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The Petersburg Borough Assembly have put the new Petersburg Police Facility Project on hold in order to investigate lower prices for the project. “I would suggest that we delegate the Borough Manager to look for a lower cost alternative price for the police and jail facility,” Petersburg Borough Assembly member John Hoag stated. “I would like for us to also give him the authority to cancel or enter into new contracts because the price tag on this facility is just beyond the reach of this community.” The last engineer estimate that was receive... Full story
Several Petersburg fishermen came out to support Senate Bill 60, implementing a $100 bounty on all sea otters taken legally under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, Monday evening during the regular meeting of the Petersburg Borough Assembly. The resolution that was proposed by the Assembly at the March 4 meeting was brought back to the table for discussion due to the interest of the residents and fishermen of the area. Local commercial fisherman Max Worhatch was the first to step to the microphone. “On the surface, this may seem like a bill t... Full story
There will no change in Alaska Airlines’ status as the provider of Essential Air Service for Southeast Alaska communities after the U.S. Department of Transportation issued an order in February continuing the EAS through 2015 – and Alaska Airlines will retain the designation as the provider of the service. “On February 11, we issued an order re-selecting Alaska Airlines to provide Essential Air Service in five communities in Southeast Alaska,” said USDOT spokesperson Bill Moseley. “That o... Full story
March 23, 1983 – Saturday was a perfect morning for collecting aluminium cans at the dump. The Boy, Cub and Girl Scouts collected the cans into two large vans. Jim Franzel, the Boy Scout Committee chairman, said this collection probably held 3,000 to 4,000 pounds. The full vans will be sent to Seattle. At 30 cents a pound, the collection is the scouts' main fundraiser of the year. This is the third year for the collection and Franzel said the scouts have collected about 25,000 pounds of aluminium. Petersburg General Hospital, the Moose Club a...
Bill Stedman and Rod Judy were named Alaska Aviation Living Legends last summer, but they have been so much more to those who have known them. Stedman is a lifelong resident of Petersburg and still lives in the childhood home that he shared with his parents and sisters. “The place has changed over the years, and I have done a lot of work to it,” Stedman stated. “But I have lived here all my life and really haven't wanted to be anywhere else.” Stedman attended Petersburg High School and worked...
Made me feel welcome To the Editor: I want to thank everyone who helped make my first formal visit to Petersburg as your representative successful. I was lucky to be able to spend a long weekend in Petersburg March 7-10 while the Legislature took a break. On Friday, about 50 people came to a pizza party at the Legislative Information Office on Gjoa Street. I was also able to meet with various groups around town, including the Petersburg Vessel Owners Association and Petersburg Economic Development Corporation. I also spent time at some of the...
Staff does super job To the Editor: The Pilot can't get enough accolades as far as I'm concerned. Your staff does a super job at reporting with accuracy, fairness and integrity. Mary Lou Miller Detroit, Mich....
First, do no harm To the Editor: Does your heart break when you consider the motherless children? When you see a child without the loving embrace of her arms? We have been commanded to honor our mothers, yet we have allowed an innocent woman to be bereft of her life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. Which law has she broken, one that is real, or one that is unreal? The law of the universe, or the law of the machine? Which law will you obey? We have also been commanded to love our enemies, to bless those that curse us, do good to those that...
March 14 An abandoned vehicle was reported in front of a residence on Haugen Drive. An individual was yelling and swearing in the street on the 600 block of Ira II. A caller reported an individual driving with a revoked driver’s license. March 15 Officers responded to a request in getting customers home on Chief John Lott. A possible abandoned vehicle was reported on Lumber Street. Suspicious fund raising efforts were reported. An officer was notified to help an individual get a vehicle back to a residence since the owner was not legally l...
During the regular meeting of the Petersburg Borough Assembly Monday evening, Petersburg Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht reported that there are over 20 interested applicants for the police officer position and two potential Chief candidates from Alaska. “The police officer position is the position that Heidi will be vacating,” Giesbrecht stated. “We will be replacing that with an officer, not a Sergeant.” According the Giesbrecht, the two police chief candidates are from Alaska and have expressed a desire for the position. Giesbrecht also re...
March 14 Mark R, Dyne II, 18, appeared before Magistrate Desiree Burrell for an arraignment on the charges of driving while license is cancelled, suspended or revoked and a violation of conditions of release. Dyne entered a plea of not guilty and a public defender was appointed. Trial has been set for April 16 and Dyne was released with conditions. Kelly Lee Scaduto, 46, appeared before Magistrate Burrell for an arraignment on the charges of driving under the influence and fourth degree misconduct involving weapons. Scaduto entered a plea of...
After six weeks of competition, a winner for the first ever Losing Big Petersburg competition has been declared. Christin Fankhauser is the first “Biggest Loser” of Petersburg. According to Petersburg Parks and Recreation Director Donnie Hayes the resounding number of votes for all of the contestants was phenomenal. Fankhauser is the winner of a one year membership to Petersburg Parks and Recreation; an iPad from a grant that was partnered by Parks and Recreation and the Petersburg Schools; a n...
During the March 5-6 meeting of the SEAPA Board of Directors, the reports of operations manager Steve Henson and special projects director Eric Wolfe highlighted a number of projects and new information related to the Tyee Lake Hydroelectric project. An analysis of a Petersburg electrical tower that is sloughing is a topic of importance in the report. “Petersburg Municipal Power and Light discovered a bank that was sloughing near the outside set of anchors on Tower 76-1M on Mitkof Island. There are two anchors per pole of the three pole s...
Halibut scientists plan to expand the yearly Pacific stock assessments by 30% next summer, adding 390 survey stations to the existing 1,300 already in use from Oregon to the Bering Sea. Since 1998 the halibut surveys, which occur from June through October, have been conducted in a depth range of 20 to 275 fathoms where most of the fishing was taking place. But that’s been changing in recent years, said Claude Dykstra, Survey Manager for the International Pacific Halibut Commission. “We’re seeing the catch coming out of the deeper areas, parti...
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski introduced the Hydropower Improvement Act of 2013 last week in Washington D.C. The bipartisan legislation is co-sponsored by Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), James Risch (R-Idaho), Maria Cantwell (D-Washington), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Patty Murray (D-Washington), and Mark Begich (D-Alaska). The bill seeks to substantially increase the United States’ hydropower capacity in an effort to expand clean-power generation and spur domestic job creation. As the country’s largest source of renewable energy, hydropower allows us to avo...
Sharon Ann Gribble McAdams, 58, passed away peacefully in Petersburg, Alaska on March 15, 2013. Sharon spent her final days, per her wishes, in her hometown surrounded by her loving family, friends and co-workers. She was born on March 18, 1954 in Juneau, Alaska, the youngest of two girls born to Richard and Vera Gribble. Sharon attended and graduated from Petersburg High School. While in school she volunteered as a candy striper for The Future Nurses of America Club at the local hospital in... Full story
Petersburg High School Junior Diane Murph is well on her way to earning the highest award for Girls Scouts, the Gold Award. The Girl Scout Gold Award represents the highest achievement in Girl Scouting. Open only to girls in high school, this prestigious award challenges the student to change the world, or at least their corner of it, and be eligible for college scholarships, too. By the time the final touches are put on this seven-step project, a problem will have been solved, not only in the...
Koven Daniel Musewski-Teas was born on Feb. 25, 2013 at 9:20 a.m. in Anchorage, Alaska to Chellsey Musewski and Kory Teas. He weighed 7lbs and was 18 inches long....
