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Considering the shallow, rocky waters in the Blind River Rapids, SSRAA production manager Bill Gass was unsure of how successful the beach seine operation to hand deliver king salmon broodstock to Crystal Lake Hatchery would be. But the team of 20 folks, including local volunteers and staff from the Southern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association (SSRAA) and Alaska Department of Fish and Game, successfully captured and transported 146 live king salmon during the first two Tuesdays in July,...
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10 volunteers pulled on their rubber boots and rain jackets last Friday to search Petersburg's beaches for suspicious crab carapaces in observation of European Green Crab Awareness Day. After breaking into four groups, the volunteers combed the waterfronts of the Wilson Creek camp area, Crescent Beach, Greens Camp, and Woodpecker Cove; they found 33 carapaces in total, none of which were green crab. "I think it went well. I think it's good we didn't find any green crab," said organizer and...
In closely watched oral arguments last Thursday, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals indicated that it is unlikely to grant an environmental group’s petition for an order that could halt — at least temporarily — the valuable Southeast Alaska king salmon commercial troll fishery. In May 2023, a judge in the U.S. District Court covering western Washington issued an order stating that federal officials were allowing Alaska fishermen to harvest king salmon at rates that harmed an endangered population of killer whale...
July 25, 1924 – M. Susuki, Japanese, shot and killed Margaret Adrianoff, aged seventeen, and fatally wounded her mother, Mrs. Casper Adrianoff, at the Alaska Glacier Sea Food Company’s plant Thursday. After the double tragedy, Susuki ran down the dock towards town, reloading his gun, then suddenly sat down and shot himself through the temple. For some time Susuki had been paying attention to and bothering the girl, and had wanted her to marry him. As far as the Adrianoff family was concerned, he was just an acquaintance. The shooting took pla...
Petersburg's tribe plans to add sidewalks to some streets and build a new trail in coming years. The Petersburg Indian Association approved a four-year infrastructure plan on July 17 after finalizing the project list at a public meeting earlier in the month. The tribe will partner with the Petersburg Borough to add sidewalks along residential streets near the Petersburg Community Center. Debra O'Gara is the tribal council president. "Right now, in the middle of winter, it's really dark back...
Arts in the Cove festival, formerly known as Arts and Seafood, is scheduled for Aug. 9 and 10 in the old ferry terminal at Coffman Cove. The festival - about 40 boat miles southwest of Wrangell on Prince of Wales Island - promotes local artisans and features everything from handmade fine art to crafts, soaps, candles, oils, jams, jellies, syrups, fur, seafood, smoked meats and fry bread. The festival also will feature live music and entertainment, along with prize raffles throughout the two...
Unbelievable. Elon Musk is promoting and pushing errors and false news into the heads of people around the world. All for personal profit or personal ego. Maybe just for personal fun. Whatever the reason, it’s irresponsible and dangerous. Musk, a serial entrepreneur who seems to have invented most everything but cold cereal, believes Grok, his artificial intelligence service pedaled through X, formerly known as Twitter, should be a news source. Not necessarily a trusted news source, but that’s not important in his world. “What we’re doing o...
July 17 – Found property was returned to its owner. Petersburg Police Department (PPD) received a report of a disabled and unattended vehicle blocking access on Dock Street. A skiff on Harbor Way was impounded. July 18 – PPD received a report of a wandering pup on Howkan Street. PPD received a report of juveniles drinking in a vehicle parked in the South Harbor lot. James Clark, Erik Edwards and Isaiah Etcher were issued citations for minors in possession of alcohol. Elizabeth Burns was issued a citation for operating a motor vehicle with an...
The Coast Guard and partner agencies that have been looking for a missing plane bound for Yakutat called off the search late Monday evening. The plane, owned by longtime Haines pilot Sam Wright and carrying Yakutat couple Hans Munich and Tanya Hutchins, stopped emitting its radar signal near Mount Crillon at the southern end of the Fairweather Mountain Range. The three left Juneau on Saturday and were reported overdue that evening. Both Wright and Munich are pilots with decades of experience flying in Southeast Alaska. Coast Guard public...
The window to file for candidacy in Petersburg's municipal election is now open. Folks in town who meet the qualifications for local office can add their name to the ballot by turning in required paperwork to the Borough Clerk's office before the window closes on Aug. 20. A total of 14 seats will be up for election this fall. Each position is for a three-year term. Among the local elected positions will be two seats on the Petersburg Borough Assembly, currently occupied by assembly members Bob...
A longtime Palmer pilot told federal inspectors that he is a “free citizen” who doesn’t need a government-issued pilot license or aircraft registration, according to prosecutors who have now filed aviation-related criminal charges against him. On July 18, William Marsan was arrested in Palmer and jailed on federal charges of operating a plane without a license, operating an unregistered aircraft and operating a plane displaying a false registration mark. Each of the three charges could bring up to three years in prison and hundreds of thous...
When Dan Trail took his dogs to play fetch on June 20 at Petroglyph Beach, the last thing he expected was to find himself involved in a statewide baby seal rescue mission. But when he reached for his tennis ball and noticed it lying on the tail of a 1-week-old lost seal pup, he sprang into action. The seal - now called Rocky by her rescue team - was extremely dehydrated when Trail found her. Wedged in between two rocks, high above the receding tide, she was sucking in air on a warm June day....
Triathlete Dustin Barber competed in Petersburg's Summer Sprint Triathlon last Saturday, running a personal best for himself, finishing with a time of 69 minutes and 18 seconds – an improvement from 2023 when Barber completed the triathlon in 71 minutes and 46 seconds. The summer triathlon consisted of a 500-yard pool swim, then a 10-mile bike ride and a 5k run to finish everything off. Unfortunately, Barber was the only competitor in this year's race. "I expected eight," Aquatic Supervisor S...
This sign was Petersburg’s first museum sign. Installed in 1967, it was cut from plywood and hand-painted white with yellow and brown lettering. In August of 1962, Elsie Clausen and the local Pioneers of Alaska opened a ‘museum’ in Petersburg’s City Council Chambers. Elsie and Claire Strand chose the name “Petersburg Museum Society.” Elsie and Carroll Clausen worked with the City of Petersburg, individuals and many organizations to establish community interest in the region’s history while they acquired and maintained items for the museum to...
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If it passes its final reading at the next Petersburg Borough Assembly meeting, a ballot proposition this fall will ask borough voters to authorize $19.3 million in new debt for the Water and Wastewater utilities. The loans would come from the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation revolving loan fund, which provides municipal water utilities with loans for capital projects at 1.5% interest, 20-year repayment. The authorization of the debt would sunset after five years, meaning the util...
While the king salmon struggling to get upstream are benefitting from the past week of heavier-than-normal rainfall, the townsfolk of Petersburg are finding the weather less enjoyable. A resident heads down to check the bilge pump on his boat moored at "poor man's float" in North Harbor, where, according to harbor staff, a 16-foot jet skiff was sunk by the rain on Wednesday....
An ordinance was introduced at Monday's Assembly meeting to adjust the FY25 budget for known changes. The top item was for Harbor Department disposal of derelict vessels, increasing the budgeted amount from $10 thousand to $250 thousand dollars. The budget increase is described as necessary to take care of removing two large derelict boats currently in the harbor. The budget request coincided with another ordinance introduced on Monday which would amend Petersburg Municipal Code to add a...
July 18, 1924 – Two men, one masked, held up Ole Jackson aboard the gasboat Jiggs shortly after midnight in Auke Bay at Pelton Cove, and made their escape with $500 ($9,186.40 today) which Jackson had in a sack to purchase fish. Ole Jackson, who is a buyer for H.R. Thompson, of Juneau, left on the Jiggs from City Dock the same evening, going over the bar to Pelton Cove where he anchored for the night. About seven o’clock, Jackson turned in to make an early start in the morning for Hoonah and adjacent places to buy fish from trollers. Som...
Petersburg pays some of the lowest electricity rates in Alaska - 12 cents per residential kilowatt hour compared to the average in Alaska of 24.36 cents - thanks to the abundant renewable energy produced at the Swan Lake and Tyee Lake hydroelectric projects run by the Southeast Alaska Power Agency (SEAPA). SEAPA hydro continuously powers the communities of Petersburg, Wrangell and Ketchikan, except once each year when SEAPA schedules a ten-day shutdown at each project to work through a flurry...
Request for support of Kake Fireman’s Tournament To the Editor: The Kake community is busy preparing to host our 42nd annual Kake Fireman’s Tournament, which will be held from July 31st to August 2nd, 2024. We greatly appreciate the past and present support of those who made this event happen. We are reaching out for donations to make 2024 the best year yet! We are anticipating a Men’s Open Bracket, a Women’s Open Bracket, and, with significant enough numbers, a Men’s 35-and-older Open Bracket. We also showcase kid’s games, shooting co...
The melting of one of North America's largest icefields has accelerated and could soon reach an irreversible tipping point. That's the conclusion of new research colleagues and I have published on the Juneau Icefield, which straddles the Alaska-Canada border near the Alaskan capital of Juneau. In the summer of 2022, I skied across the flat, smooth and white plateau of the icefield, accompanied by other researchers, sliding in the tracks of the person in front of me under a hot sun. From that...
July 10 – An officer assisted a citizen with concerns. A cell phone was found on Sing Lee Alley and turned in to the Petersburg Police Department (PPD). An officer removed debris from the roadway on Mitkof Highway. Andrew Bergen, 33, was cited for driving without a valid driver’s license. July 11 – An officer helped a porcupine out of the roadway near Libby Straits. An officer observed music and lights on, as well as an open door, at a business on Mitkof Highway and notified an employee. An officer responded to a parking complaint. PPD recei...
