Fiber Friends will meet 12:30-2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at Sitka Public Library’s Gus Adam’s room. Fiber enthusiasts are welcome, including spinners, dyers, knitters, weavers and crocheters.

Alaska Native Sisterhood Camp 4 will meet 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at the ANB Founders Hall for a regular business meeting.  Members are being encouraged to attend. The meeting is open to the public. Call 907 623-2352 for further information.

Sitka Tribe of Alaska Kayaaní Commission invites the community to its annual meeting 6-7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28, at the Sheet’ká Kwáan Naa Kahídi. Attendees can learn more about the commission's election, and how to celebrate Sheet'ká's grown...

Learn how to prevent costly oil spills from happening by joining  Sitka Tribe of Alaska's resource protection department for a community training on all things home heating oil tanks. It will be held 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at the...

GARDEN PICNIC – About 60 attendees of the Sitka Community Gardens end-of-season festival Sept. 6 share stories, homemade desserts, and flower arranging and mural painting activities, under sunny skies. The celebration marked the end of the Jarvis...

Fiber Friends will meet 12:30-2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at Sitka Public Library’s Gus Adam’s room. Fiber enthusiasts are welcome, including spinners, dyers, knitters, weavers and crocheters.

Sitka Maritime Heritage Society will hold an evening of traditional maritime songs featuring renowned chantey singer and scholar Jerry Bryant. The concert will be held 7-9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, downstairs at the Mean Queen’s “dungeon.” Tickets...

The city reminds citizens that the seasonal sales tax rate will decrease to 5% Oct. 1 through March 31, 2027. The bed tax for rentals less than 30 days remains at 6% year-round. Those who have any questions can contact the Tax Office at 907...

City and Borough of Sitka is working on a change to the Sitka General Code regarding cruise ship docks and related infrastructure. The public is invited to a listening session with the Tourism and Planning commissions 6 p.m. Monday, Sept....

WEDNESDAY 6-8 a.m. MEHS Aquatic Center Pool Open  11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Community Elder Coffee Time, Harrigan Centennial Hall 11-2 Salvation Army Little Store open Noon White Elephant Shop open Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, call AA hotline...

Sitka Moose Lodge 1350 will  host its annual picnic noon Sunday, Sept. 20, at the Halibut Point Recreation Area main shelter. The lodge will provide burgers and hot dogs with the fixings. Attendees are asked to take a potluck dish to...

Professional sewist Iris Nash of Iris Addie Designs will teach introductory sewing theory and sewing machine instruction 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at Sitka Public Library. Participants will develop their skills through the process of creating a...

University of Alaska Southeast will begin its annual fall lecture series, ‘‘Evening at Egan,’’ 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, with a panel discussion featuring Indigenous language educators.  In “Learning and Teaching the Language of the Land:...

FOUNTAIN SHOP TIPS – Strydr Stickney, left, of Harry Race Soda Shop, presents Friends of the Circus Arts representatives Jessica Christiansen and Tris Jackson with a check for $520 from the fountain shop’s August tips recently at Harry Race...

TUESDAY 6-8 a.m. MEHS Aquatic Center Pool Open  Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, call AA hotline 747-8866 for information  Noon Rotary Club, UAS-Sitka Campus Room 230 3:30 p.m. Stay and Play, Sitka Public Library WEDNESDAY 6-8 a.m....

Sitka Public Library is currently livestreaming bears preparing for hibernation at Katmai National Park’s Brooks River. The annual Fat Bear Week tournament begins Sept. 22, and Sitkans are invited to stop by the library to vote for their favorite...

Two community receptions for municipal administrator candidate finalist Gerrie Cotter will be held 5-8 p.m.  Sept. 18 and 1-4 p.m. Sept. 19 at Harrigan Centennial Hall. The public can ask questions and learn more about the candidate. Light...

Bear Cove near Medvejie Hatchery and Deep Inlet will be closed to sport fishing for coho salmon beginning 12:01 a.m. Sept. 15 through Oct. 31. Coho salmon returning to Medvejie Hatchery and Deep Inlet are not expected to meet broodstock goals in...

Sitka Public Library invites children 4-8 years to celebrate Winnie-the-Pooh’s 100th birthday by adopting a mini-Pooh or friend to take home beginning Oct. 1. Kids will be required to sign a certificate promising to read to their friend and...

Swan Lake Senior Center will get a community refresh 3-5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, and volunteers are needed. City Parks and Recreation, Sitka Recreation Foundation, and Alaska AARP Sitka Community Action Team invite the public to help out....