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Petersburg once was host to sound enterprise of commercial shrimp fisheries and processing plants, drawing in hundreds of thousands - even millions of pounds of shrimp, ranging from the tiny pink crustaceans commonly found gracing salads to their larger brethren that are fried, grilled, battered and steamed in cuisine across the world. Most of that ended in 2005, after Trident Seafoods acquired the local venture, Norquest Seafoods, once Alaskan Glacier Seafoods, and shut down its last shrimp... Full story
Long-time Petersburg residents Joey Doyle and Beth Richards were small-town strangers before an unlikely event brought them together last year. "I kind of knew who she was, but we had never really socialized or anything like that," Doyle said. "We're sisters now." Not unlike twins, they solidified their sisterhood in a hospital room. But Doyle and Richards don't share a mother, they share an organ. It was a kidney transplant that brought them together. Joey has polycystic kidney disease (PKD),... Full story
Petersburg voters will head to the polls Oct. 7 to weigh in on seven propositions, the majority of which would impose stricter limitations on the senior sales tax exemption currently in place. The current municipal code exempts individuals 65 years and older from paying Borough sales tax on all items except for alcohol and tobacco, business purchases and purchases made for others not qualifying for the exemption. Proposition 2, if passed, would establish a sunset date, Dec. 31, 2019, after which no new exemption cards would be issued. Seniors... Full story
September 19, 1914 – Anthon Eckern, president of the Bank of Petersburg, is in Juneau attending to the incorporation of his bank under the laws of the Territory of Alaska. The bank has been conducted as a private banking institution heretofore. The Bank of Petersburg is incorporated with a capital of $25,000. The officers are: Anthon Eckern, President; Jacob Johnson, vice-president; K. L. Steberg, cashier; T. S, Elsmore, assistant cashier, and Jacob Johnson, Anthon Eckern, Christian Wester, K. L. Stebrg and T. S. Elsmore, directors. Among t...
Study finds youth who have used e-cigarettes are likely to smoke conventional cigarettes To the Editor: More than a quarter of a million youth who had never smoked a cigarette used electronic cigarettes in 2013, according to a CDC study published in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research. This number reflects a three-fold increase, from about 79,000 in 2011, to more than 263,000 in 2013. The increasing number of young people who use e-cigarettes should be a concern for parents and the public health community, especially since youth e-cigaret...
Sept. 17 Caller reported suspicious individuals going through a donation bin. Officers made contact with an individual on the matter on Haugen Drive. Caller reported a vehicle blocking a driveway near Excel Street. Another vehicle was reported by a caller along S. Nordic Drive as having a flat tire, to be moved the following day. Police responded to a report of found property. Officers were dispatched over a reported dispute over a bicycle, which ended without charges. Sept. 18 Officers responded to a caller’s report of their wallet being t...
Petersburg resident Dennis D. Moore, 32, was found dead by an apparent gunshot wound in his Second Street apartment last Saturday afternoon. Police showed up to Moore's apartment in response to a 911 caller requesting a welfare check, said Police Chief Kelly Swihart. The case is still under investigation, but "at this time, police believe Moore was alone when he died," according to a police press release. Moore's body has been transported to the Medical Examiner's office in Anchorage for...
While Petersburg's varsity volleyball team didn't bring home a win from their Friday and Saturday matches last weekend, neither did they break against the rock of Thunder Mountain's larger 4A team. Friday saw the team pull up just shy of a fifth game victory, 15-9 in the final set, while Saturday beat the Viking girls back to the beaches in a trio of 25- 13, 17 and 19 losses against the larger school. While it was disheartening for the girls, especially the emotional down after Friday's furious...
Petersburg's Vikings returned triumphant from their watery battles over the Sept. 19 and 20 weekend in Juneau for the Swim and Dive invitational match ups, but the youth can't lean on their laurels just yet - regional matches, set to launch Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 here at home will be the definitive test for the teams, Coach Andy Carlisle said. "We did pretty well - not as well as the last meet, when we were at home," Carlisle said. "I'm real confident, they're working real hard right now, which...
Petersburg cross country runners will be pacing themselves this week as they prepare to run in Ketchikan this weekend for the regional competition, coming off a strong performance in the recent Sitka match. The Vikings girls finished within one minute of each other, from Kayleigh Eddy’s 22:07.85 (11th, three and one half minutes behind first) to Julia Murph’s 23:02.93 (25th), holding an intimidating block of six comparably speedy runners just ahead of the packs of Juneau, Ketchikan and Mt. Edgecumbe. “Early in the season there was a sprea...
Petersburg Indian Association’s first-ever e-waste program sent 15,000 pounds – a full 40-foot shipping container – of electronics to Seattle to be recycled. The program ran June 30 to Aug. 30 and offered locals free disposal of unwanted electronics in an effort to keep harmful elements found in electronics, like lead and mercury, from contaminating the environment. PIA Tribal Resource Director Jason Wilson said community members brought home electronics like televisions, boat electronics like radios and sonar equipment, and office equip...
Alaska Governor Sean Parnell announced Saturday that Ketchikan-based Vigor Alaska will construct two new day ferries for the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS). Construction of both vessels is scheduled to begin in October, and completion is estimated to take four years. Each vessel will be a 280-foot, “roll on–roll off” type passenger ferry, capable of carrying 450 passengers and up to 60 vehicles. The ships will cost $101 million to construct. “I’ve lived in Ketchikan all my life,” said Ketchikan shipyard worker Norm Skan. “It’s such...
WRANGELL — Though the comment period officially ended Sept. 15, the Wrangell Ranger District of the United States Forestry Service is still seeking public input for an upcoming dock project in Anan Bay. “To me it’s kind of an open process,” said Ranger Bob Dalrymple. “We’re open to input pretty much any time.” The district uses this input as it prepares an environmental assessment, which should be available for public comment later this fall. The wildlife observatory is located about 23 miles southeast of Wrangell on the mainland, par...
The Tongass Advisory Committee (TAC) heard presentations from Forest Service and Department of Natural Resources (DNR) officials and discussed the challenges and opportunities associated with an impending transition to young-growth forest management at their meeting this month in Juneau. The presentations given by the Forest Service and DNR officials helped give committee members a better sense of how difficult the transition process can be, Lynn Jungwirth, committee co-chair, said via e-mail. “You can’t ‘speed up’ young growth sustainable mana...
Marine mammal expert Kate Wynne presented at Rainforest Festival in Petersburg Sept. 6 on a topic that affects all coastal Alaskan communities: sea lions and harbor seals. Wynne works with the Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program and studies pinnipeds, the classification for seals and sea lions, as well as other marine mammals like whales. Most of the Steller sea lions in Alaska, those found north of Cape Suckling, are part of what is called the Western stock, Wynne said. This stock extends...
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) will be conducting a Bowhunter Education Course if enough individuals are interested in taking the course. An NBEF/IBEP bowhunter certificate is required in Alaska to hunt in “Bowhunting Only” areas of the state. Many drawing permit hunts near urban areas are for bowhunting only and hunters may not apply for the permit unless they have successfully completed a bowhunting certification course approved by the ADF&G. The Bowhunter education program meets the National Bowhunter Education Fou...
Twenty-six moose were reported taken in the first week of the season that opened on Sept. 15. The numbers from the first week are higher than average. ADFG biologist Rich Lowell said that on average 21 moose are taken in the first week and last year 19 were taken in the first week. He said that this season started off slow for most areas except for the Stikine where 14 moose have been reported so far. That’s double the number of moose taken in the first week last year. Lowell also said hunting areas outside the Stikine are starting to pick u...
This year Scott and Rachel Kandoll and their three children moved into their dream home-a custom built 3,000 square foot, four bedroom, abode with a waterfront view. They bought the Littleton's lot on Frederick Point, those familiar with the area might know it as that cleared lot with the old rock pad and picnic table and amazingly beautiful view of Frederick Sound. The Kandolls started with the search for building plans. Sorting through the endless house plans available online can be a...
Just behind Rae C. Stedman Elementary School a large garden teeming with life offers students and community members a new classroom for learning. The School + Community Garden is comprised of a greenhouse, rows of raised beds that convert into hoop houses, a tool shed and planters fashioned from tires, crab pots and gutters now used to grow perennials, pole beans and strawberries. The children's touches abound in the garden from hand-painted signs to the dinosaur figurines poured into round...
The School + Community Garden that thrives behind the Rae C. Stedman Elementary School does so this year thanks in part to the first-ever Sprouts program. Five high-energy youngsters participated in this summer's 10-week program, which was open to third through sixth graders and led by Christina Sargent. Garden organizer Mindy Anderson said she hopes to double the number of participants in next summer's program. "Mostly the idea about the program was to get kids interested and excited about...
The weeks between harvest and the first hard freeze are crucial for preparing your garden for the next growing season. The following checklist helps ensure a successful garden. • Remove remaining crops from garden beds. Enrich your compost with this material and help prevent disease and other pests from wintering in the beds. • Remove poles, trellises and portable frames to avoid winter damage and weathering and use a stake to mark the locations of perennials for spring. • Apply mulch. Using straw or hay as an insulating layer around peren...
