All are invited to learn to sing four-part a capella harmony in the Sacred Harp (shape note) tradition 3-4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 10, at the Pioneers Home chapel. Beginners and listeners are welcome. Singing is from the red Denson book, and loaner...

Sitka Tlingit & Haida Community Council will hold a special meeting 10 a.m. Saturday, May 9, at the Sitka T&H Office, 204 Siginaka Way, second floor conference room. The meeting will be held for new council member orientation. T&H...

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Alaska Wildlife Troopers, NOAA, and U.S. Coast Guard will host a public meeting about the 2026 sport fishing season 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, at Harrigan Centennial Hall. Staff will be available to...

The Lake-Hirst and Monastery-Kinkead Utility and Street Improvements Project construction is underway. Lake Street is closed to through-traffic during construction, the City and Borough of Sitka said. Halibut Point Road is the official detour,...

Please join us to honor the life of our beloved Dzeitgé Valentina Wilma Bacon as we mark 40 days since her passing. We will gather for Obednitsa Service 9:30 a.m. on Mother’s Day, May 10, at St. Michael’s Cathedral.  Please join us afterward...

Surveyors and environmental scientists working on the Housing Land Suitability and Feasibility Study for the City and Borough of Sitka are conducting field work on city property near Sitka High School and Blatchley Middle School through...

Due to a typo, a Page 1 story on the Fire Department in Tuesday's Sentinel said "the average, the median and the mode" for the test scores of the recent EMT I class was 98; it should have said it was 94. The Sentinel regrets the error.

A free workshop on bone health will be held noon-1 p.m. Friday, May 15, at 311 Price Street. Information on how to treat and prevent osteoporosis will be presented by Alicia Haseltine of Medicine by Movement. Pre-register on the website at...

Those approaching age 65 who are unsure about Medicare options and having questions about how to make the most of Social Security benefits are invited to a presentation 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, May 15, at Sitka Public Library. Presenters will help...

WEDNESDAY 6-8 a.m. MEHS Aquatic Center Pool Open  10 a.m. Tongass Tots Playgroup, Episcopal Church See House 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lap Swim Blatchley pool 11-2 Salvation Army Little Store open Noon Health Needs and Human Services...

A memorial service for Roberta L. Modrell will be held 2 p.m. May 29 at St. Peter’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church. A reception will follow in the See House. The Rt. Rev. Mark Lattime will officiate. Roberta was born May 18, 1948, and died April...

A regular meeting for Sitka Pioneers of Alaska will begin with dinner at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the Salvation Army, 405 Sawmill Creek Blvd. Pioneer members are requested to take either desserts or side dishes.  For more information...

The public is invited to join the Sitka Sound Science Center staff in releasing baby salmon at the annual Salmon Release Party 4:30-6:30 p.m. Friday, May 8. ‘‘Join us for burgers, chips, and fun as we send the next generation of salmon off into...

Cindy Woods, senior immigration attorney with the ACLU of Alaska, in partnership with concerned community members and Sitka Tribe of Alaska, will offer two trainings May 13 and 14. Both are free, open to the public and offered in person and...

Ben Mitchell died April 14 at Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center, surrounded by his family. Ben, a Sitka resident since 1979, was age 89. An obituary will be published later.

TUESDAY 6-8 a.m. MEHS Aquatic Center Pool Open  10:30 a.m. Sitka Sprouts, 3-5 year olds, Sitka Sound Science Center 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lap swim, Blatchley pool Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, call AA hotline 747-8866 for...

Sitka Maritime Heritage Society will hold an “open house” at the Japonski Island Boathouse 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, May 13. The public can review the plans for the new dock and facility for the Fast Response Cutter to be stationed in...

Sitka Tlingit & Haida Community Council will hold a special meeting noon Tuesday, May 5, at the Sitka T&H Office located at 204 Siginaka Way, second floor conference room. The meeting will be held to swear in the community council...

The "Hames Corp. Passes Baton to Albertsons/Safeway" story on the front page of Wednesday's Sentinel stated that Hames Corp. had announced in November that it would sell all its Sitka stores, as well as Newtown Liquor in Ketchikan, to...