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The Petersburg Borough Assembly will hold their first meeting of the month on Friday, Aug. 16 at 9 A.M., to vote on three ordinances and discuss raising the minimum age to enter the Parks and Recreation Center without a parent or guardian. Ordinance #2019-05 will go up before the borough assembly in its second reading. If passed in all three readings, voters will have the opportunity to decide whether or not to allow the water and wastewater departments to take out loans not to exceed a total...
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced, that the nonresident king salmon closure will be rescinded on August 16. Nonresident anglers may again retain king salmon in Southeast Alaska and Yakutat marine waters. These regulations will be effective 12:01 a.m. Friday, August 16, 2019 through 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, December 31, 2019. King salmon regulations for Alaska residents remain unchanged. The regulations are: Nonresident • The nonresident bag and possession limit is one king salmon, 2...
Last week’s story about revisions proposed for Parks and Rec operations incorrectly stated that Steve Giesbrecht and Director Chandra Thornburg reached out to Kellii Wood to schedule the Aug. 2 meeting. Wood states, “I have been the one to initiate all contact with them, including that meeting so that the community could ask questions.” Wood proposed the meeting to talk about the specifics of these changes and hope to brainstorm about how to lessen the blow to the kids that are in need of the facility....
Organizers working towards recalling Gov. Mike Dunleavy have collected over 18,000 signatures statewide, and as of Tuesday, 427 signatures have been gathered in Petersburg. The effort to recall the governor began on August 1, and since then, the Alaskans for Recalling Gov. Mike Dunleavy group has nearly collected three-fourths of the 28,501 needed for the first round of signatures. After the signatures are reviewed, the recall Dunleavy group can move on to the second round of signatures and...
MV Columbia was traveling through the Wrangell Narrows Sunday when its wake caused a nearby skiff to capsize. "All indications support that this was a random freak thing," said United States Coast Guard Public Affairs Specialist Melissa McKenzie. "There was no specific cause for it." There were three people onboard the 16-foot skiff when it capsized near Blind Point. All three of the passengers went into the water, but were rescued by good Samaritans, said McKenzie. No injuries were reported....
The Petersburg Indian Association will begin offering a paratransit service to all seniors and those with disabilities to fill a need in the community starting this fall. "I'm excited because Petersburg doesn't have this kind of service," said Tribal Council President Cris Morrison. "This will be new and open for everybody." The details of the paratransit service are still in the preliminary stage, but the free door-to-door program is expected to start off with a service area spanning between...
Two adventurers were dropped off in Thomas Bay with their gear, two kayaks and a pack raft, which they carried through the terminal moraine to the terminal lake of Baird Glacier. From the glacier, their journey to climb Devil's Thumb began. It would take Patrick Fowler and Alex Jahn just about a week to reach the 9,078-foot summit once they left Thomas Bay on Sunday, July 28. "Every day there was some sort of challenge that we had to overcome," said Fowler. "It all came together. The weather...
PETERSBURG - The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced that the summer season for the commercial Dungeness crab fishery in Registration Area A (Southeast) will close by regulation at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, August 15, 2019, consistent with 5 AAC 32.110. Reporting of lost pots, or pots left in a closed area in fishing condition, should be directed to Alaska Wildlife Troopers (AWT) offices in Juneau or Ketchikan....
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Biological oceanographer Sonia Batten experienced her lightbulb moment on the perils of too many salmon three years ago as she prepared a talk on the most important North Pacific seafood you'll never see on a plate - zooplankton. Zooplanktons nourish everything from juvenile salmon to seabirds to giant whales. But as Batten examined 15 years of data collected by instruments on container ships near the Aleutian Islands, she noticed a trend: zooplankton was abundant in...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A southeast Alaskan pilot had told family members the weather might be bad before his single-engine plane was found crashed, a report said. An investigation began after the July 11 crash killed 68-year-old Wrangell pilot and attorney Michael Nash, the Anchorage Daily News reported Friday. Nash was headed to Wrangell, Alaska, from Friday Harbor, Washington, after an annual inspection of his PA-24 Comanche aircraft, the National Transportation Safety Board said. Nash told family members he had six hours of fuel and was pl...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Leaders of two Alaska groups fighting for a full Permanent Fund Dividend are arguing Gov. Mike Dunleavy should not veto the Legislature’s dividend payment, a report said. The Permanent Fund Defenders are asking the Republican governor to view a PFD — or oil wealth check — of roughly $1,600 as a “down payment,” The Anchorage Daily News reported Monday. Mark Fish, director of a newer group called Save the PFD, said Monday he believes it is time for the governor to go with the current dividend and resume the fight for a...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s governor is seeking to tighten the rules for food stamp recipients. The Anchorage Daily News reported Sunday that Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration wants to implement federal work requirements for low-income adults who receive food assistance. The change would affect recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in a state that has long had a waiver from work or employment program requirements. The Republican governor’s spokesman says the administration wants the change in order “to com...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Mike Dunleavy says he will not veto funding for Head Start and other early childhood learning programs from the budget recently sent to him by lawmakers. Dunleavy in June vetoed about $8.8 million for early childhood programs, including about $6.8 million for Head Start. Lawmakers, unable to override those and other vetoes, instead passed legislation restoring much of the vetoed funds. Dunleavy’s office has said he considers much of the budget settled but is willing to look at allowing funding to go forward for cer...
KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — The newly appointed director of Kodiak College has resigned due to budget cuts to Alaska’s public universities, officials said. Jessica Paugh informed the college pn July 31 that she would not fill the post because of the state funding reduction, The Kodiak Daily Mirror reported Wednesday. Paugh was selected in May after a months-long search and was scheduled to begin her appointment Aug. 12 at the college, which is an extension of the University of Alaska Anchorage. “I have spent days agonizing over this decision and,...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it has reached a settlement with the operator of a gold mine near Juneau over alleged discharge and reporting violations. Coeur Mining, which controls the Kensington Mine through Coeur Alaska, in a statement Tuesday said it had been cooperative in working with the EPA to resolve citations it characterized as related to “mostly old and technical compliance matters” and contended the EPA had painted the mine in an “inaccurate light.” Terms of the agreements call for Coeur Ala...
A view as seen from the summit of Devil's Thumb. See story on page 9....
Rae C. Stedman Elementary School class lists To register a new student, please stop by the office at 303 Dolphin Street by August 23. Bring current vaccination record and birth certificate (legible copy ok). Students currently enrolled do not need to register. Supply lists can be found online at www.pcsd.us. Elementary students attend 8:15-2:45 Monday-Thursday, and 8:15-1:45 on Fridays. Kindergarten attends 8:15-11:15 for the first week, then stay until 1:30 every day If you have questions,...
August 15, 1919 Mayor P. Jorgensen has received copies of the Petersburg Bonding Bill. The bill provides that the Town shall have the power to issue bonds in the sum of $75,000 for the purposes of constructing a school house and a municipal power and light plant. It provides that a special election shall be held to determine the wishes of the people on the question that the bonds shall be for 20 years, bearing interest, and that $50,000 shall be used for the power plant and $25,000 for the school house. August 11, 1944 Although everyone is...
Running anywhere from four to eight miles a day, six days a week, the Petersburg High School cross country team has begun practicing for their first meet of the season at the end of the month. There are 20 kids on this year's team, which includes seniors Jack Byrer, Melanie Chase, Kole Sperl and Noah Sullivan. Head Coach Thomas Thompson said he will be testing the waters at the first meet on Aug. 31 in Juneau, because it is still early in the season. He anticipates that the students who did some...
Thank You for support To the Editor: On behalf of the crews of Coast Guard Cutters ANACAPA and ELDERBERRY, I would like to express my gratitude to the community for their well-wishes on the U.S. Coast Guard's 229th Birthday. One of the first things I heard about Petersburg when I received orders was how friendly and welcoming everyone is to Coast Guard members, and what a great place it is to live. It can be difficult moving our families every couple of years, often continents away and far from...
August 7— Disturbances were reported at locations on Sing Lee Alley, N. Nordic Dr. and at the South Boat Harbor. Brina Compton, 24, was arrested on charges of violating conditions of release. An individual was sleeping in the stairwell of a business on S. Nordic Dr., and was removed from the property. August 8 — Andrew Oyler, 23, was arrested by Sitka Police Department on a warrant in Petersburg for violating conditions of release. Larisa Lewis, 37, was issued a speeding citation. Richard Haerling, 48, was issued a summons and charged with driv...
June 18 — Jason Todd Erskin entered a not guilty plea to a charge of criminal mischief in the 3rd degree. Defendant was released on a $2,500 performance bond with $750 secured, with conditions. July 3 — Kylene Hedlund was arraigned on charges of DUI and failure to submit to blood test. After entering a not guilty plea, defendant was released OR with conditions. July 10 — David M. Gonzales entered a not guilty plea to a charge of assault in the 4th degree. The defendant was released on a $500 unsecured performance bond with conditions. Jazmy...
In a dramatic case of overkill, a California company sent Marj Oines a lithium drill-driver battery measuring no more than 3-inches by 4-inches, boxed and shrink wrapped to a wooden pallet that was four times the size of the shipping box. Even though it was shipped on Alaska Marine Lines, a warning label advised the battery was "forbidden for transport aboard aircraft."...
The Alaska Chamber of Commerce touts itself as "the voice of Alaska business" but seafood industry and coastal community members are largely left out of the conversation. The Chamber isn't entirely at fault; it appears that most of those members are not speaking up. Three cases in point. In February the Chamber was one of the first to "applaud Governor Dunleavy for proposing a spending plan that matches current revenues." In April the Chamber testified in support of the Pebble Mine draft...
This wooden pulley block was found one mile north of the survivor's camp at China Cove on Coronation Island. The wrecking of the Star of Bengal on the southern shore of Coronation Island is considered one of the Northwest Coast's worst maritime disasters. She departed Fort Wrangell in September of 1908 with 50,000 cases of salted salmon, a crew of 36 and 110 cannery workers on board. One of the survivors wrote this of that harrowing morning, "A wave threw me onto a large rock and the next one wa...
