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January 3, 1914 – Capt. Egill Erickson, skipper of the halibut schooner Polaris, a well known fisherman all along the southeastern Alaska coast, on his return to Seattle last week reported having discovered and located new halibut banks near Prince William sound. The Captain did not care to make public the location of the banks at present. Local fishermen are aware of the fact that many good catches of halibut have been made in the vicinity of Prince William sound and for the first time several Seattle vessels, including Polaris, went that f...
January Petersburg residents contributed a record amount to the Salvation Army Christmas program last year-$15,618.17-more than $9,700 than the year before. Jan. 4, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck 58 miles west of Craig and 203 miles south of Juneau prompting a tsunami warning across Southeast. Petersburg Police Chief Jim Agner and Sergeant Heidi Agner announced their intentions to retire. Officer Ben King joined the Petersburg Police Department. The Petersburg Borough Assembly members were... Full story
The Petersburg Borough Sanitation Department has set February 4 to be the start date of the new comingled voluntary recycling program. Residents who want to participate must call Public Works at 772-4430 to sign up. Once that’s done, sanitation staff will drop off blue bags, free of charge, at residences and businesses during the week of January 20. Current residents who already practice curbside recycling will be automatically transferred into the new program. After the initial rollout of the recycling program, free bags will be available f... Full story
December 24 A caller reported concern for an individual. An officer responded to a report of reckless driving. December 26 Harbor officials requested assistance with an individual. A caller reported an abandoned vehicle. December 27 A caller reported a break-in. Police respond to a domestic violence assault. December 28 Police arrested Marsha Fernandez, 63, on a charge of Violating Conditions of Release. December 29 A caller reported an individual being disruptive and not leaving a business on Chief John Lott Street. A caller reported a...
December 23 Dean Haltiner and Autumn Vasquez appeared before Magistrate Judge Burrell to request dissolution of marriage. The court recommended to Superior Court Judge Carey to grant the dissolution. December 27 Cristian Gomez-Gillardo appeared before Magistrate Judge Burrell on a charge of Assault in the 4th Degree. The court entered a not guilty plea on the defendant’s behalf. The court set a trial call. The court also called two other felony charges including Burglary in the 1st Degree and Tampering with Physical Evidence. The court set a c...
Alaska’s seafood industry worked hard again in 2013 to ramp up its message to policy makers, most of whom still tend to overlook the industry’s economic significance to the state and beyond. What is that message? That “the industry” is made up of thousands of small businesses – the fishing boats that each supports one or several families. That the seafood companies in coastal towns provide one of the state’s biggest tax bases. And together, fishing and processing provide more jobs in Alaska than oil/gas, mining, tourism and timber combined. S...
John Chester Randrup, 72, died on December 26, 2013 in Petersburg, Alaska. He prevailed over adolescent and mid-life illnesses but could not overcome the battle with cancer. He was born to Wesley and Frances Randrup in Bellingham, Wash., joining siblings Joan Marie and Judith, followed by Susan and David. He was known as Butch or Slug or Festus by those close to him who shared his lifelong experience. As Festus, his sense of humor always prevailed in conversations and he loved to get a person's... Full story
Matt Lichtenstein, recent KFSK news director and now full-time troller fisherman, just earned $5000 in crowd funding after the Petersburg Economic Development Council (PEDC) implemented a new program earlier this month. PEDC partnered with the international non-profit Kiva Zip to offer a micro-financing option for local entrepreneurs and small businesses. “In our case, PEDC acts as a trustee for Kiva Zip so we’re kind of their on the ground person and we endorse a borrower,” said Liz Cabrera, PEDC director. Lichtenstein announced his inten...
