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Petersburg resident Indigo Lee Prus married William Ray Hanahan in Dayton, Ohio on April 10. Indigo is a Seaman for the Coast Guard and is stationed on the C.G. Cutter Northland. Will is a Crew Chief on F-22s in the Air Force. They are both stationed in Virginia....
Marion Military Institute Joe Zarlengo successfully completed his year in the Service Academy Program at Marion Military Institute in Alabama. He was inducted into the academic honor society Phi Theta Kappa and into the military honor society Scabbard and Blade. He has received his full appointment as a cadet in the United States Coast Guard Academy and reports to the Academy in New London, Conn. on July 1. Stanford University Caddie Bergren will be graduating from Stanford University on June...
Petersburg Borough Parks and Recreation demolished shelter #2 at Sandy Beach Park last weekend. The shelter was rebuilt in the 1970s and rotted roof beams and decay in other portions of the shelter justified the razing of the structure, according to Parks and Rec Director Donnie Hayes. Hayes said the shelter rebuild target completion date is this fall, but added work will be accomplished as staff is able to schedule work during the busy summer. The rebuild is funded by a $45,000 state grant with the borough contributing staff labor to match...
Petersburg resident, Rich Lowell, has fished in the Petersburg salmon derby for over 15 years and finally checked off one of his goals of winning the derby when he caught a 46.5 pound King Salmon Sunday winning the $7,500 first place prize. Lowell left the Narrows and Petersburg and headed north into Frederick Sound. He would not state his exact location. “I was pretty discouraged Friday and Saturday,” Lowell stated. “I wasn't having any luck, or any bites.” Lowell did catch two halibut during... Full story
Petersburg Harbormaster, Glorianne Wollen, has issued an alert to the public stating there will be no more fish waste disposal allowed in Petersburg harbors effective immediately. “We have had a big problem with aggressive sea lions around the fish cleaning stations,” Wollen said. “It is nice to have the stations, but we seem to be drawing the sea lions in by the fish waste.” Wollen is asking that fishermen clean the fish and throw the waste out before they come back to the harbor, or take the waste away from the harbor after cleaning the fis... Full story
The Petersburg Little League season began May 4 and games can be seen Tuesday through Saturday at the ball field. “Our junior team traveled to Wrangell May 11 and then Wrangell came here during Mayfest,” Petersburg Little League President Cheryl File said. “We played one game each and the softball team let us play for two hours.” Little League is a non-profit, volunteer organization with six board members. “Some of our members are not around all of the time,” File stated. “Our season falls during fishing and many other activities across the co... Full story
June 7, 1913 – For an old resident of Petersburg to take a glance over the harbor is enough to wake him up to the fact that the fishing season is on. In other words, this is harvest time. Many impatient fishermen have been waiting, waiting for the salmon to start running, and a few days ago it was reported that it had started. It is only two or three weeks ago that one could stand anywhere on front street and count all the way from fifty to possibly a hundred fishing crafts, from a common skiff to a 60 h.p. gas boat. Today, the last of them a...
A former business office manager of Petersburg Medical Center, Ramona Thompson, attended the regular meeting of the Hospital Board Thursday evening to question the processes of the PMC business office. “In my long experience in hospitals’ practice management, facility bailout consulting work and the revenue cycle, I have seen facilities with far less issues than PMC has, close,” Thompson said. “The PMC business office has been understaffed since the business office manager left in 2011. During 2...
For the last 30 years, students from Petersburg High School have tracked the movement of LeConte Glacier and continue this tradition to this day. PHS teacher, Victor Trautman, along with students have used approved surveying techniques to measure the terminus of the glacier. The group usually does this in the second week of May and they map it from there. “With this map we are able to generate the general idea of whether the glacier is advancing or receding,” Trautman said. “What we have to re...
The Petersburg Medical Center Resource Committee reviewed various requests for capital items over several sessions that were recommended to the PMC Hospital Board during its regular meeting Thursday evening. PMC Chief Financial Officer, Leon Walsh, explained the recommendations to the board. “For the capital budget the total request is for $1.285 million and the committee is recommending $815,000 for approval and $31,000 to be replaced if the existing unit fails during the year,” Walsh reported. “The major item that the committee recommends pro...
After a winter respite, the First Fridays art walk resumes next week at art galleries in downtown Petersburg....
Petersburg experienced a power outage Tuesday morning that lasted approximately 45 minutes and the cause was equipment failure. “We had a problem with the new generator at Scow Bay,” Petersburg Municipal Power and Light Superintendent Joe Nelson stated. “One of the components in the high pressure fuel system failed.” The generator, which came from Germany, has not been installed for a long period of time and is still under warranty. “We have contacted the factory,” Nelson stated. “A maintenance...
University of Massachusetts Casey Alton Knight received his Degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Massachusetts on May 10, 2013. Quinnipiac University Bradee Luhr of Petersburg received a Doctor of Physical Therapy from Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn. during a commencement ceremony held May12....
The Petersburg Borough Assembly passed Ordinance 2013-8 adopting the budget setting the millage rate for the fiscal year 2013-14 in its second reading during its regular meeting Monday evening with a few changes. In the first reading of this ordinance, the total estimated mill rate within the ordinance to support the budget was set at 11.00 and that was including the first time mill levy for the new library debt and was based on the total assessed value of real property within service area 1 being $298,411,100. The mill rate for fiscal year 201... Full story
May 31, 1913 – About one year ago, the residents of Scow Bay petitioned the department for the establishment of a school for their children with the result that a building was erected and in time, the school was started with Miss George of Juneau as a teacher, who has kindly furnished the following statement which shows that the money thus spent was for a worthy and necessary cause. No. of pupils enrolled Oct. 14, 1912-11 Entered at midyear-1 Left during the term-6 Average attendance for the term-8 ½ The school will re-open in Sept. 1913 fo...
Elks Students of the Month were named Monday evening. (back from left) Kris Thorsteinson, Fran Abbott, Nels Evens, Tyler Lantiegne, Skipper Erickson, Dan Loucks, P.K. Bunyi, Kyle Hagerman and Adanna Kvernvik. (front) Grace Weller, Nicole Peterson, Eva Kowalski, Marlena Erickson and Diane Murph. Eva Kowalski and Tyler Lantiegne were named students of the year....
Six local organizations received a total of $9,000 in grants from the Petersburg Community Foundation, bringing the total community grant amount to $33,000 over the past five years. “The Petersburg Community Foundation is proud to partner with these great organizations,” PCF Advisory Board Chair Liz Cabrera said. “Thanks to our donors and their generous investment in our community, PCF was able to support a variety of projects and programs this year.” Organizations and projects that received funding were: the Petersburg School District receive...
James and Gayle Eastwood of Petersburg Alaska are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Roberta Eastwood, to Martin Harrington, son of Andrew Harrington and Robyne of Fairbanks Alaska. Roberta is a cum laude graduate of the University of Alaska Fairbanks and divides her time between fishing on the family vessel and working as a museum technician in Fairbanks. Martin is also a cum laude graduate of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and will be attending Montana State University...
Petersburg Marine Mammal Center Board Members Don Holmes, left, and Scott Roberge, right, stand by the newly-installed interpretive sign. It is placed in the mini-park at the south end of the Rasmus Enge Bridge, overlooking Hammer Slough. The sign explains the importance of estuaries to the marine system. It was constructed using funds from a City of Petersburg Transient Room Tax Grant....
Petersburg High School senior, Krissa Davis, competed in the State Science Symposium in Fairbanks for her project entitled “Testing Organic Labeling Laws by the Presence of GMO's in Corn,” and took fifth place. For this fifth place finish, Davis qualified to attend the National Science Symposium in Dayton, Ohio. This project essentially tested organic, all-natural and unlabeled food items to see if they would find the GM marker for presence or absence determinations. For the Fairbanks Symposium,...
