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The U.S. Forest Service and Alaska Department of Fish & Game remind Southeast Alaskans to use extra caution when recreating outdoors at this time of year. A decrease in natural food sources leads to a greater likelihood of encounters between bears and humans. Rarely, these encounters can be aggressive. When in bear country, always be aware of your surroundings and keep pets under control. Avoid surprising a bear by being bear aware: be observant of bear sign and consider limited sight distances on trails. Remember to make noise while traveling...
ANCHORAGE (AP) — Commercial fishing vessels operating more than three miles from the territorial sea baseline will have to complete a mandatory Coast Guard dockside safety examination by Oct. 16. The Coast Guard says the free exams are a regulatory change stemming from the passage by Congress of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010. The Coast Guard says if discrepancies are found, vessel owners will be issued a work list and a deadline to correct them....
ANCHORAGE (AP) — The Mat-Su Borough's fast ferry is going up for sale. The $80 million ferry was supposed to transport commuters from Anchorage to the Valley, but that never happened. In fact, the Anchorage Daily News says the ferry has never docked at the borough or sailed in Cook Inlet. And, Anchorage and the borough do not have the special docks needed for a ferry that could carry vehicles. In the meantime, the borough has been responsible for the cost of maintaining the ferry at $88,000 a month. Borough planner Emerson Krueger is working w...
Ocean Beauty Seafood manager Cheryl Romeo requested the transfer of a conditional use permit allowing the placement of six 8 foot by 40 foot bunkhouses to the site of the old Ocean Beauty Bunkhouse at 15 Harbor Way during a regular Planning Commission meeting Thursday evening. “Letters were sent to everyone in the zone,” Community Development Foreman Joe Bertagnoli said. “The only response we received was in support by Dave Ohmer of Trident Seafoods.” Ohmer stated that this proposal goes along with the history of Ocean Beauty, the area they ar...
Bryson and Leah Tschabold Brunette celebrated their first anniversary as a happy couple. Family and friends from Washington, California, and Alaska enjoyed their wedding in Napa, Calif. in June, 2011. At the wedding Kevin and Jessica Thynes, Thomas Zorich, and John Baird were attendants from Petersburg. Bryson recently completed his master’s degree from Stanford University in Structural Engineering and is now working in San Francisco. Leah is a nurse for the Veterans Administration. The happy c...
Erik Borgen, 73 of Sitka, Alaska passed away at home on September 7, 2012 after a long illness with his wife by his side. Erik was born on September 12, 1938 to John and Elisabeth Borgen in Bergen, Norway. Erik came to Seattle, Wash. in 1958 after working as a Merchant Marine from Norway. In 1965, he became an American Citizen. He owned two businesses including a Brick Masonry Company for over 20 years in Seattle. He then worked for the Alaska Marine Highway Ferry on the Wickersham. His next... Full story
Petersburg played host to Sitka, Thunder Mountain and Craig over the weekend for the Viking's first home competition. The Viking Swim Team began Friday with the women's 200 yard medley relay and the Petersburg girls finished first with the team of Grace Weller, Shania Dahlberg, Shalie Dahl and Eva Kowalski. The boys finished second in their 200 yard medley relay with Skipper Erickson, Thane O'Brien, Kenny Fox and Jimmie Busch. The women's 200 yard freestyle found Dahlberg in first place with a t...
