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When Father Thomas Weise returned to his apartment at Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic Church after a trip to Wrangell last winter, he was greeted by a chilly sight. "I came home from Wrangell and the water in my tub had frozen," Weise said. "I'm like 'why is my tub frozen?'" To find out Weise took a look underneath the building. That's when he first saw the bare joists supporting the floor and decided it was time to improve the building's insulation, starting from the bottom up. Instead of...
There was an old house on this lot built by the Gjerdes, some of Petersburg's earliest settlers. Hardtimes came two generations later and the bank took the house, which was run down and in need of demolition. New owners cleared the lot and Bob and Signe Haltiner, who live in the house above, found themselves with a wonderful new view of the Wrangell Narrows, so they offered to buy the empty lot five years ago. "I didn't want anyone to build there...I didn't want to look at a mess either, so...
More Petersburg homes than ever will be warmed by heat pumps this winter. These appliances have been gaining popularity as rising crude oil prices in the past five years have motivated home and business owners to look for cheaper heating alternatives. Though some residents have made the switch from oil to electric boilers, an increasing number are installing electric heat pumps instead. In the past two years especially there's been a rise in the number of heat-pump installations in Petersburg....
