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Kenneth Taylor and Loreen Granberg announce the engagement of their daughter, Alesha Taylor of Petersburg to Jake Jabusch of Wrangell. Jake is the son of Jeff and Kay Jabusch of Wrangell. The couple plan to celebrate their wedding up the Stikine River on May 25, 2013. More details can be found at OurRiverWedding.com...
Petersburg will have the opportunity to meet the three final Petersburg Police Chief candidates this weekend at a reception that will be held at the Sons of Norway Hall at 4 p.m., Sunday. B.J. Wilkinson will arrive from Litchfield, Ill. where he serves as Chief of Police with the Litchfield Police Department. Wilkinson has held this position for 11 years and according to Andy Ritchie, Litchfield's City Manager, Petersburg is a perfect fit for this candidate. “He is a very involved leader and h... Full story
April 26, 1913 – What we have been wishing for these many years, came along the other day and passed us by. Why? The reason is not far fetched. It lays in the fact that we have no water system. A few days ago, the representative of the International Fisheries Company, who for several months this last winter was located here as a purchasing agent for the company, visited in town while on his way to Sitka, where he goes to establish a cold storage plant and oil station. In answer to the question as to the reason for passing by Petersburg for S...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly met with department heads Monday afternoon in a work session to discuss the proposed 2013-14 fiscal budget. “For the 2013-14 budget, the general fund is presented to the Petersburg Borough Assembly as a balanced budget,” Petersburg Borough Finance Director Jody Tow stated. “Property tax revenue is budgeted to increase due to the new library bond and the proposed budget does not include any increase to the base tax rate of the borough.” Tow also explained that the borough is expecting to receive an additional $193...
Six fifth grade students read an essay they had written explaining what they had learned in the 10-week D.A.R.E. Program with Petersburg Police Officer Jared Popp. (left to right) Fran Lister, Madison Whitethorn, Peter Kowalski, Megan Parker, Brooklyn Dormer and Kianna Kivisto....
The Petersburg Road Improvement Project continues to progress through Phase 2 as DOWL HKM Project Engineer Matt McGuan, along with SECON Project Superintendent Bryce Iverson explained what has been done with the project and what is to come for the next two weeks with emphasis on scheduling around Mayfest and vandalism to poured concrete. “At this time both lanes of Nordic Drive from the north end of the project to the Dolphin Street intersection have been poured,” McGuan stated. “The north...
Montana State University Margaret Hunter was named to the President's List for the fall 2012 semester at Montana State University for achieving a 4.0 grade point average. After completing her Bachelor's degree in biochemistry, Margaret is pursuing a post graduate certification in medical lab technology at the College of Letters and Science....
Tattoo artist, Tammie Wales moved to Petersburg in December and has been working hard to open T.W. Tattoos. The opening of the new business has been slated for Wednesday, May 1 and will be located inside the PIA building, Room 112. “I want my patrons to know that I do business a little different,” Wales stated. “There are no tattoo designs to choose from on the walls. I prefer to work with customer's photos, drawings and ideas to help me see what is in their imagination.” According to Wales,...
April 19, 1913 – Alaska as we know it: Alaska, the land of the midnight sun. That is true. Alaska, the country where snow and ice—in the minds of a great many easterners—is believed to be the only solid formation under foot, nine months of the year. That is not true. No mis-representation of fact is more repulsive to an Alaskan than such. Year after year, facts have been brought out disproving such falacious thoughts, still it is one of the prevalent ideas entertained by some down east people. Such ideas are only attributable to ignorance of th...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly approved Resolution 2013-11, a resolution requesting support from the Alaska Legislature of the Sealaska Heritage Institute's sustainable arts project re-introducing skin sewing to produce and market sea otter handicrafts during its regular meeting Monday evening. “This resolution is just part of a building block that we would like to establish with the governor and the legislature back in Washington, D.C. and eventually with our own legislature that we do have a sea otter issue,” Petersburg Assembly Member Kurt...
The Petersburg High School music program, directed by Matt Lenhard, presented their final concert of the school year on Monday night. Lenhard acknowledged a number of specially recognized student musicians. Those who joined the best young musicians from seven states in the Northwest at the All-NW Music Festival: Fran Abbott, Stephanie Pfundt and Bud Bergen. All State Music Festival Participants: Bud Bergen, Fran Abbott, Stephanie Pfundt and Maura Sullivan. Region V Honors Music Festival...
Local artist, Don Cornelius, has received national attention for his painting “Losing Battle” which depicts Cornelius’ daughter shoveling snow during a winter storm. The piece will be featured in the National Weather Biennale in Norman, Oklahoma....
The Forest Service is working with the One People Canoe Society in their efforts to participate in the Chief Shakes House re-dedication effort in Wrangell, the weekend of May 4. “There are groups coming from all over Southeast Alaska,” Petersburg District Ranger Jason Anderson said. “We have been asked to actually crew one of the canoes to join them as they pass by Petersburg and paddle into Wrangell.” At this time there are approximately 40 to 50 people that will be canoeing past Petersburg and they are hoping for a place to stop. “The be...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly awarded a bid for the Wastewater Pump Station 5 Replacement Project to Rock-n-Road Construction for an amount not to exceed $662,757. “There was only one bid for this project,” Petersburg Borough Vice Mayor Sue Flint said. “And this bid exceeded both the engineer's estimate and the construction funding available.” Due to the time sensitive nature of the project and the tight funding budget, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation negotiated a contract price with the lone bidder, Rock-n-Road Construction....
Steven and Cynthia Fuller announce the engagement of their daughter, Ambre Willis to Sigmund Burrell, son of Richard Burrell and Sharon Wikan. The couple will be married at the Bojer Wikan Memorial Park on June 28, 2013 with a reception to follow at the Sons of Norway Hall....
Nels and Holli Otness of Petersburg, Alaska announce the engagement of their daughter Haili Otness, of Petersburg to Darren Lachapelle of Wrangell, Alaska. Darren is the son of Lynn Allen of Wrangell. The couple plan a June 8, 2013 wedding in Petersburg....
Cathy Barker, and Peter and Theresa Litsheim, announce the engagement of their children, Lindsey Renee Schmidt and Seth Peter Listheim. The couple will both be graduating from Central Washington University in early June. Lindsey with a B.S in Business Management, specialization in Human Resource Management and a Minor in Communication Studies and Seth with a B.S in Mechanical Engineering Technology, specialization in Manufacturing. The couple are planning a November 2, 2013 wedding in...
All hunters who are issued deer harvest tickets are required to report, even if they did not hunt. ADFG sent out reminders asking all deer hunters who have not reported to provide their 2012-2013 deer hunting and harvest information. If you receive a reminder, please respond immediately. Each deer harvest ticket holder is required to submit a hunt report with the requested hunt and harvest information, regardless of whether they hunted themselves or a federally designated/proxy hunter hunted for them. Deer hunters may report by mailing the...
Johns Hopkins University Eleanor Bergren, who is majoring in public health studies, was named to the Dean's list for academic excellence for the fall 2012 semester at the Johns Hopkins University. Eleanor is the daughter of John and Laurie Bergren and attended Petersburg High School. She will graduate in May 2015....
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced last week that the preseason Chinook salmon all-gear harvest quota for Southeast Alaska in 2013 is 176,000 fish. The 2013 quota is 90,000 fish lower than the 2012 allowable preseason Chinook all-gear harvest level of 266,800. The Chinook Technical Committee of the Pacific Salmon Commission determines the annual all-gear quota for Southeast. The quota is based on the forecast of an aggregate abundance of Pacific Coast Chinook salmon stocks subject to management under the treaty. Most Chinook...
