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Wells Fargo has named David Byrne Senior Business Banking relationship manager for Petersburg and Wrangell. During his 14-year financial services career in Alaska, Byrne has served consumer and business customers as a personal banker in Petersburg, business relationship manager in Dillingham and Kodiak and statewide commercial real estate industry specialist. He has served as a board member for numerous chamber, rotary and industry trade groups in Anchorage, Kodiak and Petersburg. Byrne is an Anchorage native and earned a bachelor’s degree i...
The Petersburg police station is now the number one capital project for 2014. The Petersburg City Council revised and prioritized the Capital Improvement Projects list Monday evening during its regular meeting. Several attendees at Monday’s meeting agreed the North Harbor and the police station were still the top projects for the list. These two projects were the top two on the list last year as well. During the public hearing portion of the meeting there was some disagreement over which project should be listed as number one. Local a... Full story
The Alaska Permanent Fund dividend for eligible Alaskans will be $878 this year. State officials announced this year’s payout from Alaska’s oil savings account Tuesday morning. This year’s amount is significantly less than last year’s dividend of $1,174, which was the smallest amount since 2006. The payout will be distributed Oct. 4. The annual distribution of the dividends is calculated on a five-year average of the earnings of the Alaska permanent fund. According to state officials the stock market took a hard hit in 2008 and that market... Full story
Dave Ohmer presented his annual end of the season fishing report to the Petersburg Rotary Club last week and his comments mirrored statewide reports and comments made by Gunnar Knapp, longtime fishing economist at the University of Alaska. Ohmer, like Knapp cited that huge volumes of cheaper farmed salmon has driven prices for salmon, halibut and black cod lower. Chile, the world’s number two producer of salmon had to get back into the market after killing off their farmed fish stocks due to d... Full story
September 22, 1982 - In 61 years of grocery history at Hammer and Wikan’s, one of the biggest changes has been the initiation of a charge for deliveries. Before, delivery was as common as it is now for shoppers to maneuver carts through the aisles and pick out their own onions and flour. John Hammer and Andrew Wikan formed their partnership in 1921 to sell milk purchased from Point Agassiz farmers. They originally set up shop in a shed rented from Pacific Coast and Norway Packing Co., and in 1924 they bought the lot on which they began construc...
The 24th Alaska State Legislature Representative Peggy Wilson visited Petersburg last week to discuss any issues residents may have. “This visit to Petersburg has been wonderful and sad at the same time,” Wilson said. “I feel that Petersburg is mine because I have had it for 12 years, and I am going to miss being a part of this community when the redistricting takes effect.” Southeast Alaska had five legislators in the past but the area has lost 17,000 people between the last two censuse...
Petersburg High School Student Body President, Eva Kowalski, led the student population in remembering Suicide Prevention Week with the Wall of Hope. Students took the opportunity to share inspirational quotes on the wall....
Job well done To the Editor: Thanks to Jesse O Connor, our local gardener who does all the hanging baskets and who cares for the little parks we have downtown. Also who has a more beautiful cemetery then Petersburg? I think we do. I’ve been to most of them in Alaska and we out shine them all. Great job Jesse. Hope we don’t ever lose you. Patty Simpson Do your own research To the Editor: I admire and respect those who have been advocating for the formation of a Petersburg Borough. I know that they are good people who have worked hard for the...
September 12 Dangerous driving was reported at Lumber Street and Nordic Drive. September 13 An abandoned bicycle was found at Gjoa and 4th Street. Officers were notified of items taken from a boat at Papke’s Landing. September 14 A driver was speeding on Mill Road. A vehicle was parked and blocking the view of the intersection at 6th Street and Fram Street. September 15 A traffic stop was conducted and a warning for speed was issued on Mitkof Highway. Officers responded to an alleged assault. A warning was issued for an inoperable tail light o...
Ronald A. Limbrick, 43, appeared before Magistrate Desiree Burrell for an arraignment on the charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Limbrick entered a plea of not guilty. The case has been assigned to Judge William Carey and trial is set for the week of Nov. 26. Zachary Dale Armstrong, 30, appeared before Magistrate Desiree Burrell for a representation hearing and further proceeding for driving with license cancelled, suspended or revoked. Armstrong plead no contest and was sentenced to 30 days in jail with 30 days suspended,...
Mayor Al Dwyer read the Petersburg City Managers report into the record during the Petersburg City Council regular meeting Monday evening. The City has issued a request for proposals for Radio Narrow Band Conversion. According to City Manager Stephen Giesbrecht, the Fire, Police, Electric and Public Works Departments formulated the RFP. These proposals are due to the City by 5 p.m. Sept. 21 and the conversion must be completed by Jan. 1, 2013. Council member Mark Jensen questioned the deadline. “We will absolutely have problems meeting the d...
Carl Forgey towed Fred Paulsen’s old airplane hangar from the state seaplane dock to the beach near the old fur farm along Wrangell Narrows on Tuesday afternoon. Forgey hopes to dismantle the structure and salvage materials from it....
The Petersburg Cross-Country team traveled to Ketchikan for the weekend and the girls brought home second place. On the girls side, Grace Weller finished third overall and second in 3A competition with a time of 20:33; Fran Abbott finished 11th with a time of 23:03; Kylie Wallace came in 14thin 23:16; Stephanie Pfundt came to the finish in 27th with a time of 25:11 and Nicole Peterson finished 29th in 25:23. “All the girls are running very consistently and are ready for regional competition,” Head Coach Jo Ann Day said. “We were missing Robyn...
Viking girls continue to show improvement on the road in Ketchikan. “Overall the weekend went very well,” Head Coach and Petersburg Athletic Director Jaime Cabral said. “Our junior varsity team played against both the C and junior varsity teams in Ketchikan and performed great. They competed well and it is visible that they are grasping more volleyball knowledge as the season goes on.” Junior varsity player, Ruby Brock had 12 aces over the weekend and Adanna Kvernvik made seven kills. The Friday...
Questions regarding the decrease in port departures were a topic of discussion by Petersburg City Council Monday evening. Petersburg Mayor Al Dwyer addressed a letter to Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Deputy Commissioner of Marine Operations Michael Neussl asking about the reduced ferry schedule for 2013. “Our community has seen an overall decrease in port departures by 19.5 percent since 2002 and an 18.6 percent decrease in passenger disembarkment over the same time period,” Dwyer noted. “These two facts are clear... Full story
Petersburg City School District, along with Kenai Borough Peninsula Elementary Schools are the first two Alaskan School Districts to receive national recognition for supporting the health of children and communities through the Healthier US School Challenge. As part of their efforts in this challenge, the districts feature healthy items on their school menus and emphasize physical education and activity. “Kenai had four elementary schools to meet this challenge,” Petersburg City Schools Superintendent Rob Thomason said. “But Petersburg was r...
As the Petersburg City Council opened the floor for public comment on the Capital Improvement Projects list Monday evening, a new request for funding was addressed. Dave Berg Compass Theater board member, along with Sarah Tate, newly elected treasurer of the theater, addressed the council with the needs of digital upgrading. “The theater is going to be forced to upgrade to a digital format to be able to continue showing movies in Petersburg,” Berg said. “This will happen by the end of next year.” According to Berg, only high school students wor...
Josef Quitslund crafted this bicycle rack for Rae C. Stedman Elementary School. There are two racks that stand at each end of the school made of aluminum and filled with sand to keep them in place....
The Southeast Alaska 2012 season’s pink salmon catch was less than half of last year’s but a little higher than expected. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game predicted an all year harvest of 17 million and came in at around 20 million, 19 million of which were caught by the seine fleet. According to Fish and Game Commercial Fisheries Coordinator Biologist Bill Davidson, the runs have been coming in weak in the even years and strong in the odd since 2006 and this year is no exception to the historical rule. “We are a little above forec...
Phase 1 of the downtown road construction project is well underway. The project involves removing all concrete streets, curbs and sidewalks and then installing new structures and pipe and repaving. So far only Dolphin is closed to through traffic, but the construction will extend to Nordic Drive and Excel street....
UAA Professor of Clarinet, Mark Wolbers, presents a clarinet recital titled “The Long and Short of it,” featuring music for clarinet and the rarely heard BBb contra-bass clarinet. This fun and somewhat informal concert will take place at 7 pm in the Wright Auditorium, Wednesday, September 26. The performance will feature multiple tonguing and other instrumental gymnastics for regular clarinet on virtuoso works by Arban, Paganini, and Kovacs. Music for the 8 foot-long contra clarinet will include works by Grainger, Muczynski, Fauré, and the...
Alaska fishermen are feeling the squeeze of lower prices at the same time that their operating costs continue to spiral upwards. For halibut, in a reversal of trend and fortune, prices have dropped by 70 cents a pound in recent weeks. Dock prices usually peak from September until the halibut fishery closes in November, but that is not the case this year -- overstocked freezers and resistance from buyers have put a downward press on fish prices. “Buyers simply aren’t buying,” said several Alaska fish processors. Prior to the start of the seaso...
September 28-30 Kake Memorial Presbyterian Church will celebrate 100 years of service in the community of Keex’Kwaan (Kake). The Alaska Presbytery of SE Alaska will hold their Fall Stated Meeting with 15 churches being represented. The Alaska Presbytery includes ruling elders and pastors from Presbyterian churches throughout SE Alaska. Contact Rev. Joonho Chang at 907-518-4411 or Elder Mary Ann Kondro at 907-518-1704 for information....
Recent thick fog condensed on plants like this backyard “common sweetgrass” bejeweling it with droplets.... Full story
Maria Flora Sarah Silva and Brandon Michael Wagemaker were married on August 11, 2012 at 5:00 p.m., at the Petersburg Lutheran Church with Pastor Mike Schwarte officiating. The bride is the daughter of Lewie and the late Maybelle Silva of Petersburg. The groom’s parents are Wendy and Rick Wagemaker of Victoria, B.C. Canada. The flower girl was Rosebelle Silva and the ring bearer was Analia Perry. The ushers were Gene Bernaldo and Doug Whittlesey. The bridesmaids were Marylene Silva of Juneau, A...
