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After five weeks of theater games, character development, and intensive rehearsals, 26 young performers are ready to take flight in two back-to-back performances of Peter Pan this Friday evening at the Sons of Norway Hall. The PMC Youth Program's Theater Camp, now in its third year under the direction of Brad Younts, has grown to accommodate its most participants yet - splitting into two groups of 15 and 11 students, ranging in age from 7 to 13 years old. Connected to the Kinder Skog Nature...
Middle school students will have the chance to test water samples under microscopes, hike creek beds with a hydrologist, and learn forest management techniques from a U.S. Forest Service forester through a new science education program launching this summer. The Petersburg Public Library has partnered with Alaska Sea Grant to offer “Wonder Camp,” a series of five separate day-long programs designed to introduce students entering sixth, seventh, or eighth grade to real-world science careers in...
Last month, after nearly 25 years of running Glacier Laundry, Carrie Peterson handed the laundromat keys to new owner Laura "Lu" Holder – who has renamed the business Viking Laundry. Holder realizes that she is taking on more than just a place to do laundry – Peterson is passing along relationships, routines, and a community institution that has served Petersburg well. "Today I helped somebody, and I was telling her like, where to put the soap," said Holder, "she turned to me and said, 'I'...
May 21 – An officer picked up an abandoned package that was later claimed by its owner. Jason Anderson was charged with failure to stop for a school bus with its flashing red lights on. An officer assisted a citizen. The owner of a parked vehicle blocking the view at an intersection on Mitkof Highway was contacted and directed to move their vehicle. Petersburg Police Department (PPD) received a report of a parking issue at Fram and North 1st Streets. PPD received a report of a theft on South Nordic Drive. PPD received a report of a deceased dee...
Needing a series win to keep their postseason hopes alive, the Petersburg high school baseball team battled the Ketchikan Kings at home this past weekend. In game one, the Vikings lost 12-0, committing seven errors. In game two, the Vikings put themselves in a 9-0 deficit by the top of the third inning. This time however, the Vikings were able to mount a comeback in the bottom of the third, scoring six runs to make the score 9-6. “It shows just a little glimmer of what we think our team will be like down the road going into next season,” said h...
On Saturday, the Petersburg Community Foundation awarded $37,125 in grants to seven local organizations during its annual awards ceremony and honored one community volunteer with its prestigious Volunteer of the Year recognition. The foundation, which began 17 years ago with support from the Alaska Community Foundation and the Rasmuson Foundation, has seen accelerated growth in recent years. It took the organization around a decade to award $100,000 in local grants, but it has matched that...
May 17 is Norway's Constitution Day, and in "Alaska's Little Norway," it's a big deal. Every year around this time, Petersburg holds a week-long festival to celebrate its Norwegian heritage. Hundreds of people flock to the Southeast island town for the experience. Festival celebrations date back to the late 1950s. Some traditions have grown and morphed over the decades, with new ones entering the mix as well. But the Norwegian Dancers have always been a fixture. Brandi Thynes is a volunteer on...
I Feel So Blessed To the Editor: Reaching out to our entire community with a heartfelt THANK YOU!!! To all my friends, family, loved ones, well wishers, and prayer senders, to the EMTs, PMC staff, Medivac staff, PPD staff, Providence Alaska Medical Center staff, and Providence St. Elias staff – your generous and caring support both physically and emotionally have followed my sons and me to Anchorage for life-saving medical care. One never knows what the next day is going to bring. Your continued support is much needed and appreciated along this...
For the second year in a row, the Viking Swim Club won the highest points per swimmer award at the Alaska State Championships. "They just continue to impress me. I don't know how these kids do it," head coach Scott Burt said. "One of the most impressive things that I liked as a coach is – this is the second year we've been able to do highest points per swimmer, so I'm very proud of our swimmers for that accomplishment." Overall, VSC finished seventh out of 23 teams. The VSC had numerous s...
The Viking Swim Club continued its successful season this past weekend at the Southeast Championships in Juneau. The meet consisted of six other teams: Wrangell, Craig, Haines, Sitka, Ketchikan, and Juneau. VSC finished second, with 1144 points, 42 gold, 33 silver, and 25 bronze medals. "As a coach, I'm very happy with what I saw in the water, both with respect to the events that they swam and also how clean they swam," head coach Scott Burt said. "We had very few DQs. Incredibly happy with how...
While the total number of cruise ship visits to Petersburg will decline this summer, local tourism experts say the quality of port calls should actually increase. "I think after looking at the schedule, the numbers of port calls are down, however, the quality of port calls are high," said James Valentine, co-owner of Viking Travel. Petersburg will welcome 87 cruise ship visits in 2025, down from 104 the previous year. However, Valentine notes that many of last year's visits came at times when to...
Petersburg seventh-grade swimmer Tori Miller competed in the 2025 Northwest Age Group Championships from March 20-23, in Boise, Idaho. The meet consisted of over 600 swimmers, 68 teams across seven states, including Hawaii, Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. Miller competed in six events and exhibited a stellar performance throughout the meet. In Girl's 12 Age Group, Miller placed six out eight in the 50-yard freestyle, with a final time of 26 seconds; sixth in the 50-yard...
The Petersburg Lady Vikings entered the regional tournament as the #5 seed, with their first game against the #4 seed, Wrangell Lady Wolves. The Lady Vikings got off to a slow start – facing a 14-6 deficit at the end of the first quarter. However, the Lady Vikings were able to go on an 11-4 run to pull within 18-17 at halftime. "I felt like Wrangell had the advantage in the first and then we had the advantage in the second quarter," head coach Matt Pawuk said. "I was pretty happy with where we w...
Budgets are tight for some schools in Alaska again this year, but in Petersburg, the borough budget is also tight. Borough officials are saying it’s going to be tough to get the Petersburg School District the local funding school officials say they desperately need. Last year the Petersburg borough’s budget was nearly $400 thousand dollars in the hole. At an assembly work session with the school board on February 6, Borough Manager Steve Geisbrecht said there will likely be similar problems this year. “I try not to be a downer at every meeting...
The Viking Swim Club continued their strong season, making waves at the 2025 Alaska Age Group Championships, in Anchorage. 22 teams from across Alaska participated in this meet. VSC finished fourth overall. The VSC Club has continued to improve throughout the season. "I've been impressed with the growth both as a team and individually. Across the board, all swimmers are showing improvement whether it be times, sportsmanship, competitiveness and technique," head coach Scott Burtt said. "We've...
The Southeast island community of Petersburg held a town hall meeting on Feb. 10 to discuss the future of tourism in "Alaska's Little Norway." The borough is considering a potential partnership with a small cruise ship company and may see more tourists in coming years. While the conversation welcomed ideas related to tourism in general -like emergency services, trails and public restrooms- much of the discussion pertained to increasing tourism, especially from cruise ships, and what that means...
After losing to the Metlakatla Chiefs during the 2A Conference Clash, the Petersburg Vikings looked to change their fortunes on their home court. The Chiefs started Friday's game by hitting four threes and leading 19-6 at the end of the first. By halftime, the Vikings were down 38-22. "We were making life a little bit too easy for them to score, we weren't challenging them at the rim – we just kind of let them score," head coach Rick Brock said. In the third, the Chiefs offense continued to r...
Returning to games after a small break in the action, the Peterburg Lady Vikings sought to start faster with their first attempt against the Hooper Bay Warriors, during the 2A Conference Clash in Anchorage. Unfortunately, turnovers plagued the Lady Vikings as they got down 17-2 midway through the second quarter. In the first half, the Lady Warriors hit three threes. “It’s been a common theme for us this year unfortunately is getting off to a slow start. Offensively, we’ve struggled a little bit playing against zone defenses this year, so I thin...
January 23, 1925 – The Petersburg Harbor, which is unusually well protected and generally very calm, on Monday night, January 19th, witnessed the worst storm in twelve years. The San Juan and another gas boat were torn from their mooring and washed ashore. The Belle, owned by S.D. Charles, got afoul of a broken piling, filled with water and sank at the float. A great many boats were mightily damaged from pounding against one another as the floats were crowded with boats. Although the storm lasted but two hours, it was so severe for awhile t...
Looking to end their four-game losing streak, the Petersburg Vikings had their first shot against the Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears JV squad who were stepping up to participate in the varsity tournament hosted in Petersburg last weekend. The Vikings jumped out to a 13-5 lead at the end of the first and went on a 9-4 run in the second, holding a 22-12 advantage at halftime. "Some of the things that we've been talking about, we were finding success and as we found success, we started to believe in...
New Year, new ideas To the Editor: It’s a new year, and it’s time for some new ideas. I’m an artist so I always have ideas. I love Petersburg – but sometimes I think there is a tendency to dwell in the past. Japanese buyers are no longer paying a premium for everything we catch. Maximizing fish production is not the golden ticket anymore. As a remote Alaskan community, we should be thinking hard about how we can offer value to the world. Official charts predict population decline here. It’s not hard to become a ghost town (hint: there’s a...
The Petersburg Vikings were host to their rival the Wrangell Wolves during homecoming weekend. The Vikings started faster in game one, feeding off the home crowd's energy. With 2:10 left in the first, the Vikings had an early 10-7 lead. Then, the Wolves ended the quarter on a 5-1 run to take a 12-11 lead. The game would continue to go back and forth in the second until multiple Vikings turnovers turned into a 7-0 Wolves run to take a 21-15 lead with 3:53 left until halftime. The Vikings were...
Heading into their first road and conference games this past weekend against Craig, the Vikings looked to carry their momentum after their win against Sitka. Much like their first matchup against Sitka, the Vikings were plagued by a slow start, falling 11-4 in the first quarter. "I think our confidence in ourselves is not as high as it should be. When you play somebody who believes in themselves – both scenarios we got down right away in double figures and that kinda held throughout the rest of...
