Several dozen young readers Friday marked the end of a two-month summer reading program at Petersburg Public Library. The party featured Tlingit dancing by a group from the Head Start program, story time and drawings for prizes in the reading raffle. Joe Viechnicki stopped by the celebration and talked to a few of the participants.
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Petersburg’s Sons of Norway held an auction over the weekend to raise money for a stove to put in the newly remodeled kitchen at the Sons hall. The 99-year-old building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has seen a number of improvements in the past few years, thanks to state grant money and other fund raising efforts. Joe Viechnicki spoke with Sally Dwyer, Rhoda Gilbert and Jill Williams about the auction and some of the work that’s already happened at the Sons.
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The number of building permits issued in the first half of 2011 is roughly the same as all of 2010. New home construction has quadrupled since last year. High fish prices are only part of the explanation.
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Petersburg residents heard more about a plan to market the town at a town hall meeting this week. During an interactive presentation, consultants from Nashville, Tenessee-based North Star Destination Strategies shared information about the branding process and asked attendees to share their insights about the town.
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British celebrity chef Phil Vickery filmed two TV episodes this week highlighting sustainable seafood caught in the waters of Southeast Alaska. The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute brought Vickery to the region for an eight-day visit and a few fishing trips around Petersburg and Excursion Inlet.
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