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The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously voted to authorize borough manager Stephen Giesbrecht to enter into a cost share agreement for a dredging study of South Harbor at its meeting Monday night. The harbor is becoming increasingly difficult for some larger vessels to access. The agreement allows the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to gather information on the project to determine the feasibility of a long-term partnership with the borough. The federal agency will pay the initial $100,000 for... Full story
In 1971, there was a record setting stretch of 17 days without rain during September and October. In 2012, there was a 13-day stretch during the same period with dry weather, according to NOAA meteorologist David Levin based in Juneau. Levin says the lowest total on record for precipitation for October came in 2012. And it steadily increased with 13.76 inches the next year, 15.97 inches in 2014, and 19.27 inches falling last year. He says there’s a chance the total rainfall for October this year could challenge the 2012 amount of 6.12 inches, o... Full story
The Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department’s youth program is picking up momentum and students are beginning to learn more about fire behavior and safety. Program leader Devren Bennett says this year has been great because it’s a full class with 12 students participating. Bennett says among the top benefits is introducing youth to the PVFD program. This is important to the local community because the department is having a difficult time bringing in recruits. It’s a problem departments natio... Full story
JUNEAU – Forecasters say Juneau has seen measurable snowfall before Fairbanks for the first time in over 70 years. The National Weather Service reported on Sunday that Juneau was one of the first communities in Alaska to have snowfall this season. “Fairbanks has not seen any snow yet so far this season, neither has Anchorage. Nome has had zero. Kotzebue has had zero,’’ meteorologist Edward Liske told KTOO-FM. “The only place that really has had measurable snow this season has been Barrow with a tenth of an inch so far.” The state’s cap...
October 21, 1916 – Sixty-eight boxes of halibut were shipped south on the City of Seattle, Wednesday, for the Glacier Fish Company. The Seattle also took from this port 227 barrels of herring and other salt fish, three tierces of mild-cure salmon, and 22 boxes of dried shrimp. October 24, 1941 – Following the lately adopted policy of discussing projects which are the most needed in the city, the Petersburg Chamber of Commerce held its meeting Wednesday evening at the Council Chambers. A fair representation of the membership was present to joi...
ANCHORAGE - Two southeast Alaska hunters have been cited for shooting swimming deer. Alaska Wildlife Troopers on Saturday seized six deer from the fishing vessel Sumner near Washington Bay on Kuiu Island. Troopers say 49-year-old Robert Martin of Petersburg and a 15-year-old juvenile shot the deer as the animals swam near Mist Cove. Troopers seized two rifles. Martin was cited for taking big game from a boat and taking swimming big game. On Tuesday, the juvenile was issued a summons on counts of taking big game while swimming, taking big game...
Petersburg Borough clerk Debbie Thompson gave the following Borough Manager’s Report during the assembly meeting on Oct. 18. Representatives of the Rasmuson Foundation and Alaska Community Foundation were able to visit the Children’s Center last week and tour the new classrooms. Next week Sandy Dixson will be attending the Fall Preparedness Conference and Local Emergency Planning Committee Association meeting in Anchorage. Attendance is Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHS&EM) grant requirements. Dixson and Fire Chi...
October 12 An abandoned vehicle was reported on Scow Bay Loop. Suspicious activity was reported on Frederick Dr. Jacob Sturgeon, 23, was arrested on charges of probation violation and resisting/interfering with arrest. October 14 Suspicious activity was reported on Frederick Dr. A threat was reported. A traffic offense occurred on Lumber St. October 15 There two calls concerning assault on S. Nordic Dr. A traffic stop occurred at 1st and Dolphin St., and Carmen A. Diaz was cited for liability insurance required. There was a report of burglary...
October 13 Darian Bliss appeared telephonically before Magistrate Judge Burrell for a change of plea hearing. Bliss entered a guilty plea to resisting arrest. Bliss was sentenced to time served and fined $50, in addition to a $50 surcharge. Bliss was put on one year of probation and must not violate any laws, must complete a behavioral health assessment and follow recommendations. Jacob Sturgeon appeared before Magistrate Judge Burrell for arraignment. The court entered a not guilty plea on the defendant’s behalf for resisting arrest. Jacob S...
Area hunters brought in a bumper harvest this fall, with 112 moose reported at the end of the month-long 2016 season on Saturday. The total ended up being the largest on record, besting the 109 harvested in 2009. That year, antler restrictions were loosened to allow the harvest of bulls with two brow tines on both antlers, allowing for better yields. Alaska Department of Fish and Game area biologist Rich Lowell noted returns on the Stikine River were well below the long-term yearly average of 26...
WRANGELL – Wrangell Cooperative Association added its voice to the chorus of people concerned about Canadian mining concerns developing upstream of shared rivers. The forum was a hearing held by the Alaska House Fisheries Special Committee in Juneau on October 12. Testimony was collected from around the state, with speakers calling in even from as far away as Arizona. The issue at hand is a collection of large scale mines either operating or in development, located in the watersheds of the Stikine, Unuk and Taku rivers. For Wrangell, the Red C...
Topi Karikorpi is this year's inbound Rotary Long Term Exchange student and he's been enjoying island life for two months now. He comes from a small village in Finland, and says he likes the size of Petersburg. "I live in a very little village in Finland," he says. "I live in a forest, literally." Other exchange students from his country went to Florida and Brazil, but Karikorpi, 18, is glad he was chosen to live in Alaska. "I want to learn more about the culture of America and meet new people,"...
The PHS band, jazz band, and choir (not pictured) put on their fall concert Tuesday night in the Wright Auditorium....
It was a rough salmon season at most Alaska regions this summer, with Bristol Bay being the big exception. While sockeye catches exceeded expectations, all other species came up short. But salmon stakeholders can take heart that the fish is moving swimmingly to market. “The demand is there. The world still recognizes that this is the best place to go for the highest quality salmon, including pinks,” said Tyson Fick, Communications Director for the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute. “Sales have been brisk this fall,” added Tom Sunderl...
ANCHORAGE – The two main candidates for Alaska’s sole U.S. House seat vowed Monday to work with whoever wins the presidential election to advance Alaska’s interests in resource development. “I won’t be happy particularly with one of them being elected, and won’t be too happy with the other one,’’ said Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, without naming either presidential candidate. Young, the longest serving Republican in the U.S. House, is seeking his 23rd term. “I’ve worked with eight presidents, and I’ll work with a ninth president to make sure Alaska...
PHS volleyball headed to the Juneau Invitational Volleyball Extravaganza or JIVE Tournament last weekend and faced some tough competition. It’s a tournament the players and coaching staff look forward to every year, according to head coach Jaime Cabral. “Good weekend overall, we got to play some of the bigger teams with Juneau-Douglas, Mt. Edgecumbe and Sitka. The ones we normally don’t get to see,” he says. “Playing against them, we were up on points and then kind of hit a couple parts where we tensed up a little bit.” Petersburg ended up lo...
The Petersburg High School swim teams took off to Juneau last weekend to compete in their final meet before regionals in two weeks. Head coach Andy Carlisle says both teams did well. “We had several best times, and that’s always good,” he says. “One more week of hard work and then we start resting and hopefully we’re sharp when we get to regions.” Carlisle has the events picked that swimmers will focus on at the upcoming meet. And he’s sticking with the belief that everything up until this point has been practice. He believes the approach help...
Harley C. Solberg, 92, died in Seattle on October 5, 2016. He was born on February 4, 1924 in Sparta, Wisconsin to Adolf Solberg and Selma (Nelson) Solberg. He spent his years growing up in Oaklee, Minnesota on the family farm with his sisters Ada (Moen), Elaine (White) and Delores (Haugen). Harley served in the 85th Infantry during WW2. He was in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and Austria. In Italy he was part of the battle at Anzio. In 1948 he was stationed in Alaska with the Alaska... Full story
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller reported raising nearly $200,000 for his campaign during the latest fundraising period while independent Margaret Stock brought in about $150,000. While the reporting period spans from July through September, Miller’s campaign said his haul dates to early last month, when he entered the race as a last-minute replacement on the Libertarian ticket. Miller spokesman Randy DeSoto said the Federal Election Commission filing will be amended to account for at least $7,000 in in-...
This week, ADF&G Division of Sport Fish will begin mailing the first wave of 2016 Alaska Sport Fishing Surveys to Anglers who purchased an Alaska sport fishing license in 2016. The survey is sent to approximately 47,000 randomly selected Alaska resident and nonresident households having a person who purchased a sport fishing license or who holds a permanent form of license in 2016. Conducted every year since 1977, the Alaska Sport Fishing Survey is a scientific survey that asks anglers to recall basic information on the number of days fished...
