Dear Editor: Sitka Native Education Program fifth- through 12th-grade students in the G̱ájaa Héen Dance group attended Celebration 2026 to perform for first time in 12 years. None of this would have been possible without the incredible support of...

Dear Editor: Thank you to everyone who made the 19th annual running of the Medvejie Solstice Run a success! The run is a fundraiser for the Sitka High School Track and Field and Cross Country programs, and it is wholly run by volunteers. We are...

Dear Editor: Happy Pride! We are writing to express deep gratitude for the many individuals and organizers who  helped us put on 15 different events this year. Sitka Pride is an all volunteer organization focused on building visibility,...

Dear Editor: I thoroughly enjoyed the article ‘‘Sitka Softball Players Runners-Up in State Championship’’ of June 8 by Shannon Haugland. This is sports journalism at its very best. There is the David versus Goliath theme, heroics, consummate team...

Dear Editor: The Alaska Native Sisterhood Camp 4 and the Ganaxteidee Clan are sponsoring fundraising events for a new electric wheelchair for Carlene Larsen, long time Sitka resident and member of the ANS and Ganaxteidee.  Her current...

Dear Editor: Sitka Tribe of Alaska Calls for Respect for Totem Poles and Culturally Significant Places. Sitka Tribe of Alaska condemns the recent trend of social media videos depicting visitors dancing around kootéeyaa (totem poles) in Southeast...

Dear Editor: The Pioneers of Alaska Sitka Igloo would like to thank those who helped clean along the highway between Old Sitka and Starrigavan on June 25: President C. Joe Murray, Vice President Flo Murray, Trustee John Stein, Past President Jamie...

Dear Editor: Despite the assertions in a June 8, letter, I am well informed regarding regulations about adding a subdivision to an unimproved city street. Nov 25, 2025, after getting notice that Sitka Land Trust was planning on putting three...

Dear Editor: We are writing in response to the advertisement that ran on Friday, June 12. The advertisement, paid for by David Richey, candidate for Alaska’s U.S. House of Representatives seat, is a disturbing litany of antisemitic propaganda...

Dear Editor: I would like to give my thanks to the veterans and community members at the American Legion Post 13 for sponsoring me to attend Boys State. This program taught me about how a democratic society runs through elections and bill...

Dear Editor: If you are anything like me, you may be feeling overwhelmed and a bit (or maybe a lot) disempowered with what’s going on in our Divided/United States of America. Almost daily since 2025, there is a new issue on the “and justice for...

Dear Editor: I had a visit to the new hospital today. It is very nice. I would like to publicly acknowledge the large part Gregg McEntire played in making the joint venture with the Indian Health Service. It is a phenomenal windfall for SEARHC...

Dear Editor: Missing from the letter to the editor posted on Wednesday, the Sitka Rotary Club, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and U.S. Forest Service would also like to extend a huge thanks to K&E Construction for directing traffic,...

Dear Editor: On behalf of our Sitka Cancer Survivor’s Society, we want to thank the Allen Marine Tour Company, for sponsoring their wildlife cruise this past Saturday, June 6, from 1 to 4 p.m., to us. The weather was surprisingly good. We had a...

Dear Editor: The Sitka Rotary Club, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and US Forest Service would like to extend thanks to the attendees and sponsors of the 85th Annual Swan Lake Kid’s Fishing Day.    Fishing took place on an...

Dear Editor: The Sitka Community Land Trust is planning to build one more house in the S’us’ Heeni Shaak neighborhood. A small parcel of land above the rock wall, adjacent to the Mill Street right of way (ROW) will accommodate another small, three...

Dear Editor: I am writing to clarify a few things mentioned in last Tuesday's Sentinel regarding the Community Land Trust subdivision plan. They have proposed building a 3-bedroom home on a substandard 47-feet-wide lot above the current new...

Dear Editor: I have seen several commercial tours of different kinds operating out at Halibut Point Recreation Area. I was wondering if they pay some permitting fee to the state. In lieu of that, and in view of the current financial state of the...

Dear Editor: The Sitka Homeless Coalition is having a fundraiser for our new community services building on Jarvis Street at the Hítx’i Sáani, or Little Houses site, this spring and summer. We have a special $10,000 match that we are trying to...

Dear Editor: Thanks for the opportunity to share this letter I wrote to the Assembly, regarding proposed changes to the ordinance addressing the ballot initiative process. Dear Assembly: I believe it’s important for our community to retain the...