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At the suggestion of Public Works director Chris Cotta, the borough assembly voted in favor of moving forward with a full replacement of the borough’s saolid waste baler. Several of the major working parts in the baler are deteriorating, including the belt conveyor, control system and wear surfaces on the rams, hopper and baler chamber, according to a statement given to the assembly by Cotta at a borough assembly meeting on Monday. He gave the assembly three options for moving forward with the aging baler: Replacing components as they fail; a...
On Saturday, the Let Me Run after school program finished their fall season by hosting a community 5k run. The Let Me Run program is a national program that helps boys learn skills for managing and expressing their emotions and learn physical fitness, team work and responsibility, according to Rikki McKay, who helped coordinate the event and is a prevention coordinator with Working Against Violence for Everyone or WAVE. "The boys were amazing," said McKay. "We were very proud of them. They...
Northern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association Inc., (NSRAA) will hold its Fall Board of Directors meeting November 14-15, starting at 9:00 a.m. in the NSRAA conference room at 1308 Sawmill Creek Rd. in Sitka. Meetings are open to the public.... Full story
November 8, 1918 On Saturday night a quiet wedding ceremony was celebrated at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Roundtree, which united Miss Elsie Roundtree, their daughter and C. Clausen. The groom is the assistant cashier of the Bank of Petersburg and the young couple will make their home here. On the evening of November 1, Miss Loyla Osten and Mr. Earl Ohmer were married at the Petersburg Hotel. The young couple will make their home in Petersburg. Mr. Ohmer is engaged in the fishing and salting business with his headquarters here. No papers were...
Unofficial results in Tuesday's general election show incumbent Don Young(R) remains Alaska's United States representative, Mike J. Dunleavy(R) becomes governor of Alaska, House District Incumbent Jonathan S. Kreiss-Tomkins(D) remains for a fourth term and ballot measure no.1 fails to become law, according to the Alaska Division of Elections. As of Nov. 7 at 1:35 A.M. 433 precincts in Alaska have been reported out of 442. There was a 41.44 percent voter turnout in the state with 236.972 voting...
The Petersburg Borough’s in-kind portion of a feasibility study to determine if the United States Army Corps of Engineers will dredge South Harbor and allow smoother egress increased by $50,000, and was approved by the assembly on Monday. “The money stays with us,” said harbormaster Glow Wollen at the assembly meeting on Monday. “We only use it if we spend it for this project. The borough’s in-kind contributions have increased to $100,000, from $50,000, which the borough has paid $32,349.11 of to date, according to a letter from Amber C....
The town that fish built To the Editor: Ocean acidification and global warming do scare me. This letter is to relate my ideas about what is going on with the politics and perils of the heating of the atmosphere. Many of the people of the modern world are in this moment burning fossil fuels and causing the warming of the atmosphere of the earth. This is degrading economic opportunities. Many of these same people are working to create strategies to reduce the use of fossil fuel. This will help man...
The assembly needs to reconsider their vote to initiate a training session to disseminate information about state law regarding the open meetings act. It’s important that all assembly, board and commission members be aware of the requirements of the law as they carry out the duties of elected office. The $5,800 cost of the training proposed at the assembly meeting is a modest sum to pay if it prevents a lawsuit resulting from an open meetings violation. Furthermore, since it will be convened as a public meeting, citizens can learn more about t...
The Petersburg Chamber of Commerce hosted a public meeting on Tuesday to discuss and receive community feedback on the possibility of larger cruise ships coming to Petersburg. In August, Viking Cruises met with representatives from Petersburg while looking for possible new ports in Southeast Alaska for 2020. The ships can hold approximately 900 passengers and 140 crew members. "If you think about this as a win-win situation, some of these ships they provide a visitor base, not only for visitors...
October 31 — A camper was illegally parked on private property on Mitkof Highway. The owner was told to move it by Nov. 1 or else it would be impounded. The owner of an abandoned vehicle on S. Nordic Dr. was contacted. The vehicle was being repaired and would be removed. A drunk driver was reportedly seen headed into town, but authorities were unable to locate the vehicle. Authorities responded to an argument on Chief John Lott St. An intoxicated male was causing a disturbance at Kito’s Kave, but was gone upon the arrival of authorities. Nov...
Five Petersburg High School swimmers traveled to Anchorage to compete in the state championships, three of whom made it to the individual final events. "It was good," said head coach Andy Carlisle. "It was better than expected. Usually it's hard for the kids to race at regions and then do state a week later." Preliminary events were held on Friday, with the top eight in each event making it to the final rounds on Saturday. PHS's top finisher was Allie Morgan who placed fourth in the final girls...
At their second seeding tournament, the Petersburg varsity volleyball team beat four out of six teams over the weekend at home. "Overall, [I'm] very happy with where we are right now and how much more we get to grow," said head coach Jaime Cabral. The weekend started on Thursday with a game against a strong Klawock team. Petersburg won the three games 25-19, 25-22 and 25-21. On Friday, Petersburg played Skagway, Metlakatla and Craig. Petersburg won a three match game against Skagway 25-7, 25-6...
The Petersburg wrestling team took a hit at their third meet over the weekend in Metlakatla after half the team had to stay behind. “We didn't take very many people,” said head coach Daniel Van Swearingen. “Sickness and injuries plagued us.” Fourteen wrestlers were supposed to go, but several of those that did participate scored well. A confident Kayden Geelan came in 6-0. Sawyer Bryner, who has wrestled in the past, is getting back into the rhythm and won five out of his six matches. Adam Ware also finished the meet 5-1. Ruby Massin, who wen...
On Friday, the Petersburg Public Library and the Clausen Museum hosted an opening reception for the De-colonizing Alaska art exhibit. The exhibit seeks to de-colonize Alaska art, which has had representations of colonization and repression, by pulling away from stereotypical depictions of Alaska such as dogsleds, Eskimos and igloos, according to the curator of the exhibit Asia Freeman. The 31 artists featured in the exhibit move towards ideas that challenge historic definitions of Alaskan Art....
The borough assembly passed ordinance #2018-18, which will provide a new development code for the borough, in its second reading at an assembly meeting on Monday. “There’s nothing final about this in case we realize a piece of it doesn’t work,” said vice mayor Jeigh Stanton Gregor. The updated code seeks to streamline and update the current code. There are some meetings that are required in the approval process that don’t need to be there, said community and economic director Liz Cabrera on Monday. Outdated zoning districts have weak standards...
Values for Alaska salmon permits have remained stagnant all year, except for two regions, and costs for halibut quota shares have plummeted. For salmon permits, an off kilter fishery that came in 30 percent below an already grim harvest forecast kept a downward press on permit values. The preseason projection called for a salmon catch of 147 million this year; the total take was closer to 114 million. “All of these salmon fisheries in the Gulf, both gillnet and seine permits, had a lousy year. And we see that in the lackluster permit m...
Jimmie "Jim" Wayne Thompson, passed away peacefully on July 5, 2018 at the Wrangell Medical Center. His health had declined over the last several years after suffering from several small strokes, and one substantial one in 2011 while he was visiting his mother in Texas. After spending several weeks in rehab, he was able to return back to his home in Wrangell where unfortunately his health continued to decline. He was born to Leon and Lorene Thompson, November 17, 1937 in Montague County, Texas.... Full story
The borough assembly received a letter on Oct. 29 from Petro 49, Inc.'s CFO Jason Werner expressing the company's desire to exchange land with the borough. "That's just a letter I thought we should all be aware of," said Mayor Mark Jensen at an assembly meeting on Monday where the letter was presented. According to the letter, Petro 49, Inc. owns borough land at 703 S. Nordic Dr. which includes a small warehouse and covered loading dock and office. Petro 49, Inc. leases borough land at 100 Dock...
The Petersburg Public Health Center is hosting a Point of Dispensing or POD exercise on Fri., Nov. 9 from 2:30 – 5:30 p.m. at the Parks and Recreation gym. This will help Petersburg’s emergency responders practice giving medications or vaccines to a large group while actually giving participants this year’s flu vaccine at no cost. Even if you’ve already received this year’s flu shot, come to the POD to be counted, or to help out. Volunteers are needed. Even when influenza doesn’t reach the pandemic level, it’s still important to remember that...
