EPISODE 69: Love, Art, & Life
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Mary Katasse-Miller talks about meeting her husband Jay Miller and their life together. Mary also discusses the meanings behind both of her family's Lingít crests.
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EPISODE 68: Honoring Mexican Independence Day
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Jonathan Canek Elias Sosa, a freshman at Petersburg High School talks about growing up in Mexico and immigrating to the US in 2018. He is a member of the library's GOAT Radio Show for teens and discusses an upcoming special radio show he has planned to honor Mexican Independence that will be celebrated on September 15 & 16, 2022.
Read MoreEPISODE 67: Marisol Westhoff
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Marisol Westhoff talks about coming to Petersburg from Mexico to work in the cannery, and how she came to call Petersburg her home with husband, Tom, and their three young girls.
Read MoreEPISODE 66: StarFlower the Duck
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Matt Gerrits talks about his beloved duck StarFlower, her miraculous survival, charisma, & local fame.
Read MoreEPISODE 65: Library LOVE!
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Sue Jensen Paulsen talks with Kari Petersen about the history of Petersburg Public Library. 2022 National Library week will be celebrated with a heartfelt dedication of the Helmi Jensen Community Room.
Read MoreEPISODE 64: Patti Norheim & Gloria Ohmer-Koenigs
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Two dear friends and sisters by marriage talk about their business ventures in this Listening Project recorded in 2010.
Read MoreEPISODE 63: FisherPoets Gathering 2022
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Alec McMurren plays his original “Fisher Folk Songs” and gives poetry readings while discussing his love of the annual FisherPoets Gathering, happening online Feb. 25-26.
Read MoreEPISODE 62: Strengthening Local Non-Profits
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Joni Johnson talks about the Petersburg Community Foundation’s mission & grants as well as endowments and support for local non-profits. The library’s Build A Better World Challenge is featured as a way to support local non-profits in January.
Read MoreEPISODE 61: Rachel Krafchow (Part 2)
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Rachel discusses working in the U.S. and abroad before finding home in Petersburg.
Read MoreEPISODE 60: Rachel Krafchow (Part 1)
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Rachel talks about growing up in Israel, coming to the U.S., and returning to Israel to join the Army.
Read MoreEPISODE 59: Alaska Natives Without Land
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Nicole Hallingstad, a member of Petersburg Alaska Natives Without Land, discusses the history and future of Landless Natives.
Read MoreEPISODE 58: 50 Years of ANCSA
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Nicole Hallingstad, Sealaska Board Member, explains the complex structure and history of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971.
Read MoreEPISODE 57: To Be A Veteran
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Tommy Fisher and David Holmes share their experience serving in the military. Fisher served 10 years in the National Guard, and a year in Iraq. Holmes served 26 years in the Coast Guard including time in Vietnam.
Read MoreEPISODE 56: Polly Lee, A Lifetime in Art
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Polly Lee discusses her contributions to art in the State and in Petersburg as well as her exhibit currently on display at the library- Stoneware Pots by Pauline Lee 1955-2005.
This podcast includes a Listening Project recorded in 2010 titled Art in Such A Place when Polly Lee came in to talk with Susan Christensen about her life as an artist here in Petersburg. Polly describes the Civic Improvement Committee she joined to beautify the town back in the 1950s and the daunting mission they were first given by the City Council.
Polly tells Susan how the Civic Improvement Committee became the Petersburg Arts and Crafts guild, and eventually the Arts Council. She describes her early life as an artist, teaching ceramics as a young mother, with a baby in her arms. Then she describes many of the local art projects she either designed or collaborated on including the “Fisk” fountain at the Clausen Museum, the concrete impressions in the sidewalks and the “Sea Song” which adorns the municipal building. She talks about fabricating “Sea Song” with Ronn Buschmann, who she describes as “The Nureyev of the Band Saw”.
Polly has been an artist and champion of the arts and mentor for many people throughout her life in Petersburg. In this interview she talks about her philosophy of art and the importance of art in our lives and community.
Read MoreEPISODE 55: Rainforest Writers Read 2021 (Part 2)
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Part 2: A recording of local writers reading their work during 2021 Rainforest Festival. Mike Schwartz reads about a storm while fishing in Lynn Canal. Sunny Rice reads two poems, one of place and one of belief. Lizzie Thompson reads of the magic and reality of childhood. Chris Weiss reads about visitors in the garden and ephemeral art. Orin Pierson reads about a naturalist listening with gratitude wrapping up another beloved Rainforest Festival.
Read MoreEPISODE 54: Rainforest Writers Read 2021 (Part 1)
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Part 1: A recording of local writers reading their work during 2021 Rainforest Festival. Sue Paulsen reads an ode to iconic Petersburg teacher Ms. Evans. John McCabe reads a love poem. Diane Benson reads two published works about her life as a mother and a child. Julie Hursey reads about the psychology of being a tour boat cook.
Read MoreEPISODE 53: Illustrating Picture Books
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A conversation with Artist and Illustrator Janine Gibbons discussing the two new children’s picture books she has illustrated for Highwater Press. Jigging for Halibut with Tsinii and Learning to Carve Argillite are written by Sara Florence Davidson and Robert Davidson with illustrations by Janine Gibbons. The stories are about experiences Artist and Master Haida Carver Robert Davidson had with his own Tsinii (Haida for Grandfather). Janine discusses her process for illustrating children’s picture books along with all the research she puts into each project. These books are part of a four-book series, and the next two books will be released in the Fall of 2022.
Read MoreEPISODE 52: Orange Shirt Day
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A conversation recorded with Derrick O’Soup, his sister Linda O’Soup, and her husband George Mirasty about Orange Shirt Day and the effects of Indigenous residential schools on them and their families.
Read MoreEPISODE 51: Homegrown Soprano
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A conversation with Stephanie Pfundt discussing her journey in academia studying choir, opera, and composition. Recording includes part of an original piece Salmon Hymn, written and sung by Stephanie accompanied by Liya Nigmat on piano. Conversation recorded 8/25/2021.
Read MoreEPISODE 50: The Future of Our Ferries
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A conversation recorded with Homer H. Sarber discussing his insights and beliefs about what would benefit the Alaska Marine Highway System today. Mr. Sarber had a 35-year career working for the AMHS beginning in 1964 and is the author of Achieving Buoyancy with the Alaska Marine Highway System. Recorded on 8/26/2021.
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