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The Petersburg High School swim team hit the waves for the first time this season last weekend at a two-day meet in Ketchikan. Coach Andy Carlisle said many of the swimmers he brought to the meet dropped their times in the water, showing their improvement from the start of practices this summer. “Friday we could do no wrong. Friday we were on fire. It was a great day and then Saturday was only a good day instead of a great day but it was still pretty darn good,” Coach Andy Carlisle said. The Juneau-Douglas High School women’s team topped the s...
It should be known that England is not the only place that celebrates queens. Petersburg Prom Queen Charlotte Clausen wore this crown made by Mary Allen in 1937. Charlotte was the second Prom Queen for the event when it was held in the gymnasium at Petersburg High School. Carefully crafted from the gold foil paper used in wrapping Miss Saylor's Chocolates, a candy company which operated from 1920 to 1973, this royal creation features imitation pearls and colored glass "jewels." Though...
Alex Steven Reid (Sandy) was born to Alexander John Reid and Mary Hungerford Reid on February 29, 1948 in Petersburg, Alaska. Sandy was raised in Petersburg, attended Petersburg Elementary School and graduated from Petersburg High School in 1966. During his childhood years, he spent summers all over Southeast Alaska at his family's logging camps. He learned to build almost anything from parts and pieces that he could scrounge up. He was interested in anything he could put a motor on. That kind... Full story
The Petersburg School Board unanimously approved a motion to reinstate funding for activities, curriculum, and professional development during Tuesday’s meeting. The action looks to increase funding by about $100,000 combined according to Superintendent Erica Kludt-Painter which would get funding for those items closer to the amount that the district spent on them last year. The board passed a conservative budget that saw reductions in multiple areas during its June meeting, seeking to account for a number of unknowns at that time. Those i...
The Petersburg High School cross country team hosted over 150 students from 14 schools last Saturday for the Jack Eddy Invitational. The meet saw a return to the regular course near Sandy Beach after three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "It's always exciting to have that many come to Petersburg to enjoy the hospitality," Head Coach Tom Thompson said. The Petersburg men placed third as a team with 108 points behind Sitka with 17 and Thunder Mountain with 52. Sitka Junior Annan Weiland...
September 1, 1922 While wandering on the beach at LaTouche recently Elmer Garnes, of Cordova, came upon a find of fifty pounds of ambergris. Word of the find was received in Cordova where Elmer’s friends will congratulate him on his luck. Ambergris is, according to scientific definition, a growth induced in the stomach of a whale that eventually produces fatal results. It is a very rare product and is mainly used in the manufacture of high grade perfumes. Garnes has sent a sample of his find to the laboratory of Stewart & Holmes of Seattle a...
Tom Laurent's EMS career began in the mid-70s when he was 16 and joined the Juneau Ski Patrol. He came from a ski-bum family and fit right in at the Eaglecrest Ski Area where his job was to take "people that injured themselves off the hill." Since then, he has spent a total of 46 years involved with EMS and 32 of those were dedicated to volunteering in Petersburg. Unfortunately, during that span volunteerism itself has been falling off, not just locally, but across the entire United States and...
Petersburg will host its first cross country meet since 2019 on Saturday with 165 runners from 11 schools expected to take part, according to Activities Director Jaime Cabral. The meet will see a return to the usual course, which will begin at the start of Frederick Sound Drive near Sandy Beach. Runners will turn from Sandy Beach Road onto Haugen Drive. They will then turn left onto Water Tank Road and run uphill for a short ways before turning right into a tunnel of trees. After running...
Norman Bailey passed away on September 1, 2022 under hospice care at Liberty Shores-Harbor House in Poulsbo, Washington. A kind-hearted man who brightened the lives of everyone who knew him, Norm died peacefully with his wife Denise at his side. Norman Edward Bailey was born on October 8, 1947 in Petersburg, Alaska to Ann and Warren Bailey. He was the fourth of their five children. Following a childhood spent in and around Mitkof Island, he graduated from Petersburg High School in 1965. After at... Full story
Some new and some returning faces have joined the ranks of the Petersburg School District staff in preparation for the upcoming school year. Elsa Wintersteen will teach English language arts and a drama class at Petersburg High School. She completed her undergraduate studies at Montana State University, earning a literature degree and an interdisciplinary degree, and for a short time studied theater at the University of Montana. Wintersteen is originally from Montana, but her mother's family is...
The Petersburg High School cross country team got its first taste of competition at the Sayeik Invitational last Saturday in Juneau. Five Petersburg runners made the trip up on the plane and down on the ferry to compete against students from Juneau-Douglas, Thunder Mountain, and Haines as they prepare for the season. "I was really happy with how all the individual performances were," said Coach Tom Thompson. Vikings newcomer Daniel Asprey placed third in the race with a time of 18:03. The...
Some new and some returning faces have joined the ranks of the Petersburg School District staff in preparation for the upcoming school year. Erin Hofacre will be starting her first year of teaching in one of Stedman Elementary School's two first grade classrooms. She earned her bachelor's degree at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington where she received endorsements for elementary, reading, and special education. "I was able to go to a great program with lots of practical work so I feel l...
The Petersburg School Board updated its COVID-19 mitigation plan for the upcoming school year during its meeting last week. The school district is required to update its plan by the Alaska Department of Education and under the American Rescue Plan funding. The new guidelines resemble those the district had at the end of the previous school year but with a couple of changes. Masking will remain optional for students, staff, and visitors and there will be no trigger for universal masking or...
Bear sightings are continuing to rise as they frequent the streets of Petersburg in search of garbage. In response, Petersburg Police Department Chief Jim Kerr spoke during Monday's Petersburg Borough Assembly meeting on the threat bears pose and actions the police department has taken to reduce their presence. "To try and get the bear issue to drop before school starts we started issuing citations enforcing the new garbage ordinance," Kerr said. The ordinance, which was approved by the...
Students on the Petersburg High School swim team are spending their afternoons training in the aquatic center for the fast approaching fall season. The team is in the midst of its third week of training and though not everyone has returned from the summer fishing season, the students that are back have been putting in the work. “We’re still gaining fitness, we’re just starting to ramp it up this week a little bit so we’ll put the hurt on them starting today really,” Coach Andy Carlisle said Tuesday. “The kids that come late just have to jum...
David and Tanya Somerville, the parents of Cole Michael Somerville, are happy to announce the marriage of Cole Somerville to Hatsumi Sekiguchi. Cole and Hatsumi met while Cole was traveling in Japan in the beginning of 2020. We were able to meet, and came to love, Hatsumi during her visit to Petersburg in the fall of 2020 through the beginning of 2021. While many marriages have been put on hold due to Covid restrictions, instead of delaying, Cole and Hatsumi decided to be married without a...
From all indications thus far, Gordon the dog loves the house his owner, Colette Peters, recently designed and built on Sandy Beach Rd. It's the two-story red and black house on the uphill side between Hungry Point and the Whale Observatory, so it's not out the road but still maintains an "off the beaten path" aspect that she finds appealing. Peters, 31, moved here five and a half years ago and decided to make things permanent because she enjoyed the community and the people. She describes the...
Bikers and paddlers gathered at Scow Bay Saturday morning to participate in the annual Paddle and Pedal Battle fundraiser, which raised about $15,000 according to Community Wellness Coordinator Julie Walker. The donations will go toward continuing education for Petersburg Medical Center staff and scholarships for Petersburg High School graduates. "I think our goal this year was to revive the event and it really felt like we did that," Walker said. About 70 participants made it out to the event... Full story
The Petersburg High School cross country team has been hard at work training for the past two weeks in preparation for the fall season. After racing in the state championships last year, the students are hungry to return to the highest level of the competition. Head Coach Tom Thompson, who just returned to Petersburg from competing in the Ironman Alaska race in Juneau where he finished sixth in his age group, said it looks like this season will feature a younger team. The Vikings lost a strong...
Dorothy Jane (Henderson) Roundtree was an only child. She was born August 15, 1924 in Vallejo, California to Jesse Fear Henderson and Fannie Jane (Whitaker) Henderson. After graduating high school in Vallejo, she attended San Jose State University where she earned a master's degree in education. D.J. headed to Alaska in 1949 to start her teaching career and ended up in Petersburg, where she met her perfect man, Claude Lyle Roundtree, Jr. (Lyle). Lyle and D.J. were married on October 5, 1952. A... Full story
August 4, 1922 Cascade Creek is Second Yosemite — It is getting to be quite the fashion among Petersburg people to make the trip to Thomas Bay and up Cascade Creek to the two lakes it is proposed to develop for water power. The trail is a good one from the beach to the lower lake and the going is not too hard for good hikers between the two lakes. Those who made the trip recently are very enthusiastic about the scenery and claim that it rivals the famous Yosemite Valley. Last Sunday Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Rayner and Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Perkins m...
Words of advice have been running through Joseph Tagaban's mind ever since meeting his NBA idol Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors. "Take small little steps, test yourself and you'll eventually make it," the five-time NBA All-Star and four-time champion told the 15-year-old boy from Petersburg. The advice takes on new meaning since Tagaban recently found out that his fight with cancer is not over as was previously thought. What started as a routine checkup in Seattle last week... Full story
Mildred (Harvey) Fuglvog was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She passed away at Evergreen Hospice in Kirkland, Washington on January 25, 2022. Mildred was born May 28, 1932 in Marysville, Washington to Frank H. and Violet (McFadden) Harvey. After graduating high school, she attended the University of Washington where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology. While working at Puget Sound Blood Bank, she met her future husband Edwin Fuglvog, who was attending... Full story
Michael George Seibert died July 14, 2022 at the Petersburg Medical Center after a battle with cancer. Michael was born on the 4th of July 1948 in Longview, Washington to George and Joyce Seibert. He went to high school in Kalama, Washington and then joined the Navy, where he served aboard the USS Columbus during the Vietnam War. After the war he began logging and made his way to Alaska. Mike was often out in his skiff fishing and enjoying his Rainier beer or at the Harbor Bar telling tall... Full story
The Petersburg Medical Center Foundation will host its 8th annual Paddle Battle on Saturday, August 6 with the goal of raising funds to help support education. "I would consider it kind of a revival of the event because the last two years have been pretty quiet as far as the Paddle Battle," said Community Wellness Coordinator Julie Walker. "We've still held the event during the height of the pandemic but it was small and we're really looking to revive the event and encourage more participation...
