A free community barn dance is set 7 p.m. Saturday, May 16, at Odess Theater on the SJ  Campus. Dances are taught and called and live music will be provided by Fishing for Cats. No dance experience is necessary. For information call Dorothy...

Selina Alexander (Koyukon Athabascan) will teach a caribou tufting class and how to make either a tufted caribou brooch or necklace 10 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m. May 7 and 8. The class is for all ages and limited to eight people. Students should sign...

MONDAY 6-8 a.m. MEHS Aquatic Center Pool Open  10 a.m. Senior Coffee Social, St. Peter’s church See House 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  4-6...

Ariadne Will of Sitka has been awarded a writing residency in May at Storyknife Writers Retreat in Homer. As this year's Evangeline Atwood Fellow at Storyknife, Will will receive fully-funded writing opportunities at the retreat, which was...

Climate Connection 20260424 Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels Today is the first day of the First International Conference to plan action to stem the root cause of climate change, the extraction of coal, oil, and gas. Last fall’s 30th...

Sitka Babies and Books will celebrate the beginning of the Early Literacy Summer Reading Program with a kickoff party 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 16, at the Sitka Public Library for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. ‘‘Dinosaurs Welcome Here’’ will...

This Week In Boys Run This week, Boys Run participants learned about collaboration and communication. In addition, they learned about varying communication styles. For example, in traditional Tlingit culture, it is often considered disrespectful...

Registration for Walk Southeast is open through May 10 at https://walksoutheast.org. The free regionwide walking program challenges Southeast Alaskans to get outside this summer. Walk, run or hike from May 1 to Sept. 1, track  miles, and be...

Sheldon Jackson Museum and Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum announce the 2026 slate of artists in the Alaska Native Artist Residency Program. Artists from around the state fill residencies at the museum, during which time they study the...

“Planting the Seed” free guided meditation will be offered 1:30 p.m. Saturday April 25, at the Unitarian Hall. Parking and entrance are on Spruce Street. ‘‘We’ll begin by grounding with a visualization of you growing from seed to tree, then we’ll...

Southeast Alaska Independent Living will host a wildlife evening cruise 5:30-8:30 p.m. May 15. It will feature Zak Kirkpatrick. It is a fundraiser for the ORCA program. Light refreshments will be offered. The event is sponsored by Allen Marine...

Special Olympics Alaska athletes, Alaska Law Enforcement, and community champions for the Law Enforcement will host a Torch Run and pledge drive 10 a.m. Saturday, May 9. The fun, inclusive 5K supports athletes with intellectual disabilities and...

The L’uknax̱.ádi Bacon Family extends our gratitude to our opposites, L’uknax̱.ádi brothers and sisters, our jinda.aat, the Sitka community, and all who supported us during our time of mourning and celebrating the life of Dzeitgé Wilma Bacon. We...

A celebration of life for Daniel Robert Evans will be held 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 25, at Harrigan Centennial Hall. Dan, a photographer, adventurer and good friend to many, passed away April 16 at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle. He...

A celebration of life for Jan Gassman, 82, will be held May 8. The graveside service will be 12:30-1 p.m. at the National Cemetery, followed by a reception at the Southeast Resort banquet room. The longtime Sitka resident died Dec. 21, 2025.

Katie Miyasato was promoted to glory on April 23, 2026.  Services will be held 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, at the ANB Founders Hall, 235 Katlian Street. A service led by the Salvation Army will be followed by an Alaska Native Sisterhood...

Linda Susan Danner, a longtime Sitka fisherman, died Wednesday, April 22, while at her home in Hawaii. She was 74. An obituary will be published later.

FRIDAY 6-8 a.m. MEHS Aquatic Center open 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Lap swim, Blatchley pool Noon Shoulder Health Workshop, 311 Price Street Noon MEHS Aquatic Center open Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, call AA hotline 907-747-8866 for...