NEWSIES – Lizzie Slogotski, from Victoria, British Columbia, right, hands out crayons to children at Sitka Public Library, Thursday. Slogotski and other cast members of the upcoming Sitka Fine Arts Camp production of “Newsies” wore their costumes as they handed out prizes and activities and sang songs from the Tony Award-winning musical. The show is set to be staged August 2-4 at the Performing Arts Center. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer An annual payout of $1,660 for the Permanent Fund Divide [ ... ]
By GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Sports Editor Scores of swimmers from across the country are con [ ... ]
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer Planners, contractors and city staff have reduced the sc [ ... ]
By ARIADNE WILL Sentinel Staff Writer The Planning Commission met for a special meeting Thursday n [ ... ]
Sitka police received the following calls by 8 a.m. today:
July 25
At 12:23 a.m. a caller reported som [ ... ]
Climate Connection: EV Charging Infrastructure
Sitka has one of the highest per capita rates of ele [ ... ]
By ARIADNE WILL Sentinel Staff Writer A decade after sea star wasting disease arrived in Sitka Sou [ ... ]
By GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Sports Editor Squared off against three other Southeast teams, S [ ... ]
Police Blotter
Sitka police received the following calls by 8 a.m. today:
July 24
A caller reported a t [ ... ]
Super Saturday
At the Fire Hall
The Sitka Volunteer Fire Department will host its annual Super Saturda [ ... ]
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer Funding for the Sitka Chamber of Commerce to continue pr [ ... ]
By ARIADNE WILL Sentinel Staff Writer The Assembly unanimously passed a zoning map amendment for p [ ... ]
Sitka police received the following calls by 8 a.m. today:
July 24
A neighbor reported hearing a mothe [ ... ]
By GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Sports Editor Racing alongside lifelong Sitkans and newcomers wh [ ... ]
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer Austin Cranford filed Monday to run for Assembly in the [ ... ]
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon Alaska Democrats have rallied around Vice President Kamala Harris an [ ... ]
Sitka police received the following calls by 8 a.m. today:
July 22
At 12:15 a.m. and 12:47 a.m. bears [ ... ]
STA to Distribute
Seafood Thursday
Sitka Tribe of Alaska will distribute salmon, rockfish, and black c [ ... ]
y SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer The Coast Guard and other agencies continued searchi [ ... ]
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland made a visit [ ... ]
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer Robert Hattle says if elected to the Assembly he plans t [ ... ]
By GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Sports Editor Racing through broken cloud cover on an overcast r [ ... ]
Sitka police received the following calls by 8 a.m. today:
July 19
At 12:50 a.m. neighbors complained [ ... ]
Cup’ik Artist Neva Mathiasr/>To Perform at SJ Museum
Sheldon Jackson Museum will host Cup’ik grass [ ... ]
Daily Sitka Sentinel
May 31, 2023, Community Happenings
Trail Master
Workshop Set
The first Sitka Trail master workshop, a free two-day training, is slated 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 3-4.
It will teach the science and techniques of sustainable trail management. Individuals can attend for all or part of the training.
Training beings at Keet Gooshi Heen multipurpose room for the Saturday morning classroom session, then to the Cross Trail for hands-on field work and experience.
All skill levels are invited to participate. The training will be facilitated by Sitka Trail Works, the Tongass National Forest Sitka Ranger District, Sitka Cycling Club, and other community partners.
Register to save a spot by clicking the link on the front page of SitkaTrailWorks.Org or full link here: https://forms.gle/CH4WF5gZQFyZ4GAA8.
Music Festival Sets
Thursday Event
The public is invited to Sitka Music Festival’s presentation “A Sher Thing” 6 p.m. Thursday in the Miner Music Center at Stevenson Hall on SJ Campus.
It will be presented by Martin Sher and guest musicians.
More information on the festival can be seen at sitkamusicfestival.org, or call us at (907) 747-6774.
Music Festival
Friday Concert
Sitka Music Festival will present its first evening concert of the season 7 p.m. Friday at Centennial Hall.
It will feature works by Mahler, Piazzolla, and Schumann. Tickets are $22.50 for seniors, military members and youths, and $27.50 for adults, when purchased in advance, or $25 and $30 at the door. Learn more at sitkamusicfestival.org, or call (907) 747-6774.
‘Coffee with Cats’
Event Saturday
Friends of Sitka Animal Shelter will host its monthly meet-and-greet event “Coffee with Cats” 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, June 3, at Sitka Animal Shelter on Jarvis Street.
Attendees can meet some of the current shelter feline residents and have a cup of coffee in the newly renovated cat room.
Summer Reading
Program to Launch
The summer reading program at Sitka Public Library begins Saturday, June 3.
This summer’s theme is ‘‘All together Now.’’
It is open to young people, preschool through young adult, with programs, prize drawings, and other activities. Everyone is invited to join the program all through the summer.
Registration for “All Together Now” begins June 3. For information, call 747 4020 or visit social media and the library’s website.
All programs are free of charge.
NOAA Rep to
Discuss Lawsuit
Southeast Alaska salmon trollers and others are invited to join NOAA Fisheries Alaska Regional Administrator Jon Kurland for an update on NOAA’s response to the Wild Fish Conservancy lawsuit 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, at Centennial Hall auditorium.
Login Form
20 YEARS AGO
July 2004
The high sockeye returns at Redoubt Bay and Lake have prompted the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to raise daily bag limits to six for sport fishers and to 25 for subsistence fishers.
50 YEARS AGO
July 1974
The Assembly decided Tuesday against municipal participation in the U.S. Bicentennial Year commemorative project because of various objections to the project proposed: construction of a Russian tea house pavilion on the Centennial Building parking lot. The estimated local share of the project would be $37,000.
Calendar
