The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kukui invites the public to the annual Haunted Ship event Oct. 29-30. Open hours will be 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, and 6-9:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, at 1480 Seward Avenue. Oct. 29 will feature content suitable for...

Blatchley Middle School will hold a cross country meet 2 p.m. Saturday at Totem Park (Sitka National Historical Park.) The event will be held for BMS student runners and invited runners. No community race will be held. ‘‘Come cheer on our...

Sitka Ukulele 100 beginner instruction will be  given free of charge 5-7 p.m. Oct. 12, 19, Nov. 9 and 16 at the Sitka Pioneers Home Chapel. Attendees should take their own ukulele.

Those wanting to volunteer for Sitka Spruce Tips 4-H Club upcoming enrollment year are invited to a 4-H volunteer training 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, at Sitka Conservation Society office, 201 Lincoln Street, Suite 4. Dinner and baked goods are...

Sitka Tribe of Alaska will host a community baby shower 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at Harrigan Centennial Hall. Registration is open through Oct. 15 to guarantee a gift bag. The free event is open to all expecting families and...

Nancy K. Wladyka died Wednesday at her home here. She was 70 years old. An obituary will be published later.

THURSDAY 6-8 a.m. MEHS Aquatic Center Pool Open  10:30 a.m. Preschool Story Time, Sitka Public Library 11-2 Salvation Army Little Store open Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, AA hotline 907-747-8866 for information Noon Alanon Zoom,...

A pair of Athabascan ashtrays is the  Sheldon Jackson Museum September artifact of the month. Exhibits SJ-2025-4-1A,B were donated by Sara King, along with a pair of beaded coasters, in memory of her father ‘‘Jim,’’ James King, who passed...

WEDNESDAY 6-8 a.m. MEHS Aquatic Center Pool Open  8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Early in-person municipal election voting, Harrigan Centennial Hall  11 a.m. Lap Swim, Blatchley Pool 11-2 Salvation Army Little Store open Noon White Elephant...

Zumba with Anna is planned 5:30-6:15 p.m. Thursday at the Sheet’ká Kwáan Naa Kahídi. The no-cost opportunity is open to the community, sponsored by Sitka Tribe of Alaska.

Sitka Public Library will host a Riddle Riddle Halloween scavenger hunt Oct. 1-31. Participants can answer riddles by finding a number of Halloween-themed pictures hidden at the library to decipher two words. Those who guess it can claim a...

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, Sept. 28, at the Sitka Pioneers Home chapel. Beginners and listeners are welcome. Singing is from the red Denson book, and...

Sitka Conservation Society’s Alaska Way of Life Project’s 4-H Explorations program meets 3:15-4:30 p.m. each Tuesday. The program is open to ages 5-18 years. Youths can hike, harvest, create, and learn from each other and community...

Middle school youths are invited to join the Sitka Conservation Society and Youth Advocates of Sitka Adventure Club. Participants in the after-school program aim to deepen their connection to self, land and community through outdoor...

Enrollment for Sitka Spruce Tips 4-H Club for the upcoming  year opens Wednesday, Oct. 1, for all youths ages 5-18 years. An open house will be held 5-7 p.m. Oct. 1 at Blatchley Middle School. Staff will be available to assist in enrolling...

Sitka Tells Tales, the local live true storytelling series, will present “Ripped from the Headlines: Tales of Creating the News and Being the Story” 7-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, at Harbor Mountain Brewery. The episode of stories celebrating the...

The community is invited to a Summer Season Celebration at Sheet’ka Rainforest Park, 4951 Halibut Point Road, noon-5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. Shee Atika Inc. is sponsoring the event to include free food from the new food trailer Salmon Tales...

Sitka Public Library invites youths of all ages to join Flight Path, a Spark of Science @ My Library initiative to observe the science of birds and bird migration. The first event will be a self-directed Bird Scavenger Hunt that will run Oct....

Shanaskéi Lillian Jackson (Tlingít and Koyukon Athabascan) has arrived at Sheldon Jackson Museum to be its fifth artist in the summer’s Alaska Native Artist Residency Program. She will work at the museum most weekdays and some Saturdays Sept....

Sheldon Jackson Museum will move to winter hours starting Sunday, Sept. 28. The museum will be closed  Sept. 29 and 30. Winter hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.  Admission is $7 for adults, $6 for seniors, and free...