEETING at Hollis FIrehall: 12 noon Lunch. Meeting starts at 1PM THANKSGIVING DAY HOLIDAY BAZAAR AT CRAIG CITY GYM from 10AM to 4PM. Call Victoria 826-2575 to sign up for your space needs. POWER BENEFIT CONCERT AT CHS AUDITORIUM

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Cleary Computer Services

Klawock 907-755-2963 cell 907-401-0200 fax 907-755-2121
kcleary@clearycomputerservices.com

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Repairs, installations, Internet, networks and servers, Windows, navigation software. Security software and most replacement parts in stock. Custom orders. Pick-up, drop-off, or on-site service available. 25 years experience; work guaranteed.

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ISLAND TO ISLAND VETERINARY SERVICE

907-617-8389
QUALITY AND COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR YOUR PETS

Out in the Rain 2012 Schedule

January 1 January 21 February 11 February 25 March 17 March 30-31 April 14 April 28 May 12 May 26 June 9 June 23 July 4 July 28 August 11 September 8 September 22 October 13 October 27 November 17 December 1 December 15 Ski/Snowshoe/Winter Hike Winter Ice Party/Cabin Cleanup Ski/Snowshoe/Winter Hike Big Tree/Winter River Tour Kayak Safety Day Beachcomber Fun Fair and Whalefest One Duck Trail Spring Cleaning Kayak Tour Balls Lake Photography Walk POW Marathon Kids Fishing Day Kayak Tour 4th of July Parade-Craig Snorkeling/Ocean Swimming Karst Tour including El Capitan Cave Mushroom Identification and Foraging International Coastal Cleanup Day Kasaan Culture Walk-Longhouse tour Black Bear Lake Climb Prince of Wales Weather Spotter GPS/Geocache Christmas Bird Count

Island to Island Veterinary Service would like to remind you this is a great time to schedule a physical exam for your four legged buddy!

POW FARMERS MARKET

2012 DATES
Craig--during the POW Marathon,May 26th, 2012 Klawock--during the Sockeye Festival in June Kasaan--Crab Festival on June 16 Hydaburg--Cultural Camp on July 27, 28 Thorne Bay--August 4th Coffman Cove--during the Arts Festival August 10-12 Hollis--Volunteer Fire Department Annual Fund Drive, Raffle and Yard Sale on September 8; Craig--during the Southeast Conference, September 25, 26 and 27.

The schedule is subject to change. Subscribe to the Out in the Rain Newsletter at http://tinyletter.com/Out-in-the-Rain to get up to the minute details about all events. All events are free, and all are welcome! Out in the Rain is an outdoors recreational program in Craig sponsored by SEACC, the USFS, The City of Craig Parks and Recreation Department, and the Craig Community Association. Out in the Rain encourages people to get out in the woods and waters surrounding our communities to have fun, learn something new, and get some physical exercise. Everyone is welcome. Participants will share gear and expertise, and the program is offered free. Families and youth are encouraged to come out and try something new!
Contact Bob at SEACC, 401-0270, bob@seacc.org, Ashley, ashley@seacc.org, Tori at the USFS at 826-1614, or Victoria at the City of Craig at 401-1227 with questions. 9