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As of Thursday night, the Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department began responding to emergencies from their new fire hall. Trucks and emergency vehicles, with lights flashing, drove to the new Haugen Drive location and started the process of moving-in. During the Thursday night move-in over 40 volunteers from all branches of the department (EMS, fire, search and rescue) were present. Locker assignments and bunker gear storage were assigned to each member based upon tenure with the department....
PETERSBURG — Slightly less than six pounds of marijuana was seized Sunday, Jan. 22 from a shipping tote at Alaska Marine Lines. Police Chief Jim Agner said Tuesday the entire shipment was destined for Kake. He added that a Kake resident is a suspect in the case. The value of the seized marijuana was in excess of $64,000 according to Agner. An average street value for the drug is $25/gram. Depending upon who you are, users will pay $20 to $30/gram while high school kids pay as much as $35/gram, a...
January 27, 1982 - Petersburg Processor’s owner, Ray Wood announced the pending sale of Petersburg Processors to Nelbro Packing Co., an American Company headquartered in Seattle. Wood made the announcement at the Monday night meeting of the Petersburg Chamber of Commerce. Wood explained that due to the expected record 1982 salmon pack this year, he and Bob Resoff decided to sell the company which has operated with Wood at the helm for the past 25 years. Wood said, “In the long run, we dec...
ANCHORAGE – Generous Alaskans from across the state are opting to give a portion of their 2012 Permanent Fund dividend to nonprofit causes at rates that exceed the first three years of the program. Participation rates of 4.5 percent and an average $87 per donor thus far translate into $1,003,775 in pledged gifts this year, according to data provided by the Permanent Fund Dividend Division. The million dollar figure represents the halfway point to this year’s campaign goal. “These $25, $50, and $100 gifts add up quickly,” said Deborah Bitney,...
Governor Sean Parnell announced this month that Alaska has topped the $5 billion mark in exports for the first time. The news reflects goods exported from January through November 2011, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Alaska’s total exports were $4.2 billion for all of 2010. “Alaskans are working daily to bring ever-growing value to our exports,” said Governor Parnell. “I salute the hard work and also the knowledge that makes Alaska products attractive and desirable worldwide. Alaska’s constitutional commitment to sustainability and being...
Alexander Nahlee Deberry is Petersburg’s New Year’s baby. He weighed 7 lbs. 12 oz. and was born to Monique Davis and Eric Deberry in Anchorage on Saturday, Jan. 7 at 8:06 a.m. Deberry told the Pilot they will return to Petersburg as soon as Monique is released from the hospital. The couple and newborn will receive numerous gifts from Petersburg merchants that were displayed in last week’s newspaper....
Moved in To the Editor: Now that the Volunteer Fire Department has moved into Station One, we'd like to thank the State of Alaska for the funding for our new building. Countless hours were put into the design plans for the building and overseeing the construction of an energy efficient structure. If we step back a few years, our city manager recognized that the Department was still struggling with the cramped facility on Nordic and approached our Legislators who were successful in adding funding for our new building to the Capitol Budget. Our n...
Hello and welcome to Peggy’s Corner of the House. I’m excited to be back in Juneau representing District 2 in the State House. I’m sad, though, that this will be my last year representing Sitka, Petersburg, Pelican, Elfin Cove, Port Alexander, Kupreanof and Baranof Warm Springs because of redistricting. This is the second year of the 27th legislative session, and we’ll be working hard to gain approval of all the good legislation that was introduced last year. This is my second year serving...
Jan. 11: Justin Patrick, 26, was arrested on a charge of criminal mischief. Police responded to a report of a drunken male causing problems at an Ira St. home. Gasoline was reported stolen from a vehicle at Nordic and Gjoa. A vehicle was reported on its side along the landfill road. A caller reported not having seen an individual in a year. An officer reported seeing the person that day. A caller reported an individual calling him names on two occasions. A Sing Lee Alley caller reported being, “slammed in the face.” A LeConte R.V. Park ten...
The Sitka Wolves prowled into Petersburg last weekend to challenge the Vikings boys basketball team. Sitka left with a handful of wins but the story is more interesting than the scores show. The Vikings have struggled this season with starting ballgames well, but Friday’s varsity game showed improvement in that respect. Vikings Head Coach Rick Brock described the first quarter as passionate and competitive with a momentum that carried into the next quarter, until halfway through the second quart...
The Petersburg Lady Vikings rode the big blue boat to Sitka last weekend to challenge the Lady Wolves to a few games of basketball. The Wolves are known to have one of the strongest teams in the region and their performance over the weekend showed it. On Friday Sitka came out on top with a final score of 52-27. Lady Vikings Head Coach Dino Brock described the Lady Vikings as doing a nice job defensively, but having too many turnovers. Emily Luczak led the Petersburg girls with 9 points on...
JUNEAU (AP) — Alaska is similar to a person approaching retirement age, Legislative Finance Division Director David Teal said Tuesday, noting that as income falls, there's a greater reliance on savings. Teal told the Senate Finance Committee the state faces tough budget decisions as oil production — the lifeblood of the state's economy — continues to decline. Among the challenges: an estimated $11 billion unfunded pension liability and finding ways to limit growth in state government. If government continues to expand as it has, even with relat...
Petersburg Arts Council brought the Capitol Steps to Petersburg on Tuesday. The Capitol Steps are a group of political satirists, whose live show feature song parodies and skits roasting the political headlines of the day. They have recorded over 30 albums since their formations in the early 1980s....
An array of 19 new seafood products will compete for top honors at the annual Symphony of Seafood contest, and the crowd will choose the popular People’s Choice award. The Symphony began nearly two decades ago as a way to celebrate innovation and introduce new Alaska seafood products. The event provides an even playing field for Alaska’s major seafood companies and small ‘mom and pops, such as Tustamena Smokehouse in Kasilof with its salmon bacon. “It is the most wonderful stuff. It doesn’t taste fishy; it just tastes like wonderful low fat b...
KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — Seventy-five percent of Alaska's salmon packers have decided to pull out of the Marine Stewardship Council's fisheries certification program when the current agreement expires at the end of October. Those processors are Trident, Icicle, Ocean Beauty, Peter Pan, Alaska General, E-and-E, Kwikpak and North Pacific. The MSC uses third-party verification of a fishery's sustainability and adherence to best practices. The board of the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation concurred with the move on Monday. That organization has...
The twin girls featured in the historic photo from the Michael Nore collection last week were Marolyn and Carolyn Grinrod. The twins were born in November 1937 and later graduated from Petersburg High School. Their mother Verda was a teacher and father Hank worked in the shipyard. The photo of the girls on tricycles was taken in front of the house next to Ruth Sandvik’s home on 2nd Street. Marolyn now lives in Tacoma and Carolyn in Seattle. Thanks to Lynn Smith and others who provided i...
