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Petersburg will be kicking off three days of festivities on Friday in celebration of the Fourth of July. The Parks and Recreation Center, Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Petersburg Lighthouse Church will be hosting over 20 activities in the downtown area and Middle Harbor, similar to years past. Last year's Fourth of July festival was scaled back due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but this year's festival is a return tradition. The fun begins at 6 P.M. on Friday when the Parks and Recreation...
The Emergency Operations Center demobilized and dissolved at 11:59 P.M. on Wednesday, along with the repeal of the local Emergency Disaster Declaration. "Over the past sixteen months, our community has worked together to put processes and infrastructure in place to combat the COVID-19 pandemic," the EOC said in a press release issued Wednesday. "Community partners from all corners of our community have come together to collaborate, share resources and reduce the impacts of COVID-19 as much as...
Petersburg is divided on the pronunciation of the word LeConte, as in LeConte Bay and in LeConte Glacier. An article in the August 24, 1962 edition of the Petersburg Press sets the record straight. The pertinent portion of the article is printed below. KIN OF LeCONTE GLACIER NAMESAKE VISITS IN PETERSBURG Eldon Coon put into Petersburg Monday with his charter yacht Manana II. Aboard were 17 passengers, mostly members of the Los Angeles Geographical Society. They are showing a keen interest in...
Rising water on the Stikine River approached the entry stairs to Shakes Slough A-frame cabin on Sunday afternoon when the river level was at 26.4 feet. The river level stabilized at 26.8 feet on June 30....
In April and May, Petersburg Medical Center reported a consistent number of patient days, which were higher than what the hospital had seen over the last fiscal year, according to financial statements presented to the PMC Board of Directors on June 24. PMC had 129 inpatient days in April and 130 inpatient days in May. In March, the hospital's inpatient days were 56. Year-to-date, PMC has a total of 963 inpatient days, which have been down as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of May...
July 1, 1921 Active work on the Petersburg Scow Bay road was started this week by a force of men under the direction of John Lanterman for the Bureau of Public Roads. Four horses arrived from the south on the scow early this week and the work of surfacing the roadbed at once started. The horses were brought from Seattle to Hyder by steamer and then transferred to a scow and brought to Ketchikan and from there to Petersburg. It is expected by those in charge of the work that the road will be completely surfaced and opened for traffic this fall....
The Petersburg Medical Center Board of Directors approved the hospital's 2022 fiscal year operating budget and capital budget at their meeting on June 24. The operating budget pairs a $19,740,872 in total operating revenue, with $19,930,780 in total expenses for the 2022 fiscal year. Income is facing a loss in operations of $189,908, but with income from investments, PMC has a positive bottom line of $55,439 for the new fiscal year. Cynthia Brandt, a financial consultant for PMC, called the...
The Borough Assembly agreed to engage with Stradling, Yocca, Carlson and Rauth (Stradling) for counsel services regarding a possible bond issuance that would fund upgrades to the Blind Slough Hydroelectric project and purchase additional standby diesel generators at their meeting on June 21. According to Utility Director Karl Hagerman, the cost of Stradling's services are unknown, but he estimates the total cost to be about $25,000. The borough will not be billed for Stradling's services until...
Bridges skookum & handsome To the Editor: The P.I.A. Trail Crew really knows their business. Today I walked the William Musson Trail between Mountain View Manor and the ball fields. The two new trail bridges spanning the gully are skookum and handsome. Thanks to P.I.A. for a job well done. Sam Bunge...
The word is already out. Pilot reporter Brian Varela is leaving Petersburg this week. His 3-year Petersburg career is drawing to a close. He's moving up in the world and will write for the 45,000 circulation Ventura County Star, a DAILY newspaper in Camarillo, California, just a stone's throw from his hometown of Oxnard. As a matter of fact, his beat will be his hometown. When Brian arrived three years ago, we had some problems. Not with him, but the education he received from a university...
The heavy-lift vessel Red Zed I resurfaces with the former Alaska Marine Highway System fast ferries Chenega and Fairweather on its back last Friday in Tongass Narrows in front of Ketchikan. The Amak Towing vessels Ethan B. and Jennie B. moved the 235-foot-long ferries from their moorings in Ward Cove and into the narrows, where the Red Zed I has been anchored since April 2. The 712-foot-long lift vessel submerged, allowing the ferries to float aboard for the long voyage to their new home in...
June 23— Matthew Davis, 24, was arrested on a warrant for violating conditions of release. Trespassing was reported at an undisclosed location. A dog was reportedly left outside at an undisclosed location. Authorities responded to a report of harassment at an undisclosed location. A vehicle sustained damage from a hit and run at an undisclosed location. Suspicious vehicle traffic at an undisclosed location was reported to authorities. Theft and unauthorized vehicle use were reported at an undisclosed location. June 24— Permelia Lyons, 57, was...
Deck Out Our Deck organizers broke ground on the site of Mountain View Manor's covered deck on Tuesday after two years of planning with help from general contractor Ty Cummins and Reid Brothers Construction. "This has been a long project," said Sally Dwyer, one of the organizers. The group has only raised $78,000 of their goal of $112,000 needed to complete the project. However, with the funds they have now, the group can lay the foundation for the deck, install support beams and build the...
The Race to Alaska, a 750 nautical race from Port Townsend, Washington to Ketchikan, was cancelled for the second year in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic this year, but that didn't stop Hammer brothers Jake, 42, and Jens, 38, from taking advantage of the warm summer weather. When the Northwest Maritime Center (NMC) announced a new 360-mile race through Puget Sound, the two brothers quickly signed up; although, they didn't have a boat. After some quick thinking and phone calls, Jens was able...
Blue pipeline booms - The nation’s maritime economy grew at pace that nearly doubled the growth of the entire U.S. GDP in 2019. GDP stands for gross domestic product and reflects the total market value of all finished goods and services in a specific time frame. It is used to estimate the size of an economy and its growth rate – a sort of comprehensive scorecard of a country’s economic health. A first-ever report released this month by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce showed that the so-called “blue economy” grew by 4.2% and generated nearly $4...
A busy 1918 On July 4, 1918, the world was still engaged in the battles of WW1. The "Spanish Flu" pandemic had affected one-fifth of the world's population. The time zones and Daylight Savings Time were established by the US Congress. Locally, First Class steamship tickets to Seattle were advertised at $21.50; and the Bank of Petersburg boasted having a whopping $15,000 in capital. In Scow Bay, Doyhof was officially declared a post office, though one without a regular schedule. And in downtown...
Lance J. Kittams was named to the Honor Roll at Oregon State University....
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska House reached in dramatic fashion Monday an agreement that Gov. Mike Dunleavy said would avert a government shutdown. House Speaker Louise Stutes indicated the outcome was not assured when she called the House to order, and House Minority Leader Cathy Tilton, who had been negotiating with Stutes, said things were “absolutely, completely close” to unraveling. Involved Monday was adoption of a statement of the House, calling for creation of a House-Senate working group to make recommendations on a “comp...
Friday ★ July 2nd 6 PM - 8 PM Community Center Celebration and Ken & Sue Slavin Memorial BBQ Come to Parks & Rec for bounce castles, open swim and a BBQ. Free for the entire Family! Saturday ★ July 3rd 9 AM Freedom Run 7K Registration begins at 8AM 10 AM - 5 PM Food & Vendor Booths 11-2 PM Book Sale Petersburg Library Sponsored by the Friends of the Petersburg Libraries 11 AM Walking Greek Mythology Tour With Bill Moulton Starts at Petersburg Public Library 12:00 PM Guns and Hoses Relay Pet...
