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The borough assembly held a work session on Feb. 6 where public works director Chris Cotta gave a brief overview of the solid waste and recycling programs and answered questions from assembly and community members. In 2014, the borough started a commingled recycling program using blue bags. The Petersburg Indian Association and later Ruger’s Trucking picked up the bags and delivered them to the baling facility. It was costing the borough $90,000 a year for the Ruger’s Trucking contract, in addition to the $20,000 annual cost of the blue bag...
Adam Caster flying on his snowboard at a private rock pit on Sunday....
Guardian Flight’s search effort for its crew and aircraft that were due in Kake on Jan. 29 has detected an underwater beacon ping from the cockpit voice recorder, or black box. Randy Lyman, Guardian Flight senior vice president of operations, said in a prepared statement on Tuesday that the ping will allow search crews to narrow down the location of the aircraft through triangulation. A Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle will be used to visually spot the aircraft once the location of the a...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Preliminary numbers released by the state indicate the number of opioid-related overdose deaths in Alaska fell between 2017 and 2018. Andy Jones, director of the state Office of Substance Misuse and Addiction Prevention, told a Senate committee Thursday that this suggests steps being taken to address opioid abuse are working. “Something's working,” Jones said, adding later: “It is exciting news to see this trend.” But Jones said there is more work to do. The preliminary data showed there were 100 opioid-related overdose...
February 14, 1919 Hans Running, of Petersburg, is one of the first, if not the first Alaskan to see service on the actual fighting front in France, who has returned to Alaska. He arrived in Petersburg on the City of Seattle last Saturday. He fought with his unit through the battle at Verdun, where the Germans made such a desperate effort to break the American lines, and also at the Argonne Forest where the Americans were given the task of driving the Germans from positions which the French and British had been unable to capture for years. Runni...
Petersburg Medical Center held its second Community Cafe last week where CEO Phil Hofstetter gave a presentation on the hospital’s use of telehealth and its potential. Hofstetter was joined by Dr. John Kokesh, an ENT surgeon based in Anchorage, via video conference to share his experience with the innovative way of providing healthcare from a distance. At the beginning of his presentation, Hofstetter asked the audience three questions to keep in mind while he was speaking about telehealth: What kind of health care access do you want to see i...
Sophia Miller dances along with other kids during a semi-impromptu performance called Bongo Bong at last week's Petersburg Live....
Come eat with us To the Editor: Why don't more of you come and eat with us at Mt. View Manor on Mon., Wed., and Friday? The food is good and the price is right. We have to keep the program going. I don't want to eat TV dinners 7 night a week. Charlotte Hoiosen Swap of property To the Editor: After reading your article on the proposed property swap with Petroleum 49, I would like to propose a swap of property with the Borough. I have five acres of prime waterfront muskeg property that I would...
February 5 — An injured eagle was reported near Libby Straight. Merchandise was stolen from a business on N. Nordic Dr. Authorities responded to a report of trespassing at a location on Cornelius Rd. The subject was gone upon police arrival. February 6 — Authorities responded to a vehicle in a ditch. A suspicious vehicle was reported at a location on Lumber St. February 7 — Jason L. Ratliff, 40, was arrested on charges of probation violation. Authorities responded to a disturbance on Sing Lee Alley. February 8 — A vehicle accident was reporte...
Petersburg experienced its 10th warmest year and fifth warmest summer on record in 2018, according to Tom Ainsworth, meteorologist in charge at the National Weather Service forecast office in Juneau. In Petersburg last year, the average temperature was 43.3 degrees Fahrenheit, with the average high at 49.5 and the average low at 43.3. Snowfall in Petersburg was 77.7 feet, only one foot above normal, according to Ainsworth. With the top ten warmest years on record, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2010 and...
Last year was the second driest year on record in Petersburg at almost three feet below average, according to Tom Ainsworth, meteorologist in charge at the National Weather Service forecast office in Juneau. The average amount of rainfall in Petersburg is 109.23 inches. In 2018, there was a total of 76.03 inches of rainfall, making it the second driest year on record. The driest year for Petersburg was in 1951 with 71.31 inches of rain, according to Ainsworth. November saw the most amount of pre...
Petersburg's boys basketball team lost two home games to Metlakatla over the weekend. They are ranked as one of the top teams in the state. Friday's game began with good offense for both teams. The Vikings ended the first quarter 15-17. Then in the second quarter, the Vikings took a couple tough shots and threw the ball away, allowing Metlakata to stretch their lead. "They're a team you can't make mistakes on," said Coach Richard Brock. "They convert your turnovers to points quickly. If you...
The Petersburg girls varsity basketball team travelled to Metlakatla where they lost their first game of the weekend, but won their second game after a spike in the Lady Vikings’ energy. “I thought that we played well, especially on Saturday,” said Coach Dino Brock. “I liked our energy. I thought that we competed. We always talk about getting better every week, and I thought that was a good push for us.” Friday’s game started out slow for both teams. The Lady Vikings scored four points in the first quarter, while the Miss Chiefs scored 11....
There are many ideas, books, quotes, videos and even classes on what makes a good, lasting relationship, but all one has to do is ask lifelong Petersburg residents Roald and Jeannine Norheim, married 64 years this July. Their joint response, "doing things together." The Norheims' love story from the beginning was about doing things together, such as both being born and raised in Petersburg by Norwegian immigrants. They both attended elementary and high school together, although Roald is three...
Small electronic beacons that are being widely used by increasing numbers of fishermen could net them big fines. Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) are easily attached to nets, longlines and pots and signal the locations of the gear via a vessel’s navigation system, laptops, even cell phones. The inexpensive buoys, which range from $47 to $199 from most online retailers, are regarded as a God send by fishermen in the way they help locate gear as well as being a potential money saver. “If you’re not sitting on your gear with your vesse...
The Tongass National Forest recently announced that Joni Johnson of the Petersburg Ranger District is the recipient of the Alaska Region's 2018 Hakala Award for Conservation Education and Interpretation, making her the regional nominee for the National Gifford Pinchot award. Joni received her Hakala award at the National Association of Interpreters (NAI) annual conference in New Orleans, Louisiana this fall. Joni uses her passion of teaching to create effective and original interpretive and...
John grew up in Neenah, Wisconsin and earned a BS in geology at the University of Wisconsin. He enjoyed oil field survey work for Standard Oil but lost interest after being promoted to an office position. Back outdoors with the National Park Service in Yosemite was more appealing. Then around 1960 he came to the Northwest to visit his brother Bob who was opening a restaurant in Edmonds, WA. John was introduced to the commercial fishing scene in Anacortes through a fish supplier and was drawn to... Full story
