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The borough's proposed fiscal year 2022 operating budget was passed in its second reading by the Borough Assembly at their meeting on Monday. The assembly didn't make any amendments to the budget on Monday, but they did discuss a previous amendment that raised KFSK's community service funding request from $32,000 to $35,000. The assembly also discussed removing $650,000 from the motor pool budget that was set aside for the purchase of a new fire engine for the Petersburg Volunteer Fire...
Derek and Julianna Allison click heels in the Hurry Scurry dance in the Mayfest parade. See more photos here ....
The Borough Assembly passed an ordinance in its third reading on Monday that will give voters the final say in whether or not the Frederick Point East (FPE) Subdivision should be removed from the boundaries of Service Area One. Ordinance #2020-08 barely passed with a 4-3 vote and puts proposition #1 on the municipal election ballot in October for voters to decide whether the subdivision should be removed from service Area One. Assembly members against the ordinance cited lower assessed property...
May 20, 1921 Fire on Tuesday of this week damaged the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ohmer to the extent of about $25. The fire originated from a spark lighting on the dry roof, but it was extinguished soon after the arrival of the department. Mrs. Ohmer received quite a scare as the baby was asleep in the upper part of the house at the time when she became aware of the fire and rushed up to get the child. The whole upper part of the house was filled with smoke and in a few minutes more the child would probably have been asphyxiated. May 17, 1946 Ho...
Following the Little Norway Festival, Petersburg has reported two new cases of COVID-19, according to joint press releases from the Petersburg Borough and Petersburg Medical Center. The first positive case was reported on May 15. The individual was a non-resident who had traveled to Petersburg earlier in the week and tested positive for COVID-19 at the James A. Johnson Airport, according to a joint press release. The results of the COVID-19 test came back after the infected individual had...
Petersburg Medical Center CEO Phil Hofstetter said at the COVID-19 community update on May 14 that kids as young as 12 years old had received their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine at a small vaccination clinic that same day. An advisory committee within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted in favor of recommending the Pfizer vaccination to children as young as 12 years old just two days before. The vaccine had previously been available for children 16 years old and older....
An ordinance that would have asked voters if they wanted to impose term limits on Borough Assembly members was struck down by the Borough Assembly at their Monday meeting in a 6-1 vote. Ordinance #2021-10 would have limited assembly members to two consecutive full terms; however, following a break in service of at least one full term, the individual could again seek reelection. Following the two full terms of service, the assembly member could also serve as mayor for one term but would have to t...
To steal the line from a country-western song of almost 30 years ago - "Well that's my story and I'm sticking to it" - Gov. Mike Dunleavy is sticking to his story that the Permanent Fund dividend is just about the most important thing in Alaska today. So much so that not only does he want the PFD enshrined in the constitution, but he wants the formula for calculating the annual payment to residents hard-wired into the everlasting document. Even education, public health and safety don't get that...
May 12— A deer was struck by a vehicle at a location on Mitkof Highway and later salvaged. Kelsey McCay, 28, was remanded for probation violation. A parked vehicle was preventing equipment from being operated at an undisclosed location. A break-in was reported at an unoccupied dwelling at a location on Nordic Dr. Authorities responded to children playing near a bus parking garage at a location on Nordic Dr. A motor vehicle accident involving a bicyclist occurred at an undisclosed location. Children were reportedly seen walking around a c...
Dave Berg took first place in the 65 years and older age group for the grocery cart race....
Liv Husvik-Perschon, right, and Heidi Husvik-Lyons, left, were this year's Norwegian-American award winners. Together, the two sisters have kept Norwegian traditional foods and customs alive in Petersburg through their catering business, their cruise ship cookie gatherings and the impartation of their cooking skills to others in the community....
Although the Petersburg Division of Motor Vehicles location is only opened two days each week, and the Wrangell location is opened three days a week, Kay Hanke, a public information officer with the Alaska Department of Administration (DOA), said DMV staff are able to sufficiently meet the demand for services. In 2019, the Petersburg office processed 3,688 transactions, and the Wrangell office processed 2,608 transactions, said Hanke. In addition to in-person services, the public has access to m...
As of Wednesday morning, nearly half of the 118 Petersburg applications for financial help with rent and utilities had been approved or were pending a final decision, according to the state agency running the federally funded program. Stacy Barnes, AHFC Director, Governmental Relations & Public Affairs emailed the Pilot that 52 of the applications had been approved and $94,192 has been paid to Petersburg landlords and utility companies. The Alaska Housing Finance Corp. received about 30,000...
Hammer & Wikan unveiled their three-paneled mural on May 13 to commemorate 100 years in business. In the first panel, John Hammer and Andrew Wikan stand in front of their first building, with Point Agassiz in the background. The two business owners started out by selling milk picked up from Point Agassiz. The F/V Beaver 1, owned and operated by Jim and Bev Hammer, and the F/V Curlew, owned and operated by Bojer and Andy Wikan, are also featured in the panel. The second panel shows John and...
Just before the start of the Little Norway Festival parade at 4 P.M. on May 14, four pilots flew float planes over the downtown area in remembrance of aviation pioneer John "Butch" Williams, who operated Kupreanof Flying Service in Petersburg. Before Williams passed away on July 31, 2020, he entrusted his aircraft N9950N, a 1975 Cessna 180 known as "Puddle Jumper," to his longtime friend David Doyon Sr., according to David Doyon Jr. in a letter to the Petersburg Chamber of Commerce. Williams...
The winners The top Chamber of Commerce raffle winner of $1,500 was Sandy Volk. The second place prize of $500 went to Heidi Lee. Shopping cart race results: 10-13 year old bracket: Tyson Reid. 19-64 year old bracket: Alex. The 65 years and older bracket: Dave Berg. Lil' Fisk Derby: Braelyn Caulum Little Norway "Lop the Loop" Run/Walk: Biking first place: Cadence Flint. Biking second place: Ariel Tucker. Biking third place: Frey Tucker. Running first place women: Ginger Evens. Running second...
Alaska’s lone seafood marketing arm gets zero budget from the state and to date, has received no pandemic funds. The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute is hoping to get a breather from the more than $1 billion coming to Alaska in the latest round of federal relief dollars under the American Rescue Plan (ARP). The influx also provides $518 million of non-discretionary funds to Alaska and $220 million for public health and safety, workforce development, education, transportation, and emergency management. ASMI put in a $20 million request two m...
The Petersburg High School class of 2021 rode aboard the Valhalla during the Little Norway Festival....
Mary Ann Olson, 77, passed away peacefully at the Olson family lake house in Stanwood, Washington on February 17, 2021. She was born on December 1, 1943 in Anchorage, Alaska and moved to Petersburg, Alaska in 1952 with her mom, dad and two brothers. She was raised in Petersburg, went to PHS and was on the tumbling team. She married the man of her dreams, Darryl Olson on March 10 1962 and added three daughters; Wanda, Diana and Helen to their family. She was a stay at home mom and Darryl's #1... Full story
The Anchorage Assembly voted last Friday to immediately revoke the city’s mask mandate. On the same day, legislative leaders voted to make mask-wearing optional at the state Capitol — and then shed their own face coverings after the vote. The decision by the Legislative Council followed new guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The new legislative policy recommends weekly testing for those who are not fully vaccinated and for those with COVID-19 symptoms or who...
Working on the garden Use of the shoulder or neck yoke has been recorded through time, though such humble pieces of wood were likely discarded or burned after they had fulfilled their purpose. This example is not designed for use by animals, but instead is meant for a person to be able to carry relatively heavy or bulky loads. It was certainly part of the stock in trade for life on an Alaskan fox farm. Here, Greg Hildebrand uses one on Pearl Island to carry seaweed to fertilize the family...
Petersburg High School seniors will again be sitting in the back of trucks and hanging out of car windows while the public cheers them on as they make their way through town as part of this year's graduation parade, which will follow an in-person graduation event on Monday, May 24. The graduation festivities will begin on Thursday, May 20, with the virtual, local scholarship awards ceremony. Residents and businesses will record videos of themselves presenting the scholarships to the recipients...
Aaliyah Margarette Leigh Domingo Felizardo Who are your parents? Shiela and Allan Felizardo Number of years in Petersburg schools? 4 If you received High School awards or honors, what were they? Don't remember What are your plans following graduation? I plan on taking a year off and start nursing school in 2023 What is your favorite book? Don't have one What is your favorite movie? 10 things I hate about you What is your favorite music genre? Country Senior Quote? "People said senior year would...
When Lydia Martin got her admission letter from Columbia University, she didn't open it right away. She had just been turned down by two other universities and couldn't take anymore disappointment. Then the following day during first period, she decided to read the university's response which told her she got in. "It was really surprising," said Martin, who will be entering the Ivy League university in New York as an earth science major. "I had been holding out a bit of hope to get in obviously....
