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Sitka hosted the Region V Cross-Country Championship meet last weekend and the Vikings girls team took first over all other small schools in the 1A/2A/3A divisions, with Mt. Edgecumbe as runner up. Ten years have passed since Petersburg cross country last brought home a Regional Championship. This big win follows an impressive, undefeated season for the girls squad. The Vikings all went into the meet determined to run their best race, according to Petersburg Head Coach Jo Ann Day. “They deserve... Full story
The lights are off and a closed sign is scotch taped to the door of the Federal Building in downtown Petersburg. Jason Anderson, U.S. District Ranger, is the lone occupant. On Tuesday, he looked as if he had come into the office during time off, garbed in hiking pants and a black t-shirt rather than a forest service uniform. But his desk was stacked with piles of papers looking very much as if there is still work to be done. “We were told not to spend a lot of time finalizing other project work... Full story
Petersburg residents who don’t qualify for the federal facilitated health insurance exchange and purchased insurance after March 2010, who were “grandfathered in”, are seeing their rates more than double. To qualify for federal subsidies, a person needs to make less than $50,000 a year. According to the Alaska Department of Labor Research and Analysis Division Data, the average private sector annual wage in Petersburg is $31,365. Susan Erickson, owner of Petersburg-Wrangell Insurance Center, said rates are rising for everyone she’s been wo... Full story
September 27, 1913 – “Rushed to death” is the expression used by Mr. Olaf Arnes, owner and operator of the Scow Bay sawmill. The unpretentious box manufacturing and sawmill plants, which were born of necessity last summer, have done wonderfully well. Mr. Arness reports a very satisfactory season so far. At the present time, there are 15 men employed around the sawmill besides the crew of loggers who supply the mill with the timber. Lumber for thousands of halibut boxes remain to be sawed yet before the close of the season, hence the “rush...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly approved a resolution Friday informing the Wrangell assembly of its acceptance of Southeast Alaska Power Agency’s offer to take over Tyee Hydroelectric Project operation costs. The resolution urges the Wrangell assembly to also accept the offer. SEAPA CEO Trey Acteson presented the offer that would also absorb existing Thomas Bay Power Authority employees along with their Public Employee Retirement System unfunded liabilities in excess of $750,000 should SEAPA ter...
Hammer & Wikan Grocery is expanding their produce, meat and freezer sections as its new freezer and refrigeration project is nearly complete. Hammer & Wikan CEO Larry Martin said his store is tripling its organic produce products. The produce section already has around 100 new items in stock. “Industry standards are moving towards natural and organic and gluten free,” Martin said. “We are trying to carry as much of that as possible.” The meat, dairy and frozen foods section is also expandi...
The new Petersburg Library grand opening celebration was packed with visitors last Saturday. Senator Burt Stedman and Rasmuson Foundation CEO Diane Kaplin spoke during the event. Among many remarks and thanks, Kaplin made a point to thank Borough Librarian Tara Alcock for her dedication to Petersburg’s library. “I really want to congratulate Tara. She has worked very, very hard on this,” Kaplin said.“You can tell when you walk into a library if it’s a great library. The second you walk in t...
September 25 A caller reported an individual walking down the middle of the road. An officer responded to a report of an individual being loud, yelling and singing at location. A caller reported loud music, yelling and drinking. An officer spoke with individuals who said they would quiet down. An officer responded to second complaint and everyone was leaving. A caller reported a theft. September 26 A caller reported a bike lying in the bushes. An officer responded to a report of a truck passing vehicles and going over the speed limit on Libby...
The Petersburg High School swim team took several first place positions two weeks ago in Ketchikan. The men’s 200-yard relay team placed first with a time of 1:46.32. Skipper Erickson, 16, took first in the men’s 200-yard freestyle event with a finals time of 2:00.92. Shania Dahlberg, 17, placed first in the woman’s 200-yard IM with a finals time of 2:29.06 Evan Marsh, 16, placed first in the 200 yard IM in the men’s 200-yard IM with a finals time of 2:09.95. Marsh also took first place in the men’s 100 yard backstroke with a finals time of 5...
The Vikings varsity girl’s volleyball team had a strong start last Friday night when they faced Sitka High School but didn’t pull through for the win. Assistant Coach Lana Corl said she’s happy with the girl’s performance in the face of a more experienced team. “We came out Friday night and showed them our stuff,” Corl said. The Vikings lost to Sitka 16-25 the first match but were able score more points the second with a 20-25 loss. They won the third match with a final score of 25-19. Corl...
Petersburg officials are improvising as the North Harbor’s dredge material is more fluid than they expected. Because copper levels were too high to dispose the spoils into the ocean, the original plan was to use the dredge material to cover the landfill’s scrap metal pile but Karl Hagerman, Public Works Director, stated in a report to the borough that when the project began September 12, “it was immediately evident that the material being delivered to the landfill was different than what the sanitation department was expecting.” The Army Co...
Governor Parnell took to the statewide airwaves last Tuesday to answer questions from Alaskans on APRN’s Talk of Alaska. Of fishing interest: A Cook Inlet set netter asked about his stance on the proposed Chuitna coal mine in Cook Inlet that would set a precedent by removing, among other things, 11 miles of salmon streams. “Didn’t you say you would never trade one resource for another?” she queried? “And I won’t,” Parnell responded. “I’ve seen the written misinformation about Chuitna and the decision that was made on a proposal to basic...
Thirty-seven moose have been checked in to Alaska Department of Fish and Game this season. Rich Lowell, Area Wildlife Biologist for Alaska Department of Fish and Game, said nineteen moose were checked in during the first week, which is close to average for the last 10 years “Most of the harvest occurs within the first two weeks of the season,” Lowell said. As of yesterday afternoon, 12 moose have been harvested from the Stikine, 12 from Kupreanof and six from Mitkof. Although 12 moose were taken from Kupreanof only six were taken from the Kak...
The Petersburg Borough is seeking legal advice as it considers drafting an ordinance requiring agencies, including the state of Alaska, using broad based spraying methods to deliver herbicides and pesticides to require the approval of the borough assembly. The state adopted regulations this past spring that would allow agencies to apply herbicides and pesticides on state property without obtaining a permit from the Department of Environmental Conservation and without public review. Petersburg, Skagway and Haines have all written letters to the...
WRANGELL — Wrangell voters insurmountably rejected a proposal to lower the sales tax, retained their sitting mayor, and removed one member of the assembly in municipal elections Tuesday, officials said. The unofficial results, read aloud shortly after the polls closed at 8 pm, put the vote tally for the contentious tax proposal at 451 votes against lowering taxes from 7 percent to 5.5 percent, and 172 votes in favor of the change. Sitting mayor David Jack tallied 455 votes while Kipha Valvoda sc...
