Sitka Tribe of Alaska will hold tribal elections on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Election day polling locations and times are: -- 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Sheet'ka Kwaan Naa Kahidi, 200 Katlian Street. -- 8 a.m.-1 p.m. SEARHC Island Skillet meeting room, 222 Tongass...

Sitka Counseling and Prevention Services has awarded $3,500 to Blatchley Middle School in recognition of the school’s ongoing participation in the annual Substance Use Survey of Youth.  Since 2019, Blatchley students and staff have helped...

International shipping is overseen by the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) that has 176 member states, nearly all the countries with coast lines. It provides guidance and technical assistance for safety, environmental...

Tribal children and their families are invited to the Tribal Youth Winter Solstice Celebration 5-7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, at Blatchley Middle School. The event will include a catered meal, crafts and cultural activities, drumming performances,...

Sitka Emblem Club 142 will hold a combined business/social meeting 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at the Sitka Elks Lodge. Agenda items includes the annual memorial service, new member initiation and regular business meeting. Dessert will follow....

Sitka Spruce Tips 4-H Club invites youths ages 8 and older to a woodworking series. A planning session is to be held Friday, Nov. 14. The series runs Dec. 5, 12 and 19. It has limited space. Youths must be registered as 4-H members to participate...

Students and staff from the Outer Coast program will offer insights from their individual and collective educational experience at Sunday’s meeting of the Sitka Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship.  Members and guests can gather at 10:30 a.m.,...

Sitka Public Library’s Teen Advisory Board will meet 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, in the library’s multipurpose room. Conversation about books, planning for upcoming teen library programs, and hang-out time are part of the agenda. Teens 13 and...

Alaska Raptor Center will hold its 25th annual fundraiser Saturday, Nov. 15, at Harrigan Centennial Hall. Registration, cocktails and a silent auction will be at 5 p.m. followed by a live auction and dinner at 6:45 p.m. For information and to...

Alaska Native Brotherhood Camp 1 and Alaska Native Sisterhood Camp 4 will hold an Honoring Veterans combined meeting Tuesday, Nov. 11. Veterans are invited to the ANB Founders Hall on 235 Katlian at 5:30 p.m. for coffee and cake and are welcome...

Sitka Pioneers of Alaska Igloos will meet 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, at the Salvation Army for a dinner meeting. The meeting theme will be, “Thanksgiving.”  Members are being encouraged to take a side dish or dessert, and to take a...

FRIDAY 10 a.m. Sitka WhaleFest Market and Cafe, Harrigan Centennial Hall 10:30 a.m. Lap Swim, Blatchley Pool Noon-2 p.m. Public Swim, MEHS Aquatic Center Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, call AA hotline 907-747-8866 for...

The public is invited to join SEARHC as it celebrates the newly renovated Sitka Long-Term Care facility at an open house noon-2 p.m. Nov. 12 at 209 Moller Avenue. Connect with friends, families and caregivers while being served light...

A winter gear exchange fundraiser for Sitka Trail Works is planned 4-8 p.m. Dec. 3 at Harbor Mountain Brewing. Donations of new and gently used outdoor equipment – from jackets and boots to packs and poles – are being sought.  All proceeds...

THURSDAY 6-8 a.m. MEHS Aquatic Center Pool Open  9 a.m. WhaleFest Snorkel and Sauna, go to sitkawhalefest.org 10:30 a.m. Preschool Story Time, Sitka Public Library 11-2 Salvation Army Little Store open Noon STA Enrollment Committee, 204...

All are invited to learn to sing four-part a capella harmony in the Sacred Harp (shape note) tradition 3-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, in the Pioneers Home chapel. Beginners and listeners are welcome. Singing is from the red Denson book, and loaner...

Join Sitka Music Festival for an evening of music at the Miner Music Center at Stevenson Hall with  Grammy-winning artistic director Zuill Bailey and Eduard Zilberkant on piano.  Light refreshments will be provided along with the...

Northern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association will hold its fall board of directors meeting 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 11-12 at the NSRAA conference room, 1308 Sawmill Creek Road. Copies of the agenda will be available at the NSRAA office or online...