Sitka Lutheran Church volunteers Ron and Anita Hagman of Kansas are greeting tourists, selling popcorn (for youth mission travel), and proclaiming the Gospel this month. The veteran volunteers have shared their faith, energy and time with many...

Bare Stage Collective is holding auditions for ‘‘Bug’’ by Tracy Letts 10-noon and 5-7 p.m. Sunday, May 17, at Odess Theater in Allen Hall on the SJ Campus. ‘‘Bug’’ is a raw, nerve-shredding play about love, paranoia and blurred realities, the...

Sitka Cancer Survivor’s Society is seeking volunteers willing to help with spring cleanup at the Path of Hope Park, located at lower Moller field. Volunteers can help ‘‘spruce up the park and make it shine’’ 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, May 16. For...

Outer Coast will host an awareness event for Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Day 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, at Totem Square. Community members are being encouraged to attend. A moment of silence will be followed by a candlelight vigil and...

Alaska Storytellers, a newly transformed non-profit organization, is offering its fifth season of summer performances on the history and spirit of Alaska.  Guided by the mission to bring Alaska’s stories to life, the group has transitioned...

MONDAY 6-8 a.m. MEHS Aquatic Center Pool Open  10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Lap swim, Blatchley Pool Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, call AA hotline 747-8866 for information  5:30-6:30 p.m. AA, Sitka Pioneers Home Recreation Kitchen, call AA...

Deb Miller, left, White Elephant volunteer, present Sitka Public Library Director Jessica Ieremia with a grant award of $3,000. This year, the organization is awarding $145,000 to various Sitka non-profits. (Photo provided)

NEW BUSINESS LOCATION - Thai Alaska Kitchen owners Mam and Canyon Lewis finish setting up their 30-foot food truck near the roundabout Tuesday morning. The food truck, which operated last year behind the old Columbia Bar, offers a rotating menu of...

NEW SIGN - Members of the Sitka Pioneers Home Auxiliary stand next to a recently installed sign at the Pioneers Home Cemetery at the end of Baranof Street recently. The sign, a project of the auxiliary, was purchased with a grant from the Pioneers...

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...

Climate Connection 20260501 Title: Climate Cost of War In peacetime, the U.S. military is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases globally of any institution. National reporting of military emissions was excluded from international agreements,...

A National Day of Prayer gathering will be held noon-1 p.m. Thursday, May 7, at Totem Square. ‘‘All are welcome to humble themselves and ask for forgiveness, and pray to the Heavenly Father with a thankful heart,’’ organizers said. Call or text...

Babies, toddlers and siblings up to 5 years old are invited to the Stay and Play Program at Sitka Public Library. Summer programs will run 3:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays May 5 and 12, June 9, 16 and 23, July 14, 21 and 28. This is a self-guided program....

An intergenerational May Day celebration, including flower crowns and a Maypole, will be held at Sunday’s meeting of the Sitka Unitarian Fellowship. Gathering begins at 10:30 a.m., with the program starting at 10:45 a.m.  Soup and bread...

Aerialists from Sitka Cirque will be performing ‘‘The Jungle Book’’ 6:30 p.m. Saturday and 5:30 p.m. Sunday at 207 Smith Street. Tickets are available at sitkacirque.com, $25 for adults, $15 for youths and seniors. ‘‘Jungle Book’’ is produced by...

The public is invited to join the city Sustainability Commission and energy engineers at a workshop 5-7 p.m. Monday, May 11, at Harrigan Centennial Hall. The group, facilitated by Spruce Root, will ‘‘help make Sitka’s energy future affordable,...

The Sitka School Board will meet 5:45 p.m. May 6 beginning with student and staff recognitions at Harrigan Centennial Hall. It will be preceded by a reception at 5 p.m. for retiring staff Emily Demmert, Diana Erickson, Twila Keaveny, Rich Krupa,...

FRIDAY 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  1:30-3:30 p.m. Kindergarten Sneak Peek, Xóots Elementary School 5:30 p.m. NA Meeting, St. Peter’s Church...

Sitka High sophomore and junior students were inducted into the National Honor Society on Tuesday night, joining the existing cohort of juniors and seniors in NHS. The NHS admits students with a GPA of 3.5 and a commitment to service. Sitka High...