THURSDAY 6-8 a.m. MEHS Aquatic Center Pool Open  10:30 a.m. Preschool Story Time, Sitka Public Library 11-2 Salvation Army Little Store open Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, AA hotline 907-747-8866 for information Noon Alanon Zoom,...

T’ai Chi Chih Practice will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, August 1, behind Sitka Public Library, weather permitting. If raining, it will be offered at the See House behind St. Peter’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church .

Sitka Sound Science Center will present an art and science night, ‘‘Trash to Treasure,’’ 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, July 30, at the science center. All are invited to explore marine debris cleanups, research and relief printmaking with SSSC’s marine...

A personal growth series of five guided sound baths will be offered  7 p.m. Sundays in August at the Unitarian Fellowship Hall.  Each of the five Sunday events will have a different topic. Access is on Spruce Street. Message 907...

An estate sale is being held Saturday to benefit three local organizations. Longtime Sitkans Bob and Mary Purvis are moving to the Sitka Pioneers Home and have donated all their items to the Jack and Sasha Calvin Pacific High Work Program, Sitka...

WEDNESDAY 6-8 a.m. MEHS Aquatic Center Pool Open  11-2 Salvation Army Little Store open Noon Sitka Tlingit & Haida Community Council, 204 Siginaka Way Noon White Elephant Shop open Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, call AA hotline...

Sitka Trail Works will be doing trail maintenance the week of August 3. Work will include drainage maintenance along the Cross Trail between the Cascade Creek and Kimsham entrances, and work on the Herring Cove Trail. Both trails will remain...

Sitka Softball Association will hold a Mudball Committee meeting 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 31, in the upstairs of the upper Moller fieldhouse. It is open to anyone who is interested in volunteering for the Mudball Committee. Volunteers need not be...

Utility pole replacement and tree trimming along Green Lake Road between Gary Paxton Industrial Park and the Medvejie Hatchery is planned Aug. 3-14. City utility crews will be working 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Green Lake Road will...

Longtime resident Deborah Vilandre, 63, passed away on June 11, 2026, in Cheney, Washington, surrounded by her family.  A celebration of her life will be held in September, with more information to follow.    Those wanting to...

TUESDAY 6-8 a.m. MEHS Aquatic Center Pool Open  Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, call AA hotline 747-8866 for information  Noon Rotary Club, UAS-Sitka Campus Room 230 3:30 p.m. Stay and Play, Sitka Public Library 6 p.m. Assembly,...

The City and Borough of Sitka  electric department has scheduled a planned electrical outage 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, July 31, as crews replace an aging underwater electrical cable connecting the mainland to Aleutski Island. The city said the...

The city is reminding businesses to ensure portable signs, including A-frame and sandwich board signs, are being placed in accordance with Sitka General Code 22.20.090 D. Portable signs are permitted only on private property within the central...

Sitka Public Library will host a jigsaw puzzle challenge 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3. Teams of up to four adults will compete to see who can complete a 500-piece puzzle first. Prizes will be awarded to the winning team. Space is limited and...

Sitka Babies and Books and Sitka Public Library invite babies, toddlers and preschoolers to a “This is Ballet” program 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at the library. It will be led by professional ballet dancer and teacher Juls Bicki....

Seafood Distribution Network of the Alaska Sustainable Fisheries Trust this summer is organizing a seafood distribution event for the upcoming year. The initiative provides free, locally harvested seafood to individuals experiencing food...

Registration is open for Sitka Youth Football, both tackle and flag. Families may register their football player at www.sitkayouthfootball.com. Flag football is open to those in first through fifth grades. The cost is $80. Tackle is for sixth...

Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association board recently voted to endorse Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (JKT) for governor of Alaska. “Endorsing a political candidate is a rare move for our organization,” said Linda Behnken, executive director of ALFA....

MONDAY Noon-3 p.m. STA crab distribution, sea wall at Sitka Cold Storage, 611 Katlian St. Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, call AA hotline 747-8866 for information  5:30-6:30 p.m. AA, Sitka Pioneers Home Recreation Kitchen, call AA hotline...