All are invited to learn to sing four-part a capella harmony in the Sacred Harp (shape note) tradition 3-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24, at the Sitka Pioneers Home chapel. Beginners and listeners are welcome. Singing is from the red Denson book, and...
The City of Sitka Parks and Recreation division, in partnership with the Daily Sitka Sentinel, will offer a Junior Reporter Club to students in grades six to eight starting Sept. 15 continuing on Mondays through Nov. 3. Participants will explore...
Registration for the City and Borough of Sitka Parks and Recreation’s Blatchley Art Club program is open at recreation.cityofsitka.com. Sandy Fontaine will lead the art club 3:30-5 p.m. Thursdays in the Blatchley home economics room Youths in...
Sitka Tribe of Alaska invites all tribal citizens and their families to the Back to School Fall Equinox Family Dance Party 6:30-8:30 p.m. Aug. 29, at the main auditorium at Harrigan Centennial Hall. ‘‘Join us for an evening of music, movement,...
The City of Sitka Parks and Recreation announces the first rehearsal for Sitka Community Choir on 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7. No experience necessary; all are welcome to participate. Lead by Andrew Hames and Hannah Jylkka, rehearsals will take...
Sitka Fine Arts Camp will present ‘‘Blackdog: A Tribute to the Music of Led Zeppelin and The Who’’ 7 p.m. Sept. 12-13 at the Sitka Performing Arts Center. Songs will include hits such as “Stairway to Heaven” and “Whole Lotta Love” to...
A memorial potluck to celebrate the life of Pam Beaudion, 66, will be held 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at Halibut Point Recreation Area. The former Sitkan, who recently lived in Salem, Oregon, passed away on June 7, 2024. Those attending are asked...
A celebration of the life of Tone Jackson will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, August 31, at the Halibut Point Recreation Area main shelter. Stories, bonfires and good company will be included at the casual potluck-style gathering to remember Tone’s...
Auriella Hughes will present ‘‘A Universal Worship Service with Songs and Dances of Universal Peace’’ Sunday at the Sitka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall. ‘‘In this painful time of misunderstandings and divisions between people, you are...
Baranof Island Housing Authority’s Quarterly Board of Commissioners meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, at Harrigan Centennial Hall. A remote meeting option is also available. Those wishing to attend or participate may...
Southeast Island School District will participate in the National School Lunch Program’s Community Eligibility Provision. Meals will be available to all children at no cost for the following schools: Barry Craig Stewart Kasaan School, Hollis...
Parents and/or guardians are being encouraged to submit early applications for free and reduced-price lunches for Sitka School District students. Meals meet the patterns established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Sitka School...
Alaska Native Sisterhood Camp 1 will hold meetings for 2025-26 officer nominations 6 p.m. Aug. 20 and 5 p.m. Aug. 27. The third and final round of nominations and elections are scheduled 6 p.m. Sept. 3. For information, call 907 623-2352 or email...
In 2007, the Supreme Court ruled in Massachusetts vs. the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that EPA has an obligation to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act if the gases pose an endangerment to public health and welfare....
FRIDAY 5:30 p.m. Art, Algae and Kelp Forest Research Event, Sitka Sound Science Center 5:30 p.m. NA Meeting, St. Peter’s Church basement 7 p.m. AA, St. Peter’s basement, 611 Lincoln Street, hotline 907-747-8866 SATURDAY 8 a.m. Teen Circus...
THURSDAY 5:30-7 p.m. Free Two-Step Dance Lessons, Blatchley, info: 907 747-3968 6 p.m. Tourism Commission, Harrigan Centennial Hall 6:30 p.m. Women’s AA, Unitarian Fellowship Hall, AA Hotline 907 747-8866 7 p.m. AA, St. Peter’s basement, 611...
WEDNESDAY 4:30 p.m. Sitka Parkinson’s Support Group, 1212 Seward Ave. (the old BOQ) 907 747-3461 5:30 p.m. Alaska Native Sisterhood, ANB Founders Hall 5:30-7 p.m. Free Two-Step Dance Lessons, Blatchley, info: 907 747-3968 6 p.m. Sitka...
Parents and caregivers who are raising children and young adults who are neurodivergent are invited to share resources, celebrate uniqueness, discuss challenges and triumphs at a monthly group meeting. Family Connect meets 6:30 p.m. on the last...
Our family gives our deepest gratitude to the friends, family and community members who joined us in celebrating the life of Steve Petro. Seeing your faces and feeling your presence in the room was truly heartwarming. In all of the important ways...
