Petersburg’s youth swimming team took their last laps of the season late last month. Their coach, Scott Burt, said they ended on a high note at the Alaska Swimming State Championship in Anchorage.
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In the cold, dark days of winter, some Alaskans turn to jigsaw puzzles to keep themselves busy indoors. This year, one Petersburg resident took that idea to the extreme – ordering the biggest puzzle in the world, and rallying hundreds of community members to put it together.
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Alaska Public Entity Insurance has concluded its review of the Petersburg Borough’s safety practices and human resources. Community members are hoping the report represents the first steps towards reconciliation and healing from a 2016 crash which killed two Borough employees.
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Petersburg’s election season is right around the corner, and the Borough is looking to fill 20 seats on several boards and commissions. Tomorrow is the first day residents can file for candidacy.
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As winter thaws and the ground becomes squishy with rain, Petersburg Borough’s groundskeeper, Colin Perry, had a major horizon on his mind: Mayfest. But spring also means he can re-start his work maintaining Petersburg’s cemetery.
Rachel Cassandra joined Perry in his greenhouse at work and for a rainy walk around the cemetery to see the start of spring through his eyes.
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Petersburg’s Borough Assembly has a hefty agenda for its noon meeting today. The Assembly is scheduled to do a final reading of an ordinance to change the safety code for local buildings. Then they’ll review ten items of new business.
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Scott Burt from Petersburg Parks & Recreation is planning a winter triathlon indoors, so that the show can go on even when “Alaska happens.”
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The Petersburg Parks and Recreation board voted to support a proposed bicycle park in Petersburg. The park would have jumps and berms as part of a circular clay and gravel track so kids and adults can do tricks on their bikes.
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