Lily Perez, who works with the Sitka Fine Arts Camp, has been selected to participate in the upcoming Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals program. She is one of 65 Americans who will study and work in Germany for a...

Jasmine Shaw, from UAF Cooperative Extension Service Sitka Outreach Center, will offer free pressure gauge testing at the Sitka Farmers Market 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at ANB Founders Hall. It is recommended to check dial gauges for accuracy...

Sitka Fire Department’s annual fundraiser ‘‘Super Saturday’’ will be 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, July 26, at the fire hall. Chili, hot dogs and beverages will be for sale. A silent auction, bouncy castle, dunk tank and fire house are...

Sitka Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship will hold a short service followed by house cleaning on Sunday. All are invited to join the group for coffee and conversation at 10:30 a.m., with service at 10:45 a.m.  SUUF is an inclusive...

A team of geologists from the University at Buffalo, New York, will be taking samples at Swan Lake 1 p.m. Saturday in a hunt for ancient sea levels at Swan Lake. Attendees can meet lake sediment scientists, help open a core from the bottom of...

he family of William (Bill) Fredrickson is inviting those who can attend to a  celebration of his life at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3, at the Sitka Elks Lodge. Come and enjoy and share stories, his family said.

THURSDAY 6-8 a.m. MEHS Aquatic Center Pool Open  11-2 Salvation Army Little Store open Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, AA hotline 907-747-8866 for information Noon STA Transportation Committee, 204 Siginaka Way Noon Alanon Zoom,...

The Beauty of Masked Theater By Katrina Nelson and Rienzi Witmer (Photos to come) Laughter echoes through the bright movement studio. A row of high schoolers, focused on the middle of the room, set their cardboard creations to the side on...

A lesson in Character: Students Try Animation for the First Time at SFAC By Allison Graupman and Teslin Twitchell (Photos to come) Allie Guzy, sits in a brightly lit room at a table of 6. She wears a blue hat with black boots and epitomizes...

WEDNESDAY 6-8 a.m. MEHS Aquatic Center Pool Open  9 a.m.-3 p.m. Made in Sitka Market, Harrigan Centennial Hall 11-2 Salvation Army Little Store open Noon White Elephant Shop open Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, call AA hotline 747-8866...

In Tuesday's story on the final performances for high schoolers at the Sitka Fine Arts Camp, it was incorrectly stated that Friday's and Saturday's shows will take place at Odess Theater on the SJ Campus. In fact, the performances Friday and...

An article in the July 8, 2025 edition of the Daily Sitka Sentinel incorrectly stated that the online landslide dashboard at sitkalandslide.org was created by the Southeast Alaska Landslide Information and Preparedness Partnership. The Sentinel...

A workshop to teach how to make healthy, home-canned vegetable soups from garden to pantry using a pressure cooker is being offered 5:30-9 p.m. tonight. Participants also will learn to make vegetable pickles using the water bath method. The...

Transition Sitka will have a table full of potato starter plants to celebrate the first Sitka Farmers Market of the year on Saturday, July 12. All are invited to stop by the table to pick up a plant and find out about growing one of the most...

A free class outlining the most important food and public safety risks associated with food preservation, such as canning and jarring, and how to minimize those risks will be held 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 10, at Sitka Public Library. It is...

Sitka community vacation Bible school will be offered 9 a.m.-noon Aug. 4-8 at Sitka Assembly of God, 214 Kimsham Street. The free VBS is in partnership with Sitka Christian Center and Sitka AG. Songs, games, snack and story times are planned....

Sitka Tribe of Alaska tribal citizens who have experienced domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking are invited to learn the art of cedar weaving with renowned Haida artist Holly Churchill. A weeklong workshop is offered in partnership with...

TUESDAY 6-8 a.m. MEHS Aquatic Center Pool Open  10:30 a.m. Sitka Sprouts, ages 3-5 years and caregivers, Sitka Sound Science Center Noon Sitka Fine Arts Camp Tuesdays at Twelve concert, Odess Theater Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, call AA...

Radio station KQQS 89.3 will be off the air until repairs can be made. ‘‘We are very sorry but will be back on air ASAP,’’ the station said in a news release.