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The boys Track and Field team emerged as the Region V champs at last week's regional meet in Juneau. The girls team took second place, behind Sitka, and twelve PHS athletes qualified for the State tournament in over twenty events. "It was pretty remarkable. The kids all stepped up and performed equal to or better than what we had kind of anticipated," said Head Coach Brad Taylor. He said the boys team has come close to earning the regional title in the past, and this year's victory was hard... Full story
He was alone on his boat, and it was a bit of a battle. Scott Stafford, of Petersburg, caught his Salmon Derby winning 50.9 pound fish on Saturday. Fishing from his 22-foot-long Alice Marie, just outside of the North Arm with fishermen from a dozen vessels watching nearby, Stafford said it took about 30 to 40 minutes to reel in the fish. The fisherman brought the king salmon up to his boat about seven times. It went under the boat, around the boat. Finally he got it to where the head was... Full story
Despite a mild winter, LeConte Glacier really hasn't receded or advanced much. Six Petersburg High School (PHS) students traveled by skiff and helicopter to survey the glacier on May 12 and mapped the data on May 18. "What we discovered this year, is the same as it's been the last four or five years," PHS science teacher Vic Trautman said. But the ice pack is thinning, according to University of Alaska Fairbanks studies. Trautman said they've seen a reduction in the serac, a block of glacial...
This year, 32 graduating seniors will be walking across the stage to collect their diplomas. Petersburg High School is holding its graduation ceremony on Wednesday, June 3, at 7 p.m. in the high school gym. Senior Adviser Ashley Lohr said this year’s valedictorian is Kyle Hagerman. Aaron Murph is the class of 2015’s salutatorian. Beau Ward, who teaches English in the high school and language arts in Mitkof Middle School, will be this year’s speaker. Petersburg High School Principal Rick Dormer said this year’s graduating class is one of achi...
The possibility of a borough-run marijuana store was once again broached during the Local Marijuana Regulation Advisory Committee’s second meeting as a whole group Wednesday evening. Dr. James Baker, a retired chiropractic physician with medical marijuana grow operations in Washington, presented a plan to the seven members in attendance at assembly chambers. “Think bold, not old,” he said. “There’s a lot of stigmas and misconceptions about marijuana.” Petersburg is looking at about $1 million in state budget cuts. Baker said a borough owned mar... Full story
The Petersburg Community Foundation (PCF) awarded six grants totaling $11,000 to area nonprofits in an award ceremony on May 16. Several special guests and donors were present for the ceremony including Governor Bill Walker and Lt. Governor Byron Mallot, representatives from the Rasmuson Foundation and the Alaska Community Foundation board chair Alex Slivka. The monies awarded this year will serve a variety of different programs and projects in Petersburg. The largest ot the grants, $3,000, was...
May 20 An individual reported a suspicious campsite. Petersburg Indian Association staff requested that a vehicle be moved for road maintenance. A caller reported that an individual had taken hospital property. A civil matter was discussed with police. A welfare check was requested. May 21 Police issued citations to Michael File, 16, for Speeding and Violation of Provisional Restriction. A caller requested officer assistance in getting property from a residence. An individual reported a vehicle that was parked on the sidewalk on Fram St....
May 19 Jase Payne appeared before Superior Court Judge William Carey for a Change of Plea hearing. The defendant pled guilty to an amended charge of Attempted Burglary in the 1st Degree and sentencing was scheduled for July. Superior Court Judge William Carey presided over a Change of Plea hearing for Kurt Roehlfs. The defendant entered a guilty plea to a reduced charge of Disorderly Conduct Other Than Self Defense and was sentenced to serve 10 days in jail with 10 days suspended. Roehlfs will be on probation for one year and must pay $350 in...
Artist Ashley Lohr in front of one of her pieces on display at the Clausen Museum during Friday's opening reception. Lohr used commercial house paints in her recent work, which is also influenced by the color's names. The exhibit will remain on display through June 4....
Petersburg has moved from its wettest April on record to what’s looking to be its driest May. Despite rain Wednesday and more precipitation forecasted for today (Thursday), this May is “definitely still looking like it’ll be the driest,” said meteorologist Geri Swanson with the National Weather Service (NWS) in Juneau. Petersburg still had less than 0.3 inches of rain Wednesday afternoon, and was expecting less than a 10th of an inch with the day and Thursday’s forecast — the area’s “best chances” for rain before moving back into a high pressur...
The Vikings baseballers struggled to match the Ketchikan Kings intensity in a three-game matchup last week. A Friday night injury to starting pitcher Colby Bell’s hand shook up the team; they were finally able to recover and play competitively against the Kings in the weekend’s final game. In game one, where PHS failed to bring home runners in scoring position, Kayhi was able to take advantage of Viking field errors to do just that. “We struggled with runners in scoring position. We had runners at second and at third four different times and j...
Nominated by students, and selected by a committee made up of students, this year's Elks Students of the Year were Kelly Engell and Skipper Erickson, presented with their award during an Elks dinner on Wednesday, May 20. Students are judged on character, leadership, service, citizenship and scholastics. Students of the month for this school year were from left to right in the back row: Kelly Engell, Chauncy Sandhofer, Abel Aulbach, Daniel Holmberg, Tucker Hagerman, Skipper Erickson, Josh...
Alaskans will have to wait until fall to learn if salmon habitat prevails over a coal mine proposed at Upper Cook Inlet. A decision due earlier this month by the state Department of Natural Resources has been delayed until after a public hearing later this summer, said Ed Fogels, DNR Deputy Commissioner. At issue is competing water rights claims filed in 2009 by the Chuitna Citizens Coalition and PacRim Coal of Delaware and Texas. The Coalition wants to protect spawning tributaries of the salmon-rich Chuitna River, dubbed the Kenai of the West...
Public and private groups are looking at new ways to enhance the value of Alaska's seafood industry. The multibillion-dollar sector is of significant importance to the state's economy, and Southeast is among its largest harvesters of fish and shellfish. In 2013, Southeast fishermen brought in a record catch of 479 million pounds, worth $375 million. This was a 79-percent increase over the previous year, according to the 2014 By the Numbers report produced by Rain Coast Data for the Southeast...
Petersburg High School senior Abel Aulbach will trade in his Viking blue for the University of Louisville's Cardinal red as he suits up to swim for the school's team starting this fall. Aulbach has been in the water since he was a child, originally learning to swim for the same reason many Petersburg youngsters do. "I started about when I was five," he said. "My mom put me in swim lessons because she wanted me to be able to swim if I fell off the boat." He swam in elementary school as part of...
Local public radio station KFSK is preparing for a $32,000 cut to their budget in the coming fiscal year, starting July 1. “The legislature hasn’t passed a budget yet, but we do know pretty firmly that we have a 23 percent loss to our state operating grant because the public broadcasting money is not even in the agenda for the second session now,” KFSK General Manager Tom Abbott said during a meeting with nonprofit representatives last Thursday. That equates to a $32,000 loss for the station, which Abbott said will be handled through cutti...
