Sitka School Board members will attend graduation ceremonies for Pacific High School on May 17 and Sitka High School on May 19. The board also will attend the Blatchley Middle School Rites of Passage on May 21.

Priorities for Climate Solutions The rise in global temperature is happening faster than scientists predicted. Fossil fuel use is increasing, along with their emissions. It is time to set priorities for what solutions are most important. We have...

Dr. Kena Westergaard and Kari Roe-LaFramboise, LNP, will offer an introductory presentation on the emerging use of psychedelic-assisted therapies in mental health services at this Sunday’s meeting of the Sitka Unitarian Fellowship. Westergaard is...

SEARHC is teaming up with the Sitka HOPE Coalition for a community event to observe World No Tobacco Day. The organizations will be set up outside AC Lakeside Grocery 4-6 p.m. Friday, May 30, with prize giveaways, quit resources, information on...

Grace Harang of Sitka was included in the Utah Tech University graduating class of 3,088 students at its 114th commencement ceremonies this week. She earned an associate of science in general studies degree. The 2021 Sitka High graduate is the...

Harrigan Centennial Hall at 330 Harbor Drive will be closed on Sunday, May 11, for maintenance. Regular business hours will resume on Monday, May 12. Call the Harrigan Centennial Hall manager for information or questions at 907 747-4090.

A celebration of the life of Rance J. Dailey will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, July 6, at Halibut Point Recreation Area main shelter. ‘‘Please join us to celebrate the life of Rance J. Dailey,’’ family members said. ‘‘We will gather to share our...

Dancers of all ages will take to the stage with a broad range of performances, from traditional ballet pieces to hip hop and jazz numbers in two different showings, Saturday, in this year’s spring recital put on by the Sitka Studio of...

Crews of local quilters hung 92 of their finished pieces in Fraser Hall this morning in preparation for the 5 p.m. kick-off tonight of the 42nd annual Ocean Wave Quilt Guild show that will be open to viewers daily through next Sunday, May...

Registration for City of Sitka Parks and Recreation summer Tongass Tumblers gymnastics opens noon Wednesday, May 14.  Classes are available for ages 18 months to 11 years. Class options are available for both June and July. All sessions...

Sitka Moose Lodge will host a Mother’s Day brunch 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 11. It is open to members and immediate family. Moms eat free; all others will be charged $10. On Friday, ribeye steak dinners will be served. The lodge will open...

GCI has opened applications for its 2025 Suicide Prevention Fund.  The $100,000 annual grant program to support mental health across Alaska has awarded approximately $900,000 to nearly 100 nonprofits since its launch in 2016, GCI said in a...

The Federal Subsistence Board is accepting public comment on proposed changes to federal subsistence hunting and trapping regulations.  They would affect seasons, harvest limits, methods and means, and customary and traditional use...

Blatchley Middle School will hold its annual Rites of Passage ceremony 11 a.m.-1 p.m. May 21 at Sitka High School gymnasium.  Parents and guests are asked to park at the front of the building and enter through the gym door.  Students...

Gary Paxton Industrial Park scrap yard will close 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, May 9. It will resume regular hours at 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. Call 907 747-1804 with questions.

As part of the nationwide axing of the National Endowment for the Arts, Sitka Fine Arts Camp lost a grant intended to be used to pay staff this summer, and although the organization will be able to avoid immediate cuts by drawing into its fiscal...

Held in celebration of the return of herring to Sitka Sound and the coming of spring, this year’s Yaaw Koo.eex’ begins Saturday and will run through the night into Sunday morning, with food, gifts and community activism items planned, starting...

Mt. Edgecumbe High School will hold its graduation ceremony 10 a.m. Thursday at the school. Commencement speaker is teacher Michael Mahoney. Following the ceremony, a luncheon for graduates and their families will be held in the cafeteria....

Sitka Rotary Club and Allen Marine will host a three-hour wildlife cruise on the waters surrounding Sitka May 17. Participants should plan to embark at noon, and should arrive on the boat by 11:30 a.m. sharp at Crescent Harbor. Ticket prices...