Sitka Native Education Program will hold a bake sale 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8, at Sea Mart to support Gájaa Héen Dancers with its travel to Celebration 2026 in June.

Sitka Public Library will be closed Feb. 9-11 for routine annual maintenance. Books can be returned via the book drop. Regular business hours will resume 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 12. Regular library hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday, Wednesday,...

Sitka Tribe of Alaska enrolled citizens, staff and council members 18 years or older are invited to individual sound healing sessions by appointment only. It is a gentle, immersive and private sound experience tailored to the individual’s current...

Sitka Tribe of Alaska and Southeast Alaska Independent Living will host a community elder coffee time 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at Harrigan Centennial Hall. It will include information on services offered by SAIL, recreation...

Sitka School Board will hold its regular monthly meeting 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at Harrigan Centennial Hall. The meeting will be preceded by student and staff recognitions at 5:45 p.m. The full meeting agenda can be found by following...

Wearable Art Show tickets are on sale at Old Harbor Books. Two runway shows are planned at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7. Seating is available for both shows. Tickets for the 2 p.m. show are $25, and $15 for students and seniors. Cost of...

The Alaska Legislature House Finance Committee will take public testimony on HB284: Tax Compact, Sales Tax, Oil and Gas Tax, at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 5. Those who wish to testify at the Sitka Legislative Information Office should arrive 30 minutes...

Ocean Wave Quilters will meet 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, at United Methodist Church.   Monthly meetings, September through June, are open to all, members or not. Those wishing to pay the $25 dues will receive a monthly newsletter, discounts...

MONDAY 6-8 a.m. MEHS Aquatic Center Pool Open  10:30 a.m. Lap swim, Blatchley pool Noon STA Governance Committee, 204 Siginaka Way Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, call AA hotline 747-8866 for information  4 p.m. Alaska Native...

Diet and Climate The federal U.S. health secretary has issued new dietary guidelines allegedly to make America healthy again. It puts red meat and full fat dairy products at the top of its food pyramid visualizations. Four of the 9 nutritional...

Sitka Conservation Society invites the community to learn what’s at stake in the Federal Subsistence Program Review and how it could impact Sitkans’ subsistence harvesting practices. SCS and Sitka Tribe of Alaska’s Resource Protection Department...

Kathy Kyle will give a slide presentation on the pagan holiday of Imbolc – now St. Brigid’s Day – at Sunday’s meeting of the Sitka Unitarian Fellowship.  All are invited. Gathering begins at the Fellowship Hall at 10:30 a.m., with the...

AARP Free Tax Aide will be available 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays and Saturdays Feb. 10 through April 14 at Harrington Centennial Hall to help individuals complete their federal income tax returns. It is by appointment only, by calling 907...

Brave Heart Volunteers is launching its Fill the Heart campaign and during February, donors can double their monetary impact by giving to the organization. ‘‘Thanks to the generosity of Tonya and Mike Venneberg, Kim and Bob Hunter, and an...

Hayley Whitson was awarded a doctor of philosophy in medical physics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Dec. 14, 2025. She defended her dissertation on quantitative ultrasound methods for liver disease diagnosis for her Ph.D. in August...

FRIDAY 10-11 a.m. Bingocize, Swan Lake Senior Center 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lap swim, Blatchley pool Noon MEHS Native Dance Groups Yup’ik and Unangax dancers perform, Sheldon Jackson Museum Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, call AA hotline...

The public is invited to hear Ketchikan-based fiber artist Kathy Rousso speak about her journey from Mexico to Colombia, what she learned along the way, and influences on her contemporary work. She will speak at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 19, at...

Those who wish to paint a buoy for the  Brave Heart Volunteers buoy fundraiser but don’t know where to start are invited to an event Feb. 6-7.  Join artist Sandra Butler for two days of creativity, 6-9 p.m. Feb. 6 and 10 a.m.-2 p.m....

Alaska Native Brotherhood Camp 1 and Alaska Native Sisterhood Camp 4 will hold a combined meeting 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2. Elizabeth Peratrovich Day parade and festivities on Feb. 16 are on the agenda, as well as other shared business...

Sitka Public Library will offer a free sound bath program led by sound healing practitioner Laura Humphreys 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17. Space is limited and registration is required. Participants are being encouraged to take yoga mats, blankets,...