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There has been a huge wave crashing through the school district over the years according to High School principal Rick Dormer and that is the Class of 2018. He went on to say "based on the sheer size of the class and frequency of successful achievements to produce an appropriate wavelength that has resulted in a powerful force in our district without the destructive tendencies of a tsunami." With 45 students receiving their diplomas Tuesday night, it was indeed a wave of blue. Out of the 45, 37...
The Petersburg Borough has released the names and resumes of four finalist candidates seeking the Chief of Police that has been filled for five years by Kelly Swihart. Swihart is leaving to seek a job in the Lower 48 to be closer to family. Steven W. Lewis is currently a Detective Sergeant with the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office in Oregon. He began as a Reserve Deputy with the same department in 1987 moving through the ranks to become a corrections deputy and in 1994 as a patrol deputy. He supervised the K-9 unit, which had three dogs. A...
May 31, 1918 The Scow Bay school closed last Friday after a successful term with a total enrollment of 23, the largest in the history of the school. A teacher has not yet been engaged for next term. Carl A. Swanson, who had charge of the school for the past term, is uncertain as yet whether he will make a teaching engagement for next term, he having found that salaries are not keeping pace with the h.c.l. Mr. Swanson will engage in trolling during the summer season. May 28, 1943 In a beautiful candlelight service, Miss Ruth Wetterborg became...
With the adjournment of the Legislature on May 12, Senator Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, talked to The Pilot during the Little Norway Festival about the session. The legislature realized they have to restructure the Alaska Permanent Fund (APF) and Senate Bill 26 does that. Stedman was one of 13 senators who voted in favor of the legislation. With a $2.5 billion deficit the APF has to be protected. He has favored that idea for a long time because it would limit payouts and gives the public the opportunity to look at its structure. The bill sets a...
I’ve helped pay To the Editor: This is in response to last week’s article on a proposed revision (read that repeal) of the senior tax exemption plan. I found the arguments given for the proposal a bit specious. The current plan is burdensome to the local merchants, I agree. To the borough staff? No. They’re paid for it, it’s part of their job, and according to the borough finance office, the borough will recoup more than enough to make up for that cost by the burden placed on senior residents who are paying for it (which is still less than th...
May 23 — An abandoned vehicle was reported on Cornelius Rd. May 24 — A Lumber St. resident reported a missing teenager. The teen was located at school. An assault was reported on S. Nordic Dr. It involved a property dispute. Suspicious activity was reported on Sing Lee Alley and at the City Creek Bridge. Women’s glasses were found on S. Nordic Dr. Drug paraphernalia was recovered and destroyed. May 25 — Illegal camping was reported on Lumber St. An assault was reported on Skylark Way. An abandoned vehicle was reported at the bottom of the dump...
PETERSBURG, Alaska (AP) — A Petersburg teenager who intentionally ran down two deer with a pickup has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts. Alaska State Troopers say the 17-year-old boy on Tuesday pleaded guilty to harassing game and taking game with a motorized vehicle. He was sentenced to 160 hours of community work service, 30 days of suspended jail time, and fined $3,000. He will lose hunting privileges for a year and spend a year on probation. Wildlife troopers investigated after people reported seeing video on a social media site o...
May 9 — Michael Oman Boseman was arraigned on charges of Assault 4, DUI, three counts of Reckless Endangerment and Criminal Mischief in the 5th Degree. He entered a not guilty plea and was released on a $1,000 appearance bond, a $500 performance bond, ordered to obey all orders of the court, not violate any laws, consume no alcohol and other conditions. May 16 — Joseph D. Short appeared before Magistrate Judge Burrell on charges of no landing permit for longline pots. The defendant entered a guilty plea and was fined $200 and ordered to pay...
Petersburg High School's track and field team set some personal records at State in Palmer over the weekend, with one of the Lady Vikings' squads bringing home a championship. "The kids did great," Coach Brad Taylor recounted. "It was a lot of fun. The majority of the kids were freshmen, their very first state meet. They had a blast." The team took off last Wednesday, getting in some practice time before their preliminaries. The women's 800m relay team brought home gold medals in their event,...
Hospital CEO Liz Woodyard reported to the hospital board at its Thursday evening meeting, that Rodney Anderson is in the process of being hired to provide chiropractic services for the hospital. He hopes to work up to 30 hours per week out of the Joy Janssen Clinic. He will be a part of the hospital staff once he goes through the credentialing process. Woodyard said they would like to have him working by July if all the paperwork can be completed. Anderson operated his own practice until last year when health issues forced him to close his...
During the closing days of the Legislative session, the Medicaid funding for fiscal year 2019 Medicaid supplemental was reduced from $48 million to $28 million. The Department of Health and Social Services will likely run out of money before the end of the fiscal year, requiring that they suspend payments to large health care providers. “The good news,” according to hospital CEO Liz Woodyard, “is the department will continue to make payments to small rural hospitals, like PMC, and should not see any disruption in payment.” Doran Hammett...
WRANGELL - After a series of meetings and public presentations last week, a proposed acquisition of Wrangell Medical Center by a regional health group looks more probable. Southeast Alaska Rural Health Consortium has expressed interest in administering the municipal hospital, which has been in a prolonged state of financial difficulty. At the Wrangell Assembly's most recent meeting last Tuesday, WMC chief executive officer Robert Rang reported having only 13 days' cash on hand with which to...
Forces are aligned for a nice pay day for Alaska’s salmon fishermen. There is no backlog from last season in cold storages, a lower harvest forecast is boosting demand, prices for competing farmed salmon have remained high all year, and a devalued U.S. dollar makes Alaska salmon more appealing to foreign customers. “Over the past year the dollar has weakened 11 percent against the euro, 9 percent against the British pound, 5 percent against the Japanese yen, and 7 percent against the Chinese yuan. That makes Alaska salmon and other seafood mor...
Max Everett Henshaw graduated on May 12 from the University of Montana with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Business Finance. He also was on the spring semester Dean's List....
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced on Friday it would begin to allow subsistence and personal use salmon permit participants to access their permits online. Online availability was established as a result of user feedback, with the intention of streamlining and simplifying the permitting process. A single, regionwide permit has been created that will allow bearers the opportunity to harvest salmon through the waters of Southeast Alaska and Yakutat. Permits are still free, available online at www.adfg.alaska.gov/store/. Permit...
Women, 29 years old and under, with limited or no access to health care can get exams and reproductive health services, as well as STD testing, on a sliding scale at the Petersburg Public Health Center’s Woman’s Health Clinic June 11- June 13. Services will be provided by a nurse practitioner with Public Health Nursing, the Alaska Division of Public Health. Appointments are required and can be made by calling the Petersburg Public Health Center 772-4611....
"Don't touch!" That's a phrase worth remembering from now through early July as newborn moose calves, young bear cubs and other wildlife babies start appearing in Alaska's backyards, urban greenbelts, and along popular trails. Tug - at - your - heartstrings cute, they may appear helpless and abandoned, but a protective mother is likely nearby. According to Fairbanks Area Management Biologist, Tony Hollis, cow moose can be particularly dangerous during calving season . "Give them plenty of...
