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The borough assembly voted to continue moving forward with negotiations for a possible land swap with Petro 49, Inc. after the company’s CFO declined to agree to most of the borough’s positions on the trade. In a letter sent to Petro 49, Inc. CFO Jason Werner in mid-December, borough manager Steve Giesbrecht wrote that he had been directed by the assembly to begin negotiations with the oil company. Giesbrecht expressed the borough’s concerns for the trade and interest in changing aspects of it. Werner responded in a Jan. 25 letter by not agreei...
Lydia Marie Padgett was born at 8:00 A.M. on Feb. 1, 2019 to Logan and Leanne Padgett in Anchorage at the Alaska Native Medical Center. She weighed 6 lbs. 9 oz. and measured 19 inches long....
Guardian Flight has resumed their air medical transport service in six base locations across Alaska following a 63-hour search for an overdue Guardian King Air 200 medical life flight near Kake. While services have resumed in Anchorage, Deadhorse, Dillingham, Fairbanks, Ketchikan and Sitka, Guardian Flight base locations in Kotzebue and Juneau will reopen sometime in the future, according Guardian Flight senior vice president of operations Randy Lyman in a prepared statement. "Guardian Flight...
February 7, 1919 “Petersburg Prices Will Prevail” says a headline in the Juneau Dispatch of a recent date. Following the headline is a story to the effect that the fish buyer there will pay the prices prevailing in Petersburg and will endeavor in that way to induce the fishermen to make their headquarters there. The article also states that the Dagney marketed 5,000 pounds of fish for fourteen and a half cents on that day, stating that it was the Petersburg price. As a matter of fact Petersburg price for halibut on that day, January 29th, was...
A build up of creosote ignited and caused two chimney fires last week due to high temperatures emitting from wood stoves. The first chimney fire occurred on Jan. 28 at a residence on Fram St., and the second one was in a three-story building in the airport subdivision behind Hammer and Wikan Grocery Store on Jan. 30. Both fires occurred in the evening hours and were extinguished in less than an hour by the Petersburg Fire Department. “Generally, I think we get more [chimney fire calls] in the evening because people are coming home and are s...
Four discussion items were removed from Monday’s assembly meeting agenda by the assembly that would have addressed cuts and additions to the borough’s 2020 fiscal year budget. In the beginning of the meeting, assembly member Bob Lynn made the motion to amend the agenda and remove the four items. The items would have called for a discussion on whether to add a full time fire fighter/EMT to the fire department, reduce some community services, give department head merit increases and eliminate snow removal outside of service area one. Lynn, who...
The borough assembly voted in favor of instructing borough manager Steve Giesbrecht to send out a request for proposals, or RFP, for the cost of a consultant for Mountain View Manor assisted living to determine if the facility is running efficiently. The costs for Mountain View Manor are greater than the revenue it brings in despite being at 100 percent occupancy, according to Giesbrecht. The borough lost an estimated $240,117 in the 2018 fiscal year from the assisted living operation. “We’ve scratched and clawed to get to where we are, and...
Climate Change is now part of all our lives To the Editor: The age of oil is over, or we are? Human kind has made use of the miracle power of oil for over one hundred years. The power of oil and petroleum products moved mankind out of the darkness and the muck of the earth. Like mice who stuffed themselves on a cake that was left unattended, little did they dream there was a price to be paid for such high living. So it is with ourselves. Oil's price tag has finally come due. Now it threatens...
The Sitka black-tailed deer hunting season is now closed in Southeast Alaska. All hunters who obtained deer harvest tickets, even those who did not hunt or harvest a deer, must return completed hunt reports to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. If you haven’t submitted your hunt report, do so immediately. Hunt reports may be submitted by mail, in person at a Fish and Game office, or online at http://hunt.alaska.gov. For information or for assistance call the Petersburg office at 907-772-5228....
The borough assembly held a work session last week to go over comments submitted by residents on ways the borough can increase revenues and reduce expenses. Over a three week period in January 2018, 132 suggestions were submitted during three public meetings conducted by borough manager Steve Giesbrecht. The comments addressed the growing tourism industry, taxes on online shopping and increases in certain fees. “Since we had those three meetings, it might be good to at least let the community know that we looked at some of their s...
The assembly voted against filling a vacant police sergeant position on Monday expressing concerns over uncertainty of the state’s budget. “I don't want to hire somebody and then later on tell them that they aren't able to work for us because we just don’t have the funding,” said assembly member Kurt Wohlhueter. The police department is budgeted for nine officers, which includes police chief Jim Kerr, captain Randall Holmgrain, two sergeant positions, four officers and one SECAD officer...
January 30 — Authorities responded to an alarm at a business on N. Nordic Dr. Suspicious activity was reported at a location on Dolphin St. Two disturbances were reported. January 31 — A parked vehicle on Sing Lee Alley at S. Nordic Dr. was reported for obstructing motorists’ view. Authorities responded and determined the vehicle was parked legally. A mattress and speaker were illegally dumped at the bottom of Dump Hill. Authorities responded to an intoxicated individual who was not wanted at a private residence. Devon Bliss, 29, was issue...
The boys varsity basketball team travelled to Wrangell to play the Wolves during their homecoming weekend, resulting in one win and one loss for both teams. Friday's game started out slow for the Vikings. They ended the first quarter 7-11. The Vikings found their openings and began making shots in the second quarter and went into half time ahead, 24-17. The Wolves closed the lead by two-points in the third quarter after getting three possessions in a row. "Two things happened," said Coach...
The Lady Viking's basketball team lost two games back-to-back against Wrangell during their homecoming weekend. As the number two team in the state for 2a teams, the Lady Wolves were quick and aggressive during Friday and Saturday's games. "In stretches of the game we played really well," said Coach Dino Brock. "One of the things we'll be working on is doing that for 30 minutes." During Friday's game, Petersburg, who isn't ranked in the state, struggled to score and found themselves down 2-14 at...
Contrary to all expectations, commercial catches of Pacific halibut were increased for 2019 in all but one Alaska region. The numbers were revealed Friday at the International Pacific Halibut Commission annual meeting in Victoria, British Columbia. The reason was due to increased estimates of the overall halibut biomass based on expanded surveys last summer from Northern California to the Bering Sea, said Doug Bowen who operates Alaska Boats and Permits in Homer. "There's a couple of strong...
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — A mayor in southeast Alaska received a 10-day suspended jail sentence after pleading guilty to soliciting prostitution. The Ketchikan Daily News reports 36-year-old Lawrence Armour pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge Wednesday in court on Prince of Wales Island. According to court documents, the Klawock (klah-WAHK) mayor sent $400 to a woman on New Year's Day, asking her to come to his residence for sex. Ketchikan District Attorney Timothy McGillicuddy told the court that the woman took the money but “no fol...
