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The Vikings beat the Wrangell Wolves last weekend during Wrangell's homecoming games. Petersburg had a slow start Friday night, with players setting up different defenses. "We were a little confused on our half court defense," head coach Rick Brock said. "That doesn't usually work well and it was kind of a slow start for us. I called a timeout and we got ourselves together." Wrangell was up 7-1 before the timeout but once the Vikings readjusted they found their rhythm and took control of the...
The Petersburg Advisory Committee met last week to discuss proposals and potential changes to fishing regulations that will eventually head to the Board of Fisheries for ultimate approval. “Every three years anybody and everybody can put in a proposal to the board of fisheries to change existing regulations, add new regulations or delete regulations,” Alaska Department of Fish and Game Petersburg Area Management Biologist Troy Thynes said. “They can’t deal with state statutes but these are just the codified regulations.” The committee...
Long time Petersburg resident Megan O’Neil, 26, is the newest Petersburg Vessel Owner’s (PVOA) Association Executive Director. O’Neil, who grew up in the fishing community since she was a kid, came back to town in 2010 after graduating from Northern Arizona University earning a degree in accounting and finance. O’Neil said she’s always been interested in fishing and the new job allows her to be more involved. “I came back after college to keep fishing and this gave me an opportunity to be a bigger part of the industry,” O’Neil said. “My job i...
Petersburg School District Superintendent Lisa Stroh submitted a letter of resignation to the Petersburg School Board December 31 citing family medical issues as her reason for resignation. Stroh requested administrative leave from December 16 through January 5, which the school board granted. "She felt a need to get down to Montana quickly," said school board member Sarah Holmgrain. "She asked for a leave of absence and while down there determined that she needed to stay." The board hired... Full story
The Lady Vikings took third place at the Clarke Cochran Christmas Classic Tournament in Ketchikan last week. After defeating a California team early in the tournament the Lady Vikings went on to face a tough game against Ketchikan where Petersburg lost 35-45. “It was a good physical game, especially defensively,” Head Coach Dino Brock said. “We struggled to shoot the basketball.” The Lady Vikings missed many scoring opportunities after shooting 13 for 29 from the free throw line. Petersb...
The Petersburg Vikings placed 4th last week in the Clarke Cochran Christmas Classic Tournament in Ketchikan. The Vikings went 1-1 during the first two games of the tournament and beat North Pole last Wednesday. Head Coach Rick Brock said the Petersburg squad kept up a good pace throughout the bout. The Vikings jumped out to an early lead in the first and second quarters with the score 28-11 at the half. “It was a great start for us,” Brock said. “They (North Pole) didn’t press us at the beginning of the game. It was the first game in the tou...
The Petersburg Vikings are 1-1 as of Tuesday afternoon as they compete in Ketchikan at the Clarke Cochran Christmas Classic tournament. The Vikings faced off Monday against Fairbanks’ three time state champions Monroe Catholic. Vikings head coach Rick Brock he knew going into the game it was going to be quite a test for his young squad. Monroe Catholic put pressure on Petersburg with a full court press and the Vikings struggled scoring. “We had too many live ball turnovers which they converted to points quickly,” Brock said. “They get up and...
The Lady Vikings won its first game in the Clarke Cochran Christmas Classic tournament in Ketchikan Tuesday morning. The Petersburg girls beat the California team University Prep. Head Coach Dino Brock said his team started out strong and kept a good momentum throughout the entire game. The Lady Vikings were up 16-8 at the end of the first quarter. University Prep fought back and was down by two points at the half. “In the third quarter we battled back and forth,” Brock said. “They’d go on a run and then we’d go on a run. We outscored...
This fall’s Dungeness crab fishery preliminary harvest estimate is totaled at 975,000 pounds with 137 recorded permit holders fishing. According to Alaska Department of Fish and Game data, as of November 30, 19 percent of this year’s total fall harvest was caught this fall. During the previous ten year average, 25 percent of the annual harvest is taken in the fall. This year’s total harvest so far is a heaping 5.04 million pounds, well above the 3.78 million pound ten-year average. “With some areas still open it remains to be seen whether...
The Lady Vikings took first place in last weekend's Little Norway Tournament. Petersburg's girls hosted teams from Haines, Ketchikan and Metlakatla. The Lady Vikings came out swinging Thursday night, defeating Haines' Glacier Bears 57-19. Head Coach Dino Brock said he was pleased with his team's solid performance Thursday night. "We ran up and down the floor," Brock said. "Our defense did a great job against them. We had really balanced scoring. Everybody on the team scored in that game so...
The Petersburg Vikings placed third in last weekend's Little Norway Tournament. Petersburg hosted Craig, Ketchikan and Metlakatla. Head Coach Rick Brock said the Vikings played a solid game Thursday night beating Craig 82-44. "It was our first home game and everybody was probably a bit nervous but all the players on the team had a chance to get some time on the floor," Brock said. The Vikings jumped out to an early lead scoring 19 points in the first quarter and continued to dominate throughout...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly approved an updated electric ordinance that increases rates by four percent during the next two years. The current declining block rate structure was established more than two decades ago to encourage electric usage—the more a customer uses, the less they pay on a kilowatt per hour basis. The declining block rate, combined with the rise of oil prices, contributed to a large conversion from oil to electric heating. Beginning around 2012, that conversion began to level out. During discussions last December over a... Full story
The Petersburg Borough Assembly authorized Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht to sign off on the agreement between the Petersburg Borough, the City and Borough of Wrangell and the Thomas Bay Power Authority (TBPA) that transitions operation and maintenance of the Tyee Hydro Lake facility to Southeast Alaska Power Agency (SEAPA). The four bodies have been negotiating the agreement since last year when the Petersburg assembly voted not to fund its share of a portion of the TBPA budget labeled non-net billable—a bill Petersburg and Wrangell have t... Full story
The Parks and Recreation department will spruce up Outlook Park by landscaping and adding a bathroom, two barbecues and picnic benches. The work will take place in two phases during the next two years. "We are already pricing out trees and plants for phase one through the Flower Farm," Parks and Recreation Director Donnie Hayes wrote in a letter. "They are looking at having a chilled container shipped up from Seattle with the plants and trees that we are requesting." Hayes has budgeted $5,000... Full story
Despite some talk of changes, the Petersburg Borough Assembly again voted during Monday’s meeting to pass six ballot measures that change the borough’s sales tax code. Four of the changes involve the senior sales tax exemption, which exempts individuals more than 65 years old from paying the borough’s six percent sales tax. One measure would establish a sunset date, December 31, 2019, when the exemption card would no longer be issued. However, those who already receive the exemption would continue to do so. The sunset date ordinance faile...
Alaska Department of Transportation (ADOT) staff is headed to Petersburg to discuss with the community its new Southeast Alaska Transportation Plan, which includes changes to the Alaska Marine Highway System, a Kake access road and anticipated funding decreases. Petersburg Borough Assembly member Cindi Lagoudakis announced the visit during Monday’s assembly meeting where she encouraged the public to review the plan. “The concern there is the plan comes out and actually states that DOT is anticipating taking resources from Southeast Alaska and...
Canadian officials are airlifting Chinook and sockeye salmon over a landslide that caused a barrier to salmon passage in the Tahltan River, a tributary of the Stikine. Steve Gotch, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) director for the Yukon and Northwestern British Columbia, said the landslide occurred about a half mile up the Tahltan on May 20. The river is roughly 120 miles upstream of the Stikine, but the salmon that swim up it provide harvests for Southeast Alaskan and Canadian commercial and...
The South Nordic Drive construction project that had been planned to kick off this fall likely won’t begin until spring 2015. Alaska Department of Transportation (ADOT) project manager Keith Karpstein said the delay came after securing nearly 100 required right of way easements from property owners along the affected roadway. “If there’s an impact to the adjacent property owners we have to work with them to get the necessary rights to work on the property even on a temporary basis,” Karpstein said. “Most of these impacts were temporary... Full story
A 59-year-old Petersburg man was injured Sunday afternoon in the borough rock quarry after handling what explosive experts have identified as Tovex - a commercial grade explosive typically used for blasting in quarries, mines and road construction. An individual called 911 around 1 p.m. reporting the injured man lying outside of the Petersburg Medical Center Emergency Room and informed dispatchers he could have been injured by dynamite, a Petersburg Police press release states. "The injured pers... Full story
Monthly Enhanced 911 (E911) surcharges will increase to $2 a month for Petersburg Borough cellphone users if the Borough Assembly approves the rate increase as an ordinance during the next assembly meeting. The funds will help finance maintenance on the E911 Emergency Communications Fund, an anticipated cost of $500,000 during the next several years. Every municipality across Alaska sets a similar charge, which helps install and maintain emergency communication systems. In Petersburg, there is only $29,700 currently available in the fund due... Full story
The Southeast Seine fishery is performing as expected despite a closure last week, said Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG) biologist Dan Gray. “As expected, we have a fairly low pink salmon forecast and it’s early yet in the development of that run, but it looks like what we thought,” Gray said. In the Hidden Falls terminal harvest area, the Northern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association needs 180,000 chum salmon for brood stock. As of July 8, only 5,000 passed the barrier net and into a containment area. “Without that in place i...
Petersburg Indian Association is accepting E-waste through August 30 in an effort to prevent harmful elements that exist in electronics, such lead and mercury, from entering the environment. "This is our first E-waste program through the Indian General Assistance Program, the environmental program here at PIA," said Jason Wilson, PIA tribal resource director. "If you can plug it in we'll take it." Electronic waste can be deposited in the yellow totes outside at the baler facility until the...
The Thomas Bay Power Authority (TBPA) Commission terminated TBPA General Manager Michael Nicholls' contract with three months of severance pay alleging months of lack of communication from him to the commission. TBPA, the organization responsible for operation and maintenance of the Tyee Hydroelectric Plant that provides power to Petersburg and Wrangell, is undergoing negotiations to transfer its operations to Southeast Alaska Power Agency (SEAPA). Commission members hadn't been receiving... Full story
Pending ongoing Petersburg Borough Assembly approval, six of the seven ballot measures on this October’s ballot would increase sales tax revenues for the Petersburg Borough and change the municipal sales tax code, all of which require voter approval. Four of the measures involve the senior sales tax exemption, which exempts individuals 65 years and older from paying the borough’s six percent sales tax. One measure would establish a sunset date, December 31, 2019, when the exemption card would no longer be issued. However, those who already rec... Full story
New Petersburg School District Superintendent Lisa Stroh has been in town for just more than a week and is busy picking up where previous PSD Superintendent Rob Thomason left off. "I talked with Dr. Thomason ahead of time so the transition is really smooth," Stroh said. "He left me with a list of unfinished things to do. The main things we need to do to move forward is the state mandated teacher evaluation system and curriculum alignment." District officials can choose from three evaluation... Full story
