The podcast, Wrangell History Unlocked, has a new episode unraveling the mysteries behind the classic tale, ‘‘The Strangest Story Ever Told.’’  Written by Harry Colp and published posthumously in 1953, the book has gone on to become famous...

All are invited to join Melonie at noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Yoga Union for a 40-minute facilitated breathwork journey with a gentle yoga flow to start. The activity is free for Sitka Tribe of Alaska Tribal citizens and staff.

Final comment opportunities for the draft 2026 Commercial Recreational Land Use Plan will be 6 p.m. Tuesday at Sitka High School library and 6 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Assembly meeting at Harrigan Centennial Hall. The draft plan and other documents...

Sitka Sportsman’s Association’s annual Turkey Shoot will be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at 5211 Halibut Point Road. The longtime family event includes outdoor shotgun trap and skeet, plus the indoor .22 pistol and rifle shoot. No...

Ocean Wave Quilters will meet 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, at the United Methodist Church.  Monthly meetings, September through June, are open to all, members or not. Those wishing to pay the $25 dues receive a monthly newsletter, discounts on...

Family Fun Game Night with Sitka Tribe of Alaska is planned 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, at 204 Siginaka Way, third floor executive board room. Games, pizza and popcorn with friends and family are planned. 

The Sitka Legacy Foundation, an Affiliate of The Alaska Community Foundation, has received a $5,000 contribution from First Bank of Alaska for its grantmaking cycle. A local bank serving Southeast Alaska since 1924, First Bank reinvests...

Seventy experts from 35 countries and 6 continents recently published an article about  the Planetary Health Diet in the Lancet, Great Britain’s most respected medical journal. Food systems are responsible for about a third of global...

Sitka Emblem Club 142 will hold a social meeting 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, at the Sitka Elks Lodge. Dinner and dessert will bookend a meeting and new member initiation. Costumes are welcome. All current members are invited to attend.

AMSEA is conducting a Mariner’s First Aid and CPR/AED class 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 16, at NSRAA, 1308 Sawmill Creek Road. Attendees will receive the U.S. Coast Guard-accepted two-year first aid and CPR certification from the American Safety and...

Alaska Marine Safety Education Association will offer a “Skiff Safety’’ course 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Nov. 15 at NSRAA, 1308 Sawmill Creek Road. Boaters may register and pay the $150 fee online at www.amsea.org or call (907) 747-3287. Participants will...

Ocean Wave Quilters will sponsor a free open sewing session 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at United Methodist Church.  All are invited to attend. Irons, ironing boards, tables and chairs are provided. Lunch is potluck.  For...

FRIDAY 10 a.m. Bingocize, Swan Lake Senior Center 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Medicare and Social Security retirement benefits presentation, Sitka Public Library Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, call AA hotline 907-747-8866 for information  5-7 p.m. YAS...

An emergency order has been issued by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to close the mountain goat season in the Indian River Zone of RG150 11:59 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24. Hunt managers set a harvest quota of three males or one female. To date,...

Sitkans for Peace and Democracy weekly vigil will protest Republican cuts to the Affordable Care Act, Medicare and Medicaid noon Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Roundabout. All are invited to stand up for affordable health care by attending and taking...

Family Fun Game Night with Sitka Tribe of Alaska is planned 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, at 204 Siginaka Way, third floor executive board room. Games, pizza and popcorn with friends and family are planned. 

THURSDAY 6-8 a.m. MEHS Aquatic Center Pool Open  10:30 a.m. Senior Hiking Club, meet at Cross Trail Trailhead across from cruise ship port 11-2 Salvation Army Little Store open Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, AA hotline 907-747-8866 for...

A night of one acts, ‘‘The Marvelously Mellow Melodrama of the Marriage of the Mislaid Minor’’ and ‘‘The Stinky Cheeseman and Other Fairly Stupid Tales,’’ will be presented 7 p.m. Oct. 24, and 2 p.m .and 7 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Odess...

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day will be held in Sitka 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, at Harrigan Centennial Hall. Sitkans can dispose of expired, unused, and unwanted medications safely and anonymously in a drop-off...