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Public Works crews continue work to restore areas affected by a landslide which occurred during the weekend of June 25-26 at the back of the Public Works lot. According to Public Works Director Chris Cotta, the landslide happened after a pile of fill and used street sand pushed the blue clay lying underneath the pile out and into the Hammer Slough Creek basin, blocking the flow of the creek. The area where the landslide happened was being used to stockpile fill from a separate project seeking...
A press release Wednesday announced that starting this fall, the Kinder Skog Nature Program will be transitioning from a program under the umbrella of the Petersburg Lutheran Church to a program housed under the Petersburg Medical Center Community Wellness Department. Results from a 2021 local childcare needs assessment and Community Café in January 2022 funded by the Petersburg Community Foundation highlighted the systemic industry challenges facing childcare and early childhood education. In...
WRANGELL - BearFest is coming out of hibernation and is planned for July 27 through July 31 throughout Wrangell. The popular event will offer pie contests, live music, art and music workshops, symposiums, a marathon and more. "It's a celebration of bears. That's the short of it," said Sylvia Ettefagh, chairperson for the event. "Its mission is to promote Wrangell and to promote the environment; one part of our environment - a very important part of our environment - the bears." Not only is...
July 21, 1922 At the city council meeting on Monday night a committee was appointed to locate a new cemetery site. It was pointed out that the old cemetery was inaccessible except at low tide, that the survey has become obsolete, the location of lots and graves being unknown, and that in general it would be almost impossible to get it straightened out. It was pointed out that a sand and gravel ridge parallels the Narrows between Petersburg and Scow Bay and that if a location can be secured the ground is deep, well-drained, sightly, and...
ALPS Federal Credit Union, with headquarters in Sitka, and Tongass Federal Credit Union, with headquarters in Ketchikan, announced today they're seeking regulatory approval of their intent to merge. Tongass Federal Credit Union is a $150 million credit union with nine locations across Southeast Alaska, including Ketchikan, Metlakatla, Thorne Bay, Klawock, Wrangell, Hydaburg, Kake, Hoonah and Haines. ALPS is a $75 million credit union and operates locations in Sitka and Petersburg. The merged...
Thank you To the Editor: Thank you to the medical staff at Petersburg Medical Center. Special thanks to Dr. Hart. RNs Elizabeth, Mamie, Nichole, Emma, Rozanne, Ruby and Kim. CNAs Jamie, Lillee, Erica, Jordan, Jackie and Sheila. While my dad was in their care, they kept him comfortable until his passing. They welcomed me and took great care of me while I was in town. Truly made a difficult time a bit easier. Sincerely, Brenda S. McKinley...
Conservation of resources— That is an eloquent way of saying “how do you save water and electricity and propane when supplies are limited?” At The Lighthouse we are re-supplied every two weeks by our super supportive Five Finger Lighthouse nonprofit board of directors. They, as a team, are very conscientious about making sure we have what we need. But sometimes Mother Nature has plans that challenge or altogether preclude that delivery. So when our freezer broke down, the team quickly got a new one and planned everything right to get it out to...
July 13 – A citizen reported a phone scam. Edward Rayborn, 41, was issued a citation for speeding near the ferry terminal. A driver was issued a warning for speeding on Sandy Beach Road. A driver on Mitkof Highway was issued a warning for having an unregistered moped on the roadway and for failure to have the proper license endorsement for operating a moped. A citizen reported lost property on Haugen Drive. July 14 – Jonathan Mazzella, 31, was arrested downtown for violations of conditions of release. A citizen reported an individual trespassin...
June 30 2022, In the Superior Court at Petersburg Alaska, Superior Court Judge Amy Mead presided telephonically over State of Alaska v John Bisset in an arraignment hearing. The defendant was present and in custody at the Wrangell Police Department. A not guilty plea was entered by Bisset on a Violating Conditions of Release charge. After witness testimony and a rebuttal by the public defender the court found probable cause to proceed. Bisset’s conditions of release were to pay a performance bond of $2,500 and all conditions to remain the s...
For Alaska salmon fishing, the summer of 2022 is the best of times and the worst of times. In the Bristol Bay region, the sockeye salmon run and harvest amounts set new records, as was predicted in the preseason forecast. As of Monday, the run had totaled over 73.7 million, with a harvest of over 56.3 million. The previous record was set just last year, with a 67.7 million run of sockeyes and a third-biggest-ever harvest of nearly 42 million of the fish. But along the Yukon River, a prized salmo... Full story
Independent travelers and residents looking to visit Anan Wildlife Observatory apart from tour groups still have a chance to do so. The Forest Service Wrangell ranger district is making last-minute permits available through its office on a weekly basis until Aug. 25, the end of the bear-viewing permits season. Up to four last-minute permits per day will be made available for those who request them the previous week by filling out a form in the district office. “Collection of weekly requests will end Mondays at 4:30 p.m. and permits will be a...
The lack of affordable housing was once again at the forefront of the Petersburg Borough Assembly's discussion during Monday's meeting as the body continues to explore ways to tackle the ongoing crisis. Some ideas to alleviate the problem that were discussed included potentially hosting a work session or establishing a task force devoted to the issue, similar to the Early Childhood Education Task Force the assembly established earlier this year. The assembly also voted to approve a letter...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously approved the hiring of Derrick Casey as the new director of Mountain View Manor during Monday's meeting. Casey, who grew up in Petersburg, visited last week to interview for the position and tour the facility. "He's really excited about coming back to Petersburg," Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht said. "I think it's kind of a great find, finding a Petersburg person that wants to come back and he definitely fills a need so I think he'll do a good job...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state of Alaska plans to begin distributing this year’s oil-wealth fund check and a special energy relief payment to residents on Sept. 20. The timeline was announced Friday by Gov. Mike Dunleavy and the state Department of Revenue. The combined payout for the dividend and energy relief payment is estimated to be around $3,200 per person; a final figure is pending. Residents will receive the money as one payment, the department said. The energy relief payment was intended by lawmakers as a one-time benefit to help res...
The new U.S. Forest Service Petersburg District Ranger Vernon "Ray" Born introduced himself to the community during Monday's Petersburg Borough Assembly meeting and gave a report on the Forest Service's current and future projects in the district. Born, who came to Petersburg from Bethel where he worked managing the Yukon Delta Wildlife Refuge, succeeded Ted Sandhofer as the permanent district ranger. He is originally from Minnesota where he grew up on his family farm and also served in the...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly voted unanimously to add 14 projects to its capital project requests list during Monday’s meeting. The requests list is comprised of capital projects that are listed in the state of Alaska’s CAPSIS system used by the state legislature, the congressionally directed spending requests list, and the Alaska Department of Transportation needs list. Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht said during the meeting that the requests list is being updated much earlier in the year than usual because of increased funding opp...
Look around Southeast and you will see a lot of evergreen trees that aren't so green. Southeast Alaska's hemlock and spruce trees are fending off an assault by a number of pests and diseases, most notably a caterpillar that causes the conifers to turn reddish-brown. The main culprit is the western blackheaded budworm, a moth caterpillar that feeds on hemlock and spruce needles, according to U.S. Forest Service Alaska Region entomologist Elizabeth Graham in Juneau. Graham said Southeast trees...
Mildred (Harvey) Fuglvog was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She passed away at Evergreen Hospice in Kirkland, Washington on January 25, 2022. Mildred was born May 28, 1932 in Marysville, Washington to Frank H. and Violet (McFadden) Harvey. After graduating high school, she attended the University of Washington where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology. While working at Puget Sound Blood Bank, she met her future husband Edwin Fuglvog, who was attending... Full story
Michael George Seibert died July 14, 2022 at the Petersburg Medical Center after a battle with cancer. Michael was born on the 4th of July 1948 in Longview, Washington to George and Joyce Seibert. He went to high school in Kalama, Washington and then joined the Navy, where he served aboard the USS Columbus during the Vietnam War. After the war he began logging and made his way to Alaska. Mike was often out in his skiff fishing and enjoying his Rainier beer or at the Harbor Bar telling tall... Full story
The Petersburg Lutheran Church announces that Bev Siercks is the newly appointed President of the Church Council. Siercks has on two prior occasions served on the council for a total of 14 and a half years and chaired committees on evangelism, worship, scholarships and now building maintenance. Siercks is a happily retired math teacher and volleyball coach who taught 20 years in Petersburg and, before Alaska, taught 17 years in rural North Dakota where she also took a three-year course to...
