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After a double loss against Metlakatla, the Petersburg High School boys basketball team's winning streak came to an end over the weekend, which began in their first games of the season against Wrangell in December. "In our league you have to show up every night and play well, and we didn't do that," said Head Coach Richard Brock. The Vikings struggled through the first half of their game against the Chiefs. At the start of the first quarter, Brock said both teams were sizing each other up. Then...
Clair Byrer was named to the Dean's Honor Roll for the Fall 2019 term at Western Oregon University. Karen Morrison received the Master of Science degree with a major in Education at Wilkes University's winter commencement ceremony on January 19 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Chauncy Sandhofer graduated Summa Cum Laude from Boise State University on December 21, 2019 with a BBA degree in Human Resource Management. He was also recognized as earning Distinguished Honors from Boise State Honors College. Chauncy is a 2016 graduate of Petersburg...
The Petersburg School Board approved an updated math curriculum for the district and the purchase of related materials totaling approximately $42,000 at the board's meeting on Tuesday. A whole new math curriculum is being adopted at Rae C. Stedman Elementary School that was constructed last year by second grade teachers Becky Martin and Mary Midkiff, according to Elementary Principal Heather Conn. The curriculum teaches math to students in a spiral manner. "We will see the same information...
The Lady Vikings came out ahead in both their games against the Lady Glacier Bears at Haines over the weekend. Like the Petersburg High School boys basketball team, the Lady Vikings had a late start to their games against Haines as a result of weather conditions. What should have been two games over Friday and Saturday ended up being a game almost immediately after getting off the ferry on Saturday and a game at 8 A.M. Sunday morning. Despite their late arrival, Head Coach Dino Brock said the...
The Petersburg High School boys basketball team continued their winning streak this season with two wins against Haines last weekend. The Vikings had a rough start to the weekend when their ferry to Haines was delayed due to weather. They were supposed to play the Glacier Bears Friday and Saturday, but because they didn't arrive in Haines until Saturday afternoon, the two teams ended up playing against each other Saturday evening and Sunday morning. The Vikings had good offense and defense to...
The Petersburg Vikings travelled to Dimond High School in Anchorage last week to compete in the Rally the Regions Hardwood Classic. The tournament is one of the biggest events for high school basketball teams across Alaska, bringing together teams for a four-day long tournament. These were hard-fought games, as Vikings Coach Rich Brock pointed out that Petersburg came up from behind in several of their games, but the Vikings came out undefeated and with the championship title. Their first game...
January Following the shutdown of the U.S. government on Dec. 22, 2018, the U.S. Coast Guard stated it would continue offering essential services. The borough assembly approved $600,000 for a new baler. The USCG located debris from an overdue medivac aircraft that had three people onboard that was due to land in Kake several nights before. A decrease in air cargo coming into Petersburg affected the timely arrival of residents' packages after the retirement of Alaska Airlines' combi 737-400...
January 9, 1920 Petersburg is experiencing one of the mildest winters for years. The temperature has ranged around thirty to fifty above zero for the past two weeks. Early in December a touch of cold weather was experienced when a light fall of snow covered the ground and the temperature dropped to zero for a few hours one night, but this soon passed away and rain has cleared the ground of its snow. The old reliable early bird, the elder berry bushes are bursting into bud, and unless they get a setback will soon all sprout green leaves....
Four Petersburg High School wrestlers placed in their weight classes at the state championship tournament in Anchorage last weekend. Kole Sperl came in second place, Ruby Massin placed fourth, Deirdre Toyomura came in fifth place and Merrick Nilsen finished in sixth place. Reed Anderson, Sawyer Bryner, Adam Ware and Kyle Biggers also competed at State, but according to Alaska School Activities Association state championship scores, their place in the tournament is unknown. Head Coach Tyler...
The Petersburg High School boys basketball team kicked off the season with two wins against Wrangell during homecoming this past weekend. The Vikings had a sluggish start to the first game of the year. Head Coach Richard Brock said the team made miss-able shots and missed three free throws in a row. Instead of calling a timeout, he let the Vikings figure out their mistakes on their own. "We have a lot of returning guys that have good varsity experience, so I didn't call a timeout to see if they...
Director Matt Lenhard leads the Petersburg High School concert band on Dec. 17 in "March of the Toys" by Victor Herbert, arranged by Jones. The concert band also performed "Midnight Carols" arranged by Jerry Davis and "Where Christmas Began" by Paul Clark....
January 2, 1920 Smaller paper publishers all over the country are faced with temporary suspension or bankruptcy if the condition is not remedied as this price of 13.5 cents per pound cannot be paid by them. Before this was this same paper sold for two and a half cents. The people of Petersburg will not be without their paper, however, for some time as the Report was able to secure a supply at a moderately high figure, just before the last raise and now has enough paper on hand to turn to for nearly a year. Bills have been introduced in...
Haley Kelley graduated from UAA on Dec. 15 with a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing degree. She's the daughter of Loreen Granberg and John Kelley. She graduated from Petersburg High School in 2012....
With the increasing presence of cell phones in the district, the Petersburg School Board held a discussion on the district's cell phone policy at a school board meeting last week. At Rae C. Stedman Elementary School, cell phones are not allowed to be seen during school hours, and must be kept in students' backpacks. Principal Heather Conn said she hasn't seen any cell phones this year so far, though she has seen them in past years. When a student is caught with their cell phone out, they must dr...
Eleven wrestlers on the Petersburg High School wrestling team qualified for State and three Vikings were named Division II region champions in their weight class at the regional tournament in Craig last weekend. At the tournament, the top three boys and top two girls in their weight class qualified for State. Merrick Nilsen, Deirdre Toyomura and Ruby Massin came in first place and claimed the title of Division II region champion in their weight classes. Reed Anderson, Kole Sperl and Adam Ware...
Kenneth LeRoy Hicks, 66 died December 9, 2019 at home in Petersburg, Alaska of natural causes. Ken was born February 20, 1953 in Port Townsend, Washington to Don and Pat Hicks. He attended Oak Harbor High School in Washington. He worked in Petersburg for Icicle Seafoods for 33 years as cannery foreman. He was a member of the Moose and Elks lodges. He is survived by: Parents Don and Pat Hicks of Yuma, Arizona; Daughter Erin Hicks of Renton, Washington; Son and Daughter-in-law and grandchildren... Full story
The Petersburg School Board approved a board policy in its second and final reading regarding restrictions on sex offenders on campus. "We are not putting this policy into place because we are currently dealing with a situation," said School Board President Mara Lutomski. "There is no crisis going on within the school." Board Policy 3515.5 was on the agenda at the October school board meeting, but school board members present wanted to receive clarification on the policy and vote on it with a...
December 19, 1919 The Petersburg Band has been re-organized with H. S. Halgeson as director and with about 30 members, many of whom are old players. The new organization would receive the active support of every citizen of Petersburg as music is one of the recognized necessities of a contented community life. What town can properly celebrate the 4th of July for instance without the assistance of a band. December 15, 1944 The Territory of Alaska has a net cash balance as of September 30, 1944, of $1,352,111.17, the highest balance in its...
In their last tournament before Regionals, two wrestlers on the Petersburg High School wrestling team took first place in their weight class at the Pilot Invitational in Juneau last weekend. Deirdre Toyomura placed first in the girls 112 pound weight class, and Ruby Massin came in first in the girls 125 pound weight class. Behind Massin in second was Jolyn Toyomura in the girls 125 pound weight class. On the boys side, Reed Anderson, Sawyer Bryner, and Clayten Martinsen placed second in the...
At about a week into the season, the Petersburg High School basketball teams scramble to build their offense and defense before their first game on Dec. 20 against Wrangell. Head coach for the boys team, Richard Brock, said the Vikings look to have over 20 kids on the team; although, it is still too soon to tell since some of the players are on the wrestling team or involved in other school related activities. Despite what the final number the boys team will have, Brock said there are four...
Kenneth Edward Hagerman, 77, passed away with his children by his side on November 7, 2019, after a long and difficult battle with dementia and Parkinson's. Ken was born to Edward and Lillian Hagerman on June 17, 1942 in Petersburg, Alaska. In his childhood years, he enjoyed spending time hunting, fishing and scouting with his family. In high school he was on the varsity basketball team, played alto saxophone in the school band and graduated from Petersburg High in 1960. After high school he... Full story
People in Petersburg know her has their school bus driver or driver's education teacher, but on Friday evening Hoopie Davidson was this year's tree lighter during the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony. Davidson was born in Petersburg, but moved to Squaw Harbor on Unga Island in third grade with her family to catch crab. The family then moved to Kodiak in time to experience the Good Friday earthquake of 1964, an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.2 that hit near Prince William Sound. Later...
The Petersburg High School wrestling team invited Wrangell and Craig High Schools to town last Saturday for an "unconventional" tournament, said Head Coach Tyler Thain. Wrangell and Craig wrestlers teamed up against the Vikings in spotlight matches in the high school gym Saturday evening. All the lights were turned off except for one light directly above the wrestling mat. Round after round, a Viking would face off against either a Wrangell or Craig wrestler. Thain said he didn't keep team...
In a couple of months, Petersburg High School senior Kole Sperl has turned a pile of aluminum sheets into a skiff. He has plenty of work left to do before it's seaworthy but Sperl said in its current state, it would float. "There might be a couple leaks that I'd have to patch, but it'll definitely float," said Sperl. "All the main welding is done down by the water line." Sperl spends anywhere from one and a half hours to three hours a week working on his skiff as part of his marine fabrication...
Former Petersburg resident Lawrence E. (Lonny) Heiner was born on 24 August 1938 in Grand Junction, Colorado, to Larry and Lola Heiner, and died on 14 November 2019 at home in Anacortes, Washington. When he was a year old, he and his parents, along with his paternal grandmother and an aunt and uncle, moved to Skagit County, Washington, to join a number of Heiner family members who lived in the area. His immediate family moved to Southeast Alaska when Lonny was 12. Lonny graduated as salutatorian from Petersburg (Alaska) High School in 1956. He... Full story
