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

A fundraiser for Gary Winger will be held 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, at the Sitka Moose Lodge. Registration begins at 5 p.m. for the 6 p.m. pool tournament. A dessert auction, 50/50 raffle, and dinner begin at 5 p.m. All food proceeds will be...

The first Sitka Farmers Market of the summer season will be held 10 a.m.-1 p.m. June 27 at ANB Founders Hall. To rent a table, register and pay, go to the website at https://sitkafarmersmarket.eventsmart.com/. Table fees have been reduced from...

A portion of Lincoln Street will be closed to vehicle traffic 8:30 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, June 6, for the Porch Fest event hosted by the Greater Sitka Arts Council. Lincoln Street will be closed from St. Michael’s Cathedral to Harbor Drive,...

The city is seeking candidates to fill an empty seat on the Assembly until the next regular election. Candidates must be qualified voters of the municipality and have lived here for at least one year immediately preceding the appointment. Submit...

City Parks and Recreation has opened registration for youth and adult tennis clinics this month. Join coaches Fiona and Joe to learn the basics of tennis at the Crescent Harbor Tennis Courts. Youth clinics are  June 13 with options available...

Alex Johnson graduated summa cum laude from the University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Engineering and Mines May 2 with a bachelor’s degree in computer science. Johnson attended Sitka schools through 12th grade, graduating from Sitka High in...

TUESDAY 6-8 a.m. MEHS Aquatic Center Pool Open  Noon STA Finance and Economic Development Committee, 204 Siginaka Way Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, call AA hotline 747-8866 for information  Noon Rotary Club, UAS-Sitka Campus Room...

The 55th Sitka Music Festival monthlong concert line up starts this week. The festival will open 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Miner Music Center on the SJ Campus. Drinks and snacks will be followed by music and conversation. Artists from the...

MONDAY 6-8 a.m. MEHS Aquatic Center Pool Open  10 a.m.-noon free Senior Coffee Social, St. Peter’s See House Noon Weekly Lunch Break Meditation, Unitarian Fellowship Hall Noon Lap swim, Blatchley pool Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, call...

Saturday, June 6, is looking to be a busy day for Sitka. Several activities are planned, including Porch Fest downtown starting at 11 a.m. and the Sitka Cancer Survivors Society cruise, 1-4 p.m., sponsored by Allen Marine Wildlife Cruise....

In 2019, 27 college students from the small Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu organized to obtain the support of 18 other nations to bring their plight to the attention of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) of the United Nations. With the...

Sitka School Board is seeking candidates to fill two board vacancies until the Oct. 6 election. Letters of interest can be delivered to the district office beginning June 1, until 4 p.m. June 22. Candidates will be announced June 23. Public...

Sitka Emblem Club 142 will hold a social meeting and new member initiation 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 4, at the Sitka Elks Lodge. Pam and Betsy will serve taco soup. Current members are invited to attend. Those with questions can call Judi at 907...

Sitka Trail Works will host a National Trails Day volunteer event 9 a.m.-1 p.m. June 6 at the Kramer Cross Trail entrance. All are invited to register on the STW website, sitkatrailworks.org.

Kids ages 4-7 are invited to register for Kenwa Karate of Sitka’s Little Dragons mini camp, planned 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Saturday, June 13 The cost is $15.  No prior experience is required.  KKS also has summer classes for ages 7 and...

The city will launch a new online public records request portal in early June at its website, www.cityofsitka.com. The city will continue to accept paper public records request forms. The new portal is designed to make it easier to submit and...

Bill Coltharp and I spread the ashes of Dan Evans on May 6 on Mt. Edgecumbe.  We would like to share the song I wrote for Dan that I sang that day. Thank you. –Jim DiGennaro ‘‘Dan’s Song’’ We saw you flying above the town You jumped off a...

Sitka Rotary Club, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and U.S. Forest Service are inviting kids to participate in the annual Swan Lake Kids Fishing Day on Saturday, June 6.  Registration begins at 8 a.m. for children, ages 4-12 years,...