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Of all the people born and raised in Petersburg, those who have grown up with the sight of Devil's Thumb like the exclamation point on a sunny day, none had ever reached its summit before this summer. The peak of Devil's Thumb hangs at 9,077 feet, arguably the most striking of the border peaks along the Coast Range. All Petersburg locals have seen it, and many have wondered at least once what it would be like to be on the top, one foot dangling into Alaska, the other into Canada. Now Kyle...
Moose hunting aims to begin on September 15. For this hunt, Alaska Wildlife Troopers Sgt. Cody Litster says hunters should acquire a RM038 permit, verse themselves thoroughly on what distinguishes legal game, submit their hunting reports and report their mistakes without hesitation. As far as antler configuration goes, Sgt. Litster says "it's the same as it has been." According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), antler restrictions protect a portion of the bull population by...
"Looking for ways to meet new people while also making a difference in Petersburg?" On September 22, 15 local organizations and nonprofits will gather at Sons of Norway Hall for a volunteer fair -Reconnect Petersburg- from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Anyone interested in learning more about what is happening in the Petersburg community is invited to join that Friday for free appetizers, door prizes, and a community gathering where they can discover specific ways to become more involved. While the...
September 14, 1923 – Abe Brackney is in the Petersburg Hospital suffering from a fractured skull and is hovering between life and death, Paul Lund has a badly disfigured face and is wearing his head in bandages, and Emil Meldall is in the Petersburg jail being held on a charge of assault until such time as Brackney’s condition is definitely determined – all the result of a fight which occurred between the three men on Tuesday morning. According to evidence adduced at the preliminary hearing held on Wednesday night before Commissioner T.J....
The night before my team and I were scheduled to fly from Juneau to Haines on Seaplanes with the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg, I did something I’ve never done before when traveling in Southeast. I wished for rain and wind. I secretly hoped our flights would be grounded so the secretary would get a real taste of transportation in our state, where we often have to pivot to Plans B and C to get where we’re going. As luck and weather would have it, my prayers were quickly answered when we got the updated forecast at 4:30 a.m...
When I was much younger, hallucinations were an affliction of college students who figured drug-assisted education was the answer to life — or at least worth a try. Not me (honest). I found it more entertaining to stay sober and watch everyone else act stupid, and then tell them the stories the next day and at reunions for years to come. I had figured that self-inflicted hallucinations were in the past, an unhealthy phase of life, much like eating four hot dogs, with fries, in one sitting. It was my favorite weekend meal with high school f...
September 6 – Petersburg Police Department (PPD) received a parking complaint. PPD received a report of possible fraud. A vehicle that was illegally parked on North 2nd Street was moved and its owner was issued a warning. Found property was turned in to the PPD. September 7 – An officer responding to a complaint of excessive barking on Skylark Way found the dog gone upon their arrival. A trespass notice was served. An officer responded to the sound of a possible explosion on Mitkof Highway. An officer responding to a report of parked veh...
Petersburg Emergency Response Director Aaron Hankins reports the National Weather Service's Juneau Forecast Team has issued a weather advisory. They are forecasting multiple systems through this weekend will bring heavy rain and strong winds to southeast Alaska. Landslides are possible. The first system is expected to arrive Wednesday evening, followed by a more potent storm on Friday night and into Saturday. Heavy rainfall, with 24-hour rain totals approaching 2 – 4 inches, prompted a Flood W...
Jerod Cook What is your age? I am 54 years old Why have you chosen to run for Hospital Board at this time? I have been on the hospital board for a number of years, and because we are in the middle of the process of getting a new facility built, I feel I need to help finish the project I was involved with starting. I feel it is important to make sure the future health care needs of the community are met and continue at the level they are, or better, going into the future. What experience do you... Full story
Rick Perkins What is your age? 69 Why have you chosen to run for Assembly at this time? I have been asked to bring people and ideas together without a divisive tone in this capacity. What experience do you have that prepares you for this role? In working for the Boeing Company, I was able to bridge the gap from engineering to assembly, by building the tooling to do so regardless of paperwork or personalities. I have built 7 of my own homes, I have worked on 3 different water plant projects, and... Full story
Anyone interested in the sudden surge of mushrooms or the bellowing cry of the Sand Hill Cranes passing over town can stoke their curiosity at the Petersburg Rainforest Festival events during the days to come. The official goal of the rainforest festival is, "connecting people to the natural world through education, exploration, and the arts." Since 2008, this festival has typically taken place after Labor Day weekend. However, that changed a few years ago. "For the last couple of years, we've...
The Community Emergency Response Team training scheduled for September 14 – 17 has been postponed due to instructor injury. This class will be rescheduled at a later date. If participants are interested in saving time by taking an optional 12-hour on-line course before the in person training, please contact Aaron Hankins. CERT volunteers will make the ultimate difference in the event of a large-scale disaster. Please contact Aaron Hankins at AHankins@Petersburgak.gov if you are interested in joining CERT....
A village public safety officer in Kake has been fired following his arrest in late August after he reportedly assaulted a woman and possessed a weapon while intoxicated off-duty. Austin Brady, 28, was arrested on charges of felony second- and third-degree assault, misdemeanor fourth-degree criminal mischief, and fourth-degree misconduct involving a weapon, according to the state court system. Brady is out on a $2,500 bail posted Tuesday. Brady was terminated from his position by his employer, the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida...
Hot on the heels of a dominant performance in Klawock last weekend, Petersburg High School's cross country team had a lot to prove heading into their second meet in Wrangell this last Saturday. With another set of strong placements from the girls and another overall third place finish from the boys amongst a set of even stronger competitors-including squads from Juneau and Sitka-the PHS squad continues to prove that they're up to the challenge. "I felt really good about the weekend and I'm...
Kinder Skog kids filled 100 food bags for Humanity in Progress last week to distribute to food insecure community members. The Skoggies have been filling bags every couple weeks for HiP since 2021 thanks to grant funding from various sources including ARPA and the Rasmuson Foundation. Food bags are typically filled with a breakfast item, a protein snack, a dinner item, fruit item, and a treat. Sometimes the Skoggies also write cards or jokes to include in the bags. Encouraging our youth to...
A legal challenge by the state to the Biden administration’s reinstatement of the roadless rule, banning logging and road building on more than nine million acres in the Tongass National Forest, was filed Friday, Sept. 8, in federal court. The complaint continues more than two decades of battles over the roadless rule protections initially enacted in 2001 under a policy initiated by then-President Bill Clinton. In recent years then-President Donald Trump nullified the policy and opened the forest area to development, with the administration o...
Tlingit master carver Tommy Joseph / Naal xák'w, of Sitka, visited last week to clean the Eagle and Raven poles in downtown Petersburg. Joseph originally carved the two 35-foot red cedar totem poles in 2000. He is pictured above on September 7, using a scraper and scrubbing tool to clean off the vegetation, and had a bucket full of lichen and moss. He was there to "clean it, and then we'll treat it, and cleaning it will brighten all the paint, so I shouldn't have to touch up anything."...
Carl Edward Crome passed away on September 8, 2023 at United General Medical Center in Sedro-Woolley, Washington. Officially, he died of complications from Alzheimer’s-related dementia and heart disease. But really, he died of a broken heart because he couldn’t fish anymore. Carl is survived by his wife, Judy, his brother Donnie, his children Carl Hensen, James Hensen, Julie Bartholoma, Linda Jackson, Lara Stark, and Daniel Crome, as well as many, many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Car... Full story
