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The Petersburg City Council and Petersburg Harbor Advisory Board held a joint work session Monday afternoon in order to decide the method for funding the $2 million shortfall for the North Harbor Project and they came to a decision. Resolution 2029 states that it is necessary for the City Council to approve a revision to the budget for expenditures unanticipated when the budget was approved. The Harbor Fund is in need of additional funding to complete the City’s North Harbor Replacement Project and to dispose of the North Harbor dredge spoils.... Full story
Petersburg Mayor Al Dwyer passed his gavel and his duties to Vice Mayor Mark Jensen after a unanimous vote put Jensen in the mayor’s seat Monday evening during the Petersburg City Council regular meeting. “I would just like to take the opportunity to tell everyone that these council members work very hard for this community,” Dwyer said. “For the last five years, I am convinced that these members of the council have absolutely done their jobs.” Dwyer recommended Councilor and Vice Mayor Jen... Full story
Petersburg Mental Health Services Therapists, Kim Kilkenny and Chad Wright received the Distinguished Service Medal for their actions regarding a police standoff Monday evening during the Petersburg City Council’s regular meeting. The Petersburg Police Department’s award program provides that a Distinguished Service Medal may be awarded for an act of distinct service by a private citizen to the Department which is determined to be of major proportions and has a significant impact on a pri... Full story
November 17, 1982: Permits, telephone cables, utility wires, cable t.v. lines and limited equipment are all slowing down the moving of the old Norheim house that was purchased by Paul Stoner from the city for $4,000 a few weeks ago. Stoner is required to have the house off the property by March of 1983. The house was moved off the lot last week and now sits in the middle of 2nd Ave. Stoner told the Pilot last week that the house will be sitting in the city right of way for about another 10 day, until they can make firm arrangements with the var...
Petersburg Mental Health Services Supporting Health and Resiliency Education, SHARE, Coalition is expanding the range of the behavior health prevention division in conjunction with the Petersburg Police Department. “We have begun to furnish a public list of people who are ordered by the court to not consume alcohol or enter an establishment serving alcohol to the local bars,” Petersburg Police Chief Jim Agner said. “This is all a matter of public record, but now it isn’t just the police department that will be watching.” PMHS has been awar...
November 14 A burglary was reported on N. Nordic Drive. An officer was notified of a vehicle collision at the 400 block of N. Nordic Drive. A boat was removed from property without permission on Mitkof Highway. An officer was notified of suspicious internet activity involving a minor on Wrangell Avenue. November 15 Vehicles were parked in handicapped parking at the High School. A vehicle was blocking the parking lot driveway on Dolphin Street. Kids were playing in the construction area at Second Street and Haugen Drive. November 16 An...
November 15 Dylan L. Barger, 14, appeared before Judge Kevin Miller for an arraignment on the charges of driving without a valid driver’s license and negligent driving. Barger entered a plea of no contest and was sentenced to a $100 fine, and a $10 surcharge for negligent driving. Barger could perform 20 hours of community work service for fine. Barger was given a suspended imposition of sentence; a $50 surcharge and 40 hours of community work service for driving without a valid license. Gina R. Stafford, 43, appeared before Judge Kevin M...
Thank you from VSC To the Editor: A big heartfelt thank you to the community of Petersburg for helping celebrate Viking Swim Club’s 40th Anniversary at the annual auction on Saturday. Viking Swim Club truly is blessed with an amazing community of supporters through donations, well wishes, and encouragement of swimmers in all of their endeavors. Over 40 years as a club, Viking Swim Club has seen hundreds of swimmers take their first dip in the pool and has encouraged their growth as athletes. Viking Swim Club swimmers have achieved personal b...
It’s good that the borough election will get underway next week. Following months, even years of discussion, the electorate now will have their say as ballots are cast and the fate of the city’s borough formation effort is decided. At this point, we find the arguments for and against the borough very repetitive, almost to the point that some feel if an opinion is repeated just one more time, it will carry more weight than the first time it was presented. During months of debate both the city and specific individuals have been vilified. For...
Several inches of snow fell in town this week, the first of the season, and snowmen like this guy on South Nordic Drive appeared on lawns all around Petersburg....
Mark Jensen is a third generation Petersburg resident and commercial fisherman who is seeking election as Mayor in the proposed borough assembly. “I think it's important for Petersburg to be involved in the government for the area,” Jensen said. “If the government isn't seated in Petersburg, it will be somewhere because I think eventually all of the areas will be in an organized borough.” When asked, Jensen said he was not sure of the chances for the borough election to pass. “I'm really no... Full story
Petersburg City Councilor Susan Flint is a lifelong resident of Petersburg and has put her name in the hat as a candidate for the proposed Petersburg Borough Assembly. Flint has served on the city council since 2009 and decided to run for the council seat after a group from Bellingham tried to develop a dam in Thomas Bay. She explained that she feels that the formation of the borough will be good for the community. “I am very hopeful that the borough will pass,” Flint stated. “I think it will... Full story
John Havrilek, who came to Petersburg in 1994 as a middle school and high school principal, has served the community as a Petersburg City Councilor twice and is hoping to serve as a Petersburg Borough Assembly Member. “I have served on the council twice,” Havrilek said. “I am retired now and see no reason not to run and I think it would be really exciting to see the borough form.” Havrilek has lived all over the state of Alaska and has found a home here in Petersburg for the last 20 years.... Full story
Alaska Department of Fish and Game Sport Fish Biologist Doug Fleming approached the Petersburg City Council for approval to establish a local enhancement project that would release hatchery Chinook salmon near the mouth of City Creek. Fleming explained that the US and Canada Pacific Salmon Treaty is making funds available to users impacted by the 15 percent reduction in the all gear quota of Chinook salmon to the Southeast Alaska fisheries. Guidelines for this have been established to help applicants seeking those funds to propose projects that...
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game will accept only online Big Game Drawing Hunts applications and will no longer accept paper applications Nov. 1-Dec. 17. Visit hunt.alaska.gov (the hunting section of the ADF&G website) and click on the “Buy licenses and tags” button and follow the purchase instructions. Information regarding drawing hunt permits is available through the highlights section of the hunting page, including frequently asked questions, drawing supplements and undersubscribed draw hunts. A telephone help line is available for hu...
A Breakaway Adventures jet boat from Wrangell plows its way through Sumner Straits chop on a recent windy Sunday afternoon....
Alaska’s salmon harvest and value for 2012 came in well below last year, dropping 21 percent and 30 percent, respectively. According to preliminary state tallies, the value of the salmon catch totaled nearly $506 million at the docks this summer on a statewide catch of 124 million fish. That compares to a 2011 take of 177 million salmon valued at just over $641 million. A breakdown shows that the 2012 Chinook harvest of 333,000 was worth $17.6 million; sockeyes came in at 35.2 million valued at nearly $246 million; the coho catch of 3 m...
Inez V. Van Buren passed away peacefully, November 12, 2012, in Bellingham, Wash. She was born April 11, 1922 on the family homestead in the log cabin that was used for the first school house on Pt. Agassiz, Alaska. Inez was born a twin, her brother Wilfred died at birth and was buried ½ mile from their home under a tree. The cross is there to this day. Inez graduated from the Petersburg schools and went on to the University of Washington. During summer break she returned home and worked in...
June Alice White, 91, passed away at Petersburg’s Long Term Care Center on November 14, 2012. A true Alaskan pioneer, June was born in Petersburg on June 11, 1921 to parents Carl and Elizabeth Roger. As a toddler, she owned the first share of stock issued in the Northern Fox & Fur Farm. She spent her girlhood at the log house her father built overlooking Wrangell Narrows and Frederick Sound and in Port Alexander where her parents managed a restaurant in the summertime. She married commercial f...
