Dear Editor: Check your voter registration at the Harbor Mountain Brewery, 7-9 p.m. October 2, while you listen to Maia and the Pedal Boys. People will be at the brewery from 6-8 p.m. to aid you in checking that your voter registration is current...

Dear Editor: Friends of Sitka Animal Shelter would like to thank everyone who came out to participate in, cheer on, and support Best in Show Sitka! We had so much fun seeing Sitka’s pups in the spotlight, and we hope everyone who attended had just...

Dear Editor: I would like to express my deepest gratitude and thank you to the volunteers who helped with the recent AK Stranding Network response to the fin whale in Sitka. The Sitka response team is wholly made up of volunteers who volunteer...

Dear Editor: If you don’t like the skyrocketing price of gas or diesel or heating oil, vote for Mary. If you think that reducing inflation is more important than building a golden arch a few blocks from the White House, vote for Mary. If you are...

Dear Editor: Wow! I am so happy and excited to see the Mariculture Lab moved to Sitka and become affiliated with UAS. While I was a teacher in Kake I had the opportunity to accompany several groups of students to Penn Cove on Whidbey Island to...

Dear Editor: My family and I made a port visit to Sitka on Aug. 30 on Virgin Voyage’s Brilliant Lady and we were pleased by the experience. The scenery around town is breathtaking, and it was easy to get around on foot to visit the many shops...

Dear Editor: Sitka Imagination Library wants you to know that Give Like Dolly Day will be celebrated annually on September 25 – a new tradition honoring the way Dolly Parton lived her life: inspiring children to dream more, learn more, care more...

Dear Editor: Thank you to the commercial fishing vessels and their captains and crews who gave to Sitka Conservation Society’s Fish to Schools Donation drive this year. By donating wild, Alaskan fish you have made a tangible investment in the...

Dear Editor: Old Harbor Books and Sitka Kids Facebook would like to hug the community of Sitka who showed up for kids. We raised $3,014.46 in the Dolly Parton pay-it-forward, which saw more than 120 kids choose a free book at the bookstore. Old...

Dear Editor: On behalf of Brave Heart Volunteers, thank you to everyone who made our Buoys and Art Gala on September 12 such a joyful evening. Together we raised $22,458 for free companionship, respite care, grief support, and end of life...

Dear Editor: Gunalchéesh to Vivian Yéilk' Mork (Hike Harvest Heal) and Josh Smith (Bear Mountain Forest Nursery) for a wonderful berry propagation workshop! Over 60 Sitkans came out for this free event hosted by STA’s Kayaaní Commission and Sitka...

Dear Editor: My husband and I visited Sitka on May 14 during the scheduled stop of our cruise ship, Holland America’s Noordam. We chose not to do an excursion; instead, we explored Sitka on our own and had a delightful time. Of all the stops on...

Dear Editor: I received a copy of your Aug. 28 publication. I was pleased to see a photo of 100-year-old Berlin Airlift Veteran Mike Perensovich and read about his birthday party. As the founder of the Berlin Airlift Remembrance Alliance honoring...

Dear Editor: Hello to Sitka from a longtime former Sitkan and 1988 SHS graduate. I'm the author of ‘‘The Fairhaven Novels,’’ an uplifting contemporary fiction series about family, friendship, and the meaning of home. The books are based out of...

Dear Editor: I visited Sitka Monday, Aug. 24, while on a Norwegian cruise. We really enjoyed the hospitality of everyone we met while in town. We had a delicious fish ‘n’ chips lunch at one of the local restaurants and enjoyed touring the local...

Dear Editor: The Watchman Totem project is a partnership between The Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaskaand the State of Alaska Department of Public Safety, reflecting a shared commitment to public safety, culture and...

Dear Editor: I’m writing this to express my deep concerns over the current lack of mental health support for the students at Mt. Edgecumbe high school. I was the mental health clinician there from 2015 to December 2021 and was asked to come back...

Dear Editor: On behalf of the Sitka Cancer Survivor’s Society we would like to give a big thanks to A/C Lakeside for their Customer Appreciation Fundraising BBQ Day on Aug. 15 benefiting our SCSS. Also we would like to thank Sitka Northern Sales,...

Dear Editor: Sixty people attended the Sitka Community Gardens Association "Garden Picnic" on Sunday, Sept. 6.  The end-of-season festival was held at the Jarvis Street Community Garden, where gardeners and community members shared sunshine,...

Dear Editor: As a lifelong Alaskan, I have devoted my career to studying and teaching about Alaska history and government. Our current election system is the most recent in a long history of our state taking initiative to create solutions that...