Outer Coast, a postsecondary school on the SJ Campus with a two-year undergraduate program, is looking for volunteer opportunities for its students. Send an email to lucas@outercoast.org for more information about how to get Outer Coast students...

Fiber Friends will meet noon- 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Sitka Public Library Gus Adam’s room.  All fiber enthusiasts are welcome including spinners, dyers, knitters, weavers, and crocheters.

Registration is open for fall afterschool clubs at Sitka Sound Science Center. Tank Techs for eighth-graders will meet on Monday, Stream Team for fourth- and fifth-graders will meet Thursdays, and Fab Friday for middle schoolers will gather...

Outer Coast College invites the Sitka community to attend its inaugural Storytelling Festival 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, in Fraser Hall on the Sheldon Jackson campus.  The event is a celebration of oral storytelling and the...

FRIDAY Noon STA Enrollment Committee, 204 Siginaka Way Noon AA, St. Peter’s basement, call AA hotline 907-747-8866 for information  5:30 p.m. NA Meeting, St. Peter’s Church basement 7 p.m. AA, St. Peter’s basement, 611 Lincoln Street,...

THURSDAY 5:30 p.m. Zumba, sponsored by STA, free, Sheet’ka Kwaan Naa Kahidi 6:30 p.m. Sitka Emblem Club business meeting, Sitka Elks Lodge 6:30 p.m. Women’s AA, Unitarian Fellowship Hall, AA Hotline 907 747-8866 7 p.m. AA, St. Peter’s...

Teens wanting to help build an empowering and healthy community are being encouraged to join the Sitka Youth Leadership Committee or the group’s Peer Education team. SYLC members start community conversations about issues that are important to...

Registration for the City League basketball season is open. Games begin on Monday, Oct. 6, at the Blatchley Middle School gym.  Four divisions are planned: Women’s, Recreational, Competitive, and Master’s (45+). Players can complete...

Alaska Raptor Center will hold a free bald eagle release event 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at the center.  Donations are welcome. Call 907 747-8662 with questions.

Sheldon Jackson Museum and Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum are hosting artist-in-residence Danielle Larsen this month. Larsen is a multifaceted Koyukon Athabascan, Unangax̂, Inupiaq artist known for her eye-catching, large-scale paintings. Her...

Sitka Farmers Market will be held 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at the ANB Founders Hall. Jasmine Bak will be the musician on guitar and vocals. Fresh produce will be for sale from St. Peter’s Fellowship Farms and Middle Island...

T’ai Chi Chih Practice will be offered 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, behind the Sitka Public Library. 

Alaska Department of Fish and Game has issued an emergency to close the mountain goat season in the Mt. Katlian Zone of RG150 11:59 p.m. Sept. 5. To date, one female has been harvested in this area, which is within the harvest quota. Those...

Sitka residents planning to vote in the Oct. 7 municipal regular election must register by Sept. 7. To check voter registration status, visit: https://myvoterportal.alaska.gov/. To register to vote or update a voter registration record, visit:...

The office of State Rep. Rebecca Himschoot will host a round table to discuss issues surrounding entry into the sport fish services sector 1 p.m. Sept. 15 at Harrigan Centennial Hall. For information or to attend by Zoom contact the office at...

Sitka Tribe of Alaska is seeking caregivers to join its Relative Care and In-Home Child Care Program. ‘‘Whether in your home or the child’s home, you’ll provide safe, nurturing, and culturally supportive care,’’ STA said. STA will supply funds...