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There is a nationwide shortage of providers for behavioral health services, and Petersburg is no different. "We've definitely had times in Petersburg where we've had more providers, and there's still been people on a wait list. That's just the reality of it," said Ashley Kawashima, a behavioral health clinician at Petersburg Medical Center. Because there are wait lists, Kawashima said less preventative care is provided as providers, like herself, must triage based on severity: "We're really...
Heading into their first meet on the road, the Petersburg High School cross country team looked to build on their momentum from the invitational hosted in Petersburg. And they did exactly that. The PHS cross country girls team had a dominant showing this past weekend in Craig, with sophomore Maria Toth, junior Gabriele Whitacre and freshmen Ariel Tucker and Zia Hulebak finishing first, second, third and fourth in the entire meet in the Women's 5000 Meters. "It was really promising and really...
The 2024 Petersburg high school swim season is now underway. Coming off a season in 2023 where they made the state championships, the Vikings are looking to return to the championship meet in Anchorage, Alaska. In 2023, there were only two members of the team, now junior swimmers- Brooklyn Whitethorn and Logan Tow. This year, the Vikings have eight total members on the team. What I'm most excited about is "having relays because I have four boys and four girls now," this year is going to be way m...
Rebecca Louise Norris Weisenburger was born on February 6, 1955, in Vallejo, California. Her father, Robert Edwin Norris, was a pastor and her mother, Ann Norris was a proud homemaker and an active member of their church. Becky joined her brother Mark and sister Debie. Soon after, their brother Dave was born. When she was four, the family moved to San Diego for a short while before settling in Salinas, California, where they were surrounded by lettuce farms and looked forward to regular trips to...
Local nonprofit Humanity in Progress is partnering with Petersburg School District to launch a pantry on campus - a new stepping stone toward improving access to basic needs for students in all grades. Food and hygiene products line the shelves of the new pantry, which is located inconspicuously inside the door to an office supply room by the middle school/high school office. The idea to start a pantry was brought into conversation at a school wellness meeting just before summer, as the...
August 21 – The Petersburg Police Department received a report of a bear accessing unsecured garbage on Skylark Way. A citation will be issued. Officers responded to a disturbance on North Nordic Drive. PPD received a report of a bear accessing unsecured garbage at an unoccupied residence on Skylark Way. A citation will be issued to a resident of Skylark Way for failure to secure a refuse container. PPD received a post-event report of shoplifting. An officer responded to a report of a strong odor on North Nordic Drive. An officer responded t...
Petersburg High School's cross country team raced out to a strong start to the 2024 season on Saturday, Aug. 24, in Petersburg. In a meet that included Sitka, Wrangell, Ketchikan, Juneau-Douglas, Skagway and Craig, the boys placed fourth out of seven teams. The girls placed second out of four teams. Head coach Casey Gates was very pleased with his team's performance during the first meet of the season. "I'm very excited and happy with how today went and also with the outlook of the season, I...
Gary Weldon Grandy, age 86, of Richmond, Utah, passed away on August 16, 2024, in North Logan, Utah from complications of a stroke. He was born on March 11, 1938, in Montpelier, Idaho, to Weldon Emil Grandy and Mary Anona Bird. Gary spent his formative years working on various ranches in Paris, Idaho, graduating from Fielding High School in 1956. That summer he worked at the Palisades Dam, Idaho site for the Bureau of Reclamation as an Engineering Aid. He attended the University of Utah for two... Full story
Marcia Lynn Hanson peacefully passed away on July 12, 2024, surrounded by her family. Marcia was born on July 17, 1956, in Petersburg, Alaska, to Christopher and Lucy Hanson. She was the oldest of three. Growing up in Petersburg Marcia enjoyed adventures with her many cousins, was on the Petersburg High School Drill Team, and liked to help out where she could, always happy to take on the important behind-the-scenes jobs. She was an employee of Whitney Fidalgo Cannery, Petersburg Fisheries,... Full story
Petersburg students return to class this Tuesday, and students and families will experience some changes to Petersburg School District policies this academic year. The local school board reviews the student handbooks for Stedman Elementary School, Mitkof Middle School and Petersburg High School every year and makes updates as deemed necessary. Language in the Stedman handbook about dress code was added to include a "three-finger rule" for tank tops to advise the width of sleeves should be about...
Jill Lenhard moved to Ketchikan last August to take a teaching job at Ketchikan High School, but she – and her husband, music teacher Matt Lenhard – both got caught up in this year's teacher layoffs that impacted public school districts across the state. Fortunately for Petersburg, this meant the perfect candidate was unexpectedly available to fill a new teaching vacancy at Mitkof Middle School. Lenhard had spent over 20 years in Petersburg as a vital component of the school district's Eng...
Skyler DuPont, 29, is officially the new executive director at local nonprofit Working Against Violence for Everyone (WAVE). They are entering the role in succession of Everett Bennett, who stepped down from the position earlier this year to work at PIA. WAVE is a small independent nonprofit that provides support and advocacy for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, and promotes safe relationships and community in the Petersburg Borough. "The work that [WAVE] does, I love that ......
The 2024 Cross Country season has officially begun. Coming off of his first season as a head coach, Casey Gates believes this year's team could do something special. "I think the sky's the limit for us, I think we can have a very successful season," Gates said. Gates is eager to see what the talented newcomers increasing the roster on the girls team might mean for this year. "I'm excited about our girls' team this season, mostly because we're bringing in some talented freshmen and we're going...
Last year, Dr. Jennifer Hyer took a sabbatical from her full-time role at PMC as a primary care physician and her family embarked on a global sailing adventure - a "lifelong dream" in the making. And now, despite being thousands of miles away at sea, Hyer is able to continue serving patients in Petersburg through remote telehealth consultations. Petersburg Medical Center is embracing telehealth services so patients can access specialized care in a remote setting. Telehealth appointments are...
Patric Drewe Curtiss was born on August 28, 1947, in Kirkland, Washington, to Ruby and Glenn Curtiss and welcomed by his two sisters, Karen and Linda. After graduating from Lake Washington High School, Pat attended Everett Junior College where he met and fell in love with Patricia Crouch, a Seattle girl rooming with some girls from Petersburg, Alaska. Following their advice, Pat started spending his summers working at Petersburg Fisheries Inc. to earn money for college. Inspired by his older sis... Full story
The question of whether to approve a multi-million dollar bond for "critical major maintenance and safety capital improvements" at the school may come before voters this fall. Petersburg Borough Assembly heard an ordinance introducing the proposed bond at their meeting on July 1; a public hearing about the bond proposal ordinance will take place during its next reading. The bond amount initially described in the ordinance included $4.5 million dollars to cover the borough's share of the state...
The St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church applied for two conditional use permits during the Petersburg Borough Planning Commission's regular meeting on Tuesday. Spearheaded by Juneau architect Rich Conneen - who attended the meeting remotely - both permits were approved by the Planning Commission, giving the church approval to construct a church in the same single-family residential lot it previously occupied, as well as allowing use of the parking lot at 306 N 3rd St. for required off-street...
The Pedal/Paddle battle will be returning for its 10th year in Petersburg, Alaska. After raising $20,400 for education in 2023, the Petersburg Medical Center is aiming higher this time. "Our goal this year is $24,000 because it's 2024, we're shooting big," Community Wellness Manager Julie Walker said. In 2023, PMC gave out four scholarships, three to Petersburg High School graduates and one to a PMC nursing student. However, there's more to these scholarships. "We can offer a lot of money to...
Located midway down the Southeast panhandle is LeConte Glacier. Since the 1980s, Petersburg has sent high school students to LeConte Glacier to measure how it has shifted over time. The late Paul Bowen conducted the first survey in 1983 and it has been a community-driven science study since. On June 14, 2024, a group of 7th-grade students got to go out to LeConte Glacier with Oregon State University scientists. This was somewhat of a rare occurrence as Glaciologist Erin Pettit and Oceanographer...
Curtis D. Wallin passed away on March 15th, 2024 after losing his battle with Liver disease. He was born on January 14th, 1972 in Oregon City, Oregon to Charles Wallin and Eleanor "Elly" Wallin. He moved to Petersburg on April 13, 1979 with his mother Eleanor Hegar and his step-father Jerry Hegar. Curt lived in Petersburg and graduated from Petersburg High School in 1990. He moved to Ketchikan where he lived and worked as a mechanic and handyman, but his real passion was working in the Tourist... Full story
June 27, 1924 – The cannery of P.E. Harris at Scow Bay ran through 800 salmon Monday. This was the second salmon to be canned this season around Petersburg. The Mountain Packing Company was the first, having run through 86 cases last Saturday. The trollers have been making big hauls. Otto Sutter of the Fidalgo Packing Company, who was in town recently, reported that the big run in the Copper River district near Cordova was of short duration. The Petersburg packing Company canned fish Thursday. The Kingsmill Brought the fish from Colpoys and Eag...
Kristinn James Thorsteinson was born May 4, 1995, in Juneau Alaska to Donald Thorsteinson and Susan Flanary, and was raised in Petersburg Alaska. Kris loved his life in Petersburg, appreciating its very unique character. It held a very special place in his heart. Kris died unexpectedly on June 8, 2024 in St. Paul MN after running in a charity race. At a very young age Kris developed a lifelong love of baseball, learning to count by playing catch in the living room. Before he could read he could... Full story
Lyle F. Bennett lost his battle with lung disease in the early morning of June 19, 2024. Lyle was born April 03, 1948, to Farrell and Alda Bennett in Vancouver, Washington, where his maternal grandparents were living. Before he and his mother returned to Alaska his father moved the family from Wrangell to Petersburg, where he'd taken a job with Petersburg Fisheries Inc. Lyle was a lifelong Alaskan. After graduating from Petersburg High School, Lyle joined the National Guard. During the Vietnam... Full story
Petersburg School Board unanimously passed the district's FY25 budget at their regular meeting on Tuesday. This year, more of the budget is going to instruction and less to operations and maintenance, summarized PSD Finance Director Shannon Baird. The budget estimates 450 students will be enrolled in the school district in the 2024/2025 school year. That number is around 19 students fewer than the school year which has just ended. Because the base student allocation has remained flat for yet...
Alaskans, including many in Petersburg, have experienced heightened food insecurity for the past several years - ever since the Dunleavy administration cut more than 100 jobs from the state's Division of Public Assistance in 2021, which left offices understaffed and led to a severe, multiyear backlog of applications for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Thousands of Alaskans were left without the food aid they needed. To combat the backlogs Gov. Dunleavy added millions...
