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The cities of Wrangell and Petersburg both briefly lost power on Friday morning, Jan. 10. The power outage occurred a little before 11 a.m. and lasted about an hour. Both cities typically receive their electricity from a hydro plant at Tyee Lake, near Bradfield Canal. Rod Rhoades, light and power director for Wrangell, said that there was a "phase to phase fault" in the power line between the lake and the two cities. He speculated that this could mean something like a tree branch fell on the...
Beginning last weekend, Petersburg has been experiencing a cold front with temperatures hovering just above zero degrees, but Wes Adkins, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Juneau, said there hasn't been any record breaking low temperatures so far this month. "We got close, but records are there for a reason," said Adkins. At the beginning of January, temperatures were falling within the average temperature range of 37 and 27 degrees for the month, according to data from the...
Twenty-one tribal voters elected four incumbents in the Petersburg Indian Association Tribal Council election on Jan. 6, but one 1-year term remains vacant. Incumbent Cristina Morrison was reelected as council president for another 1-year term. Heather Conn, Kayla Perry and Mary Ann Rainey were reelected to serve 2-year terms on the tribal council. All four incumbents ran unopposed. According to Tribal Administrator Tracy Welch, Morrison took over as council president last year after she had...
The Petersburg School Board approved an updated math curriculum for the district and the purchase of related materials totaling approximately $42,000 at the board's meeting on Tuesday. A whole new math curriculum is being adopted at Rae C. Stedman Elementary School that was constructed last year by second grade teachers Becky Martin and Mary Midkiff, according to Elementary Principal Heather Conn. The curriculum teaches math to students in a spiral manner. "We will see the same information...
The Petersburg Fire Department has filled its vacant EMS coordinator position about two months after the borough assembly authorized the department to hire a third staff member following uncertainty in the borough's budget. Josh Rathmann began his first day with the department on Thursday, Jan. 16. He was stationed in Petersburg for just under three years when serving in the United States Coast Guard. During that time, he was a volunteer firefighter with the Petersburg Fire Department, but his...
The community lap pool is closed this week due to an above average amount of water being pumped into the pool to maintain regular water levels. Parks and Recreation Facilities Supervisor Stephanie Payne said the cause of the phenomenon is unknown at this time. A pool dye kit has been ordered that may help staff determine what has been causing the pool to need extra water to keep it at capacity. Payne said she first noticed the problem late last week. Parks and Recreation made the decision to...
After a rigorous 11-week program that pushed the limits of his physical and academic abilities, Captain Randal Holmgrain of the Petersburg Police Department graduated from the Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy in Virginia on Dec. 20. Holmgrain first applied to the academy in December 2017, which is offered to law enforcement officers throughout the country and world. As part of the extensive application process, Holmgrain had to submit his resume and explain what he could contribute to...
A patchwork of logging roads already exists, and the project would connect those roads to make a 35-mile, single-lane road between Kake and 12-mile Creek north of the city of Kupreanof. The money was allocated in 2012 by State Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, as part of a program called "Roads to Resources" meant to help access to natural resources. "We need to have a transportation system in Southeast," Stedman said in a phone interview. "This road is part of a bigger drive to help stabilize and exp...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Tyson Steele watched his remote cabin go up in flames, mourned the death of his dog and then spent weeks in the Alaska wilderness, bundling up in an makeshift shelter against the subzero temperatures and eating canned food _ unable to reach the outside world. He knew his best chance for rescue would come from worried loved ones sending a plane to check on him. Help came about three weeks later. Steele, 30, was rescued Thursday, apparently in good health, according to Alaska State Troopers. He was waving his arms, an SOS si...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska experienced its warmest year on record, according to federal climate officials. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in its U.S. Climate report said Alaska had a statewide average temperature of 32.2 degrees (0.11 Celsius). That was 6.2 degrees (4.4 Celsius) above the long-term average. It also surpassed the previous record statewide average temperature of 31.9 (-0.06 Celsius), set in 2016, the agency said. Four of the last six years in Alaska have been record warm years, NOAA said. Ten cities e...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A state employee who says she was sexually harassed and physically injured by a supervisor is suing the state for $19 million. Toni Prins, a Kenai juvenile justice worker, also said in her lawsuit that she was given a poor performance review when she complained, the Anchorage Daily News reported. The lawsuit was filed in November. State officials deny that Prins has a valid claim and last month asked that it be dismissed. Prins’ lawsuit claims a supervisor began to harass her in April 2016. She complained to ano...
The Lady Vikings came out ahead in both their games against the Lady Glacier Bears at Haines over the weekend. Like the Petersburg High School boys basketball team, the Lady Vikings had a late start to their games against Haines as a result of weather conditions. What should have been two games over Friday and Saturday ended up being a game almost immediately after getting off the ferry on Saturday and a game at 8 A.M. Sunday morning. Despite their late arrival, Head Coach Dino Brock said the...
The Petersburg High School boys basketball team continued their winning streak this season with two wins against Haines last weekend. The Vikings had a rough start to the weekend when their ferry to Haines was delayed due to weather. They were supposed to play the Glacier Bears Friday and Saturday, but because they didn't arrive in Haines until Saturday afternoon, the two teams ended up playing against each other Saturday evening and Sunday morning. The Vikings had good offense and defense to...
Alaskans saw salmon die offs last summer across the state when water temperatures soared into the mid-70s to above 80 degrees in some regions. But what about threats to salmon from the accompanying global gorilla - increased acidity? It’s a shock to learn that while extensive studies for years have been underway by Alaska scientists on impacts to major fish and shellfish stocks, there’s been none done in Alaska for salmon. In fact, only two lab studies have been done on Alaska salmon, both out o...
January 23, 1920 The Petersburg members of the Boy Scouts of America have offered their services to the Petersburg Fire Department to assist in keeping the crowds back from any fire which might occur and to maintain the fire lines. Their offer has been accepted by the firemen and in the future the boys will be on duty maintaining fire lines for the firemen. At a regular meeting of the Fire Department, the Boy Scouts were made volunteer firemen. Also the scouts decided to observe Universal Good Turn Week February 8 to 14 1920, in honor of the te...
Reaching out to schoolmates To the Editor: Some friends of ours on a trip to Hawaii happened to sit next to Sig Matheson. In the course of the conversation it was mentioned that I had lived in Petersburg 1956-59 (on Wrangell Ave.) and Sig remembered going to school with me.I then Googled Sig’s name to see if anything might come up by chance and saw an article in the Pilot with several names I remember from my time in Petersburg. I wouldn’t mind hearing from some of my former friends and schoolmates if they are so inclined at dav...
January 7 — A theft was reported at a location on S. 4th St. A no trespassing notice was served at 17 N. Nordic Dr. Authorities responded to a broken window. January 8 — Authorities responded to a four-wheeler towing a small child on Dolphin St. A parking issue on Harbor Way was resolved with a warning. A disabled vehicle at the two mile mark of Mitkof Highway was reported to authorities. January 9 — A verbal argument was reported on Gjoa St. Authorities responded to a report of stolen power tools. A vehicle accident occurred at the 7.3 mile...
Lights illuminated boats in Middle Boat Harbor as the sun and the temperature rose early Tuesday morning....
During a break from the falling snow last Thursday, storm clouds, surrounding mountains and trees reflect off Blind River Rapids....
ANCHORAGE — When Alaskans are summoned for jury service, they fill out and return a questionnaire that allows court personnel to qualify, defer, or excuse them from service. After historically sending these documents in the mail, the court has switched to using email to send them. By November of 2019, courts statewide were sending these jury documents by email. Potential juror email addresses are provided by the Permanent Fund Dividend office, as is all other potential juror information. If the email is not responded to, the court mails a p...
Rustic Snowshoes These antique, handcrafted snowshoes are early additions to the museum collection. Found at the Charity Box in 1964, the person who made them is unknown. Measuring 64 " long and 10 " wide, this style is best suited for traversing open country and deep snow, rather than forested trails. Two branches are joined at each end by a wooden peg, then bound with string to form the frame. Notches were made for crossbars which provide strength and help hold the shape. The netting is woven...
Hannah Pfundt and Erin Pfundt have achieved Provost’s Honor Roll status for the Fall 2019 semester at Whitworth University. These students have been named to the Dean’s list for Fall 2019 semester at the University of Alaska Southeast. Andrew A Ayriss and Tiare R Simbahon of Petersburg and Tauni B Minelli and Shaelene G Moler of Kake....
January 24, 1923 - January 6, 2020 Born Constance Lorraine Rude in Minneapolis, MN on January 24, 1923, Lorraine Thompson was the daughter of J.O. and Amy Brekke Rude. She died peacefully at Mountain View Manor in Petersburg, Alaska on January 6, 2020. After earning his degree, Doc Rude moved his young family to Ketchikan to practice medicine, however, when his Norwegian language skills were discovered he was asked to move to Petersburg in 1928 and did. Doc Rude and Amy took their four kids on... Full story
