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The 31st Annual Petersburg Chamber of Commerce King Salmon Derby gets underway this Friday morning at 7 a.m. The derby continues through the Memorial Day Weekend and ends Monday at 5 p.m. No tagged fish will be available for anglers this year however. Derby Committee member Doug Welde reported volunteers in as many as seven participating boats were unable to catch two King Salmon to tag on Wednesday morning near Frederick Point. The tagged fish could normally bring a derby angler a chance at $5,000 from Hammer and Wikan and the other could...
A group of Petersburg golfers seized the day last weekend as three teams from the borough took the top spots at the Bobs’ IGA 9-hole scramble at Muskeg Meadows Golf Course in Wrangell. The team of Randy Littleton and George Woodbury won the event on Saturday, May 19 after shooting a net score of 28(-8) on the par-36 course. Fellow Petersburg residents Ray Pederson and Rodney Littleton took the top score on Sunday with a net score of 26(-10). Muskeg Meadows’ Grover Mathis said the two-man best-ball tournament was well attended both days, tho...
Let your inner-Norwegian out. The Little Norway Festival begins today. The annual event celebrates Syttende Mai, or May 17, the signing of Norway's Constitution in 1814. Petersburg has been formally celebrating the occasion since 1958. The celebration includes live music, food, traditional dance, art receptions, softball and the return of the Viking/Valkyrie jail. Activities run from Thursday to Sunday. “We are bringing back the classics,” said Little Norway Chair Holli Flint. “The Style Show,...
What's in a name? The Petersburg Economic Development Council (PEDC) hopes the name Petersburg will translate into increased tourism and economic growth thanks to new city branding. The PEDC, members of the Chamber of Commerce, and several city employees, gathered last week to see the latest artwork and slogans for a new city branding effort that is designed to entice visitors, businesses and new residents. The desire to create a Petersburg logo and slogan began about a decade ago, said PEDC...
The Petersburg Chamber of Commerce Salmon Derby Committee has need of volunteers to sign up to man the weigh-in station during the Memorial Day Weekend Event. Persons wishing to sign-up may contact Sally at the Chamber office (772-3646). Volunteers are needed on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday (May 25-28). Instruction is provided....
(Left to right) Ginger Evans, Bridget Wittstock, JoAnn Day, and Michelle Parker were among the approximately hundred runners and walkers to take part in the memorial Michael Wittstock Circle of Life Cabin Creek 5K Run/Walk on a beautiful Saturday morning. All the proceeds benefit the Beat the Odds foundation. http://www.petersburgpilot.com/photos for more pictures of the event....
Michael Joseph Wittstock, 68, ascended from this life on the afternoon of Tuesday, December 20, 2011. Michael Joseph Wittstock was born in Juneau, Alaska, April 29, 1943 to Kenneth Joseph Wittstock and Elizabeth (Betty) Jane Miller. In the late summer of that year, the family moved to Spokane, Wash. where they lived with Betty Jane’s parents across the street from Gonzaga University. In 1948, when the family had grown to five children, they moved into their own home on East 9th near Sacred H...
