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Petersburg Indian Association Council President Carol Martinez portions out frozen Sitka herring eggs on branches into gallon bags for Petersburg's tribal citizens. A fisherman volunteer collected and provided these eggs for free distribution by PIA. Herring roe on branches is not something that can be bought or sold, so PIA appreciates those volunteers who help to gather the subsistence foods. In recent years, the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Tribes purchased herring roe on kelp - which...
A middle-aged man was rescued from frigid waters near Petersburg on the night of April 7. Franz Schonberg was walking his dog near the ferry terminal after sunset when he heard someone yelling in the Wrangell Narrows, between Mitkof and Kupreanof Islands. Schonberg, a local volunteer firefighter, launched his skiff and went to investigate, searching the dark, fast-moving waters for the person calling out for help. Around the same time, local resident Dr. James Pizzadili was walking along the...
A Canadian environmental nonprofit group, long critical of the Red Chris Mine in the northern watershed of the Stikine River, has released a new report that cites increasing underground seepage of contaminants from the mine’s tailings pond. The report comes as British Columbia regulators are considering the mine operator’s application to expand ore recovery by changing to underground tunneling instead of open-pit surface mining. The gold and copper mine started operations in 2015 and sits about 50 miles east of the Stikine River community of...
April 10, 1925 – James Brennan is home again. This fact has been very apparent since he arrived from the jungles of the great Outside civilization from the many callers at his place who have been anxious to see how he survived his experience and to exchange gossip with him. Mr. Brennan was accompanied home by his oldest son, LeRoi Brennan. Richard Brennan, the other son, remained in Los Angeles with his mother, but will come north in June. Mrs. Brennan will accompany Richard to Seattle, and will proceed on to Petersburg, if she is well e...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly has once again rejected a proposal to establish a police K9 unit, voting against the request by a 5-1 margin despite grassroots advocacy efforts and significant financial pledges. The proposal, which returned for reconsideration at Monday's assembly meeting after being initially rejected in February, failed to gain approval even with new funding commitments from the Petersburg Indian Association (PIA) and local businesses. Perspectives on the drug dog proposal...
We felt loved and cared for To the Editor and this wonderful community: One year ago I came very close to dying. I got very, very sick with three upper respiratory viruses which allowed a strep infection to turn into pneumonia which caused sepsis or toxic shock syndrome. All in a matter of days. Luckily, I live here in Petersburg, the best place on earth. The doctors, nurses, and staff at Petersburg Medical Center were amazing and got me out on a medivac as quickly as possible. The outpouring of love, prayers, good vibes, cards, and gifts was...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously passed the first reading of Ordinance #2025-04 on April 7, moving forward the plans to establish a Marine Industrial Overlay (MIO) zone to preserve waterfront areas for maritime uses. The ordinance would create special zoning restrictions to ensure specific tidelands in the Port Dock and Scow Bay areas remain dedicated to commercial fishing and maritime operations. "Harbor board and staff has been working hard on this for over a year," Harbor Master...
April 2 - An officer assisted EMS. An officer conducted extra patrols. An officer conducted a welfare check on N Nordic Drive. The individual in question was okay. A report of theft was taken by an officer. A found credit card was turned into the Police Department (PD). Papers were served. A wandering dog was turned into the PD, and the owners came and picked it up. An officer responded to a disturbance on Excel Street. It was unfounded. An officer responded to a disturbance on Birch Street. It was unfounded. April 3 - An officer responded to...
The Viking Swim Club continued its successful season this past weekend at the Southeast Championships in Juneau. The meet consisted of six other teams: Wrangell, Craig, Haines, Sitka, Ketchikan, and Juneau. VSC finished second, with 1144 points, 42 gold, 33 silver, and 25 bronze medals. "As a coach, I'm very happy with what I saw in the water, both with respect to the events that they swam and also how clean they swam," head coach Scott Burt said. "We had very few DQs. Incredibly happy with how...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly voted unanimously Monday to approve a resolution calling on state lawmakers to increase education funding and create a sustainable formula for Alaska's schools. Resolution #2025-07, which passed 6-0, urges the Alaska Legislature to "significantly increase the Base Student Allocation" and develop a long-term bipartisan solution for education funding beginning in fiscal year 2026. Assembly members cited the strain on local resources - the borough currently provides...
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