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The borough assembly failed to pass an ordinance in its first reading that would allow off-highway vehicles on borough roads, citing a 2017 public vote against a similar ordinance and concerns of overriding the public's will. The ordinance would have allowed residents to operate their OHVs on borough owned and maintained streets under the conditions that the operator has a valid driver's license, the OHV is registered with the borough and the OHV is insured. Richard Burke spearheaded the effort...
With months of preparation under their belts, the 164 student Mitkof Dance Troupe took to the stage this weekend to perform "Game Night," a variety of dance routines centered around well-known board games and activities. The performance was split over four nights. Last Thursday, tots and kinders performed six dances, including Go Fish, Mouse Trap and Twister. On Friday and Saturday, first graders and up performed a combined total of 21 dances. Their performances interpreted such classic games,...
The borough assembly failed to pass a letter to the Secretary of Agriculture and the United States Forest Service at an assembly meeting Monday expressing discontent with the process of reviewing the Roadless Rule in the Tongass National Forest. The letter, which was drafted by Assembly Member Chelsea Tremblay, notes that when the Forest Service presented their six alternatives to the Roadless Rule at a public meeting in November, it seemed as if the decision to go with the alternative six,...
December 26, 1919 The Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department has been organized with an active and an inactive list. Those members whose business takes them from town, such as fishermen etc., have been placed on the inactive list. They are still members of the department and are expected to attend drills, fires, and meetings when in town, but do not need to make excuses when absent as it is taken for granted that they are absent from the city. With the new arrangement each team captain will know that there are certain men that he can always...
With the increasing presence of cell phones in the district, the Petersburg School Board held a discussion on the district's cell phone policy at a school board meeting last week. At Rae C. Stedman Elementary School, cell phones are not allowed to be seen during school hours, and must be kept in students' backpacks. Principal Heather Conn said she hasn't seen any cell phones this year so far, though she has seen them in past years. When a student is caught with their cell phone out, they must dr...
Local news media part of coverup To the Editor: Recently, mayor Jensen and member Bob Lynn of the current Petersburg Borough voting bloc followed up on their past refusals to pass a resolution addressing regional and local corruption exposed in the Washington office investigation of the Tonka and Big Thorne timber sales. They did this by agreeing the Roadless Rule was "too controversial" to pass a resolution in support of the Rule. Controversy however, requires evidence of significant...
The Borough Assembly members acted correctly Monday evening by voting down a proposed ordinance to permit off-road vehicles to operate on borough roadways. The voters spoke against the idea in a 60%-40% decision in 2017. It's not the place of the assembly to override the clear wishes of the electorate just 2 years later. Further, the discussion reminds us of a solution in search of a problem. All manner of off-road vehicles including forklifts, 4-wheelers with plows, tractors and backhoes...
Icicle Seafoods executives and workers rallied around the family and friends of Ken Hicks who passed away last week. Ken was the cannery foreman and was employed by the company for 33 years. Workers and friends worked hand in hand with his daughter Erin to sort and pack up his belongings. Their all-in efforts reflect the love and appreciation everyone had for Ken's long-time contributions to the company. May such acts of kindness continue beyond this Christmas season and throughout the New...
December 11 — Authorities responded to a report of individuals shining flashlights into vehicles on Dock St. A suspicious parked vehicle in the South Mitkof Ferry Terminal was reported. Authorities helped the owner to move the vehicle. December 12 — A possible drunk driver was reported to authorities. A resident called dispatch to inform Petersburg Medical Center of his impending arrival with his wife. December 13 — Authorities responded to an alarm activation at Petro Marine. December 14 — Suspicious activity was reported at the 400 block of H...
Eleven wrestlers on the Petersburg High School wrestling team qualified for State and three Vikings were named Division II region champions in their weight class at the regional tournament in Craig last weekend. At the tournament, the top three boys and top two girls in their weight class qualified for State. Merrick Nilsen, Deirdre Toyomura and Ruby Massin came in first place and claimed the title of Division II region champion in their weight classes. Reed Anderson, Kole Sperl and Adam Ware...
Seven Mitkof Middle School students used preprogrammed robots in a regionwide robotics competition on Saturday in Juneau to perform missions worth a variety of points. There were 20 teams at the competition made up of over 100 students throughout Southeast Alaska. The seven Petersburg students were split into two teams and placed 14th and 17th place in the competition overall. Over the course of three rounds, each team had two and a half minutes per round to execute as many missions as possible...
Go Fish! A deck of clever playing cards is teaching people about one of Alaska's most popular yet fragile fishing favorites: rockfish. During games players can learn how to identify the 48 different kinds of rockfish found in Alaska waters and how some, like rougheye, can live beyond 200 years. "Shortraker, the 10 of diamonds, can live 157 years. Yelloweye live 118 years and are sexually mature at around 22 years. Black rockfish mature at six or seven years and can live to be 50 years," said...
On 12-4-19, Alaska Wildlife Troopers in Wrangell, investigated a moose that was taken on Wrangell island after the registration moose season had closed. Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact the Wrangell AWT office at (907) 847-3215 or Wildlife Safeguard at 1-800-478-3377...
Eleven birders spent their Saturday identifying 58 species of birds and counting over 8,000 birds total for this year's Christmas Bird Count in Petersburg. Every year, thousands of volunteers from the United States, Canada and other countries in the Western Hemisphere count birds within a 24-hour period to document numbers and species of birds for the National Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count, according to Brad Hunter, the organizer for Petersburg's bird count. The data from the bird count...
Inside Passage Electric Cooperative is building a hydro electric project that will utilize Gunnuk Creek and supply Kake with 55 percent of its annual energy usage. The Gunnuk Creek Hydro Electric Project has an installed capacity of 500 kW, according to Service Operations Manager Brandon Shaw. It's estimated to produce 1,600 MWhs annually, which is around 55 percent of Kake's energy usage. Over the course of 50 years, the hydro project will save approximately 6.2 million gallons of diesel fuel....
David J. "Andy" Armstrong, 71, passed away in his sleep on Dec. 7, 2019 at his home in Craig, Alaska. Andy was born in Shelton, Washington on October 21, 1948 with his twin brother Donald to parents Stan and Annabelle Armstrong. Shelton was his home and workplace (Simpson Timber Co.) until 1979 when he took a job as an equipment operator for Mud Bay Logging in Rowan Bay, Alaska. While working out of Petersburg, Alaska, he met his wife Barbi at the annual Little Norway festival in Petersburg in... Full story
Kenneth LeRoy Hicks, 66 died December 9, 2019 at home in Petersburg, Alaska of natural causes. Ken was born February 20, 1953 in Port Townsend, Washington to Don and Pat Hicks. He attended Oak Harbor High School in Washington. He worked in Petersburg for Icicle Seafoods for 33 years as cannery foreman. He was a member of the Moose and Elks lodges. He is survived by: Parents Don and Pat Hicks of Yuma, Arizona; Daughter Erin Hicks of Renton, Washington; Son and Daughter-in-law and grandchildren... Full story
State Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins will hold public office hours on Mon., Dec. 23 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Common Grounds. No appointment necessary, just stop by....
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A powerful Alaska Native corporation is withdrawing from the Alaska Federation of Natives at the end of this year, KTOO Public Media reported. Arctic Slope Regional Corp. Director of Communications Ty Hardt wrote in a statement issued Friday that the organization's board of directors voted unanimously to end its membership in the federation on Dec. 31. ``With this decision, ASRC intends to focus on the various needs within Alaska's North Slope, where there is an increased degree of alignment as well as additional e...
Prospector Creighton Campbell's 1887 diary tells a challenging tale of winter survival as the first white person up the Iskut River headwaters in the Stikine watershed. Indians recommended travel over ice, so Campbell and buddies gathered gear, food and a dog named "Useless" for prospecting upriver. Snows 8 ft. deep hampered efforts, and by March they were barely halfway. Bacon and salt were getting low; by April just beans and flour were left. When they finally returned to Ft. Wrangel, they...
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...
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