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The Petersburg High School girls basketball team are the 2015-16 2A Alaska State Champions. A 3-0 record in last weekend's tournament with wins over Dillingham, Nenana, and Bristol Bay clinched the Lady Vikings' first state title in program history. The 43-25, 50-39, and 43-34 victories capped off a 26-1 season for PHS. Championship Game In Saturday's championship with the Bristol Bay Angels at Anchorage's Alaska Airlines Center, the Lady Vikings jumped out to a 14-11 first quarter lead, with... Full story
The Petersburg High School boys’ basketball team is the 2A Alaska State Runner-Up for 2015-16. Early round victories over Bristol Bay (47-26) and Unalakleet (56-39) in last weekend’s state tournament set up a showdown with the Unalaska Raiders for the championship at Anchorage’s Alaska Airlines Center. Championship Game As it became apparent early on in Saturday’s championship, this matchup was a defensive clash, with both teams scoring just six after one quarter. The offenses opened up a bit in the second quarter, with Unalaska leading 18-16 h... Full story
Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department (PVFD) responded to a fire call Sunday afternoon near Rory's Road at Papke's Landing, 10 miles south of town. The fire destroyed a 24-foot trailer home on the property being used as an office and led to a manufactured home sustaining significant damage, according to PVFD spokesman Dave Berg. "The trailer, the one being used as an office, it was almost gone when we got there," Berg said. "The other one, the residence, the vinyl siding had pretty much melted... Full story
The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously voted to approve this year’s budget in its first reading including a change to its community services budget, which awards grants to various local organizations and non-profits. Domestic violence prevention non-profit Working Against Violence for Everyone (WAVE) for the first time requested $45,000 from the Borough Assembly earlier this month. In light of decreased state funding and widespread tight financial times, Petersburg Mayor Mark Jensen asked community organizations to provide balance s...
March 25, 1916 – The two-deck gasboat Prince of Wales, from Wrangell, was in port yesterday morning, on her way to Juneau, from where she will take the Sitka run of the Georgia while the latter is undergoing repairs. Captain Martin Welstrand arrived Thursday from Seattle with the Halibut schooner Thelma. The boat was taken south last fall and has been overhauled and had three feet added to her length. J. W. Bowman, superintendent of the local cannery, arrived from the south on the Admiral Evans, Thursday. The Evans brought about seven tons o...
Petersburg High School shop teacher Dave Owens traveled to Sitka earlier this month for training on how to better use design software and manufacturing tools. This year is the first for Owens teaching the industrial arts program at PHS, but he spent well over 10 years heading up elementary school classrooms. "It was the best teachers training I have ever been to," Owens says with a big smile. "Hands on is fun, and that's where the most learning takes place." Owens also took a student with him,... Full story
Petersburg Parks and Recreation Director Donnie Hayes helped save Petersburg shoppers’ money this year after voicing his opinion during this week’s borough assembly meeting where the assembly appeared set to vote against allowing two sales-tax free days. Before Hayes interjected, Assembly member Cindi Lagoudakis said approving sales tax free days in light of the state’s fiscal challenges would send the wrong message. “I understand merchants have said that it’s some of their best sales days of the year. It’s really unclear to me whether tha...
March today To the Editor: I would like to invite you to the Choose Respect march, today March 24, at 3:15 pm. We will be meeting at the bottom of The Trading Union hill, and together we will march through town to take a stand against domestic violence and sexual assault. We will be joining thousands of other Alaskans who are also marching in their communities. Following the march we will have an open house at the WAVE office, 22 Sing Lee Alley. Hope to see you there. Annette Wooton Executive Director, Petersburg WAVE Ferry concerns To the...
March 16 An officer spoke with a driver concerning driving habits. A driver received a verbal warning for not using headlights. A driver received a warning for not using headlights. A caller reported a boat following too close to a pod of killer whales. A caller reported unsolicited scam phone calls involving $75,000. March 17 A driver received a warning for not maintaining in the correct lane. Sean Johnson, 33, received a citation for failure to stop at a stop sign. A caller reported a person beating a drum. An officer was notified and was una...
March 21 Jase Payne appeared before Superior Court Judge William Carey for violating probation. He admitted the violation and was sentenced to 30 days in jail. Zachary Bray appeared before Superior Court Judge Carey for a change of plea hearing. Bray pleaded guilty to assault IV. The court sentenced the defendant to 90 days in jail with 90 days suspended and two years probation among other conditions. Regina LaBonte appeared before Superior Court Judge Carey for a change of plea hearing. LaBonte pleaded guilty to harassment II and was...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly rescinded an amendment made by assembly member Bob Lynn earlier this month that would provide an advisory vote to people living outside service area one when any proposals to implement a land use code for areas outside of service area one occurred. The assembly initially approved that amendment at its March 7 meeting after a significant number of the public spoke out against language in the borough’s new comprehensive plan citing a desire for potential minimal zoning outside of service area one. After review o...
If a fisherman gets 50-cents a pound for his reds, how can the fish fetch $10, $15 or more at retail counters? “It’s all the other stuff that happens after he sells the fish. A lot of costs, margins and profits are included in that retail price,” said Andy Wink, a Fisheries Economist with the McDowell Group in Juneau. It’s an ‘apples and oranges’ comparison when it comes to using weights paid for the raw goods and the end product. A lot of weight is lost going from a whole fish, which fishermen are paid on, to a fillet at retail counters. ...
Herring seiners from Petersburg headed to Sitka Sound last week after the sac roe herring fishery went on two-hour notice. The notice was released last Thursday morning at 11 a.m. Prior to the notice, Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) was busy sampling herring and conducting aerial surveys of the area waiting for the sac roe to reach the right maturity to open the fishery. The guideline harvest level (GHL) for the fishery this year is over 14,500 tons, which is a significantly larger target than last year’s GHL of 8,712 tons. In 2...
Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht reported the following during the March 21 Borough Assembly meeting: A Firefighter 1 Course started on February 13. One person is attending all of the classes and two people are hit and miss. Emergency Trauma Technician Course started on February 28. There are 9 participants (four current firefighters, three new EMS volunteers, and two will not volunteer). EMS Director Sandy Dixson taught two Basic Life Support for Health Care Provider courses (total 12 people), and we had three individuals go through the...
Andrew Phoenix realized he wanted to be a performer way back in elementary school while part of a school play about Christmas being canceled because Santa was sick. Phoenix's character was a kid covered in soot and his line was, "So we cleaned the chimneys for nothing?" Phoenix added a little flare after saying his line with an improvisation, and received a loud response of laughter from the audience. All he did was blow his nose with a handkerchief and add a big breath of air to animate the...
The Petersburg soccer team traveled to Juneau for a tournament held on March 11-13, and brought home third place. All of the opponents for Petersburg were from Juneau. Normally there is a team or two from Whitehorse at the tournament, but they did not make it this year. Twelve players made the trip, including 17-year-old Axel Vides. The tournament is typically for players over 30, but this year officials loosened age requirements in order to increase participation. Having the youthful legs of...
Editions of the Petersburg Pilot and Wrangell Sentinel have been delayed for the past two weeks due to a breakdown of the platemaker at the Pilot printing plant. Once our staff and an electrician were able isolate the cause of the malfunction, the replacement part was ordered from the factory in Denmark. “On Tuesday of this week we learned the part was delivered to the Brussels, Belgium airport that was bombed,” explained publisher Ron Loesch. “We don’t know how long the part shipment will be delayed,” Loesch added. Orin Pierson worked with fac...
