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Petersburg Medical Center received 220 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday and has since begun vaccinating those who are most at risk, according to local health officials at the COVID-19 community update on Dec. 18. The vaccinations arrived on the afternoon jet from a cold storage facility in Anchorage, and almost immediately afterwards, PMC staff set to work. Mamie Nilsen, a registered nurse in the hospital's long term care facility, was the first person in Petersburg to receive th...
The Borough Assembly again voted on a memorandum of agreement between the Petersburg Borough and Petersburg Medical Center for the asymptomatic testing of staff at Mountain View Manor Assisted Living. After it was made clear that testing would be voluntary, the borough assembly approved the agreement unanimously at their meeting on Monday. According to the MOA, PMC will provide the staff, equipment and materials needed to perform asymptomatic testing at no cost to MVM AL. Both parties will...
At the COVID-19 community update on Friday, Dec. 18 Incident Commander Karl Hagerman reminded the public to visit the borough's COVID-19 dashboard and risk communication plan and send any questions or comments to the Emergency Operations Center. The dashboard monitors the community's COVID-19 situation and the risk communication plan offers mitigation protocols that reflect the local risk level. "We want the plan to be well vetted by the public before we put it to the assembly for approval,"...
December 24, 1920 The business men of Ketchikan have subscribed $2,500 with which to send a representative to Washington D.C. to induce the department of justice to support a request for a division of the First Judicial District of Alaska. At present time all of Southeastern Alaska, otherwise known as the Panhandle, extending from Skagway on the north to Cape Fox on the south is served by one federal court. The court is behind with its work at Juneau and at Ketchikan and it is claimed that there is sufficient work to keep two judges occupied....
An ordinance adjusting the fiscal year 2021 borough budget for known changes, including the reallocation on COVID-19 funds, passed in its third reading on Monday by the Borough Assembly. Ordinance #2020-24 takes the remaining $275,000 in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Support Act funds set aside for a one-time $500 utility credit for households struggling financially as a result of the pandemic and transfers it to three other COVID-19 related programs. Of the $275,000, $100,000 will go to...
Jim and Robin Roberts' Adventures won first place for the boat category in the Christmas decorating contest. The boat is a 49 foot live-aboard power boat moored in North Boat Harbor....
Petersburg Medical Center purchased a new van for their long term care residents. The previous van was purchased in 2000, so the hospital was ready for an upgrade, said PMC Public Relations Coordinator Kelsey Lambe. The new bus will give residents a more comfortable ride and can be cleaned easier. Lambe said the old van has been outfitted with clear dividers so long term care residents can visit their family without the risk of spreading COVID-19....
Maybe the reality of math has changed To the Editor: I just read a recent opinion that reality is what you see and not what you think you see. I thought to myself, "I see." But I guess I think I see because there was a real head scratcher in your December 17 edition. On the back page in a column titled "Elections office: Audit affirms AK initiative passage," paragraph 4 reports that the certified results passed with 174,032 'yes' votes and 170,251 'no' votes. It further stated that the audit sho...
A short film by Kelly Bakos documenting the lifespan of the Rainforest Festival's Ephemeral art show has won two awards from the Best Shorts Competition. The prestigious film competition awarded Bakos' film "Ephemeral" the Award of Merit Special Mention in the documentary short category and in the nature/environment/wildlife category. According to the Best Shorts Competition, award winners have gone on to win Oscars, Emmys and other big name awards. Over 15 local artists are featured in the...
Alisa and Jim Edgars' house on N. Nordic Dr. took first in the local Christmas decorating contest. Dolphin St. took first in the neighborhood category....
December 16— Extra patrols were requested on S. Nordic Dr. Suspicious activity was observed at a location Howkan St. December 17— Extra patrols were requested on 4.5 St. Authorities responded to a report of vehicle damage near the Parks and Recreation Center. Suspicious activity was reported at the 3.5 mile mark of Mitkof Highway. December 18— Authorities responded to a vehicle that was blocking road access at a location on Reservoir Rd. Suspicious activity was reported at a location on Harbor Way. Thomas Olsen, 38, was arrested on charg...
Petersburg School District students took a Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) assessment test this fall that gauged reading fluency and math and reading growth among students, which found those skills had developed since last year. Kindergarteners through third graders were given a MAP Reading Fluency test for the first time this fall. The test assessed students on word recognition, listening comprehension, picture vocabulary and phonological awareness. Students in grades three through nine...
For about the last 10 years, Erin Kandoll has hand-made jewelry out of metal, but her Twisted Ginger Trunk Show on Dec. 16 was her last art show for the foreseeable future as she enters the next phase of her life centered around natural healing and self-reflection. About 100 necklaces adorned with crystals and about 75 pairs of earrings made by Kandoll were on display at her show at FireLight Gallery & Framing last week. Although her art is taking her in a different direction, Kandoll said...
Nearly 5,800 birds were counted and 55 species of birds were identified this year during the Christmas Bird Count on Saturday. Brad Hunter, the organizer of Petersburg's bird count, said while the 55 species of birds spotted this year are above the 49 species average, a higher number of species and birds could have been recorded. The rain and wind made it difficult for both the birds and birders to navigate outdoors. About 1,000 gulls and 2,000 long-tailed ducks were counted on Saturday, but on...
Donald Trump Jr. was in Petersburg this month with his son and several friends, according to a video posted to his Facebook page on Dec. 20. In the three and a half minute clip, Trump is seen leaving Petersburg Harbor onboard a fishing vessel loaded with several ATVs. He takes note of the low temperatures, little daylight and "pretty serious" rain and wind in Southeast Alaska. "In December, it is even more rugged than it is normally," said Trump in the video. "It's always a pretty rugged place....
WRANGELL - Dr. Anne Zink, Alaska's chief medical officer, called in to a special meeting of the Wrangell Borough Assembly last Friday afternoon, Dec. 18, to give a brief update on the COVID-19 situation across the state. In her update she said that she is "cautiously optimistic" about the future, with vaccinations being rolled out and a slowdown in rising case numbers. "Across the state, as a whole, we're starting to see a tentative decline in the acceleration, which has been fantastic," she...
Alaska coastal communities will get a bit of an economic boost in 2021 from increased catches of Pacific cod. The stock, which crashed after a multi-year heat wave starting in 2014 wiped out several year classes, appears to be rebounding throughout the Gulf of Alaska. No cod fishery occurred at all this year in federally managed waters (from three to 200 miles out) where the bulk of the harvest is taken, and a catch of under six million pounds was allowed in state managed waters (out to three miles). For 2021, the North Pacific Fishery...
Lee's Clothing won the business category in Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Petersburg Municipal Power & Light's Christmas decorating contest. Entries were judged based on effort, originality, visibility and appeal. Winners won a $100 gift card....
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The federal Bureau of Land Management said it will remove nearly 750 square miles (1,942 square kilometers) from its Jan. 6 oil and gas lease sale for a part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The agency said Friday it would begin taking bids the following Monday for the rest of the land. The land available for purchase is in the refuge’s northernmost region. The land management agency had initially proposed to offer the vast majority of the plain to bidders, which would have encompassed about 2,500 square mil...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A package of coronavirus vaccines meant for the southeast Alaska city of Ketchikan were unusable because the shipment was too warm, officials said. The 20 doses meant for fire department and public health workers had originally been sent to a bigger Alaska city by Pfizer, then transferred to be shipped to the smaller city of Ketchikan, the Anchorage Daily News reported Friday. The transfer left the doses outside of the company’s mandated low temperature range for too long of a period. The vaccines that were sent on Wed...
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) _ Congress has passed a bill authorizing the addition of Coast Guard Polar Security Cutters for use as icebreakers, and an Alaska senator said the Trump administration is considering leasing an icebreaker owned by a Republican donor. The Coast Guard has two icebreakers, but only one is operating following an August fire that damaged the cutter Healy. Ongoing construction work on a new icebreaker is not expected to be finished until 2024. The Coast Guard Reauthorization Act is part of the National Defense Authorization Act...
Andrea Linden Burt has been named to the Dean’s List for the 2020 Fall semester at Angelo State University, in San Angelo, Texas. Clara Medalen graduated a Doctor of Chiropractic from Life Chiropractic College West, in Hayward, California....
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