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The United States Army Corps of Engineers went over the status of the project to dredge South Boat Harbor, along with associated costs to be covered by the borough and the next steps in the project at a public meeting on Dec. 3. In 2017, the Petersburg Borough and the USACE entered into a feasibility cost share agreement wherein both entities agreed to split the costs of a feasibility study to determine a solution to the compromised egress in South Boat Harbor. The borough and the USACE equally...
The Petersburg School Board approved a board policy in its second and final reading regarding restrictions on sex offenders on campus. "We are not putting this policy into place because we are currently dealing with a situation," said School Board President Mara Lutomski. "There is no crisis going on within the school." Board Policy 3515.5 was on the agenda at the October school board meeting, but school board members present wanted to receive clarification on the policy and vote on it with a...
December 19, 1919 The Petersburg Band has been re-organized with H. S. Halgeson as director and with about 30 members, many of whom are old players. The new organization would receive the active support of every citizen of Petersburg as music is one of the recognized necessities of a contented community life. What town can properly celebrate the 4th of July for instance without the assistance of a band. December 15, 1944 The Territory of Alaska has a net cash balance as of September 30, 1944, of $1,352,111.17, the highest balance in its...
Fish and Game Area Biologist Frank Robbins and Forest Service Regional Biologist Dan Eacker held a lecture on deer and moose harvests and deer density on Mitkof Island last Thursday. Robbins started off the lecture by comparing deer harvests in Unit 1B and Unit 3 from 2011 to 2018. In Unit 1B, the area east of Mitkof Island on the mainland, the average number of deer harvested was 100. In the past five years, the deer harvest in Unit 1B averaged 115. In Unit 3, which includes the Petersburg and...
Nate Hepp, 30, is the new station manager at the Alaska Airline Petersburg terminal. Six years ago he started out as a ramp agent with Horizon Air in Portland and for the past four years has held supervisory positions in Portland, Los Angeles and Anchorage for Alaska Airlines. Hepp describes his job as being, "a go-to person for his customer service agents. I give them the tools they need to do their jobs." He will also be working to strengthen and maintain ongoing relationships with the...
No time to waste To the Editor: Pilot reporter Brian Varela Dec. 5 reporting on the assembly meeting highlights regarding the Roadless Rule Resolution, skimmed over or forgot to mention some critical points. Ten borough residents did speak in some of the most knowledgeable and fact detailed reasons why they thought the Roadless Rule was extremely important to uphold. The testimony offered was some of the most passionate and heartfelt observations from fisheries professional geologists, lifetime...
In last week's page one story about Superior Court Judge Carey's order releasing both the Petersburg Borough and defendant Chris Allen from the liability suit brought by the Estate of Molly Parks, we incorrectly stated the court wrote the motion to dismiss. In fact, defense attorneys drafted the motions to dismiss, and the court granted the requested dismissal in an "Order Granting Motion to Dismiss." In its order, the court made repeated references to the dismissal motion as it explained the...
December 4 —Extra patrols were requested on Mitkof Highway. December 5 —Authorities responded to a report of trespassing and property damage. An individual was issued a warning for operating an ATV on a roadway. Authorities responded to a report of a drunk driver on S. Nordic Dr. A disturbance was reported near the Public Works Department lot on 2nd St. December 6 —Kory Versteeg, 36, was arrested on charges of violating conditions of release. Antony Dawe, 38, was arrested on charges of violating a protection order. A brush fire was repor...
Nov. 19 – Helen Ann Olson was granted permission to travel out of state. The defendant was ordered to sign a waiver of extradition. Eric Ryan Luna entered a guilty plea to a charge of violating conditions of release at a change of plea hearing. Another charge was dismissed. The defendant was to serve one day in jail with credit for time served, pay $150 in surcharges and $200 for cost of counsel. Kylene Hedlund’s DUI charge was amended to reckless driving. A refusal charge was dismissed. The court accepted the defendant’s guilty plea and order...
Assembly Member Bob Lynn and Robert Larson were appointed as voting members on the Southeast Alaska Power Agency Board by Mayor Mark Jensen at an assembly meeting last week, with Utility Director Karl Hagerman and Planning and Zoning Commissioner Tor Benson serving as alternate voting members. Each year, Petersburg and Wrangell appoint one voting member and one alternate member to serve on the SEAPA board. Ketchikan appoints two voting members and two alternates each year. However, there is one...
In their last tournament before Regionals, two wrestlers on the Petersburg High School wrestling team took first place in their weight class at the Pilot Invitational in Juneau last weekend. Deirdre Toyomura placed first in the girls 112 pound weight class, and Ruby Massin came in first in the girls 125 pound weight class. Behind Massin in second was Jolyn Toyomura in the girls 125 pound weight class. On the boys side, Reed Anderson, Sawyer Bryner, and Clayten Martinsen placed second in the...
At about a week into the season, the Petersburg High School basketball teams scramble to build their offense and defense before their first game on Dec. 20 against Wrangell. Head coach for the boys team, Richard Brock, said the Vikings look to have over 20 kids on the team; although, it is still too soon to tell since some of the players are on the wrestling team or involved in other school related activities. Despite what the final number the boys team will have, Brock said there are four...
In a joint work session between the Petersburg Borough Assembly and Petersburg Medical Center Board of Directors last week, Dan Jardine, project manager with NAC Architecture, updated both entities on the status of the master plan and revealed the preferred layout of a new hospital. In their efforts to design a new hospital, NAC Architecture has been conducting tests to determine possible sites for a new building and what a new facility would feature. In January, NAC Architecture plans to...
Strong colors and erratic brush strokes could be seen in Joe Viechnicki's paintings on display at a joint art show with photographer Mark Kubo at FireLight Gallery & Framing on Friday. All of Viechnicki's paintings depicted landscapes around Southeast Alaska, such as the Stikine River, Duncan Canal and Level Island. Some of his paintings were completed on location, or at least started, while most were done back at his home with the use of photos taken of the landscapes. He named his art show...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s latest revenue forecast has estimated a $200 million decrease in oil revenue after an excess of the resource contributed to lower prices worldwide, state officials said. The state Department of Revenue released the forecast Friday revealing both prices and production are running below expectations presenting challenges for state officials planning next year’s budget, officials said. The Alaska North Slope oil price is forecast to decline from the $66 originally projected in the spring to $63.54 a barrel befor...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The trans-Alaska pipeline has reached a milestone of 18 billion barrels pumped, officials said. The pipeline carrying Alaska’s oil from Prudhoe Bay to the shipping port of Valdez reached the milestone on Friday, KTUU-TV reported Monday. Pipeline operator Alyeska Pipeline Service Company said $145 billion in revenue from North Slope crude oil has been raised for Alaska. The pipeline hit the 17 billion barrel mark five years ago, officials said. The new level was reached as the Alaska Department of Revenue released a fall...
WRANGELL — Arnold and Alice Bakke are seeking a refund of property tax payments due to an assessment error going back to 1994. The total amount of money owed back to the Bakkes, from 1994 to 2019, is around $12,000. However, according to Borough Manager Lisa Von Bargen and City Attorney Joseph Levesque, there is a six year statute of limitations on seeking a refund for overpaid taxes. This means that the wrangell assembly was considering paying the Bakke family $4,382.46, the amount overcharged within the past six years. Helen Keller, d...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — More than half of Alaska’s ferries will be out of service amid a lack of funds to repair the vessels, transportation officials said. The state Department of Transportation and Public Facilities announced this week that the Aurora and the LeConte will be pulled from service after inspections revealed required steel replacement, the Juneau Empire reported Friday. About 24 employees of the Aurora were already notified they would be relieved of duties effective Jan. 14, officials said. The Aurora is set for long-term lay...
Weed is set to give a big boost to Alaska’s blue economy! The interest in growing seaweeds in Alaska is gaining momentum and training more farmers is the goal of a program starting next February in Kodiak, Sitka and Ketchikan. The training is phase two of the 2014 Alaska Mariculture Initiative that aims to grow a $100 million industry in 20 years. “We’re doing this training because there is immense interest from coastal communities and commercial fishermen,” said Riley Smith, development director with the which helped spearhead the maricul...
Kenneth Edward Hagerman, 77, passed away with his children by his side on November 7, 2019, after a long and difficult battle with dementia and Parkinson's. Ken was born to Edward and Lillian Hagerman on June 17, 1942 in Petersburg, Alaska. In his childhood years, he enjoyed spending time hunting, fishing and scouting with his family. In high school he was on the varsity basketball team, played alto saxophone in the school band and graduated from Petersburg High in 1960. After high school he... Full story
Sarah Ellen Culbertson Gilliland, 81 of Petersburg, Alaska slipped quietly away from us to be with her Savior, Jesus, on Dec. 2, 2019 in Redmond, Oregon. She was born in Stuttgart, Arkansas on April 10, 1938 and was the loved wife of Harvey Gilliland for nearly 51 years. They became the parents of William C. Gilliland on July 13, 1971 and Emily C. Elam on Nov. 11, 1973. She graduated from Arkansas A&M University with a Bachelor's degree in education. She was a primary grade teacher in Benton,... Full story
The Mitkof Middle School robotics team will be traveling to Juneau this weekend for a region wide competition. Two teams made up of seventh and eighth graders will give presentations on solutions to problems facing Petersburg and participate in a robotics competition. The two teams will use robots they preprogrammed to perform several tasks. Each task is worth a certain amount of points, and the team with the most points wins. The sixth grade team competed in a competition on Saturday via video... Full story
