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Second Street and cross roads are closed to through traffic due to a large-scale project. According to Public Works Director Karl Hagerman, the Water and Sewer Reconstruction Project will replace old water and sewer mains on Second Street, as well as Noseeum Street, Gauffin Street and Odin Street. The contract, for $1,050,000, was secured through loans from Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC). The ADEC Division of Water secures grants and loans for municipal water and sewer...
A mound of mud has been making its way down Hammer Slough since a mudslide near the Public Works office last fall. On Saturday, at an extreme low tide of -3.6, the silt lifted a privately-owned float and at least one boat right out of the water. “Our best guess is that it's 600 to 1,000 cubic yards.” said Harbormaster Glorianne Wollen. The problem with the mud is that when the tide is extremely low, property that should be afloat, sits on mud instead. City Councilman Rick Braun also took a loo...
Norwegian songs and toasts filled the air and meatballs and fish cakes filled bellies on Saturday night at the Sons of Norway Hall. Lodge members, visiting dignitaries and members of the community gathered to celebrate the Hall's 100th Anniversary. Fedrelandet #23 is the oldest Sons of Norway Lodge in Alaska, the weekend's celebration was the culmination of several weeks of preparation. SONS member Sue Paulsen served as Master of Ceremonies for the event with SONS President Jill Williams...
OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard cutter poured cannon fire into a Japanese ghost ship that had been drifting since last year's tsunami, sinking the vessel in the Gulf of Alaska and eliminating the hazard it posed to shipping and the coastline. The cutter's guns tore holes in the 110-foot Ryou-Un Maru on Thursday, ending the abandoned vessel's long, lonely journey across the Pacific. As the crew pummeled the ship, it burst into flames and began taking on water, offic...
We like Skookum To the Editor: Last week’s letter about our town’s vet really bothered me. I understand that letters are people’s opinions and everybody has one, so I thought I would write an opinion of my own. I don’t care that Dr. Hill bought a house in town, or that he bought the clinic. I will not take my pets to him. I tried that once and was turned away. He told me, very rudely, to go home and give her some water. Well I had already tried that and a vet was my last resort, she was not eating or drinking and I wanted someone to help. S...
Hello again from Juneau. We're down to crunch time now, with the major focus being on the budgets, education funding, and oil taxes. The House is now primarily hearing Senate bills. The Senate is doing the same, by hearing House bills during the last week and a half of the session. There will be hundreds of bills that will die at the end of this session. Less than ten bills have passed both houses. The Senate passed their version of the Operating Budget, changing the House version in hundreds...
April 4 A caller requested police help with an individual on Skylark. Officers spoke with a person who is being harassed. A noise disturbance was reported on Hungerford Hill. April 5 Unknown suspects stole a women's multi-speed, light blue Trek cruiser whitewall tires from a building on Tango Street. Caller reported kids were rolling boulders off the embankment in the Cold Storage parking lot. April 6 Ricardo D. Vasquez, 57, was arrested on the charge of DUI and driving on a suspended or revoked license. According to police, he was found sleepi...
April 5 Kenneth Hammer, 61, entered a plea of no contest to the charge of DUI in front of Magistrate Desiree Burrell. The defendant waived his right to an attorney and the court went straight to sentencing. Hammer was sentenced to 120 days in jail with 112 days suspended, fine of $1,500 plus a jail surcharge of $75, with $50 suspended. He was also ordered to contact an alcohol treatment agency and complete the recommendations. April 10 Robert Thomassen entered a no contest plea in front of Magistrate Desiree Burrell to charges of driving 34 in...
Police Chief Jim Agner described an incident that occurred on Saturday afternoon as something you would see in an action movie. Police were called to investigate a robbery and the theft of a truck on Harbor Way. The alleged robbery victim is someone known to police who comes to town periodically to buy drugs, Agner said. The man had reportedly approached a group of young people on Harbor Way to buy drugs. Instead of selling the man drugs, Agner said, they robbed him of about $125 and ran. The man was able to keep up with them, so the suspects...
The Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game Basic Hunter Education (HE) courses provide training in firearms safety, and wildlife conservation as well as respect for natural resources, landowners, and other hunters. Graduates receive lifetime certification recognized by all states, Canadian provinces and Mexico. Conclusive evidence shows that the HE course has dramatically reduced hunting related firearms accidents - up to 75% in some states - and has brought about positive change in hunter skills,...
Track and field kicked off their season in Ketchikan with an unusual meet last weekend. Most track meets are invitationals and are attended by many nearby schools, but the season opener scheduled in Sitka was canceled, so Ketchikan invited Petersburg to come down for a rare two-school dual meet. “It was the first dual that I’ve ever been a part of, and I’ve been coaching here for thirty years,” said Petersburg Head Coach Brad Taylor. To make things even more unusual, Mary Hagemann, the Ketchik...
When the M/V Christian pulled into Middle Harbor last Thursday all those aboard were greeted with singing and drumming. The boat's passengers, all members of the Alaska Native Brotherhood and Alaska Native Sisterhood, were welcomed to shore by several ANB/ANS members “singing in” their arrival. Traditional practices for “singing in” visitors dates back to the days when visitors would come by boat to different locations around Southeast Alaska, said Ross Nannauck III. The event was just one sto...
A resurgence of farmed fish and shifting world currencies could shake up salmon markets this year. “There are two trends going into the current salmon season that we haven’t seen for several years,” said Gunnar Knapp, a fisheries economist at the University of Alaska at Anchorage. “Exchange rates look to be weaker, not stronger, and perhaps more importantly, farmed salmon prices, rather than rising or holding steady, have fallen significantly. So we will be selling into a market where there is a lot more competing product available at a lot c...
Shakes Slough was literally filled with snow this winter. Cabins with 14-ft. roof peaks were buried under the snow pack, which likely exceeded 26 to 28-ft. with the compression of the snow layers over the winter. Sunny days have begun the meltdown, but freezing nights slow the process. The Loesch cabin is pictured here on Saturday afternoon....
Petersburg Middle School girl's basketball team had an opportunity to participate in the Mike Jackson HoopTime Tournament March 23 to 26 in Juneau.Thirty-two teams played 98 games during the tournament. Petersburg's girl's B team played seven games and won one. The A team played four games, sweeping their division. Afterwards, the girls had the opportunity to meet Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell. “It's great to see the girls’ progress. It's great for them to play at game speed,” said coach Jerry Dahl....
Tlingit Drum Design - Friday, April 13, 6 - 9 and Saturday, April 14, 10 – 1 pm. Council Chambers, call the library at 772-3349 to register. Open to adult & teens 6th grade and up - Free Get ready for Celebration 2012. Design a Tlingit motif for a hand-drum with Ross Nannauck III. You must bring your own undecorated drum. This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and is presented in cooperation with the Petersburg Indian Association. Invasion of the Afterschoolers - Light Switch Covers, T...
Metal storage vans located between the flower shop and Trident Seafoods egg room were removed recently. Gloria Ohmer owns both buildings and space in the former Trident rental may eventually be offered for rent after clean up and renovations are complete, according to Dave Ohmer, son of the owner. After the vans were removed a Ted Smith campaign poster from the 1999 municipal mayoral race was found along with a high school student’s expired drivers license for a learners permit that expired i...
