Local youth are joining in a nationwide anti-smoking campaign this week with several events in Petersburg. Wednesday, March 16 is Kick Butts day, an annual celebration of youth leadership and activism in the fight against tobacco use.
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Petersburg High School’s cheer squad is getting ready for the state championship competition next week in Anchorage after taking first place at the regional tournament at Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka last week.It’s the second year in a row for a regional title but the team’s first trip to state competition in eight years.
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Petersburg High School’s basketball teams open up the state tournament Thursday in Anchorage as the number one and number two seeds in the girls and boys 2A brackets. Both the Vikings and Lady Vikings took the Southeast 2A crown last week at Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka.
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Herring seiners are heading to Sitka Sound this week as the sac roe herring fishery goes on two-hour notice at 11 a.m. Thursday. That means the fishery could see its first opening as soon as 1 p.m. Thursday at the earliest if test fishing shows the herring are ready to harvest.
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A renovation of Petersburg’s police station, jail and municipal building will be starting up in May after the borough assembly Friday awarded the contract for the work. The assembly also approved a year-long lease to move the borough’s administration and finance offices to the Petersburg Indian Association’s office building while that work is underway.
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