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Glenn Cooke, CEO of Cooke Inc. was the keynote speaker at the Chamber of Commerce annual meeting and banquet on Saturday night at the Sons of Norway Hall. His company purchased Icicle Seafoods in June of last year. Cooke lives in Saint John, New Brunswick with his wife Pamela and two young children Allison and William. "Every time I come to Petersburg I discover we have many more things in common than we have differences. We all speak the language of seafood. We all depend on the sea for our liv...
Oversight and communication by the Chief Financial Officer are a key component of PMC's strategic plan to achieve a break-even operation. The CFO is charged to balance quarterly spending with revenue and reimbursement in each department and control unnecessary waste at PMC. Doran Hammet, CFO, regularly communicates PMC's financial position to employees, physicians, management and the board. He does this at monthly meetings of the hospital board. He assures that pricing is competitive and he...
State Senator Bert Stedman predicts the legislature will be in session for a full 120 days with an additional 30 day session if they are to complete their work this session. “There’s a lot of talk of the 90 day session but the constitution calls for 121 days. “We’ve only finished in 90 days one time,” Stedman noted. Stedman was in Petersburg this past weekend to attend the Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet along with his wife Lureen. Stedman said there is a “near zero chance of a 90 day session with any quality work being accomplishe...
Petersburg Rotarian Rick Braun traveled to India recently to administer polio vaccines and help build two dams to create a water retention reservoir. The reservoir will provide both crop irrigation water and raise the underground water table, enabling area wells to store more water for village residents. Braun has been a member of the Petersburg Rotary Club since 1987. The club has carried out fundraising projects for the organization's Polio Plus project for decades. Braun said polio has been...
Superior Court Judge William Carey presided over the sentencing of Marvin Mitchell Jackson on state charges of Misconduct Involving Controlled Substance, a Class B felony. The court ruled Jackson is to serve 23-months in jail. The jail time will be served concurrently with his jail time on Federal charges. Jackson was also ordered to pay a police training surcharge of $100 and $500 towards the cost of appointed counsel. While investigating the drug case, police seized and searched his cell...
March 2, 1917 – Mayor Pryer received by Tuesday evening’s mail the satisfactory news that the townsite of Petersburg is to be surveyed, which is the first step toward granting patent, and gives a reasonable assurance that the holders of lots may, after the survey is made and accepted, and patent applied for and granted get clear title to the property from the government. The letter is from Attorney John Rustgard of Juneau to whom the council had referred the townsite problem. Mr. Rustgard writes: “By today’s mail I received a letter from Ju...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly gathered in its newly renovated municipal building this week during its February 27 meeting. During the meeting, the assembly passed 5-2 in its final reading an ordinance updating from city to borough code a Local Improvement District (LID) that allows for property owner-funded capital improvement projects. The ordinance would, in part, take advantage of the SECON asphalt plant while it’s in town by offering residents of select neighborhoods the opportunity to pay for their streets to be paved. The assembly a...
Not much has changed To the Editor: Due to circumstances beyond our control, Deb and I had to move back to Juneau temporarily a bit over a year ago. As a result, I’ve missed much of what has been happening in the Petersburg Borough. But a couple of recent visitors and phone calls lead me to believe that not much has changed. The other day we were driving down Calhoun in Juneau where it turns into 12th Street. It was a chilly 33 degrees but the sun was out and most of the snow and ice from a recent storm was gone. A man who appeared to be in h...
The Alaska Dispatch News reported this weekend that Juneau’s three lawmakers “are collecting thousands of dollars in public money meant to pay for their lodging and meals during the annual legislative session even as they live in their own homes.” This when Alaska is trying to cut its way out of a multi-billion-dollar deficit. Sen. Dennis Egan and Reps. Sam Kito III and Justin Parish, all Democrats, each get $160 a day in “per diem” payments, according to the Dispatch. The Legislature convened Jan. 17 for a 90-day session. In addition to the pe...
Feb. 22 — Police made a traffic stop at 3.5 mile Mitkof Highway. Process papers were served to an Odin St. address. A protective order was served at a S. Nordic St. address. Feb. 23 — Police responded to a civil matter at a S. Second St. location. A trespassing complaint was reported at a S. Second St. location. Police responded to a trespassing call at First and Haugen. Feb. 24 — Police assisted with a repossession on Gjoa St. Police assisted with a vehicle lockout. Suspicious activity was reported on N. First St. Feb. 25 — Process papers were...
Feb. 14 — Ray Stoner III entered a No Contest Plea for operating gear without a permit card. The defendant was sentenced to a $300 fine and ordered to pay a police training surcharge of $50. Feb. 23 — Magistrate Judge Desiree Burrell heard the small claims case involving Consuelo Santiago vs. Victor Torres. The court ruled that Torres should pay Santiago $3,165. Feb. 27 — Superior Court Judge William Carey presided over the sentencing of Cesar Gonzalez on three counts involving weapons violations. On count two, felon in possession of a firea...
Luis Guillermo Arce is the first prisoner to be housed in the new community jail. Arce, age 59 of Petersburg, was arrested on Feb. 22, after Magistrate Judge Desiree Burrell issued a warrant for his arrest the day before. The arrest followed an investigation, which resulted in the filing of charging documents for Domestic Violence Assault in the Fourth Degree. Arce appeared in court on Feb. 22 and was released on his own recognizance with conditions. A plea agreement was reached pending...
The Lady Vikings were beaten by the buzzer again last weekend while hosting division leaders Metlakatla High School. Petersburg started Friday shorthanded, with only eight girls in uniform. "Twenty-five seconds into it we lost Emma Chase," said their coach, Dino Brock. Chase has been a strong scorer on the team this season, and her knee injury left the team a little on the defensive. The Miss Chiefs offense was able to outpace their hosts for points through the evening, finishing with a 41-24...
The Vikings boys had their first losses of the season last week, playing a string of games on the road against a pair of formidable teams. Following up from the interdivisional play hosting 4A school Ketchikan from the previous week, on Feb. 22 Petersburg headed there for the rematch. “We struggled in the first quarter,” recounted Coach Rick Brock. Several turnovers and a couple of missed shots had the Kings ahead 16-5 as the second quarter began. Petersburg fought back, however, closing the difference through the next two quarters to a 31-...
Puppy Love will soon be putting more people to work in Seldovia, a town of less than 300 people at the tip of the Kenai Peninsula. The love comes in the form of salmon pet treats, formerly made in Anchorage and now ready to come home, thanks to funding from the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. “The goal was always to come back to Seldovia,” said Brendan Bieri, Chief Operating Officer ofSeldovia Wild Seafoods. “It’s a value-added product, so it’s not like we’re processing and putting it on ice and shipping it...
WRAGNGEL – When Southeast Conference meets for its annual Mid-Session Summit in Juneau later this month, among the items high on its list for discussion is the structural reform of Alaska's ferry system. Southeast Alaskans have become dependent on the state's Marine Highway System since its establishment in 1959, essentially becoming their road network into and out of the region. It is a significant economic driver for the coastal communities it services as well, with an estimated impact of j...
The Petersburg Chamber of Commerce Salmon Derby committee will meet this Friday, March 3 at noon at the chamber offices. Planning will begin for the 2017 Salmon Derby that will be held on Memorial Day weekend in Petersburg. New committee members are welcome to attend the meetings....
WRANGELL – The City and Borough Assembly confirmed its selection of an interim borough manager to serve after Jeff Jabusch retires from the position March 31. He announced his plans to retire last September, putting an end to four decades of service to the city. In his stead, economic director Carol Rushmore has been named to serve as interim manager. As part of the arrangement, the Assembly agreed she will be paid an extra stipend for the months of March, April, and however long it might t...
KETCHIKAN (AP) – Elizabeth Peratrovich’s name now stands over the theater in the Southeast Alaska Discovery Center, placed there by the U.S. Forest Service and the Alaska Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood and revealed in an emotional ceremony. Peratrovich, born in Petersburg in 1911 as a Tlingit of the Raven-Sockeye clan, is celebrated for her role in the passage of the Anti-Discrimination Act of 1945, one of the first of its kind in the United States, in territorial Alaska a role that dozens of people honored during the ceremony renaming the t...
