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JUNEAU (AP) — Gov. Sean Parnell has proclaimed October to be Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Alaska. Since taking office, combatting domestic violence and sexual assault has been a part of Parnell's legislative agenda. He has called the violence a scourge, and in his proclamation, says violence within the home and within relationships “breaks the core of the human spirit and jeopardizes the humanity that exists in every community.” He says everyone has the right to live without harm or fear of harm. Parnell asks all Alaskans to “Choo...
City official continue to handle questions regarding the borough election issues. These issues are being forwarded to the two State agencies involved in the election, the Election Division and Alaska Public Officials Office, APOC. “The State is running this election,” Petersburg City Manager Steve Giesbrecht said. “We can answer some of the less confusing issues, but most of the questions need to be taken to the election officials.” The Borough Promotion Committee will hold its first official meeting at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 19. “We will be g...
The Petersburg Road Improvement Project continues along Nordic Drive and Dolphin Street. Construction progress to date includes all phase one drain pipes and storm drain structures on Dolphin Street and Nordic Drive, including the Dolphin Street outfall. “All of the pipe work has been done,” Dowl HKM Project Engineer Matt McGuan said. “We will not be putting any more pipe in the ground.” The Nordic Drive pavement, curb and gutter and sidewalk has been demolished and the D-1 base course has been placed and graded on Dolphin Street East and the...
ANCHORAGE (AP) — Human remains found ravaged by one or more brown bears on a southeast Alaska island are likely from a Sitka man overdue on a boating trip, Sitka police said Monday. Police confirmed the death Sunday and said remains found on Chichagof Island were likely that of Tomas Puerta, 54, who left Sitka in a skiff Thursday on his way to a forestry job site near Peril Strait. The death was first reported by KCAW-FM. Sitka is a community of about 9,000 on Baranof Island. Admiralty, Baranof, and Chichagof islands together are known as the ...
Dan Tate, father and employee of Petersburg City Schools spoke with the Petersburg City Schools Board to add athletic programs to the middle school. “I had the opportunity to chaperone 19 middle school students from the running club to Ketchikan,” Tate said. “They are a remarkable group of young people.” According to Tate, most kids do better in school as well as in life in general, if they have some type of physical activity. “I would like you, the Board, to consider implementing a more active athletic program for the middle school students,...
Just after 7 p.m. Thursday, Petersburg Police responded to a report of a suicidal individual armed with an assault weapon on Frederick Point North. Petersburg officers and dispatchers made contact with Jace Cunningham, 30, by cell phone. “We get these types of calls all the time,” Petersburg Police Chief Jim Agner said. “It was just a little more stressful this time.” According to Agner these situations usually end with the individual receiving the help they need from mental health professionals and the information goes no further. “This t... Full story
After only 2-1/2 months on the job, Bruce Jones, Petersburg Indian Association Tribal Administrator was fired by a 4-2 vote of the tribal council on Tuesday night. Jones was hired on August 1 of this year. Jones did not give a reason for his firing and referred questions to his attorney John Hoag. Tribal member Ronelle Beardslee told the Pilot she and other tribal members will be seeking legal council to determine their next move. “I’m very disappointed the board didn’t support their triba... Full story
Volunteer firefighters and EMS responded to a report of smoke coming from the eaves of a home owned by Beulah Luhr at 1.8 Mile Mitkof Highway on Sunday night. Smoke alarms were also activated inside the structure. According to department spokesperson Dave Berg, the fire was called in by Janet Seaman who was walking by the home at about 6 p.m. Sunday. Berg, one of the first on the scene, found smoke venting from the upper levels of the home. Upon gaining entry to the home, fire fighters found... Full story
The Petersburg Planning and Zoning Commission approved a conditional use permit for Ocean Beauty Seafoods to place container bunkhouses at the site of the old bunkhouse at 15 Harbor Way Tuesday evening during their regular meeting. “The purpose of this move is for the bunkhouses to be more convenient for our workers,” Ocean Beauty Plant Manager Cheryl Romeo said. “They will be closer to work and closer to town, which will be good for the City as well.” Six, 8 by 40-foot container buildings will take the place of the old building. One of the...
The Petersburg City Council met Friday to finalize the results of Tuesday’s municipal election. The question to raise the sales tax cap in Petersburg from $1,200 to $1,700, failed by six votes. Petersburg Mayor Al Dwyer and council tallied the votes of three questioned ballots and two absentee ballots that were received through the mail. These votes did not change the outcome on proposition two. After the election, this measure was failing by only two votes and another four votes from the remaining ballots were all opposed to the increase. The...
The Petersburg Road Improvement project continues and SECON Project Superintendent Bryce Kidd and Dowl HKM Project Engineer Matt McGuan held a meeting to let the public know how the project is progressing. As of Thursday, Oct. 4, all Dolphin Street storm drain pipes and storm drain structures have been installed. The sanitary sewer manhole in the intersection of Nordic Drive and Dolphin Street has been repaired. Six inch minus shot rock has been installed on Dolphin Street east and west and D-1...
Rates for services and storage at Petersburg Community Cold Storage will increase as of Nov. 1. The Petersburg Economic Development Council owns PCCS, which is a non-profit organization. “Our anchor tenant has been Ocean Beauty Seafoods,” PEDC Coordinator Liz Cabrera said. “With the facility closing for the season, due to the ferry accident, we faced a financial loss with the PCCS.” Cabrera explained that the board tossed around many options and they talked to users of the facility to find solutions to this problem. At this time there are no...
Petersburg Medical Center Board has chosen Bettisworth North Architects and Planners, Inc. to design the remodel project for the long-term care facility. Two proposals for the project were reviewed by the board, with the second proposal coming from Jensen, Yorba and Lott. “Jensen, Yorba and Lott made several changes to the design,” Petersburg Medical Center CEO Liz Woodyard said. “These changes will raise the price exceedingly more than we have money for.” The PMC Board placed the Long Term Care facility on the City’s capital improveme...
Craig Olson and Deb Hurley have purchased some of the assets of Forget-Me-Not Floral and have renamed the business Island Flowers. The couple has operated Flower Farm at Papke’s Landing since 1997 and have sought a downtown presence for their flowers. Hurley said the store will evolve into a garden shop which will provide bedding plants in the spring and cut flowers year round. Olson resigned from his position at Piston and Rudder after working 30 years for the shipyard. Rachel Welde operated F...
With the only contested race on the ballot being for two seats on the Harbor Board, the propositions in this election become the hot topics. Petersburg voters returned with a resounding no to the purchase of the Reid Marine Property by an almost two to one vote. In unofficial results, 515 people voted no, and 274 voted yes for the Reid property purchase. The asking price for the land is $1.4 million and was to be paid for with a mix of local funding sources including a hike in harbor rates. According to Trident Seafoods Plant Manager Dave... Full story
Petersburg police arrested 22 year-old Levi O’Connor after alleged threats prompted the lockdown of Petersburg City Schools, the Petersburg Medical Center, Petersburg Children’s Center and several other downtown businesses on Tuesday morning. O’Connor was apprehended in front of Petersburg Medical Center with a couple of pocket knives in his possession, but officers had reason to believe he was more heavily armed. “We received a call around 8:30 a.m. involving domestic violence,” said Petersbur... Full story
SECON workers install a storm drain in front of The Trading Union, Inc. grocery on Nordic Drive on Wednesday....
Due to the road construction downtown, the regular program for the annual Humpy 500 has been changed to an indoor race, Saturday, Oct. 6. “The event will be held in the community gym,” Petersburg Fisheries Plant Manager Patrick Wilson said. “The Petersburg Parks and Recreation Department has been kind enough to allow us to use that facility.” Wilson explained that the down side of this is that the kids will not be able to sit in and drive the carts this year. “There will be smaller models ma... Full story
With the borough election set for Dec. 18, the Local Boundary Commission has decided to postpone the petition from the City and Borough of Juneau until after the Petersburg incorporation election. “The LBC will hold off deciding on the Juneau petition until after our election,” Petersburg City Manager Steve Giesbrecht said. “If the Borough vote fails, they will revisit Juneau’s boundary line issues.” Giesbrecht explained at the Monday evening council meeting, that if our petition passes, it would change the whole dynamics of the Juneau petition...
The Petersburg Parks and Recreation Department has several activities that are gearing up for action. “We are working with PFI on the Humpy 500,” Petersburg City Manager Steve Giesbrecht said. “This event will take place in the community gym due to road construction downtown.” Giesbrecht also announced that the youth basketball clinic will run in conjunction with the high school basketball team as a fundraising initiative and P & R is prepping for the beginning of adult indoor soccer. Accordi...
Petersburg City Council voted to declare Friday, Oct. 12 as the second sales tax-free day for 2012. Resolution 2026 sets the date for the tax-free day and clarifies that merchants may choose to option out of the sales tax-free day if they desire. “This was a wonderful opportunity for Petersburg businesses,” business owner and Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee Chair Savann Guthrie said. “Even with the loss of the tax revenue to the City, this is a great way to bring in business for the commu...
Petersburg Municipal Power and Light Superintendent and Southeast Alaska Power Authority Board member Joe Nelson brought streamlining suggestions to the Petersburg City Council during the regular council meeting Monday evening. During the regular board meeting of SEAPA, Sept. 19 and 20 there was a suggestion to change contractual obligations with Thomas Bay Power Authority and Ketchikan Public Utility. “These contracts date back to when the state owned the facilities and were last updated in 1996,” Nelson said. “We hired a consultant to see i...
Hunters have taken 33 moose in the region, with the Stikine River being the top producing area. Fourteen bulls were taken on the Stikine with one of them being illegal. Kake was the second best hunting locale with eight being taken including one illegal. In 2011, 72 bulls were killed during the hunting season running from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 each year. The graph shows the 2012 kill compared to that of 2011 by each locale reported by Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game in Peter...
The Consumer Protection Unit of the Alaska Attorney General’s Office is reporting that claim forms went out this week to approximately 2,600 Alaskans who lost their homes to foreclosure between Jan. 1, 2008 and Dec. 31, 2011, and who may be eligible for payment under the national mortgage foreclosure settlement. This settlement, which took effect last April, involved the nation’s five largest mortgage service organizations; Ally/GMAC, Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo. As part of the settlement, two million borrowers nat...
Alaska State Senator Bert Stedman has been named chairman of The Energy Council, a legislative organization consisting of members from 11 states, five Canadian provinces, and the country of Venezuela. According to their website, the council’s mission is to provide a forum where leaders can exchange ideas and determine solutions related to energy issues that affect Alaska. “I’m honored to continue serving as part of The Energy Council’s leadership,” Stedman said. “The Energy Council conference...
