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Swim and Dive's Region V Championship meet took place last weekend in Juneau, and the Petersburg Vikings performed outstandingly well. Individual Vikings won a number of events, and the Vikings boys took third as a team, finishing just 5 points out from first place. "If a couple things had gone differently we could have been second or even first," said Vikings head coach Andy Carlisle. "It was good. The kids did well." Petersburg's Abel Aulbach and Thunder Mountain's Kenny Fox were the top... Full story
Borough residents will soon likely have the option to participate in a co-mingled recycling program after the assembly approved an updated sanitation ordinance during first reading. The Petersburg Borough will incentivize recycling by increasing garbage collection rates by 20 percent—a monthly increase of around $5 for most users. Those who choose to recycle won’t have to pay the difference. “The folks that choose not to recycle for whatever reason would then end up paying higher cost that would help fund the program,” said Karl Hagerma... Full story
Petersburg Indiana Association officials are hoping by March to restore recently cut employee hours. Former Tribal Administrator Bruce Jones laid off himself and three other administrative positions last month in an effort to balance PIA’s budget. Most other PIA positions are paid for through grant funding associated with its programs and services. Ronelle Beardslee, PIA Office Manager, said in combination with those layoffs and other efforts, PIA’s financial situation is back on course. “It was very difficult to cut these positions,” Beardslee... Full story
November 8, 1913 – The post office department through the unceasing efforts of Postmaster General Burleson, has decided to standardize, as far as possible, the whole postal service with the view of greater efficiency. To this end, it is planned to operate a number of model offices throughout the states as an example for others to follow. Those offices will be used to experiment with the view to discover the best and most practical way of administering the postal facilities and to test devices and methods which may prove of value. November 3, 1...
During its Monday meeting, the borough assembly extended Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht’s employment contract for an additional five years with one year’s severance pay. Giesbrecht’s annual salary starting this October through September 30, 2014 is $113,500. The assembly will conduct an annual evaluation next year and again negotiate his salary. The assembly conducted his latest performance evaluation last month. The purpose of the evaluation, according to the document, is to “increase communication between the borough assembly and the boroug...
The sales tax ordinance review committee met last Wednesday and discussed the challenges of interpreting language in the code. The review committee’s mission is to simplify the code and collection procedures, and to generate an equal or greater amount of revenue so the borough does not have to decrease services or increase property taxes. Jody Tow, Borough Finance Director, brought up a section of the ordinance dealing with how to define non-profits and the exemptions they receive. According to the ordinance, qualified nonprofits that are e...
Hats off to Petersburg youth To the Editor: Karen and I underestimated how many kids would come to our house trick or treating this year. Thus, as our supplies dwindled, so did our handouts. As the volume in our basket approached the zero mark, I mentioned to one boy trick or treating by himself that he would have to take less. So, he didn’t take anything, instead he reached into his bag, grabbed a handful of his treats and tossed them into my basket. What a fine young man. I just wish I knew who he was. If anyone knows his identity, I’d lik...
Sue Flint served her last day on the borough assembly Monday after stepping down after four years as a member. She thanked Mayor Mark Jensen, the assembly, staff, family and the citizens of Petersburg. "These four years have been exciting and I came up with my own little top six list," Flint said. First on the list was the creation of a smoke free workplace followed by the revitalization of Mountain View Manor, the creation of the new fire hall, finding a good city manager and the opening of...
On October 5, 2013, Miss Esther Evans departed Petersburg to be closer to her family. Her nieces Karen Garst and Kathi Schwartz recently helped move her and her belongings from the Mountain View Manor where she had resided for the past year to her new home at Oatfield Estates in Milwaukie, Ore. Esther was born on a farm near Dallas, S.D. She grew up on that farm, pitching hay or alfalfa to 75 head of cattle, milking cows, raising chickens, and helping with a huge garden. Her favorite activities...
October 30 A caller reported an individual at their house who wasn’t wanted. Police issued a warrant arrest for Courtney L Haerling, 23, on charges of theft, two counts of Violating Conditions of Release and an additional charge of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the 5th degree. October 31 A caller reported a vehicle parked on the sidewalk on Nordic Drive. A caller reported a vehicle abandoned on their property. November 1 A caller reported an animal making noise all night near Hammer Slough. Caller was informed that the noise or...
October 31 Courtney Haerling appeared before Magistrate Judge Burrell on charges of Violating Conditions of Release, Theft in the 4th degree and Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the 5th degree. The court entered a not guilty plea on the defendant’s behalf. The court set bail at $1750 and a third party sight and sound custodian as conditions of release. Beth Moreland appeared before Magistrate Judge Burrell on a charge of Driving Under the Influence. A not-guilty plea was entered. The defendant was released with conditions. N...
WRANGELL — The Wrangell Borough Assembly’s energy committee met for the second time ever Tuesday night. Committee members took no formal actions, other than to elect assembly member James Stough – the only sitting assembly member on the committee – as chair, and to elect Brian Ashton, a Southeast Alaska Power Agency board member and Thomas Bay Power Authority commissioner. The former energy committee chair, board member Pamella McClocskey, had resigned. However, the committee composed a set of possible recommendations to the assembly to be f...
The Petersburg Borough assembly will conduct a non-compliance hearing regarding a structure at 1011 Wrangell Avenue at its December 2 meeting. The hearing comes after Leo Luczak, Director of Community Development, deemed the structure a 'dangerous building' according to municipal code. In June, Luczak wrote in a letter notifying owners Fred Triem and Karen Ellingstad, "Exclusive of the piling foundation, which has failed, the building suffers thirty-three percent or more of damage or...
Southeast Alaska’s 2013 pink salmon harvest estimates are predicted to be around 22 million fish. Alaska Department of Fish and Game reports those numbers to be below the recent 10-year average of around 41 million pinks but close to average of the past five even years. Andy Piston, ADFG research biologist, said through most of the 1990s and early 2000s the odd and even year harvests weren’t much different. But in 2006 their poor survivals changed the cycle of the fish. “Even year pinks were way below average,” Piston said. “Ever since the...
The Petersburg Medical Center Foundation awarded Margaret Hunter a $10,000 scholarship after a unanimous vote by the hospital board. Hunter is currently enrolled at Montana State University in the Montana Medical Laboratory Science Program. The Norma J. Tenfjord Scholarship is awarded to Petersburg residents who agree on coming back to town and working at PMC after receiving their education. Recipients must work for two years at PMC or pay the scholarship amount back with 8 percent interest. There was some concern during the meeting whether or...
Chuck was born in Joliett, Penn. on February 2, 1942 to Leroy and Peg Kolva. He was raised with his two sisters Lois and Dorothy who preceded him in death. After high school he joined the Marine Corps and had the honor of serving in Vietnam. He earned his engineering degree and then worked for 32 years at Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical in San Diego, Calif. During his time in California he met Tommi and Al Cooper. They became fast friends and after Al's passing Chuck and Tommi become reacquainted... Full story
The Petersburg Borough Assembly voted 6-1 to retain the library advisory board. Advisory boards currently meet to discuss potential issues or programs with borough department heads and then bring those recommendations to the assembly as issues arise. The assembly has been systematically reviewing advisory boards during the past several months and has let several dissolve. Some criticisms of the boards are that there are often not enough members present to form a quorum or, depending on the board, that there isn’t enough turnover to keep i...
Beth Flor has had two oil paintings selected by the International Museum of Art in El Paso for its annual juried exhibit. The works His Guitar, Interlude, and Golden Legacy were chosen by artist Alexander Titovets. Golden Legacy was also given the Volunteers Choice award. The exhibit will be on display from Nov. 7-Jan. 7 in El Paso, Texas....
