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With the legislative season wrapping up in May, candidates for Alaska's primaries and general elections have begun preparing themselves for voters' consideration in the coming months. This year House District 35 can expect to see a competitive race for its Republican Party primary in August, with Democratic incumbent Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins running unopposed in his party's primary. District 35 encompasses much of Central Southeast, including the communities of Petersburg, Sitka, Hoonah and...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A Juneau man could face criminal charges after one of his wolf traps mortally wounded a black bear cub, Alaska State Troopers said. A group of hikers found the cub severely injured near the Ready Bouillon Creek in late May after it stepped into the trap which was illegally left out on Douglas Island, the Juneau Empire reported . The snare caught the cub around both hind legs and cut the bear almost all the way to the bone, said Troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game determined that the c...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Officials with the state and with Alaska’s largest city, Anchorage, hope to avoid any confusion about voting in this year’s primary and general elections. Anchorage has moved to a vote-by-mail system for its local elections. However, the state has not gone that route and will conduct the Aug. 21 primary and Nov. 6 general elections as normal. That typically means voting in person. However, a voter also can request an absentee ballot, which can be returned in the mail one of the options the state offers for casting ballots....
Filmmaker Kelly Bakos of Petersburg, Alaska has won four prestigious Awards of Excellence from The Accolade Global Film Competition. The awards were given for her feature length documentary film, A HERD OF ORPHANS, in four categories: Award of Excellence: Nature/Environment/Wildlife; Award of Excellence: Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery; Award of Excellence: Contemporary Issues/Awareness Raising; Award of Excellence: Women Filmmakers. Bakos says this about winning the awards, "I am...
The National Athletic Trainers’ Association will be inducting seven people into its Hall of Fame when it gathers at its 69th annual clinical symposia and exposition in New Orleans next week. Among them will be Marty Matney, formerly of Petersburg. The association notes that Matney first became interested in sports medicine in high school in the 1970s. Since then, he has built a decades-long career that has spanned multiple job settings and blazed new trails for athletic training employment. Matney started in the clinical setting, and his w...
The Petersburg Borough has announced that Sgt. James Kerr will be proposed as Petersburg's next police chief. "He did a wonderful job in the interview process and had a tremendous amount of support from the community," said Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht on Wednesday afternoon. Giesbrecht added, "Debbie Thompson and I will be negotiating a contingent contract with James to be our next Police Chief, first thing tomorrow. I have notified Jim, and the other candidates." The job offer is...
The Alaska Bar Association has opened a formal disciplinary investigation of Petersburg Attorney Fred Triem based upon grievances filed against him by Dr. Paul Fay and Robert Mills. The grievances relate to the class action litigation in Hanson vs. Kake Tribal Corporation. According to the ABA's letter to Triem, the central allegation in the grievances is that, "you have mishandled and failed to account for money that since 1998 you have held in trust for the Hanson class." The ABA said Triem's...
The Petersburg Rotary Club at its meeting last week was told that Petersburg needs success in salmon, black cod and halibut and added that market forces and resource returns have kept Petersburg facing numerous challenges over the past few years. Last year’s impressive and unexpected chum returns show the oceans can continue to produce fish. There is also a market demand for local seafood. Halibut: Halibut prices took a dump this year because for a second year in a row frozen halibut inventory carried over and once again held pricing lower t...
In a change of plea hearing before Superior Court Judge Carey, Jasmine Ohmer entered a guilty plea to a single charge of harassing deer. The defendant was granted a suspended entry of judgment and was placed on probation for one year. She was ordered to pay a $2,000 fine, a $50 surcharge, complete 100 hours of community work service and must not violate any laws. Following the successful completion of the above orders, her record will be suspended at a SEJ hearing set for May 20, 2019....
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — In a push to get Alaska voters to legalize marijuana, supporters suggested a tax on growers of $800 a pound — though they knew it would be unworkable in the long run. The tax aimed to show that the industry was willing to pay its share, said Brandon Emmett, who was part of the successful 2014 legalization campaign. The hope was that once pot become legal, the industry, regulators and lawmakers would work together to revamp the figure, he said. “So far as I can tell, we gambled poorly because that’s not happeni...
Petersburg Devil's Thumb Shooters competed in the Alaska SCTP State shoot June 6-10 at the Birchwood Shooting Range in Eagle River with 120 school age kids from all over the state participating. The Alaska High School team is one of the best in the country. When they go outside Alaska to shoot, they also win first place. There have been a lot of college scholarships given out to Alaska kids in the last few years to shoot. We had 11 athletes attend: 5 varsity, 4 juniors, and 2 novice. Israel...
WRANGELL - A bridgeside traffic accident was discovered Monday evening, one which resulted in two fatalities and left two more passengers critically injured. Rainie Doak was traveling with her three children northbound on Zimovia Highway late Sunday or early Monday morning. Doak is believed to have been at the wheel when the Ford Expedition lost control approaching the Pats Creek Bridge, about 12 miles south of Wrangell. The road approaches the bridge at an angle and conditions that evening had...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) —Some Alaska students recently wrapped up a weeklong summer program that gives them the opportunity to take on hands-on challenges that encourage problem-solving, teamwork, entrepreneurship and innovation. Students from kindergarten through sixth grade participated in Camp Invention June 4-8 at Thunder Mountain High School in Juneau, the Juneau Empire reported. The program is a good way to keep kids excited about learning, Camp Invention Director and Thunder Mountain High School teacher Adriana Northcutt said. “It is sup...
State Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins will be holding public office hours on Fri. June 15 from 4-5 p.m. at Glacier Express and Sat. June 16 from 9-10 a.m. at the Salty Pantry. No appointment necessary. If you have questions email rep.jonathan.kreiss-tomkins@akleg.gov or call 747.4665....
Traveling is not new to most Petersburg High School students. They hop on a ferry for extended weekend sports, academic, and music competitions. They fly on planes when heading even further north or south. Our geography demands travel. But what would take seven PHS students over 5,600 miles from Petersburg, Alaska to San Jose, Costa Rica you might ask? Why Spanish, of course. Rowan Beraza, PHS Spanish teacher had a vision of a kind of cultural and language immersion for her second year Spanish...
Susan Flint and Sue Paulsen appeared before the Petersburg Borough Assembly Monday afternoon asking the Borough Assembly to pass Ordinance #2018-16 that will amend the Senior Citizen Sales Tax Exemption and replace it with a needs based rebate program. John Havrilek also supported the proposal. Flint gave a history of the programs that benefited seniors in the 1970s when oil money was flowing and the State’s Longevity Bonus and Property Tax exemptions were put in place. Petersburg established the Sales Tax exemption for seniors. “Now the pio...
Permelia "Pam" Lyons, 54, of Petersburg was charged with two counts of Assault in the 3rd Degree according to a police department press release. On Tues., June 5, at about 8 a.m. an off - duty officer called police dispatch. The officer received a text message, from an unidentified person, reporting a female walking along Libby Straights, striking the handrail with a hatchet. Officers searched the area but were not able to immediately locate the individual. The police department received a...
The Borough's trash baler has not been operational since late April of this year. Trash is being stored inside the baler building and is being shipped out of town in open-top 53-foot long containers, without compaction, according to Public Works Director Chris Cotta. In answering a question from the Assembly, Cotta explained that the baler's conveyor belt had stopped working in April. After the conveyor system was repaired, within a week's time the processor unit in the machine's controller...
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...
Following is the schedule of events for police chief candidates visiting Petersburg next week. June 10th or 11th Finalists and their spouses arrive in Petersburg June 11, 3pm - 5pm Steve conducts tours for the candidates and their spouses June 12, 8am - 10am Breakfast social with the PD in their Training Room 10am - 6pm Candidates on their own 6pm - 8pm Community Social in the Assembly Chambers June 13 Board and Borough Manager Interview Schedule 9:30am - 10:30am Board Interview with Joe Gasper 9:30am - 10:30am Manager Interview with James...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly will hold a Special Meeting Fri., June 8 at 4:30 p.m. to conduct the Borough Manager’s annual performance evaluation in Executive Session. The meeting will be held in the Assembly Chambers of the Municipal Building located at 12 S. Nordic Drive....
The LeConte Glacier ice field is thinning. Ice towers that once stood 250-feet above sea level now measure 165-feet at the tallest point along the face of the glacier, according to measurements taken by Petersburg High School students conducting their annual May survey. Students led by instructor Victor Trautman also determined the glacier terminus has retreated 300-feet as compared to previous measurements. The glacier has a tendency to move forward with the spring melt and retreat again in...
Districts 5, 6, 10 and most of 7 will soon reopen to sport fishermen for king salmon, according to emergency regulations put in place earlier this spring. Chinook harvest opportunity has already opened in hatchery areas at Anita Bay, Blind Slough and Petersburg’s City Creek, opening up last Friday. On June 15 the next wave of openings will take effect, following a wide scale closure to the fishery at the start of April. Most of the marine waters in the Petersburg-Wrangell area will reopen later next week, with districts 8 and a portion of 7 i...
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) will be chip sealing in Petersburg starting at the end of this week to seal cracks and provide a new road surface. Crews will be working on Mitkof Highway from Papke’s Landing Road to the end of the road. Depending on weather, chip sealing operations could last between 2-6 weeks. Machinery will be on the road, painted center line markings will not be present, and speed and other road conditions will be changing. Drivers are encouraged to pay close attention to sign and f...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) —Alaska child care providers are concerned drastic changes could be coming to preschools throughout the state. A document outlining proposed changes from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Child Care Program Office says an administrator of a child care facility with current certification would need to have a bachelor's degree in a child care-related field and in-service training, and an administrator without a current certification would need a master's degree in a related field and in-service training, t...
