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wrangell — In what was their final meeting as an elected quorum, the Wrangell Medical Center Board of Directors terminated the contract of WMC CEO Noel Rea on Wednesday, June 20. The dismissal came in a 6-1 vote, with board member Dorothy Hunt-Sweat voting against the termination, and members Jake Harris and Delores Norman not present. Eight members of the board; Mark Robinson, Jake Harris, Linda Bjorge, Lurine McGee, Delores Norman, Jim Nelson, Sylvia Ettefagh and Leann Rinehart were r... Full story
Randy Holmgrain, a longtime Petersburg resident returns home to his family and the Petersburg Police Department. Holmgrain was sworn in as the new police officer Wednesday, June 20. “My family and I moved to Petersburg in the fall of 2001 and I worked with the police department until 2004,” Holmgrain said. “I took a job with the Department of Defense and spent a year and a half in Iraq doing police training among other things.” Holmgrain also ran a camp for the North Atlantic Treaty Organiz... Full story
June 23, 1982 - Four years after its formation, the Faith Christian Fellowship Church has got a pastor. When Bill Kleiner moved his family to Petersburg in late May, he brought more than plans of becoming the church’s first pastor-he brought plans to start a Christian school. June 18, 1992 - Alaskan schools might add a thirteenth grade or they may dissolve grade levels altogether. These are just a couple ideas being batted around by state educators as they piece together an education reform plan called “Alaska 2,000.” “They’re not tinkering...
The Petersburg Public Schools wrapped up the year with the last board meeting of 2011-12 on Tuesday. “We have great kids, a great staff and everything is moving to a positive future for us,” Petersburg City School Superintendent Rob Thomason said. “Our library renovation is underway and the No Child Left Behind Grant has been submitted.” Thomason explained there are a few minor edits to be made to the grant but otherwise it is in great shape. The summer lunch program, which provides free lunch for kids up to 18 years of age, is in progres...
Investigator Kalin Rosse takes area kids through a potential crime scene during a Crime Scene Investigation program that was sponsored jointly by the Petersburg Public Library and the Petersburg Police Department....
The United States Coast Guard Cutter Elderberry came out of dry dock May 7 after 12 weeks of scheduled maintenance. This maintenance was performed at the Base Support Unit Ketchikan Marine Ways. USCGC Elderberry is a 65 foot buoy tender that goes into dry dock every two years. “We always have a long-range maintenance plan in place,” Engineering Petty Officer Cameron Peterson said. “We replaced about 60 square foot of hull this time.” Approximately four years ago there were several small hull ero...
June 13 An abandoned vehicle on the road was reported on N. 14th Street. Possible illegal camping was reported at Sandy Beach Park. Extra patrol was requested at Magill’s. A vehicle with no brake lights was reported on Haugen Drive. A minor vehicle accident at the 300 block of N. Nordic Drive was reported. The report of a red 4-Runner on the trail was called in at the Skate Park. A red credit card holder with two credit cards was reported missing. Children were playing at the new library construction site. Officer spoke with juveniles and encou...
June 14 Keith Allen Hanson, 21, appeared before Deputy Magistrate Cris Morrison on three counts of vehicle theft; one count of driving under the influence; one count of criminal trespass; one count of driving with license cancelled/suspended or revoked and one count of criminal mischief – tampering with property. Hanson pleaded not guilty for the misdemeanor charges and a preliminary hearing for the felonies is set for 3:30 p.m. June 22. Bail was set at $2,500 appearance bond and $2,500 performance bond plus a third party custodian. June 16 J...
The Crystal Lake Hatchery began operation in Petersburg in 1973 and is one of the oldest operating hatcheries in southeast Alaska. “This hatchery was started as a sport fish hatchery,” Crystal Lake Hatchery Manager Loren Thompson explained. “It still is, it’s the only one in southeast Alaska.” According to the Southern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association, the facility was first stocked with Chinook from the Columbia River. Andrews Creek fish were used at the hatchery and spread from ther...
JUNEAU (AP) — The process for filing complaints with the state Office of Children's Services, or OCS, is cumbersome and ineffective and should be rewritten, an investigative arm of the Alaska Legislature has found. The state Ombudsman, in a report released Monday, determined that “convoluted” and difficult-to-apply regulations are the root of the problems with the OCS grievance process. The ombudsman recommends that OCS repeal and replace its regulations and policies and procedures for grievances, and provide employee training on the new regul...
Thanks to a nearly $3 million show of support from the state, high tech buoys will soon be measuring ocean acidity levels year ‘round, and Alaska fishermen will play an important role in the research. Basic chemistry proves that ocean waters are becoming more corrosive and it is happening faster in colder waters. The acidity, caused by increasing carbon dioxide emissions, can prevent shells from forming on crabs or oysters and tiny shrimplike organisms essential to fish diets. Alaska’s monitoring project will allow scientists to develop a “se...
Jonathan Carl Ness, 61, passed away on June 8, 2012 in Petersburg, Alaska. He was born on August 15, 1950 in Petersburg, Alaska to Leo and Ruth Ness. Jon was the second son and younger brother to Steve. He was considered a miracle baby, being born with a congenital heart defect. Mom, Dad, Steve, and numerous friends had to help carry him up the stairs at school, as he was too weak to do so himself. Jon had two heart surgeries as a child. Doctors at Virginia Mason in Seattle performed a very new...
Bea died peacefully on February 24, 2012 at Good Shepard’s Nursing Home in Mesa, Ariz. Bea touched many lives and will be remembered fondly by those who knew her. Beatrice “Bea” Erickson was born near Sheyenne, N.D. on November 20, 1919 to Agnes Berg from Norway and Albert Erickson of Swedish descent. She had two brothers, her older brother Willard and younger brother Kent. She attended a one-room schoolhouse in a Norwegian community and attended a Swedish Lutheran Church. She lost her mothe...
WRANGELL — In the end, the special election to recall 8 members of the Wrangell Medical Center Board of Directors accomplished what it set out to do – removal of all those facing recall. The recall, which evolved from an effort spearheaded by Wrangell residents Gary Allen, Sr., and Mike Otteson, Sr., asked voters in the borough to remove board president Mark Robinson, and board members Jake Harris, Linda Bjorge, Lurine McGee, Delores Norman, Jim Nelson, Sylvia Ettefagh and Leanne Rinehart. Board member Dorothy Hunt-Sweat was the sole mem...
