Biochar for Carbon Storage Last week, I called the fossil fuel industry’s advocacy for carbon capture and storage into question as a feasible climate solution. Today, I advocate for a carbon storage technique that we could employ locally, with...
The 2026 Sitka Tribe of Alaska Tribal Council election results will be certified at the Nov 18. Council meeting. New members will take office Dec. 1, and swearing in will occur at the first scheduled Council meeting in December.
The St. Michael’s Day Banquet will be held 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, at Odess Theater in Allen Hall on the SJ Campus. The evening will include dancing, song and fellowship. Food will be catered by Thai Alaska Kitchen. Tickets, available at the...
Guest speaker Owen Kindig will present "There Is No Bad News," focusing on the Apocalypse, at Sunday's meeting of the Sitka Unitarian Fellowship. Kindig is author of the Substack page "World at Rest." Gathering begins at 10:30 a.m., with the...
Bare Stage Collective will present ‘‘At the Table: A Play Reading Series’’ at Sitka Public Library 3-5 p.m. Nov. 21. The free event will feature the first table read of ‘‘The Paradox of Choice,’’ a contemporary drama. Playwright Cag Loveless will...
FRIDAY Noon SAFV’s Tlingit cultural competency training, Sheet’ka Kwaan Naa Kahidi Noon-3 p.m. STA Fish Distribution, 611 Katlian Street Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, call AA hotline 907-747-8866 for information 5:30 p.m. NA Meeting, St....
Sitka Studio of Dance will showcase 17 performances in its fall show “Sitkans Can Dance” at 7 p.m. on Saturday at Sitka Performing Arts Center “We’re just really excited to have all the community come on stage to share with their friends and...
Willis Osbakken Dies at Age 89 Willis Einar Osbakken, a lifelong Sitkan who was of Native-Russian ancestry, died Sunday at Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center. He was 89. An obituary will be published later. Dale Kainulainen Dies at Age 61 Sitkan...
Tribal children and their families are invited to the Tribal Youth Winter Solstice Celebration 5-7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, at Blatchley Middle School. The event will include a catered meal, crafts and cultural activities, drumming performances,...
Fiber Friends will meet 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at Sitka Public Library in the Gus Adams room. All fiber enthusiasts are welcome including spinners, dyers, knitters, weavers and crocheters.
Caregivers are invited to a Caregiver Support Lunch noon Wednesday, Nov. 18. ‘‘Find community with other caregivers,’’ organizers said. Lunch is provided and will be hosted at the Brave Heart Volunteers office, 120 Katlian Street.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public meeting 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, at Harrigan Centennial Hall for the Fort Babcock Formerly Used Defense Sites Program project located on Kruzof Island. The public is invited to attend to learn...
THURSDAY 6-8 a.m. MEHS Aquatic Center Pool Open 10:30 a.m. Story Time, Sitka Public Library 11-2 Salvation Army Little Store open Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, AA hotline 907-747-8866 for information Noon Alanon Zoom,...
Sitka Tribe of Alaska opened Native American Heritage Month celebrations last Tuesday with a presentation by Aandaxjoon Sabena Allen, PhD, on how the Tlingit people are especially able to address the effects of climate change, as they have tended...
T’ai Chi Chih Practice will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, in the See House behind St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. Participants should use the sidewalk to enter the rear door.
Cutthroat Creek Trail, between Georgeson Loop and Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary School, is temporarily closed due to damage sustained during the storm Nov. 9. Crews will assess the damage and will work to complete necessary repairs as conditions...
Sitka Moose Lodge will hold a lodge meeting 7 p.m. Wednesday. Officers will meet at 6:30 p.m. Women of the Moose will have an audit 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14. A free member dinner is planned 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, to acknowledge lodge and...
The city’s scrap yard, located at Gary Paxton Industrial Park, will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans Day.
Those wishing information about joining Alaska Native Brotherhood or Alaska Native Sisterhood, call ANB President Rachel Moreno at 907 738-6595, or ANS President Stephanie Weddel at 907 623-2352. Membership is open to the public regardless of...
Alaska Native Sisterhood Camp 4 will host its annual Holiday Bazaar 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at the ANB Founders Hall. For more information, or to reserve a table, call Alaska Native Sisterhood at 907 623-2352,