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A dead sea lion filled the back of Brandon Ware's pickup, hanging off the tailgate. Ware was wrestling with fat and fur, slowly skinning the animal. "All I have to do is gently run my knife through it," he said. "It separates the fat from the body and pulls the skin down a little bit more, just like peeling a banana." The massive animal had been terrorizing people and pets in Petersburg's South Harbor. It was killed on Saturday, but not by law enforcement. Instead, they collaborated with Ware,...
U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement Officer Joey Boggs is back home in Petersburg this week after escorting the now-famous 80-foot Sitka spruce - known as "The People's Tree" - from Zarembo Island to the front lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. On Zarembo, Petersburg's Rock-N-Road Construction - Sig Burrell and his crew including Jimmy Martinsen, Clayton Martinsen, Ethan File and Tore Lenz - were the ones who harvested the tree. It was the peak of their summer construction season, and...
This is the final week of operations for Papa Bear's Pizza - downtown Petersburg's iconic pizza shop which has been family operated for the past twenty-two years. The business and the building have been purchased by Tom Westoff, owner and operator of Coastal Cold Storage - a custom seafood processor and popular breakfast and lunch restaurant which moved out of their former location on main street this fall. Coastal's restaurant is reshaping itself into Coastal Bear, with Peter Brantuas set to...
December 12, 1924 – Oscar Sather, of the Shields-Sather Lumber & Box Company, is figuring on plans for six cottages for rent or sale, which, if the plans materialize, will somewhat relieve the present famine in lack of houses. At the present time in Petersburg it is impossible to get either houses or apartments or any business location. The new business block being built by Andrew Wikan and John Hammer has the roof on and is nearing completion, and the entire space on both floors could have been rented a dozen times over, owing to demand. In fa...
The Petersburg Borough will enter negotiations with a local developer who wants to buy seven borough-owned lots between Severson Subdivision and Skylark Way. Skylark Park LLC wants to develop the land into a major subdivision with roads and utilities that could provide cheaper housing options in Petersburg. In 2023, a survey found that the town needs over 300 more housing units in the next decade. Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht told the Petersburg Borough Assembly at a meeting Dec. 2 that...
A volunteer DJ at Petersburg's public radio station accidentally discharged a handgun during his music show on Friday, December 6. No one was hurt. Police responded and determined that the man was not a threat to the community. KFSK's Hannah Flor was at the station but didn't see the incident. It was Friday afternoon when KFSK's General Manager Tom Abbott heard a gunshot just outside his office. "I heard it, and it startled me. I looked and the volunteer was standing there, and he had a gun,"...
To the Editor: The Alaska Board of Fish (BOF) will be meeting in January to determine the future management of your Blind Slough King Salmon fishery. Many of us were unsatisfied with what happened at Blind Slough in 2024 and now is the time to support the solution. Your Petersburg Advisory Committee in conjunction with ADFG and SSRAA generated proposal 159 which would modify the current plan and allow for equal access to freshwater and saltwater King Salmon fishing. In addition, proposal 163 would modify current regulations to have all King...
December 4 – The Petersburg Police Department (PPD) received a report of a leaking water meter on 4.5 Street. Water Wastewater (W/WW) was notified and responded. PPD received a report of a dog on South 2nd Street being let out into its yard unattended. The Crystal Lake warning system was tested. An officer responded to a parking complaint on Chief John Lott Street and a vehicle was moved from its illegal parking spot at the direction of the officer. December 5 – Travis Miller was cited for dog at large. An officer assisted a citizen on Sou...
The PHS wrestling team had a solid showing in front of the home crowd in a meet that consisted of 10 other schools. This was the final meet before regionals and the first time this season that every wrestler won at least one of their matches. Jake Newlin, a freshman wrestler, claimed the first win of his high school career under the spotlight. "Every time I got on my back, I was right by the mat – at the end when I was about to get pinned, I bridged out of it and didn't give up and I was able t...
Alaska Airlines has received a federal subsidy since 1976 to provide Wrangell and Petersburg with twice-daily jet service, and community leaders in each community are rounding up support to urge the government to issue a new contract after the current agreement expires in 2025. “I want to ensure it stays around,” Wrangell Mayor Patty Gilbert said of her petition drive to show community support for Alaska Airlines under the U.S. Department of Transportation Essential Air Service program. Sixty-five communities in Alaska —including 10 more in So...
Santa Claus and Petersburg Police Captain Randall Holmgrain share a moment — probably to review notes on who has been naughty or nice this year — during the Jingle and Mingle event hosted on Saturday at at Sandy Beach Park by Petersburg Parks and Recreation, Petersburg Police Department and the Petersburg Public Library....
American ski wear fashion was heavily influenced by immigrants from northern Europe who popularized winter outdoor sports in America. The rugged and utilitarian fashions of the Alpine Style were made of high quality woolens designed for warmth and function with pleats and classic styling. The Clausen Museum's exhibit "The Ski Hill" presents a selection of outdoor wear from the 1940s and 50s. Featured on the ski jumper is a red, white and blue handknit wool ski sweater from Norway donated by...
Two major Alaskan seafood processors have agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging wage violations during the COVID-19 pandemic. OBI Seafoods and Ocean Beauty Seafoods were ordered to pay a total of $2.1 million as part of a settlement approved last week by Judge Marsha J. Pechman in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. The case, brought by former employees Marija and Dusan Paunovic on behalf of processing facility workers, accused the companies of delaying wage payments and underpaying workers during...
