On Monday (May 16), the municipal Electric Utility Department is holding a public meeting at Centennial Hall at 5-7 p.m. to get public input into planning our community renewable energy strategy. This event is one among those initiated by Sitka’s...

A Zumba class, instructed by Anna Schumacher, is being offered 5:30-6:15 p.m. Thursdays 5:30-6:15 through June 11. The free opportunity is offered by Sitka Tribe of Alaska to the community. Classes are held at Blatchley Middle School in the...

All are invited to join Jade at 5 p.m. on Saturdays in May at Yoga Union for an hourlong Yin yoga session, a slow meditative floor practice. Yin is a passive practice in which participants hold poses for anywhere from three to 10...

Sitka Emblem Club 142 will hold a business meeting 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 14, at the Sitka Elks Lodge. Current members are invited to attend. Those with questions can call Judi at 907 738-6326.

Community garden plots are now available at the Jarvis Street Community Garden, on the upper end of Jarvis Street, adjacent to Híx’ti Sáani housing community. The 10-foot-by-20-foot plots are $55 a year. An orientation for new members is being...

FRIDAY 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Spring Flower Fundraiser Sale pickup, Mt. Edgecumbe Preschool, 129 Seward Street 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lap Swim, Blatchley pool Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, call AA hotline 907-747-8866 for information  2-5 p.m....

The Sitka High track and field team is collecting trash around town in a fundraiser 9 a.m. to noon Sunday. Some 70 students are part of the team, which took home first and second place team honors in last year’s Division II state...

Registration for the free Boys Run 5K fun run begins 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Harrigan Centennial Hall. The run starts at 10 a.m. To volunteer or for information, contact Claire at 907 747-3493.

Sitka Studio of Dance will present its annual dance recitals Saturday at the Performing Arts Center. Younger dancers will perform at 2 p.m. Older children and adults will take the stage at  7 p.m. Tickets are available online at...

Ocean Wave Quilters sponsors a free open sewing session 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at United Methodist Church.   All are invited to attend. Irons, ironing boards, tables and chairs are provided. Lunch is potluck.  For more...

City and Borough of Sitka utility and payment office, located on the first floor of City Hall, will be opening at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 14. Office hours will return to normal on May 15. Payments can be made online using the online payment...

Sitka Cancer Survivor’s Society will offer an Allen Marine wildlife cruise 1 p.m. Saturday, June 6, leaving Crescent Harbor at 1 p.m. and returning at 4 p.m. Tickets are $80 per person with a complimentary $10 quilt raffle ticket. They will be...

Landscaping work and planting in the municipal parking lot along Harbor Drive will be performed through Friday, the city public works department reports. To allow crews to safely complete the work, the public is asked not to park in the parking...

Michelle Sparck, director of Get Out the Native Vote, will give a presentation 10:30 a.m. Friday at Sitka Public Library on election turnout history in Sitka and the importance of participation in the U.S. Census. Get Out the Native Vote is a...

All 125 limited entry spaces for the Alpine Adventure Run are filled. Wait List registration is open. Email christinemariehoran@gmail.com and request entry. A registration form will be sent to you. Your completed registration form and entry fee of...

THURSDAY 6-8 a.m. MEHS Aquatic Center Pool Open  9 a.m.-5 p.m. suicide prevention training, register at https://linktr.ee/TWAS_SITKA 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lap swim, Blatchley pool 10:30 a.m. Spring Story Time, Sitka Public Library 11-2...

A meditation event to honor the ‘‘Divine Mother’’ will be held 7 p.m. Sunday, May 19, Mother’s Day, at the Unitarian Fellowship Hall. It will feature singing bowls, chimes, and a hand pan. Small objects, such as crosses, Buddha figurines and...

Alaska Native Sisterhood Camp 4 will hold a regular business meeting noon-2 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at the ANB Founders Hall. The public is invited to attend. ANS is seeking new members. Annual dues are $12 per year. Contact the ANS office at 907...