A free community barn dance is planned noon-1 p.m. July 4 at the Crescent Harbor shelter. Live music will be played by Fishing for Cats. All dances are taught and called. No dance experience is necessary. For information call Dorothy at 907 747-...

Sitka Fine Arts Camp Middle School Camp final performances will be held 7 p.m. Thursday, June 24, and Friday, June 27 at the Performing Arts Center. At the end of each session, students share their work through live performances, screenings, a...

All are invited to the Sitka Fine Arts Camp’s free “Tuesdays at Twelve” concert series noon June 24, July 8 and 15 at the Odess Theater at Allen Hall. Concerts will highlight the many emerging musicians involved in SFAC. Each performance will be...

Kenwa Karate of Sitka will hold its annual meeting plus pizza and potluck 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 11, at the Sitka Sound Science Center’s classroom. Karate students, families and friends are welcome to take a side dish to share. For information...

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 AA, St. Peter’s basement, call AA hotline 747-8866 for information  Noon Rotary Club, UAS-Sitka...

All are invited to join fellow Sitkans for Peace and Democracy on June 14 for ‘‘No Kings, No Political Clowns.’’ The group will gather at noon at the roundabout, then march to the Crescent Harbor shelter, ‘‘where we will hear a few brief speeches...

Baranof Island Housing Authority’s quarterly Board of Commissioners meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 12, at Harrigan Centennial Hall.  A remote meeting option also is available. Those wishing to attend or participate may...

The Sitka Annual Old, Unique Car, and Tiny Truck 4th of July Parade will meet at Whale Park for an on-time 10 a.m. departure. The route is: Whale Park to town, right on Lake Street, left on Peterson Street, right on Edgecumbe Drive, down Cascade,...

Access to the Mosquito Cove Trail will be unavailable during the workday on Tuesday, June 10, due to overhead hazards as the U.S. Coast Guard transports gravel to the trail corridor for improvements conducted by Sitka Trail Works. 

'Dotty' Klingler Dies at Age 102 Dorothy "Dotty" Jane Klingler died Saturday, June 7, at the Sitka Pioneers Home, at the age of 102. Mrs. Klingler had been a resident of the Pioneers Home since 2008. An obituary will be published later.

Pastor Ross Worch and wife Cheryl are Sitka Lutheran Church volunteers this month. Pastor Worch will lead worship at the church. Both will greet tourists during the week with popcorn and Lutheran history, and encouraging visitors to play the...

Jim Hansen is the climate scientist who testified to Congress in 1989 about our calamitous future if we didn’t stop burning fossil fuels that are responsible for most global warming. This year he published a scientific article entitled “Global...

Sitka Tribe of Alaska will have a fish distribution event 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, July 11, at SPC Cold Storage. Elders are welcome to go to the front of the line.  ‘‘We honor and prioritize our elders at all community events,’’ STA...

Sitka Tribe of Alaska’s Social Services will host a public forum for the 2026-2028 Child Care Development Fund Model Plan noon-1 p.m. June 26.  Comments will be taken at the public meeting at 204 Siginaka Way, third floor executive...

Baby Boy Hungerford Callan Bradley Hungerford was born 6:18 p.m. May 29, 2025, at Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center in Sitka. At birth, the infant weighed 6.5 pounds and was 20 inches long. Parents are Christian Hungerford and Michelle Bradley of...

‘‘This Thing We Call the Ocean,’’ a new art show by Sitka artist and retired Alaskan salmon troller Stephen Lawrie, curated by Maite Lorente, will debut 3 p.m. .June 21 at the Pioneer Bar. Hosted by Chris Heim and the Pioneer Bar crew, and...

FRIDAY 10 a.m. Bingocize, Swan Lake Senior Center Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, call AA hotline 907-747-8866 for information  1-3 p.m. Open swim, MEHS Aquatic Center 5:30 p.m. NA Meeting, St. Peter’s Church basement 6-8 p.m. Open swim,...

Sitka Cancer Survivors Society will  celebrate survivors and their families at an event 2 p.m. Sunday, June 8, at the Path of Hope behind Moller Field by the running track. Refreshments will be served by Sitka Emblem Club 142. For more...