Pacific High School sets a course for a successful school year by first laying solid groundwork with students, parents and guardians in the opening days of the school year. “Part of how we run our school is very much community-centered, and...
Two Sitka nonprofit organizations are celebrating the recent openings of new apartment complexes that are adding a total of 14 new rental units to the local housing market. Sitka Community Land Trust held an open house Saturday at a ribbon...
Sitka Planning Commission at its meeting Wednesday will get its first look at concepts for new city housing subdivisions on Osprey Street and an area east of Sitka High School. The only other item on the agenda is an application from Shee Atiká...
Dave Bronson, a Republican and former mayor of Anchorage, finished fourth in last month's primary for governor, qualifying for a place on the ballot in the Nov. 6 election. In an interview last week shortly after Democrat Tom Begich, who had...
HONORING DOLLY – Solomon Miller, 7 and Arlow Miller, age 6, no relation, each pick out a free book from the shelves at Old Harbor Books Saturday morning. Scores of children were standing in a long line when doors opened for the event sponsored by...
Friday’s announcement by Democrat Tom Begich that he was ending his bid for Alaska governor came as a surprise to many, but by Sunday Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, now the lone Democrat in the race, was already thinking ahead. “I think there was...
Kids are back in school, days are getting shorter, and the Sitka Public Library has set aside its Summer Reading Program for a series of book talks, scavenger hunts, and other events for the winter months ahead. Over the summer the library...
If you ask one of the 84 Sitka High freshmen about their first day of school, they might mention a faculty-related scavenger hunt, career exploration or lunch aboard the cruise ship Norwegian Joy. Freshman orientation on Aug. 19, one day prior to...
Baranof Island Housing Authority will celebrate the completion of the Headwaters Apartments with a ribbon cutting on Tuesday. The complex, also known as Phase IV of BIHA’s Kaasda He'en Shanaa'x multifamily housing project will kick off the event...
As students from around Alaska start classes at Mt. Edgecumbe High School, school leaders say united leadership, new staff, and upgraded materials will bring change in the 2026-27 school year. Superintendent David Langford predicts...
Sitka Kids and Old Harbor Books will celebrate Dolly Parton's life by distributing free books to children ages 0-12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, or until supplies run out. Any child can pick up a book priced under $20 from the store's...
On the heels of a successful summer, the Sitka Fine Arts Camp kicks off its fall season of acting and technical theater classes next week. Signups for the Young Performers Theater program are open for most of the classes, which start early next...
100 – Mike Perensovich is all smiles as Pioneers Home activities coordinator Skye Workman brings him a pineapple upside-down cake for his 100th birthday this afternoon at the state-run assisted living facility. At left is Alaska Dept. of Military and Veterans Affairs Director Verdie Bowen Sr. who presented Perensovich congratulatory citation and a medal. Perensovich, a World War II veteran, was in the news in 2014 when he belatedly received the prestigious Air Medal for the some 200 missions he flew as a flight engineer in the Berlin Airlift. More than 80 family and friends attended the birthday party today. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
JAZZ WEEK – Brooklyn-based saxophonist Cleave Guyton Jr. jams with Ketchikan's Chazz Gist on bass at the Bayview Pub Wednesday afternoon during a free Sitka Jazz Week concert. Jazz week winds up …
From from state funding challenges, tech funding and recent awards, the Sitka School Board has a lot on its plate at the start of the school year, the Assembly was told Tuesday. Sitka School Board president Phil Burdick gave a short update to the...
The Sitka Planning Department will close to the public from Tuesday, Sept. 8, through Friday, Sept. 11, to give staff dedicated time to organize a backlog of projects into a clear list of deliverables and timelines for the Assembly, Planning &...
STARLINK – Workers look over 12-foot-tall dome-shaped satellite receiver equipment being installed on the roof of the Alaska Communications (ACS) building on Cathedral Way August 20. The initial purpose of the Starlink Community Gateway equipment was to provide continuous high speed internet connection for the new Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) Medical Center, bypassing reliance on underwater fiber optic cables. ACS will also be able to provide other Sitka businesses and entities services over this system as well, ACS said in a presentation to the Sitka Historic Preservation in June. To minimize the visual impact of the rooftop equipment ACS said it would combine careful placement, architectural screening, color treatment, and low-profile engineering with our installation. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
After hearing arguments from both sides, the Assembly voted 6-0 Tuesday night to reject a public records request appeal by Sitka resident Austin Cranford and uphold the original decision by the city clerk. In other business at the regular...
Sitka Planning Commission wrapped up work Monday on an ordinance intended to increase the housing stock in Sitka by easing and clarifying rules on accessory dwelling units. The vote was 5-0 by commission members to recommend Assembly approval of...
HARVEST TIME – Youth Advocates of Sitka's Elli Veer, center, helps Pacific High School students process garlic Tuesday at the high school's garden. The harvesting and processing was part of the school's orientation program that also included service projects around town this week. Students pictured are, from left, Jayse Webb, Jasper Whittemore and Dawn Odomin. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)