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This year's Petersburg High School prom court was unable to get together for a group photo, but they still received their gift baskets. Prom King Jack Byrer and Prom Queen Tatum Hagerman received crowns in their baskets informing them that they were voted prom king and queen. Top row from left to right: Zephrie Whitethorn and Maddy Whitethorn. Center row from left to right: Byrer, Hagerman and Maria Pfundt. Bottom row from left to right: Peter Kowalski, Thomas Durkin and Miranda Nilsen. Not...
On Monday, Gov. Mike Dunleavy released state health mandate #18, which eases previous restrictions on intrastate travel. The newest health mandate supersedes state health mandate #12, which had limited travel between Alaskan communities to critical infrastructure or critical personal needs. State health mandate #18 now opens up all purposes of travel for communities connected by the road system and the Alaska Marine Highway System. Travel between those communities does include the use of boats...
The Petersburg School Board approved the 2021 fiscal year operating budget at their meeting on Tuesday, which has a revenues budget that is $105,060 above expenditures to account for unknowns in the coming school year. The budget has $8,832,258 in revenues, with most of the funding to Petersburg School District coming from the state and Petersburg Borough, according to PSD Director of Finance Karen Morrison. The state contributes $6,861,054 to the Petersburg School District, making up 78...
May 7, 1920 Fish handling facilities are to be installed on the Trading Union dock by that concern at once, according to the announcement of manager Carl E. Swanson to the Report editor. A housing engine and ice crusher will be installed and the coolers already on the dock will be put in shape for the use of the fishermen who wish to ship their fish independently or for independent fish buyers. The engine has been ordered and it is expected to have things ready for work within the next three weeks. May 14, 1945 Six girls, five of whom have been...
The Petersburg Borough confirmed the second positive result for COVID-19 in the community on Saturday in a joint statement with Petersburg Medical Center. While this is the second case to officially appear in the community, it is the only active case of COVID-19 present at this time. The first individual who tested positive for the virus has since recovered. Another local resident, Delbert (Pete) Erickson, passed away from the virus in Washington last month, but the Alaska Department of Health...
Petersburg Medical Center has sent out a total of 71 samples to be tested for COVID-19 at state and commercial laboratories as of April 15, said PMC CEO Phil Hofstetter at Wednesday's daily COVID-19 community update. Sixty-three tests have returned negative, seven are still pending and one test has returned positive, but the individual has since recovered. On Wednesday, the Alaska Department of Health and Human Services reported 293 cases of COVID-19 in the state. Of the positive cases, 106...
Marvin Warren Rowland, 76, passed away in Gig Harbor, Washington on April 3, 2020. He was born January 22, 1944, in Macon Georgia, to Emmitt Rowland and Verdna Mae Bryant. Marvin graduated from Bessemer City High School in Bessemer City, North Carolina in 1962. After high school he made his way across the country and spent some time working as a ranch hand on the Lone Rock Ranch in Lone Rock, Oregon during the great Oregon flood of 1964. He settled in Petersburg, Alaska and worked as a driller... Full story
As of April 7, the Petersburg Medical Center has sent out 62 test samples to be tested for COVID-19 at state and commercial laboratories, according to PMC CEO Phil Hofstetter at Wednesday's daily COVID-19 update. Fifty-one tests have returned negative, ten are still pending and one test has returned positive. The borough was first made aware of the confirmed case of COVID-19 in the community on Sunday. The borough was notified by the hospital and immediately sent out a press release and a code...
Four Petersburg High School basketball players were named to Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches all-state teams. Thomas Durkin made the first team, and Brayden Larson made the second team among the boys 2A schools throughout the state. On the girls side, Ines Larson made the second team, and Kaili Simbahon made the third team. The Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches is an organization that formally connects all the basketball coaches in the state, said Coach Rick Brock, head coach...
April 9, 1920 Andy Anderson, the local fur buyer, reports that the trappers of the Petersburg section have enjoyed the best season in history and that some remarkable catches have been made. Several Blue Foxes have been captured on Kuiu and Kuperanoff Islands. One was caught at Kasheets Bay, one at Point Barrie, one at Saginaw Bay and one as far off as Tebenkof Bay. Mr. Anderson states that on account of the high prices for furs, this season will long be remembered by both buyers and trappers. April 6, 1945 Under Red Cross auspices is the knitt...
As of Wednesday afternoon, Petersburg Medical Center has submitted 39 COVID-19 testing samples to state and commercial laboratories, 26 of which have come back negative and the remaining 13 tests are still pending, according to PMC's Laurie Miller at Wednesday's daily COVID-19 community update. "We're relieved everyday that we don't have a positive test, but we know they are coming," said PMC Chief Nursing Officer Jennifer Bryner. On Wednesday evening, the Alaska Department of Health and Social...
Activities at the Petersburg School District and other school districts across the state have been cancelled for the rest of the academic year as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. PSD Activities Director Jaime Cabral said the decision to cancel activities came from the state. On March 20, Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a health mandate that closed public and private schools through May 1 to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Following the announcement, the Alaska School Activities Association...
Sunday, March 29, started out with a blanket of snow on the ground with more falling from the sky. It wasn't ideal weather but that didn't stop the residents of Petersburg from getting outdoors and going on a "bear hunt." "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" is not only the title of a beloved children's story book by Micheal Rosen and Helen Oxenbury, but also a song that kids are often taught in elementary school and the inspiration for this social media idea. With kids at home from school for over two...
Be nice people To the Editor: I've seen a lot of bashing on social media lately... this is not a time to panic and lash out at others. I personally feel like our community is doing a great job of being proactive about this whole situation we are all in. On that note.... it's simple. Stay home, don't go outside for anything if you feel so inclined but we live in Southeast Alaska for a reason. Some of us have boats, cabins, we love beachcombing, camping, etc. That does not mean we don't take it...
As of Wednesday afternoon, four of the 13 local test specimens that have been sent to state and commercial laboratories have returned negative for COVID-19, according to Petersburg Medical Center CEO Phil Hofstetter. The results of the remaining nine tests are still undetermined. "You would know a lot sooner if there were any positives," said Hofstetter, at a daily COVID-19 community update on Wednesday. Statewide, 59 residents have tested positive for COVID-19 as of Wednesday evening, with 13...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly approved a declaration of disaster emergency at Monday's assembly meeting in response to the COVID-19 outbreak across the country and state. Additionally, the assembly approved an emergency ordinance that would allow the assembly to declare a quorum by calling into an assembly meeting instead of being present. By declaring a disaster emergency, the borough is putting itself in position to better receive state and federal emergency funding should the borough requir...
This year's Petersburg High School senior baccalaureate service and scholarship ceremony will be held separately on the same night, as opposed to last year when both ceremonies were conducted one right after the other. On Tuesday, May 19, the senior baccalaureate will start at about 6 P.M. in the Wright Auditorium. Once the graduating seniors have each been honored, a brief intermission will be held in the high school commons. The seniors will then be awarded their scholarships back in the...
The Lady Vikings took first place in the Regional basketball tournament last week in Juneau and brought back the Region V Championship title for division two. Petersburg was seeded third at the tournament and played against Wrangell last Wednesday for the chance to compete in the championship game. Head Coach Dino Brock said that the first game of the tournament started off strong, but the game soon became a low-scoring, defensive bout. The Lady Vikings had played the Lady Wolves in four...
The Petersburg High School boys basketball team was named Region V Champions among Southeast Alaska's 2A schools at Regionals last week after beating Wrangell and Haines in two high-energy games. The Vikings went into the tournament with the number one seeding position and didn't play until the second day of Regionals last Thursday. Their first game of the tournament was against the Wrangell Wolves who had just beaten the Craig Panthers the previous day. Head Coach Rick Brock said he...
It is with deepest sorrow to say that on Jan. 2nd ,2020, Jordan Marsh Birchell, beloved son, husband, father and brother passed away suddenly... -Anyone that knew Jordan, even just a little, lost a shinning light in their lives. Jordan's life began on August 18th, 1990 as the middle child of Ed and Marsha. He grew up in Petersburg spending most of his childhood camping with cousins in the summer and snowmobiling in winter. Many of his childhood days were spent with friends fishing along... Full story
Members of the Local Emergency Planning Committee, as well as community leaders and local business representatives, got together last Thursday to discuss the COVID-19 virus and how entities throughout the community have been taking precautions against it. "There's a bunch of information going around," said Sandy Dixson, chairperson of the Local Emergency Planning Committee. "We just want to make sure we're all on the same page ... It's not if, it's when it gets to our community, and we do not...
The Petersburg School Board adopted a policy on Tuesday in its second and final reading that addresses the Petersburg School District's pandemic and epidemic emergency readiness. Board policy 6114.4 was recommended to the school board by the Association of Alaska School Boards. Since its first reading in February, School Board Vice President Sarah Holmgrain said parents have had some concerns over the extent that the district would be able to quarantine students; as a result, language within...
March 12, 1920 Ed Locken, manager of the Arness Lumber Company, who has been on a trip to Portland to confer with the owners of the plant, returned on a recent boat and reports that the mill will start as soon as certain repairs can be made and sufficient supply of logs secured. Mr. Locken says that the outlook for the season work is good, that the demand for lumber is good and that the prices in the states continued to hold higher than lumber prices in Alaska. March 9, 1945 Curfew shall not hoot tonight nor any other night according to a decis...
With their last two games of the regular season behind them, the Petersburg High School boys basketball team will have the number one seeding spot in the regional tournament in Juneau that will be held on March 10 through 14. Head Coach Richard Brock said the team just had to win one game in their two home games against Haines over the weekend in order to take the number one spot at Regionals. The team did win one game, but they lost their second game. The Vikings fell behind early in...
The Lady Vikings won both their games against Haines with at least a 30-point lead. They were their last two games of the season before Regionals. From the second the first game started last Thursday, the Lady Vikings had a strong offense, said Head Coach Dino Brock. They scored 16 points in the first quarter, while holding the Lady Glacier Bears to five points. The Lady Vikings scored double-digits again in the second quarter, and only allowed Haines to score one point. "We did a real nice job...
