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Petersburg recently found out that it has won Yachting Magazine's '2013 Best Towns' competition. Dan Harding, Associate Editor for Yachting Magazine, wrote in an article, "Joining the ranks of Oxford, Maryland and Beaufort, North Carolina, the Alaskan fishing village has reminded us that the appeal of a destination is not always measured in amenities and attractions, and that natural beauty and character are what make a place truly special." And the same sea lion plaguing boaters this year might be the same animal Harding included as part of... Full story
After five weeks and 500 photographs, Mike Renfro and his crew of five have finished inspecting property for the Petersburg Borough assessment. Renfro works for Appraisal Company of Alaska out of Anchorage—the company the borough contracted to conduct the project. In segments between July through October, Renfro and his team inspected around 350 improved properties out the road on Mitkof, Kupreanof and other ancillary areas. When asked what an average day was like Renfro responded jokingly, “Rainy.” The bulk of Renfro’s job during an inspect... Full story
October 25, 1913 – The residents of this town are fond of amusement. That being so, they are willing to pay for any kind of evening entertainment. Having that in mind, Mr. Oscar Nickleson is working overtime to prepare a place where the residents may go and find comfort as well as amusement. The place between the pool room and drug store is being fitted up nicely and unless the unforeseen happens, a picture show will be opened the latter part of next week. Mr. Nickleson still retains the l...
Last weekend Petersburg hosted the Southeast Honor Music Festival. About 120 of the best music students from Craig, Haines, Hoonah, Juneau-Douglas, Ketchikan, Klawock, Mt. Edgecumbe. Sitka, Thunder Mountain and Wrangell arrived on Saturday and began several exhaustive days of rehearsal under the expert direction of Guest Honor Choir Conductor Brian Winnie from the University of Washington and Guest Honor Band Conductor Dr. Christopher Bianco from Western Washington University. The public heard... Full story
WRANGELL — The two-day Southeast Alaska Power Agency board meeting became in part a prism through which to view debate over the future of the Thomas Bay Power Authority. The TBPA debate has raised hackles both with SEAPA CEO Trey Acteson and board members, particularly the amount of misinformation SEAPA officials claim was circulated during a Sept. 24 meeting of the Wrangell Borough Assembly. Nor are factual inaccuracies limited to that assembly meeting, officials say. They cited a letter from Ketchikan Public Utilities to the Mayor, i...
October 22 A caller reported a vehicle parked at a location on the 200 block of North Lumber Street for four days. A caller reported a power outage at Papke’s. Police receive report of a concern for individuals. A caller reported illegal tree cutting near City Creek Bridge. An officer responded to a parking accident. Officers spoke with individuals on borough property after hours. An officer responded to report of two individuals standing in the middle of the road on 2nd and Kiseno and not getting out of the way. October 21 A caller reported a...
October 22 Mandy Wood and Mark Neidiffer appeared before Magistrate Judge Desiree Burrell on a charge of harvesting a sub-legal moose. Wood entered a guilty plea. The court sentenced the defendant to pay a $300 fine with $10 suspended. Neidiffer also entered a guilty plea and received the same sentence. October 17 Daniel Castillo appeared before Magistrate Judge Burrell on a charge of theft in the 3rd degree. The court entered a not-guilty plea on the defendant’s behalf. The case is assigned to Superior Court Judge Carey for trial. Castillo w...
Erin McKittrick, author of “A Long Trek Home,” and her husband Hig, visited Petersburg to talk about their expeditions across Alaska and promoted her new book “Small Feet Big Land: Adventure, Home, and Family on the Edge of Alaska.” The latest book chronicles her adventures with her husband and two young children as they tour the landscape. “Our life is somewhat made up of journeys and this book is a story of journeys,” McKittrick said. “It’s a story of some big capital J journeys up the Arctic...
An auditing company presented their financial report to the Petersburg School Board Tuesday evening and congratulated the district on reining in its expenses. The school district’s revenue over expenses was $153,000 in total. It also increased its general fund balance by more than $100,000 from last year. Eric Campbell with BDO gave the presentation. When he went over the student activity fund budget Campbell said there were more student activity funds than he’s ever seen. “Every student in Petersburg has an activity fund,” Campbell joked....
More than ten business leaders in the Petersburg tourism industry met Monday to discuss how the season fared this year and what could be done better in the future. Although the general consensus was that last summer was a success, there are some kinks to work out. Sally Dwyer, Chamber of Commerce director, said one of the complaints she heard from tourists was the lack of public phones in town. “There are no public phones in town,” Dwyer said. “We were letting them use our cell phones.” Public phones were taken down due to vandalism and lac...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly voted to retain the Parks and Recreation and Public Safety advisory boards Monday but the function of the boards might change after the assembly learned it isn’t using them as the ordinance is written. Advisory boards currently meet to discuss potential issues or programs with borough department heads without direction from the assembly. They then bring recommendations to the assembly as issues arise. But the assembly has been systematically reviewing advisory boards during the past several months and will let s...
The Bering Sea crab fleet was ready to head to the fishing grounds over the weekend after the government shutdown and unissued licenses stalled the Oct. 15 start of the crab season. Skippers of the 80 boats estimated the extra time tied up in Dutch Harbor cost them each $1,000 per day. Meanwhile, the situation was even worse for small boat crabbers at Kodiak and the Westward region who learned there would not even be a Tanner fishery come January. “It is not unexpected,” said Mark Stichert, a shellfish biologist at ADF&G in Kodiak. “We...
Violet Simone Roettgers was born on October 5, 2013 at 10:10pm. She weighed 8lbs 11oz. She was born to Karine (Rosvold) and Corey Roettgers in Chicago, Ill....
The Vikings hosted swimmers from Juneau-Douglas and Sitka High Schools for a very competitive two day meet last weekend. “We had a great weekend of racing,” said Vikings Head Coach Andy Carlisle. “Friday night was especially good with many personal best performances and high energy.” Friday night had some great performances including Vince Kowalski’s first place finish in the boys 200-yard freestyle. Abel Aulbach had great wins in the 50-yard and the 100-yard freestyle races. In the girls 100-ya...
