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Sharol Annette Lind Otness, 67, passed away July 6, 2015. The daughter of Gerald Justin Lind and Ethel Jean Lampman Lind, she was born on June 29, 1948. Shari was a lifelong resident of Petersburg, Alaska, and both her arrival and departure were at the Petersburg hospital. Shari graduated from Petersburg High School in 1966. She and Alan Otness were married at the Petersburg Lutheran Church on September 2, 1967. She graduated from Oregon State University in 1970 with a BA in Home Economics and... Full story
June 10, 1915 – At an adjourned meeting of the council Thursday evening it was decided to send a delegate to Juneau to take up the matter of the building of the Petersburg – Scow Bay board walk with J.C. Hayes, superintendent of construction of the road commission of Alaska. A delegation from Scow Bay was present and acted with the council in the matter. S. L. Hogue was selected as the delegate. Resolutions on the subject passed by the Scow Bay school board will also be presented to Mr. Hayes. June 12, 1940 – Three salmon canneries are runni...
A "time honored tradition," U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Peter Vermeer took command of the USCGC Anacapa on Tuesday afternoon. Vermeer relieved Lt. Kathryn Cyr of her duty during the Change of Command Ceremony at Petersburg's Community Center in front of a crowd of about 60. Cyr, who had served as the cutter's commanding officer since 2013, will be moving to North Carolina with her husband, Lee Coyle, and their 5-year-old son, Gilbert, to attend graduate school. "Lt. Cyr, you have done a fantastic...
June 26, 1915 – The council met in regular session Monday evening. President: Mayor Pryer; Councilmen Brennan, Hogue, Jorgensen, Bruce, Duryea. On motion, the clerk was instructed to write to the district attorney regarding the matter of delinquent cannery taxes. The clerk was also instructed to order another fire hydrant, to be placed between the Jack Allen and Hogue and Tveten buildings; also two shut-off nozzles for the fire hose. Dr. Pryer and S. L. Hogue, while in Wrangell on Friday of last week, inspected the dam of that town's water s...
Known as "Alaska" on his team of nine, Stewart Conn, 16, represented Petersburg well as his 16U USA basketball team went on to win gold at the United World Games. Conn, a student and basketball player at Petersburg High School, was invited to join the team and traveled to Munich, then Klagenfurt, Austria to play in the tournament. "I was really scared," his mother, Heather, said of him traveling. "I didn't want him to go, but I also knew it was a once in lifetime opportunity so I had to let him...
Frank Earl Sarber, 81, was born at the Alaska Railroad Hospital in Anchorage on October 18, 1935 while his father was in Dillingham aiding in the search for famed humorist Will Rogers. His life ended at home with family on April 27, 2015 in Los Lunas, N.M. Frank grew up in Petersburg, Alaska where he graduated from Petersburg High School in 1954. He met his wife Maggie Bradley and they moved to Ketchikan in 1968. They were married July 12, 1969 aboard the MV Wickersham while docked in Petersburg... Full story
Two borough committees are searching for new members while another is welcoming one. The Borough Assembly approved Dr. Monica Gross as the Petersburg Medical Center Board of Directors’ newest member during its meeting Monday evening. She’s filling a vacancy left behind by Steven Samuelson, who resigned in April. Samuelson had served on the board since February 2014 and tendered his resignation because he wouldn’t be in town for meetings. During a hospital board meeting last month, Medical Records Director Janet Kvernvik clarified that Gross...
It's a frustrating plant when out fishing, but the prickly devil's club won Petersburg's Sunny Rice second in a statewide Salmon Haiku Contest. Sponsored by The Salmon Project, a group focused on exploring the deep relationship Alaskans have with wild salmon, the second annual Salmon Haiku Contest ran from May 1 to May 15 and encouraged participants to express their understanding of salmon habitat through poetry. This year, over 1,000 entries submitted across Alaska were judged, said Emily...
The state still hasn’t decided on a budget, but the Petersburg School District has. The school board approved the district’s 2016 budget during its monthly meeting Tuesday evening in assembly chambers. Finance Director Karen Quitslund said Petersburg schools’ are looking at an $8.4 million general fund next year. “Well this has certainly been a very interesting budget year,” she said, adding she may not have survived it if it had been her first year in the job. While there are still uncertainties, the district’s budget is due to the state b... Full story
WRANGELL - The next steps have been taken on an agreement between the University of Alaska Southeast and Wrangell Public School District, with the establishment of an office for the university's technical preparation program. The tech prep program is offered for college credit through the university, and courses are taught by approved instructors using UAS syllabi. Enrolled students earn high school credits needed for graduation as well, and school superintendent Patrick Mayer explained the...
7 - 2015 Petersburg High School Honor Roll and Academic Excellence Highest Honor Roll 12th Grade: Joshua Andrews, Nicholas Larson, Evan Marsh, Aaron Murph, Tayla Wilson, Ben Zarlengo. 11th Grade: Kelly Engell, Stuart Medalen, Chauncy Sandhofer, Sarah Tate, Kylie Wallace. 10th Grade: Casey Bell, Alexandra Bless, Emma Chase, Ethan Cummins, Sydney Guthrie, Izabelle Ith, Brandy Mulbury, Hana Newman, Jason Regula, Mariah Taylor, Cole Young. 9th Grade: Flahavan Abbott, Kathryn Brock, Courtney Fredricksen, Jasmine Ieremia, Helen Martin, Julia...
You're free to make your own choices now; don't be afraid to head out into the open ocean. That was the advice 2015 Petersburg High School Valedictorian Kyle Hagerman gave his peers during his graduation speech Wednesday evening at the high school gym. Thirty-two seniors graduated this year, "a group honestly, of both boys and girls, that got things done and did them at a high, high level," Principal Rick Dormer said. Dormer shared a story about surviving a flood during his college years at... Full story
June 5, 1915 – An advanced copy of the revenue law passed by the late territorial legislature was received this week. The following items in the act cover business and industries subject to tax or license in this vicinity: Attorneys, doctors and dentists, $10 per annum; Automobiles, $5 per annum; Bakeries, $15 per annum; Fisheries: Salmon canneries, four cents per case on kings, reds and sockeyes, two cents per case on all others; Salteries: Two and one-half cents per one hundred pounds on all fish salted or mild-cured, except herring. Fish t...
Stedman Elementary School will be welcoming three new teachers into its ranks this fall. Principal Teri Toland announced last month that the school had selected new hires from a large, experienced candidate pool. She said the number of applicants was unprecedented and may in part be due to Alaskan layoffs. Education is facing big cuts with state proposed budgets. "As we went through the process, it became very clear there was a key group," Toland said. Coming in to teach fourth grade is Heather...
The Petersburg High School baseball team ended their season with two losses in the Region V double-elimination tournament held in Juneau last weekend. The Vikings faced off against number four seed Thunder Mountain on Thursday in the opening game of the competition. PHS previously beat Thunder Mountain in two of three games played at home, but in game one of the tournament, Vikings' fielders struggled with routine defensive plays, while the Falcons capitalized on those errors, winning 12-0. The...
The New Old Time Chautauqua (NOTC) group will be parading into Petersburg later this month. The 55 person group includes members from ages one to 74 who volunteer their talents as performers, musicians and educators to bring entertainment to rural communities. Locally, the Petersburg Indian Association (PIA) and Petersburg Parks and Recreation have been helping coordinate the group's three-day visit, June 28-30. The opening event is a collaborative potlatch and potluck put on by PIA and NOTC on...
Little ones will get the chance to see what track and field athletes do firsthand this weekend with the Petersburg High School team holding its first-ever Track Camp. “I don’t think kids understand what track and field involves” as meets are elsewhere, Coach Amanda Thomas said. “This will give the elementary kids an idea for what track is.” She added that the Track Camp, for elementary-aged children, is also a fundraiser for the PHS track and field team. Camp will be held Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the track field behind St...
The Petersburg Medical Center Board of Directors is taking a closer look at future needs for the community’s hospital. The board approved a facility condition survey in the amount of $26,575 during its regular meeting on May 28. PMC CEO Liz Woodyard said Joann Lott from the Jensen Yorba Lott architectural firm came to look at long term care a few months ago, and that an assessment of the hospital’s condition was brought up at a following board meeting. That got put on hold, but during strategic planning, there was discussion about forming a c...
Following in his older brother Joe's footsteps, Petersburg High School graduate Ben Zarlengo has accepted an appointment into the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Academy Scholars Program. Joe, dressed in his uniform, presented Ben with that appointment, along with a scholarship totaling more than $400,000, at graduation on Wednesday. "I couldn't be prouder," their dad, Dan, said. Like his brother, Ben will first be going to a military prep college in Alabama for a year. Then, if he meets all the require...
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...
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...
