Juneau Community Foundation’s Douglas-Dornan Foundation Fund is accepting applications for funding support through June 1. ‘‘The fund awards grants that benefit and enhance the health, education, and welfare of individuals in Southeast Alaska,...

Sitka Public Library invites children entering second and third grades this fall to register to participate in the annual Summer Reading Buddy program. Buddies meet up to read for one hour each week at the library. Children can win incentives for...

Registration for the 33rd annual Alpine Adventure Run opens 7 a.m. April 22. The seven-mile mountain run is scheduled July 18. The race is limited to 125 runners, who must be at least 15 and able to complete the course in 2.5 hours. Runners can...

Sitka Public Library will host Books & Brews at Harbor Mountain Brewing Co. 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, May 12. All are invited to take a book, grab a favorite beverage on tap, and join others for a cozy, quiet evening of reading together. A librarian...

TUESDAY 6-8 a.m. MEHS Aquatic Center Pool Open  10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Lap Swim, Blatchley pool Noon Tree and Landscape Committee, Harrigan Centennial Hall Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, call AA hotline 747-8866 for information  Noon...

All are invited to join Sitka Tribe of Alaska and special guest Michael Livingston to learn about the relationship between the ‘‘Unangax̂ and Lingít across time’’ 5-7 p.m. Friday, April 24, at Sheet’ka Kwaan Naa Kahidí. Light refreshments will be...

STA-ERL will be closed through Thursday as lab staff is attending and presenting at the SEATOR workshop in Ketchikan. The lab will not be testing shellfish at that time and the public is being asked to not take samples in as they cannot be...

Kéet Gooshí Héen parents and guardians are invited to a conversation café 3-5 p.m. Saturday, April 25, at Blatchley Middle School. The focus is on parenting resources in Sitka.  ‘‘Connect with other parents and discuss: What is challenging...

Ocean Wave Quilt Guild is sponsoring a display of mini quilts at the  Backdoor Cafe through May.

Caregivers are invited to a Brave Heart Volunteers caregiver support lunch noon Wednesday, April 22. Lunch is provided and will be hosted at the BHV office, 120 Katlian Street.

Sitka Native Education Program’s summer programming is available to take registrations. This summer, students can participate in culture camps, Skeet’ka Splash Mountain Camp, and a Kunaa Shaak Aayi subsistence workshop (subject to availability...

This Week in Boys Run This week, Boys Run participants learned about communication and peer pressure. We learned about how we all communicate in different ways and have different communication needs. The boys watched coaches perform skits that...

MONDAY 10 a.m. Senior Coffee Social, St. Peter’s Episcopal 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  5:30-6:30 p.m. AA, Sitka Pioneers...

FRIDAY 10 a.m.-4 p.m. PHLight Club Day Camp, sixth through eighth grades,  Blatchley Middle School 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Lap swim, Blatchley pool Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, call AA hotline 907-747-8866 for information  1 p.m....

Baranof Barracudas Swim Club will  host the Julie Hughes Triathlon on Saturday, May 16. Registration is open online or can be done in person 6-7 p.m. Friday, May 15, at Blatchley Middle School. Early entry is $40 per racer ages 13 and older,...

Fiber Friends will meet 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 25. at the Sitka Public Library Gus Adams room. Fiber enthusiasts are welcome, including spinners, dyers, knitters, weavers and crocheters.

Guest speaker Hannah Blanke will give a presentation on foraging for wild edible plants 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. A children’s program is offered...

All are invited to join Sitka Conservation Society and the Chamber of Commerce for a Community Cleanup 1:30-3 p.m. Sunday, April 26. Volunteers can meet at Crescent Harbor Shelter or at the Kimsham ball fields and help get Sitka spruced up for...

Climate Connection 20260410 Title: Earth’s Energy Imbalance The United Nation’s World Meteorological Organization added a new measure of global warming this spring – earth’s energy imbalance. It measures the difference between the sun’s energy...

University of Alaska Southeast will recognize  accomplishments of graduates during commencement ceremonies for its three campuses in early May. The Sitka ceremony will be held 7 p.m. Friday, May 1, at Harrigan Centennial Hall, with a...