By Troy Tydingco Area Management Biologist Alaska Department of Fish and Game (907) 747-5355 troy.tydingco@alaska.gov   April 29, 2026Be sure to get your 2026 fishing license before hitting the water this season! SteelheadSteelhead runs...

Actors, artists, and dreamers are invited to bring Shakespeare’s timeless tale of shipwreck, island misadventures, and magic to life on the Sitka Sound Science Center grounds over the course of a single day. The 24-hour ‘‘Tempest’’ event starts...

Sitka Public Library will host a Community Crafting Swap 5-7 p.m. Thursday, May 21, p.m in the multipurpose room. Donated craft supplies will be available for free. For information, call Margot at 907 747-4028 or email...

Xoots Elementary School will hold its kindergarten sneak peek 1:30-2:30 p.m. Friday, May 1. Attendees can visit different classrooms, talk with teachers, meet staff, complete a school scavenger hunt and register for kindergarten.

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,...

Kenwa Karate of Sitka will hold its annual meeting plus pizza and potluck 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 13,  at the Sitka Sound Science Center. Karate students, families and friends are invited to attend and take a side dish to share. For...

The City of Sitka Parks and Recreation division announces a slight time change for Parent-Tot Time. The free play program for families with toddlers will be 2-3:30 p.m. Sundays, May 3 and 10, at the Blatchley Middle School multipurpose room For...

WEDNESDAY 6-8 a.m. MEHS Aquatic Center Pool Open  10 a.m. Tongass Tots Playgroup, St. Peter’s See House 11-2 Salvation Army Little Store open Noon White Elephant Shop open Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, call AA hotline 747-8866 for...

TUESDAY 6 p.m. Assembly, Centennial Hall 7 p.m. Brave Heart Volunteers Grief Support Group, 120 Katlian Street WEDNESDAY 6-8 a.m. MEHS Aquatic Center Pool Open  10 a.m. Tongass Tots Playgroup, St. Peter’s See House 11-2 Salvation Army...

The Sitka Tlingit & Haida Community Council Constitution Committee meeting scheduled 5 p.m. today has been postponed. For more information contact Sitka Community Navigator Renee Wheat at rwheat@tlingitandhaida.gov or call 907 463-7974.

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,...

Explore the solar system as part of a  guided meditation featuring ‘‘Sounds of Our Planets’’ 1 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at Sitka Public Library. All are invited to this free journey, as Cerisa Swanberg of Alaska Heals narrates and plays chimes,...

This Week in Boy Run This week, Boys Run participants learned about making healthy choices and allyship. They discussed the practices they can use to take care of themselves when they are feeling upset, sad, or angry. Running is naturally a...

Tlingit & Haida Meeting Postponed Sitka Tlingit & Haida Community Council constitution committee, original schedule for Wednesday, has been postponed to honor Katie Miyasato's passing. A new meeting time is to be determined.

The state Legislature’s House Finance committee will take public testimony 4:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, on the capitol budget. For a full list of topics, visit akleg.gov and click on “daily schedule.”  Public testimony can be given...

The annual Fisherman’s Flea Market will be 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, May 9, at the Mt. Edgecumbe High School/UAS-Sitka Campus parking lots. Those with marine-related items to sell can load up their vehicles and park in front of the MEHS gym prior to...

The upper section of Maksoutoff Street, from Lincoln Street to the Wells Fargo driveway, will be closed April 28 through the end of September to accommodate seasonal restroom facilities. To support placement, servicing, and safe access to the...

Pacific High will hold its spring plant sale 2-6 p.m. May 7 and 8, and 10 a.m.-noon May 9 at the school’s greenhouse, located uphill from the Russian Bishop’s House. Veggies, herbs and flower starts are grown from seed by students and can be...