Local 3-D modeling expert Joshua Houston will lead a two-day workshop for 4-H members in sixth grades and up 3:30-5:30 p.m. Jan 26 and 28 at UAS-Sitka Campus. Students will learn photogrammetry and retopology techniques to make a lifelike scan...

Sitka Tribe of Alaska’s first fish distribution of the year will be held 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Jan. 27 at the cold storage facility at 611 Katlian Street.  Appreciation is being extended  to Shee Atiká for providing additional salmon for the...

The city Parks and Recreation division has opened registration for Dungeons and Dragons clubs at both Sitka High and Blatchley Middle schools. Taught by Riley Whitson, middle and high school adventurers will explore fantasy lands through various...

The hunter education field day will be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at  the Sitka Sportsman’s Association. The online Hunter Education Course must be completed prior to field day. For more information go to...

The Sitka School District culture department and the Sitka Native Education Program are seeking feedback from families about the needs of Indigenous youths in the community.  Input is important and will help guide programs and priorities...

 Kathy Kyle and Jamie Panzero will take a look through the lenses of western astrology, numerology, and Chinese astrology at this week’s meeting of the Sitka Unitarian Fellowship Sunday. All are invited.  Gathering begins at 10:30 a.m.,...

Two Sitka artists – Nicholas Galanin  (Tlingit/Aleut) and Jennifer Younger (Tlingit) – are among those chosen for the ‘‘Gestures of Our Rebel Bodies’’ group exhibition, opening 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at Aan Hít in Juneau. Also included...

FRIDAY 10 a.m.-11 a.m. Bingocize, Swan Lake Senior Center 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lap Swim, Blatchley pool Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, call AA hotline 907-747-8866 for information  5:30 p.m. STA Family Fun Game Night, Harrigan Centennial...

Sitka Tribal Council will review a new draft scholarship ordinance as a first reading at the 6:30 p.m. Jan. 21 Tribal Council meeting. The ordinance is available for review at STA’s website,...

Sitka Tribe of Alaska tribal citizens are being encouraged to attend the readings of the scholarship ordinance and provide feedback, which will likely occur at the Feb. 18 and March 18 Tribal Council meetings. Feedback on the proposed ordinance...

The public is invited to an informal meeting  6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, with Assembly members Scott Saline and Thor Christianson to discuss options for bear-resistant containers. The meeting will be in meeting room 6 of Harrigan Centennial...

The public is invited to see two dance performances by Indigenous dance groups from Mt. Edgecumbe High School.  The first two groups, Athabascan and Inupiaq Mt. Edgecumbe dancers, will perform noon-12:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, at the Sheldon...

Charlie Bloede will teach a printmaking class for adults 2-6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at the Sitka Public Library Multipurpose Room.  Participants will leave with a full set of cards of their own design. All materials are included. Space is...

The Coast Guard Spouses’ and Women’s Association will host its annual Rainy Day Bazaar 9 a.m.-3 p.m.  Saturday, March 14, at Harrigan Centennial Hall. Tables are available for $50 if applications are completed by March 2. Table applications...

Alicia Haseltine of Medicine by Movement will hold a free workshop on hip mobility noon-1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, at 311 Price Street. Participants should be dressed to move and learn different techniques to keep their hips healthy and mobile. The...

Two nights of Improv Comedy featuring Sitka’s Zeke Blackwell and Second City superstars Cassidy Russell, Jules Morales and Rosie Moan is scheduled 7 p.m. Jan. 23 and 24. Shows, including unscripted, off-the-cuff comedy shenanigans with...

Join Second City’s Cassidy Russell and Sitka’s Zeke Blackwell 7-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, as they teach a beginner level improv comedy workshop.  Participants will learn theory and improv basics. Space is limited to 15 participants ages 18...

The Gary Paxton Industrial Park scrap yard will be closed Tuesday, Jan. 20, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Call the city Public Works Department with any questions, 907 747-1804.

THURSDAY 6-8 a.m. MEHS Aquatic Center Pool Open  10:30 a.m. Preschool Story Time, Sitka Public Library 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lap Swim, Blatchley pool 11-2 Salvation Army Little Store open Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, AA hotline...

In Tuesday's front page Sentinel story on a Friday avalanche that blocked off Green Lake Road, the name of the nearby Northern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association's Medvejie Hatchery was incorrectly stated to be the Hidden Falls hatchery....