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Petersburg voters spoke loudly in favor of supporting marijuana in the Petersburg Borough. Moving forward, the product will be taxed and potentially bring much needed funds to the borough during tough fiscal times in the Last Frontier State. The unofficial results showed a landslide victory with 701 no votes to 414, on the only ballot initiative for this year's municipal election. The polls were busy Tuesday, with 1120 people taking the time to cast their ballot at the Community Center, in...
Over 75 community members gathered in the Wright Auditorium last Wednesday to watch and discuss a documentary about opiate addition called “Chasing the Dragon.” The film lasted 45 minutes, was co-produced by the FBI and DEA, and it’s available on YouTube. The night was filled with a variety of audience questions about how prevalent the issue is in Petersburg, physical and mental health impacts and warning signs. One young man in the film said opiates made him do things he was raised not to do. “It made me a monster,” he said. A middle-ag...
September 7, 1916 – The school building was wired for lights last Sunday. Two 200-watt lights are provided for the lower rooms and four 75-watt lights for the upper rooms; also lights for the halls. The work of extending the light line along board walk in the north end of town was started Wednesday. When it is finished, wires will be extended in the south end. September 10, 1941 – Petersburg residents Tuesday elected the first woman mayor in the city’s history. Mrs. Bernice Stokke was unopposed for election until a write-in campaign sough...
The moose season is past the halfway point, with harvest totals appearing nearly on par with last year’s. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game reported 50 moose had been harvested by Sept. 30. The season began Sept. 15, and is set to wrap up next weekend on Oct. 15. At the halfway point last year hunters in the Wrangell, Petersburg and Kake areas had put away 54 moose, which at the time led ADFG to anticipate an average season. An unexpectedly solid last couple of weeks ended up bringing the season total to the third-highest on record, howeve...
ANCHORAGE – A Texas petroleum drilling company announced Tuesday it has made a large-scale oil discovery off Alaska’s North Slope. Dallas-based Caelus Energy Alaska LLC announced a find of 6 billion barrels of light oil on its state leases in the Arctic Ocean waters of Smith Bay about 450 miles northwest of Fairbanks. Chief Operating Officer Jim Musselman called the discovery exciting for the state, which receives a majority of its revenue from the oil industry. “It has the size and scale to play a meaningful role in sustaining the Alaskan oil...
Waterfront property with utility services (water, sewer, power) is in limited supply. Waterfront property zoned for industrial use is even scarcer. That is why the borough assembly should uphold the planning and zoning commission’s decision to keep the Menish building on S. Nordic Drive a warehouse and not a duplex residential structure. We’re a fishing town and it’s important that the Borough maintain a supply of industrial property along the waterfront. The fishing industry has to have room to expand and industrially zoned land must be kept...
Thank you for movie To the Editor: Thank you to all who organized the showing of the movie “Chasing the Dragon.” And thank you to the panel members. It was worth seeing. I do wish that someone on the panel had responded to the person who asked the question, “What about Marijuana?” Maybe something like the following could have been said: “Thank you for your question. Marijuana use can be addicting but it is not as dangerous as opiate use. A similar discussion could be held regarding the effects of Marijuana use at some later date. Especiall...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly listened to an appeal for a conditional use permit on a newly constructed waterfront building near South Harbor and Cold Storage, but ultimately decided to wait on making decision. Bill Menish is the property owner and he wants the permit for a two-family residential building on industrial land. Menish attended the meeting telephonically. In order to win the appeal, Menish had to point out evidence supporting the planning and zoning commission made a mistake, an...
September 28 Chelsea Jacobsen-Wilson appeared before Superior Court Judge Carey and was granted a default divorce decree from Paul Jacobsen-Wilson. September 29 Marilyn Elienberger and Stan Eilenberger appeared before Superior Court Judge Carey. Marilyn Elienberger was granted a divorce decree. Victor Torres and Miles Curtis appeared before Superior Court Judge Carey. Torres was seeking a long term stalking order, and the long term order was denied. October 3 Zoe TLT Clermont Lavoie appeared before Magistrate Judge Burrell for arraignment....
September 28 There was a report of a boat fire on Wrangell Narrows. September 29 There was a parking issue on Mitkof Highway. There was a parking issue on S. Nordic Dr. Police are investigating a report of a burglary on Lumber St. Police are investigating a report of a burglary at Towne Trailer Park. Suspicious activity was reported at the Whale Observatory. A traffic stop occurred on Wesley St. September 30 Police are investigating a report of theft on Frederick Dr. Suspicious activity was reported on Gjoa St. A traffic offense occurred....
PHS volleyball hosted a handful of teams last weekend with a full schedule of games. The Lady Vikings had four squads participating in the event and they looked ready for the season, especially PSG 1. "The varsity did a heck of a job, they won them all and good, good experience for them," Cabral said. "We got to see what we need to work on and play somebody else, which was nice." The Vikings had a close game against the Craig Panthers, but the rival Wrangell Wolves showed up to play and put...
The Petersburg High School swim team hosted its only meet of the season last weekend, and everything went smoothly, except for the scoreboard malfunctioning a few times. The Vikings took on Ketchikan and Juneau-Douglas. "Really good weekend, lots of lifetime bests," head coach Andy Carlisle said. Ben Higgins took the 500 yard freestyle on Friday and Saturday. It's an event the senior's been focusing on all season. Van Abbott won the 100 yard breaststroke Friday and finished first in the 200...
Petersburg cross country had perfect conditions at state last weekend in Anchorage, and the girls team continued their pack mentality en route to finish fifth as a team. The meet was competitive, and head coach Tom Thompson said the talent keeps improving in Alaska. “I’d say the runners this year overall, in the state, outperformed the runners the last couple years,” he said. “The bar has been raised. The top runner for girls this year is a freshman, pretty impressive.” Thompson isn’t worried about fitting in the trend. He said there’s ple...
Repairs to the Alaska Marine Highway System’s M/V Columbia are going to take longer than anticipated and it won’t return to service this year, according to Jeremy Woodrow, Alaska Department of Transportation spokesman. The ferry headed for dry dock in Oregon at the end of September to be looked over after divers in Wrangell reported a bent starboard propeller. After arriving in Oregon, the damage turned into much more, and the vessel will take around six weeks to repair, Woodrow says. “Up...
WRANGELL – A judge ruled last week that the city will not have to enter arbitration with its public workers union during an ongoing labor grievance, pending further decision. After hearing oral arguments on Sept. 21, Superior Court Judge Trevor Stephens approved the City and Borough of Wrangell’s request for a stay of interest arbitration between it and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1547 on Sept. 28. The union had filed a motion to compel arbitration the preceding week, as part of an ongoing dispute over a new col...
ANCHORAGE – Authorities say rescuers did not find any survivors after a small plane carrying three people crashed in a remote area of western Alaska. Alaska State Troopers say its helicopter crew located wreckage of the plane near the coastal village of Togiak, about 200 miles northwest of Anchorage. The troopers said in a statement that no survivors were found at the crash site, which was in rough terrain about 12 miles northwest of Togiak. National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Clint Johnson tells KTVA that two pilots and a p...
Alaskan Cod Crunchies begin a national roll out this week with a debut at Costco's two stores in Anchorage. The dog treats are one of the newest products stemming from Alaskan Leader Seafood's commitment to complete "head to tail" usage of their catches. "It's pure, 100 percent human grade trimmings coming right off the cod fillets," said Keith Singleton, president of the company's value added division. Alaskan Leader's four freezer/longline vessels are owned in partnership with the Bristol Bay...
ANCHORAGE – Yes, you could call it free money. But that doesn’t mean all Alaskans are happy about the $1,022 dividend checks nearly every resident will receive starting Thursday from the state’s oil wealth fund. Folks were looking at getting more than twice that amount. “It’s really putting the hurt on my community,’’ said Joel James, mayor of the tiny Yup’ik Eskimo village of Gambell, which, like many remote communities around the vast state, is plagued by chronic unemployment and astronomical living expenses. “I’m definitely disappointed.’’ E...
Lucinda M. Thomassen Capps, 68, died in Petersburg September 26, 2016. She was born August 25, 1948 to Roland and Nina Temple in Eugene, Ore. Home baking was her favorite activity to share among friends, family, and neighbors. She loved sport fishing, but her favorite was crabbing – the crabbers can now have some. She was preceded in death by brothers Randy Sparks, Wally Welton, and sister Diana Whitethorn. She is survived by husband Don Capps; children, of Bob Thomassen, Kelly, Scott and T... Full story
WRANGELL — Wrangell Borough Manager Jeff Jabusch announced his retirement last week. Addressing Assembly members from a prepared statement, Jabusch explained he felt the time had come where he was prepared to move on. He has worked for the city since 1977, first as its finance director, then stepping in as manager several times during the 1990s on an interim basis before succeeding manager Tim Rooney after his retirement in 2013. “It’s just time,” he said. “I’ve enjoyed all the hundreds of people I’ve worked with,” from city employees and s...
SITKA – Authorities are warning Sitka residents to be on alert after numerous bear encounters around the city, including one involving a bicyclist who was chased by a bear down a bike path. Police have recently received several calls about problem bears, and they think it may just be one animal causing all the fuss. Reports have varied from a bear getting into a garbage container to one breaking into a parked pizza delivery car, The Sitka Sentinel reported. “This bear has been giving our community a lot of trouble,’’ said Sitka police Lt. Lan...
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