The Alaska Day Pie Sale at Sitka Lutheran Church will be offered 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (or until sold out) Sunday, Oct. 18. Pies cost $30 and will be sold whole only. Cash or a check must be used to purchase pies, the church said. Pies will be...

Sheldon Jackson Museum will be operating according to its winter hours schedule for the final week of September. It will be closed Sept. 27, 28 and 29. Open hours will be 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30. Starting Oct. 1, the museum will be...

Enrollment for Sitka Spruce Tips 4-H Club for the 2026-27  year opens Oct. 1 for ages 5-18 years. An open house will be held at Blatchley Middle School 4-6 p.m. Oct. 1. Families can receive assistance in enrolling youthsand information on...

Sitka Public Library will offer a free sound bath program led by Sound Healing Practitioner Laura Humphreys 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22. Space is limited, and registration is required. To reserve a spot, call the library at 907 747-4020....

‘‘Hey Riddle Riddle,’’ a Halloween scavenger hunt at Sitka Public Library will be Oct. 1-31. Youths of all ages can participate. Participants will search for clues hidden around the library to find a spooky word. Once the correct answer is found,...

An electrical outage is planned 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, so city  crews can replace the transformer by Mean Queen. Mean Queen, Russell’s, Russian American Company, The Cellar, Hair Play, Tilson Building, the Totem and Bev’s Flowers...

Sitka Community Land Trust invites the community to a reception honoring the retirement of its director Randy Hughey 4:30-6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at Stevenson Hall on the SJ Campus. The event also will welcome the trust's new director, Amy...

Sitka Sound Science Center has engaged Cape Decision Consulting, a Sitka-based firm, to provide interim leadership while the board conducts a search for a new executive director.  Robin Sherman will serve as interim executive director,...

NEW BUSINESS LOCATION - Physical therapist Alicia Haseltine demonstrates the Radial Pulse Wave shockwave treatment equipment with the help of Kealoha Harmon, on table, during an open house at her new business location, Medicine by Movement...

Climate Connection: United Nations Report This month, the United Nations Environmental Program reported that world governments had failed in their 2015 Paris commitments to keep average global temperature from rising more than 1.5 degrees C above...

FRIDAY Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, call AA hotline 907-747-8866 for information  1-3 p.m. United Methodist Church’s stained glass windows dedication, United Methodist Church 4 p.m. Pacific High garden open house and learning shelter...

Sitka Tribe of Alaska will host its annual meeting 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at Harrigan Centennial Hall. The public is invited to ‘‘celebrate STA's accomplishments this past year and honor Sitkans who serve the Tribe,’’ STA said. To RSVP for the...

Sitka Public Library will host visiting filmmakers from the AmDocs Festival for a directors forum 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10. The 2nd Annual American Documentary and Animation Film Festival (AmDocs Sitka) will be Oct. 9–11. For more...

Community members can check to see if their voter registration is current while listening to the music of Maia and the Pedal Boys at the Harbor Mountain Brewing Co. 7-9 p.m. Oct. 2. Donna Donohoe and Joann Torgeson will be on hand to help people...

First-graders can discover the ocean and aquatic creatures, including marine mammals, invertebrates and sharks in ‘‘Afterschool Explorers: Underwater Adventure.’’ Each week the Parks and Recreation-sponsored program will include fun physical...

Those attending the Sitka Unitarian Fellowship on Sunday will discuss what Unitarians and members of the Religious Society of Friends share and how they differ. Unitarians gather at 10:30 a.m., with the program starting at 10:45 and concluding by...

September marks 50 years of ‘‘imagination, exploration, discovery and creativity’’ at Mt. Edgecumbe Preschool. To observe the milestone anniversary, the board is seeking community support to ensure the school continues to thrive for decades to...

A whale bone mask with a connection to current Sheldon Jackson Museum artist-in-residence Kris Waymire (Iñupiaq and Peruvian) is the September artifact of the month. The mask, among many other cultural belongings, was viewed during a cultural...

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 Local Emergency Planning Commission, Harrigan Centennial Hall Noon AA, St. Peter’s...

The City and Borough of Sitka Parks & Recreation division will present Strong & Steady senior exercise classes at the Swan Lake Senior Center. The program will meet 1:30-3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning Sept. 24. The free class includes...