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The road improvement project was not completed before winter shutdown and Petersburg City Manager Steve Giesbrecht is asking business owners to not use ice-melt on the newly poured sidewalks along N. Nordic Drive and Dolphin Streets. “We have provided containers of sand for the new sidewalks,” Giesbrecht said. “The sidewalks were not given a lot of time to cure, so please use the sand instead of ice-melt.” Giesbrecht also explained that this process may give them an idea of how long the sidewalks will last. Petersburg Public Works will take ca... Full story
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has notified the Forest Service of an investigation into allegations of misrepresented and omitted pertinent information from its application for permission to store logs from the Tonka Timber Sale during log transfer to Klawock. DEC’s letter requires the Forest Service to respond in writing by Dec. 19 and was prompted by a request by Earthjustice, an environmental law firm on behalf of its client, the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council i...
Petersburg City School District's Junior class put forth a night of talent Thursday evening. The Masters of Ceremonies Skipper Erickson and Diane Murph announced act after act with one being just as entertaining as the other. The night began with a rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner” sung by Jaden Perry and Mikel Heppe with piano accompaniment by Liam Demko. Voices raised in song were followed by Three Christmas Duets on brass instruments played by Bud Bergen and Skipper Erickson. Kia... Full story
Over 2500 ballots arrived in the mail Wednesday, Nov. 28 asking voters in the proposed Petersburg Borough boundaries if the City of Petersburg shall be dissolved and a Petersburg Borough shall be incorporated. Ballots were mailed to voters who were registered to vote by August 22, 2012. According to Alyce Houston, Regional Election Supervisor, the ballots need to be returned to the state in the return envelope and the voter must sign the ballot and include an identifying mark such as date of birth or the last four digits of their social securit... Full story
The State has rated all of the district Capital Improvement Projects and Petersburg’s Elementary School Exterior Walls Renovation Projects was placed third on the preliminary list to be funded. Petersburg City School’s Maintenance Director Tye Petersen, Dan Tate and Jon Kludt-Painter, with the assistance of Southeast Resource Center, SERC, has submitted a Capital Improvement Project request for $3.1 million for the project and it appears that the Rae C. Stedman Elementary School will receive some much needed updating. “This list will go throu... Full story
The Petersburg Indian Association has been the object of controversy in the past year due to the recent termination of the tribal administrator, the hiring practices of the board and the tribal members want to know why. A letter from a tribal member was read into the record during the PIA regular board meeting Tuesday, Nov. 20. “I received this letter and want to have it read into the record,” newly appointed board member Jeannette Ness stated. The letter stated that there was a job opening for a PIA roads director and an applicant was cho... Full story
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following information was provided to The Pilot at the request of the publishers to provide factual information about the formation of the Petersburg Borough and its effect on funding for the Petersburg City Schools. Approval or disapproval of a Petersburg Borough should not be based solely on the effect, positive or negative, of borough formation on the local schools. The borough decision is much, much larger in scope than this. That said, many people have asked for an explanation of school funding and the net effect of b...
A skull found near the mouth of the Stikine River in October may require radiocarbon date testing to determine if it came from a Native Alaskan. The skull, which was discovered by Wrangellite Vena Stough while hunting near Government Slough on Oct. 5, was first turned over to the Wrangell Police Department, who then handed it over to the Tongass National Forest supervisor’s office in Petersburg. According to Forest Service anthropologist Jane L. Smith, the office of the Alaska State Medical Exam...
Earlier in the year, Petersburg Fire Chief Jerod Cook, stated that he would not seek re-election to the position but was recently elected into the job for another three years. “I wasn’t going to run again, I had planned to retire. I have been in this organization for over 25 years,” Cook stated. “I had enough members from the department that have been there for a long time and members of the community that approached me and asked me to continue in this capacity. Enough so, that even my wife, M...
Newly elected Petersburg City Schools Board member, Cheryl File, is the mother of three boys in the Petersburg schools and hopes to win a seat on the school board of the proposed Petersburg Borough. File has been a resident of Petersburg for 18 years and volunteers her time for the Little League program and is now serving as a member of the school board in order to learn and become a part of the process. “One of the main reasons I ran for the school board is that I felt there were not too m...
The Petersburg City School District receives preliminary grant amounts for state and federal grants early in the school year and then an additional amount in October. PCSD received an additional $237,617 in grant funds this year. The PCSD School Board accepted the grants during its regular meeting Tuesday, Nov. 20. A grant in the amount of $105,193 was given by the No Child Left Behind Act and another $1,575 was received by the Migrant Book grant. The Special Education program received $117,060 and $12,789 was received by the Fresh Fruits and...
The Petersburg City Council and Petersburg Harbor Advisory Board held a joint work session Monday afternoon in order to decide the method for funding the $2 million shortfall for the North Harbor Project and they came to a decision. Resolution 2029 states that it is necessary for the City Council to approve a revision to the budget for expenditures unanticipated when the budget was approved. The Harbor Fund is in need of additional funding to complete the City’s North Harbor Replacement Project and to dispose of the North Harbor dredge spoils.... Full story
Petersburg Mayor Al Dwyer passed his gavel and his duties to Vice Mayor Mark Jensen after a unanimous vote put Jensen in the mayor’s seat Monday evening during the Petersburg City Council regular meeting. “I would just like to take the opportunity to tell everyone that these council members work very hard for this community,” Dwyer said. “For the last five years, I am convinced that these members of the council have absolutely done their jobs.” Dwyer recommended Councilor and Vice Mayor Jen... Full story
Petersburg Mental Health Services Therapists, Kim Kilkenny and Chad Wright received the Distinguished Service Medal for their actions regarding a police standoff Monday evening during the Petersburg City Council’s regular meeting. The Petersburg Police Department’s award program provides that a Distinguished Service Medal may be awarded for an act of distinct service by a private citizen to the Department which is determined to be of major proportions and has a significant impact on a pri... Full story
Petersburg Mental Health Services Supporting Health and Resiliency Education, SHARE, Coalition is expanding the range of the behavior health prevention division in conjunction with the Petersburg Police Department. “We have begun to furnish a public list of people who are ordered by the court to not consume alcohol or enter an establishment serving alcohol to the local bars,” Petersburg Police Chief Jim Agner said. “This is all a matter of public record, but now it isn’t just the police department that will be watching.” PMHS has been awar...
Mark Jensen is a third generation Petersburg resident and commercial fisherman who is seeking election as Mayor in the proposed borough assembly. “I think it's important for Petersburg to be involved in the government for the area,” Jensen said. “If the government isn't seated in Petersburg, it will be somewhere because I think eventually all of the areas will be in an organized borough.” When asked, Jensen said he was not sure of the chances for the borough election to pass. “I'm really no... Full story
Petersburg City Councilor Susan Flint is a lifelong resident of Petersburg and has put her name in the hat as a candidate for the proposed Petersburg Borough Assembly. Flint has served on the city council since 2009 and decided to run for the council seat after a group from Bellingham tried to develop a dam in Thomas Bay. She explained that she feels that the formation of the borough will be good for the community. “I am very hopeful that the borough will pass,” Flint stated. “I think it will... Full story
John Havrilek, who came to Petersburg in 1994 as a middle school and high school principal, has served the community as a Petersburg City Councilor twice and is hoping to serve as a Petersburg Borough Assembly Member. “I have served on the council twice,” Havrilek said. “I am retired now and see no reason not to run and I think it would be really exciting to see the borough form.” Havrilek has lived all over the state of Alaska and has found a home here in Petersburg for the last 20 years.... Full story
Alaska Department of Fish and Game Sport Fish Biologist Doug Fleming approached the Petersburg City Council for approval to establish a local enhancement project that would release hatchery Chinook salmon near the mouth of City Creek. Fleming explained that the US and Canada Pacific Salmon Treaty is making funds available to users impacted by the 15 percent reduction in the all gear quota of Chinook salmon to the Southeast Alaska fisheries. Guidelines for this have been established to help applicants seeking those funds to propose projects that...
The new Petersburg Public Library Building is a vision to behold as the roof and walls go up, and construction will continue through the winter with no foreseeable delays. ASRC McGraw Constructors and sub-contractors can be seen, come rain or shine working to complete the structure. “We are hoping to have the roof done by early December,” Petersburg Director of Community Development, Leo Luczak said. “The goal was Thanksgiving, but with holiday schedules and minor issues we are moving that... Full story
Despite the rain, veterans and residents gathered to pay their respects and honor to U.S Marine Donald “Harry” Kito with the dedication of the formerly known Falls Creek Bridge in Kito's memory Sunday afternoon. Kito was killed in Vietnam in 1967, but was remembered with love and smiles by so many. Kito's brother, John stated that it was a true testament to his brother's value in the community to see so many turn out for the bridge dedication and for Veterans Day. One sentiment, above all, rec... Full story
Petersburg Police Captain John Hamilton pins a Petersburg Police Department badge on Officer Randy Holmgrain at Holmgrain’s recent graduation from the Fairbanks Academy. Officer Holmgrain finished at the top of his class academically and third overall, with overall including physical fitness and firearms....
The Northern Nights Theater will come upon obstacles by the end of 2013 unless it is converted to a digital system. The organization has raised almost $30,000 of the $75,000 needed for the conversion. “Compass Theater began about 13 to 14 years ago,” Compass Theater, Inc. Vice President Dave Berg said. “Everything was going along fine, except now the distributors aren't going to be sending celluloid prints any longer.” Berg explained that with most movie houses moving with the change to digital...
Petersburg City Councilor and retired construction worker, Nancy Strand, has spent most of her life in Petersburg and hopes to serve the new proposed borough as a member of the assembly in much the same manner that she has served the City of Petersburg. When asked about the possible passing of the borough, Strand stated that she thinks it will be a very, very close race. “I really don't think it will make it,” Strand said. “I hear people talking about secret pockets of supporters, but all I am... Full story
