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January An elderly man was hit by a vehicle while crossing the street at Gjoa and Nordic Drive. The gentleman was crossing inside the crosswalk and was grazed by the vehicle’s mirror as it passed. The victim was thrown approximately 20 feet. He was on crutches at the time. Rock-N-Road Construction was granted a contract to demolish the Romiad Building to make room for the new library. The building was demolished for $22,499. The Petersburg City Council discussed condemning LeConte RV Park for s... Full story
The incredible display at Kevin Granberg’s home, #42 Magill’s Trailer Court, took top honors in the home decorating category of the Chamber of Commerce’s Christmas Decorating contest. Other winners included the Sons of Norway winning for church/organizations, Lee’s Clothing for businesses, Pam Speck’s Sweet Home won for boats, and the Shimmering Sandy Beach Road (the Bryner, Swanson, Paulsen, Short and Dwyer homes) won in the neighborhood category....
Planning and preliminary design work has begun for a new electrical transmission line intertie that would extend west across the Tongass National Forest, from the Petersburg area to Kake on Kupreanof Island. According to Project Manager for the Intertie, Mark Schinman, the Kake – Petersburg Intertie would transmit power to Kake at either 69 or 138 kilovolts and consist primarily of single wood pole structures. Schinman also explained that two primary alternative routes are being considered. The two routes generally follow previously i... Full story
The Petersburg Library project is continuing through the winter with satisfactory progress. According to Petersburg City’s Onsite Construction Administrator Dan LaForce there have been some setbacks in schedule due to issues with special brackets needed for the glu-lam beams and valley rafters but the brackets and beams needed to complete the roof structure are on site and work started Dec. 11 to get that finished. “I would expect dry-in by the end of the week,” LaForce stated. “There was tem... Full story
December 8, 1982: Petersburg Cablevision announced recently that they will provide four more channels to their Petersburg system sometime in early 1983. Betty Philbin of the Petersburg Cablevision office said the new channels will be made available to customers over a small auxiliary control box that will sit on top of the television sets. At the present time all 13 channels are used for Cablevision programs in Petersburg. December 10, 1992: The Petersburg Moose Lodge hoped to win the distinction of being the biggest donor to the Salvation...
Can’t kill our way out of mess To the Editor: If we’ve reached a new biological cliff and are turning to preditor control as our last tool in the toolbox, it means we’ve failed. We’ve failed to manage ourselves and the need for a scapegoat. The reality is a number of human factors have led to dramatic declines in deer populations and we can’t simply kill our way out of this mess. The state manages deer for maximum huntable populations. The problem is, the forest service manages the land for industrial clear cutting using a 30 year old faulty de...
We were surprised to hear that 337 mail-in ballots remain to be counted by the Division of Elections. We guessed that 100 to 150 more ballots would be the likely number of late returns for the borough election whose deadline was Dec. 18. We doubt the election outcome will change, as approximately two-thirds of the final ballots would have to be cast against borough formation, to alter the outcome. — George and Florabelle Rice stopped by to show us their White House Christmas card. They supported President Obama’s re-election and received the...
The Alaska Department of Justice has granted its final pre-clearance approval to the Petersburg Borough. According to DOJ Voting Section Chief, Christian Herren, assuming the ballot measure carries through the Dec. 28 and Jan. 2 counts and the election is certified on Jan. 3, the Petersburg Borough will take effect Jan. 3, 2013. In a letter sent to Brent Williams, Local Government Specialist and Jim Brennan of Hedland, Brennan and Heideman, the Attorney General does not interpose any objection to the specified changes, which constitutes final...
As of Wednesday afternoon the Alaska Division of Elections has received 337 additional Petersburg Borough election ballots, which will be tallied on Friday, Dec. 28 beginning at 11 a.m. according to Gail Fenumiai, Director. Fenumiai said 1,391 ballots have been received and approved by the absentee board. Forty ballots were received and rejected. Deadline for mailing ballots was Dec. 18 at 5 p.m. for the mail in election conducted by the State of Alaska. Participation in the borough election to date stands at 53%, well above November’s p...
December 19 Officers responded to an individual reported as highly intoxicated on Sing Lee Alley. A car was driving recklessly and spinning in a parking lot on Mitkof Highway. December 20 A vehicle was blocking driveway, officer ticketed the vehicle and located the owner to move it on N. Second Street. A metallic blue iPod touch was stolen from Lumber Street December 21 A vehicle was reported on the side of the road on Mitkof Highway. Vehicles were using closed portions of the street on Dolphin Street. An officer was requested for a family...
December 21 Cristian R. Gallardo, 34, appeared before Magistrate Desiree Burrell for an arraignment on the charges of disorderly conduct and fourth degree assault. Gallardo entered a plea of not guilty and a representation hearing has been set for Jan. 11, 2013. Gallardo was released with conditions....
Alaska’s Symphony of Seafood will celebrate its 20th anniversary next year and the call is out for new entries to be introduced in the annual competition. The Symphony, hosted by the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation, showcases new Alaska seafood products in three categories: retail, food service and smoked. Top winners in each receive booth space at the international Boston Seafood Show in March. A unique and fun thing about the seafood contest is that it provides a level playing field with entries from major seafood companies and s...
Billie Elizabeth Taylor died in Salem, Ore. on December 12, 2012. Born November 1, 1915, Billie was the last living member of a family of 13 children. She was born in Alger, Wash. to German immigrant parents who ran a small logging and saw mill operation on their rural property. Life was not easy for this large family. Billie attended a small country elementary school, but had to move to nearby Bellingham to board with friends and relatives in order to attend high school. She graduated from Burl... Full story
