The Salvation Army will have a farewell service for Captain Catherine Dooley Sunday, June 28. Dooley served with Majors C. Joe Murray and Flo Murray briefly in Sitka, prior to returning to college to finish officer training and to be...

Sitka Jazz Week activities have been scheduled for Aug. 23-30 to include master classes, free jazz afternoon concerts, free evening concerts, and a jazz gala with CD release concert to culminate the festival on Aug. 29. All ages are invited to...

FRIDAY Noon-2 p.m. Lap Swim, Blatchley pool Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, call AA hotline 907-747-8866 for information  2 p.m. Sitka Investment Committee, Harrigan Centennial Hall 5:30 p.m. NA Meeting, St. Peter’s Church basement 6:30...

Sitka Tribe of Alaska is offering Haa Kusteeyí (Our Way of Life) through family engagement activities this summer. A beach asparagus excursion to Starfish Beach on an Allen Marine Tours Inc. vessel is planned 9:45 a.m.-1:45 p.m. July...

UAS-Sitka Campus is accepting students for Sitka Start, its first-year college experience program. Participants receive a three-credit tuition waiver scholarship, free college orientation, a ‘‘College Success’’ course, and personalized...

University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service in Southeast Alaska will offer food preservation, entrepreneurship and healthy living classes in Sitka July 7-12.  Extension professor Sarah Lewis will lead the workshops in...

Compost and material stockpile areas at Kimsham ballfields are not public disposal sites and are not available for personal use, the city says. The areas are used to produce mulch, compost and soil for city projects and operations. Reusing these...

Sitka High School class of 1996 will hold its 30-year class reunion with a weekend of reconnecting and celebration. A bonfire gathering is planned 7 p.m. July 2. On Friday, July 3, a Sitka High School tour at 3 p.m. will be followed by a Mean...

University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service will offer a certified food protection manager training July 7, with a proctor for testing available in Fairbanks.  A certified food protection manager is responsible for ensuring...

City Parks and Recreation is introducing a new scheduling option for groups to utilize the portable pitcher's mound at Moller Field. The change is intended to provide flexibility for organizations hosting baseball and softball events while...

Sitka Public Library is offering a felt painting class led by Julia Smith for young people 9 years and older. Students will learn how to needle-felt paint a picture or landscape, turning wool into fields, skies and details, the library said. The...

Sitka Homeless Coalition will have a barbecue fundraiser at AC Lakeside 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, June 27. Smash burgers, chips, soda and other items will be for sale. Proceeds will go towards constructing the coalition’s services building. 

THURSDAY 6-8 a.m. MEHS Aquatic Center Pool Open  10:30 a.m. Preschool Story Time, Sitka Public Library Noon Sitka Music Festival free Bach’s Lunch concert, Odess Theater at Allen Hall Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, AA hotline 907-747-8866...

The Alpine Adventure Run begins at 9 a.m. on July 18 at St. Gregory’s Catholic Church, 606 Etolin Street. Check-in for all registered runners opens at 7:30 a.m. and must be completed by 8:45 a.m. on race day. Spaces may be released to stand-by...

Sitka School Board has received two letters of interest, from Matt Potter and Kat Richards, to fill the two vacant School Board seats until the municipal election on Oct. 6. Public input on the two candidates will be accepted in writing or by...

Two performances of the program ‘‘Explore the Planets Through Sound’’ are planned for Sunday. The first will be part of the Unitarian Fellowship's Sunday service at 11 a.m. The service portion begins at 10:30 a.m. for coffee and visiting. Later...

Sitka veterans are being called to serve as grand marshals of the Fourth of July parade. Veterans wanting to take part in leading the parade are being asked to join the parade line-up at noon on July 4 on the SJ Campus. A float will be provided...

As we near the 40th day of her passing, the family of Christine Littlefield would like to take this opportunity to thank those who helped in her last months and in putting her to rest. Our deep gratitude to all of you who have given your support....

WEDNESDAY 6-8 a.m. MEHS Aquatic Center Pool Open  10 a.m. Tongass Tots Playgroup, Episcopal Church See House 11-2 Salvation Army Little Store open Noon-2 p.m. Lap Swim, Blatchley Pool Noon White Elephant Shop open Noon AA, St. Peter’s...

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Eric Kelly will speak 3 p.m. Wednesday at American Legion Post 13 about his experiences serving as an officer in the U.S. Army for more than 20 years. The born and raised Sitkan, a Sitka High graduate 2002, said he's hoping to...