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The Petersburg High School baseball team saw their first win ever against Sitka High School, and their first win of the season, during a series of games that were held at home on May 7 and 8. "We've never beaten Sitka before, so to come out and beat their varsity says a lot about our program," said Head Coach Jim Engell. "It says that we're a competitive program. We knew that about ourselves. We just finally put it all together, and it clicked for us." The previous weekend, PHS had played...
The Petersburg Borough will have to wait until June 2 to see its first cruise ship of the season following a change to the local tour ship schedule. In December, eight ships were expected to make a combined 85 stops in Petersburg. As of April 10, seven ships will be making a total of 66 stops. The Alaskan Dream will be the first cruise ship to stop in Petersburg on June 2. Previously, National Geographic's Venture was going to dock in town and kick off the local cruise ship season on May 11....
March 18, 1921 Four fires occurred within the past week all of which were extinguished by the Fire Department in short order. Only one house, that of Pete Skog was damaged to any extent, the others being confined to the roof. The first fire occurred last Friday when the roof of the big green house in the rear of the Brennans Pool hall caught fire around the chimney. This was quickly extinguished without damage. On Sunday afternoon the Pete Skog house caught fire under the roof. On Monday a spark ignited the roof of the house owned by the...
March 8, 1946 Invaded by the horrors of hand-to-hand fighting, establishing beach heads constructing air fields under fire were and one of the major events in the movie shown to the Student Body last Friday. William Bendix, Lloyd Nolan and Preston Foster lead in the cast of “Guadalcanal Diary.” The Marines landed and the Japs left though it was a bitter struggle for the Americans which resulted in victory for the GIs. In the absence of Mr. Wingard, the movie projector was operated by Mr. Dick and company. March 10, 1971 Twenty-seven bas...
The Canadian government issued an order on Feb. 4 to prohibit cruise ships in all Canadian waters until Feb. 28, 2022, but Dave Berg, cofounder of Viking Travel, said the restriction would only affect one cruise line expected to port in Petersburg this summer. Victory Cruise Lines' foreign-flagged ship Ocean Victory is scheduled to port in Petersburg eight times this season, with the first stop expected on July 17. According to the Jones Act, which regulates maritime commerce in the United...
A 2020 audit of the Alaska Region timber sales program by the Forest Service Financial Compliance & Oversight Branch of the United States Department of Agriculture concluded that two timber contracts in the Tongass National Forest had been mismanaged. According to the audit, the timber sale cruising, appraisal, sale preparation and contracting program for the Big Thorne Stewardship Contract (BTSC) and the Kosciusko Good Neighbor Authority Agreement (KGNAA) weren’t always managed in accordance w...
Cruise ships are expected to make 85 port calls in Petersburg between May 11 and Sept. 18, according to the current 2021 Petersburg cruise ship schedule. Following the cancelled ports of call in Petersburg and Alaska last year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dave Berg said tourists are eager to make their way back up to America's Last Frontier. "We're getting lots of calls from people who want to visit Alaska on ferries or with tours," said Berg, who cofounded Viking Travel. "The number...
In her first Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting since becoming the new Parks and Recreation director, Stephanie Payne laid out the goals she'd like to accomplish in the coming weeks and months. Probably her highest priority is reassessing user contracts and memorandums of understanding. In addition to the typical patron who may visit the community gym to work out, play basketball or swim, there are organizations that have agreements with Parks and Recreation to use the facility. Some of...
January The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration proposed establishing critical habitat areas for humpback whales in three distinct population segments located off Mexico, Central American and the Western Pacific. The Petersburg Borough sent a letter of disapproval to the National Marine Fisheries Service regarding the proposed critical habitat for humpback whales after residents spoke out against the proposal. The Petersburg Borough authorized the hire of Josh Rathmann to fill the...
December 24, 1920 The business men of Ketchikan have subscribed $2,500 with which to send a representative to Washington D.C. to induce the department of justice to support a request for a division of the First Judicial District of Alaska. At present time all of Southeastern Alaska, otherwise known as the Panhandle, extending from Skagway on the north to Cape Fox on the south is served by one federal court. The court is behind with its work at Juneau and at Ketchikan and it is claimed that there is sufficient work to keep two judges occupied....
The Park and Recreation Center's Aquatic Center opened to the public on Nov. 23 following temporary repairs in the boiler room. Initial contractor estimates projected the pool to reopen on a temporary basis in anywhere from three to four months, according to Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht. He said the contractors were able to find parts and materials much sooner than anticipated, though some had to be air freighted to town from the East Coast. "Slowly, but surely, the parts rolled in," said...
Superintendent Erica Kludt-Painter had the unfortunate job of delivering bad news to the Petersburg School Board at their regular meeting on Tuesday; the Parks and Recreation Center's pool will likely not reopen for the rest of the school year. PSD had been working together with borough officials to get the pool reopened following a fire in the boiler room last month. Kludt-Painter said some repairs could be made in the short term, but the repairs needed to reopen the pool wouldn't be completed...
November 12, 1920 Active preparations to engage in the shrimp and crab fishing business out of Petersburg are now being made by the Ness Fish Company a new co-partnership formed by Erick Ness former mayor of Petersburg and Carl Wold. The new concern has secured quarters on the approach to the Public Dock, and a force of carpenters is busy making the necessary repairs and alterations to the buildings. The new plant will make two concerns handling shrimp and crab out of Petersburg. The new shrimp plant will give employment to about twenty people...
Phillip Martin Odegaard, 67, died on Oct. 6, 2020 at Providence Hospital in Anchorage. He was born Aug. 10, 1953 to Barbara and Palmer Odegaard in Petersburg, Alaska and was the middle child of three boys. When he was two years old, the family moved to Washington and at age 11 he came back to Petersburg to fish with his Grandpa Chris. It was then that he fell in love with the water and fishing. He purchased his first house in Petersburg at the age of 18 and bought into his dad's boat at the age...
Thank you To the Editor: Coach Eddy, the Viking runners and I want to express our thanks to the community for its support last week during the Region V Cross Country Championships. Parents, staff members, bus drivers, administrators, coaches, runners, and families from all over the region helped make this a great event in unusual times. Our Event Mastermind Jaime Cabral did an excellent job with logistics and making this meet happen and for that we are so grateful. As we raced at Green’s Camp to allow for easy access by jet boat, the event w...
“Don’t forget to sign-up for the National Newspaper Convention,” my wife and co-publisher said. “It’s being held in Jacksonville, Florida this year,” she added. If there was ever a year to leave Petersburg for a Florida destination, this was it. I anxiously clicked on the NNA website and discovered that due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the meeting was being held virtually this year. “How in the world can you hold a newspaper convention on Zoom? This will be interesting,” I muttered to myself. I signed up for the convention, went to Viking...
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Members discussed the challenges faced by staff at their second board meeting held on Oct. 1 as visitors to the aquatic center have reached record numbers in the weeks following its reopening. The board discussed several issues, including upcoming Halloween plans and facility upgrades, but a bulk of their discussion focused on the aquatic center. Board Members Brian Richards, Stephanie Hayes and Malena Marvin were in attendance. According to Borough Manager...
At about two and a half weeks into the Petersburg High School swim season, Head Coach Andy Carlisle said the young team is showing great potential. There are 12 boys and one girl on the team, but two more girls are expected to join soon. One of the girls that is expected to join is a senior, but a good portion of the swimmers currently on the team are freshmen. Carlisle said the team is starting from a beginner level together. Even the swimmers who are in Viking Swim Club hadn't been in the...
The Petersburg High School cross country team ran a 5k course near Greens Camp after school on Friday as part of a virtual meet with high schools throughout the region. The boys team ended up taking second place among the seven teams that competed with each other remotely. The girls team still does not have enough runners to score for their team, but Head Coach Tom Thompson said the girls still had a strong showing. Each of the seven high schools, Haines, Petersburg, Craig, Wrangell, Unalaska, M...
The Petersburg High School runners took first place in both the boys and girls races in the first cross country meet of the season at Klawock on Saturday, Sept. 5. On the boys team, junior Uriah Lucas took first place with a time of 17:32, and sophomore Alexus Sakamoto-Quezon came in first place in the girls race with a time of 24:08. Petersburg, Craig and Klawock were the only teams to compete in the race. The number of runners allowed on the course were limited to prevent the spread of COVID-1...
Scott Burt began his role as the new head coach of the Viking Swim Club this week and brought his passion and dedication for the sport along with him. "Swimming is in my DNA," said Burt. "It's just who I am." He replaces previous VSC Head Coach Andy Carlisle who said he decided to retire from the position after 12 years of coaching the club. He will still continue coaching the Petersburg High School swim team, however. In his retirement, Carlisle leaves behind a strong swim club that Burt said...
Starting this weekend, the Parks and Recreation Center could see a change to its schedule and availability, though Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht, and acting parks and recreation director, said the change may not occur, but if it does, it would be an improvement. Whether or not the schedule changes depends on if the Petersburg School District needs to make adjustments to it. Giesbrecht said PSD can work within the current schedule, but the school district gets the final say. He said a...
Alaska Airlines announced on Wednesday that starting Aug. 7 all passengers ages two years and older must wear a face covering at all times while in the airport and onboard their aircraft, according to an Alaska Airlines press release. If a guest is unwilling or unable to wear a face covering while at the airport, they will not be permitted to travel, according to the press release. If a passenger on board a plane refuses to wear a face covering, that person will be suspended from future...
American Cruise Lines has cancelled their voyages through Southeast Alaska this summer leaving Lindblad Expeditions as the last cruise line with port calls in Petersburg this summer. ACL had originally planned to make about 11 stops in Petersburg this summer, with the American Constellation making the cruise line's first stop at the end of June, according to a statement made to the Pilot in May by ACL CEO Charles B. Robertson. Paul Taiclet, vice president of ACL, said on Monday the decision to...
A traveler coming into town through the James A. Johnson Airport has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a joint statement between the Petersburg Borough and Petersburg Medical Center released on Wednesday afternoon. The individual is a guest at Rocky Point Resort and has been at the lodge since his arrival from out of state earlier this week, according to the press release. The lodge guest did not have symptoms of COVID-19 upon arriving in Alaska. This new case of COVID-19 brings the...
