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City of Petersburg Public Works officials, along with Petersburg Road Improvement Project Engineer, Matt McGuan, held the first of several progress meetings Thursday to keep the community abreast of the changes and what residents can expect. There is a lot of activity going on around the Dolphin Street and Nordic Drive intersection and to date the construction crew of Dowl HKM has removed the pavement, curb, gutter and sidewalk of Dolphin. “There are a few small sections of sidewalk, curb and gutter remaining to facilitate moving traffic in and...
Election for a Petersburg Borough has been officially set for Dec. 18. This election will be conducted by mail and is under the administration and supervision of the Director of Elections. According to Division of Elections Director Gail Fenumiai, ballots will be mailed to all qualified voters and anyone who is registered to vote within the proposed boundaries of the new borough at least since Aug. 22, 2012. “Ballots will be sent Nov. 26,” Fenumiai said. “They must be received by the Divis...
The meeting of the Southeast Alaska Power Agency Board of Directors on Sept. 19-20 in Petersburg discussed an agenda item that may signal the end of the Thomas Bay Power Authority, as we know it. A decision by the board to consolidate TBPA and Ketchikan Public Utilities in SEAPA, based on the finding of an internal agency report, will have to wait, however, for input from the Borough Assembly, Petersburg’s City Council and the Ketchikan Borough Assembly. John Heberling of the consulting firm D. Hittle and Associates performed the study of t... Full story
The Petersburg police station is now the number one capital project for 2014. The Petersburg City Council revised and prioritized the Capital Improvement Projects list Monday evening during its regular meeting. Several attendees at Monday’s meeting agreed the North Harbor and the police station were still the top projects for the list. These two projects were the top two on the list last year as well. During the public hearing portion of the meeting there was some disagreement over which project should be listed as number one. Local a... Full story
The Alaska Permanent Fund dividend for eligible Alaskans will be $878 this year. State officials announced this year’s payout from Alaska’s oil savings account Tuesday morning. This year’s amount is significantly less than last year’s dividend of $1,174, which was the smallest amount since 2006. The payout will be distributed Oct. 4. The annual distribution of the dividends is calculated on a five-year average of the earnings of the Alaska permanent fund. According to state officials the stock market took a hard hit in 2008 and that market... Full story
The 24th Alaska State Legislature Representative Peggy Wilson visited Petersburg last week to discuss any issues residents may have. “This visit to Petersburg has been wonderful and sad at the same time,” Wilson said. “I feel that Petersburg is mine because I have had it for 12 years, and I am going to miss being a part of this community when the redistricting takes effect.” Southeast Alaska had five legislators in the past but the area has lost 17,000 people between the last two censuse...
Mayor Al Dwyer read the Petersburg City Managers report into the record during the Petersburg City Council regular meeting Monday evening. The City has issued a request for proposals for Radio Narrow Band Conversion. According to City Manager Stephen Giesbrecht, the Fire, Police, Electric and Public Works Departments formulated the RFP. These proposals are due to the City by 5 p.m. Sept. 21 and the conversion must be completed by Jan. 1, 2013. Council member Mark Jensen questioned the deadline. “We will absolutely have problems meeting the d...
The Petersburg Cross-Country team traveled to Ketchikan for the weekend and the girls brought home second place. On the girls side, Grace Weller finished third overall and second in 3A competition with a time of 20:33; Fran Abbott finished 11th with a time of 23:03; Kylie Wallace came in 14thin 23:16; Stephanie Pfundt came to the finish in 27th with a time of 25:11 and Nicole Peterson finished 29th in 25:23. “All the girls are running very consistently and are ready for regional competition,” Head Coach Jo Ann Day said. “We were missing Robyn...
Viking girls continue to show improvement on the road in Ketchikan. “Overall the weekend went very well,” Head Coach and Petersburg Athletic Director Jaime Cabral said. “Our junior varsity team played against both the C and junior varsity teams in Ketchikan and performed great. They competed well and it is visible that they are grasping more volleyball knowledge as the season goes on.” Junior varsity player, Ruby Brock had 12 aces over the weekend and Adanna Kvernvik made seven kills. The Friday...
Questions regarding the decrease in port departures were a topic of discussion by Petersburg City Council Monday evening. Petersburg Mayor Al Dwyer addressed a letter to Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Deputy Commissioner of Marine Operations Michael Neussl asking about the reduced ferry schedule for 2013. “Our community has seen an overall decrease in port departures by 19.5 percent since 2002 and an 18.6 percent decrease in passenger disembarkment over the same time period,” Dwyer noted. “These two facts are clear... Full story
Petersburg City School District, along with Kenai Borough Peninsula Elementary Schools are the first two Alaskan School Districts to receive national recognition for supporting the health of children and communities through the Healthier US School Challenge. As part of their efforts in this challenge, the districts feature healthy items on their school menus and emphasize physical education and activity. “Kenai had four elementary schools to meet this challenge,” Petersburg City Schools Superintendent Rob Thomason said. “But Petersburg was r...
As the Petersburg City Council opened the floor for public comment on the Capital Improvement Projects list Monday evening, a new request for funding was addressed. Dave Berg Compass Theater board member, along with Sarah Tate, newly elected treasurer of the theater, addressed the council with the needs of digital upgrading. “The theater is going to be forced to upgrade to a digital format to be able to continue showing movies in Petersburg,” Berg said. “This will happen by the end of next year.” According to Berg, only high school students wor...
Josef Quitslund crafted this bicycle rack for Rae C. Stedman Elementary School. There are two racks that stand at each end of the school made of aluminum and filled with sand to keep them in place....
The Southeast Alaska 2012 season’s pink salmon catch was less than half of last year’s but a little higher than expected. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game predicted an all year harvest of 17 million and came in at around 20 million, 19 million of which were caught by the seine fleet. According to Fish and Game Commercial Fisheries Coordinator Biologist Bill Davidson, the runs have been coming in weak in the even years and strong in the odd since 2006 and this year is no exception to the historical rule. “We are a little above forec...
The Petersburg City Council chose a new home for the Police Department from six different sites Tuesday, Sept. 4. The land that has been selected sits on the west side of the fire station and has been evaluated by the City's architect Wayne Jensen of Jensen, Yorba and Lott, Inc. “The City Manager, Stephen Giesbrecht, and I looked at several other sites beyond these six,” Petersburg Police Chief Jim Agner said. “We literally drove around town trying to 'think outside the box' and keeping an open mind about what would work.” After looking... Full story
The Southeast Alaska Power Agency is preparing a grant application to study the feasibility of hydrogen production and storage as an alternative to underutilized hydro. In a letter written to the Alaska Energy Authority by Petersburg Mayor Al Dwyer, he states that the Southeast Region has experienced significant winter load growth, which has caused, and will continue to cause, both energy and capacity shortages. According to Dwyer, the shortages are currently met with diesel electric generation that dispatches at a cost differential of four to... Full story
The Petersburg gun range, near Papke’s Landing, recently was vandalized by gunfire. Petersburg Rod and Gun Club President, Chris Cotta, discovered the damage when he took his sons out to do some target shooting. “Someone had shot the lock off of the front gate,” Cotta said. “I started looking around and noticed most of the clubhouse windows had been shot multiple times.” Other damage to the range includes the range shelter, trash can, the rifle platform and also the 6 X 6 uprights were shot...
Petersburg’s First Friday Art Walk was a great success and brought many into town to appreciate the talent that Petersburg has to offer. Miele Gallery and Framing put the focus on Susan Christensen and her fiber art. The beautiful colors and designs of these works of art speak volumes with every stitch. The Wild Celery Framing Studio and Eclectic Gallery sponsored the art of Carol Beckett. Beckett works in oil and Alaska Sea and fishing life is her inspiration. Timeless Treasures featured B...
Petersburg Child Care Center board vice president, Kim Kilkenny asked the Petersburg City Council to place the organization on the Capital Improvement Projects list during the regular council meeting Tuesday, Sept. 4. “The PCC is running very short on space and have a waiting list for infants and toddlers one to two years of age,” Kilkenny said. “We are starting the process of getting funds together to expand our building.” Kilkenny explained to the Council that the wish of the PCC Board is to expand enough to accommodate 20 more kids. At this...
Petersburg Police Station and North Harbor projects will stay at the top of the City Council’s list for state funding. During a work session of the Petersburg City Council Monday afternoon, council members discussed which projects they would like to see at the top of the capital improvement projects list. Petersburg City Manager Stephen Giesbrecht and City department heads provided a list of projects in order of priority for the council to debate. Council member Don Koenigs was not in attendance at Monday’s work session but made sure his pre...
The Trading Union worked hard over the last two months to support the Wounded Warrior Program. The program was created to help wounded soldiers returning from war and TU did its part to make sure the program works. “For a small community, we had a great turnout for this program,” TU Manager Barry Morrison said. “We pushed it pretty hard at first, but this community gives so much for every event.” According to Morrison TU ran out of window space for the flags that were sold inside the store....
A resolution to support the City of Petersburg’s application to the Alaska Energy Authority’s renewable energy fund to allow a feasibility study evaluating renewable heating systems for certain public buildings was passed unanimously by the Council during its regular monthly meeting. “This grant is a study looking at alternate ways to heat and power very specific buildings,” Petersburg Parks and Recreation Director Donn Hayes said. “This will include the municipal building, the aquatic center, the school district and Mountain View Manor.” T...
The Petersburg Smashanuskas finished 12th overall and eighth in their category in a field of 123 teams in the Klondike Road Relay last week. The runners completed this 10-leg, 109 mile overnight race in 15 hours, eight minutes and 52 seconds. “The teams had different start times,” runner Erin Watkins said. “The slower teams started around 7 p.m. and the faster ones started later around 9:30p.m.” Runner Emil Tucker ran the first leg of the race in one hour, 22 minutes and 10 seconds at a pace of...
The Viking Cross Country team traveled to Craig over the weekend where the girls finished in second place. Petersburg's girls came in behind Ketchikan in this small meet of eight teams consisting of 33 girls and 42 boys. “The girls are running consistently well,” Head Coach Jo Ann Day said. “Every week they are working hard and it really shows in their running times and team placement.” Grace Weller finished second with a time of 21:26. The 10th, 11th and 12th positions were brought in by Robyn Schwartz at 23:03, Fran Abbott with 23:13,...
The fourth and final change order for the water and sewer reconstruction project has been approved by the Petersburg City Council. This change rectifies actual project quantities of various bid items, as well as, the addition of three items not included in the plans but which were deemed necessary by Public Works Director Karl Hagerman. “The largest overrun on the project was for geotextile separation required in the trench line,” Hagerman stated. “This material was installed to maintain separation between the rock backfill and surro...
