LaVerne Reid and Loretta Hawley are volunteering this month at Sitka Lutheran Church.   Reid, a retired veteran FAA executive, has served Sitka Lutheran many times. ‘‘She brings the joy of a deep faith in the Gospel and a special gift for...

David Kanosh will present stories about ravens at Sunday’s Sitka Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship program. Coffee begins at 10:30 a.m., with service starting at 10:45 a.m.  Bread and soup will follow at noon. All are invited to...

An Inupiaq miniature crossbow, with two miniature spears, is the July Artifact of the month at Sheldon Jackson Museum. Exhibit SJ-II-E-76 was collected by Sheldon Jackson from King Island – ‘‘Ugiuvak’’ in the Iñupiaq language – in 1893 and was...

California essayist and poet Jerry Martien will visit in Sitka in late July to read from his new book, "Waveshock: Ed Ricketts, the Voyage of the Grampus, and Our Biopoetic Future" (Empty Bowl Press, 2025). The free reading will be held at Yaw...

‘‘Morning Mojo – Kickstarting your Day the Healthy Way’’ will be presented 10-11 a.m. Saturday, July 26, at the Sitka Sound Science Center  classroom. Susan Chartier from Eastern Channel Acupuncture and Alicia Haseltine from Medicine by...

Sitka Babies and Books and Sitka Public Library invite babies, toddlers and preschoolers to a “Moo Moo in a Tutu” program at the library 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 2. The event will be led by professional ballet dancer and teacher Juls Bicki....

Sitka Fine Arts Camp was among 20 organizations recently awarded grants through Juneau Community Foundation. The amount was $7,000. Funding was made possible through the foundation’s Arts and Culture Community Impact Fund and individual...

The second artist in the summer’s Alaska Native Artist Residency Program, Shirley (Kiparalria) Hootch, will be at the Sheldon Jackson Museum through Aug. 3. She is a Yup’ik jeweler from Emmonak, a village in Western Alaska.  While in...

THURSDAY 11-2 Salvation Army Little Store open Noon “Good Trouble Lives On” National Day of Action, Roundabout Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, AA hotline 907-747-8866 for information Noon Alanon Zoom, sitkaalanon@gmail.com, for login...

The Trail Running Film Festival featuring six short films highlighting the sport of trailrunning will take place 6 p.m. Friday, July 18, at the Odyssey Dome, at the cruise ship dock. All proceeds from the 2-hour, 15- minute, program will go...

A section of Siginaka Way is closed through Aug. 4 to  through traffic as part of the Thomsen Lift Station Improvement Project. Motorists and pedestrians are advised to seek alternate routes and avoid the area, the City and Borough of Sitka...

WEDNESDAY 4:30 p.m. Sitka Parkinson’s Support Group, 1212 Seward Ave. (the old BOQ) 907 747-3461 5:30 p.m. Scripture Walk, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church-sponsored, Sitka National Historical Park 6:30 p.m. Sitka Tribal Council, 204 Siginaka...

Sitkans for Peace and Democracy will join communities around the country noon-1 p.m. Thursday, July 17, at the roundabout for the “Good Trouble Lives On” national day of action to protest attacks on civil and human rights by the Trump...

Fibers Friends will meet noon-2 p.m. Saturday, July 26, at Sitka Public Library’s Gus Adam’s room. All fiber enthusiasts are welcome including spinners, dyers, knitters and weavers, the group said.

The city will transition to a new payment system for utility bills paid online or at the utility counter on Aug. 1. The updates include: a new, secure online payment portal that is more user-friendly; and updated card terminals at the utility...

Tweens and teens are invited to create their own tiny tin library with supplies provided at Sitka Public Library. Once built, they can be kept at home, or on display at the library until Aug. 9. Supplies can be picked up at the circulation desk....

The candidate filing period for the Oct. 7 municipal election will open 8 a.m. Monday, July 21. Candidate packets can then be picked up at the Municipal Clerk’s Office, 100 Lincoln Street, 3rd floor. The City and Borough of Sitka will hold a...

Sitka Public Library invites youths of all ages to become dragon keepers and participate in a self-directed scavenger hunt.  The library dragon masters have decided to let all the library baby dragons loose and dragon keepers must find their...

The Path to Prosperity Business Competition has announced the names of businesses advancing to the second round of its competition. Sitka has two finalists: Sea Fur Sewing, Robert Miller, sells handcrafted fur garments and decor made with ethical...

WEDNESDAY 6-8 a.m. MEHS Aquatic Center Pool Open  11-2 Salvation Army Little Store open Noon White Elephant Shop open Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, call AA hotline 747-8866 for information  12:15 p.m. STA Enrollment Committee ...