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With the only contested race on the ballot being for two seats on the Harbor Board, the propositions in this election become the hot topics. Petersburg voters returned with a resounding no to the purchase of the Reid Marine Property by an almost two to one vote. In unofficial results, 515 people voted no, and 274 voted yes for the Reid property purchase. The asking price for the land is $1.4 million and was to be paid for with a mix of local funding sources including a hike in harbor rates. According to Trident Seafoods Plant Manager Dave... Full story
Petersburg police arrested 22 year-old Levi O’Connor after alleged threats prompted the lockdown of Petersburg City Schools, the Petersburg Medical Center, Petersburg Children’s Center and several other downtown businesses on Tuesday morning. O’Connor was apprehended in front of Petersburg Medical Center with a couple of pocket knives in his possession, but officers had reason to believe he was more heavily armed. “We received a call around 8:30 a.m. involving domestic violence,” said Petersbur... Full story
SECON workers install a storm drain in front of The Trading Union, Inc. grocery on Nordic Drive on Wednesday....
Due to the road construction downtown, the regular program for the annual Humpy 500 has been changed to an indoor race, Saturday, Oct. 6. “The event will be held in the community gym,” Petersburg Fisheries Plant Manager Patrick Wilson said. “The Petersburg Parks and Recreation Department has been kind enough to allow us to use that facility.” Wilson explained that the down side of this is that the kids will not be able to sit in and drive the carts this year. “There will be smaller models ma... Full story
With the borough election set for Dec. 18, the Local Boundary Commission has decided to postpone the petition from the City and Borough of Juneau until after the Petersburg incorporation election. “The LBC will hold off deciding on the Juneau petition until after our election,” Petersburg City Manager Steve Giesbrecht said. “If the Borough vote fails, they will revisit Juneau’s boundary line issues.” Giesbrecht explained at the Monday evening council meeting, that if our petition passes, it would change the whole dynamics of the Juneau petition...
An irresistible source of borough revenue To the Editor: I find it inconceivable that anyone in Petersburg would even consider voting “yes” for the borough petition which gives the Borough Assembly the power to levy personal property tax without a vote (page 4, subsection 11-B). This would include taxing cars and private and commercial boats. Because fishing is so vital to the local economy many believe that the possibility of personal property tax on boats is very remote. But how remote is it when borough costs are projected to exceed the reve...
September 28 An individual was locked out of their vehicle on N. 3rd Street. September 29 Officers responded to people arguing outside on Chief John Lott St. After an argument, an individual drove away erratically. Officers were notified. September 30 A warning was issued for inoperable taillights during a traffic stop on S. Nordic Drive. Empty bullet casings were found on the ground at S. 3rd Street. A citation was issued to Christopher Greinier, 25, for failure to carry proof of insurance. October 1 Pieces of blue roofing were reported on...
September 27 Carynne Pullar, 20, appeared before Magistrate Desiree Burrell for an arraignment on the charge of minor consuming alcohol. Pullar entered a plea of no contest and was sentenced a fine of $600 with $200 suspended. Pullar has the opportunity to convert $200 of the remaining $400 fine into 20 hours of community work service to be completed by Dec. 9, 2012. The remaining $200 is to be paid in payments of $50 due on the 15th of each month and Pullar will be on probation until Dec. 9. October 1 Shirley A. Skeek, 21, appeared before...
The Viking Cross-Country girls traveled to Anchorage for State competition last week and came home ninth place winners. “It was a muddy fabulous race,” Head Coach Jo Ann Day said. “We woke up to snow on the ground, but it melted and turned into a beautiful day to run on the hilly Bartlett trails.” Top Petersburg finisher for the season, Grace Weller, finished seventh in 3A with a time of 21:13. “Grace had a great race,” Day said. “She has worked so hard this season and all summer. I’m really gl...
Petersburg Viking swimmers hosted Sitka, Thunder Mountain and Metlakatla over the weekend. “I was impressed with how the kids raced tough after a really hard week of practice,” Head Coach Andy Carlisle said. “We had several great races with a lot of best times.” Friday evening began with the Viking girls finishing first in the women’s 200-yard medley relay with the team of Grace Weller, Shania Dahlberg, Shalie Dahl and Eva Kowalski. Dahlberg took first in the 200-yard freestyle with Kowalski...
The Petersburg Parks and Recreation Department has several activities that are gearing up for action. “We are working with PFI on the Humpy 500,” Petersburg City Manager Steve Giesbrecht said. “This event will take place in the community gym due to road construction downtown.” Giesbrecht also announced that the youth basketball clinic will run in conjunction with the high school basketball team as a fundraising initiative and P & R is prepping for the beginning of adult indoor soccer. Accordi...
Petersburg City Council voted to declare Friday, Oct. 12 as the second sales tax-free day for 2012. Resolution 2026 sets the date for the tax-free day and clarifies that merchants may choose to option out of the sales tax-free day if they desire. “This was a wonderful opportunity for Petersburg businesses,” business owner and Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee Chair Savann Guthrie said. “Even with the loss of the tax revenue to the City, this is a great way to bring in business for the commu...
At least 1.5 million tons of debris from Japan’s 2011 tsunami is still afloat, and at least half of it is expected to hit Alaska’s coastline. The region from Yakutat to Gore Point off the Kenai Peninsula will likely see the heaviest debris piles, but Southeast Alaska and other areas will see chunks of junk as well. Those are conclusions of a fascinating new report by Washington Sea Grant titled Debris Accumulation Scenarios in Washington State from the March 2011 Tohoku Tsunami. The Sea Grant report, authored by Ian Miller and Jim Brennan, says...
Petersburg Municipal Power and Light Superintendent and Southeast Alaska Power Authority Board member Joe Nelson brought streamlining suggestions to the Petersburg City Council during the regular council meeting Monday evening. During the regular board meeting of SEAPA, Sept. 19 and 20 there was a suggestion to change contractual obligations with Thomas Bay Power Authority and Ketchikan Public Utility. “These contracts date back to when the state owned the facilities and were last updated in 1996,” Nelson said. “We hired a consultant to see i...
Hunters have taken 33 moose in the region, with the Stikine River being the top producing area. Fourteen bulls were taken on the Stikine with one of them being illegal. Kake was the second best hunting locale with eight being taken including one illegal. In 2011, 72 bulls were killed during the hunting season running from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 each year. The graph shows the 2012 kill compared to that of 2011 by each locale reported by Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game in Peter...
The Consumer Protection Unit of the Alaska Attorney General’s Office is reporting that claim forms went out this week to approximately 2,600 Alaskans who lost their homes to foreclosure between Jan. 1, 2008 and Dec. 31, 2011, and who may be eligible for payment under the national mortgage foreclosure settlement. This settlement, which took effect last April, involved the nation’s five largest mortgage service organizations; Ally/GMAC, Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo. As part of the settlement, two million borrowers nat...
Alaska State Senator Bert Stedman has been named chairman of The Energy Council, a legislative organization consisting of members from 11 states, five Canadian provinces, and the country of Venezuela. According to their website, the council’s mission is to provide a forum where leaders can exchange ideas and determine solutions related to energy issues that affect Alaska. “I’m honored to continue serving as part of The Energy Council’s leadership,” Stedman said. “The Energy Council conference...
Lloyd Edward Lapeyri, 73, former owner of Mitkof Lumber Company in Petersburg died Sept. 3 of complications from a vehicle accident. Lapeyri, at the time of his death was the owner of Captain’s Choice Motel and Chilkoot Fish and Caviar in Haines, according to a report in the Chilkat Valley News. The former sawmill operator had recently undergone surgery for heart bypass and valve replacement, according to former employee and friend Larry Beck. In 1976, Lapeyri accepted the position of general manager at Mitkof Lumber Company in Petersburg. H...
JUNEAU (AP) — Sealaska Heritage Institute says a southeast Alaska radio station has donated hundreds of audio recordings to the institute. The archival donation from Wrangell radio station KSTK consists of hundreds of hours of recordings made from the 1960s to the 1990s. Institute officials say the recordings document some topics of interest to Alaska Natives as well as the wider community. According to officials, about 200 reels of recordings must first be digitized before they can be used at the institute's archives center at Juneau's S...
The M/V Orca Odysea carried members of the Salvation Army leadership on a four-day evangelistic campaign to Hoonah, Angoon, Kake and Petersburg last week. The Salvation Army conducted indoor gatherings in Petersburg complete with brass band, seen playing on the top deck of the vessel as it cruised down Wrangell Narrows on Thursday afternoon....
Petersburg Police Chief Jim Agner, Sgt. Heidi Agner and Investigator Kalin Rosse received a letter of appreciation from the United States Postal Inspection Service Inspector in Charge Brad Kleinknecht for their participation in “Operation Last Frontier.” “This operation was the largest multi-agency narcotics interdiction in the history of the Seattle Division,” Kleinknecht stated. “Your individual efforts contributed to the overall success of the operation.” Overall, the interdiction, which took place between July 9 to 14, resulted in 22,723 p...
KETCHIKAN (AP) — The Tongass National Forest stakeholders’ group known as the Tongass Futures Roundtable has voted to support a proposed land exchange in Southeast Alaska. The Tongass Futures Roundtable voted earlier this month to support the land exchange between the U.S. Forest Service and the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority. The deal involves nearly 39,000 acres of federal and Mental Health Trust lands. As proposed, the exchange includes about 20,900 acres of federal land in the Ketchikan and Prince of Wales Island area, and about 18,...
