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Joe Viechnicki just celebrated 20 years of living in Petersburg. He moved here the first week in July of 1996, and he worked as a reporter covering the Fourth of July festivities that year. The tragic event of July 4 this year, when a one-car accident that took the lives of Molly Parks and Marie Giesbrecht, hit Viechnicki hard and he's hoping to help the community he cherishes with all his heart and himself heal through his artwork. "That event that night really touched something in me that I...
The Lady Vikings took second place at the 2A state volleyball tournament last weekend in Anchorage, losing the title match against the Craig Lady Panthers. Craig has proven the only constant nemesis for Petersburg since coming down from 3A. In the championship game, the Lady Panthers took down the Lady Vikings in four games, with Petersburg winning the first. However, Craig won the remaining games in order 26-24, 25-19 and 25-21. Cabral says it would have been great to win the championship but the team finished the season playing with maximum e...
JUNEAU – Plans for managing the nation’s largest national forest call for changes in timber harvests that one critic says will be “the demise of the timber industry.” The Tongass National Forest released a management plan update Friday that it says emphasizes young-growth timber sales in the forest covering much of southeast Alaska over old-growth timber. The plan would allow for a logging rate that management says will meet projected demand. Kristen Miller, with the Alaska Wilderness League, says the plan protects important places that sup...
December 16, 1916 – K. L. Steberg sold a dog ticket for the Al-Ki, southbound Thursday, it being the first booking of a canine passenger by his agency. The dog was a non-resident, however, having arrived in recently from Tyee. The freight loaded by the Al-Ki at this port consisted of 115 barrels of herring and a couple of small shipments of fresh fish; also the boiler from the pile-driver, to be taken to Seattle for repairs. December 19, 1941 – Robert F. Lyman, instructor of mining extension work at the University of Alaska, arrived in tow...
The school board ended the 2016 year with a brief meeting about transitioning to a paperless board and an update about the changes to the high school dress code. Board president Sarah Holmgrain said she was excited about the move to have board members utilizing district-issued devices rather than relying on paper. “The hope is that it’s less work and time, as well as effort for Irene, because it is a lot to Xerox and copy everything,” Holmgrain said. “And also, just using less paper. It’s as expensive as ever.” She also reminded anyone that the...
JUNEAU – An estimated 36,000 uninsured Alaskans got health care coverage under President Barack Obama’s signature health care law between 2010 and 2015, according to figures released by the federal government Tuesday. The data was released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services just weeks before Obama leaves office, amid calls by many Republicans in Congress for replacing the law after Donald Trump’s administration takes power. The state-level data touting the law’s benefits provides a lens through which to judge new proposals and...
This week several people asked why we would print a story based in part on an anonymous source? The fact is that often news stories are developed from unidentified sources. In the past three months we have received two anonymous tips that resulted in four stories. Sometimes information is provided over the telephone, as was the case last Friday. That caller provided their name, but asked that it not be made public. We’re working on that story during the upcoming weeks. We printed stories this week and last after talking to recipients of the let...
Patrick McGrath, the owner of property at 895 Mitkof Highway displayed the ongoing construction work at his home and challenged a reporter to find raw sewage on his property. The homeowner was accused by letter, of having septic waste on his land by a disgruntled individual. Copies of the letter were sent to neighboring property owners, the newspaper, Borough administrators and the Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation. Candice Bressler, Public Information Officer with the ADEC told the...
December 7 A call involving theft was reported on Charles W. St. A traffic offense occurred at Nordic and Dolphin. A call involving burglary was received at 4 1/2 St. An intoxicated individual was reported on N. Nordic Dr. Suspicious activity was reported on N. 12th St. December 8 Suspicious activity was reported on S. Nordic Dr. There was a call involving theft on Chief John Lott St. There was a parking issue on N. 2nd St. December 9 There was suspicious activity reported on Charles W. St. There was an issue with parking at South Harbor...
December 12 Marvin Jackson appeared before Superior Court Judge Carey for a change of plea hearing. Jackson entered a guilty plea to one count of attempted misconduct involving controlled substance in the second degree. A sentencing hearing is set for Feb. 28. December 13 Lenny Kent McCollum appeared before Magistrate Judge Burrell for arraignment and sentencing. McCollum was charged with failure to register dive vessel. McCollum pled no contest and was fined $300 with a $10 surcharge....
It may be math teacher Joyce Metsa's first year in Petersburg, but she's already found a way to make a positive impact on a handful of students by establishing a middle school Robotics Club. Metsa is teaming up with Cyndy Fry and the two are bringing competitive robotics to youngsters in town. The club traveled to Juneau last weekend with five students to compete in their first ever FIRST LEGO League event. The team got a late start on the season, and the club ended up coming in 17th out of 26 t...
With so many salmon fisheries occurring across Alaska each year, why is there always so much hoopla about Bristol Bay? It can be summed up in a single word: sockeye. “The sockeye resource at Bristol bay is unique because of its size,” said Andy Wink, Senior Seafood Analyst at the Juneau-based McDowell Group. “Typically, it’s 35 to 40 percent of the global sockeye supply, and it is a huge chunk of Alaska’s overall salmon value. Preliminary data for 2016 show about 38 percent of Alaska’s total salmon value came out of Bristol Bay, and even more i...
PHS wrestlers were successful at the regional tournament in Sitka last weekend however they came up short in their goal to win the 2A team title. Petersburg came in second place to the Wrangell Wolves by less than six team points. "Fortunately, we wrestled well and gained a lot of respect from opposing wrestlers and coaches," says head coach Robert Schwartz. "Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to beat Wrangell for the title." Buddy Stelmach and Teagan Schwartz won individual region five...
KETCHIKAN – A review of the Ketchikan High School’s activities program has found no federal Title IX violations, but the school will still likely change how it operates district activities. The district undertook the review after parents complained that girls’ sports were receiving fewer opportunities than boys’ activities, The Ketchikan Daily News reported. “I’m happy to know that we’re not in violation of any Title IX issues, obviously because it’s a legality situation there I’m really glad to know that we’re at least not violating the law i...
