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City official’s pleas for better communication and fewer reduced and dismissed cases from the District Attorneys may see some improvements in the near future. Although the City Manager and Police Chief fear it will not be enough. In a town hall meeting on Feb. 21, the City Council, Police Chief Jim Agner, and community members asked Deputy Attorney General Richard Svobodny why about 40 percent of cases filed with the District Attorney's office are dismissed and a significant number are plea-bargained or reduced. Agner expressed frustration a...
Pending public approval of the plans, the Blaquiere Point boat launch rebuild will be a reality soon. According to U.S. Forest Ranger Jason Anderson, plans for the proposed extension of the Blaquiere Point boat launch, are one step further along in the approval process. “We should be going out with a preliminary design that the Forest Service has cooked up,” Anderson said. Blaquiere Point is located at the intersection of Sumner and Dry Straits on the southeast corner of Mitkof Island, abo...
March 31, 1982- Don Schultz has three months left before he retires as superintendent of the Petersburg School District, and the School Board has more than 100 applicants to sift through before the position is filled. As of March 26, 102 applications had been received by the Alaska School Board Associations which was retained to conduct the search for a new superintendent after Schultz announced last fall his intention to resign at the end of June. “That’s a lot of paperwork to go thr...
Schools students and public officials will take to the streets today at 4 p.m. as part of a statewide Choose Respect campaign - bringing awareness to issues such as domestic violence, sexual assault, child sexual assault and bullying. “[This is] about problems in Alaska, as well as making people think about what respect means to them,” said event coordinator Jo Ann Day. A march will go from Trading Union to Wells Fargo followed by a gathering at the Sons of Norway Hall. The event will include several speakers including Police Chief Jim Agn...
The Petersburg Medical Center set plans in motion to expand service to include acupuncture. The Medical Center Board of Directors approved a proposal for acupuncture training for Chief of Staff Dr. Jennifer Hyer. Hyer will study medical acupuncture at the Helms Medical Institute, in Phoenix, Ariz. beginning this fall and wrapping up training in the spring. The Medical Center Board approved the $15,000 proposal in order to bring an alternative treatment to patients. “Acupuncture is widely used fo...
A spring time thank you To the Editor: With spring just around the corner I would like to thank the City of Petersburg, especially Jesse O’Connor and his crew for the way they have been taking care of the cemetery these past years. I have loved ones up there and when I spend time there, it seems more like a park then a cemetery. Also I would like to give a big thanks for the flowers and hanging baskets all over town. This really beautifies Petersburg during the summer months. Jim Stromdahl Requesting information To the Editor: My name is E...
Plans for making construction improvements to the Blaquiere Point boat launch ramp will be met with outright glee by those who have used the largely unimproved site. Getting onto the Stikine River via the Blaquiere Point launch site defied the oft quoted phrase, “getting there is half the fun.” Likewise, retrieving your boat, particularly at low tide, was an adventure. Finding pickup trucks stuck in the mud as the tide rolled in; seeing broken down vehicles and boat trailers abandoned on the rocky slope; removing beached deadheads prior to usi...
Hello again from Juneau. By the time you read this report we’ll be entering the last 22 days of the session, during which we will be focusing on passage of the bills that we really feel are the most important. The House has passed the Operating Budget, which is our only constitutional duty. Now we’re waiting for the Senate to share the Capital Budget with us, so that we can carefully review and hopefully add to it before adjournment. There’s been a lot of discussion lately about Energy. With...
A complaint of a minor who had been tattooed has led police to investigate not only the alleged tattoo artists, but also several other crimes including the theft of $7,000 in flooring. Police served a search warrant at 306 Hungerford Hill #7, where they seized a large amount of tattooing equipment including 13 tattoo machines, a printer, sterilization equipment and ink, said Captain John Hamilton. It is illegal, in the state of Alaska, to tattoo anyone under the age of 18. Police suspect the tattoo equipment could be the property of the late...
March 21 Police investigated suspicious activity at Narrows Inn. School maintenance workers were testing the school's fire alarms, which alerted police dispatch. A group of juveniles were playing with fire at the corner of Kiseno and S. 2nd streets. An officer issued a verbal warning during a traffic stop Haugen Drive. March 22 Officers issued a warning to a camper in the parking lot at South Harbor. Police responded to a parking violation on 1st Street. Maintenance workers were working on the alarms at the Hallingstad Peratrovich Building....
Petersburg’s swim program consistently produces some of the most competitive young swimmers in the state. The following is a recap of the three major swim events the Viking Swim Club (VSC) has competed in so far this season. Southeast Champs In December, the VSC traveled to compete in Juneau’s new pool against the top swimmers in the region at Southeast Champs, a tournament style swim meet. Sixteen Viking swimmers had fast enough qualifying times to compete, which was a rather small team com...
The San Francisco Bay Area has long fostered singers and musicians and last week Petersburg High School music students had a chance to experience the good vibes – and bring home two awards. Music director Matt Lenhard, and five other adults escorted 46 Concert Choir, Concert Band and Jazz Band performers on a three-day, four-night journey to the Heritage Music Festival. There the students had an opportunity to perform and compete against about 800 students from seven other schools. There were no...
Blood will flow this week at the Petersburg Medical Center, but it's for a good reason as health care professionals and community members prepare for the upcoming Health and Safety Fair. A blood draw and registration for the fair began this week. Participants can print out a registration form at http://www.pmc-health.com/healthfair.html. Last names beginning with the letter A through J, have drop-in times this week from 7 to 9 a.m. for the blood draw. Last names beginning with K through R can have their blood drawn April 3, 4 and 5 from 7 to 9...
Alaska Department of Fish and Game Biologist Rich Lowell was able to photograph a black bear kill on the Stikine River on Wednesday, March 20 during a moose survey conducted by the department. According to Lowell, “it appeared two wolves had just taken down the black bear right before we arrived overhead.” The photos were taken on the North Arm of the Stikine River. Lowell flew over the site 3-1/2 hours later after the wolves had eaten their fill and left the scene. Eagles had moved in to fin...
“High fish volumes and high prices in 2011 made for a very, very good year in Petersburg,” according to comments by Dave Ohmer at Wednesday’s Rotary Club meeting. Despite lower quotas for halibut in Area 2C, higher prices helped to make up for lack of volume. Historically high prices that averaged $6.61/lb. for halibut according to industry data, with accompanying prices for black cod, were good for fishermen. Buyers however, pulled back on purchases leaving over three million pounds of halibut and some inventories of black cod in the freez...
Qualified Alaskans have less than a week to apply for the 2012 Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) before the annual 11:59 p.m. March 31 filing deadline. Filers this week also have an opportunity to be part of something bigger – exceeding the $2 million goal for donations to nonprofits via the PFD Charitable Contributions Program Pick. Click. Give. (PCG) “Alaskans who have already filed for their dividend can still go back and make donations to Pick. Click. Give. causes across the entire state. It’s as simple as visiting the PFD Division websi...
Fishermen in the world’s largest salmon fishery at Bristol Bay are getting good grades for improving the quality of their salmon, and it’s boosting their bottom line. Starting in 2008, two projects have tracked fish quality based on specific handling practices, and given individual fishermen scores on their improvements (or not). “The two studies go hand in glove. First you get a score and understand where you are, and secondly, if you wish to improve, then you can start changing the way you handle your fish out on the water to bring your...
