A joint meeting of Alaska Native Brotherhood Camp 1 and Alaska Native Sisterhood Camp 4 will be held 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, at the ANB Founders Hall. ANB/ANS Grand Camp Convention reports will be given. Grand Camp was held recently in Wrangell.

Season 2 of the seven-minute SeaBank Chronicles science podcast from the Alaska Sustainable Fisheries Trust is now available. Six organizations with deep ties to Southeast’s rare rainforest ecosystem pool their expertise to share secrets and...

Five teams will compete in the Adult Book Challenge 6 p.m. Thursday at Sitka Public Library. Cookies will be available, and attendees will receive a free copy of a book featured in the competition. The hourlong reading challenge and competition...

WEDNESDAY 6-8 a.m. MEHS Aquatic Center Pool Open  10 a.m. Tongass Tots Playgroup, Episcopal Church See House 11-2 Salvation Army Little Store open Noon White Elephant Shop open Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, call AA hotline 747-8866 for...

Bishop Mark Lattime will be the celebrant at St. Peter’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church 9 a.m. Oct. 26. It will be Rev. Julie Platson and Loyd Platson’s final service before they relocate. A potluck will follow the service. For information, contact...

Sitka Sound Science Center hosts its  Haunted Aquarium 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23.  It will include creepy crafts, evil experiments, visit from an owl, and a haunted house. Tickets cost $10 for those age 13 and older. Those ages age 12...

er volunteer event at the Forest and Muskeg Trailhead by the Starrigavan boat launch parking lot to prep for the winter days ahead. Volunteers are invited to help out 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25. ‘‘Help us keep this popular trail in...

Sitka Pioneers of Alaska will pick up trash along the highway from Starrigavan to Old Sitka parking lot 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25. At 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, the pioneers will clean the Pioneer Garden, located below the Sitka Japonski bridge...

Afterschool programmers, youths and leaders are invited to the Lights on Afterschool event 4-6 p.m. Nov. 5 at Kéet Gooshí Héen to highlight afterschool programs. Youths wanting to join or learn more about the afterschool programs offered are...

Sitka’s Project Homeless Connect will be hosted 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 8 at St. Gregory’s Catholic Church, 605 Lincoln Street. Free clothes and other gear, lunch, flu shots, and White E vouchers will be given to unhoused citizens and those at risk...

The Planning Commission story in the Oct. 16 issue of the Sentinel erroneously stated that none of Sitka's zones allows cruise docks to be built by right, but in certain zones they could be allowed through a conditional use permit. The planning...

Sitka School Board and District Superintendent Deidre Jenson will receive training Friday and Saturday in the District Office Board Room, 300 Kostrometinoff Street, with Katie Oliver, from AASB. No business will be conducted at the training.

Fiber artists can join Sitka Tribe of Alaska’s new “Hooks & Needles” knitting and crocheting group instructed by Gasayáa Rose Demmert 5:30-7:30 p.m.  Tuesdays throughout the winter at Harrigan Centennial Hall in Room 3. The group is open...

The Sitka Bahá’í community will host two holy day events this week celebrating the birth of the twin prophets of their faith, Bahá’u’lláh, the Prophet-Founder of the Bahá’í Faith, and The Báb, who foretold of Bahá’u’lláh’s coming.  Sitka...

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...

Applications for a vacancy on the city Planning Commission will be accepted by the city clerk until noon on Wednesday, Oct. 22. The commission's vice chair, Katie Riley, was elected to the Assembly Oct. 7, and the Assembly will appoint a new member.

MONDAY 5:30-6:30 p.m. AA, Sitka Pioneers Home Recreation Kitchen, call AA hotline 747-8866 for information 6 p.m. White Elephant Shop open 7 p.m. Sitka Moose meeting, at the Moose Lodge 7 p.m. Sitka Sportsman’s Association board...