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Nothing is guaranteed in sports. You can be the favorite as a team or player to win a championship and still fall short in the biggest moments. Heading into the 2025 ASAA Swim and Dive State Championships, Petersburg senior Logan Tow was the #1 seed in the boys 100 freestyle, with a time of 47.69. To this point, Tow had won five regional titles, set multiple personal best/records throughout his career. The only thing he hadn't accomplished was a state title that seemed almost evasive – a...
Around three years ago Petersburg's 100-year-old American Legion post, the Edward Locken Post 14, had dwindled to three members – Paul Anderson, Butch Anderson, and Stan Hjort. Paul Anderson carried a tremendous amount of the responsibility for the veteran community in Petersburg. When he died in Jan. 2023, a new generation of local veterans stepped up to carry the mantle. Petersburg resident Garrett Kravitz was just retiring from his career in the Navy. He, along with Tony and Tracy Vinson, l...
At this time last year, the Petersburg High School Wrestling team had competed in four tournaments, allowing them to get plenty of experience and live reps. This year, they just recently wrapped up only their second meet. "I felt as though confidence was not where it needed to be. It took until into the second and third period ... to gain confidence when they should've maybe gained confidence earlier," head coach James Valentine said. Through that, that's where I saw the mistakes coming." The mo...
Heading into the South Seeding Tournament, the Petersburg High School Varsity Volleyball team had the opportunity to clinch a top two seed. The tournament didn’t start the way the Vikings wanted it to. In the Viking’s first match, they faced the Wrangell Wolves, losing 25-19 and 25-22. Then they faced the Skagway Panthers and lost 25-21 and 27-25. Combined with all of the travel complications to get to Craig, it wasn’t the start the Viking’s were hoping for. “We had four minutes of [prep time] before we got into hitting warmups and playing,...
Jilleen Ingram Dolbeare was born on September 26, 1967, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was the first of four children born to Cregg and JoAnne Ingram. She attended schools in Payson, Utah, and graduated from Payson High School in 1985. During her high school years Jill enjoyed riding horses, participating on the swim team, reading all the books she could find, attending church and playing the piano and the clarinet. She loved animals and always had horses or cats to dote on – they lived far b... Full story
Another year, another strong performance for the Petersburg High School Swim and Dive team during the Region V Championships, with Petersburg senior swimmer Logan Tow bringing home multiple Region V titles. Tow finished claiming his pair of regional titles in the boys 200 yard freestyle, with a time of 1 minute and 46 seconds and the boys 100 freestyle, with a time of 47.69. "I've continued to work hard and trust the process. I've had some good swims this year," Tow said. The 100 race went down...
November 6, 1925 – The motor-ship Boxer was in Port Wednesday with four hundred reindeer carcasses on board, some of which were sold to the local markets. The Boxer, with its Eskimo crew, is on its way south from the Point Barrow district. It has a 300-HP Atlas diesel and is commanded by Captain Whitlan. The passengers on board were Mr. and Mrs. C.L. Andrews and six school teachers from Wainwright, in the Arctic Circle. November 3, 1950 – Despite the fact that digging started when the season was almost over, about 1,000 pounds of false hel...
Petersburg is feeling the impact of the federal government shutdown leaving families without their November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. But local organizations are responding quickly to ramp up food distribution efforts. "It's already hitting our community hard," said Veronica Ware, the Johnson O'Malley and Social Services Director at the Petersburg Indian Association. "I've already had calls from citizens in tears because they don't have any food and they don't have any...
Twelve Petersburg High School musicians traveled to Wrangell last week to participate in the Southeast Alaska Honor Music Festival. The students spent three intensive days rehearsing and performing alongside the region's top young musicians under the direction of guest conductors from Oregon and Southern California. The festival, held October 26-29, brings together students selected through a competitive audition process. Students record their auditions locally, which are then evaluated by...
When 16-year-old Jakob Preisler signed up for his international exchange program, he didn't expect to come to Alaska. "It was a really big surprise," Jakob said. "I choose USA, and then after a few weeks, I got the information: you go to Alaska." Since the early 1990s, Petersburg's Rotary Club has participated in international exchange programs. Each year, a student from Petersburg spends time in another country, and the community welcomes an international student for the school year. This... Full story
Coming off of consecutive conference games during the North Seeding and home tournaments, the Petersburg High School Varsity Volleyball team played their first non-conference games since the beginning of the season against the Ketchikan Kings. "A very different style of volleyball. It was really good to play that style of ball. The style that they played was way faster," head coach Jaime Cabral said. [The Kings] served extremely well – and so we had to make some adjustments on our blockers a...
The Petersburg High School Varsity Volleyball team played their first home games of the season this past weekend in a playoff-like scenario - a best-of-five series against two conference opponents: The Metlakatla Chiefs and Craig Panthers. The Vikings took care of business in the first set, winning 25-20 after getting down 7-2 early on. However, things quickly changed for the team after that, losing the next two sets 26-24 and 25-14. The Vikings were able to take set four, 25-21, but ultimately...
In 1927, a 14-year-old girl named Alice Norberg left the fox farm in West Petersburg where she was raised and boarded a steamer to Seattle then a Greyhound bus to Hollywood to pursue a showbiz career. She eventually appeared in 32 movies during the 1930s and 40s. This Friday, the Clausen Memorial Museum is screening one of her films, "The Invisible Ghost" (1941), starring Bela Lugosi, in an evening designed to bring Alice's story back to Petersburg's collective memory. "People kind of forgot...
Determined to see where they stack up compared to the rest of the conference, the Petersburg High School Varsity Volleyball team continued their momentum with a strong performance in the North Seeding Tournament. The team went 5-2, only losing to the Wrangell Wolves and Craig Panthers, both in three sets (1-2). "Really happy with the way the girls played. They played together on the court. Every game was a battle and the ones that we lost were great learning moments to improve on for the next...
Petersburg’s nonprofit Viking Swim Club will hold its annual fundraiser auction this Saturday at the Sons of Norway Hall, with proceeds helping to keep swimming affordable for local families. “This is the main vehicle to fund the Viking Swim Club,” said Marlena Newman, the club’s fundraising chair. “If we don’t have our fundraisers, then, of course, the dues go up for families.” Newman and a team of volunteers have spent the past three months organizing the event, which includes a dinner, silent and live auctions, and a raffle. It’s one of two...
Grappling with the unknown, the Petersburg High School Wrestling team embarked on the beginning of their season's journey this past weekend in Metlakatla. While head coach James Valentine wasn't present, assistant coach Tyler Thain stepped up to fill the void in the first meet of the season. "Mostly, this first meet was about figuring out what kind of wrestlers you want to be. We do things in practice and in a real life match, it's hard to translate those things," Thain said. "So you try to get...
The Petersburg High School Swim and Dive team ended the regular season strong in Juneau this past weekend. The team looks poised to make a splash in the postseason once again. "We're doing good," head coach Andy Carlise said. "For a couple of the swims, it really boosted their confidence. "Lexie [Tow] had a really good meet and Brooklyn had a really good meet. "They've been a little bit off on their times up until this meet. This weekend, they got season best times on everything." Senior...
Betty Lee Rogers was born on May 15, 1940, in Albert Lea, Minnesota, to Claude and Caroline Hinds. She attended a country school near their farm in Worth County, Iowa, through the eighth grade and graduated from Northwood High School in 1958. After earning a bachelor's degree in home economics from Iowa State University in 1961, she then began work as a county home economist. On April 20,1963, Betty married her high school sweetheart, Harry Rogers. They lived in Spirit Lake, Iowa, before moving... Full story
Homer H. Sarber passed peacefully, with family by his side, at his daughter's home in Anchorage, Alaska on October 5, 2025. Homer was born in Petersburg, Alaska on April 11, 1939. Homer grew up in Petersburg creating memories he cherished and lifelong friendships. His High School days were distinguished by his time playing basketball with the Vikings. After High School he attended Junior College in Washington State prior to marrying his lifelong love, Myra A. Wondzell in 1962. Shortly after... Full story
Jaime Cabral, Petersburg High School and Mitkof Middle School Assistant Principal and Activities Director, was named the 2026 Assistant Principal of the Year by the Alaska Association of Secondary School Principals (AASSP) at a ceremony in Anchorage last weekend. The recognition came while Cabral was already in Anchorage, in the middle of coaching his volleyball team at a tournament. Cabral's wife Heidi picked him up between games, drove him across town to accept the award, and rushed him back...
October 16, 1925 – There is just one reason for this paper being started – to sell news – news that is news, constructive news. The South Alaska Publishing Company, with papers in Ketchikan, Petersburg and Sitka, is organized to conduct an independent press – a press that will, without bias of fear or favor, no matter what its editorial opinion may be, print both sides of a story. Free speech has made the American nation a great country. Those intolerant of free speech and honest discussion of public issues, though they may call themsel...
Petersburg's municipal election received the highest number of ballots this year in over a decade. A total of 1,280 ballots were cast and canvassed, including one outstanding ballot. It was the highest turnout since Petersburg voted to become a borough in December 2012, which saw just over a hundred more ballots than this year. There were a couple of contested races for local office this year, namely for mayor and for Petersburg's Borough Assembly. It was Bob Martin's first time running for an a...
"I wanted to do something different, challenge myself as a director and challenge the students," says Elsa Wintersteen, director of Petersburg High School's drama program. "Doing something scary... that can actually evoke feelings of discomfort in people is a really hard thing to do." For this fall's production of Dracula, that challenge includes scaring the hometown audience, then, next summer, taking their show on the road to the largest theater festival in the world - Edinburgh Scotland's Fri...
The Petersburg High School Varsity Volleyball team played their first games of the season this past weekend to a solid start. At this point last year, the team was 1-8. Heading into their first conference games of the season, the team brings a 6-4 record to the court. “We played such an array of different teams that had different tendencies and played different styles, so that was huge for us,” head coach Jaime Cabral said. “We’re not extremely huge height wise, but athletically is where we can compete and our speed and ball control.” These gam...
