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Peter Kowalski placed second in four events at the Ketchikan Invitational Swim Meet over the weekend, and Maria Pfundt came in first place in the women’s 100 yard butterfly. Kowalski took second place in the Men’s 200 yard freestyle, 500 yard freestyle, 200 yard IM and 100 yard freestyle. In addition to her first place victory, Pfundt also came in third place in the Women’s 100 yard butterfly and 50 yard freestyle. Maddy Whitethorn also took third in the women’s 100 yard freestyle. While Kowalski, Pfundt and Whitethorn are all seniors, the you...
Food service staff can now work with ease in full-size commercial kitchens now that construction on the new elementary school and high school cafeterias has been completed. Work on the elementary school cafeteria was finished on Sept. 16. Previously, food was prepared in a corner of the cafeteria that wasn't separated from the rest of the room, but the classroom next to the cafeteria became a kitchen area after the remodel. The Viking Cafe at the high school only had a salad bar and food was...
The Petersburg High School cross country team will be traveling to Sitka this weekend to compete in Regionals. The top seven boys, Uriah Lucas, Kole Sperl, Chase Lister, Michael Durkin, Reed Anderson, Noah Sullivan and Julian Kumps, and the top seven girls, Maia Cowan, Melanie Chase, Kendra Coonrad, Deirdre Toyomura, Lydia Martin, Saphire Weathers and Alexus Sakamoto Quezon, will all be competing in Regionals. Anderson said that the entire team pushed themselves as hard as they could at the...
Half of 18 Petersburg High School runners that competed in the home cross country meet on Saturday set new personal records. PHS Sophomore Uriah Lucas came in third place overall in the meet and broke his previous personal record by about 58 seconds with a time of 17:22.2. Senior Melanie Chase was the top Viking runner in the girls race and took 13th place with a time of 21:52. Kole Sperl and Michael Durkin were the second and third fastest Viking runners and placed 12th and 26th in the race....
Two Petersburg High School students placed personal records at the first cross country meet of the season on Saturday. Sophomore Uriah Lucas came in 13th place at the Juneau meet and set a new personal record at 18:00. Sophomore Michael Durkin came in 31st place and set a new personal best at 19:18. Head Coach Thomas Thompson said the runners had a tough week of practices leading up to the meet, but still performed well. "They ran on tired legs," said Thompson. Overall, the boys team came in...
Ongoing concern about cruise ships dumping their grey water and sewage into Petersburg's harbors and nearby waters caused assembly members to agree on Friday that the borough needs to take some form of action. "I was at the harbor on Tuesday and that was all I could think about," said Assembly Member Jeff Meucci. "'Oh that's great. There's stuff in there.' I think we need to sort it out with [the cruise ship industry] and let them know it's not acceptable here." At the start of the assembly...
August 14 — Thomas Kojima was issued a speeding citation. Francisco Alfaro, 28, was arrested on felony fraud charges. An individual at a location on Haugen Dr. was issued a warning for burning un-contained lawn clippings. Authorities responded to a report of suspicious activity near N. 12th St. A foot patrol was conducted, but no unusual activity was found. A disturbance was reported at a location on S. Nordic Dr. August 15 — Francisco Alfaro, 28, was arrested on a California warrant. Authorities investigated a report of fireworks being ign...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly will hold their first meeting of the month on Friday, Aug. 16 at 9 A.M., to vote on three ordinances and discuss raising the minimum age to enter the Parks and Recreation Center without a parent or guardian. Ordinance #2019-05 will go up before the borough assembly in its second reading. If passed in all three readings, voters will have the opportunity to decide whether or not to allow the water and wastewater departments to take out loans not to exceed a total...
With approximately 400 members of the Inlandboatmen's Union going on strike last Wednesday, July 24, operations of the Alaska Marine Highway System have come to a halt. Without ferry services, many people across the state, especially in Southeast Alaska, found themselves stranded. In the communities of Wrangell and Petersburg, many people are facing disruptions to their schedules, families, and work. WRANGELL: Several of Wrangell's children and adults attending a church camp in Juneau were...
A fisherman reported raw sewage had been dumped into Frederick Sound near Le Conte Bay on the morning of July 10, but the cruise ship Le Soléal's captain, Erwan Le Rouzic, said any sewage found in the bay could not have been from them. "This cannot be us," wrote Le Rouzic in a statement to Dave Berg of Viking Travel. "It is impossible. We are strictly following the most stringent rules in Alaska waters." Berg first contacted Le Rouzic after some fishermen noticed a presence of "long brown...
This past May was not my first visit to Petersburg as a Senator, but it was my first time attending the Little Norway Festival. And what a weekend it was! Little Norway is giving "Big" Norway a run for its money. I felt right at home from the moment I got off the plane. The Vikings and Valkyries were quick to whisk me away in the Grog Van and get the festivities and fun underway. I was sure to grab a Dale sweater at Lee's before the parade to fit right in (and avoid a second visit to Viking jail...
Clair Byrer Parents: Carli and Michael Byrer Number of years in Petersburg schools: 13 High School awards or honors: ASTE People’s Choice, ASTE First Place Digitally Enhanced Photo, National Honor Society, 4 years of Honor Roll Plans following graduation: Travelling and learning new knitting techniques Favorite music genre? Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Israel Collison Parents: Jeremy and Marissa Collison Number of years in Petersburg schools: 12 Plans following graduation: Study Mechanics Joshua E Coonrad Parents: Mark and G...
The Viking Swim Club scored second place in Juneau this past weekend at the 2019 Southeast Championships behind the Glacier Swim Club of Juneau which has 10 times as many swimmers as Petersburg. Brooklyn Whitethorn, Olivia Hinde, Lexie Tow and Abby Worhatch competed in the 200 yard freestyle relay in the 10 and under age group and came in first place. The group went on to come in second place in the 200 yard medley relay. On the boys side, Jonas Baekkelund, Noah Pawuk, Logan Tow and Logan Haley...
A town hall meeting was called by Mayor Mark Jensen last week to hear comments and concerns from the public regarding Gov. Mike Dunleavy's proposed budget for the 2020 fiscal year. The community was overwhelmingly against the proposed budget, which would balance Alaska's $1.6 billion deficient by cutting expenditures to equal revenues without create new sources of revenue. According to a document created by the borough, Petersburg could face a total economic impact of over $3 million. It was...
The boys varsity basketball team won two games against Craig at home over the weekend, with Saturday's game finishing with a 55-point lead for the Vikings. Right away the Vikings jumped to an 11-point lead at the start of Friday's game; one thing that the team has been working on all year was their ability to gain a lead early in the game and keep it. The Panthers made three 3-point shots early on in the second quarter closing Petersburg's lead. The game went back and forth for the duration of t...
February 7, 1919 “Petersburg Prices Will Prevail” says a headline in the Juneau Dispatch of a recent date. Following the headline is a story to the effect that the fish buyer there will pay the prices prevailing in Petersburg and will endeavor in that way to induce the fishermen to make their headquarters there. The article also states that the Dagney marketed 5,000 pounds of fish for fourteen and a half cents on that day, stating that it was the Petersburg price. As a matter of fact Petersburg price for halibut on that day, January 29th, was...
January 17, 1919 The fishing season is again on and during the past week eight of the Petersburg fleet have outfitted and left for the fishing banks. Five of these boats are after halibut and the others are out for fish of other kind. Several of the fishing fleet are preparing to leave port within the next few days, and the next two weeks will probably see every fishing boat in port working to reap its share of the finny harvest of the deep. Among those about ready to leave are the Myra, Dependent, and Hazel. January 21, 1944 Word of much...
Petersburg hosted the Little Norway Tournament this past weekend with the boys junior varsity basketball team placing third overall and the Lady Vikings coming in second. The boys JV team lost their first game of the basketball tournament against Thunder Mountain 37-43, but they were able to make a comeback in their second game, which was against another Thunder Mountain team, and won 70-44. On Saturday, the Vikings had their last game of the tournament against Sitka. They weren't able to carry...
The Petersburg High School boys varsity team won two out of three games in a basketball tournament in Nome over the weekend, and came in second place over all. On Thursday, the team’s first game was against Grace Christian School. The first quarter ended with the Vikings behind 10-12. Grace Christian is an aggressive and quick team and has a strong half court defense, said Viking head coach Richard Brock. Petersburg went into half time down 18-30. “We missed some makeable shots and they don’t give you very many opportunities to score,” said Br...
January The borough assembly received a proposed update to its zoning code that would introduce a new form of affordable housing, an expansion of the historical and industrial districts and the end of a requirement for businesses to include parking downtown. The borough assembly held a work session to discuss a plan to impose restrictions on the senior tax exemption. A possible annual fee to sales tax exemption card holders was agreed upon ranging between $50 and $60. Police Chief Kelly Swihart...
December 27, 1918 No paper was published this week December 31, 1943 Lt. A. Langdon, chairman of the Petersburg Christmas Cheer committee, turned in a final report of the committee’s activities this year. Organizations participating in this work include the P.T.A., Daughters of Norway, Sons of Norway, Lutheran Ladies Aid, American Legion, Rotary Club, The Trading Union, Inc., Legion Auxiliary. The Salvation Army usually makes a donation if there are not sufficient funds to cover expenditures, and the Salvation Army officer has charge of the w...
The Petersburg School Board awarded the food service renovation bid to Jay-Brant General Contractors based out of Homer and transferred $300,000 from the allocated capital funds to the food service renovation. Jay-Brant General Contractors had the lowest bid out of three other bidders at $1,473,322. The state has the project on its capital projects list and will be funding 65 percent of the total costs, according to the school board. The food service renovation will build a full commercial...
