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The $2 million dollar deficit for the North Harbor Project causes issues with Petersburg's city council members. Petersburg City Manager Steve Giesbrecht, made a funding proposal for the council to consider that provides funding for the shortfall in the cost of reconstruction for that project. “We tried to do the same thing with this that was potentially done for the Reid Marine Property,” Giesbrecht said. The plan is to take $600,000 from the harbor fund, coming from the raw fish tax that the harbor will receive this year; $350,000 from pro...
The time to file to run for borough office has come and gone and there are still remaining positions that will need to be filled after the election. At this time, Mark Jensen and Don Koenigs are the two choices for mayor. The candidates that have filed for assembly seats are Sue Flint, John R. Havrilek, John Hoag and Nancy Strand. School Board candidates are Jean Ellis and Cheryl File. Hospital Board candidates are Tom Abbott, Timothy Koeneman, Rocio Tejera and Darlene Whitethorn. The remaining seats will be filled by appointment if the...
The Petersburg Vikings traveled to Bartlett for the State swimming competition qualifying nine swimmers for the meet. “The Vikings made us all very proud at the State High School Swimming and Diving meet last weekend,” Head Coach Andy Carlisle said. “But the highlight of the meet, of course, was Abel Aulbach winning the 50 and 100 yard freestyles.” Vince Kowalski finished fifth in the finals for the 200 yard freestyles and came in seventh in the finals for the 500 yard freestyle. Shalie Dahl fi... Full story
At the Oct. 23 meeting of the Petersburg Indian Association Board, Jeanette Ness was appointed to the vacant seat on the board. Ronelle Beardsly, who stepped down from the board seven months ago due to health reasons, formerly held the position. According to PIA board mandate, the open slot should have been filled at the meeting following Beardsly’s departure. “I received the next highest number of votes at the last election,” Ness said. “I should have been appointed seven months ago.” N... Full story
The Petersburg Viking swimmers traveled to Ketchikan for regional competition over the weekend – and nine came back as State qualifiers. “We had some truly great performances this weekend at regionals,” head coach Andy Carlisle said. “Several kids had big time drips and some really surprised themselves, and everyone raced well.” The Viking girls, as a team, placed fourth overall in regional competition. The team of Grace Weller, Shania Dahlberg, Shalie Dahl and Eva Kowalski came in third in the 200-yard medley relay and Dahl also brought in a f... Full story
One of Petersburg’s Halloween contest festivities was called to an early halt as police evacuated Kito’s Kave Saturday evening. Officers responded to the report of an individual armed with a firearm heading downtown and threatening to kill people. Derek Knudsen, 24, allegedly left his home with a loaded weapon with the plan of killing police, his girlfriend and anyone else that may be in his path. “We knew there was a big possibility that he would be headed back to the bar,” Petersburg Police Chief Jim Agner said. “We wanted to make sure that...
Phase I of the Petersburg Road Improvement Project is coming to an end – and Dowl HKM Project Engineer Matt McGuan recapped the construction activities over the last two weeks during a recent meeting. “All curb and gutter have been poured except for two damaged pieces by Tides Inn,” he stated. “We have also poured sidewalks on Dolphin Street from the top of the hill down to the PIA parking lot and sown to the Nordic Drive intersection.” Concrete and parking aprons have been poured on Dolphin and the majority of the sidewalks along both side...
The Thomas Bay Power Authority Commission met Tuesday, Oct. 30 and discussed a presentation to be given at the upcoming City and Borough of Wrangell workshop session to be held at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 5. TBPA General Manager Paul Southland presented information to the commission regarding a report by D. Hittle and Associates and made note of information that he feels needed to be explored a little further by the commission. “The report that D. Hittle has provided to the SEAPA Board is incomplete,” Southland said. “And I believe that this...
“Lets Talk Petersburg” invites the community to an open forum from 6:15-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 7 at the Sons of Norway Hall. Nicole McMurren of the Petersburg Community Foundation and Jessica Ieremia of the Petersburg Public Library will host, as a part of Lets Talk Petersburg, a round table event to discuss issues in the community that may need help. “We have been meeting as a small group since March,” McMurren said. “We are hoping to take this to a higher level and get community support.” Lets Talk Petersburg is a group of individuals w...
The 7th Annual Devil’s Thumb Brewfest and Chili Cookoff brought a big crowd out to the Sons of Norway Hall on Friday Night to sample the edible entries. Tiffany Budinger’s Campfire Chili Con Carne was voted the overall winner of the night with other prizes going to Mindy Anderson for stew, Al Peeler for game chili, Marlene Cushing for vegetarian chili, Eric Castro for beer, and Margaret Newlun for wine....
The Petersburg Viking wrestlers traveled to Anchorage for the Anchorage Christian School tournament last weekend. With seven Petersburg wrestlers traveling to the tournament, the team finished with an overall record of 17 wins and 16 losses. There were 43 teams competing and the Vikings placed 21st among those squads. “There were well over 800 matches wrestled,” head coach Martin Massin said. “We spent over 27 hours in the gym waiting our turn and were able to watch some of the best wrestling in the state.” D.J. Toyomura, who wrestles in the...
With the deadline for filing for a position on the Petersburg Borough Assembly, Hospital Board, School Board and Planning Commission coming to an end, the list of candidates has grown. But all positions are still not spoken for. As of the 5 p.m. deadline Wednesday, the names of people who have filed were Mark Jensen and Don Koenigs for the Mayor seat; Susan Flint, John Havrilek, John Hoag and Nancy Strand for Assembly seats; Tom Abbott, Timothy Koeneman, Rocio Tejera and Darlene Whitethorn for Hospital Board positions. The petitions and forms... Full story
The Petersburg Borough election date is looming before the area and facts regarding this issue are in debate for all involved. The Petersburg Borough Promotion Committee met for the first time Friday morning with the tag line, Petersburg Borough. We’re stronger together. “We need to make sure that all of our promotional information is based in fact,” Petersburg City Manager Steve Giesbrecht said. “The purpose of this promotion is not to change the minds of those who have already decided, but to help those undecided know the facts.” This Boro... Full story
Mountain View Manor held its first annual Hallows Eve Fall Ball Saturday, Oct. 13 and the evening was a huge success. Above, Carol Shaake dances with LtJG Rick Mozolic of the USCG Cutter Anacapa.... Full story
Seppo and Paula Koutaniemi, of Kuusamo, Finland, made their first trip to the United States and Petersburg to visit family member Sue Paulsen and fell in love with the area. “Petersburg is a beautiful place,” Seppo said. “The scenery is so different and we feel at home here.” Seppo and Paula spent about five days in the community and were able to take in many of Petersburg’s fall tourist offerings. “We were able to visit the museum and really enjoyed that,” Paula said. “It was interesting tha... Full story
Petersburg had its first wrestling tournament in over a year Oct. 12. The Vikings have ten wrestlers on the team including 98 pound sophomore D. J. Toyomura, who finished the weekend with a 4 and 0 record. In his first tournament championship, Toyomura was matched with first seed Wrangell opponent Curtis Wimberly and Toyomura won. He was then matched with Craig wrestler Seth Packer for another win. With a forfeit in the championship round, Toyomura bested the five wrestlers in his 98 to 106...
The funding for the completion of the North Harbor project is a main area of concern for the Petersburg Harbor Advisory Board. The Petersburg City Council Members and Harbor Board members met Friday afternoon to try to find ways in which to complete the project with funds available. “We have $7 million and that is the amount for the base bid with two alternatives that will bring the total to $9 million,” Petersburg Harbormaster Glorianne Wollen said. “We are hoping that next year the costs...
Petersburg will be a winter home for the 46-foot vessel, Polar Bound, while owner, David Cowper awaits the opportunity to take her out again. The vessel can be recognized easily by the bright yellow color. “The color is for easy identification by the icebreakers,” Cowper said. “The boat is so small, if it was a darker color, it wouldn’t be seen.” Cowper, whose home is near Newcastle, England, has completed six circumnavigations of the Northwest Passage and three of the trips included the Arcti...
Petersburg City Councilors Mark Jensen and Don Koenigs have filed with the Division of Elections to run for the position of Borough Assembly Mayor. “This is my sixth year on the council and I’ve been mayor pro-tem for most of those years and I’d just like to see the transition process through,” Jensen said. “It will all depend on the vote, but I believe I can help it go smoothly.” Koenigs, who briefly worked as Petersburg’s City Manager in the early 90s and was Petersburg’s Mayor in the early 80... Full story
The Petersburg City Council unanimously approved a renewal contract for Petersburg City Manager, Steve Giesbrecht, during its regular meeting Monday evening. The current contract held an annual salary of $105,000 and with the renewal, Giesbrecht’s salary would increase to $108,675 with a 3.5 percent salary increase. Another change proposed by the renewal is a severance package increasing from six to nine months of salary should Giesbrecht be terminated from his position with the City. This renewal will also provide an annual family m... Full story
The Petersburg Viking swimmers traveled to Juneau over the weekend to compete against Juneau Douglas, Ketchikan, Thunder Mountain and Sitka. The Viking team, as a whole, finished in fifth place for the weekend competition. The girls finished fourth for Friday and Saturday’s events. The boys finished third in Friday’s events and fourth Saturday. “We swam pretty well this week,” Head Coach Andy Carlisle said. “We were a little tired after a long ferry ride and sleeping on the ground for a couple... Full story
The possibility of streamlining the operations of Thomas Bay Power Authority and Ketchikan Power Utility into a single operator was brought before the Petersburg City Council Monday evening. “The operations and management report was commissioned by SEAPA to see how we are doing with our business,” Trey Acteson said. “We are hoping to see if there are any opportunities for savings in the near future.” Acteson also explained that with the addition of the Swan Lake and Tyee intertie, the dynamics have changed as to the management of the power r...
John Hoag was appointed to the recently vacated seat of John Jensen during the regular meeting of the Petersburg City Council Monday evening and immediately took his position. Appointments of vice mayor and committee members were taken care of at this meeting as well. Mark Jensen will remain as Petersburg Vice-Mayor and will also continue in his role as liaison to the Harbor and Port Advisory Board and Motor Pool Funding Committee. Hoag will take the liaison position on the Public Safety Advisory Board and Sue Flint, Nancy Strand and Rick...
Petersburg Bible Church welcomes Demer Webb as a new pastor for the growing congregation. Webb and wife, Dana, have been married for 14 years and have three children, Ethan, 10, Ella, 7 and Elijah, 2. The Webb family moved here from Atlanta and hopes to make Petersburg their home. The Webbs arrived Aug. 5 and will move into their permanent home in November. “I lived in Anchorage for 14 years as a young man,” Webb said. “Until about eight months ago, Petersburg wasn’t even on my radar. The onl...
Outgoing Petersburg Vessel Owners Association executive director Julianne Curry approached the Petersburg City Council with the possibility of putting commercial fishing projects at the top of the capital improvement projects list in the future. “I have been the executive director of the PVOA for six and a half years,” Curry said. “I would like to explain what the commercial fishing industry does in Petersburg.” Recent fact sheets, put out by the United Fishermen of Alaska, were made available to the council Monday evening. “Petersburg is the n...
