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On July 25 at 9:20 P.M., the United States Coast Guard suspended their search for John Phillips, 59, who went missing when the vessel he was on capsized in Nushagak Bay, according to a release from the USCG. A Jayhawk crew searched more than 25 square nautical miles and 23 miles of coastline for approximately six hours, according to the release. "Ending a search is never easy, especially when working alongside so many people dedicated to finding the missing person,” said Lt. Stephen Nolan, District 17 Command duty officer, in a release. ...
In early July, the United States Postal Service sent out a nationwide letter asking customers with a No-Fee (Group E) post office box to complete an annual verification of their PO box. In the letter, the USPS asks customers to submit an attached form within 10 days of receiving the notice in order to verify the PO box. According to Dawn Peppinger, marketing manager with the USPS, the verification needs be completed sometime before the PO box's annual renewal date. If the owner of a No-Fee...
As the first month of the fiscal year ended, Petersburg Medical Center's board of trustees approved the hospital's capital budget for the 2019 fiscal year on Thursday. CFO Doran Hammett also gave the board an overview of the hospital's financial standing. "We ended the year on a positive note," said Hammett. In a board meeting on June 28, the board failed to approve the capital budget of $972,913 due to a call for more information on requested capital items. The board approved a capital budget o...
On Thursday, Petersburg Medical Center CEO Philip Hofstetter addressed the hospital’s board of trustees and gave an executive summary detailing what his priorities were for his first month at the hospital. Hofstetter spoke about the feasibility of a new facility, access to care, staff and physician recruitment and his public relations efforts. “In this first month I have had over 101 meetings to get up to speed with the top priorities and to move initiatives forward,” said Hofstetter in his report. Hofstetter suggested setting a board retreat d...
A doctor of chiropractic position has been created at the Petersburg Medical Center to offer a wider range of holistic treatments. “You want to make sure you’re allowing other options for your patients,” said PMC CEO Philip Hofstetter. Previous hospital CEO Liz Woodyard stated that Rodney Anderson was in the process of being hired for the position after a hospital board meeting in May. Anderson operated his own practice until health issues forced him to close his office last year. In accordance with fair hire and labor laws, the hospital must...
By this weekend, the Alaska Department of Transportation will complete the chip sealing of Mitkof Highway from Papke's Landing until the end of the highway to preserve the road, said Marcus Zimmerman, maintenance and operations specialist with ADOT. The last four miles of the road was a gravel road and additional work was required to make it a hard surface, including ejecting oil into the base, said Zimmerman. "We're here to provide a good product for the community and for the state and try to...
Right before 8 A.M. on Wednesday morning, the U.S. Coast Guard received a call from a good Samaritan stating that a capsized vessel was seen in Nushagak Bay near Dillingham, according to USCG Petty Officer 2nd Class Meredith Manning. The capsized vessel is the F/V Pacific Knight homeported in Petersburg. Another good Samaritan rescued two of three passengers and pulled them aboard the Amanda C. One was 31-year-old Jeb Phillips of Petersburg and a teenage male, according to a press release from the Alaska State Troopers. The two individuals did...
Petersburg Presbyterian Church welcomed their summer pastor intern Daniel Van Beek on June 26. Van Beek is currently one year into his three-year seminary program at Louisville Seminary in Kentucky. "I'm just honored to able to be a part of this community and this church right now," said Van Beek. He is taking over for the previous pastor, Bob Carter, who retired in June. Van Beek said that Carter reached out to Louisville Seminary asking for a summer intern to take over for him. Van Beek...
To help improve the children's section, the Petersburg library applied for a summer intern through the Alaska State Library Internship Project. Veronica Bilenkin arrived July 10 and has been hard at work ever since. "She's been doing great," said Tara Alcock, borough librarian. "We're really enjoying having her around staff, and she's getting a lot done for us, which is also wonderful." Bilenkin comes to Petersburg from New York, where she is pursuing a master's degree in librarian and...
Michael Boseman is wanted by the Petersburg Police Department for a felony assault warrant and several misdemeanor warrants, according to authorities. Boseman is also a suspect in the theft of an 18' Crestliner open skiff. It was reported stolen on Tuesday, according to authorities. The skiff has two red fuel tanks in the front. There is a front bench, split middle seats and back seats. It is powered by a Yamaha 40 HP main with a Yamaha 4 HP kicker. The stolen skiff number is #AK 9266 AG.... Full story
A feasibility study is currently underway to determine if the United States Army Corps of Engineers will dredge South Harbor and allow smoother access. Some vessels are scraping and hitting the bottom of the harbor, especially during low tides, when they enter South Harbor, said harbormaster Glorianne Wollen; as a result, vessels are having trouble entering the harbor. The USACE was contacted and agreed to conduct a feasibility study, which will determine the problem in the harbor and possible s...
On Saturday, the Petersburg Medical Center will host its fifth annual Paddle Battle in the Narrows fundraiser. The event will begin at 9 a.m. at Papke's Landing. The group will continue to Scow Bay, South Boat Harbor and end at Sandy Beach where a barbecue will be held. Participants can sign up online or in the business office at the hospital during the days leading up to the event. Sign-ups will also be held the day of the event at Papke's Landing at 9 a.m., Scow Bay at 12 p.m. and South...
Petersburg Municipal Power & Light shut down power on June 19 in order to replace a Southeast Alaska Power Agency transmission pole in Falls Creek. The power was shut off from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. between Twin Creek road and Crystal Lake Hatchery, said Scott Newman, general foreman with Petersburg Municipal Power & Light. Since the transmission pole was owned by SEAPA and not the city, SEAPA sent out their own contractors to conduct the work, said Newman. Petersburg Municipal Power & Light assisted SEAPA with some of the work and with shutting...
Petersburg Mental Health Services moved into a newly remodeled facility on Fram Street across from the Petersburg Medical Center on June 25. "It's kind of nice being across from the hospital," said Kathy O'Rear, director of financial services. "We work really closely with them." The new facility is in an apartment building that is owned by the clinic. It encompasses three apartments, two of which have been remodeled into one main office. In 2013, the board of directors for the Petersburg Mental...
The Petersburg Library is submitting a collaborative art project created by children involved with its summer reading program into an art exhibit at the Southeast Alaska State Fair in Haines. The project is a free-standing set of multi-colored phoenix wings that members of the community can pose in front of while holding a chalk board with a power word written on it. "We have such a great art community," said program coordinator Jessica Ieremia. "I thought it was a good way to connect ourselves...
Six counterfeit $50 bills have been collected by the Petersburg police department in the last month, said authorities. Patrol officer Carl Tate said he has been investigating the counterfeit bills and has created a suspect group. It is still unclear as to whether the bills are being made in town or are being brought in. At least four of the counterfeit bills appear to be made by the same individual or from the same batch, said Tate. "I advise the general public if you get a $50 bill or a high...
Elizabeth Walsh became the new director of the Clausen Memorial Museum on June 1, after a seamless transition from the previous director Kathi Riemer. After hearing about the opening while finishing up her undergraduate degree in sociocultural anthropology at the University of Alaska Anchorage, Walsh, a resident of Petersburg, applied for the position as the new director of the museum. She was then hired by the museum's board of trustees. "Lizzie had a lot of qualifications that we needed," said...
Philip Hofstetter became Petersburg Medical Center's new CEO earlier this month and already has plans to bring some improvements to the facility. As he begins his first few weeks as CEO, Hofstetter is taking the time to become familiar with the different departments and how they operate, he said. He is also focused on meeting as many people in the facility and in the community to get a sense of what is done well and what needs improvement. "It seems there's a lot of people from the community tha...
The Borough Assembly voted on and approved the Annual Sales Tax Rebate for Qualified senior citizens in its third reading on Monday. Ordinance #2018-16, which replaces a section of the Petersburg Borough Code that exempts all qualifying senior citizens from having to pay sales tax, will now have the opportunity to be voted on by the voters in the Oct. 2 borough elections. "I really think that the seniors are going to stand up and show that they don't want the rest of the community to support them," said John Havrilek, as he thanked the assembly...
The Borough Assembly voted to opt-in on a class action lawsuit against the United States on Monday. The Petersburg Borough is one of the local governments which receive payment from the Payment in Lieu of Taxes Act, according to a noticed issued by the United States Court of Federal Claims. During the 2015, 2016 and 2017 fiscal years, the government did not pay the required full amounts to local governments under the PILT Act. The PILT Act is a federal statute that is designed to compensate local governments that lose tax revenues because...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly approved additional funding for the upper dam spillway rehabilitation project. The original project bid came in under the $400,000 estimate at $219,720. The requested change order amount of $46,146.82 will still allow the contract to be completed within the original budget at $265,866.82, according to a cost proposal submitted by Larry Young. Since there was money left over in the original budget, borough manager Stephen Giesbrecht said there were some other problems with the dam that could be addressed. “This i...
From an early age, Polly Lee would expose her granddaughter to art. Whenever Lee would visit her granddaughter, Andrea Jordan, in Seattle, she would take Jordan to art museums. When Jordan was in Petersburg, she could be found in Lee's downstairs ceramic studio playing with the clay. Having studied art in college, Jordan has grown up and is a now designer. "I think she really helped me develop an appreciation for art at a young age," said Jordan. From the 1980s into the early 90s in the...
