Community Calendar

PATS LAKE FAMILY FISHING DAY, sponsored by the U.S. Forest Service and WCA Earth Branch, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 22. Free outdoor fun for the family, including fishing, games and crafts. Lunch and prizes courtesy of Stikine Sportsmen Association. Some fishing gear and personal flotation jackets may be available for use onsite.

NOLAN CENTER THEATER “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” rated PG, at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 21-22. The film is an action adventure comedy that runs 1 hour and 55 minutes; tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for children under age 14. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

SUMMER SOLSTICE BLOCK PARTY, carnival games and food at 5 p.m., music by the Powers starting at 6 p.m., Saturday, June 22, at the downtown pavilion. Sponsored by the royalty contestants.

MUSKEG MEADOWS Ottesen’s Ace Hardware Day 9-hole best-ball tournament Saturday and Sunday, June 22-23. Play starts at 10 a.m., register by 9:30 a.m.

TOUCH A TRUCK 1 to 2 p.m. with horns welcome, and 2 to 3 p.m. with no horns, Sunday, June 23, at the parking lot by Volunteer Park. Join the fun and come check out all the big rigs! All ages welcome. Sponsored by Parks and Recreation.

SUICIDE INTERVENTION SKILLS TRAINING 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 28-29. Learn the skills to help save a life. Must attend both days. Free. Registration required, Email khoy@searhc.org to register.

COMMUNITY POTLUCK 6 p.m. Fridays through August at the sheltered site on Nemo Point Road. All are welcome.

ROLL ON THE ROCK roller skating 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturdays at the TouchPoint Ministries rink on Bennett Street. Children 9 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Skaters must complete a registration form. $5 per person.

SUMMER READING PROGRAM FOR KIDS at the Irene Ingle Public Library open to children entering kindergarten through ninth grade in the fall. Register at the library by June 29. The reading program runs through Aug. 3. More than 100 prize drawings and a pool/pizza party for everyone who completes the program. Call 907-874-3535 for more information.

BACK-TO-SCHOOL backpacks now available for tribal youth; applications accepted through July 7. Tlingit and Haida provides backpacks in partnership with Southeast Alaska village tribes. Children must be Alaska Native and/or American Indian, between the age of preschool to grade 12, and live in the Tlingit and Haida service area. Apply online: http://www.tinyurl.com/TH24B2SApp. For more information, call 907-463-7158.

FOURTH of JULY PIE SALE hosted by Beta Sigma Phi is seeking donations of homemade pies for their Fourth of July pie booth. Funds raised will go to their charitable activities. For more information, contact Olinda White 907-874-3078, Alice Rooney 907-305-0007 or Joan Benjamin 907-874-3252.

WRANGELL PARKS and RECREATION is offering multiple activities to get your body moving. For more information on any of the activities visit http://www.wrangellrec.com or call 907-874-2444.

- SWIM LESSONS Monday-Friday starting June 17. Multiple two-week sessions with variable times available. Contact Parks and Rec for more details. Ages 5-12. $40 fee. Registration required.

- FOREST EXPLORERS 10:30 a.m. to noon Tuesdays through Aug. 6 with Clarie Froehlich of the U.S. Forest Service. For ages 7-13; ages 6 and under must be accompanied by a guardian 14 or older. Meet at Volunteer Park. $50 fee. Registration required.

- KICKBOXING, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursdays at the community center multipurpose room with Victoria Carney. Drop-in fee $5; $3 senior discount; or use a facility punch card.

- ADULT SIGN LANGUAGE 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 11 through Aug. 8 at the community center multi-purpose room with Franki Gablehouse. Ages 16 years and up. $30. Registration required.

 

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