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Petersburg City Council on Monday unanimously approved ASCR McGraw Constructors of Sitka, the bid of $1,395,800 for phase 3 of the Water Treatment Plant upgrade project. ASCR McGraw Constructors edged-out Dawson Construction, of Ketchikan, which entered a bid of a little more than $1.5 million. The council also authorized a contract for $288,000 to GV Jones and Associates administration and inspection services for the project. The project requires specialists for mechanical, electrical and structural inspections, Mayor Al Dwyer. The contract...
A dozen proposed capital budget projects were promised funding at the close of the 27th Alaska Legislature, but only one is wrapped in controversy. Petersburg projects on the fiscal year 2013 Capital Budget include a commercial dock drive down for $5.6 million, the North Harbor rebuild for $3.5 million, crane dock upgrade for $800,000, dry (unheated) storage building replacement for $400,000, new police station planning and design development for $350,000, hospital roof replacement for $275,000, Sons of Norway Hall upgrades for $250,000, Sandy...
April 7, 1982 - The Alaska Department of Fish and Game reported that 4,260 tons of herring were harvested from the waters of Sitka Sound adjacent to Halibut Point Road during the March 30 fishery which lasted from noon to 6:10 p.m. Although Petersburg fisheries was not disclosing the poundage of roe herring it is handling from the Sitka fishery, area manager Rick Dutton reports that “we did fine.” A harvest guideline of approximately 3,000 tons of herring was established for the 1982 fis...
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced April 12 that the Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery closed for the remainder of the 2012 season. The total harvest is approximately 13,534 tons or 47% of this season’s guideline harvest level of 28,829 tons. The decision to close the fishery was based on the completion of major spawning in Sitka Sound, and vessel and aerial surveys conducted over the last several days have not identified a biomass of pre-spawning herring in the Sitka Sound area at this time. The preliminary harvest by o...
Rock-N-Road started to remove the Romiad building on Monday to make way for construction of the new City library....
Hello once more from Alaska’s capitol. Well, the 90 day session Legislature came to an end shortly after midnight on Sunday. It was a mad dash the last few days, with dozens of bills being passed in both bodies after weeks of deliberation in committees. There was also a rush of creative bill drafting during the last half day that helped both bodies pass some important legislation. One of the great things about working on the budgets this year is that for every dollar spent in the Capital B...
Apparently we’re wealthy? To the Editor: It should give us all a comforting feeling to know that we live in a community so wealthy that we can pay someone $20,000 to totally destroy and haul away to be burned or dumped a building worth in excess of $500,000. If we tore down every building on the island 29 years old or older there wouldn’t be much left, especially on main street. Mike Schwartz...
April 11 Casey A. Menish, 17 was cited for failure to stop at a stop sign at 3rd and Excel streets. Police investigated a burn permit violation on N. 6th Street. Caller reported a family member being pushed on Kiseno Street. April 12 A citation was issued for illegal camping at Dump Hill. A caller reported an individual driving without a license. A parking accident was reported at the ball field. April 13 The fire department investigated a possible carbon monoxide leak on Gauffin. Caller reported kids blowing whistles causing a noise...
April 12 Lori Ennen entered a plea of guilty in district court to the charge of illegal camping. The court fined Ennen $25. Ricardo Vasquez entered a plea of not guilty in district court to the charges of DUI and driving without a valid driver's license. Vasquez was released, but the court stipulated that he is to stay away from bars, not to have any alcohol and to not leave Petersburg. A court date was set for July 23. April 18 Jay R. Thomassen, Brian D. Lapeyri, and Kyle B. Skinner were all arraigned in district court on charges of fishing...
The Vikings track and field team returned to Ketchikan last weekend for the second meet of the season, with great performances in hurdles, jumps, springs and relays. “Overall, the kids’ times and distances are getting better,” said Head Coach Brad Taylor. “We had some really nice performances in the jumps,” said Taylor. Bessie Johnson took first place in the Girls High Jump. “Bessie did a really nice job. She increased her height by a couple inches,” said Taylor. Elijah Wagner took third in...
Vikings baseball hosted a season opening series against Thunder Mountain, Craig and Wrangell over the weekend. Taylor Pullar started on the mound in Thursday’s opener against Juneau’s Thunder Mountain High School. “It was a good game. Taylor battled hard, and pitched over a hundred pitches,” said Vikings Head Coach Jim Engell. Despite a home run from Pullar in the first inning, the Vikings dropped down 2-1 and spent the whole game battling from behind. The Thunder Mountain Falcons capital...
Petersburg's attorney on Monday filed a response in Superior Court regarding the city's inclusion into the newly formed House District 32. “Today, we filed our request that the court take another look at District 32 and reverse the decision it made last year,” City Attorney Thomas F. Klinker told the City Council via phone. The 25-page brief, which names Counselors Mark Jensen and Nancy Strand as plaintiffs, claims the Alaska Redistricting Board “failed to take the required 'hard look' regarding what districting of Southeast Alaska best met t...
Thursday, April 19, 7 p.m. in the council chambers, Kate Wynne will discuss methods of reducing encounters between whales and net fishing gear. Wynne is a Marine Mammal Specialist with Alaska Sea Grant. For information, contact Sunny Rice at 772-3381....
Just My Imagination The 7th Annual Wearable Art Extravaganza...
The parents of Erin Schwartz of Petersburg and Robert Wong of Watsonville, Calif., are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming wedding on May 6, 2012, in the Redwood forest above Los Gatos, Calif. Erin is completing her doctorate in biochemistry and molecular biology at University of California at Davis. Robert is employed by the accounting firm of Deloitte and Touche in San Jose, Calif. A reception is planned for June 3, 2012, in Petersburg....
Harold Peppers, 78, passed away April 16, 2012 at the Petersburg Medical Center. His best friend sweetheart, Pauline Young, son Bill and several family members were at his side. Harold was born to Onie and Adle Peppers on February 2, 1934 in Norman, Ark. The family moved to Longview, Wash. in 1942 where he lived until March 2000 when he and Pauline moved to Petersburg. Harold worked as a truck driver all his life until retirement. He liked to hunt, fish, watch NASCAR and camp out with friends...
Mary Alice Longworth, 93, passed away peacefully at Mt. View Manor on April 12, 2012, in the comfort of her four children, longtime friends, and the loving staff of Mt. View Manor Assisted Living. Alice was born in Chicago, Ill., April 18, 1918, along with her twin sister Mary Katherine. Her family moved West, finally settling in Portland, Ore. Alice and her twin sister attended public schools in Portland. In 1938 Alice completed Normal School in Monmouth, Ore., receiving a teaching credential....
City Manager Steve Giesbrecht focused on the many downtown and harbor construction projects that are underway this spring and summer in his report to the City Council on Monday. Giesbrecht led off his report with an update of the North Harbor project. “We are continuing working with the Army Corps of Engineers on coordinating the North Harbor dredging as well as the construction project,” Giesbrecht said. “Public notices have gone out announcing upcoming Federal projects and final bid documents are forth-coming,” he added. Giesbrecht spoke w...
