Sitka Public Library is offering a needle felting class for youths 9 years and older 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 5, led by Julia Smith.  Participants will work on an easy project and materials will be provided. The program is for absolute...

Brave Heart Volunteers will offer grief support group, a place to discuss loss and grief, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 120 Katlian Street. All are welcome to use the confidential space. Call (907) 623-2406 or email Hailey at...

MONDAY 10:30 a.m.-12:30 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 hotline 747-8866 for information 6 p.m....

Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum is inviting Alaska Native artists to submit an application for the 2026 Alaska Native Artist Residency Program. The deadline to apply is March 2. Residencies are 21 days long and occur: May 1-21, Aug....

As part of the Airport Terminal Improvement Project, Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport personnel will be hand screening checked luggage from Monday, Feb. 23, through Wednesday, March 18. Travelers can expect extended screening times for checked...

Jan Steinbright will present ‘‘Alaska Native Art: Tradition, Innovation and Stories’’ at Sunday’s meeting of the Sitka Unitarian Fellowship. She will give an overview of the art of the Indigenous people of Alaska, accompanied by personal stories...

Sitka Public Library will offer a free sound bath program led by Sound Healing Practitioner Laura Humphreys 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 17. Space is limited, and registration is required. Participants should take yoga mats, blankets, pillows and eye...

Sitka Public Library’s Teen Advisory Board will hold its first meeting of the new year 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 12, in the library’s multipurpose room. Conversation about books, planning for upcoming teen library programs, and hang-out time are...

Baranof Island Housing Authority’s Quarterly Board of Commissioners meeting has been rescheduled 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at the BIHA Office, 245 Katlian Street. Attendees are asked to arrive between 5:15 and 5:30 p.m. to attend the meeting in...

Homeowners with concerns about landslide issues can chat with an engineer about mitigation possibilities 5-7 p.m. March 3 at Harbor Mountain Brewery. Chris Carpenter, senior associate engineer from Cornforth Consultants, will be available to chat...

Sitka second- through fifth-graders are invited to a free after-school Good News Club every Thursday in April, beginning April 2. It will include food, games, puppets and Bible stories. Registration forms with information are available at Keet...

Sitka Fish and Game Advisory Committee will hold a hybrid Zoom and in-person meeting 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, at the NSRAA building, 1308 Sawmill Creek Road, to discuss statewide sport fish proposals. 

Climate Connection for 20260220 Title: Heat Pump Subsidies The federal administration has abolished the 2009 endangerment finding, and with it all justification for regulation of greenhouse gas emissions. Global warming continues from burning...

Brave Heart Volunteers annual board meeting will be held 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, at the Manager’s Home, next to the Sitka Pioneers Home. Election of BHV Board officers will be held. The public is invited.  Those with questions can...

Sitka Arts Council is seeking downtown businesses and local artists to participate in the Spring Art Walk, 4-7 p.m. April 11. Business wanting to participate and host an artist or musician, as well as those who want to show their work or perform...

Due to freezing temps that will make digging infeasible, Sitka Trail Works has canceled Saturday’s volunteer work party to clear drainage on the Cross Trail.  A volunteer event will be scheduled in March. 

Sitka Emblem Club 142 will hold a combined business/social meeting 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at the Elks Lodge. Officers for the upcoming club year will be elected. Emblem members are welcome to attend. Questions can be directed to Mindy by...

FRIDAY 10 a.m. Bingocize, Swan Lake Senior Center Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, call AA hotline 907-747-8866 for information  3 p.m. Gary Paxton Industrial Park Board, Harrigan Centennial Hall 5:30 p.m. STA Family Game Night, Harrigan...

All are invited to the fifth-grade band’s “Almost Spring” concert 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, at the Performing Arts Center. The concert will feature full band pieces as well as solos and small ensembles. Admission is free and open to the public.