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The Petersburg Chamber of Commerce will kick off the 2013 Fourth of July events from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday with a retirement party for Judy Forgey, who is also this year’s parade Grand Marshal. There will be open swim ages and a pie eating contest for all ages. In the Community Gym there will be games and ice cream sundaes for grades 1-8. Events scheduled for Wednesday begin at 10 a.m. with a free scrap fish derby in the North Harbor from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Anyone participating must bring their own bucket and personal flotation device. Bait a... Full story
A young moose calf trots behind its mother along the shore near the Forest Service’s West Point Cabin....
The Petersburg School District Board approved a policy allowing home school students to participate in activities at the high school without being enrolled in classes. This policy has come about by a change in state law mandating this allowance. “The students will have to fill out quite a bit of paperwork,” Petersburg School District Athletic Director Jaime Cabral said. “There is a long checklist that will have to be gone over with the student and their parents in order to make sure the information is correct.” Each of the students wishing... Full story
July 5, 1913 – That it was a beautiful day, had much to do with the entire success of the celebration of the fourth, is without question, and that the citizens of Petersburg and the visitors found the day full of interest, is also without question. For that reason, the day will long be remembered. Races of all kinds were witnessed by one of the largest gathering that the Petersburgers have ever entertained. Without ill humor on the part of any one, the races and other “stunts” were pulled off until the tug-of-war was put on then the inter...
David Gill, of Staveley in Cumbria, United Kingdom, made a stop in Petersburg as he rides his bicycle around the country. The 24 year old Brit has already ridden half of the 12,000 miles that it will take him to complete his journey. “I finished school and had been working for a couple of years,” Gill said. “I was sitting behind a desk and found myself looking out the window a lot.” Gill spent the two years prior to this trek making television commercials. “I would have about two really go... Full story
PIE Thanks To the Editor: We would like to thank Island Flowers for their generous donations during Teacher/staff appreciation week (May 6-11). The teachers and staff all received a lovely tulip with a message attached. We would also like to give a huge thank you to Danya Davis for coming in during that week to give much needed chair massages. It was a great treat. We appreciate all the teachers and staff and those who helped make that week a success. Heidi Cabral and Partners in Education (PIE) Board Members Petersburg in the running To the...
June 19 Teens built a campfire on the beach after hours at Sandy Beach Park. Petersburg Public Works was notified of a bad plank on the bridge on Sing Lee Alley. Kenneth Whitmore, 25, was issued a citation for expired registration on Sandy Beach Road. Samuel W. Nelson, 49, was issued a citation for expired registration and no proof of insurance on Fourth Street and Haugen Drive. A warning was issued for lane usage at 2.5 mile Mitkof Highway. A caller reported concern about the behavior of offspring on Mitkof Highway. Officers responded to infor...
June 24 Matthew A. Leak, 22, appeared before Magistrate Desiree Burrell for an arraignment on the charge of non-resident over limit sport shrimp pots. Leak entered a plea of no contest and was fined $100 with a surcharge of $10. Janet Suzanne and Jerry Eugene Bradford appeared before Judge William Carey for an uncontested divorce hearing. A divorce decree was entered. Stuart Meeks, 25, appeared before Judge Carey for sentencing on the charge of felony furnishing alcohol to a person under 21 with prior charges. Meeks pled guilty to a class C...
The seven new redistricting plans which were developed by the Redistricting board and four plans developed by independent entities can be viewed in the office of Petersburg Borough Clerk Kathy O'Rear. “Option A is still the preferred plan for Petersburg in Southeast,” O'Rear stated. “It meets Hickle requirements and Petersburg will have someone speak to the support of Option A at one or two of the three upcoming public hearings.” The Federal Supreme Court determined that section four of the Vot...
The United States Forest Service will hold a public meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, July 1 to discuss a request by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to change subsistence hunting regulations for deer on a portion of Unit 3. The request is to reduce the Federal subsistence deer season and harvest limit on the Lindenburg Penisula portion of Kupreanof Island for the 2013 season. The proposed action is to reduce the current four month, August through November season to a two week Oct. 15 through Oct. 31 season and to reduce the harvest limit from...
In a victory for the Native cultures of Interior Alaska, a U.S. Senate committee voted last week to rename the tallest peak in North America, Mount McKinley, to its original Koyukon-Athabaskan name of “Denali.” The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved the bill by voice vote on Tuesday, June 18, allowing the proposed legislation to go to a vote before the full body of the Senate. Senate Bill 155 would officially rename the mountain, stating, “The mountain located … in the Sta...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) _ The owner and operator of an Alaska charter vessel was considering whether to appeal after being fined for getting too close to whales. Administrative law judge Susan Biro last week fined Geoffrey Wilson and Alaska Yacht Charters $5,000 in connection with the July 2010 incident on the western side of Admiralty Island in southeast Alaska. Wilson, in an interview Thursday, said he has been out to sea and unable to download the decision. He said he respects what the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is trying...
JUNEAU (AP) — A U.S. Senate committee on Thursday narrowly agreed to add to a spending bill language that would require that genetically modified salmon be labeled. The amendment was offered during a Senate Appropriations meeting by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska. It passed on a 15-14 vote. Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, was a co-sponsor and also voted in support. Members of Alaska's congressional delegation, as well as the state Legislature, have opposed any effort by the Food and Drug Administration that would clear the way for the approval of a...
Mr. and Mrs. Tom McKeown announce the engagement of their son Thomas Nealy McKeown III to Samantha Kay Turcott, daughter of Greg Turcott. The wedding is planned for July 4th, 2013 at 2:00pm....
“What I’m going to miss most is the people.” These were among the final words Ruth Love spoke before she passed away at home on June 17, 2013. These words truly define the essence of Ruth who cherished each moment she spent surrounded by family and friends. Ruth was born on February 13, 1927, in Gridley, Calif., near Sacramento. This is the area where she met and married her first husband, John. Possessing an adventurous spirit, they decided to move to Alaska with their two young daugh... Full story
April 5, 1966 - June 1, 2013 Remember that fellow whom you would meet on the docks or see walking on the sidewalk? Who always had a smile, a wave, or a good word for you and always had a helping hand for you? That fellow was Kevin Kivisto. He was born on the fifth of April 1966 in Upper Michigan (a genuine Yooper) to Roy and Irja Kivisto. He left us suddenly on the first of June 2013 on the boat he captained and the ocean he loved. His early years were spent in Northern Michigan growing up... Full story
Bluegrass music could be heard all around town over the last week during the first Bluegrass Camp for kids in Petersburg. “I have taken my kids to a couple of camps such as this before,” Camp Coordinator Carrie Martinsen said. “I thought it would be a perfect fit for Petersburg.” Approximately 40 kids participated and the levels of knowledge ranged from beginner to advanced musician. “The kids have all worked really well together,” Martinsen said. “It has just been amazing and they have bee...
