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The Petersburg School District recently purchased a less invasive way than a breathalyzer to test for alcohol, coming after a few students were hospitalized amid the homecoming dance in February. The Passive Alcohol Sensor appears to be a black flashlight. On the side, though, is a sensor that reads alcohol levels. Petersburg school staff members can administer the alcohol sensor simply by asking a student to say his or her name into the small hole on the side, said Richard Dormer, the middle...
Since the Petersburg Pilot was founded, our mission has remained the same as that stated by its first publisher, Jamie Bryson. Bryson also published the Wrangell Sentinel. The Pilot is a publication dedicated to running news, features and photos about and of specific interest to Petersburg and southeast Alaska. We only run state, national and international news items that pertain to Petersburg’s interests. We strive to publish a newspaper that is “bright, newsy, entertaining and a responsible observer of the public affairs of the com...
March 29, 1918 Mrs. K.L. Steberg, treasurer of the school board, received this week from the governor’s office a check on the territorial treasury for $1,277.66, this sum being a refund by the territory of 75 per cent of the town money expended for school maintenance during the quarter ending with March 1st. March 26, 1943 Now that our library is rehabilitated, all the books reclassified, and put in their proper order, and a good system of checking them established, we can now turn our attention to obtaining books that belong to the library w...
The school board on Tuesday approved a three-year contract agreement with teachers, moved forward with a cafeteria kitchen remodel and celebrated the arrival of the district's new activity bus. The labor agreement between the Petersburg School District and Associated Teachers of Petersburg was finalized for the years 2019 through 2021. In it there's a 2 percent raise stretched over three years for the base salary of teachers. There will be a half percent raise in the first year, one percent rais...
School administrators in Petersburg are using recent student incidents to spark conversations and learn, while confronting the conversations with young students about active shooter scenarios. There were two students charged in early February with fish and game violations after one 17 year old allegedly hit two deer consecutavly with a truck and the other filmed it from its passenger seat. There appears to be laughter as the deer were hit. One of those teens, Jasmine Ohmer, 17, issued a statement on Monday, in which she sought forgiveness and...
Two high school teams from Petersburg competed in Seward last weekend in a state competition focusing on ocean sciences. This year Petersburg has nine students in the National Ocean Science Bowl. They are separated into two teams, with names created based on ocean puns. The freshman Petersburg team was called, simply, “Insert Team Tidal Here,” a boilerplate selection with a twist on the word title. The team included Jaden Perry, Liam Demko, Rose Lane and Taryn Copeland. Demko and Perry were the only members on that team who could attend the com...
The Petersburg School District is in the midst of drafting its calendar for the 2018-2019 year, and the superintendent at a recent school board meeting discussed the difficulties of settling on a resolution that a majority would support. “Twenty six years of doing calendars,” said Erica Kludt-Painter, superintendent of schools, addressing the school board at a recent meeting. “... If you put out three calendars, you’re going to get a third, third, third of the people who like them. If you put out two, you’re gonna get 50-50. I’m just saying...
WRANGELL – Radio station KSTK is now awaiting decision by the Federal Communications Commission on whether to approve a proposed acquisition by CoastAlaska, a regional service headquartered in Juneau. Applications to transfer the station's four licenses were filed with the FCC in early December, with a public comment period ending last week. If approved, Wrangell Radio Group, whose board administers the local station, would transfer KSTK's physical assets along with its licensed channels to C...
January The Borough assembly started approval of a program called Local Improvement Districts, which asks Petersburg residents whether they would pay for road work in their neighborhoods. The Petersburg School Board discussed the possible loss of federal funding through a program called Secure Rural Schools. The school district reported a case of a Pertussis, or whooping cough, confirmed in Petersburg. Superintendent Erica Kludt-Painter said it was not a public health emergency. An engineer led...
The Petersburg Medical Center is in its early stages of hiring a new CEO while deciding whether to build a new hospital, two major decisions that will have to work congruently in the approaching months. In a hospital board meeting two weeks ago, a financial feasibility study was approved to examine the cost of building a new facility versus remodeling. Days later, the hospital board held a work session that was led by a CEO hiring committee. “Yeah, I think that’s a factor,” said Marlene Cushing, hospital board member and chairperson of the C...
The Petersburg School District updated its strategic plan for the next four years, with a focus on health, diversity in the classroom, future readiness and co-curricular activities. A Planning Team with 16 people, including school staff, board members, students, and other community members took two days in mid-November to finish the strategic plan that will run through 2021. “[We talked] about what a school district will look like for the next four years,” said Mara Lutomski, “what our high aspirations are even though we may not end up there...
Petersburg School's food service program gained about $3,300 in last year's fiscal year, a striking result that is mostly accredited to the nutrition director cutting costs and the district cracking down on unpaid bills. The Petersburg food service program, a department the school usually has to add about $25,000 into every year, actually saw its revenues outweigh its expenditures in fiscal year 2017, said Karen Quitslund, the district finance director. "This is not a money making venture,"...
A crowd gathered outside the municipal building to watch the annual tree lighting ceremony on Friday evening, where onlookers listened and cheered for Jean Ellis, the honored guest and storied Petersburg native. Ellis, a 71-year-old with a background in the local newspaper, state legislature, education advocacy, the church and cancer, was chosen to light the community tree on Friday. Tom Abbott introduced Ellis, where he listed her varied career paths and history of community engagement. Ellis w...
A local Petersburg artist illustrated two children's book with ancient stories from the Tlingit and Haida native tribes, and the goal in her work is to connect people with symbols, shapes and patterns. Janine Gibbons illustrated "The Woman Who Married the Bear" and "The Woman Carried Away by Killers," two oral traditions of the respective native tribes. "You, as an American citizen, should know more about symbols and shapes and patterns," Gibbons said. "And repetitions of shape, and patterns...
A group of high school seniors at PHS are learning how to manage finances in a career readiness course. Students manage hypothetical loans, credit cards, 401k retirement plans, write checks and compete against classmates for who can be most fiscally responsible. “There may be a little bit of financial trash talking,” said Jim Engell, the careers class teacher, speaking at a school board meeting on Tuesday. “It’s been fun listening to the kids deal with real life scenarios, and I’m hoping it’ll reap the benefits down the road for them in ways th...
The Petersburg borough manager on Monday was cleared to start recruiting for an electrical superintendent, requiring that he find an applicant with knowledge of mechanical operations and a supervisor’s background. At a meeting Monday evening, there were four assembly members in favor and three against, enough to approve a job description for the Power & Light top position. The requirements include, among other qualifications, five to seven years of supervision experience, along with knowledge of hydro and utility power distribution systems. ...
The Petersburg School Board on Tuesday echoed a statement by the governor of Alaska that proclaimed October 2017 as the month to recognize school principals. Mara Lutomski, who was appointed to president of the school board in a meeting Wednesday, read from Gov. Bill Walker's proclamation to make this October as principals and assistant principals month. "We encourage all Alaskan's to recognize the invaluable contributions of Alaska's principals and assistant principals," Lutomski read, " ......
The Borough Assembly on Friday certified results of the Petersburg Borough Municipal Election. Borough Clerk Debbie Thompson counted nine additional absentee ballots, bringing the total to 1,168 in the election. Races Mayor • Mark Jensen: 640 • Cindi Lagoudakis: 496 Assembly, two seats filled • Jeff Meucci: 530 • Brandi Marohl: 512 • Bob Lynn: 459 • Will Ware: 321 • Richard Burke: 154 • Ken Hamilton: 105 School Board, two seats filled • Sarah Pawuk Holmgrain: 931 • Janine Gibbons (write in): 211 • Meredith Evens (write in): 180 Hospital Boa...
WRANGELL — Eleven Wrangell high school students took part in a two-day workshop, enabling their certification to conduct fishing vessel drills. Secondary schools principal Bill Schwan explained the 18-hour instructional course was provided through a grant with Alaska Marine Safety Education Association, a Sitka-based organization which provides marine safety training for a variety of nautical activities across the country. Its Coast Guard-approved fishing vessel drill conductor trainings focus on safety issues pertinent to commercial f...
Jeff Meucci and Brandi Marohl were added to the borough assembly Tuesday night, unofficially deciding the six-person race for two vacant seats. Meucci, who was appointed to the assembly in June, regained his seat and led in votes with 528. “I want to thank Cindi [Lagoudakis] and Bob [Lynn] for their time and efforts as our mayor and assembly member,” Meucci said after the election. “I want to thank the people who voted for me. I am humbled by their confidence in me.” Meucci said he will focus on developing Scow Bay, finishing an evaluat...
October 05, 1917 – A remittance from the clerk of district court, amounting to $3,067.60 was received by the town treasurer. The sum is derived from four licenses of local saloons for the six months ending December 31 and twelve mercantile and miscellaneous licenses for the year ending June 30 next. At the regular meeting of the council, claims aggregating $2,349.47 were approved and ordered paid. These claims included the sum of $775.35 owing to the Western Electric Company and the other bills met cleaned up practically all obligations due, r...
The waitlist to get into the only state licensed children’s center in Petersburg is decreasing in some places and remaining high in others, despite a second expansion in two years, said Heidi Cabral, the director. “I don’t know if I’ve improved it,” Cabral said, after which a board member interrupted to praise her for managing another prolonged licensing agreement. “I’ve kept it running,” Cabral commented. Heidi Cabral has directed the Petersburg Children’s Center for nearly three months. She is the third director in a year, and she was met w...
The five propositions that didn’t ask about fluoride or ATVs all passed except one, and 15 board members were added to Petersburg leadership after the uncertified municipal election brought out 43 percent of the voters. The school board had a contested race between two write-in candidates, which was too close to call Tuesday night. Janine Gibbons took the seat with 211 votes and Meredith Evens 180. Gibbons will serve a three-year term. Sarah Pawuk Holmgrain ran uncontested to fill a two-year term and received 925 votes. Meanwhile, voters decide...
Gerald Justin Lind was born on June 26, 1925 in Everett, WA to Swedish immigrants Magda and Justin Lind. He died peacefully on September 28th, 2017 in Juneau, AK. Gerald moved with his parents at the age of four to Petersburg, AK. He attended his school years in Petersburg with some lengthy absences due to eye surgeries in Seattle, WA. Gerald graduated from Petersburg High School. He fished in the summers and was drafted to WWII after high school graduation. He served in the 10th Army Air... Full story
