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University to proceed with Petersburg area timber sales

The University of Alaska lands office has responded to the borough of Petersburg and the city of Kupreanof and says it will proceed with two timber sales on Mitkof Island.

Petersburg, Klawock runners win Prince of Wales marathon

Runners from Petersburg and Klawock won last weekend’s 15th Annual Prince of Wales Island marathon. The event saw a total of 334 people from Alaska and seven other states running all, or part, of the 26 point 2 mile course that starts and ends in Craig.

Forest service employee honored for silviculture work

R.D. Parks of Petersburg was honored this spring by the U.S. Forest Service for his silviculture work for that federal agency. Parks has worked 23 years with the Forest Service. Before that he was a logging engineer with the Alaska Pulp Corporation’s Rowan Bay logging camp.

Students compute LeConte Glacier position

A team of students from Petersburg High School last week compiled their latest data on the location of the tidewater terminus of the LeConte Glacier, the southernmost tidewater glacier in North America. It’s the 31st year of a Petersburg High School program surveying the position of the icesheet in a mainland bay east of Petersburg.

46.4-pound king wins Petersburg salmon derby

Petersburg resident Karen Malcom took first place in the 33rd annual Petersburg salmon derby over the Memorial Day weekend. Malcom weighed in a with a 46 point 4 pound Chinook on Saturday afternoon. She wins a seven thousand dollar cash prize.