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A performance evaluation of Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht conducted by the Borough Assembly found that the manager meets or exceeds expectations when it comes to his work ethic. Giesbrecht was evaluated on nine different categories of his performance. Several questions were presented to assembly members in each of the categories, and they ranked his performance as "needs improvement," "meets expectations," "exceeds expectations" or "evaluator has no basis for judgment." Giesbrech had a...
Petersburg High School students in David Owens' shop classes came together last week to build a ramp for a student at Rae C. Stedman Elementary school who will be wheelchair bound for the next few months. After school on Nov. 18, Owens became aware of a local family who was in immediate need of a wheelchair ramp. Fifth grader Marley Estes had recently suffered a serious fall and had to have an emergency operation in Anchorage, said her mother, Delia DeMent. Estes has to stay off her injured foot...
The Petersburg Emergency Operations Center confirmed four new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Petersburg, according to three joint press releases between the Petersburg Borough and the Petersburg Medical Center. One case was confirmed on Friday, one on Saturday and two on Sunday. An Alaska resident recently traveled to Petersburg and was later deemed a close contact of a positive case identified on Nov. 14, according to one of the press releases. The individual later tested positive...
November 26, 1920 Much has been said in Petersburg and along the entire Alaskan coast relative to the oil supply for boats and the withdrawal of distillate from the market. The whole Pacific Coast is undergoing an industrial transformation with exceeding rapidity. The day is not far distant when the railroads in the west must be electrified. Additional power will be manufactured by the new hydro-electric plants. With the reduction in supply of oil and increase in demand, there is nothing which can prevent a constant increase in cost to the...
The Petersburg Salvation Army put together 75 boxes packed with all the fixings needed for a complete Thanksgiving dinner for local families and individuals in need. Fifty-eight of the boxes went towards families and included turkeys that were donated by the Lutheran Church's women's group. The remaining boxes went to single individuals and included a Cornish game hen. All the food in the boxes were either donated or purchased with donated funds. Major Loni Upshaw said the Salvation Army spent...
I feel blessed To the Editor: Thank you to so many of you for being a part of making my birthday so special. It's been an amazing life...in my 95 trips "around the sun." Since 1925, in those many years before interstate highways, international airports, and social security, before taxes, TV, cell phones and frozen peas, I've seen a lot of things change in how we live. Whether it's how large our families tend to be, how we travel, how we dress, how much we have, what we eat, how we keep in touch... Full story
November 18— Foot patrols were conducted in the downtown area. Authorities made contact with a driver who had reportedly been driving dangerously. The report was unfounded. Extra patrols were requested on Cornelius Rd. November 19— Suspicious activity was reported at a location on S. 3rd St. The report was unfounded. Extra patrols were requested on Haugen St. and 2nd St. A cell phone was found and turned over to the Petersburg Police Department. November 20— Malcolm Ware was arrested on charges of violating conditions of release. An errat...
Oct. 20 – Chadam Shaw Lopez appeared before Superior Court Judge Carey in a change of plea hearing. The defendant pleaded guilty to DUI and a charge of misconduct involving a weapon was dismissed. The court sentenced the defendant to 30 days in jail with 27 suspended, a $1,500 fine, drivers license revoked for 90 days, use of IID for 6-months, get a substance abuse evaluation, pay $200 in surcharges, $330 for cost of imprisonment and one year probation. The defendant also pleaded guilty to violating conditions of release. He was sentenced to p...
A faulty connection between an extension cord and freezer onboard a vessel in South Boat Harbor caused a small fire on Monday afternoon. People were walking by the F/V Aleutian Dream at around 3:40 P.M. on Monday when they noticed an extension cord hanging over the top of the boat's pilot box was on fire. Harbor Department staff quickly shut off power to the boat, said Dave Berg, assistant fire chief with the Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department. The fire had put itself out by the time any...
An Urban Corporation for the Petersburg area would claim 23,040 acres of federal land within the Petersburg Borough should Congress pass legislation put before them by Alaska's congressional delegation. The Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act would amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA) to allow native residents in Haines, Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg and Tenakee to form Urban Corporations and receive 23,040 acres of...
The Petersburg High School volleyball team runners up in this year's Region V Regional Tournament on Nov. 21. During a normal school year, the team would have advanced to State, marking their first return since winning the state championships in 2017, said Head Coach Jaime Cabral. The team woke up early on Saturday to travel to Klawock for the first game of the tournament. The match was shortened to best two out of three sets to limit the amount of time each team spent interacting with each...
WRANGELL - The Wrangell Borough Assembly held a special meeting last Thursday night, Nov. 19, to discuss the Public Safety Building and its needed repairs. The Public Safety Building houses Wrangell's court, police department, fire department, and DMV. It was first built in 1987, and is in need of renovation in many areas. One such area was the main topic of discussion in the meeting: The need for a wall shoring project. A few months ago, structural instability was discovered in the Public...
Terry McGowen, in front, aligns the container of COVID-19 relief and supplies, destined for Petersburg Indian Association, on Tonka Toy Rentals' boom truck. Charles Davis, in the background, slowly lowers the container onto the bed of the truck. In the last six weeks, Tonka Toy Rentals has delivered 15 containers full of COVID-19 relief supplies to native communities around Southeast Alaska, according to Davis, owner of Tonka Toy Rentals. Davis was hired by Tlingit & Haida to deliver the...
The Coast Guard rescued a 70-year-old man from the waters of Union Bay, Alaska, northwest of Meyers Chuck, Sunday. A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew hoisted the man, who was in the water clinging to a piece of debris, and took him to awaiting emergency medical services in Ketchikan, Alaska, according to a Coast Guard press release. The man was reported to be in stable condition. Coast Guard 17th District command center personnel notified Sector Juneau watchstanders of a search and rescue satellite alert from the...
Frozen sockeye salmon strips bring tasty nutrition and relief to teething babies. The lightly seasoned salmon strips, made mostly from Bristol Bay reds, are the third product made by Bambino’s Baby Food of Anchorage that is aimed at getting more seafood into the mouths of babes. “I always kind of giggle because it’s not going to be just for the little ones. I’m sure mom and dad and elder brother or sister are going to be gnawing on those as well,” said Zoi Maroudas, Bambino’s founder and operator. “I also wanted to honor our indigenous fa...
Liam Jackson holds a bottle of apple juice. The Petersburg Indian Association's CARES Act food assistant program had its second distribution on Nov. 18. Food was provided to over 80 native families and elders in the community with help from PIA staff and volunteers. Tori Shay, Nicole Peterson, Darnell Murray, Tina Kerr, Ron Ware, Jack Galaktionoff, Andy Edfelt, Maryann Rainey, Tracy Welch and Jackson helped organize the program and distribute food....
Jace Houston Cunningham, 38, passed away at his home in Petersburg, Alaska on October 29, 2020. He was born on September 13, 1982 in Beeville, Texas to Steven Craig Cunningham and Robin Lynn King. He was preceded in death by his grandfather Jerry Houston Cunningham. He is survived by his father and mother; son William Jayden Cunningham; brother Steven Jarrett Cunningham; sisters Sara Jo Cunningham (Poyner), Christy Marie Cunningham (Sutton), and Katherine Clare Sadler; and his grandmother Naomi Lynn Cunningham (Nanny). A memorial service was... Full story
