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The Petersburg Borough’s 2019 budget passed its final reading Monday afternoon and soon becomes law. Following two amendments the budget passed unanimously and results in a lower tax rate for property owners. Removed was a proposed $2,000 bonus for department heads, at least until union negotiations with the rank and file members of the PMEA is completed. Finance Director Jody Tow told the assembly the money will go into the reserve accounts of both the general fund and the various enterprise funds and could be re-obligated later should the a...
Thank You To the Editor: Thank you to my harbor heroes and EMTs for getting me back on dry land. You know who you are. Carroll Nilsen...
May 30 — Additional patrols were requested on Lumber St. A vehicle theft was reported on Hungerford Hill. The vehicle was recovered and an investigation is ongoing. May 31 — Officers followed a vehicle to the shop from mile 4 Mitkof Hwy. after its transmission failed and he only had third gear. Suspicious activity was suspected after a vehicle sped away from downtown and was found abandoned on Dolphin St. A vehicle accident was reported on Libby Straights near the cemetery. An intoxicated person was reported near the South Boat Harbor ramp. Off...
The Borough Assembly approved rate increases for harbor users on Monday night in its first reading. Moorage rates will rise approximately 9% while other user fees will go up 12% according to a proposed ordinance enacting the increase. According to the Harbor Department’s explanation, staff determined that a number of the moorage and user fees require an increase of 12% or more. To accomplish the across-the-board increase goal, a 10% prepayment provision was eliminated in 2017, allowing for less of a moorage rate increase. Annual stall rates w...
May 16 — Police assisted a Sandy Beach complainant concerning a, “wayward, friendly dog.” Extra patrols were requested on Lumber St. May 17 — Police assisted with a lockout at the S. Boat Harbor. Police conducted an interview for another agency. A subpoena was served at the Police Dept. A disturbance was reported on Cornelius Rd. An RV was reported in the street on Hungerford Hill. May 18 — A taxi was reported to be obstructing traffic when parked near Kito’s Kave. Extra patrols were requested on Lumber St. The ambulance was dispatched...
WRANGELL - A group of Tlingit residents had a unique opportunity for an historical site visit with state archaeologists last week at Anan Creek, revisiting a traditional fishing ground. Now known best for its bear observatory, what draws those bears is the creek's yearly run of salmon. This salmon run at Anan has long been a source of food for the nearby population as well, as attested to by the remnants of a tidal fish trap still near the creek on Sealaska Corporation lands. The United States...
Many new events and activities, along with old favorites, will be featured during this year's 60th celebration of Petersburg's Little Norway Festival. At 4 p.m. Thursday at the public library, the Storyteller Pole Unveiling will be celebrated. Master Tlingit carver Tommy Joseph, from Sitka, created the work for the library. The Mitkof Mummer's play "Bigfoot," featuring a cast of zany characters guarantees a laugh a minute. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. at the Wright Auditorium on Thursday, Friday and...
May 9 — Sunglasses found on Scow Bay Loop Rd. were turned into police. A verbal disturbance was reported on S. Nordic Dr. Suspicious activity was reported. Police found a manager painting a room. Officers contacted an individual sleeping in a chair. Person went home. A protective order was served at a Howkan St. location. May 10 — A cell phone was found at a 1st St. location. Police responded to a Haugen Dr. location regarding a parking issue. Police were notified of a boat alarm activation from a vessel sitting on a boat trailer on Gjoa St....
By a 4-3 vote the Borough Assembly upheld Mayor Jensen’s appointment of Joel Randrup to the Ports and Harbor Advisory Board. He will serve until the October 2018 borough election. Randrup is a commercial fisherman. Two former harbor employees and two commercial boat owners applied for the position. Jim Stromdahl and Jacob Slaven are former employees of the harbor department and Eric Grundberg owns both a commercial and sport boat. Randrup fills the seat occupied by Mike Bangs who passed away in February of this year....
May 10, 1918 The canning of clams at the Alaska Clam-Canning Company’s plant near Tonka closed this week for the season. Clams have now started to spawn and are unfit for canning. The plant was started up on February 15, since which time 2,100 cases have been packed. The promoters of the enterprise are well satisfied with results so far, stating that the entire pack has been sold and that there is good demand for more. The canning of clams will start again September 1. In the meantime the plant will be operated as a salmon cannery, a o...
May 2 — An assault was reported to police. Police made a traffic stop at Lumber St. and S. Nordic. A motor vehicle accident was reported at 500 N. 3rd St. The driver was given a self-reporting form to fill out. Gunshots were reported at Eagle’s Roost Park. The complainant called back and said it was an individual cracking a bullwhip. An ongoing investigation is underway concerning a theft. May 3 — A derelict vessel was reported on the beach at Frederick Point. A self-report form was provided for a minor vehicle accident while parking. Polic...
Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht presented the following report at the Assembly meeting on May 7. The Library is getting ready for the Storyteller Pole unveiling on Thurs., May 17 at 4pm. PIA's JOM Dance Group will perform and Nicole Hallingstad will be guest speaker. City Creek Spillway Rehabilitation pre-construction meeting has been held. Reid Brothers to mobilize to the site and start work on May 7. Their proposed schedule has them finishing up all work by mid-July. Marty Susort has been hired as the Borough’s inspector on the Spillway w...
May 3, 1918 A message received by the local exemption board Tuesday morning stated that fourteen men is the quota for Petersburg in the first draft call, and, further, “that it is desired to call this number of men to the colors in your jurisdiction as soon as possible. Please advise this office of the earliest possible date on which you can be sure to have the men ready for entrainment.” The quotas for other towns of the territory are as follows: Juneau 83, Douglas 20, Haines 3, Ketchikan 83, Sitka 16, Skagway 9, Wrangell 10, Nome 26, Anc...
Sea otter creating imbalance To the Editor: The reintroduction of the sea otter has created an imbalance of human resources and sea life. A much larger impact is looming: Before the sea otters reintroduction to Southeast Alaska’s Archipelago, fishermen fished all types of fish and crustaceans but find themselves now regulated nearly out of business while the reintroduced sea otters continue to ravage the shallow bottoms of all estuaries of Southeast. I can assure that within the next ten years, without proper regulation and control of this pred...
April 25 — Police responded to LeConte RV Park on a loud noise complaint. An abandoned vehicle was reported on N. Nordic Dr. and on Hungerford Hill. Police provided a courtesy transport on Harbor Way. A wayward dog was returned to its owner. A noise complaint was reported on S. 4th St. April 26 — Extra patrols were requested on Wrangell Ave. for speeding motorists. Police disposed of suspected Meth found on Harbor Way. Owners of vehicles parked at the Mile 6 Mitkof Hwy. turnout were notified to have them removed. Loud noise was reported at a S....
WRANGELL — The city is inching toward a planned purge of the island’s abandoned vehicles and assorted clutter. The unsightly problem has been a longstanding issue in public parking spaces such as at Shoemaker Bay Harbor, with unroadworthy vehicles left there to the elements. But under municipal code junk vehicles on private property are also not allowed, and the rule extends to other collections on display deemed to be a “nuisance” by authorities. This means disused vehicles like cars and boats, rusting piles of scrap or broken equipme...
The Borough’s Enterprise Funds are all solvent and to keep it that way, some rate increases will go into effect this fiscal year. Enterprise operations are carried out by the harbor, water, wastewater, sanitation, elderly housing and assisted living departments, which largely pay their own way from revenue they generate from people using their services. Finance Director Jody Tow noted that the Assisted Living fund is being subsidized by the General Fund for both Bond Debt ($179,606) and Operating Fund transfer ($150,000) this year. That a...
April 18 — Drywall workers tripped the alarm at Petersburg Medical Center. Police logged a harassment complaint on Lumber St. A subpoena was served. April 19 — Police conducted extra patrols around the schools. A protective order was issued. Keys lost along the Hungerford Hill Rd. trail were turned in to police. A wallet was found at Eagles Roost Park. April 20 — A possible overdose was reported at a S. Nordic Dr. location. Police responded to a report of illegal dumping at Mile 6 Mitkof Hwy. Owners were contacted after a loose dog was found...
Two commercial fisheries open each spring at Upper Cook Inlet that attract little notice and few participants, but each pays big bucks to fishermen. The first is a food and bait herring fishery that runs from April 20 through the end of May. The 150 ton catch quota is small compared to most of Alaska’s other herring fisheries, but the payout is far higher than all others. “They get $1.00 to $1.50 a pound, or $2,000 to $3,000 for a short ton, and the herring goes primarily into the halibut commercial bait fishery or the sport bait fis...
The USCG Auxiliary is offering Free Vessel Safety Checks Sat., May 12 at the South Boat Harbor starting at 9 AM....
A group in Kake is preparing for a canoe trip to Juneau in part to celebrate its Native culture, but a logistical setback has left them seeking help from the Southeast Alaska fleet. A 13-person crew from Kake is hoping to carry out an eight-day canoeing trip heading north, through Chatham Strait to the Douglas Harbor in Juneau but the safety boat, which follows the crew and holds two cooks, a captain and crew, is unable to participate this year. Nathalie Austin, who’s organizing the Juneau voyage, is looking to contract a vessel owner to be a r...
March 28 — An officer responded to a theft. An officer made contact with an ATV on the shoulder of Mitkof Highway. There was no traffic offense; moving ATV from AML delivery. Abandoned clothing was reported at the corner of Lumber Street and South Nordic Drive. Suspicious subjects were reported in the N. Nordic Drive area. An officer checked the area and the subjects had moved on. An extra patrol was requested due to suspicious subject in the 4.5 Street area. A search warrant was executed. An investigation is ongoing. March 29 — A caller rep...
March 29, 1918 Mrs. K.L. Steberg, treasurer of the school board, received this week from the governor’s office a check on the territorial treasury for $1,277.66, this sum being a refund by the territory of 75 per cent of the town money expended for school maintenance during the quarter ending with March 1st. March 26, 1943 Now that our library is rehabilitated, all the books reclassified, and put in their proper order, and a good system of checking them established, we can now turn our attention to obtaining books that belong to the library w...
Daily aerial surveys by the Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game continue as the Sitka Sound Herring Fishery was placed on two-hour notice on Tuesday, March 20. During the past week herring have been located in deeper waters of Sitka Sound, but test samples continued to show immature roe. On Wednesday, herring predators such as whales and sea lions continued to be seen in the area northwest of Bieli Rock, according to an ADF&G release. A vessel survey conducted by the R/V Kestrel showed a large...
March 14 — An officer responded to a reported sound of gunshots south of the South Harbor City Dock. The officer determined the sounds were caused by a vehicle backfiring continually. An officer responded to a report of an individual going through dumpsters and making a mess at the drive down dock. The individual cleaned up the area and departed at the instruction of the officer. Officer responded to a report of gunfire at 1103 S. Nordic Dr. It was verified that the same vehicle was backfiring. An officer responded to a report of gunfire on Lum...
