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Marijuana dispensaries can't set up shop in downtown Peterburg based on Alaska's Alcohol Beverage Control Board's (ABC's) recent adopted marijuana license restrictions. According to the adopted regulations, the ABC Board won't issue a marijuana establishment license "if the licensed premises will be located within 500 feet of a school grounds, a recreation youth center, a building in which religious services are regularly conducted, or a correctional facility." Those restrictions eliminate... Full story
There are many positive and negative aspects to hunting moose in Petersburg, and one of the most notable negatives is dealing with the strict antler restrictions imposed on hunters. At times, it seems like hunters afield are literally rolling the dice when they pull the trigger. If the moose is legal, there is celebration, but if the animal is illegal it leads to a $300 fine. Thirteen moose were killed in the region this season that failed to meet the antler restrictions, and their meat was distributed to charity organizations and those in... Full story
December 18, 1915 – A special meeting of the council was held Monday evening to consider the matter of furnishing water to the natives living near the cannery. Councilman Brennan, chairman of the water committee, reported the work of extending the water system completed, and upon his order the public tap at the approach to the Packing Company's dock had been removed; that such removal worked a hardship on natives living near the cannery, in that they would have to cross the Narrows for water, being unable to pay for installation of the city s...
First step the hardest To the Editor: Some say the first step is the hardest, but we’ve found community-wide support makes the first step a bit easier. Recently, the Petersburg Children’s Center took its first step toward a long awaited building expansion project. Through the generosity of Reid Brothers, Hammer & Wikan and local donors, the piling is in and we’re getting ready to start framing up the building shell. While we are officially underway, we are continuing to seek donations to fund completion of the project, including an unant...
It was an eventful week. A big highlight was the anniversary celebration of the marriage of Bob and Carroll Nilsen who were wed on December 15, 1955. Sixty years of marriage is indeed something to celebrate and their family and friends certainly pulled it off nicely. Following their vow renewal at the Lutheran Church on Wednesday, I asked Bob if the marriage vows were easier said the second time around. Bob replied, "This is the third time." He explained they were married before a Justice of... Full story
December 9 A caller reported a case of Facebook fraud. A caller reported theft of services and trespassing on Lumber Street. A caller reported a disabled vehicle on N. Nordic Drive. It was to be moved the following morning. A caller requested a welfare check for an individual on Lumber Street. December 10 A caller reported black ice on Mitkof Highway. DOT was notified. A caller reported vandalism to a vehicle on Haugen Drive. It was later determined it was just ice on the vehicle. The Fire Department was called out for a possible chimney fire...
Andy Kittams, 43, plead guilty in October to driving salmon from closed waters while commercial seining. According to Alaska State Troopers, Kittams was seining at the Hidden Falls Hatcher Area when his crew was documented using explosives to drive salmon from a closed area into an active seine net. The incident occurred in 2013. Kittams appeared in Sitka for his court hearing where he was fined $3,000 and ordered to pay $12,375 in restitution to the state of Alaska. An additional charge of using explosives to drive salmon was dismissed as...
Snow naturally notifies citizens of the upcoming holiday season, but to many, it also signals the beginning of the high school basketball season. Sure enough, both the boys' and girls' teams of PHS tip off their respective seasons this weekend in the annual Little Norway Invitational Tournament. The Little Norway Invitational is in memory of long-time Petersburg citizen and basketball fan Jerry Dahl Sr. In the 12th annual version of the tournament, the boys will serve as host to Thunder...
Twenty years ago Patty Parr Simpson took approximately 280 photos of older homes in and nearby Petersburg, and she compiled a photo album of her work. Then with help from Colleen Nicholson, who also knew a lot of the people that had lived in the older homes, the pair documented their ownership history, but the project did not stop there. Parr Simpson lent the photo album to the borough mapping department where Susan Christensen and Valerie Allen used old tax maps to add block numbers, lot...
Commercial sea cucumber divers harvested more than 1.4 million pounds of sea cucumbers this fall, according to Alaska Department of Fish and Game preliminary harvest estimates. With an average price of $3.50 per pound, that's $5.1 million worth of sea cucumbers. Snow Pass yielded the most harvest weight with 327,454 pounds of cucumbers coming out of the waters and saw 58 divers fish the area on October 26, the most out of any area time this season. The cucumber dive fishery is a rotational...
For wrestling fans attending the Region V Tournament in Petersburg last weekend it was long, loud and action packed. The hometown team earned a 2A third place finish in points and six Viking wrestlers qualified for State. "For the young Viking wrestling team, it was a weekend of triumph and hardship as they enjoyed some great victories and humbling losses," says assistant coach Robert Schwartz. "It's hard fought victories and tough losses that they learn the most from, and there were plenty of l...
PETERSBURG (AP) — The state of Alaska is moving forward with plans to construct a controversial road linking the city of Petersburg to Kake as part of the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. The proposed road from Kake would end at Wrangell Narrows across from Petersburg, where a shuttle ferry would then pick up passengers to complete the trip. The Kake Access Project calls for building 27 miles of unpaved road and upgrades to another 26 miles of logging roads, KFSK-FM reported. Funding for the $37 million project is covered under the...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is planning to launch major renovation projects for a number of highway segments and ferry terminals next year. On the Marine Highway, the DOT is asking for bids on a new terminal building in Kake. Ferry system manager John Falvey says the Kake project will also install sanitary sewer and water lines. Construction will take place in the summer, with work completed by fall. A similar projected is expected in Angoon next summer. In Ketchikan, DOT is planning a $...
Caught by Alaskans for Alaskans is a business concept that bested 170 others in a global fisheries business competition last month at Stanford University in California. The contest, sponsored by Fish 2.0, awards creative approaches that build demand for sustainable seafood, reduce waste and support fishing towns. The Alaska Community Seafood Hub model, presented by Kelly Harrell of Anchorage, won $5,000 in cash and is in the running for more money to be awarded this month. Fish 2.0 builds the knowledge and connections needed to increase...
Sandra Darlene Wolf, 66, died on December 8, 2015 in Petersburg, Alaska. She was born in Warren, Ohio on July 15, 1949 to Arthur and Lyda Winyard. Her concern for others lead her to a nursing career and eventually to Ketchikan's Gateway Alcoholism Program. There, as a psychiatric nurse she would handle mentally unstable males weighing twice her weight as she escorted them from Ketchikan to Juneau for treatment. When Sandy would say "sit, or else" they sat. A significant moment in her life came... Full story
The Reverend Thomas Lee (Joseph) Weise, Jr., 46, a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Juneau, Alaska, died December 6, 2015, following a cardiac arrest suffered while visiting family members in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Fr. Weise was born January 10, 1969 in South Laguna Beach, Calif. After graduating from Dana Hills High School, he was appointed to the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., graduating in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Science While in the... Full story
Norman Lee Cheney, 75, passed away unexpectedly on October 25, 2015, in Petersburg, Alaska. He was born September 22, 1940, to Helen and Ed Cheney in Morton, Wash., the second of eight children. He joined the Navy at seventeen and served for six years. He returned to Washington and worked in a lumber mill before turning to logging. Norman married LaVerne Lester in 1967. He moved the family, wife and daughter Bobbi Jo, to Alaska in 1976. He logged for Pentilla Logging, Reid Bros., and L&P, and... Full story
Wrangell and Petersburg utilities can be expecting a rebate this year from Southeast Alaska Power Agency. This summer the board approved a rebate of $1.5 million for member utilities. A formal award plan was presented at last week’s meeting in Ketchikan on Dec. 10, with $340,563 to go to Wrangell and $372,343 to Petersburg. The remaining $787,093 would be distributed to Ketchikan. Voting alternate and electrical superintendent Clay Hammer represented Wrangell at the meeting, and he explained the rebate was possible in part because of funds u...
