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The 35th Annual Petersburg Chamber of Commerce King Salmon Derby gets underway this Friday, May 27 at 7 a.m. The derby continues through the Memorial Day Weekend and ends Monday at 5 p.m. Two tagged fish worth $10,000 and $5,000 will be available for anglers this year. Derby committee member Doug Welde reported the king salmon were tagged on Wednesday morning near the mouth of Wrangell Narrows. The $10,000 prize is sponsored by Alaska Marine Lines and the Petersburg Chamber of Commerce. The $5,000 tagged fish is sponsored by Hammer and Wikan. N... Full story
This year's graduating class at Petersburg High School donned their caps and gowns early for a very important walk around campus. The senior class started a tradition called a Senior Walk that will hopefully inspire younger students to set graduation goals early, and stay in school. On Monday, the seniors dressed up and started the event by walking through the middle school while students lined the hallways, cheering the seniors on. Then things got loud when the graduates entered the elementary... Full story
May 27, 1916 – The picnic and clam bake given by the Arctic Brotherhood was a success, despite rather uncertain weather on leaving Petersburg in the early morning. Hogue and Tveten's launch Trygve and Dr. Pryer's launch Nux carried the twenty-six picnicers who took a chance on the weather to Castle Island, in Duncan Canal. That region they found to be out of the rain belt (for the day), and all had a real good time. May 30, 1941 – The 55-foot boat, Sylph, Capt. Will Marsha, from Ketchikan, arrived in Petersburg for a few days with three mem...
The boys and girls track and field teams both earned second place finishes behind Sitka at the regional meet last weekend in Juneau. Seventeen athletes qualified for events at the state meet in Anchorage, but only 15 will make the trip. However, the total is the most head coach Brad Taylor has qualified during his coaching tenure at PHS, he says. Eight juniors are headed to state, including Alan McCay who is showing great promise in his first season on the team. McCay ended up winning the high... Full story
LNF thank you To the Editor: On behalf of the Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and the Little Norway Festival Committee, I would like to thank everyone who has helped make the 2016 Little Norway Festival a complete success. There is not enough room to thank everyone individually, as this was truly a community-wide effort. The Chamber membership, their staff, and the LNF Committee all gratefully say "Tusen Takk." Janet Holten, Chair Little Norway Festival Committee Marijuana To the Editor: Helping people to understand the opt out option that the...
Several readers have queried if our platemaking machine has been repaired. It has been and has allowed us to once again produce aluminum printing plates as of the May 5 edition. We were unable to produce plates after the machine that processes them broke down. The Ketchikan Daily News has similar equipment to ours and produced the plates for the Petersburg Pilot, Wrangell Sentinel and Chilkat Valley News for seven weeks, while we waited first for replacement parts and then for a repair technician to troubleshoot and repair the malfunctioning...
While some are frustrated with the ongoing discussion of opting out on allowing retail marijuana sales in Petersburg, it’s good to have the discussions now, rather than later. For some, the reality of the situation is coming to light. While we continue to believe the will of the voters should be followed, Petersburg Assembly members must continue the discussion and craft Petersburg’s ordinance for retail sales of marijuana to suit the wishes of the citizens. We believe the majority favor the retail sales of the drug but based on comments we...
May 18 A caller reported a vehicle missing from a parking lot. A caller reported a bicycle taken during the night on Dolphin St A caller reported an erratic driver speeding. A caller reported an individual parking in a private property lot that is not supposed to be there with out-of-state plates. A caller reported a possible domestic violence. A caller requested vehicles be moved during festival. A caller reported a child went for a walk and had not yet returned. May 19 A caller reported individuals going through bins outside of a thrift...
May 23 Neil Hacker appeared before Superior Court Judge Carey for a change of plea hearing. Hacker entered guilty pleas to Burglary II, Theft II and Vehicle Theft II with all other charges dismissed. Hacker was sentenced to one year and 364 days on each count to run concurrently. Victoria Shay and Seth Shay appeared in front of Superior Court Judge Carey for a settlement. A decree of divorce was granted. May 24 Jacob Sturgeon appeared before Superior Court Judge Carey for a sentencing hearing. Sturgeon entered guilty pleas to Assault IV on a...
The Petersburg High School baseball team dropped three games in Sitka last weekend, and will head into the regional tournament this weekend as the No. 5 seed. The Vikings made their share of errors, but the mistakes they made are fixable and they'll be ready for action on Thursday, said head coach Jim Engell. "We kind of ran into a buzz saw," he said. "We let a lot of runners on either by walks or hit batters, stuff we were struggling with earlier in the season." The Vikings lost game one 8-1,...
The Petersburg Ragnarok Rollers emerged victorious during this year's Mayfest Mayhem roller derby bout in front of a packed house Friday evening. Rebecca "Midlife Tigress" Anderson said she was proud to see the team work together and follow its strategy. "They did really well. I was impressed," Midlife Tigress said. "Some of those players had never bouted before. They've been at practice and they've scrimmaged but this was the first time testing their knowledge with referees watching. They did...
Petersburg High School LeConte Glacier student surveyors returned from the annual trip measuring the tidewater glacier. Six juniors and one senior spent each Wednesday's lunch hour this school year measuring various points outside around school with their theodolites in preparation for the trip. PHS science teacher Victor Trautman praised the students on their commitment to the task. "When they get there you don't go 'How do I work this?'" Trautman said. "No, no, no. They can do that in their...
After the Petersburg Borough Assembly shot down member Kurt Wohlhueter’s proposal to put a retail marijuana opt out measure on October’s ballot, Wohlhueter is still exploring what options the borough has to restrict a retail market and is inquiring at the state level on how to do so. In an email written from his Petersburg Borough Assembly email account to Alaska’s Marijuana Control Board (MCB) Wohlhueter wrote, “…I know our town is heavily divided over the issue of opting out or just to run with it (retail marijuana.)” He also asked if th...
Alaska’s salmon season officially got underway on May 16 with the arrival of thousands of sockeye and king salmon at the Copper River near Cordova, and high prices were the talk of the town. The first opener produced a catch of 25,000 sockeye and about 1,500 kings. “It was pretty slow to start. Small fish, not too many of them,” said Kelsey Appleton with Cordova District Fishermen United. Following a trend seen over the past couple of years across Alaska, the salmon were healthy but much smaller. Weights taken on several hundred samples after...
Lesley Stella Older Croxton, 89, was born on May 17, 1926 to William and Frances Older in Adreian, Mich. She was four years old when she moved with her parents and sister Lee to California. She met Loren Croxton as the U.S. entered WWII, and they married when he returned after serving in MacArthur's Seventh Fleet in the South Pacific. Together they graduated from Oregon State University, and soon opened a mink ranch in Oregon, where their daughters Ruth and Mary were born. With the post-war decl... Full story
The annual pedometer challenge took place over the Mayfest weekend, and Katie Yeckley, Tobacco Prevention & Control Grant coordinator for the Petersburg Indian Association (PIA) ran the event this year. "This is my first year doing this," she said. "The children were so excited to get a pedometer, but even if they didn't do the challenge they were so excited." The competition started last Thursday and ended Sunday night, and logs were accepted through Monday. PIA used grant money to put on the...
A representative from Southeast Senior Services will come to town June 2 to talk to local home senior caregivers regarding potential grant and support options. Shelly Smith, family caregiver resource specialist, wants to inform Petersburg residents who provide care to seniors what their options are as far as financial assistance and other support services. “We provide support to communities throughout southeast Alaska and I spend a lot of time on the telephone talking to caregivers and listening to their stories,” Smith said. “Sometimes they...
