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The Mitkof Middle School wrestling team traveled to a regional tournament last weekend in Juneau, a trip coming after the team raised nearly $3,000 to help make travel costs more affordable for parents. Petersburg 6th, 7th and 8th graders wrestled in the Southeast Alaska Middle School Regional Tournament in Juneau last weekend, placing fourth overall. But the price tag for travel expenses was more than planned. Petersburg had to cancel its trip to Ketchikan in January after the local ferry was...
Mon., Nov. 20 Stedman Elementary - Regular release time: Kndgtn 1:15, Grades 1-5 2:45pm. Scheduled conferences, 3-8pm. Mitkof Middle School - Regular release time: Grades 6-8 3:00pm. Conferences, 4-8pm (call middle school office for scheduling information). Petersburg High School - Regular release time: Grades 9-12 3:00pm. Walk-in conferences, 4-8pm Tues., Nov. 21 Stedman Elementary - Early release time: Grades Kndgtn -5 1:15pm Scheduled conferences, 1:20 - 8pm. Mitkof Middle School - Early release time: Grades 6-8 2:20pm. Conferences, 3-8pm...
Chase Lister (Left) and Alysa Thomassen (right) both ran in the Mitkof Middle School Cross Country meet against Ketchikan on Saturday....
Rain is expected for the next week in Petersburg, along with the start of school. From elementary on up about 475 students will funnel into classrooms Monday morning. The Petersburg High School and Mitkof Middle School will have a projected 148 and 97 students, respectively, said Principal Richard Dormer. The elementary school will enroll a projected 230. There will be four new teachers this year. Ryan Hayes will teach high school math; Alenna Nilsen will teach social studies in the middle...
Mrs. Willis Kindergarten: Andrew Ayriss, Colette Boggs, Tavyn Cabral, Jovee Coil, Sabrein Cole, Anya Curtiss, Alex Deberry, Hakon Eddy, Ethan Edwards, Emmett Flor, Daven Lopez, Luciana Maldonado, Rebel McGrath, Victoria Miller, Daisy Morrow, Bay Odegaard, Una Romine, Rosalie Sheldon, Jamari Tate, Serenity VonWeller, Summer Wells, Lucia Worhatch Mrs. Martin Kindergarten: Freya Fenner, Brylynn Fletcher, Devyn Flint, Shane Gilbert, Aidrick Glass, Arya Holmgrain, Cora Hyer, Kendyl Lachapelle, Evelyn Litster, Cedar Littleton, Lydia Morrison, Declan...
About 50 athletes from Petersburg High and Mitkof Middle schools traveled to Ketchikan over the weekend, participating in that community's annual May Invite. "It was a lot of fun, just having a couple of schools there," said Petersburg track and field coach Brad Taylor. In addition to students from the host school, Thorne Bay School also competed in the end-of-year meet. Looking through the posted standings, Petersburg topped many of last week's events. Its womens team concluded a strong...
April 27, 1917 Articles of incorporation have been drawn up for the Citizens’ Steam Laundry Company, a new enterprise which is expected to open for business by the middle of June. Martin Kildall is named as president of the company; Paul Lund, vice-president; John Bruce, secretary. The laundry is to occupy the Kildall building, to the rear of the Gauffin building. It is proposed to make a specialty of steamboat and family laundry work; also to have a cleaning and pressing department, and to furnish steam baths. April 24, 1942 – At a spe...
Petersburg High School's track and field students cleated up for their first meet over the weekend, participating in the Ketchikan Invitational. "We did okay," said team coach Brad Taylor. The girls team ended up winning the invitational, together earning 155 points to beat out Sitka by eight. Izabelle Ith had a successful weekend, taking first in all of her events: the 200 meters, 100-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles and triple jump. Kayleigh Eddy and Erin Pfundt also had good showings over...
Mar. 1 — An abandoned vehicle was reported at 1300 Howkan St. A traffic offense was reported at the Borough Parking lot. Mar. 2 — Lepasi S. Mikaio, 32 was arrested on a charge of Assault 4th Degree and was taken into custody. Police responded to a lockout call on Harbor Way. A Hit and Run was reported at the school parking lot. A Theft was reported at the elementary school involving a juvenile. No charges were filed. Police responded to a parking complaint at Tango and S. Nordic Drive. Mar. 3 — Harassment was reported at a Lumber St. addre...
March 2, 1917 – Mayor Pryer received by Tuesday evening’s mail the satisfactory news that the townsite of Petersburg is to be surveyed, which is the first step toward granting patent, and gives a reasonable assurance that the holders of lots may, after the survey is made and accepted, and patent applied for and granted get clear title to the property from the government. The letter is from Attorney John Rustgard of Juneau to whom the council had referred the townsite problem. Mr. Rustgard writes: “By today’s mail I received a letter from Ju...
Feb. 8 — Mavis R. Worthington, 66 was cited for expired registration. Police responded to a motor vehicle accident in the 400 block of S. Nordic Drive. Police responded to Petersburg High School for a minor in need of supervision. A theft was reported in the Middle Harbor. Feb. 9 — Police received a call reporting intimidation in the Towne Trailer Court. A disturbance call was reported at Parks and Rec. Feb. 10 — A sex offender registered. Transportation was provided to Unimak St. A disturbance was reported at the Narrows Inn. Police respo...
January Public Works rolled out the borough's highly anticipated blue cart recycling program. The borough received $820,117.61 from the annual raw fish tax. Dave Zimmerman was hired as the new Tongass National Forest Petersburg District Ranger. The assembly continued discussing the reallocation of the Kake access road funding. Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins took part in a budget crisis presentation at Sons of Norway Hall. The visit was the first of many by representatives throughout the...
The school board ended the 2016 year with a brief meeting about transitioning to a paperless board and an update about the changes to the high school dress code. Board president Sarah Holmgrain said she was excited about the move to have board members utilizing district-issued devices rather than relying on paper. “The hope is that it’s less work and time, as well as effort for Irene, because it is a lot to Xerox and copy everything,” Holmgrain said. “And also, just using less paper. It’s as expensive as ever.” She also reminded anyone that the...
Motivational speaker Michael Patterson traveled to town last week to take part in the Great American Smokeout, sponsored by the Petersburg Indian Association. Patterson spoke to middle school students at the Wright Auditorium on Thursday, and then he took part in an event later in the day at PIA. Patterson started living on the streets at a young age, before he was 10, and he's open about the fact he could die from COPD any day because he smoked cigarettes for decades. A lot of Patterson's...
Mitkof Middle School cross country hosted the first meet in the young history of the program last Saturday with a sizable squad from Ketchikan. The cross country program started as a club and became an official sport a couple years ago, according to coach Joe Viechnicki. "Last week we ran in Ketchikan and this week we were really excited to have a meet here," he says. "Really proud of the kids, they did a great job." The team trained on the course for weeks leading up to the meet, running three...
Rae C. Stedman Elementary School Registration for new students only: (Returning students do not need to register), register at school office. Kindergarten students must be five (5) years old by September 1. Provide student’s immunization record (must be current to attend) and a copy of official (not hospital) birth certificate. Mitkof Middle School Registration for new and returning students: 9am - 3pm (Registration fees will apply) Grade 8 = Tues. Aug. 23, Grade 7 = Wed. Aug. 24, Grade 6 = Thurs. Aug. 25, New students, provide immunization r...
When the Mitkof Middle School started a robotics class nearly 10 years ago only a couple students took the course. This quarter, there are 14 sixth-graders taking part and learning problem solving skills through hands-on experience. Rick Brock is responsible for bringing the program to Petersburg after seeing how well it worked at another school. Brock researched the program and thought it would be a good addition to the middle school's Exploratory Program, and asked the school to invest in sett...
Two Petersburg students participated in this year's Scripps Spelling Bee at the performing arts center in Anchorage. The national spelling program held March 22 pit 142 elementary and middle school youngsters from across the state in the contest. Fourth grader Aidan Cotta participated as a winner from Stedman Elementary School and eighth grader Brooklyn Dormer represented Mitkof Middle School. "Being at the performing arts center was exciting and overwhelming at the same time," Aidan Cotta...
Last year, the Mitkof Middle School wrestling team came in second at regions behind Ketchikan. Earlier this season, Petersburg won the Craig Tournament, beating Ketchikan by half a point, even without a full roster. Regions is this weekend for the Vikings, and beating Ketchikan in their home gym would really cement lessons the young wrestlers are learning on the mats. "Our main goal right now is to just stay together and be focused," head coach Mike Corl says. "It's very possible that this year...
July Paine & Partners, LLC of San Francisco entered into agreements with two different groups to sell Icicle Seafoods. The Petersburg Public Library expanded its collection by 1.7 million titles after it joined a consortium of libraries across the state called the Joint Library Catalogue. U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Peter Vermeer took command of the USCGG Anacapa, replacing Lt. Kathryn Cry. The Alaska Department of Transportation cancelled the scheduled summer sailings of the M/V LeConte that would hav... Full story
January-June January Petersburg School Superintendent Lisa Stroh resigned from her position citing family medical issues as her reason for leaving although communication between borough staff and student letters indicated turmoil between Stroh and school staff. Two third and fourth grade elementary students published their own class newspapers. Former Petersburg School District Maintenance Director Tye Petersen was sentenced to 12 years in prison for Distribution, Receipt and Possession of... Full story
Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht gave the following report at Monday’s regular Assembly meeting: Power & Light is nearing the end of a major rewrite of the Emergency Action Plan required by FERC on our Blind Slough hydro. Power & Light and Public Works spent significant time putting up Christmas lighting for the tree and street poles. Excellent cooperation made the job go smoothly. Thanks to Power & Light, Public Works, Matt Bryner, Pete and Theresa Litsheim, Ray and Gladys Olsen for such a beautiful community Christmas tree this year. The P...
The Devil's Thumb Shooters brought home a first place trophy from the first annual Juneau Trap Tournament where 31 competitors across Southeast shot clay targets. Petersburg High School Freshmen Varsity shooters Israel Collison and Louden Sandhofer and Mitkof Middle School's JV Franklin Neidiffer competed against teams from across Southeast in the tournament. Collison took second place in the trap and fifth in the wobble, earning him fourth place in the tournament overall. In the team...
