Sitka Trail Works is inviting volunteers to help in honoring crew lead Meichen Plumhoff by continuing her work on the new staircase at Halibut Point Recreation. Meichen, 35, died in a boating accident near Sitka on July 20.  A work party is...

In 2019, 27 Fiji students from the University of the South Pacific began to persuade the leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum to take their climate change concerns to the United Nation’s International Court of Justice (ICJ), the world’s highest...

Sitka Pioneers Home Auxiliary will meet 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, in the Pioneers Home Chapel. The public is invited to attend.

Alaska Native Brotherhood Camp 1 will meet 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, at the ANB Founders Hall. Nominations of officers is on the agenda. The meeting is open to the public.

Sitka Imagination Library will host a free family outdoor event on the Pioneers Home grounds 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Aug. 16. The book ‘‘Not a Box’’ by Antionette Portis will be the theme and subject of the story stroll and activities planned for...

Sitka Tribe of Alaska Tribal citizen households are eligible to receive free punch cards for open gym and open swim through the city’s Parks and Recreation. Cards provide families access to activities at no cost. To pick up a card, stop by Social...

A celebration of the life of Meichen Plumhoff, 35, will be held noon Thursday, Aug. 14, at the main shelter at Halibut Point Recreaiton Area. Meichen died in a boating accident near Sitka on July 20.

THURSDAY 11-2 Salvation Army Little Store open Noon Virtual Foster Care Forum, Alaska Center for Resource Families, register at acrf.org  Noon STA Enrollment Committee, 204 Signaka Way Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, AA hotline...

Babies, toddlers, and siblings up to 5 years can attend the Stay and Play program at Sitka Public Library. Programs will run 3.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. Aug. 19, 26, Sept. 16 and 23. Families will have access to a variety of tinkering toys and...

Free beginner ukulele instruction will be held 5-7 p.m. on the second and third Sundays of the month at the Sitka Pioneers Home Chapel. The next dates are Aug. 10 and 17, and Sept. 14 and 21.  Attendees should take their own ukuleles. Text...

Alaska Native Sisterhood will resume meetings 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13, at the ANB Founders Hall For more information, call 907 623-2352 or email president.anscamp4@yahoo.com.

The Dragon-keepers Gold team has won the Sitka Public Library Dragon-keepers Scavenger Hunt. Those belonging to the gold team are invited to stop at the library to claim their prize. The team is composed of members whose first names start with an...

Sitka Public Library’s preschool story times will be offered 10:30 a.m. Thursdays Aug. 14, 21, 28, Sept. 11, 18 and 25. The program includes readings, rhymes, songs, and a craft project. Everybody is welcome. For information call 907 747-4020.

Sitka Tells Tales, the local live storytelling series, will present the radio broadcast premiere of “Breakthrough II: Stories of Unexpected Change & Seeing Anew” 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19. It will feature Chris Brenk, Charlie Morgan, Carrie...

TUESDAY Noon STA Finance/Economic Development Committee, 204 Siginaka Way Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, call AA hotline 747-8866 for information  Noon Rotary Club, UAS-Sitka Campus Room 230 12:15 p.m. Kessler Organ concert, Sitka...

The Salvation Army Little Store will have a back-to-school clothing sale 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. New and gently used clothing in school sizes youths 4 through 18 will be for sale. Clothing brands include Nike, Addidas, Cabela, Old...

The public is invited to the Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport terminal addition open house and escalator ribbon cutting 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16. Refreshments will be served.

The City and Borough of Sitka has launched a new utility payment system, offering improved features and enhanced security, a news release from the city said. Customers can pay bills online at...

MONDAY 5:30-6:30 p.m. AA, Sitka Pioneers Home Recreation Kitchen, call AA hotline 747-8866 for information 6 p.m. STA Energetic Yoga, Yoga Union, open to all 6 p.m. White Elephant Shop open TUESDAY 6-8 a.m. MEHS Aquatic Center Pool...