A short blessing of the pets service is 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, at the St. Peter’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church parking lot. For more information email stpetersbytheseak@gmail.com or call 907 747-3977 and leave a message.

Sitka Trail Works will hold its annual membership meeting 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16 at Sitka Sound Science Center Mill Building, 834 Lincoln Street.  The group will celebrate a year of progress, recognize its dedicated volunteers and crew,...

Sitkans can help make Sitkans Against Family Violence’s  Family Dinner and Dessert Auction on Oct. 26 a success by donating a dessert. Sign up at safv.org.

Kathy Kyle will lead the discussion at Sunday’s meeting of the Sitka Unitarian Fellowship. ‘‘My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness,” says the Dalai Lama. Kyle will discuss ‘‘Is that all we need?  How do we make it a lived...

Free fitness classes will be held all day Saturday at the Studio Gym and Spa at AC Lakeside Plaza for its grand opening and ribbon-cutting with the Greater Sitka Chamber of commerce. The event will be 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., with the ribbon-cutting at...

A community prevention training focused on youth suicide is planned 1-5 p.m. Nov. 2 at Harrigan Centennial Hall. It is sponsored by SEARHC through its Psychiatric Emergency Services department.  To register go to...

Sitka Moose Lodge has released its schedule for October. The lodge opens at 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and at noon on Saturday and Sunday. Lodge meeting dates have been changed this month due to travel and events. The first meeting will be 7...

Climate activists long lamented that the mainstream media seldom reported the links between global warming and disasters such as hurricanes, floods, droughts, and forest fires. That deficit is being slowly remedied by services such as Climate...

FRIDAY 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Municipal Election early voting, Harrigan Centennial Hall 10-11 a.m. Bingocize, Swan Lake Senior Center Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, call AA hotline 907-747-8866 for information  4:30-6:30 p.m. Sitka Community...

Catholic Community Service, Swan Lake Senior Center, will host an elder needs assessment survey event for Sitka Tribe of Alaska enrolled citizens ages 60 and older, 1-3 p.m. Oct. 6. It will include drinks and treats, and a $25 gift card for...

SalmonState is partnering with Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association for a free screening of ‘‘Ocean’’ with David Attenborough 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Sheet’ká Kwáan Naa Kahídi. ‘‘Ocean’’ is a documentary that dives deep into the beauty and...

THURSDAY 6-8 a.m. MEHS Aquatic Center Pool Open  11-2 Salvation Army Little Store open Noon STA Enrollment Committee, 204 Siginaka Way Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, AA hotline 907-747-8866 for information Noon Alanon Zoom,...

Sitka Trail Works will hold its annual membership meeting 6-8 p.m. Thusday, Oct. 16, at Sitka Sound Science Center Mill Building, 834 Lincoln Street.  ‘‘We’ll celebrate a year of progress, recognize our dedicated volunteers and crew, and...

The City of Sitka Parks and Recreation division will offer pickup indoor Ultimate Frisbee. Games will be 3-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, and 3-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, in the Blatchley Middle School main gym. No experience is needed. Standard open...

Lucas Smith will spend his Americorps ArtistYear time in Sitka serving as a teaching artist in Sitka schools. He is a graduate of the Pennsylvania College of Art and Design with a bachelor of fine arts in illustration and minor in creative writing...

Services for Robert Henry Kinville Sr. are scheduled 1 to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, at the ANB Founders Hall. Robert died Sept. 19 in Sitka, at the age of 84.

Local fishermen and maritime community members are invited to join the Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association for a Fishermen’s Happy Hour 5-6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17, at the NSRAA Office, 1308 Sawmill Creek Road. All are invited to hear updates...

WEDNESDAY 6-8 a.m. MEHS Aquatic Center Pool Open  10 a.m. Tongass Tots, Playgroup, St. Peter’s 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...

To accommodate more time for public comments about the 2026 Commercial Recreation Land Use Plan, the Oct. 2 special Parks and Recreation Committee meeting and Oct. 14 Assembly consideration will be rescheduled. New dates for both meetings will be...

Sitka Woman’s Club is offering the $1,000 Waldo Mills Scholarship to a single mother living in Sitka who is pursuing her education. Enrollment may be part or full time, in-person or online. Applicants should submit a one-page letter describing...