Two Kuiu Isand moose are tucked away in Sitka freezers after state wildlife troopers carried them from Petersburg to Sitka last month for Sitka Tribe of Alaska's traditional foods program. Eight to ten Sitkans -- including Resource Protection...
The city and Sitka Tribe of Alaska elected officials shared information with each other, and asked for help on a few items, at the semi-annual dinner Monday at Centennial Hall. Topics included updates on work that overlaps between the two...
The Assembly on Tuesday will consider setting a special election on a ballot question that, if passed, would increase the seasonal sales tax by a half-percent to help stabilize child care in Sitka. The ordinance calling a special election for...
SWEET FUNDRAISER - Sitkans eat dinner and look over auction items set out on tables at ANB Founders Hall Sunday during the second annual Sitkans Against Family Violence Fall Family Dinner & Dessert Auction. Musicians played on stage during the...
Veterans Day will be observed in Sitka Wednesday with a doughnut social, parade, lunch and dinner, organized by Sitka's American Legion Post 13, Sitka Moose Lodge 1350 and Sitka Elks Lodge. Sitka Moose Lodge invites veterans to stop by the lodge...
The annual Whalefest run drew more than 100 runners and walkers to finish 10k and 5k running courses, or a two-mile untimed walk. The out-and-back courses took participants from Whale Park, to various turnaround points, with everyone...
Wrestling talents from Sitka High and Mt. Edgecumbe High are facing off tonight in a dual meet beginning at 6 p.m. at Sitka High. Both teams shed sweat and tears this weekend on the rubber mats at Ketchikan High School, as 163 wrestlers battled...
Harry Race edged Allen Marine Women 52-47 in City League basketball Monday night at the Blatchley Middle School gymnasium. Gracelynn Friske led all scorers with 17 points. City League play continues Tuesday with two games at Blatchley. Hard Rock...
Sitka Tribe of Alaska opened Native American Heritage Month celebrations last Tuesday with a presentation by Aandaxjoon Sabena Allen, PhD, on how the Tlingit people are especially able to address the effects of climate change, as they have tended...
20 YEARS AGO November 2006 Sitka will observe Veterans Day Saturday, Nov. 11, with a breakfast at the Elks Lodge; a parade at 11 a.m. led by the American Legion; and the annual Community Veterans Banquet, sponsored by the Alaska Native...
Police Blotter Sitka Police Department logged the following calls Monday. Monday, November 9 At 6:47 a.m. a caller said a tree had fallen onto a house, blocking a vehicle in the driveway. Two people who were in the house weren't injured. At 7...
Dear Editor: I traveled to Sitka for a very special reason: to meet and interview 100-year-old Berlin Airlift veteran Mike Perensovich. I grew up in West Berlin during the Cold War. For me, the Berlin Airlift has never been just a chapter in a...
T’ai Chi Chih Practice will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, in the See House behind St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. Participants should use the sidewalk to enter the rear door.
Cutthroat Creek Trail, between Georgeson Loop and Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary School, is temporarily closed due to damage sustained during the storm Nov. 9. Crews will assess the damage and will work to complete necessary repairs as conditions...
Sitka Moose Lodge will hold a lodge meeting 7 p.m. Wednesday. Officers will meet at 6:30 p.m. Women of the Moose will have an audit 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14. A free member dinner is planned 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, to acknowledge lodge and...
The city’s scrap yard, located at Gary Paxton Industrial Park, will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans Day.
Those wishing information about joining Alaska Native Brotherhood or Alaska Native Sisterhood, call ANB President Rachel Moreno at 907 738-6595, or ANS President Stephanie Weddel at 907 623-2352. Membership is open to the public regardless of...
Alaska Native Sisterhood Camp 4 will host its annual Holiday Bazaar 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at the ANB Founders Hall. For more information, or to reserve a table, call Alaska Native Sisterhood at 907 623-2352,
Sitka Tribe of Alaska will host a USDA LFPA frozen fish distribution for tribal citizens noon-3 p.m. (or while supplies last) Friday, Nov. 13, at 611 Katlian Street. Elders will be served first. Attendees should take their own bags if...
Friends of Sitka Animal Shelter and Sitka Public Library invite all ages to join a Cat Café 1:30-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, in the library’s multipurpose room. Participants can spend time with community cats, read books about kitties, and have some...