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The Petersburg School Board approved the employment of two new teachers within the district. Eliza Warmack will join staff as a 5th grade teacher beginning in the 2016-17 school year and Rowan Beraza will be a secondary language arts and Spanish teacher beginning the same time. The School Board also approved the principal contracts for another year. Middle and high school principal Rick Dormer will receive a salary of $97,116 and elementary principal Teri Toland will receive a salary of $88,773. They also approved exempt contracts for finance... Full story
WRANGELL - A passenger plane based out of Wrangell crashed on Admiralty Island April 8, during a morning flight to Angoon. Of the four onboard the Cessna 206, the pilot and two passengers were killed. A third passenger, Morgan Enright, 21, of Ketchikan, survived the crash. The United States Coast Guard and Sitka Search and Rescue transported her from the scene and she remains in critical condition in a Seattle hospital. Alaska State Troopers identified those killed in the crash as pilot David... Full story
April 15, 1916 – A new course of procedure in the matter of changing master's papers, which will be of great convenience to Petersburg's boats, is being arranged by the customs officials at Juneau, according to word brought from there by K. L. Steberg this week. The plan as stated by Deputy Collector Garfield is as follows: Owners of boats at Petersburg that wish to change papers without making the trip to a port of entry they will be permitted to have the master's oath taken here before a notary public. The notary is then to mail the papers t...
The North End Ferry Authority is prepared to resume ferry service on Friday, after shutting down for the winter due to low customer traffic. The Rainforest Islands Ferry will complete four weekly trips from Coffman Cove to Banana Point with the M/V Rainforest Islander. North End Ferry Authority general manager Kent Miller says a small repair was needed before the start of the season, but other than that, things are looking good. The repair to the vessels’ cooling system required taking the boat out of water in Wrangell, but it was completed e...
Bike safety To the Editor: I saw something horrible Monday night after work. I was headed down Haugen. There was a little girl on a pinkish bicycle across the street. She was ahead of me and headed downtown too. There are always cars waiting to clear the intersection this time of day. As I slowed to take my place in line, she reached the intersection. I thought she would stop and walk her bike across the street to the totem poles at the Forest Service. Instead, she turned immediately into the crosswalk. Right then, a gray car coming from...
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is looking for citizen scientists to track bat local bats in an effort to track the development of a deadly fungus affecting bats known as 'white nose syndrome.' ADFG's Fish and Wildlife technician Steve Lewis gave a talk at the Petersburg Public Library Saturday where he provided a bat primer and informed locals on how they can help ADFG better understand local bat populations. Lewis said no one knows where white nose syndrome came from but that it's prese... Full story
Susan and Weldon Benzinger, of Kneeland, Calif. announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah, to Charles Sharpsteen, son of Ellen Rojcewicz, of Petersburg, Alaska and Chris Sharpsteen, of Rocky Comfort, Mo. The bride-elect is a graduate of Humboldt State University, earning a BA in Mathematics and BA in Music in 2009 and earning a MA in Music-Voice Performance from the University of Oregon in 2015. The bridegroom-elect is also a graduate of Humboldt State University, with a BS in...
April 7 A caller reported a juvenile late returning home from a walk. The caller asked if the juvenile was seen please send home. An officer was notified. A caller requested a welfare check on an individual. An officer checked on a vehicle blocking a roadway. The vehicle was disabled with a note on the windshield containing contact information. A caller reported loud music. An officer made contact and suspect agreed to turn it down. April 8 A caller reported an unrestrained child in the front seat of a vehicle. A caller requested assistance...
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced the first opening of the Southeast Alaska drift gillnet fishery will begin Monday, May 2, 2016. This opening is directed at returns of Stikine River king salmon and will occur in the following area: District 8: will be open from 8:00 a.m., Monday, May 2 - 8:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 3, with some restrictions at the Stikine River, Beacon Point/Point Frederick Area, Bear Creek and Wrangell Harbor Area. Gillnet Gear Restrictions: The gear allowed will be the standard length and depth (300 fathoms and...
The 2016 sport fishing regulations for king salmon in Southeast Alaska and Yakutat will be effective 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, April 12, 2016 – 11:59 p.m. Monday, May 1, 2017. Alaska resident: The resident bag and possession limit is three king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length. Nonresident: The nonresident bag and possession limit is one king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length, except during May and June the bag and possession limit is two king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length; the nonresident annual limit is six king salmon, 28 i...
The Rod and Gun Club will hold its annual meeting and range clean-up on Saturday, April 16 at the Gun Range at 9:00 am. Election of officers will be held and future events and needs of the range will be discussed. Immediately following the meeting, the annual range cleanup/fixup will begin. New members are welcome to stop-by and membership forms will be available....
A little more than a year ago on a cold winter morning, not unlike many Petersburg couples, Meggan and Donnie Hayes were eating breakfast. Out of all those couples, the Hayes may have had the most honest, albeit brutally honest, conversation shared in that moment. In-between slurps of cereal, Meggan told Donnie she didn't love him anymore. Not only did she not love him, she told Donnie, she didn't even like him. "We had been through such a time in our marriage where I just said that because that... Full story
April 12 Travis Adams appeared before Magistrate Judge Burrell for charges of assault IV and violating conditions of release. The court entered a not guilty plea on the defendant’s behalf and set a $1,000 cash only bond among other conditions of release. April 13 Matthew Pawuk appeared before Magistrate Judge Burrell for a charge of operating a vehicle with expired registration. The defendant entered a guilty plea and paid a $90 fine and a $10 surcharge. Julia Schonberg appeared before Magistrate Judge Burrell for a trial after entering a p...
Clare Painter has always liked a little adventure in her life, and she recently undertook a challenge she never saw coming–reality TV. She will appear on Fox Network's new reality show "American Grit" on Thursday, April 14, at 5 p.m. local time. Painter moved to Petersburg in 1986, and spent two summers working salmon and black cod at Cold Storage, then spent the next 20 years working on fishing boats. "Fishing was always challenging, it was always changing," Painter says. One of the biggest p...
Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan has scored seats on nearly every Congressional committee that deal with issues on, over and under the oceans. That fulfills a commitment he made to Kodiak when he ran for office two years ago, he said at a ComFish town meeting during a two day stay on “the Rock.” Sullivan ticked off a list of fishery related actions he’s had a hand in getting accomplished over the past year: passage of an enforcement act that combats global fish pirating and seafood fraud; adding language to bills that lifts pricey class...
JUNEAU (AP) — Delta Airlines says it will no longer offer flights from Juneau in the fall and winter months because demand from Alaska residents at those times is low. Mike Medeiros, Delta's vice president in Seattle, said the flights will end this year on Aug. 31. The airline will still offer flights in the spring and fall, The Juneau Empire reports. The Atlanta-based airline started flying between Juneau and Seattle during the spring and summer of 2014. The flights created competition, marking the first time in nearly 20 years that Alaska Air...
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — Commercial fishermen in Alaska are expected to harvest fewer salmon this year. The Ketchikan Daily News reports that according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game's run forecast and harvest projections, this year's salmon harvest is expected to catch about 161 million statewide, more than 100 million less than in 2015. Fish and Game officials say the decline is due to fewer pink salmon, which are the backbone of Southeast Alaska's annual commercial salmon landings. Southeast Alaska's commercial fleets, mostly p...
JUNEAU (AP) — Gov. Bill Walker said Tuesday that as much of an optimist as he is, he doesn't see state legislators wrapping up work on all the pieces needed for a fiscal plan by the scheduled end of the regular legislative session Sunday. Walker wants lawmakers to approve a fiscal package to help dig the state out of a multibillion-dollar budget deficit exacerbated by low oil prices. He sees as key elements reduced state spending, a restructuring of Alaska Permanent Fund earnings and the dividend program, and new revenues that include a b...
