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Even organizers are calling the 2012 Little Norway Festival a success. The Scandinavian Style Show and Luncheon, the Annual Festival Parade, the Mitkof Mummers Musical Melodrama, “Wash Your Troubles Away Or…Dirty Deeds Come Clean,” the Little Norway Festival Pageant, art openings and other events were all well attended. Several attendees even walked away from contests and raffles with cash and prizes from some of the events. The first-place winners of the Little Norway Boat Regatta held on Satur...
A group of Petersburg golfers seized the day last weekend as three teams from the borough took the top spots at the Bobs’ IGA 9-hole scramble at Muskeg Meadows Golf Course in Wrangell. The team of Randy Littleton and George Woodbury won the event on Saturday, May 19 after shooting a net score of 28(-8) on the par-36 course. Fellow Petersburg residents Ray Pederson and Rodney Littleton took the top score on Sunday with a net score of 26(-10). Muskeg Meadows’ Grover Mathis said the two-man best-ball tournament was well attended both days, tho...
Kupreanof resident Doug Leen first observed this moose swimming across the Narrows from Petersburg to Kupreanof last Thursday morning. “It reached the shoreline on my property (old Merriam place) and walked about a bit but was spooked back into the water. She attempted to swim back, but by now she was pretty exhausted and was carried by the ebbing current in the center of the Narrows towards town,” according to Leen. By then a tug/barge combo rounded Buoy 58 less than 1/4 mile away. Russ Thy...
First Lady Michelle Obama will speak at Oregon State University’s 2012 commencement ceremony, on Sunday, June 17, in Reser Stadium on the OSU campus. This will be Oregon State’s 143rd commencement ceremony and it is expected to be the largest in the school’s history – in both number of graduates and those attending. Maya L. Holmes, of Petersburg will be awarded a Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude, in Liberal Studies....
May 19, 1982 - With a six-day halibut opening in Area 2 drawing to a close on Monday, local processors reported that they were still receiving mainly shipments from smaller boats fishing close to Petersburg and that it was too early to determine the overall success of the halibut season. Greg Olson, general manager of the local Witney-Fidalgo plant, reported that many of the fishermen from the smaller boats were saying that the season was a little slower than last year’s. By Monday afternoon, Whitney-Fidalgo had received approximately 1...
The Petersburg Chamber of Commerce Salmon Derby Committee has need of volunteers to sign up to man the weigh-in station during the Memorial Day Weekend Event. Persons wishing to sign-up may contact Sally at the Chamber office (772-3646). Volunteers are needed on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday (May 25-28). Instruction is provided....
May 12, 1982 - A 41-2 strike vote by International Longshoreman’s Warehouse Union cold storage workers at Petersburg Fisheries Friday night was brought about mainly because of workers’ concerns that their overtime hours will be cut back, and because, under proposals made by the PFI negotiating team, workers would have to put in almost three times as many hours before they would be eligible for top wage, according to ILWU Local 85 President Cathy Montgomery. At Whitney-Fidalgo, ILWU cold sto...
Fourth grade students from Wrangell and Petersburg were treated to a trip on the Stikine River last Thursday. Jet boats from Alaska Waters, Summit Charters, Alaska Charters and Adventures and Alaska Peak & Seas transported the students to six learning stations that were situated along the lower river. The hooligan fishery station was manned by Brennon Eagle and Winston Davies. Virginia Oliver shared her enormous wealth of Tlingit culture in the second station at Lower Limb Island. At the Upper...
More than 100 students attended the Petersburg High School Prom Night on Saturday, May 5. The students kicked off their shoes and danced to a variety of music from Lady Ga Ga to Nickelback. The Sons of Norway Hall was decorated like a disco with strobe lights and a mirrored ball. Balloon arches and streamers framed the dance floor as several students shared the dj duties with a laptop playing students’ favorite songs. At the end of the evening as fellow students, parents and young siblings l...
The 4th of July committee recently announced that the theme for this 4th of July is: From Sea to Shining Sea. Call the Chamber of Commerce if you have questions....
This year the Hospital Silver Tea will be held on Thursday, May 17 from 2 - 4 pm in the Long Term Care dining room. The entire community is welcome to help the Hospital Guild celebrate 75 years of service to the Petersburg Medical Center. On May 12, 1938 the Hospital Guild held their first Hospital Tea Day. The Tea observes the birthday of Florence Nightingale and honors all hospital workers. On February 12, 1937, eighteen Petersburg women met to form the Hospital Guild and the following by-laws were adopted: 1.The Petersburg Hospital Guild...
The library will be closed Saturday, May 19 for Little Norway Paint with Doris Olsen - Vikings & Viking ships, Thursday, May 10, 3:30 -5 pm. Get ready for Little Norway Festival by painting a Viking themed picture. The paintings will be displayed for Mayfest at Java Hus. Open to kids and teens 8+, call the library at 772-3349 to sign up. Preschool Story time - Wednesday, May 16, 10 – 11 am. Open to preschoolers. Stories, songs and activities that help children get ready for school and encourage a love of reading at an early age. Tlingit W...
(Left to right) Ginger Evans, Bridget Wittstock, JoAnn Day, and Michelle Parker were among the approximately hundred runners and walkers to take part in the memorial Michael Wittstock Circle of Life Cabin Creek 5K Run/Walk on a beautiful Saturday morning. All the proceeds benefit the Beat the Odds foundation. http://www.petersburgpilot.com/photos for more pictures of the event....
May 5, 1982 - Many of the 61 nurses attending the Alaska Nurses Association convention held in Petersburg April 29-May 1 said it was one of the best conventions they had ever attended. During the three day meeting, Petersburg gained a representative on the association’s board of directors. Maxine Worhatch, a registered nurse at Petersburg General Hospital and a co-organizer of the convention, was appointed secretary of the board. Florence Bell of Petersburg was also honored at the convention for her service as a public health nurse at Kake. She...
The Petersburg High School National Honor Society and Junior National Honor Society inducted 16 new members on Wednesday at a candlelight ceremony. The induction ceremony was held at Wright Auditorium in front of classmates and family members. “The National Honor Society is more than just a scholarship organization,” Principal Rick Dormer said adding the tenets of the society include Scholarship, Service, Character and Leadership. “If you think about it, it goes against human nature to conti...
Last week the Petersburg music program travelled to Sitka to perform in the annual Southeast Music Fest. “This was one of the best festivals in my 14 years of experience,” said Petersburg’s director Matt Lenhard. “All the groups were very prepared and it translated to a confident performance, with a very good program. The judges and the audience gave us great feedback and superior ratings.” Music Fest is a noncompetitive event. A panel of judges, including some from outside the region, o...
April 28, 1982 - Mr. L.J. Jackson, MSC Manager for Southeast Alaska announced April 20, the appointment of Jonathan Ness as Postmaster of the Petersburg, Alaska post office. The actual date of his installation as Postmaster will be forthcoming as soon as official word is received from our Headquarters office. Mr. Ness was selected through the Postmaster Merit Selection Program. April 23, 1992 - Petersburg schools are trying to prevent drugs and alcohol use among teenagers. But they also accept d...
Marci Lockhart and John Kangas, both of Petersburg, will be married on May 5, 2012 at the Petersburg Lutheran Church. The bride is a Petersburg High School graduate and has worked at the Petersburg Medical Center for ten years. The groom moved from Petersburg after his junior year and graduated high school in Duluth Minn. He currently works at Alaska Fibre. A reception will follow at the Moose Lodge....
The library will be closed Saturday, May 5 Cupcakes - Friday, April 27, 3 – 5 pm. Open to teens 6 grade and up. Call to register at 772-3349 Join the fun after school at the library and learn how to create fun cupcake designs with Tana O'Leary from Artisan Cupcake Designs. You'll get a chance to create several styles of cupcakes that include cats & dogs, mashed potatoes & gravy, spaghetti & meatballs and high heeled shoes Preschool Story time - Wednesday, May 2, 10 – 11 am. Open to preschoolers. Stories, songs and activities that help children...
Mild weather and a high tide welcomed this year's annual Blessing of the Fleet on Sunday. The event was hosted by Petersburg Ministerial Association, Petersburg Vessel Owners and the Sons of Norway. The event, which took place in Fishermen's Memorial Park, included a selection of prayers and songs to bless the dozens of fishing boats, tenders and recreational boats expected to leave out of Petersburg's three harbors. The prayers also included the U.S. Coast Guard cutters that serve Southeast...
April 7, 1982 - The Alaska Department of Fish and Game reported that 4,260 tons of herring were harvested from the waters of Sitka Sound adjacent to Halibut Point Road during the March 30 fishery which lasted from noon to 6:10 p.m. Although Petersburg fisheries was not disclosing the poundage of roe herring it is handling from the Sitka fishery, area manager Rick Dutton reports that “we did fine.” A harvest guideline of approximately 3,000 tons of herring was established for the 1982 fis...
Thursday, April 19, 7 p.m. in the council chambers, Kate Wynne will discuss methods of reducing encounters between whales and net fishing gear. Wynne is a Marine Mammal Specialist with Alaska Sea Grant. For information, contact Sunny Rice at 772-3381....
