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The parents of the bride, Susan Harai and Alan Murph and Robert and Marsha Aiken announce the wedding of their daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Aiken to Aaron Michael Butterer. The groom is the son of A. John Butterer and Elizabeth Heslin of New Jersey. The couple were married on June 18 at Mokuaikaua Church, in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. The bride's sisters, Jayne and Sophie Aiken, Diane, Julia, and Leesa Murph, and cousins Makayla, Hana, Kara, and Scotty Newman, her friends Tija Ozols and Chelsea...
Petersburg District Schools are ranked in the top 10 across the state and in the top 7 in Southeast Alaska after the Alaska Department of Education’s implementation of new performance standards last June. The new regulations come after the US Department of Education approved a waiver permitting the state to develop regulations that are, according to PSD Superintendent Robert Thomason “more rigorous” than the Common Core standards used by most of the states in the lower 48. “It’s still a measurement but it’s not as cut and dry, Draconian o... Full story
It’s not often a person chooses one’s profession during a dental appointment but it’s exactly where Petersburg’s Kayleigh Short made her decision to go to dental school. Short graduated from Mesa’s Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health last spring. Her educational experiences have taken her from classroom laboratories to Arizona Indian reservations and into sprawling Alaskan tundra. “Dentistry had never been something that had come to mind after growing up in a fishing family,” Sh...
John David Reid, 44, loving husband of Jill and proud father of Jacob and Megan, was taken too early doing what he loved to do. He was born April 21, 1969 in Petersburg, Alaska and was found at sea after an August 1, 2013 boating accident. He flourished living in Sitka and had enjoyed its abundance of sea and hunting activity since October 1998. John's young years were spent in logging camps with his family around his grandfather's business, Reid Timber, Inc. His love for the outdoors of...
Miele Gallery and Framing featured Barbara Lavallee paintings during its August 1 show. Some of her work includes paintings of Alaska Native village life. Lavallee’s first job in Alaska was teaching at a high school in Sitka during the 1970s where many of her students came from villages. “I learned to see village life through the eyes of my students,” Lavallee says. “They don’t see it as grim landscapes without trees and unpainted houses. They saw home and family so that’s how I learned to...
The Petersburg School Board voted during a July 31special session to repair a leaky boiler and update the 8-12 mathematics curriculum. Tye Petersen, Petersburg School’s Maintenance Director says he’s already capped several leaks in the tube where heated water flows but couldn’t maintain a tight seal in the latest repair. An inspector told Petersen the tubes needed to be replaced. “They’ve been retubed once in their lifetime,” Petersen said during the meeting. “There are two boilers. One can handle the current capacity but not in the wintertim... Full story
University of Alaska Fairbanks Skye Weller, a 2011 graduate of Petersburg High School, attended the University of Alaska Fairbanks pursuing a Bachelors degree in Biological Sciences with a focus in premed and a Minor in Military Sciences. In her first year, she became a contracted cadet in the Army ROTC program, Secretary of the UAF Premed Society, volunteered as a backstage manager for the Fairbanks Dance group, Tundra Caravan, and maintained above a 3.0 GPA. In her second year, she became an...
Who sets the tone? To the Editor: My husband Edgar and Jim's parents, Jim and Shirley Agner – want to thank all of you for welcoming “our kids” (Officers Jim and Heidi Franz Agner) into your community and into your lives – and thus giving all of us an experience beyond any luxurious world cruise anywhere. It all began in 1984 when Chief Dale Stone “initiated” us as only Chief Stone could do. “Doc” Lopez gave my husband Edgar professional shooting lessons – and a lot of fun. John Hamilton took all of us (toddler Jesse and older brother Bar...
Prior to the first day of participation in official practices, all students must have a current physical on file with the Activities/Athletics office. Forms can be found online at www.pcsd.us under the activities/athletics page. Athletic Packets are available online at www.pcsd.us. First Day of Cross Country Practice is Aug. 5. First day of swimming practice and volleyball practice is Aug. 12. There will be volleyball open gyms July 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31, Aug. 5, 6 and 7 from 7 -8:30 p.m. For Alternative Education Students/Parents, Home...
The Borough Assembly voted to award the gymnasium floor refinishing contract to Alaskan Industries based on a recommendation from the Parks and Recreation Dept. Alaskan Industries is the company that has worked on the floor for the last 15 years, said Parks and Recreation Director Donn Hayes. The cost for the floor refinishing will be $32,400, or $35,900 with the Petersburg branded logo installed in the middle of the gymnasium floor. Part of the funding, $13,000, has been provided by a grant...
Petersburg Lutheran Church marked 100 years with the reunion of several former pastors and several days of special events. The festivities began on Wednesday, July 3, with a “Meet and Greet” dinner at the home of Grant and Lila Trask. This was just the beginning of several days of events, some of which coincided with Fourth of July celebrations. The visiting bishops included: Bishop Don Parsons, who was the first Bishop in the state of Alaska and Bishop Ron Martinson, retired. Bishop Mar... Full story
July 12, 1913 – Last Tuesday, the Pacific Coast and Norway Packing Company started the cannery running with nine thousand salmons. The next day, another load of five thousand was brought in and all from the same trap. Before this, on account of delay in preparing the machinery, the fish amounting to several thousands was carried to other canneries, but from now on, the company will take care of all the fish which may be brought to the cannery. It was learned from Mr. Kildall that the company had the necessary plant for the utilzation of the w...
The Petersburg School District Board approved a policy allowing home school students to participate in activities at the high school without being enrolled in classes. This policy has come about by a change in state law mandating this allowance. “The students will have to fill out quite a bit of paperwork,” Petersburg School District Athletic Director Jaime Cabral said. “There is a long checklist that will have to be gone over with the student and their parents in order to make sure the information is correct.” Each of the students wishing... Full story
April 5, 1966 - June 1, 2013 Remember that fellow whom you would meet on the docks or see walking on the sidewalk? Who always had a smile, a wave, or a good word for you and always had a helping hand for you? That fellow was Kevin Kivisto. He was born on the fifth of April 1966 in Upper Michigan (a genuine Yooper) to Roy and Irja Kivisto. He left us suddenly on the first of June 2013 on the boat he captained and the ocean he loved. His early years were spent in Northern Michigan growing up... Full story
A village that raises children To the Editor: Jeff and I would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to the community of Petersburg and the Petersburg school system. Our children have been privileged to experience community support and high school mentoring as they blossomed into young citizens. They transitioned into colleges in natural resources, law, and civil engineering, an attribute to a village that raises children. Mr. Dormer alluded to this in his introductory address, “acting like a parent when we parents aren’t aroun...
Petersburg High School gym was filled will people ready to witness the passing of another class from those hallowed halls as the Class of 2013 graduated 39 seniors last Wednesday evening. The graduates filed into the room with the band playing in the background placing them ever closer to that moment they have strived for so many years. PHS Principal Rick Dormer contemplated on the fact that these students were freshmen when he arrived in Petersburg and this is the first class that he has had fr...
Petersburg High School gym was filled will people ready to witness the passing of another class from those hallowed halls as the Class of 2013 graduated 39 seniors last Wednesday evening. The graduates filed into the room with the band playing in the background placing them ever closer to that moment they have strived for so many years. PHS Principal Rick Dormer contemplated on the fact that these students were freshmen when he arrived in Petersburg and this is the first class that he has had fr...
Karen Sue Flym, 68, died March 12, 2013 at her home in Homer, Alaska. Flyum was born September 18, 1944 in Tacoma, Wash. She graduated from high school and continued her education by attending beauty school. She has lived in various places around Alaska including Cordova, Valdez, Petersburg and Anchorage. Karen was self employed and was an Emblem Club State President. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alex “Willie” Flyum of Homer; daughters, Rama and Charlene Flyum both of Homer; son... Full story
For the last 30 years, students from Petersburg High School have tracked the movement of LeConte Glacier and continue this tradition to this day. PHS teacher, Victor Trautman, along with students have used approved surveying techniques to measure the terminus of the glacier. The group usually does this in the second week of May and they map it from there. “With this map we are able to generate the general idea of whether the glacier is advancing or receding,” Trautman said. “What we have to re...
14-2013 Ann Fleming Wood passed away at Virginia Mason on May 14, 2013 after a brief illness. She was born Hazel Ann Fleming on July 9, 1922, to Hazel McCalip Fleming and Samuel Edgar Fleming. She attended John Muir Elementary, Fraklin High School and Oregon State University, where she was Senior Class President. At the end of the war, she married returning naval officer Raymond Charles Wood of Washougal, Wash. Ray dreamed of the Alaska salmon business and they lived in Craig in 1947 where... Full story
Michael “Ski” Joseph Musewski, 70, passed away in Sitka, Alaska surrounded by his family on Wednesday May 22, 2013. He was born to the late Michael and Anna (Sadowski) Muszewski on December 14, 1942 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Ski graduated from high school and went on to serve in the United States Coast Guard. During his tenure in the Coast Guard, Ski met his future wife Barbara (Kito) while stationed in Petersburg, Alaska and decided to lay down his roots. Family, friends, and the Ala... Full story
The Petersburg High School Viking runners traveled to Fairbanks to compete in the State meet over the weekend and each of the participants placed in their events with Grace Weller breaking the school record again and placing third overall in the 3,200 meter run. “Grace started with the 3,200 and it was like 25 degrees outside,” Track Coach Brad Taylor said. “She was really unsure before the race but she ran an incredible 3,200 and broke her previous school record from the previous week by two s... Full story
Mange Tusen Takk To the Editor: Having worked on the organizational end of the Festival for many years, I understand the huge amount of year-around effort it requires to pull off a successful event like this past Little Norway Festival. Thank you so much to Holli Flint and her Festival Committee, to the Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and their Director Sally Dwyer and all the organizations hosting Festival events for another job well done. Rain or shine, visitors and locals all had a great time. Congratulations to Jill Williams as the well...
Petersburg High School senior, Krissa Davis, competed in the State Science Symposium in Fairbanks for her project entitled “Testing Organic Labeling Laws by the Presence of GMO's in Corn,” and took fifth place. For this fifth place finish, Davis qualified to attend the National Science Symposium in Dayton, Ohio. This project essentially tested organic, all-natural and unlabeled food items to see if they would find the GM marker for presence or absence determinations. For the Fairbanks Symposium,...
Patricia Ann Martin, 70, went on to be an angel in heaven on May 16, 2013. She died at home looking over the Wrangell Narrows with her devoted husband, Larry Martin, at her side. She was born on May 8, 1943 in Pittsburgh, Penn. She grew up in Florida where she attended Seabreeze High School and Cosmetology School, and came to Alaska in 1970. She and Larry married in 1983, she used to say the adventure really began then. Pat loved anything to do with the outdoors – hunting, fishing, the ocean, a...
