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At the Region Five tournament over the weekend, the Petersburg High School varsity volleyball team came in third place, just one place short of attending the state championship tournament in Anchorage in two weeks. "I wish we could have gone on to the next one, but for the young group that we had, they really, really learned a lot and I think they grew a lot," said head coach Jaime Cabral. "Their volleyball IQ got better. I couldn't be happier with the progression that they made. They kept...
The Petersburg Elks Lodge hosted their annual Veterans Day dinner, which has been held for over 40 years, for veterans and their spouses, widows of veterans, active duty military and the National Guard. Veterans Day, once known as Armistice Day, is celebrated yearly to mark the end of World War I on Nov. 11, 1918. "This evening allows us to come together and pay tribute to all those men and women who have worn the uniform of the United States Armed Forces," said exalted ruler David Israelson who...
On Saturday, the Petersburg High School volleyball team held a senior appreciation night after both the junior varsity and varsity teams won their games against Wrangell. Five seniors, Trinity Davis, Clair Byrer, Tiare Simbahon, Martha Johnson and Gillian Wittstock, were named one by one and their families embraced them on the court bringing flowers, balloons and gifts. The two seniors from the Wrangell team, Helen Decker and Ashley Allen received applause from the crowd as well. The players als...
The Petersburg Swim Club hosted a home meet over the weekend that saw over 80 swimmers from Craig, Wrangell, Ketchikan and Petersburg participate. "Petersburg did really good," said head coach Andy Carlisle. "We had a couple kids that did great." The swim club operates a little differently from the high school swim team. They have more events and have swimmers from all ages, from kindergarteners to high school seniors. There are about 456 kids in this year's swim club. The season follows the sch...
Over the weekend, the Petersburg High School wrestling team took three students to the Anchorage Christian Schools meet. “Overall, it was a good tournament,” said head coach Daniel Van Swearingen. “A lot of match time for those guys, and it’s always fun to go up to Anchorage.” Kole Sperl and Adam Ware wrestled in the 160 pound weight class. Koren Sperl wrestled in the 171 weight class. Kole Sperl ended up taking third overall, only losing to the champion. “He wrestled pretty tough, but we still have a lot of room for improvement...
Five Petersburg High School swimmers traveled to Anchorage to compete in the state championships, three of whom made it to the individual final events. "It was good," said head coach Andy Carlisle. "It was better than expected. Usually it's hard for the kids to race at regions and then do state a week later." Preliminary events were held on Friday, with the top eight in each event making it to the final rounds on Saturday. PHS's top finisher was Allie Morgan who placed fourth in the final girls...
November 8, 1918 The proclamation issued by the Health Board is as follows: 1. In order to prevent the deadly disease known as the Spanish Influenza from spreading, every person must absolutely comply with the orders and instructions issued by the Health Board.; 2. Keep to yourselves as much as possible, and avoid contact with other persons. Keep your children at home. Do not group on the street. Keep away from the docks when steamships and gas-boats land.; 3. Transact your business and duties with speed and spend no time visiting.; 4. All...
Five Petersburg High School swimmers will be competing in the state swim and dive meet this weekend in Anchorage after qualifying at the regional meet this past weekend at home. "It went really well," said head coach Andy Carlisle. "It's hard to be the host and try to keep everything going and still coach the kids. I had a lot of good help." Preliminaries were held on Friday to determine who would be part of the A and B teams for each event on Saturday. The top six in each event were placed in...
Petersburg High School’s varsity volleyball team competed in its first seeding tournament winning four out of six games October 19-20. On Friday, Petersburg defeated both Skagway and Klawock. The game against Skagway went for three matches with Petersburg winning 25-10, 26-24 and 25-13. “Friday's game against a very good Klawock team pushed us to the limit,” said head coach Jaime Cabral. “We found ourselves up 2 games to 1 and in the 4th set down 24-19. Kaili Simbahon assisted in serving us to win the game 26-24 in an exciting game.” Petersbur...
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Rosann Marie Dunham. At the age of 63, Rose succumbed after a long fight with cancer. She left peacefully with her children at her side in Silverdale, Washington on September 25, 2018. Rose was born August 2nd, 1955 to John and Margaret Smida in Beufort, South Carolina. Rose was the oldest of seven children in a military family and grew up helping her mother raise her younger siblings. The Smida family moved to Grant's Pass, Oregon; where... Full story
The Petersburg High School's varsity volleyball team participated in the Juneau Invitational Volleyball Extravaganza over the weekend, finishing in fifth place out of ten teams. "Really, really good matches overall during the weekend," said head coach Jaime Cabral. "A lot of court time for the kids. We finished fifth overall by the end of the weekend, which is really good knowing that our team is young and we're getting better every single weekend." JIVE is a tournament style meet that includes...
Over the weekend, the Petersburg High School wrestling team hosted the first meet of the season with each wrestler placing between second and sixth in their matches on Friday and Saturday. Josh Coonrad placed sixth on both Friday and Saturday. On Friday he scored three team points and ended the day 0-3. He finished Saturday at 1-2 and scored 5 points for the Vikings. Reed Anderson placed fifth both days, finishing 0-2 on Friday and 1-2 on Saturday. He scored zero points on both days. John...
Sixteen-year-old Jack Byrer, of the new esports club at Petersburg High School, gave a presentation at a school board meeting on Tuesday explaining that the club is looking to compete with other schools in the spring in the online video game League of Legends after training during the fall. "Esports at its core, it's just a sport," said junior Bryrer who is the club's student leader. "It's a team based competition, much like basketball or football, but it includes video games instead. Two teams...
Local artist Ashley Lohr was featured at a reception at the Clausen Museum on Friday showcasing her solo exhibit Room of Squares, which she has been working on for nearly a year. "Things can feel out of balance sometimes," said Lohr. "This is my way of practicing some sort of balance." Lohr's paintings are inspired by color theory and precisionism art. The eight paintings focus on crisp lines, squares and indications of shadowing and light, said Lohr. She was particularly influenced by color...
The Petersburg High School volleyball teams finished in the top three in each of their matches over the weekend in Ketchikan. The Petersburg C team finished in second place in the C bracket; the Petersburg junior varsity team finished in third place in the JV bracket and the Petersburg varsity team finished in second place in the varsity bracket. The C team placed second in their division behind Mt. Edgecumbe High School with a score of 1-7. In the championship game with Mt. Edgecumbe, the Petersburg C team lost 2-0. While in Ketchikan, the...
The Petersburg High School cross country team had their final meet of the season in Anchorage on Saturday. The girls team came in fifth place over all, and the boys team came in ninth. "Getting up there and having that experience with some really good runners is just going to make them stronger," said assistant coach Debby Eddy. "I was really proud how they accomplished what they did this weekend." Kendra Coonrad and Maia Cowan came in 10th and 11th place respectively, at 20:42 and 20:50. At...
The Mitkof Middle School cross country team ran their second and last meet this past weekend in Ketchikan at Ward Lake, which is where the high school teams run their meets. Both the boys and girls teams came in second place over all. "I was proud of them," said Coach Joe Viechnicki. "They did a great job running." Kinley Lister came in second place at 14:13, followed by Bryana Ratliff in third place at 14:22. Ratliff barely beat Bree Johnson of Schoenbar Middle School. Johnson had stopped...
At a meet in Juneau over the weekend, the Petersburg High School girls swim team came in fourth place overall and the boys team came in fifth place in Saturday’s events. The team had a combined score of 128, coming in fourth place overall behind Thunder Mountain High School, Juneau Douglas High School and Sitka High School. In the girls 200 yard medley relay, Allie Morgan, Clarisa Bashoff, Jaden Perry and Kate Bisset came in 10th with a time of 2:29.39. Maria Pfundt came in fifth place and Lister came in ninth place in the girls 200 yard freest...
At their first match of the season, the Petersburg High School volleyball team played against Juneau-Douglas High School, winning three out of eight matches. “All good things that we saw,” said head coach Jamie Cabral. “It showed us what we need to work on and focus on in the next couple weeks. Your flaws can be really ignited when you play a team of that caliber.” On Friday, Petersburg C team lost 3-0. One of Petersburg’s junior varsity teams won 3-1 with the second JV team losing 3-1. The varsity team lost 3-0. At Saturday’s games, the...
The Petersburg High School girls cross country team came in first place at Regionals in Juneau on Saturday, with the boys team coming in third. Both teams will be heading to the state cross country meet in Anchorage this weekend. "I think we inherited some good talent," said assistant coach Debby Eddy. "They're just willing to work hard, which makes them faster runners. That comes from inside of them." The girls cross country team came in first place overall with a combined score of 32. This...
MVFS misconception To the Editor: I want to address a small point in Glo Wollen’s letter this last issue. Thanking Glo for her fine support of Proposition 1, which I agree, she referred to a popular misconception as she described our quality of life in Petersburg. Many citizens use the term “Meals on Wheels” when they refer to Petersburg’s Senior dining program. The Mt. View Food Service is not an affiliate of Meals on Wheels. We are an organization in Petersburg which is dedicated to a senior group dining experience. If eligible consume...
Bill Tremblay General Information Name: Bill Tremblay Age: 64 Experience: My past experience includes 9 years on the Petersburg City Council (1999-2007), and 2 1/2 years on the City Council for Craig, Alaska (1985-1988). In addition to my 36 year work experience with the Forest Service, I have been a part of several groups or organizations that provide a benefit to the Petersburg community. At this time I am the President of the Board of Directors for KFSK Public Radio, a board member for the...
