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Page 10, Sitka Daily Sentinel, Sitka, Alaska, Wednesday, May 23,1990 Land Institute Founder To Address Symposium From Kansas in America's midwest heartland, Wcs Jackson will travel to Sitka in June as a member of the Sitka Summer Writers Symposium faculty. Jackson is founder and co-director of The Land Institute in Salina, Kansas, subject of the cover story in "The Atlantic'' last November. "The price of modem farming methods is the loss of our soil and the pollution of our drinking water," states The Atlantic in its introduction to the article on Jackson. "A maverick geneticist argues that if man is to survive he must tap the secrets of the prairie." The Land Institute, states Jackson's resume, is "an education and research organization dedicated to the search for sustainable alternatives in agriculture and earth stewardship." Its curriculum includes "consideration of the social, political, economic and even religious implications of a globe run on sunlight or other sustainable energy supplies." Jackson has had a longterm concern for man's relation with the earth. His anthology "Man and the Environment" is considered the first envi- ronmental reader.

First published in 1971, it is now used in more than 500 colleges and universities. His thought and work have been featured in five National Public Television documentaries, with titles such as "An Uncertain Harvest," and "Hot Wiring America's Farms." Symposium Director Carolyn Servid says, "Jackson makes a strong connection between environmental concerns and Christian faith it's a valuable connection. The Atlantic dubs Wes Jackson "part Isaiah, part bison." His alma mater, Kansas Wesleyan University, where he earned a B.A. in biology, designated Jackson both Distinguished Alumnus and Outstanding Professor. His M.A.

in botany came from the University of Kansas, and his Ph.D. in genetics from North Carolina State University where he was a NASA Fellow. Other National Science Foundation fellowships covered work in plant taxonomy at Iowa State University, and marine biology and tropical ecology in Puerto Rico. Jackson's first leaching experience Dr. J.

Paul Lunas will be closing his practice as of this June 29. He and his staff wish to thank everyone for their patronage and loyalty during his 19 years of practice in Sitka. All accounts should be paid in full by June 29,1990. In appreciation of those paying by June 15, a discount will be allowed. Visa and MasterCard accepted.

was in high school biology. After his teaching tenure at Kansas Wesleyan, he taught at California State University in Sacramento. There he organized and developed the curriculum for the Center for Environmental Studies. In 1976 he founded The Land Institute where he now resides. His feature articles have appeared in a variety of periodicals and newspapers, from Country Journal" to the "Boston Globe." And among the titles for his many papers are "The Moral Dilemma of Keeping the Plains Alive," "Wasted Food: A Weapon Against Ourselves, Our Soil, Our Children," "Horses or Horsepower?" and "The Theft of Fire." His most recent books are "Altars of Unhewn Stone (1987), and "Meeting the Expectations of the Land" with Wendell Berry and Bruce Colman (1985).

Jackson is active in Friends of the Earth, Sierra Club and Audubon Society. In addition to being a consultant to the Environmental Protection Agency, he gives some 30 lectures each year at conferences and universities. The Sitka Summer Writers Symposium, which is hosting Jackson here, opens June 10 for a week on the Sheldon Jackson Campus. Servid stresses that the symposium is not limited to published writers but is open up to its limit to anyone interested. Theme this year is "Groundwork: Renewing the Covenants that Sustain Us." Evening readings (Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday) will be open to the public at S3.

Tuition for the week is $150, with room and board available as well. Sponsors include the Alaska State Fine Arts Camp Scholarships On Scholarships are currently available for application to the Alaska Fine Arts Institute, June 17 to June 2 in Sitka. Application forms are available at area schools or by calling 747-5982 or 747-8177. Applicants are reminded of a June 1 deadline. Landmark Ayson Hotel In Ketchikan Demolished Wes Jackson Council on the Arts, the Alaska Humanities Forum, the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Additional support comes from Sheldon Jackson College, Old Harbor Books and private contributions. Contact Sitka Summer Writers Symposium, P.O. Box 2420, Sitka 99835; telephone 907: 747-3794. Local Artists Exhibit Works Watercolor paintings by local artists will be on exhibit May 21 through June 4 at Alaska Federal Savings and Loan. Exhibiting artists are Edwin Crittenden, Pat Fager, Colin Herforth, Susan McClear and Pat Pendall.

The group has met weekly for several months to share their interest, encourage and advise one another. They extend an invitation to other local artists to attend weekly painting sessions the fall. The artists' experience varies from a few months to several years. KETCHIKAN (AP) The landmark Ayson Hotel has been demolished by its new owner, who said it was loo rundown to restore. Ketchikan businessman Dan Chris- tcnscn bought the hotel about three weeks ago from Leon Ayson Jr.

and had it demolished late last week. Chrislenscn said everything of historic significance was removed before demolition. The building was on the National Register of Historic Places for the past six years. Most of the older objects inside were sold before he bought the structure, Christensen said. He is unsure what to do with the property.

To build would require new permitting and probably parking variances, he said. A new structure with a parking lot in front wouldn't be in keeping with the Stedman Street historical look, he said. Other options include a parking lot or fast-food trailer operation, Christensen said. The Ayson had become an insurance liability, and trying to restore and remodel it wasn't cost-efficient, Christensen said. The structure first appeared on the Ketchikan tax rolls in 1921.

Dick Harris operated a marine hardware and fishermen's supply store there from the 1920s to the 1960s. He had owned the land since 1914 and operated a smaller business on the site until 1921, when the larger structure was reported there. In Southeast Alaska, buildings commonly were moved from place to place as local economies rose and fell by the fortunes of the gold rush and other mineral discoveries. The Ayson Hotel was built in another Southeast Alaska community, but it is unclear which one. Leon Ayson Jr.

said the structure was floated to Ketchikan from Douglas, where it had been used as a hotel. Virginia Hawkins, a relative of Harris, said she remembers hearing that the hotel came from Douglas. Another account has the Ayson originating in 1903 as the Hotel Hadley on the east coast of Prince of Wales Island. Glenda Choate proposed that theory in her application to the National Register of Historic Places. "Local informed sources believe and can document that the structure known as Dick Harris Marine Hardware-Ayson Hotel was formerly a hotel located in the small mining town of Hadley," she wrote.

Its disputed history aside, the struc- 'ture arrived in Ketchikan in 1921. The Alaska-Yukon Gazetteer in 1923-24 had a full-page advertisement for Dick Harris hardware that read, "Raw furs bought and sold," and listed goods for sale, including "trolling spoons, traps and trappers' supplies and cordage." The store's motto was, "General outfitting for fishermen and prospectors." The structure sat on wooden pilings along what is now Stedman Street, and originally was fronted by a boardwalk built over tidal flats. Leon Ayson Sr. bought the structure from Hawkins in 1966. The Ayson Hotel opened in 1966, and Ayson had a coin-operated laundry on the first floor.

Reserve Now For Booths Reservations are currently open for 4th of July festivities booth space. Cost per booth is $50. This year booths will be located on the Baranof School playground area on July 3 and 4. For reservations call Anita at 7473226 days or 747-6716 evenings. MEHS Planning For Reunion A Ml.

Edgecumbe High School alumni reunion meeting is planned 7 p.m. May 30 at 2002 Halibut Point Road. Edward Auer piano June 15, 16, 19, 22 Anthony Elliott cello June 1,5,8,9, 12, 15. 16 ik-HwanBae violin June 1,5,8,9 Hamao Fujlwara violin June 12. 15,16.19 Christlaan Bor violin June 16, 19, 22 Kyoko Hashimoto piano June 1, 5 Denis Brott cello 16, 19, 22 Jerome Lowenthal piano June 8, 9.

12 19th Annual SITKA SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL Twenty of the world's finest musicians will perform eight concerts of great music in Sitka's Centennial Building beginning June 1st. Season tickets will save you on single concert ticket prices, guarantee your seat and show your support for the Festival. lay, June 1 Trio in Major ta For Cello Piano 3 Quintet in Major sday, June 5 I- ta for Violin riano Flat Major Quartet No. 2 A Minor Quartet in Flat Major lay, June 8 Quartet in Minor chenbilder Fairy Tale Quartet in Major sday, June 12 a Quintet in Major ta No. 3 for Violin Piano Trio in Minor $60 Adults 8:15 p.m.

Beethoven Debussy Schubert 8:15 p.m. Beethoven Arensky Mozart 8:15 p.m. Beethoven Schumann taneyev 8:15 p.m. Beethoven Brahms Mendelssohn Friday, June 15 8:15 p.m. "Chaconne" from Partita No.

2 in Minor for Unaccompanied Violin Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in Flat Major Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano Clarinet Quintet in Flat Major Saturday, June 16 Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major Clarinet Quintet in A Major Piano Quartet in Minor Tuesday, June 19 Sonata for Cello and Piano in Major Double Quartet in Flat Major Piano Trio in Minor Friday, June 22 Piano Trio in Flat Major Duo for Violin Cello Viola Quintet in Minor SEASON TICKETS ON SALE NOW $40 Seniors $30 Students (18 under) Bach Beethoven Berg von Weber 8:15 p.m. Beethoven Mozart Faure 8:15 p.m. Beethoven Spohr Smetana 8:15 p.m. Beethoven Kodaly Mozart Old Harbor Books, White's Pharmacy, MacDonald's in the Bayview Trading Company Arturo Debnonl i violin JuneS, 12, 15 Gwen Starker Preucil violin June 19 SITKA Siarma festival At the request of the musicians, children under 6 are not admitted to Sitka Festival concerto. William Preucil violin June 22 Milton ThonuM viola June 8,9.12.16 Peter Rejto cello June 19,22 Paul Rocenthal violin and viola June 1,5,8,9, 12, 16, 19.

22 Jeffrey Solow cello June 1,5,9 Dorti Steveiuon piano JuneS Marcus Thompson viola June 1,5,8 Walter Trunpler viola June 12, 15,16, 19 Carmit Zori violin June 15, 16, 19 Mlcb.eleZukor.ky clarinet June 15, 16.