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SEARHC held a community healing circle last Thursday night at the ANB Hall. The event was organized by Natocha Lyons in order to help members of the community discuss any issues they are having. Finding new ways to be active in the community and reaching out to people in need is part of her job with SEARHC, and seven people showed up. "Even if one showed up, like my boss said, that's still positive," she says. "Everybody that was there needed it, and everybody benefited from it. I think it was a...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly will not allow a conditional use permit for adding a residential space for a waterfront warehouse, in addition to a caretaker dwelling. The appeal by Bill Menish came after the planning and zoning commission denied his application for the permit last month. In this process, the assembly acts as the Board of Adjustment and they met last Friday, after canvassing the election results. Menish wanted to use the dwelling for a possible bed and breakfast or rental space at 710 South Nordic Drive. He applied for the...
October 14, 1916 – Bids will be received by the council for the installation of a sewer system. It is the purpose of the council, if a favorable bid is made on material and work, to put the matter up to property owners through circulation of a petition for the improvement, and, if favorably received, to rush the work through at once. It is proposed to meet the cost of the improvement by assessment of the property benefited, the charges against each lot being made on the basis of number of square feet therein. October 17, 1941 – In response to...
Michael Sheldon was born and raised in Petersburg and he has strong beliefs when it comes the citizens of Alaska and the Permanent Fund dividend. He's registered as a write-in candidate to challenge incumbent Bert Stedman for Senate District R in the upcoming election. "I've been here all my life," Sheldon says. "And I'm still a human being and not a politician." Sheldon's worked as a handyman for the last 10 years, and he worked in the fishing and logging industry when he was younger. He's a...
The school board held a discussion about options for sixth grader’s traveling to activities at its meeting Tuesday night. Principal Rick Dormer and activities director Jaime Cabral, answered questions from the board for possible changes moving forward. “Option one on that sheet is, due to reduced numbers in the middle school we should allow all sixth grade students to travel with the seventh and eighth graders, with parent permission,” Carbal said. “We always give a permission slip with every trip in the middle school just to make sure we have...
After nearly a year of planning, the volunteer committee headed by David Byrne has established a plan to distribute moose burger meat (from illegally shot moose) to non-profit agencies and food service providers in Petersburg. Under the proposed distribution protocol, Trooper Cody Litster will take the moose to Trading Union or Hammer and Wikan for butchering. The meat will be ground into burger, packaged and delivered to the Community Cold Storage for freezing, pending approval by the Borough. Distribution of the meat to various organizations...
Tax the biggest city To the Editor: To Governor Bill Walker - instead of stealing money from Alaskans, why not tax one of the biggest cities in Alaska – Anchorage? Tax them with sales tax, alcohol tax and car and tire sales tax. Why you are not looking into this is beyond me when there are 399,086 people living there. That is over half the population of Alaska not counting all the tourists and people who have to go there for one reason or another. Just think of all the money you could be getting the right way instead of stealing Alaskans m...
October 5 Russ Allen Johnston appeared telephonically before Magistrate Judge Burrell for arraignment. Johnston entered a not guilty plea to DUI in vessel. Superior Court Judge Carey was assigned to the case for trial. A calendar call was set for Dec. 6. Shannon Lee Verwers appeared before Magistrate Judge Burrell for arraignment. Verwers is charged with assault in the fourth degree. Verwers entered a not guilty plea, and was released on her own recognizance. Verwers must not violate any laws, appear for all court hearings, and must have no...
October 3 Zoe T. Lavoie, 58, was arrested on two charges of assault in the fourth degree. October 5 There was a parking issue on N. Nordic Dr. There was suspicious activity on Lumber. St. October 6 There was a report of a missing person on Surf St. There was suspicious activity at Dolphin and N. Nordic Dr. Ronald D. Williams, 39, was arrested on three other agency arrest warrants. October 7 There was suspicious activity on Mitkof Highway. There was a parking issue at the airport. There was suspicious activity on Haugen Dr. A report involving...
On Oct. 10, Alaska Wildlife Troopers investigated a black bear that had been shot and left. The incident took place on Mitkof Island near Petersburg. Evidence was recovered from the scene, and the investigation is ongoing. Alaska Wildlife Troopers are requesting anyone with information regarding the incident contact the Troopers in Petersburg, or call the Alaska Fish and Wildlife Safeguard at 1-800-478-3377. Callers can remain anonymous, but it will disqualify them from receiving a reward....
Mitkof Middle School cross country hosted the first meet in the young history of the program last Saturday with a sizable squad from Ketchikan. The cross country program started as a club and became an official sport a couple years ago, according to coach Joe Viechnicki. "Last week we ran in Ketchikan and this week we were really excited to have a meet here," he says. "Really proud of the kids, they did a great job." The team trained on the course for weeks leading up to the meet, running three...
The end of the RM038 moose season is in sight, and as of noon Tuesday the total stood at 97 moose taken, including 11 illegal kills. The season total is on track to exceed 100 moose for the third year in a row, according to Rich Lowell, area wildlife biologist for Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G). The number of moose illegal kills was low during the first half of the season, but they recently increased and now represent 11 percent of the total harvest. Nine of the 97 moose harvested...
Harbormaster Glo Wollen recently returned from this year’s harbormaster conference held in Dutch Harbor. It was the first year holding the Alaska Association of Harbormasters and Port Administrators (AAHPA) in Dutch Harbor. Wollen announced that next year Petersburg will play host to the conference of around 100 harbormasters, engineers and people in the industry. The conference rotates constantly, with one year in Southeast then one year up north, so people attending get the opportunity to experience a variety of harbors. Wollen’s been to Sea...
Fish on! The lure of reaching a statewide radio audience has once again attracted a full slate of political hopefuls to Kodiak for its popular fisheries debate. On Wednesday, October 12, five candidates for U.S. Senate will travel to the nation’s #2 fishing port to share their knowledge and ideas on a single topic: Alaska’s seafood industry. “It’s a great service to Kodiak, to our fishing communities and to Alaska in general,” said Trevor Brown, director of the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce, host of the event. “Fishing is the state’s lar...
PHS volleyball played Wrangell last weekend and swept the Wolves, adding two more victories to their early season total. The teams faced off in Wrangell on Friday, then played in Petersburg the next night. Head coach Jaime Cabral is happy with the progression of his team so far, especially the younger players. Comfortable leads against the Wolves allowed him to play different lineups against Wrangell, showing the depth of this year's squad. For him, coaching high school and middle school...
PORTLAND – The United States is trying to broker an agreement between a host of nations to prohibit unregulated fishing in the international waters of the Arctic Ocean. Such an agreement would expand on a non-binding agreement that the U.S. entered into with Norway, Denmark, Russia and Canada last year to avoid fishing in the area. The latest proposal would be binding and would include more countries. Adm. Robert Papp, the U.S. special representative for the Arctic, says a binding, multinational agreement would prevent fishing in the Arctic h...
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities proposed Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) schedule pattern for summer 2017 is now available online for public review. The documents can be accessed through a link on the AMHS homepage at FerryAlaska.com or directly through the following web address: dot.alaska.gov/amhs/share/schedule/considerations.pdf This is an opportunity for communities to review and comment on the proposed schedule in consideration of community events. Written comments will be accepted prior to Oct. 24 via...
JUNEAU – Researchers are recommending other states look to Alaska’s Permanent Fund to learn how to grow funds supported by natural resource extraction. The Pew Charitable Trust recently released a national study focusing on seven states that have funds from extraction revenue, which the report describes as “sovereign wealth funds”' KTOO-FM reports. The report said Alaska is one of only two state funds with a purpose well-defined by state law. It also identified Alaska as one of only three states that don't allow withdrawals from the fund pr...
At the suggestions of others, Liv Perschon thought about a modular home, but she chose against the quick option. And she could not be happier with the home she ended up with. It took a year and a half, but her green beveled cedar-sided Mitkof Highway home with red trim and white accents is quickly becoming home. Her new home sits where the home she shared with her late husband Peter used to. It had to be torn down due to water damage, but it gave Perschon her dream home. The old home was nice,...
It didn't take long for Ambre Burrell to get behind the idea of buying the old First Bank building and turning it into a fourplex apartment along with her husband Sig, Josh and Rachel Etcher. Two apartments were already upstairs so the addition of two more on the ground floor made sense, she says. A good majority of selecting items and materials to complete the work was done online. Burrell says her biggest mission was incorporating big windows. The upstairs three bedroom is probably the nicest,...
When it comes to restoring an early-1900s house to its original condition finding fixtures can be tricky, not to mention time consuming. Greg Katason's love for the Buschmann house at 407 South Nordic Drive is obvious in the way he speaks about it and the countless hours he's spent planning its restoration. "I wanted to keep it as original as possible," he says. "Roger Heimdahl sent me pictures of the house when he was growing up." The Heimdahls owned the house in the early 1900s, years after...
While new homes are being built to be more energy efficient than ever before, thanks to a growing green building movement and increasingly strict building codes, the age of existing dwellings continues to present challenges. More than 40 percent of the housing stock in the United States was built before 1969 and simply wouldn’t stand up to today’s standards. Yet, much can be done to help homeowners improve their building envelope to reduce energy use and increase efficiency. Improving your home’s energy efficiency can help save money, keep...
Freezing pipes are a concern for homeowners who live in cold climates. When temperatures dip below freezing, the risk that pipes will freeze rises. Should a pipe burst, the damage that results can be extensive and costly. Any pipe can freeze, but those that are directly exposed to the cold are the most vulnerable. These include pipes that feed outdoor hoses, swimming pool supply lines, pipes in unheated indoor rooms (i.e., basements or garages), and any pipes that run close to the outdoors through uninsulated walls. Water expands as it freezes,...
