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The borough will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony next week to commemorate the grand opening of the North Harbor. Harbormaster Glo Wollen said, for her, it’s the culmination of years of hard work. “To some it’s only been a winter project, to others it’s been a large part of our life,” Wollen said. She said staff has had to leap over a number of hurdles to bring the new float facility to fruition—one of which is a new federal mandate that requires all marine electrical service to have ground fault interruption protection (GFI) on individual... Full story
Three Petersburg WWII veterans are touring war memorials and monuments in Washington D.C. as part of an Honor Flights program. Alaska Airlines donated seats to Art Hammer, Gerald Lind and Tom Lewis for their trip to D.C. as they join vets from across Alaska who are also traveling to the nation's capitol. Stan Hjort helped organize the event and is acting as a guardian during the trip. "We're losing so many of our WWII vets now," Hjort said. "Most of them have already passed away. Not too many... Full story
May 9, 1914 – One week from tomorrow the local Norwegian people, not to be outdone by their mother country, will celebrate the one-hundredth-year since they separated from the inglorious union with Denmark and re-established the old kingdom of Norway with a constitution as democratic, if not more so perhaps, as any republican form of government now in existence. For a year or more Norway has been preparing for this celebration of national independence. Commencing on May 15 to October 15, an exposition is planned to exploit the wonderful a...
Sales Tax Ordinance Committee Member Sue Flint is scheduled to speak before the assembly May 19 where she will again recommend a tax on tobacco. At the tail end of last winter, the committee first recommended the tax to the borough assembly. The recommendation came, in part, after Petersburg Medical Center CEO Elizabeth Woodyard requested that such a tax be implemented and that the revenues go towards PMC capital projects. PMC Lab and Imaging Manager Liz Bacom also spoke on behalf of a tobacco tax and reported 153 smoking related diagnoses at... Full story
Petersburg's newest resident, David Booker, moved to town after fulfilling a promise made four years ago to his wife, Sherry. "This is my wife's dream location," David Booker said. "We came up on the ferry four years ago through the Narrows and got off the boat here in Petersburg and we met so many nice people that day. She turned to me and said 'If you ever get a chance to apply for a job in Petersburg promise me you'll do it.'" He did just that when he applied last December to be the Alaska...
April 30 Parks and Rec requested extra patrol for youths climbing buildings and moving cameras. Caller reported a swerving vehicle. May 1 Officer responded to caller's report of an individual yelling at people on the street. Caller reported a damaged parked vehicle. Officer gave individual notification that their license is suspended. Officer responded to a report of an individual defecating on sidewalk. Report unfounded. Ashley L. Hom, 31, was issued a citation for speeding. Caller reported a minor vehicle accident. Dustin L.W. Delong, 27, was...
May 1 Andrew Greinier appeared before Superior Court Judge Stephens for a change of plea and sentencing hearing. Greinier entered a guilty plea to Criminal Trespass in the 2nd degree and Criminal Trespass in the 1st degree. He also plead guilty to Violating Conditions of Release. For the Criminal Trespass counts, the court sentenced the defendant to serve 90 days in jail with 70 days suspended and 360 days with 340 suspended and surcharges. For VCOR he was sentenced to 10 days in jail. Jessica Ray appeared before Magistrate Judge Burrell on...
The Petersburg Vikings baseball team lost three bouts late in the game to Juneau last week. Head Coach Jim Engell said he was pleased with his players batting game but they need to dial in their defense. "I felt there were a lot of things we did well," Engell said. "The scores were lopsided but they don't necessarily reflect what the game was like. A lot of those (points) were either tacked on very late in the game or because we had too many walks." The Vikings played a double-header Thursday...
The Viking Swim Club competed last month in the Alaska Swimming Junior Olympics in Anchorage. Twenty-four teams composed of 496 athletes competed in the statewide contest. Petersburg's team was one of the smallest with only 6 swimmers, however each athlete placed in the Top 10 in each event. Swimmers had to meet qualifying times to attend and The Viking Swim Club placed 12th in overall team scoring. Top 10 Finishers: Age 10 and under: John Bissett 2nd 100 Freestyle 3rd 200 Freestyle and 50...
The Southeast Alaska Power Agency took no action regarding a request made by the Petersburg Borough Assembly to reduce wholesale power rates to member communities in lieu of issuing annual rebates. SEAPA typically gives member communities rebates, a lump sum fund, once a year. The letter, approved by the assembly last month, requested the current 6.13 cents per kilowatt-hour rate be reduced to 6.8 cents. “The agency now has enough history to accurately predict its financial performance, so that a modest lowering of the rate would not a...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) _ Continued warm, dry weather has prompted a fire warning for all of Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska. Fire Management Officer Seth Ross tells CoastAlaska that he isn't predicting large blazes. But he says hunters, hikers, boaters and campers sure be extra careful because conditions are right for fire activity. People should attend their fires at all times and make sure they are completely out when they are no longer being used. Fires are not common in the Tongass rainforest. But Ross says there's an average of...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — King salmon fishermen in much of Alaska are facing dismal catch predictions this summer but that's not the case in southeast Alaska. The Juneau Empire reports high returns last year and high escapement projects in rivers outside Alaska are making commercial and sport fishermen optimistic about 2014. King salmon abundance estimates along the Panhandle have more than doubled from last year. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game says 439,400 kings can be caught this year. That compares to 266,800 in 2012 and just 176,000 l...
The basic laws of supply and demand are resulting in a nice pay day for Alaska halibut and sablefish harvesters. Prices for both fish are up by more than a dollar a pound compared to the same time last year. Fresh halibut has been moving smoothly and demand is steady since the fishery opened in early March, said a major Kodiak buyer, where dock prices were reported at $6 a pound for ten to 20 pounders, $6.25 for halibut weighing 20 to 40 pounds, and $6.50 for “40 ups.” At Homer and in Southeast Alaska, halibut prices have yet to drop below six...
Past and present Petersburg Pilot staff took home awards from the Alaska Press Club Conference held last weekend in Anchorage. Former Pilot employee Sarah Bessel won second place for the Best Scenic Photo all-media category for her image “Devil’s Thumb in the sun.” Orin Pierson won third place for Best Sports News Story in the small print category for his story “Champion relay team sets new regional record.” Kyle Clayton won first place for Best Short Feature in the small print category for his story “Local film producers compete in Internat...
Coast Guard commercial fishing vessel examiners will be conducting voluntary dockside examinations from 1:00 Wednesday May 14 through 1:00 Sunday, May 18. Anyone interested in receiving a dockside examination should sign-up at the Petersburg harbormasters office or call Scott Wilwert at 907-957-0152. Exams take about an hour and help foster public awareness of fishing vessel safety, regulations and safety carriage requirements....
Herbert Lee Hanson Sr. died on April 30, 2014. He was born on August 20, 1936 in Petersburg, Alaska to John and Selina Hanson. Herb spent most of his life in Petersburg. He spent a short stay in Juneau and missed Petersburg, so he moved back to what he considered his hometown. Herb was a fisherman and logger who loved deer hunting and sport fishing. He loved spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Herb had five siblings: Jeanette Strickland, Ruth Droke, Sarah Williams,...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly voted down 2-3 a request for proposals (RFP) that would have allowed consultants to bid on assisting the borough in developing a comprehensive plan. The comprehensive planning process is extensive and covers things such as updating zoning and land use, identifying and selecting state land for economic and community development, evaluating housing availability and affordability, the impact of tourism and other quality of life issues. Developing a harbor master plan will also be included in the comprehensive plan....
