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Petersburg School District has received its scores for the Performance Evaluation For Alaska's Schools, which shows students have improved in English language arts and math in the two year period the test has been given. "It is one test, one time a year," said Superintendent Erica Kludt-Painter at a school board meeting on Tuesday. "It provides a piece of information about a child, but it is a piece." The PEAKS assessment is given to students between 3rd and 9th grade. In the two years that it has been given to PSD students, they have had a...
The large amount of jellyfish that have been seen in the waters this summer in Southeast Alaska could be caused by warmer temperatures, according to research scientist Mary Beth Decker. Decker, who has worked with Alaska Fisheries Science Center in the Bering Sea, said the warmer temperatures could be causing the jellyfish to reproduce more rapidly or be increasing its prey. There typically is an increase in jellyfish in the summer months, but sometimes the number of jellyfish is greater than...
In October, the Petersburg School District will receive its first assessment from the Every Student Succeeds Act, according to Superintendent Erica Kludt-Painter at a school board meeting on Tuesday. Signed into law by President Barack Obama in 2015, ESSA seeks to provide all children with significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable and high-quality education and close achievement gaps, according to the act’s statement of purpose. The assessment focused on two groups in the 2017-2018 school year, kindergarten through 6th grade and 7th...
September 13, 1918 In the future, acting on a request from the navy department, the Report will refrain from printing any boat news. The request says in part: “that no mention be made in any newspaper or news columns of the sailings, departure, arrival, or location of any ship in American waters.” September 10, 1943 Apples mature on Mitkof Island. So says Harold Dawes after he has been given enough apples for a good pie. And Herman Papke, the only real agriculturist in these parts , is the person who has the apples. One tree of Yellow Tra...
Petersburg Medical Center laid forth its high priority goals at a strategic planning board retreat on Friday. One priority was the construction of a new facility. “It’s really important to set goals and priorities,” said PMC CEO Phil Hofstetter. “There’s long term goals and there’s short term goals.” At the meeting, Hofstetter, the hospital board and department heads began discussion on what early steps need to be taken to begin planning a new facility. Community input and the location of the new facility were two beginning steps that everyone...
SB 134 becomes law To the Editor: SB 134 becomes law this week. This law will allow a victim of rape crimes the right to petition the courts from allowing the perpetrator the ability to seek custody of a child conceived illegally. The legislature enacted this law in response to a situation that originated here in Petersburg almost nine years ago. Nearly all states and the Federal Government now have laws that prohibit or limit the rights of sex offenders from being awarded custody against the wishes of the victimized parent. Two months ago in...
The Nolan Center was littered with maps of the Tongass National Forest Sept. 5. Members of the Wrangell and Petersburg Ranger districts came by to hold a public meeting on the Central Tongass Project, a series of proposed long-term renovations in the area. Dave Zimmerman, with the Petersburg Ranger District, explained that the Central Tongass Project covers both the Petersburg and Wrangell districts, an area that stretches across the Wrangell, Mitkof, Kupreanof, Kuiu, Zarembo, and Etolin islands, as well as a section of the mainland. According...
On Wednesday, Sept. 11 at the Sons of Norway Hall, the community honored the EMS, Fire and SAR volunteers who put in over 500 hours a year to help and support the needs of Petersburg. Over 50 people showed up to the event to talk, share stories and thank the volunteers for their service. The event was hosted by the Public Safety Advisory Committee. Above, Fire and EMS Director Sandy Dixson recieves help from Maelle and Lachlan Boiter with drawing raffle ticket winners. The prizes were donated...
September 5 — Traffic control was provided at Skylark Way and Nordic Dr. to allow cleanup on the roadway. An officer responded to a report of a drunk driver at Sandy Beach. A barking dog brought an officer response. September 6 — An officer is investigating a probation violation. A power outage was reported near the airport. A counterfeit note was recovered from a business on N. Nordic Dr. Concern for the welfare of an animal was reported at 3rd St. and Fram St. A disturbance was reported on Chief John Lott St. September 7 — Prescription medic...
On Friday, the Petersburg girls cross country team came in second place with a combined score of 65 points and the boys team came in 4th place with 107 points at a home meet. "I really appreciate the amount of support that the community and school gave us," said head coach Tommy Thompson. "It means a lot to the kids to have people out there cheering for them." Maia Cowan came in first place for the second week in a row at 19:51.71. She is ranked third in state in the girls 1a, 2a and 3a...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Interior Department land managers have been ordered to review hunting and fishing regulations on department lands to determine how they conflict with state regulations. In a memo Monday, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke ordered the review with an eye toward deferring to state management unless it conflicts with federal law. “The Department recognizes States as the first-line authorities for fish and wildlife management and hereby expresses its commitment to defer to the States in this regard except as otherwise req...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A second major oil company has agreed to key terms for the sale of Alaska North Slope natural gas to a state-sanctioned corporation that seeks to build a $34 billion liquefied natural gas project, including an 800-mile (1,287-kilometer) pipeline to move gas to an ocean port. The Alaska Gasline Development Corp. announced Monday that ExxonMobil has committed to a price and volume basis for the sale of natural gas from fields at Prudhoe Bay and Point Thompson along the state’s north coast. The development corporation rea...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Some of the sharpest jabs during a relatively tame debate Thursday featuring the major candidates for governor in Alaska were aimed at Republican nominee Mike Dunleavy. The conservative former state senator said later that his rivals, independent Gov. Bill Walker and Democrat Mark Begich, could see him as the one to beat and the one who concerns them the most. “They should. I think I’ve got some great ideas to get us out of this,” he said. Alaska fell into a recession after a crash in oil prices that also exploded the siz...
As part of the Rainforest Festival, Megan McPhee, with the University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, gave a lecture that explained causes of the shrinking size of salmon. In her presentation, McPhee gave historical trends of salmon sizes, explained some reasons why salmon are getting smaller over the years and consequences of smaller salmon. In 1981, W.E. Ricker noted that the average weight of pink salmon in British Columbia seine fisheries between 1951 and 1974 decreased by about one pound in that 23 year...
More Gov goings on -While he was in Kodiak Governor Walker also signed a bill (HB 56) sponsored by Ketchikan Representative Dan Ortiz that expands the state Revolving Loan Fund to create new financing options for fishing and mariculture businesses. He also re-established the Alaska Mariculture Task Force as an advisory body with a goal of growing a $100 million mariculture industry in 20 years. “The fiscal crisis is on the wane. It should never have happened in the first place and we should never be in that position again. Now we can get b...
An aluminum piece submitted to the Annabelle Baker memorial art show, Stream to Sea, by local artist Josef Quitslund. His piece titled Octopus Gate is currently unfinished. A reception was held Friday at the Clausen Museum as part of the week long Rainforest Festival. The art show, which features local artists, will remain on display through Sept. 20....
Coho Salmon Coho salmon continue to be intercepted in the marine sport fishery although anglers can expect marine catch rates to decline as coho salmon move toward their natal streams. Freshwater fishing for coho salmon is picking up as anglers encounter increasing numbers of coho salmon in local streams and lakes. Freshwater fishing opportunity typically peaks in the month of September for most systems in the area. Anglers are reminded that the use of bait is allowed in many freshwater systems between September 15 and November 15, but be sure...
Work has begun on the renovations to Shoemaker Bay Harbor. According to Wrangell Harbor Master Greg Meissner, the harbor will be back in business sometime next summer....
James Christopher Jensen was born in Petersburg, Alaska on March 18, 1954. His parents, Gordon and Helmi Jensen, and his sister Sue welcomed him to his childhood home on Wrangell Avenue, a paradise of kids and dogs and a street where everyone knew what to do with a gaff hook, a krumkaka iron or a basketball. It the 1950s it was the age of radio, the steamship and a community much smaller but as full of life as it is today. Chris grew up on the family seiner, the Symphony, their longliner... Full story
Seetka Kwaan welcomes Keex' Kwaan to Petersburg to celebrate the first annual Fall Adult Cultural Festival on Thursday. The festival was held at Sandy Beach Park the entire weekend. The Petersburg community, Kake elders and visitors from the Lower 48 and other countries were in attendance. From left to right: Mary Ann Rainey, Pauline Young, Brenda Louise, Marsha Cook and Ross Nanauck III. In front, Guylynn Etcher, left, and Jeremiah Etcher....
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Monthly marijuana tax revenues have topped $1 million for the fifth straight month and for the sixth time this year. The state said Wednesday that it had collected nearly $1.4 million in marijuana taxes in July, a new monthly record. That compares to about $1.3 million in June, the previous high. Cultivation facilities pay the tax, which is imposed when marijuana is sold or transferred from a licensed grow facility to a retail marijuana shop or product manufacturing facility. The Department of Revenue reported that 107 c...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The operator of the trans-Alaska pipeline says it plans to cut about 10 percent of its workforce. KTUU-TV reports Wednesday that Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. announced the layoffs in a letter sent to the governor and state lawmakers. Alyeska President Tom Barrett says the workforce will shrink, affecting jobs in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Valdez and in the field. The company plans to realign into three divisions, operations and maintenance, engineering and risk, and chief financial officers. The company says employees a...
United States Postal Service officials now estimate the Petersburg Post Office will reopen on Friday, after a package leaked mercury inside of the facility last week, according to a statement issued by the USPS. Officials had previously expected the post office to resume normal retail and PO box operations by this past weekend. “The Postal Service apologizes for the inconvenience and appreciates its customers’ patience,” according to the statement. Petersburg residents can continue to pick... Full story
