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May 16, 17 & 18 in the Wright Auditorium...
The terminus of LeConte Glacer featured ice towers over 200-feet tall and deep cave-like chambers at the waterline on Tuesday afternoon. In the bay, floating ice was scattered, allowing up-close access to the face....
A brown bear sow and her cubs were snoozing at Blind Slough early Sunday morning, when they were awakened and stood up, allowing photographer Matt Gerritts to capture the moment....
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...
A slightly smaller senior class of 30 students will be graduating Petersburg High School on Tuesday at the commencement ceremony in the High School gym at 7 p.m. According to Principal Rick Dormer, the average senior class size is approximately 35 students. Last year’s senior class had 45 graduates, one of the largest in Petersburg School District history. Despite their low numbers, the 2019 graduating class has made a name for themselves as one of the more independent classes. Dormer said that instead of the seniors acting like one cohesive b...
Some of Petersburg High School's seniors line up on the bridge near Blind Slough before jumping in the water on May 13 at their senior picnic. From left to right: Eva Lenhard, Chad Lopez, Martha Johnson, Avery Skeek, Tiare Simbahon, Gillian Wittstock, Holli Davis, Tayla Heppe, Trinity Davis and Chase Lockhart....
The Class of 2019 recently gathered together in front of the high school. Commencement ceremonies will be held on Tues., May 28 at 7 p.m. in the High School gym....
May 16, 1919 The workrooms of the Petersburg Branch American Red Cross will be open on regular days from now on and all ladies are requested to give a few minutes of time for completing the work on hand. The stock of yarn will be worked up into garments for the Belgian and French refugees. There are uncompleted garments which must be finished any time before fall so that it may be shipped to Europe before the cold winter. Mrs. E.E. Harvey will be in charge of the workrooms. May 12, 1944 The mother-daughter banquet was a special occasion as deco...
Aaron T. Murph graduated with Honors from the University of Alaska, Anchorage with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering....
May 9, 1919 Work has been started on the building of a new auto road along Main Street from the fire hall to the Packing Corporation Dock. The new street will be 18 feet in width and the old roadway will be cut down to nine feet, which will be left for a sidewalk. It is estimated that the new road will cost about $4000 before it is completed. May 5, 1944 The Office of Price Administration on Wednesday made all meats except beef steaks and beef roasts ration-free, effective at midday. The removal of ration points was announced by OPA...
Skipper Erickson was named the winner of the 2019 Andrew Wilson Knecht III Memorial Award from the Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics Dept. of Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The award is given annually to a senior who has exhibited the greatest potential for applying technical training to practical application. The award consists of a plaque and a $500 cash prize. Erickson graduates in May 2019 with a major in Mechanical Engineering and minor in Aerospace Engin...
Several Coast Guard personnel will be in Petersburg from May 14-17 to conduct dockside safety exams on commercial fishing vessels. Sign up at the harbormaster’s office. Exams are free, take about an hour and help ensure vessels are being operated safely and legally. Vessels passing their exam will be issued a decal that is good for two years. Prior to the exam, vessel owners should visit www.fishsafewest.info to create a customized checklist of federal requirements for their vessel. Contact Steve Ramp at 738-7267 with questi...
May 2, 1919 Some of the largest logs ever seen in this part of Alaska are in the mill boom at the Juneau Lumber Mills. They have to be blasted to fit the saws. They are from near Petersburg. April 28, 1944 We have been informed by “a reliable source” that effective yesterday, we may expect daily air service between Petersburg, Juneau, and Ketchikan. Airlines in both Ketchikan and Juneau are said to be cooperating on this plan. This is good news for it means that we will have better mail service—southbound and persons who frequently trave...
