The public is invited to the annual Tlingit Potato Planting, a community event celebrating tradition, culture and springtime planting. Sitka Tribe of Alaska, Sitka Ranger District, and Pacific High School will gather 1:15-2:30 p.m. Tuesday, April...

Sitka School Board will hold a budget work session 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, at the district office board room. Superintendent Deidre Jenson will present the board with a draft budget for the 2025-2026 school year. The work session is open...

Xóots Elementary School is hosting its kindergarten and pre-kindergarten Sneak Peek 2-3 p.m. Friday, April 18. Upcoming preschoolers and kindergartners for the 2025-2026 school year, and their families, are invited to visit classrooms, meet...

Those approaching age 65 having questions about Medicare, or who are currently enrolled but still needing more information, are invited to a program 11 a.m.-noon Wednesday, April 30, at Harrigan Centennial Hall. SEARHC Patient Health Benefits...

Applications are being taken for the Path to Prosperity Business Competition, an annual business development competition for businesses with a positive economic, environmental, and community impact on Southeast Alaska. It is sponsored by Spruce...

MARINE DEBRIS CLEANUP – Students in Stacy Golden’s Sitka High School marine biology class hold some of the 620 pounds of trash they picked up on Biorka Island Wednesday. Collaborators included Ocean Conservancy, Sitka Sound Science Center and Sitka Tribe of Alaska. The trip was funded by the Sitka Alaska Permanent Charitable Trust. Allen Marine provided an educational discount. (Photo provided to the Sentinel)

BIKE GIVEAWAY – Maisie Webb, 9, stands with her parents Melinda and Jayson Webb, at right, after receiving a new bicycle and helmet from Sitka Masons representative Darrell Windsor recently at Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary School. The Masons are once again presenting a bicycle, donated by AC Lakeside, to one student in each third-grade class at the school. Third grade teachers are selecting the recipients based on students’ exemplary behavior in class and display of good citizenship. A helmet is donated by Yellow Jersey. (Sentinel Photo)

Bruce Gazaway will present the program “How Religious Humanism Has Shaped Our Faith” at Sunday’s service at the Sitka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Coffee time is at 10:30 a.m., with service starting at 10:45 a.m. Bread and soup follow at...

The annual community Easter egg hunt is planned noon April 19 at Keet Gooshi Heen elementary school playground. The free event includes 10,000 eggs, face painting, hot chocolate, hot dogs, and other activities. It is sponsored by Assembly of God...

Community members of all ages are invited to walk in the Parade of the Species 4 p.m. Monday, April 21, to celebrate Earth Month. The parade lines up at 3:30 p.m. at Totem Square. It will end at the Crescent Harbor shelter where face painting and...

Sitkans for Peace and Democracy will hold a drop-in at the meeting room at Sitka Public Library 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 15. ‘‘Stop by to fill out a Freedom of Information Form to see what information DOGE has collected on you,’’ organizers...

Advisories have been issued for Southeast Alaska Tribal Ocean Research sites that have been found to have paralytic shellfish with toxin levels above the FDA regulatory limit of 80 µg/100 g. The newest beach having tested above the limit is...

This Week in Boys Run  This week, Boys on the Run participants learned about communication and peer pressure. We learned about how we all communicate in different ways and have different communication needs. The boys watched coaches perform...

Residential property owners can clean up their property and haul all acceptable refuse to the city solid waste disposal sites free of charge during the city cleanup event 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Dump trucks and dump trailers cannot be...

The U.S. Coast Guard Spouses’ and Women’s Association announces the return of the annual Rainy Day Bazaar 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at Harrigan Centennial Hall.

The Sitka Community Playground cleanup day will be 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, April 12. Supplies and snacks will be provided. For more information, contact Bridget at 907 738-5515.

Cruise Ship Food Waste  Cruise ship tourists expect their vacations to be similar to lodging in a luxury hotel with many restaurant choices. A one-week cruise may be supplied by more than 100 tons of food and drink to supply 250,000 meals....

WHITE ELEPHANT GRANT – White Elephant Shop volunteer Tami Weisberg, left, presents a $2,000 grant award to Audrey Beam, Julie Platson and Martina Kurzer of Sitka Outreach and Support Lifeline at the White Elephant Shop recently. (Photo provided)

The Medvejie Solstice Run is scheduled 9 a.m. June 21. It’s the 18th running of the Sitka High School cross country and track program fundraiser. The three distance events will begin and end at Herring Cove, adjacent to the Beaver Lake Trailhead...

Sitka Tells Tales, the local live storytelling series, will present an Earth Day event “About Place: Stories of Seeing and Celebrating the Tongass” 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, at Harbor Mountain Brewery Co. It will be hosted by Artchange Inc.,...