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Cannery Park has been taking shape in the past few weeks, but Icicle Seafoods Plant Manager Patrick Wilson said more improvements are still on the way for the one-time storage lot. Wilson has been spearheading the project, which began about five years ago in the downtown area. The lot that Cannery Park sits on is owned by Icicle Seafoods. The Fryer building was eventually torn down after it began to fall apart, and Icicle Seafoods used it as a storage lot. Wilson said he wanted to display the...
Lee's Clothing has been offering products that have been handpicked with Petersburg residents in mind since 1969, and today, Sept. 5, they will be celebrating their 50th anniversary. When Lee's Clothing first opened, it was located across the street at what is now the Petersburg Pilot. The store focused on men's and young men's clothing, because Roxy Lee, founder and president of Lee's Clothing, saw a gap in the market. She credits her many years of success to good customer service, loyal...
Hailing from a small island in northern Norway, two brothers were in Petersburg last week to see where their aunt immigrated to in the 1920s and to visit her granddaughter, Irene Littleton. Karl Rasmus Dahle and Arild Jens Dahle are twins who were born on May 15, 1942. They live on an island called Andoya with an area of roughly 311 square miles. Karl lives in Stave, a small village of less than 40 inhabitants on the western side of the island, and Arild lives about 25 miles away on the other...
A new group of students began the two-year nursing program offered at Petersburg Medical Center through the University of Alaska, Anchorage last month. "We're really excited," said Jennifer Bryner, one of the instructors and a registered nurse at PMC. "It seems like a great group. They're very eager to get going, but it's a lot for anybody. They really take on a huge commitment." Like a traditional college environment, the students will have to complete four semesters of school, and enjoy...
An assessment of Mountain View Manor by the Fox Group in July found that the facility is effectively run and that there are no recommendations at this time to improve the facility's financial position. "That's a good and bad thing to hear," said Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht at an assembly meeting last month. "It's a good thing meaning it's managed very well. It's a bad thing in the sense that there's not necessarily ways to make that place break even." The borough assembly directed...
There are about 33 projects on Petersburg Indian Association's Tribal Transportation Program (TTP) four-year priority list, but high up on the list are several pedestrian trails and sidewalks. At a TTP meeting last month, Director Sue Harai said the funded projects are based on a four-year tribal transportation improvement program. A long range transportation plan spanning 20-years must be developed and updated by PIA in order to receive federal funding for the transportation needs of tribal gov...
Haines Police Chief Heath Scott will remain in his post in Haines after the city manager offered him a $10,000 raise to stay in his post. He will be paid $110,000 by next year under terms of a contract running through June 2021. He will receive an additional $5,300 this year and $9,293 more next year. According to a report in the Chilkat Valley News, Scott was offered $105,000 by the City of Wrangell. Scott visited Wrangell in mid-July and met with the community at a public gathering on July 19. The newspaper stated that Scott becomes the...
SITKA, Alaska (AP) — Alaska wildlife troopers have confiscated catch from a fishing industry lobbyist suspected of fishing in closed waters, officials said. Bob Thorstenson Jr., 55, was commercial fishing Sunday when wildlife troopers cited him for fishing within 200 yards (183 meters) of a protected salmon stream near Sitka, CoastAlaska reported Thursday. The stream acts as a buffer to protect native pink salmon that have become vulnerable near freshwater streams because of drought conditions, said Eric Coonradt, a state Department of Fish a...
PALMER, Alaska (AP) — Dale Marshall of Anchorage broke his previous state record by nearly 600 pounds when the pumpkin he entered this year tipped the scale at 2,051 pounds during the Alaska State Fair weigh-off Tuesday. “It was mind blowing,” Marshall said. “I wasn’t even thinking 2,000 pounds. I thought it would weigh between 1,700 and 1,900 pounds using the tape measure method. In pumpkin growing land around the world that is an elite club to grow 2,000. Nobody has grown a pumpkin this size this far north in the world.” Marshall said he tho...
The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) is ending service to Prince Rupert, British Columbia, effective Oct. 1, 2019. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is requiring AMHS to secure a Canadian law enforcement presence to protect CBP’s personnel in Prince Rupert while inspection tasks are performed. All avenues for local law enforcement were pursued, but AMHS was not able to secure the staff necessary to fulfill this requirement. The new requirement specifies a Canadian law enforcement p...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A Coast Guardsman is charged with murder in the January death of a 19-year-old seaman who was found unresponsive along the shore of an Alaska island, Coast Guard officials said Thursday. Ethan Tucker was charged Wednesday with seven violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Charges include murder and involuntary manslaughter in the death of Ethan Kelch of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The charging document says Tucker showed a wanton disregard for human life when he caused blunt force trauma to Kelch’s head and pl...
August 28 — An officer and harbor staff member removed an individual from the water in North Boat Harbor. A disturbance was reported in North Boat Harbor. Jeffrey Pfundt, 74, was issued a citation for a stop sign violation. August 29 — Boating supplies were reported stolen from a skiff in North Boat Harbor. Osvaldo M. Cruz, 34, was issued a citation for driving without a valid driver’s license and for failure to provide insurance. August 30 — Curtis Medina, 31, was arrested on two outstanding warrants. August 31 — Authorities responded...
Aug. 8 — Michael Etcher was granted a 6-month stalking order against Zoey Sparks. Brina D. Compton was arraigned on charges of violating conditions of release. The defendant entered a not guilty plea. An unsecured performance bond in another case was removed and replaced with a $5,000 performance bond. Aug. 9 — Robi Scaduto entered a not guilty plea on an assault in the 4th degree charge. The defendant was released O.R. with conditions. Aug. 13 — Katie Jo Edfelt was arraigned on two counts of violating conditions of release. The defendant was r...
Half Marathon Top Three: Uriah Lucas- 1:30:01 Phil Hofstetter- 1:39:59 Keith Billi 1:43:22 10K Top Three: Jason Brinlefield- 51:57 Doug Riemer- 53:10 Helen Boggs- 53:12...
Two Petersburg High School students placed personal records at the first cross country meet of the season on Saturday. Sophomore Uriah Lucas came in 13th place at the Juneau meet and set a new personal record at 18:00. Sophomore Michael Durkin came in 31st place and set a new personal best at 19:18. Head Coach Thomas Thompson said the runners had a tough week of practices leading up to the meet, but still performed well. "They ran on tired legs," said Thompson. Overall, the boys team came in...
Petersburg Indian Association's shuttle for its paratransit service for seniors and those with disabilities has been completed. The vehicle wrap was designed by Janine Gibbons and features an eagle, a raven and two totem poles....
Sept 5, 1919 The Bank of Petersburg has received the following notice. The increasing practice of importing large quantities of Canadian silver by speculators, which they put into circulation in this city and for which they receive U. S. money, which is taken to Canada and sold at a premium, has reached such an extent that the Clearing House Association has found it necessary to impose a discount of 10 per cent, on all Canadian silver. September 1, 1944 At the Monday noon luncheon meeting of the Petersburg Rotary Club, the garden committee...
Now the shuffling begins at Alaska fisheries offices around the state as the impacts from back and forth veto volleys become more clear. For the commercial fisheries division of the Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game, an $85 million budget, about half of which is from state general funds, reflects a $997,000 dollar cut for FY 2020. Where and how the cuts will play out across Alaska’s far flung coastal regions is now being decided by fishery managers. “Now that the salmon season is about over we’re taking a good close look at this and what we’re...
Women, 29 years old and under, with limited or no access to health care can get exams and reproductive health services on a sliding scale at the Petersburg Public Health Center’s Woman’s Health Clinic, Sept. 16 - Sept. 19. The clinic will offer exams and reproductive health services, as well as STD testing. All services will be provided by a nurse practitioner with Public Health Nursing, the Alaska Division of Public Health. Appointments are required. Fees for services will be based on a sliding scale. No one will be refused service if una...
State Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins will hold public office hours on Saturday, September 7 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Salty Pantry and from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Glacier Express. No appointment necessary —just stop by....
