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The Petersburg Indian Association has been working hard to expand its recycling program and has unveiled a few new services recently. PIA Tribal Resource Director Jason Wilson has implemented new programs beginning with recycling services for big events. “We started this service during Mayfest,” Wilson stated. “We will offer it again for the July 4th event as well as any event in the community.” For this service, anyone planning events in the community such as weddings, reunions, dances, etc. will be able to call PIA and order bins to be plac... Full story
The new Petersburg Public Library construction work is entering its final chapter. “Work on the building is going as scheduled,” Petersburg Borough Construction Administrator Dan LaForce stated. “Everything should be finished by mid July.” All work on the inside of the building is scheduled to be completed by July 15. “At this time we can finish up any punch items that need to be taken care of before everything starts being moved in,” LaForce said. “We want to make sure there are no problems t... Full story
Rick Mozolic, of the USCGC Anacapa, led a group of volunteers on Saturday morning to clean up Petersburg’s skate park....
June 21, 1913 – From far Alabama: The Herald is in receipt of a newspaper from the far away city of Petersburg, Alaska. This paper was found in our mail of Wednesday and presents quite a neat appearance. It is a four page, five column folio, printed on a good quality of paper and shows a good business, judging from the amount of advertising that appear in its columns. The name of the paper is “The Progressive.” It is published weekly and one very noticeable feature about it is the subscription price, which is $2.50 per anum, payable in advan...
Petersburg resident Barry Bracken, brought a problem to the Petersburg Borough Assembly regarding the spraying of herbicides and pesticides on public borough lands during the June 3 regular meeting and this discussion continued during the regular Monday evening meeting. A letter was drafted by Bracken, with the assistance of the Petersburg Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht, for Assembly approval opposing this issue. The letter outlined all points that Bracken discussed at the June 3 meeting and also states that the Borough should a plan to adopt... Full story
The Petersburg Borough Public Works Department recommended the bid for a crushed rock contract be awarded to Rock-n-Road Construction. The Public Works Department solicited bids for 3,000 tons of leveling course and 1,000 tons of Type II-A to supply the department for gravel street resurfacing. Two bids were received. The first bid was from Reid Brothers Construction totaling $55,200 and the other from Rock-n-Road Construction totaling $48,800. This bid was unanimously awarded to Rock-n-Road for an amount not to exceed $48,800 by the...
AMHS: Thanks for celebrating To the Editor and Mayor Jensen: I would like to extend a sincere thank you for helping us make the Petersburg community celebration for our 50 Anniversary a great success. Many people came to help celebrate and it was indeed an honor to welcome a very large group of Petersburg citizens to the Malaspina to enjoy the Leikerring dancers, the beautiful handmade cookies, dignitary speeches and thank you exchanges. It was wonderful to see so many members of the community enjoying dinner in the ship's cafeteria and partici...
The public deserves a complete and candid explanation from the Petersburg Medical Center administrative staff concerning the allegations and information presented at the May meeting of the board by Ramona Thompson, an employee of PMC just prior to her termination before the board meeting on May 23. At that meeting, Thompson presented a long list of problems at the facility that have resulted in billing errors, loss of billable income, a warning from Medicare and other concerns. Thompson charged that department heads are not working with the...
June 12 Missing gas cans were reported from carport on Kiseno. A vehicle had been gone through on S. Sixth Street. Witnesses reported the theft of a fuel tank from a boat on Haugen Drive. Small children were playing in street traffic on the 100 block of S. Third Street. Officers were notified of a driver all over the road on Mitkof Highway. June 13 Two full gas cans were found on the side of the road on Frederick Point Drive. Officers were notified of two gas cans missing from a home on S. Fifth Street. An individual was reported driving too...
June 13 Juan C. Gallardo-Gomez, 31, appeared before Magistrate Desiree Burrell for a change of plea hearing on the charge of fourth degree assault with reckless injury. Gallardo-Gomez changed his plea to not guilty and a public defender was appointed. Trial has been set for Aug. 20, 2013. Anthony M. Sainz, 18, appeared before Magistrate Burrell for a felony first arraignment on the charges of felony failure to stop at the direction of an officer, reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident with vehicle damage and a minor operating a...
Petersburg Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht reported to the Petersburg Borough Assembly at its regular meeting Monday evening on several topics including the trial commingled recycling program. “This program is off to a great start,” Giesbrecht said. “Over 1,100 pounds of recycling was picked up by Petersburg Indian Association in the first week.” The program is in the second week of a six week trial and it is already off to a good start. According to Petersburg Borough Public Works Director Karl Hagerman, he is hoping to offset some of the...
This time of year hikers see porcupines sharing local trails, and usually climbing a tree to clear out of the way of people. This picture was taken on Kupreanof Island last weekend....
The Alaska Redistricting Board voted unanimously to solicit public input and approve a schedule to work toward the adoption of a new Hickel Plan. During the time period of June 13 - 20, Board members and staff will hold daily work sessions at the Alaska Redistricting Office in Anchorage. The purpose of the work sessions will be to create draft Hickel Plans for the Board to consider, in accordance with the recent Superior Court directive. Any individual, group or organization wishing to submit a proposed Hickel Plan for the Board to consider...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly meeting time will change for the noon July 1 meeting to 1 p.m. that afternoon due to the change of command ceremony for the United States Coast Guard at the Sons of Norway Hall. “We have all been invited to share in the ceremony for the USCG Change of Command Ceremony at noon July 1,” Petersburg Borough Assembly Vice Mayor Sue Flint said. “We are looking forward to being a part of this ceremony to celebrate our USCG personnel here in Petersburg.” The meeting...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously voted to send a letter to the Alaska Redistricting Board requesting consideration of Option A during its regular meeting Monday evening. “We are asking that the Alaska Redistricting Board retain in its districting plan for the 2014 elections the districting for Southeast Alaska, Option A, that the Board unanimously adopted May 14, 2012,” Petersburg Borough Assembly Vice Mayor Sue Flint read. The Alaska Supreme Court ordered the Board to redraw the four House districts in Southeast Alaska to comply sol...
This month rafts of logs from the Tonka Timber Sale could be seen being tugged through the Wrangell Narrows. This tow estimated at 900’ long and over 60’ wide is towed by the tugs Alison H and Edith Olsen southbound to the Pothole Log Storage, where it will be assembled with several other rafts to continue on to Viking Lumber’s sawmill in Klawock....
Duncan Theodore Durst was born on June 14, 2013 at 1:46 a.m. at Petersburg Medical Center to Jenna and Logan Durst. He weighed 4lbs 10oz and was 18 inches long....
It’s back to the drawing board for halibut iTags that will soon tell us more about where the fish travels than ever before. The internal tags, which were deployed in 30 halibut two years ago, were the first to test Smart Phone geomagnetic advances to track the migrations of fish. The tags record magnetic field strength on three axes and have accelerometers and pitch and roll detectors, explained Tim Loher, a biologist with the International Pacific Halibut Commission. “Without being able to tell whether or not your tag is horizontal, you can...
Carl J. Omdahl, 66, was welcomed into heaven May 24, 2013 after battling gastric cancer for 10 months. He died at home, surrounded be his loving family. Carl Jr. was born on October 18, 1946 in Petersburg, Alaska to Carl Sr. (a pilot) and Norma Omdahl (a school teacher). At age 11, following his father's death, he moved with his mom and sister to King's Garden in North Seattle, Wash. where his mother got a job teaching school. Carl attended King's Schools and graduated in 1964. He then joined... Full story
Yachting magazine has named Petersburg one of the best yachting towns in the nation. Each year, Yachting magazine asks its readers to nominate waterfront towns and from that lengthy list the magazine editors select the top 10. “Petersburg offers the unique Alaskan experience that visitors are looking for,” Petersburg Harbormaster Glorianne Wollen said. “We are very proud of our history of being able to successfully mingle the yachting world with an Alaskan commercial fleet, encouraging a greater respect for both cultures.” This nominat...
The Petersburg Road Improvement Project is moving better than scheduled due to weather and ability to continue moving from one Phase of the project to another quickly. “We have been given the ability to continue on with the demolition of one section while finishing the previous one,” SECON Project Superintendent Bryce Iverson said. “This is making the transition much easier and faster.” Dowl HKM Project Engineer Matt McGuan and Iverson updated the public in a progress meeting Wednesday afternoon...
