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Petersburg Chamber of Commerce manager Mara Lutomski was treated to an action-packed ending of the 35th Annual Salmon Derby on Monday night. It was the first year overseeing the derby for Lutomski, who had fished the derby before, but never experienced the final minutes at the weigh station before. "It was nice to see that a crowd of people had gathered, which I had been told would happen," she said. "People wanted to see the last action. But everything had been so slow, kind of trickling in thr... Full story
Petersburg High track and field took 15 athletes to the state meet in Anchorage last week, and the girls team scored enough points to earn third place out of 29 1A/2A/3A teams. The number of competitors was the most head coach Brad Taylor had ever taken to the season finale, and every Viking scored points in at least one event. Taylor said a couple team members managed to break school records and many more achieved personal records (PR). Ethan Cummings earned a PR in the triple jump as did Maria... Full story
June 3, 1916 – The Border Line steamer Despatch was in port southbound yesterday afternoon, having made the trip north on the west coast. The officers of the steamer reported having had a very interesting and enjoyable trip from Seattle to Port Walter. Because: The principal bulk of the Despatch's passenger list consisted of fifteen Scotch lasses who came to the last named port to work at sardine packing in the plant of the Alaska Herring and Sardine Company. There was also three married women with their husbands in the party. The trip was d...
People driving by the first gravel pit out of town on Frederick Drive are accustomed to seeing small, scattered signs of graffiti. However, the freshly painted markings found by the Petersburg Police Department (PPD) last Friday while on patrol were completely unacceptable. The gravel pit is three to four miles down the twisting dirt road, and offers privacy and quiet scenery. The area is popular for bonfires. People stopping by the location can see a slightly faded "Jimi" on one side of the... Full story
The Petersburg Community Foundation awarded $15,000 worth of grants this year to six Petersburg organizations. WAVE, KFSK, The Children’s Center, The Petersburg Arts Council, the Salvation Army and the Mitkof Dance Troupe were all beneficiaries of the grant monies. Petersburg Community Foundation chair David Wallen said this was the first year PCF was able to give out that much money. “It was an easy choice because we had more money than we needed available and we ended up just giving it all,” Wallen said. “(The money) is derived from how muc...
Better safe than sorry To the Editor: It seems to me, that for all practical purposes, with the State vote on marijuana sale within the state, that the ballot wording and subsequent vote, definitely provided for individual cities and towns to decide about pot sales in their specific area. It would be a serious disservice for only a few borough assembly members to decide for the entire town, instead of allowing the people of their town to have a vote on the issue as apparently intended by writers of the State ballot initiative. Are they afraid...
May 25 A caller reported septic line backed up on Kiseno St. A caller reported a missing child. The child was located shortly after the report. A caller reported a vehicle speeding through Lumber St. neighborhood. May 26 A caller requested an officer come to a residence to remove an unwanted intoxicated person. An officer responded. A suspicious note was left inside a vehicle parked on South Nordic by an unknown person. There was an overnight parking violation. May 27 An officer found graffiti painted on borough property. An officer gave a...
The Alaska Marine Highway System should become — at least in part — a private enterprise. AMHS has been in business for 50 years; like most businesses, it’s had its problems and it’s even come up with solutions within the realm of possibilities. But, its biggest problem, as many Alaskans have known for some time, is that its ever-changing executive doesn’t make for a consistently charted course. A new governor means a new state Department of Transportation and Public Facilities commissioner and deputy commissioners for the ferry system ...
June 1 Stephanie Payne appeared before Magistrate Judge Burrell for a minor offense trial contesting a speeding ticket. The court found the state met its burden of proof and imposed the $240 fine with $140 suspended....
The Petersburg High School baseball team wrapped up the season hosting Regionals last weekend. They dropped their final two games after winning the tournament opener. The team made some defensive mistakes allowing opponents to tack on runs, but all and all, head coach Jim Engell was pleased with the weekend and the team's performance. "I just want to thank all the volunteers that made the tournament possible," he said. "It was a good weekend for us, we played competitive in all three games." Sen...
Hana Newman recently received her Girl Scout Gold Award for her project promoting the Petersburg Medical Center's (PMC) new digital mammography machine. Reaching the level of Gold Award takes many years of dedication, and completing the project took a huge investment of time, during an already busy schedule for Newman. "Getting everything together and getting everything organized while collaborating with the hospital took time," she says. "I actually had to stay in town and miss a volleyball...
The Juneau Student Symphony and the Juneau String Ensemble are traveling to Petersburg and will put on a free performance in the Wright Auditorium Saturday, June 4 at 2:30 p.m. Juneau Symphony Program Coordinator Teresa Bleakly said students young and old compose the symphony. "The Student Symphony here in Juneau is made up of musicians young and not so young," Bleakly said. "We call ourselves students but it's anyone who wants to play an instrument and get better at it. We have musicians both...
The Petersburg Medical Center board passed its annual capital and operating budget last Thursday, May 26. The $406,207 capital project list includes a new emergency room information system, a replacement chiller, a cardiac stress test/treadmill along with other equipment and infrastructure. $100,000 of that budget is directed toward facility improvement, a kind of contingency fund. PMC department heads come up with a list of projects and prioritize them with administration and the PMC board. PMC CFO Doran Hammett said around $117,000 of the...
5/2 $100-Sharon Kivisto / Cardamom Cake — Angela Christensen 5/3 $100- Margaret Reddy / Mazarin Torte Janet Kvernvik 5/4 $100 -Shirley Matheny / Almond Cake Sig Mathisen 5/5 $100 -Joann Padgett / Oreo Cheesecake Serena Newman 5/6 $100- Kim Kivisto / Almond Puff – Kim Kivisto 5/7 $100 -Victoria Moore / Rhubarb Pie — Tina Sakamoto 5/8 $100 -Jody Aulbach / Swedish Creams – Barry Youngberg 5/9 $200-Tom Parker / Cardamom Cupcakes — Kelly O’Connor Demko 5/10 $200 Britini Birchell / Cardamom Cake — Marva Reid 5/11 $200 Anne Volk / Pound Cake — Rita B...
The budget impasse with Alaska legislators is wreaking havoc on salmon fisheries across the state, and the industry is bracing for the possibility of a complete shutdown in some regions. If lawmakers can’t agree on a budget by June 1, all state workers will be on notice for layoffs starting July 1. That includes 750 full-time and seasonal workers in the commercial fisheries division, many of whom are the boots on the ground for salmon management. “The word that comes to my mind is catastrophic,” said Scott Kelley, director of the state comme...
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation in Petersburg reminds the public that deer fawns should not be handled, picked up, or otherwise disturbed. The first fawns of the season are being reported and sightings will increase over the next few weeks. Several consecutive mild winters have resulted in high deer survival in and around Petersburg and Game Management Unit 3 in general. As a result, wildlife managers in the region expect a high number of fawns this season. Although a fawn may appear to be abandoned or...
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced on Tuesday that modified king salmon sport fishing regulations that have been in effect for Wrangell and Petersburg’s District 8 are rescinded. As of this morning, the increased sport fishing opportunity for the district has come to an end, bringing regulations back in line with those of the wider Southeast region. Under the regulations, an Alaska resident permit-holder can bag and possess a limit of three king salmon, of 28 inches or greater in length. Nonresidents are limited to one king s...
Scholarships earned by this year's graduates Elks National MVS Scholarship Stuart Medalen Elks Nat'l Foundation Legacy Award Adanna Kvernvik Elks Scholastic Award Kylie Wallace, Stuart Medalen, Chauncy Sandhofer Elks Lodge Technical Grant Award Kirk Evens State Elks Vocational Grant Kirk Evens, Ben Johnson Supreme Emblem Club Tucker Hagerman Moose-Mary Anne Greseth Memorial Kylie Wallace Moose-Ginny Clark Memorial Hannah Pfundt Moose-W.T. Snyder Memorial Chauncy Sandhofer Petersburg Pilot Cody S...
Ever since Karen Hofstad was a kid, she possessed a strong desire to preserve history through collections. She often thought of herself as a detective gathering postcards or matchbook covers, sleuthing out treasure for her collections. Around 1965, her passion for collecting salmon labels became a lifestyle, resulting in decades of effort to document the fishing heritage crucial to the story of Alaska and many Alaskan families. When Hofstad moved to Petersburg in 1960, she was in her mid-20s,...
Place/Weight/Name 1 37.6 Mickey Knight 2 37.2 Dick Eide 3 35.9 Cody Wegener 4 35.6 Kimber Brown 5 33.5 Wes Malcom 6 32.6 Stephanie Thynes 7 32 Harry Rogers 8 31.6 Jennifer Thynes 9 31.5 Carlos Martinez 10 31.4 David Warner 11 30.3 Derek Lopez 12 30 Annette Olson 13 29.5 Liz Peterson 14 29.4 Dennis O’Neil 15 29.2 Bill Olson 16 28.6 Scott Hursey 17 28.4 Christopher Josey 18 28.2 Rob Swanson 19 27.8 Rodney Littleton 20 27.5 Derek Knudsen 21 27.1 Mattias Volk 22 26 Lavern Beier 23 25.4 Kevin Volk 24 25.2 Paul Marnane 25 25.0 Holli Flint 26 24.5 D... Full story
The Class of 2016 graduated Tuesday night in the Petersburg High School gymnasium. Thirty-three seniors were members of this year's class, which PHS principal Rick Dormer described as the "nicest" group of people he's encountered. "To begin my speech every year I do my best to tell these students and the audience my impression of the graduating class or maybe rather how I will at least remember them," Dormer said as he opened up the ceremony. "We've had our dominant classes, we've had our quiet...
