The cost of tying up in Petersburg’s harbors could be going up this summer, along with most of the other fees for using harbor facilities. Petersburg’s borough assembly Monday will tackle the first reading of an ordinance that would hike moorage rates by nine percent and increase other harbor fees around 12 percent.
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The Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium awarded a $50,000 healthy living grant to the Petersburg Indian Association Monday night. SEARHC is a regional non-profit health care provider operating in 20 communities in Southeast Alaska. It has a 15-person board of directors representing as many communities in Southeast. The organization is awarding a “Healthy is Here” grant to tribal organizations in each of the 15 communities.
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Petersburg High School’s girls track team was dominant in a three-team meet in Ketchikan last weekend while the boys team was second. Ketchikan took first for the boys teams and Thorne Bay was third. For the girls Ketchikan was second, far behind a strong Petersburg team, and Thorne Bay was third.
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Petersburg’s 60th Little Norway Festival runs Saturday, May 12 through Sunday, May 20th with a mixture of old and new events. The celebration honors the May 17, 1814 signing of the Norwegian Constitution, the many Norwegian pioneers who settled in Petersburg a century ago as well as Armed Forces Day. Visitors and locals don Norwegian sweaters and traditional Norwegian costumes. Bands of fur-clad Vikings and Valkyries also roam the streets making sure everyone is having a fun time.
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The Petersburg Public Library Thursday, May 17, 2018 unveils a new outdoor carved wooden artwork that’s being called a “story tellers pole.” The piece has generated some opposition among the local Native community.
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