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On November 4, 2014 614 Petersburg voters, 58 percent of those who turned out, scratched their pencils on a ballot, darkening a little oval marked ‘yes’ to Ballot Measure 2, titled “An Act to Tax and Regulate the Production, Sale and Use of Marijuana.” In the description of the potential law, the first line of the ballot measure read, “This bill would tax and regulate the production, sale and use of marijuana.” According to Petersburg Borough data, 39 percent of voters turned out for the November 2014 election, which, besides the vote for borou... Full story
The first of two sessions for the Sprouts Summer Gardening Program will begin Monday at the garden behind the elementary school. This will be the third summer overseeing the program for Christina Sargent, who typically has around five kids participate. Sargent says limiting the group to a total of 10 allows her to maintain safety for the kids and garden. "The kids do get really enthusiastic about being in the garden they want to know, can I pull this, is this a weed, can I eat this, can I try... Full story
The Alaska Marine Highway System’s fall, winter and spring 2016-2017 schedule is now available online for public review. The comment period opened in May 19 and runs until June 22. Because the AMHS is such an important means of transportation for many communities this time allows the public opportunity to review and comment on the proposed schedule. “There are no major changes from this year to the previous year,” said Jeremy Woodrow, Alaska Department of Transportation spokesman. “There are less service weeks planned and that is because... Full story
June 10, 1916 – An unusual type of vessel for these waters arrived in port – a stern wheel steamer, the Onimeca, on her way from Puget Sound to Cook Inlet. She proceeded on her way westward. The Onimeca was purchased recently by the government for use in carrying railroad supplies between points on Cook Inlet. She had belonged to a company at Vancouver, B. C. June 13, 1941 – At 7:30 o'clock Wednesday evening the Petersburg fire siren broke into a warning wail which in time of stress would be a declaration that the community was in dange...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly continued to discuss the prudence of taking ownership of three dock facilities after the state offered to transfer the facilities along with more than $700,000 and the responsibility of operation and maintenance. Last February, the state offered to transfer the Entrance Island, Kupreanof and Papke’s dock facilities to the borough. In a letter from the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Commissioner Marc Luiken said he applauds the borough’s willingness to accept responsibility and ste...
The Alaska Division of Forestry has announced the award of a $3,500,000 construction contract for the Vallenar Bay Access Road to Rock-N-Road Construction of Petersburg. The project provides access to 2,500 acres of the Southeast state forest lands from the existing road system on Gravina Island. The contract is for construction of a forest road from the Lewis Reef area to the existing logging road on the southeast side of Vallenar Bay and establishes access across Vallenar Creek to State land on the west side of Gravina. The project is being f...
In last week’s edition of the Petersburg Pilot it was stated, “The Rasmuson Foundation has also issued an $8,000 challenge for the Petersburg Community Foundation. If the PCF can receive $8,000 from new donors, Rasmuson will provide PCF with a matching grant.” It is more accurate to state, “The Petersburg Community Foundation has a challenge grant on the table. If new donors match $8000, we will receive the same from the Rasmuson Foundation AND a local donor who has joined the match.” Part of this year’s grant funding helped purchase a...
Popular doesn't make it good To the Editor: Learning facts is important. Re-learning facts is also important, and sometimes exacting and painful. Take tobacco. Around 400 years ago people colonizing in Virginia learned to smoke tobacco from local Native Americans. “Recreational,” yet addictive, this poison began killing Americans. Only around 50 years ago the medical science started to prove the obvious - millions of people go to an early grave because of smoking tobacco. I’ve lost family members and friends, as has every person reading these w...
While we see little need for the Entrance Island state float in Hobart Bay, the Borough Assembly should devise and negotiate a way to acquire the docks and floats on Kupreanof Island and Papke’s Landing. Both are located along Wrangell Narrows. Yes, significant repair and upkeep costs will be required to maintain the facilities but enough people within the Borough make use of them to justify ownership of the structures. We support the takeover for the same reasons we supported the Borough purchase of Mental Health properties at Papke’s Lan...
June 1 Hubert Morrison, 38, received a citation for speeding. Morrison was reportedly driving 54 mph in a 40 mph zone on S Nordic Drive. Dustin Delong, 29, received citations for theft IV, criminal trespass II, and violating conditions of release. A caller reported an individual making threatening statements. June 2 A caller reported a 2-year-old locked inside a vehicle. A caller reported an adult swore at a child. A caller requested an individual be removed from a business. A caller reported an abandoned vehicle in a business parking lot. A...
Local, state and federal law enforcement made two arrests this week associated with the possession and distribution of methamphetamine. After the Petersburg Court issued a warrant June 6, police searched 214 North Nordic Drive Apt # 5 and found suspect Mao Sovanmony, 43, hiding in a closet. “In the closet where Mao was hiding, a knife was found, multiple baggies, a scale and more packaged suspected methamphetamine,” a criminal complaint states. “The total weight of methamphetamine recovered was approximately 60.00 grams. Officers recov...
June 3 Brittany Martin appeared before Magistrate Judge Burrell for charges of Criminal Trespass 1, three counts of Violating Conditions of Release, Criminal Mischief V, and Assault IV. The court released Martin with the condition of a 24 hour sight and sound court approved party. June 6 Johnathan Chim appeared before Superior Court Judge Carey for a Petition to Revoke Probation. The court set a $2,500 cash performance bond among other conditions of release. June 8 Dustin Delong appeared before Magistrate Judge Burrell for charges of Theft IV,...
The Summer Reading Challenge at the Petersburg Public Library kicked off this week and excited youngsters are already well on their way to earning prizes. So far, over 100 kids have signed up for the event, and anyone interested is welcome to join the fun. The program is open to anyone under the age of 20, and runs through July 24. Program coordinator Jessica Ieremia says participants earn tickets by reading books, magazines, newspapers, and even comic books count. The tickets then get placed in...
A handful of local women took part in the 17th Annual Prince of Wales Island Marathon held on May 28. The women participating in the half marathon placed high, including Jo Ann Day. This year's event marked the fourth time participating for Day, and her finish was her best yet. It was her second year taking on the half marathon. Her previous best was 14th place in 2015. "I was so excited, it'll probably never happen again, so I'm just going to enjoy the moment," she says laughing. "I have...
Soon-to-be PHS senior Izabelle Ith traveled to Kodiak last Saturday to compete against the top track and field athletes in Alaska. Ith, coming off another impressive season, earned the invitation to the event and took home three first place finishes. Ith won the triple jump, long jump and 4x400 meter relay. She also placed third in a tough 100 meter hurdles field. In the triple jump, Ith set a new meet record going 37 feet and 2.25 inches, but the attempt is not even her personal best. Ith's...
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced that the commercial golden king crab fishery in the Mid-Chatham Strait and Southern Areas will close at 12:00 noon, Wednesday, June 29, 2016. These areas are being closed in response to continued poor fishery performance. These declines are similar to the time period of the early to mid-1990s when the department routinely closed fishing areas before harvest reached preseason guideline harvest levels (GHL). While the fishery dependent data used to manage golden king crab since 2000 are more...
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced the commercial spring troll fishery in the Ketchikan Area (101-29) will open to trolling from 12:01 a.m., June 9 through 11:59 p.m., June 12. Tebenkof Bay (109-62) will open to trolling from 12:01 a.m., June 11 through 11:59 p.m., June 11....
The NOAA Fisheries Entanglement Response Network continues efforts to remove gear from a humpback whale that became entangled in anchor line in Seymour Canal a week ago, on June 1. On June 4, NOAA-led responders attached a satellite tag to the rope trailing the whale as it swam in Gastineau Channel and has been closely monitoring the whale's movements using the tag information and sightings reports. NOAA Fisheries Entanglement Response Network members assessed the whale in Tenakee Inlet on June...
Alaskan fishermen have raised the bar for big fishing boats with the F/V Northern Leader of Kodiak, and Discovery Canada producers of the popular “Mighty Ships” programs have taken notice. Mighty Ships producers search for unique ships around the world and its seven year run has featured a wide range of vessels including cruise ships, aircraft carriers, cargo ships, dredgers and more. The programs focus heavily on operational capabilities and technical aspects of the ships and also make use of computer-generated animation to show und...
Gonzaga University Carolyn Kvernvik was named to the Gonzaga University President's List for spring semester 2016. University of Alaska Southeast Krissa Davis graduated from the University of Alaska Southeast with an Associate of Applied Science in Fishery Technology....
