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Tanner crab estimates are down from the previous season although there is enough to go around for a successful fishery. Mature male Tanner abundance estimate is 4.9 million pounds, down from the 5.6 million estimate from the previous year, according to a Alaska Department of Fish and Game press release. "The Tanner crab harvest strategy sets the season length based on the mature male biomass estimate and the number of pots registered at the start of the fishery," ADFG region one lead crab...
Petersburg's hospital board received an update of the Medical Center's strategic plan for the years 2017-2020 at last month's meeting. Part of the plan addresses people and includes patients, employees and physicians. The planning effort has been in use for decades, "and gives focus and direction as the hospital plans for the future. I'm a firm believer in the plan," said PMC CEO Liz Woodyard this week. The first stated goal is to reduce employee turnover to less than 20% by January 2018. The...
PETERSBURG (AP) – A seafood processing company will stop canning salmon at its facility in the southeast Alaska city of Petersburg this year in response to a growing demand for frozen salmon. Tom Sunderland, vice president of marketing for Ocean Beauty Seafoods, said the company will make more money selling frozen salmon than canned salmon this year. He said the company will focus on freezing salmon at its plant northwest of Petersburg in Excursion Inlet, which has “substantial freezing capacity,” KFSK-FM reported. “And by doing so, the hope is...
February 16, 1917 – A meeting of the Hospital Association was held Tuesday evening for the purpose of considering the feasibility of building a hospital. It was decided to organize a stock company, with a capital stock of at least $2,000, the shares to be sold at $1.00 each, to erect a two-story building, 30x36 feet, on a lot above the Ursin residence, in the north end of town. It is figured that the structure will cost between $1,600 and $1,800. N. Nelson, Martin Evans, and Thos. Lando were named as a finance committee to solicit stock s...
ANCHORAGE (AP) – A year after tens of thousands of common murres, an abundant North Pacific seabird, starved and washed ashore on beaches from California to Alaska, researchers have pinned the cause to unusually warm ocean temperatures that affected the tiny fish they eat. Elevated temperatures in seawater affected wildlife in a pair of major marine ecosystems along the West Coast and Canada, said John Piatt, a research wildlife biologist for the U.S. Geological Survey. Common murres are an indicator of the regions’ health. “If tens of thous...
Incorrect facts thrown around To the Editor: Thank you for the mention in the paper this week. The borough assembly was throwing around some incorrect facts at the meeting. Only one member of Planning and Zoning was appointed. The other six of us were elected. One of seven is hardly a majority. I spoke up because I don’t see how changing the seats to by appointment is going to fix the consistent vacancy problem. There are two empty seats on the hospital board that have been vacant for a very long time, and are essentially by appointment b...
Alaska Power & Telephone is announcing its redesigned website www.aptalaska.com that is now live. Central to the new format are clean straightforward visual references on each page directing customers and visitors to locations within the site quickly and easily. The new homepage also provides continual at-a-glance access to the latest product and service announcements as well as career opportunities, news releases and our award-winning customer newsletter, TALK. With the increasing number of customers who prefer self-service support over...
ANCHORAGE (AP) – The search has been called off for the six veteran fishermen aboard a crabbing boat missing in the icy, turbulent Bering Sea. The fishing vessel Destination went missing early Saturday after an emergency signal from a radio beacon registered to the ship. The signal originated from 2 miles off St. George, an island about 650 miles west of Kodiak Island. The Coast Guard released a statement Monday night saying the search has been suspended. “We extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of the six crewmembers dur...
Feb. 8 — Mavis R. Worthington, 66 was cited for expired registration. Police responded to a motor vehicle accident in the 400 block of S. Nordic Drive. Police responded to Petersburg High School for a minor in need of supervision. A theft was reported in the Middle Harbor. Feb. 9 — Police received a call reporting intimidation in the Towne Trailer Court. A disturbance call was reported at Parks and Rec. Feb. 10 — A sex offender registered. Transportation was provided to Unimak St. A disturbance was reported at the Narrows Inn. Police respo...
Four Kake women reported overdue KAKE – On Feb. 11, at 8:44 a.m., Alaska State Troopers received a report of four adult female Kake residents overdue in two separate vehicles out a logging road outside of Kake. The females were identified as Falen Mills, 29, Jocelyn McKinnon-Crowley, 24, Jordana Grant, 27, and Julianne Brown, 31. The females were last seen on Feb. 10 at 11:45 p.m., and they were not intending on remaining out overnight. A search team was assembled and responded to their anticipated location. At 9:39 a.m., the females were locat...
ANCHORAGE (AP) – A lawmaker wants to spike Alaska’s studded-tire tax from $5 to $75. Sen. Cathy Giessel’s bill is aimed at raising money to repair rutted roads damaged by studded tires, reported KTVA-TV. Giessel called the tax hike a “public safety user fee.” “There are states in northern climates that do ban studded tires, but this is not a ban,” she said. “It is a user fee to help to restore the damage that’s caused from the studded tires.” The higher tax would add $300 to the cost of four studded tires compared with the current $20. “While...
Trappers are reminded the season for marten, mink, weasel, and river otter in Unit 4 (Admiralty, Baranof, and Chichagof Islands) ends Wed., Feb. 15, 2017. Beaver season remains open in Unit 4 through April 30, 2017. Pelts of marten, river otter, and beaver must be sealed by a department representative within 30 days after the close of the season....
Petersburg’s high school boys basketball team won both games playing against the Panthers last week. At Craig, on February 9 the Vikings started with a lead, using their players’ height advantage against a fast team. “We had a good, strong start to the game,” explained Petersburg coach Rick Brock. The Vikings led 23-11 at the start of the second quarter, its defense holding Craig to only 15 at the half. Meanwhile, Petersburg’s boys racked up points by the handful. Senior Stewart Conn scored 26 points in the game and classmates Wolf Brooks an...
WRANGELL – In its first meeting of the new year, the governing board for Southeast Alaska Power Agency looked ahead to political reshufflings at the state and federal levels. Meeting in Petersburg February 8, members of the board learned from SEAPA executive officer Trey Acteson a change in administrations at the federal level could be useful to the agency’s future operations. For example, only two commissioners sitting on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission – which licenses hydropower projects – remain in place since the swearing in of P...
Shellfish, sea cucumbers, geoduck clams, seaweeds and biofuels are crops envisioned by a group of Alaskans who are crafting a framework for a statewide mariculture industry expansion. An 11-member task force created last February by Governor Walker has wasted no time advancing its mission to put a comprehensive report on Walker’s desk by next March. The group, which has been meeting regularly, also has attracted wide interest from Alaskans who want to serve on advisory committees as the plan takes shape. The advisory committees include r...
The Lady Vikings had a pair of close games last week playing against Craig High School, but the home team came away with the victories. “We lost two good games,” girls coach Dino Brock commented. Petersburg’s girls bussed straight to their first game right on arrival on February 9, and Craig opened on the offensive. The Lady Panthers led 28-10 at the half, but the momentum shifted over to the visitors from there. Chandler Strickland scored eight points in the third quarter, sinking four for four on free throws. Petersburg locked it up in the c...
Former Petersburg, Alaska resident JoAnne E. Kangas passed away from cancer in Hibbing, Minnesota. She was born to John and Grace Gilbertson on April 19, 1940 in Minnesota. Art and music were favorite pastimes and as a teenager she knew Bob Dylan. As an adult, she was thrilled to meet and shake hands with of her favorite musical artist, Elvis Presley. She married Glen Kangas and sons John and David were born in Washington and Danny in Petersburg. Though she and Glen later divorced they often... Full story
Margaret (Peggy) Feist Stearns, 75, passed away January 19, 2017 in Petersburg, Alaska with Sarah Cheney and son Robert Feist at her side. Peggy was born on July 19, 1941 in New York, New York. She was preceded in death by her husband Tom Stearns. She is survived by sons Michael (Dinell) Feist and Robert (Pronthip) as well as many friends and distant relatives. Per Peggy's request, no memorial service will be held.... Full story
Petersburg Public Health Center will hold a clinic March 1-3. Women, 29 and younger with limited or no access to health care can get exams and reproductive health services on a sliding scale. Appointments are required and can be made at 772-4611....
The front page article (February 9, 2017) incorrectly cited the wholesale power rate from the Southeast Alaska Power Agency at 8 cents. SEAPA’s base wholesale power rate is 6.8 cents per kWh....
