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Juneau District Attorney David Brower told The Pilot this week he will not attend the town meeting set for February 21 in Petersburg, but that Deputy Attorney General Richard Svobodny would attend. In a phone interview, Brower said, “he would like to be there,” but would be on leave at the time of the scheduled meeting. He added that he did write Police Chief Jim Agner a letter regarding the 38% case dismissal rate. Agner confirmed receipt of the five page letter on Wednesday and said he had not had time to read it. When asked if a sol... Full story
The Vikings had an outstanding weekend of boys basketball in Wrangell. Friday’s varsity game started with a first half where neither team really controlled the tempo of the game. Petersburg was ahead 11-8 at the end of the first period. The second quarter was dead even, so Petersburg kept a one possession lead of 21-18 going into the half. “We came out a little flat in the third and Wrangell outscored us 17-10,” said Vikings Head Coach Rick Brock. Wrangell’s leader Clayton Stokes scored 11 poin... Full story
February 10, 1982 - Petersburg’s spirit exists in its harbor, and that is where the local Task Group for the Alaska 1984 celebration will focus its energies - lobbying for construction of a new harbor master’s building and a waterfront park area. The group will present a schematic plan and estimated cost of the project to the state of Alaska ’84 Committee in Anchorage Feb. 18-19. The group’s top priority project includes construction of a new Harbormaster’s building with public showers a...
In 1945, the Alaska state legislature signed the Anti-Discrimination Act into law, and began an era of improved racial relations in the state. Civil rights leader Elizabeth Peratrovich was instrumental in this bill’s passage and her work is celebrated across the state on February 16, Elizabeth Peratrovich Day, the anniversary of the signing of the Anti-Discrimination Act. Festivities in Petersburg on February 16 will include a parade through downtown at 4 pm and an event at the Seaside House f... Full story
Picked, clicked thanked To The Editor: A couple of weeks ago the Pilot carried a nice article about Alaskans’ sharing their PFDs at unprecedented rates through the PickClickGive option on their applications. As possibly the smallest non-profit organization in Petersburg, WAVE wasn’t really expecting much of a response when we sent in our paperwork to participate in this program. What an amazing surprise when we received a check in the mail at the end of December. Twenty-five individuals, half of whom chose to remain anonymous, donated a total o...
Our community is quite blessed. The weekly police reports are short and smattered with inconsequential notations of our winter existence in a small town. While big city felons wreak havoc elsewhere, our police respond to reports of birds impeding traffic while being fed on city streets. (We wonder why good old-fashioned stationary bird feeders won’t do the trick.) Gathering teens are reported acting suspiciously, and responders discover all is well. The police report is also our lost and found column. Everything from cash to jewelry to cell p...
Hello and welcome to week three of Peggy’s Corner of the House. This has been a busy week, with four of my bills being heard. Bills don’t always pass out of committee on the first hearing. Sometimes there are questions or details that need to be worked out. This week, three of my bills were held over in committee until next week. House Concurrent Resolution 20, which will designate February as American Heart Month in Alaska, did successfully pass the House of Representatives on Friday – unani... Full story
Feb. 1: Vehicles were ticketed for impeding snow removal. An iPod was reported taken from a vehicle. A red, folding cell phone was reported lost. A rear window of a vehicle was reported shot. A 911 call was received from Kake. Kake personnel were notified. Feb. 2: A caller reported a driver crossing the centerline and nearly causing a collision. A trespass was reported after a vehicle was rifled through. Public Works was notified of a water line break. Feb. 3: Concern for children’s welfare was reported. A caller reported harassing emails f...
Dec. 20, 2011: The court entered a default judgment against Nicole Webster. She received a $500 fine, a $10 surcharge and had 6 points assessed against her license. Dec. 21: Marvin D. Lee entered a no contest plea to charges of reckless driving, driving without valid license and failure to give immediate notice of accident. Magistrate Burrell fined the defendant $1,000 with $500 suspended, 120 days in jail were suspended, two $50 surcharges and restitution were to be paid and he was placed on probation for two years with conditions. On the...
Last weekend all the Vikings stormed into Wrangell for some fiercely competitive homecoming basketball. Friday night’s girls varsity game was a wild one. The Wrangell Lady Wolves are an aggressive, physical team and they came out hungry, jumping out to an eighteen-point lead early in the game. Going into the half, Petersburg was down by 13 points, but they came charging into the third quarter ready to fight back. “Once we adjusted to Wrangell’s physical play we had a really strong second half,...
Alaskans were surprised to learn (from the Anchorage Daily News’ Alaska Ear, of all places) that there is a new and very different mission statement posted by the Department of Natural Resources on the State of Alaska website. The old ‘statement of policy’: “To develop, conserve and enhance natural resources for present and future generations.” The new mission statement: “To responsibly develop Alaska‘s resources by making them available for maximum use and benefit consistent with the public interest.” Questions about the mission shift d...
Adult Reading Raffle - Enter weekly to win a KINDLE FIRE and other great prizes online at psglib.org or at the Public Library. Open to adults 18+. Hunger Games Party/Little Kid's Rock Concert – 3 pm. Free book for kids 10 am - 4 pm. Celebrate the Hunger Games film release with a reaping, Cornucopia snacks, and a performance by Little Kids Rock. Participants are encouraged to bring Hunger Games themed snacks to share. Garden Forum & Information Exchange - Fri, Feb 10 at 7 pm. Instructor Bob Gorman, UAF Cooperative Extension Service, bring y...
Despite the difficulty of leaving Juneau in the middle of the legislative session, Deputy Attorney General Richard Svobodny plans to attend Petersburg’s Town Hall Meeting on February 21. “Whether case dismissals are good or bad is very difficult to tell,” said Svobodny. In general, dismissals can indicate problems with policing, problems with the District Attorney’s office or problems with the court. “Case dismissals are not always bad. Sometimes cases should be dismissed,” according to Svobodny. Just the term, “sufficient evidence,” ca...
Pacific Northwest sculptor, Karsten Boysen, of Port Orchard, Wash., is five for five as he was recently chosen for the 2012 Annual Collective Vision Gallery statewide exhibition in Bremerton, Wash. His welded steel, brilliant yellow sculpture entitled “rockitdog” is one of 137 artworks chosen from over 800 Washington entries. This is the fifth consecutive year Boysen was selected for the annual CVG statewide competition with a different expert curator each year. The artist has numerous lar...
The following PHS art students currently have their work hanging in the SeaLife Center (Seward) in an art show; Bessie Johnson, Joe Zarlengo, Brittany Fonseca, Robyn Schwartz, Rhiannon Kivisto and Ellie Robinson. Carolyn Kvernvik placed 2nd place in the Regional High School group for the Coastal America Student Art Contest. Her art work and essay will be traveling to Washington D.C in March to represent the state of Alaska and the Alaska SeaLife Center and take part in the national competition. She will receive artwork created by the Seward...
