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The City Council on Monday voted to draft an ordinance adopting a new utility rate hike for water, wastewater and sewer services. An outside consultant presented a detailed analysis of the water, sewer, and sanitation systems financial forecast. Each year the city reviews revenues as part of its budget process, but with major capital projects looming on the horizon for wastewater, the Assistant Public Works director Chris Cotta said a more detailed analysis was necessary for a number of reasons. “One is that operating costs are expected to r...
Community members flocked on Saturday to the grand opening of the new fire hall. The recently completed volunteer fire department Station One was a $6.7 million Capital Fund project. The new facility replaces the older, smaller downtown location. “I was reflecting on the dreams we've had about having a facility that met the needs of the volunteer fire department here. I think it started in the 60s or something,” said Mayor Al Dwyer. “They even had a drawing, an artist rendering in 1978, when I s...
May 26, 1982 - Salmon fishermen in southern Southeastern Alaska can expect to find bright red 7/8 inch diameter plastic disc tags on some adult pink and red salmon they harvest in 1982. The tags are being placed on adult pinks and reds as a part of the joint U.S.—Canada salmon interception research program being conducted in southern Southeastern Alaska and northern British Columbia waters in 1982. This large-scale tagging project is designed to determine the proportion of red and pink salmon from each country that contribute to major i...
The 31st Annual Petersburg Chamber of Commerce King Salmon Derby gets underway this Friday morning at 7 a.m. The derby continues through the Memorial Day Weekend and ends Monday at 5 p.m. No tagged fish will be available for anglers this year however. Derby Committee member Doug Welde reported volunteers in as many as seven participating boats were unable to catch two King Salmon to tag on Wednesday morning near Frederick Point. The tagged fish could normally bring a derby angler a chance at $5,000 from Hammer and Wikan and the other could...
The Petersburg Community Foundation on Saturday awarded $7,000 in competitive grants to local organizations and a $5,000 discretionary grant to the new City Library. The announcements were made at a donor event held at Glorianne Wollen's home, amidst the busy Little Norway Festival weekend. Foundation board member Liz Cabrera made the announcements and handed out the checks for the third cycle of grant fund bequeathments. The recipients of the competitive grants include: $2,500 to the Clausen...
Sense of irony noted To the Editor: I noted with a sense of irony the listing of several of the City of Petersburg’s witnesses to be called at the upcoming Local Boundary Commission hearing to testify on behalf of forming a borough. Their special area of expertise is listed as the history of the City of Petersburg and its Norwegian heritage. I wonder if they realize they are advocating for the demise of the City of Petersburg. If the borough goes through, the current City of Petersburg will vanish. From the day the borough is formed, they w...
May 16 Officers issued a warning for an inoperable taillight at the South Harbor. Mark Coonrad, 33, was cited for driving 62 mph in a 50 mph zone. Officers issued a warning for no front license plate. Caller reported suspicious activity at a residence on Lumber Street. Unknown suspects seemed to be “casing the residence.” Unknown suspects rifled through a vehicle on Surf Street, but didn't take anything. Caller reported an accident that occurred while parking on South Nordic. Officers issued a warning for parking in a yellow zone at Excel and...
May 22 Cocoa Fudge entered a plea of not guilty in Superior Court on charges of failure to appear. The court ordered that she pay an additional $1,000 on a bond, and that she make all court appearances. May 21 Eric Cole entered a guilty plea in Superior Court on charges of driving without a license or on a suspended license. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail. And the court ordered him to pay a total of $200 in fees....
The two-day Track and Field State Championship was held last weekend at Lathrop High School in Fairbanks, with Petersburg athletes scoring points in four events. Diane Murph ran in the 3200-meter race, she was seeded in 8th going into the event and that’s where she finished. “She worked as hard as she could. She’s only a sophomore and this is the first year she’s ever run, so I’m really pleased with how she performed,” said Viking Track and Field Head Coach Brad Taylor. Murph was the only Vi...
After a weekend of games in Juneau where they lost one and won the next two, the Vikings host the Region V Baseball Championship. Tournament games began on Wednesday and will continue through Saturday. Last week the Vikings faced Thunder Mountain’s varsity team in Juneau. Taylor Pullar pitched the game for Petersburg. The Vikings jumped out 1-0 in the first inning, but after what Petersburg head coach Jim Engell described as a series of “missed cues on defense and not being able to get key hits when we had runners in scoring position” the V...
Eli’s Building Repair were the 2012 Eric Corl memorial softball tournament champions. Back: Stew Vick, Callie Bell, Cole Wilburn, Cristi Nicholsen, Garrett Bell, Colby Davenport, Kory Hasbrouck, Katie Baird. Front: Eli Lucas, Mandie Whitethorn, Morgan Falter, Pam Speck....
A divided Alaska Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered an interim redistricting plan due to the fast-approaching 2012 elections. This action prompted the Petersburg City Council to meet in an emergency session on Wednesday to decide the city’s next step in this on-going legal battle. This means the Redistricting board will have to go back to an earlier map until after the elections. This would put Petersburg back in Proclamation District 32 with downtown Juneau, Douglas, Tenakee Springs, Gustavus and Skagway. The district is currently represented b...
The Local Boundary Commission will hold a series of public meetings to discuss the proposed Petersburg City dissolution and Borough Incorporation. The first meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 30 at 9 a.m. in Council Chambers and will be continued on Friday, June 1 at 3 p.m. in Council Chambers. The hearing and decisional meeting agendas are available from the LBC staff by calling Brent Williams at 907-269-4559, or Don Burrell at 907-269-4587, by emailing LBC@alaska.gov. All petitions are available for review at Petersburg City Hall, or...
These Middle School students, (l to r) Emma Chase, Sydnie Guthrie, Mariah Taylor, have been working on robotic submarines since the beginning of February. This project is part of the Alaska STEM SeaPerch project. The students learned how to drill, solder electrical connections, read and follow instructions, and practice teamwork. “They got really into it because of their ability to take the material and take ownership of it by building a submarine that reflected their skills and knowledge. We f...
The value of Alaska fishing permits has see-sawed over the past year with Cook Inlet prices heading upwards and Bristol Bay on the down side. “Cook Inlet had a really good year last year, and they’re expecting another strong fishery this summer. Salmon drift permits have taken off with sales made at $80,000 compared to around $50,000 last year,” said Doug Bowen of Alaska Boats and Permits in Homer Prices have headed the other way in Bristol Bay. The Bay permits, are not so hot. They ran way up last year on expectations of good fish numbe...
Rachel Chaney and John Freese Wilson, both of Eagle Creek, Ore., are pleased to announce their engagement. Their wedding ceremony will take place on July, 28 2012 in Eagle Creek. The officiating clergyman will be Donna Davis, sister. The bride will be given in marriage by lifelong friend Bob Murray and the Maid of Honor will be the bride’s niece, Jennifer Rodriguez. The groom’s best man will be his father, Dr. John Hunter Wilson....
Even organizers are calling the 2012 Little Norway Festival a success. The Scandinavian Style Show and Luncheon, the Annual Festival Parade, the Mitkof Mummers Musical Melodrama, “Wash Your Troubles Away Or…Dirty Deeds Come Clean,” the Little Norway Festival Pageant, art openings and other events were all well attended. Several attendees even walked away from contests and raffles with cash and prizes from some of the events. The first-place winners of the Little Norway Boat Regatta held on Satur...
A group of Petersburg golfers seized the day last weekend as three teams from the borough took the top spots at the Bobs’ IGA 9-hole scramble at Muskeg Meadows Golf Course in Wrangell. The team of Randy Littleton and George Woodbury won the event on Saturday, May 19 after shooting a net score of 28(-8) on the par-36 course. Fellow Petersburg residents Ray Pederson and Rodney Littleton took the top score on Sunday with a net score of 26(-10). Muskeg Meadows’ Grover Mathis said the two-man best-ball tournament was well attended both days, tho...
Kupreanof resident Doug Leen first observed this moose swimming across the Narrows from Petersburg to Kupreanof last Thursday morning. “It reached the shoreline on my property (old Merriam place) and walked about a bit but was spooked back into the water. She attempted to swim back, but by now she was pretty exhausted and was carried by the ebbing current in the center of the Narrows towards town,” according to Leen. By then a tug/barge combo rounded Buoy 58 less than 1/4 mile away. Russ Thy...
With spring upon us, and the weather slowly improving, more and more people will be heading outdoors to recreate. Undoubtedly, some people will come across baby animals that may appear to have been abandoned. Fish and Game would like to remind people that Alaska law prohibits the taking or holding of live animals (including birds) without a permit from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Late-May and early June is typically when deer give birth to fawns. Female deer do not always stay close to their fawns, particularly when humans approach....
First Lady Michelle Obama will speak at Oregon State University’s 2012 commencement ceremony, on Sunday, June 17, in Reser Stadium on the OSU campus. This will be Oregon State’s 143rd commencement ceremony and it is expected to be the largest in the school’s history – in both number of graduates and those attending. Maya L. Holmes, of Petersburg will be awarded a Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude, in Liberal Studies....
